Chapter 14: Two Children Found
"Hey, it's a hard life!
Once you return to the pre-liberation period, when will you be able to live the days when you will be able to stretch out your hands with your shirt and open your mouth with food! Ziyu, who dislikes being trapped by the trivial things of life, lamented.
The problem of water was solved, and she was not even interested in looking at the fish and shrimp that were brought in by the way.
There is no one to cook for her, everything has to be done by herself, and it is not equal to zero.
No matter how good things are, they can't arouse her interest.
Ziyu, who has worked hard all her life, doesn't want to waste time on trivial matters in life, and it seems that it is imperative to buy a cook and a maid.
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Ziyu, who didn't wake up until noon, had a shriveled little body dragging a white silk robe that didn't reach the instep.
She thought the robe was in the way, so she simply cut the scissors down to the length of her knees, and the untreated edges, the silk threads were all open.
Tie up the green silk from one head to the shoulder, put on a pair of thick-soled boots in a nondescript manner, and walk on the water-soaked Gobi Desert, not forgetting to take two steamed buns in his hands to satisfy his hunger.
The humid air is blowing in and the temperature is pleasant.
The fish pond was crowded with fish heads, large and small, and some crabs could not stand the crowding and crawled out of the fish pond to run rampant.
"That's too much, isn't it?" Ziyu was a little dumbfounded.
There was no way, Ziyu could only sit on the multi-functional agricultural machine relentlessly, turn on the excavation function, and dig a fish pond to divert the stream.
Fortunately, the multi-functional agricultural machine is light energy charging, otherwise it really can't be used in this era.
In half a day, a five-acre fish pond was opened, and a one-acre reservoir was opened in the upper reaches of the fish pond, which was really desperate for her.
The key thing is that when digging, water keeps coming out, and it's really worrying when there is no water, and worrying when there is water.
The water level of the two fish ponds was level, and Ziyu opened a gap, and the crowded fish rolled and ran towards the second fish pond.
Ziyu pinched a river carp that was more than five catties in size, and said to the river carp that was struggling hard.
"Tonight's dinner is yours!"
The vivid river carp struggled with its red tail, as if it was unwilling to end its fate.
A river carp of more than five catties was skillfully cleaned up by Ziyu, and the copper plate on the charcoal stove came into use again.
Half an hour later, a simple version of the hot pot fish fried brown on both sides was released.
The fresh aroma of wild river carp and the delicate flesh make Ziyu speed up the movement of her hands.
"Yes, wild fish that have not been polluted by heavy industry are indeed more delicious.
Next time, try an original boiled fish, it would be better if there was a stone pot! ”
Those who have eaten and drunk enough are finally willing to boil water to wash away the dirt of their bodies.
Changing into an ordinary cotton coat and a black cloak, Ziyu appeared on the road that disappeared yesterday with a mule cart.
In the dark night, a mule cart with two windproof lamps hung in front of it slowly and leisurely swayed on the road.
"Boom~Boom!" The sound of hooves in this night is a little weird.
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"Who, we're not afraid of you, show up quickly!"
A shivering eight- or nine-year-old boy, shaking like chaff in the night breeze, raised a stick in his hand to protect his five-year-old sister behind him.
"Hey, kid, what are you doing here?
Why don't you go home so late? ”
When the mule cart approached, Ziyu didn't jump out of the car, and under the dim light, he saw that there was a little bit behind him who was too frightened to look up.
"You...... You...... Is it a human or a ghost? The boy in tattered clothes was bold.
"Child, have you ever seen a talking ghost?
If you don't answer my question honestly, I'm leaving!
It's freezing on this day, and it's a big night near the river, so it's hard to think that the water ghosts in the river will climb up to you! Ziyu threatened with evil eyes.
She still doesn't believe that there are still people who are not afraid of ghosts and gods in this era, not to mention that they are still two little children.
"Wow...... Brother...... Ghosts! ”
The little fart child who didn't dare to look up in the back finally couldn't help crying.
"You two are beggars! Why did you run out of town in the middle of the night! ”
Ziyu saw that the clothes on the two of them were too torn, and there was a rancid smell when the wind blew.
"My sister and I were kicked out, not beggars!" The little boy is stubborn.
As if that way, you can maintain the last dignity.
Ziyu glanced at the dark night around her, there was not even a single family to stay in, if she left the two children here, she was afraid that she would freeze to death.
"If you dare to follow me, if you dare, get on the mule cart!"
"Why don't you dare, you're not a ghost, you can't eat me!"
The boy had a stiff neck, so he first lifted his sister into the mule cart, and then climbed up and sandwiched her in the middle.
Ziyu gave half of her cloak to her little brother and sister, still driving the mule cart slowly.
The cloak that suddenly fell off kept the boy away from some of the cold, but it warmed his young and tormented body and mind.
His stubborn eyes slowly turned red, and he hummed.
"Doesn't Childe ask me who I am?"
"Hehe, boy!
We met in Pingshui, and the brief encounter was only on this mule cart, and it was just a ride for you.
Don't expect me to take care of your food and drink, my family is very poor, and I have a two-year-old brother to support.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be running around on the road in the middle of the night. ”
Ziyu, who is lying, does not change her face, she is not kind enough to adopt someone when she sees her, and it is very tiring to raise children.
When she gave the two children a cloak, she noticed that their shoes had five holes in their feet, but she didn't ask anything.
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"My father went to Yundu two years ago to catch the exam, and my mother died of illness this summer, and my grandparents robbed the family of ten acres of land and my mother's dowry shop.
The clan intervened, and my sister and I could still have a full meal a day, but later the fourth uncle became a relative and robbed my family's house.
My sister and I were completely homeless, so we could only ask for food from the east and west, and the village would not see us for a long time.
The grandparents, thinking we had disgraced them, kicked us out of the village a month ago.
He said that as long as we went back to Meijia Village, he would break our legs. ”
Speaking of sadness, the two little guys hugged their heads and cried, crying so much that Ziyu's head was as big as a bucket.
"So have you figured out where to go? How far away is my grandfather's house, if it is close, I can send you there. ”
Ziyu, who couldn't stand the magic sound, could only take a step back and propose, knowing that the father of the two was afraid that he would climb the high branch.
"My mother is an only daughter, and my grandfather's family has long been gone." The boy who was crying and hiccuping had a blank look in his eyes.
Because he didn't know where to take his sister, he wanted to find his father but didn't know where the clouds were.
"Childe, can you buy me and my sister, I can do any job, as long as I stutter." The boy pleaded.
Ziyu glanced at the person who was not stupid speechlessly, she had picked up a trouble for herself and came back, and she was ready to rely on it.
"If you don't buy it, you can't afford two more mouths!
You can go to the government and file a complaint and ask them to return the property, and then sell the property and leave the village to live alone. ”
"It's useless, sue your relatives to hit the twenty boards first!"
The boy's head was so depressed that he couldn't support his sister alone.