After knowing that she has this habit, Brother Sang will always heat a pot of water on the stove in advance, and when she comes back, she can scoop it into the basin and soak her feet.

The wooden foot basin is also made by Brother Sang, since the new house was built, Brother Sang's spirit is visible to the naked eye, and he is more motivated than before.

This may be the sense of belonging to home in the bones of Chinese people, with a house, they want to add a complete empty house, warm decoration, and live comfortably.

Many small objects and household utensils at home were made little by little by him with a carving knife.

For example, bowls, scoops, sticks, buckets, ...... Although he can't do gravity work, this little carpenter is very handy.

Zheng Quqi pulled a wooden pier in the stove room and sat and soaked his feet, and after sweeping away the chill and exhaustion of his body, he suddenly thought that there was another person in the house.

At this time, Yu Wensheng was observing Zheng Quqi's room.

The layout of the room in the log style is very simple, the north side is a shelf bed, no curtains, a chest of drawers on the right, a desk on the left, a few pieces of yellow rough bamboo paper are pressed with river stones, and a wooden carved bottle is placed on the countertop, and two buds of red plums are inserted in the bottle.

In the house, there is a faint fragrance, there are camphor wood, there are astragalus red plums, and there is also the body fragrance left on Zheng Quqi's body and belongs to her alone.

The floor of the bedroom is paved with dried wooden boards, brushed with a layer of varnish made of pine grease and gum, Zheng Quqi was worried about the dampness, and specially raised 30 centimeters from the ground, so the foot feeling of stepping on the ground is very smooth and comfortable, unlike the ordinary earth rammed ground trampled for a long time, it became potholes.

In addition to the lingering irritability and light fragrance in this room, the single plain tone, layout and simplicity all make Yu Wensheng feel very suitable.

Compared with the private room built in the camp, there is a world of difference between it and here.

I saw that the door was pushed open, and Zheng Quqi came in with a basin of hot water: "Liu Fengmian, soak your feet." ”

Yu Wensheng turned his face and wondered: "Soak your feet?" ”

Ye Guo does not have this combination of nouns, and pays attention to the fact that people will clean their feet before going to bed, but they are only washed with warm water, and few people will use the word soaking.

"Scalding your feet with hot water and soaking for a while can ward off the cold, reduce edema, and eliminate the fatigue accumulated during the day."

She asked her brother to make a lid for the foot bath, and two legs were dug into the lid, so that the water could be kept warm for a longer time.

Yu Wensheng has never soaked his feet and does not believe in this kind of thing.

"You've been standing for so long today, you must be tired, just give it a try."

As she spoke, she unceremoniously pressed him to the edge of the bed, knowing that his eyes were inconvenient, in order to make up for the fact that she almost killed him by mistake today, and waited for her for him all afternoon, she did not dislike helping him take off his shoes and socks, and let him move his feet into the hot water.

Yu Wensheng's hands and feet have been cold for many years, maybe it is related to the exercises he has practiced, or it may be related to the natural damage of his heart and veins.

When the hot water soaked his feet, a strange warmth instantly enveloped him.

"Are you comfortable?"

“…… Well. ”

Qi and blood descended, and the smooth flow of meridians released both muscles and spirit, and his voice was lazy and relaxed at this time.

No one can escape the law of true fragrance, Zheng Quqi yawned, and didn't wait for him: "The water is cold for a while, don't soak it, wipe your feet dry and go to bed, I'll come over tomorrow to pour water." ”

After she left, until the water in the footbasin was completely cold, Yu Wensheng's feet were still soaked in the water, and the warmth she had absorbed before was gradually replaced by the familiar cold.

Thinking of Zheng Quqi's back just now when he turned away without hesitation, irritability flashed in his eyes.

Lowering his eyes, the moon is faint and cold, cloudy and uncertain, and he kicks down the footbath.

Bang dang!

"What's wrong?"

Zheng Quqi put on a coat and trotted over, when she saw the water falling to the ground, and saw him sitting on the edge of the bed without saying a word, she went to help up the footbath: "Did you fall?" I said water, just let me pour it. ”

She thought he wanted to get up and pour water, but kicked the basin down because of his eye problems.

Yu Wensheng was stunned.

He thought that when she came over, she would definitely accuse him of knocking down the water and being useless like a waste, or even if she held back her temper, she would make a face at him, thinking that he had caused her trouble...... But she rushed over and cared about him first, and then cleaned up for him without complaint.

Yu Wensheng opened his mouth, his eyes innocent: "I think I can ......"

Liar, he deliberately knocked down the water.

Blame yourself and apologize: "You are tired today, but this kind of trivial matter still depends on you......"

Lying, he just wants her to focus on him in everything.

Hearing him say this, Zheng Quqi paused for a moment and said with a smile: "You can rely on me, you don't have to force yourself." ”

She knew about him when he came back, and now she certainly wouldn't dislike him because of his shortage.

Is it?

Yu Wensheng raised a bright smile at her: "The water is cold, I still have to soak." ”

His smile, like looking at a beauty under the moon, has a magical power, giving people a different kind of beautiful enjoyment.

Zheng Quqi was in a trance, but he didn't blindly indulge him: "If you soak for a long time, your feet won't be able to stand it, and I'll get it for you tomorrow." ”

"But my feet are cold."

Still cold after soaking for so long? She subconsciously wanted to touch it, but she couldn't do it.

She guessed: "You are cold, I will make you a soup lady when I have time, put it in your bed and it will warm up until dawn overnight." ”

"What is a soup woman?"

"It's made of copper, like a round pot, filled with boiling water, and then tightened on it, it will be warm for a long time like a charcoal basin."

Her time Tang Pozi seems to have appeared during the Song Dynasty, and the world she is currently traveling through from all aspects of productivity analysis, it should still be in the earlier period of division of the Southern Dynasty, and the countries are in chaos.

People's livelihood is basically in a state of withering and stagnation, and it is normal that something like Tang Pozi has not yet been invented to pursue the quality of life.

Yu Wensheng had never heard of it before, in the past, if the futon was not hot, he could only sleep coldly.

"I'll make you a basin of hot water again, don't soak it for a long time this time, and go to sleep as soon as your feet are hot."

This time the water came, she watched from the side, estimated that the time was almost up, so she directly took away the water and urged him to go to sleep quickly.

This time, Yu Wensheng didn't make any more demon moths.

Lying in this strange room, he hated the bedding that Zheng Quqi had covered at first, but after a while, his feet, which he had finally felt warm, began to gradually become cold, he hesitated for a moment, and still pulled Zheng Quqi's new quilt covered with the sun.

People are like that, once they have tried warmth, they are not willing to go back to the coldness of the past.

After a moment of covering his feet, he regained warmth, and then he closed his eyes with satisfaction, and slept all night until dawn.

When he woke up on the second day, he was in a trance.

For so many years, he has never really slept peacefully, and the chronic lack of sleep has often left him in a state of uncontrollable mania.

But sleeping too long at once also made his temples swell a little.

Early in the morning, it was noisy outside, and he heard voices talking.

"Second, sister, my sister also wants to play."

"No, children can't touch scissors, do you like birds? Sister will cut one for you. ”

Yu Wensheng pushed open the door, a chill hit, autumn and winter are coming, and it should not be long before it snows in Fuxian.

Walking up to the fence and looking up, the courtyard during the day is a new feeling.

In the blue sky, the white clouds are like washing, the leaves of the planted fruit trees have turned yellow, under the breeze, the yellow leaves slowly drift down, under the bamboo pavilion, Zheng Quqi and a child of a few years old are sitting on the stone pier, fiddling with something.

"What are you doing?" Yu Wensheng walked over.

"You're awake, wait a minute."

Zheng Quqi was engrossed in using the scissors borrowed from next door, and was cutting the paper smoothly and quickly.

The current scissors are different from modern ones, they are similar to the U-shaped ones unearthed in the Western Han Dynasty, although they can also be cut, but they are not as easy to use as the later improved versions.

After a few times of ripe twisting, she also has a decent paper-cut, and the dissatisfaction is a big deal to use a cutter to cut.

Paper-cutting is an ancient folk art, loved by many people, Zheng Quqi once also saw the performance of an old craftsman, he said that paper-cutting itself is not difficult, the difficulty lies in the superb thinking ability, thousands of cuts, never fall.

First draw a picture in your mind, connect any of the composition points of the drawing, cut it with scissors, and carve out the gap between the lines with the carving knife, and the hollow feeling of the painting is a beautiful paper-cut painting.

It just so happens that painting in her brain is also one of Zheng Quqi's strengths, and she knows how to go back.

As long as what was written into her mind, through specific memory points, she was able to recover it completely.

"Alright."

As she unfolded the paper, a lifelike bird leaped onto the paper, and she gave it to her sister, who had been waiting.

"Wow~" The younger sister took it excitedly, and then happily held it in circles.

"Be careful, don't fall."

"Thank you, ...... Er"

"Ahem!"

"Sister."

This kid has been teaching all morning, and he can be regarded as reversing her usual name.

"Okay, call brother-in-law, you can go play by yourself."

Brother-in-law?

What is it?

The younger sister tilted her head and looked at Yu Wensheng on the side, her usual pale complexion was much better due to adequate sleep, and his complexion was much better at this time, he was smiling, looking gentle and easy to get along with, but the younger sister looked at him with a little timidity.

"Sister, brother-in-law."

shouted obediently, and the younger sister quickly took the sparrow cut by Zheng Quqi to find Brother Sang.

Zheng Quqi said to Yu Wensheng: "I'm cutting paper." ”

I've heard of paper-cutting.

"And what do you cut besides cutting birds?" Yu Wensheng sat on the stone pier, fiddling with a part of the word "Xi" that she had cut out at random.

"Actually, there aren't many of them, just cut more red shuangxi, and I'll cut a few and post them on the door to be more festive."

Originally, Brother Sang called her to buy it, but Scrooge Zheng Quqi was willing, but if she could do it herself, she would never fake it to others to make her money.

He picked up a piece of the word "囍".

Red and bright, the color of blood, is this festive?

The smile on his lips remained.

"Why red?"

It's supposed to represent ominous and bloody, isn't it?

"You don't like red?"

He thought for a moment, "Not really. ”

"There's one last one left."

Yu Wensheng was not interested in this, he sat next to him with empty eyes, looking at the white clouds in the sky, and at this time, a hand came over from the side.

"Well, I'll give it to you."

He came back to his senses and glanced away.

"In addition to birds, I will only cut window flowers, this is a peony, representing elegance and luxury, prosperity, but also means fulfillment, happy life."

He stretched out his hand to take it and thought it was pretty good: "There are so many tricks to play with such a thing made of paper." ”

"It's auspicious."

Zheng Quqi stood up and looked at the sky: "If you are cold, bask in the sun more, otherwise the winter will be even more uncomfortable, I want to go to the county town to buy some things I need, do you have anything you want me to bring?" ”

At this time, a gray pigeon quietly landed on the wall, looking left and right, making a light and crisp "cooing" sound.

Yu Wensheng glanced at it casually.

"Nope."

"Then don't you go anywhere today, wait for me to come back and hold the wedding, and then ...... I have something very important to tell you. ”

Zheng Quqi planned to solemnly mention their contract marriage.

But Yu Wensheng thought that she was going to use the atmosphere of the wedding to confide in him, and he smiled and groaned.

"Okay."

——

After saying hello and picking up a backpack, Zheng Quqi went out.

When she arrived at the county seat, she saw a group of people discussing loudly around the bulletin board.

"Look, the county is hiring stonemasons at a great price! The price is too high, I am impressed to see it. ”

"Hammer, do you know what, Lao Tzu went just now, people want to specialize in stonemasons, ordinary stonemasons go to pay a few copper plate wages, how can there be so much."

"I heard that a lot of people have signed up, but what is the county going to do to recruit so many craftsmen at once?"

"It seems to be saying that the city wall should be repaired, and some people say that it is to dig a ditch, anyway, these officials are doing things mysteriously, how can we ordinary people know."

"This big brother, how much money does he have, so surprising to you?"

A black-skinned girl finally squeezed into the finals with a lot of effort, but unfortunately she was too short and was blocked by the tall men in front of her to the content posted on the bulletin board.

"Of course it's a lot, those of us who estimate that we won't be able to save so much money after working all our lives, it's a full ten."

Zheng Quqi's eyes widened: "...... Ten runs?! ”

"That's right, as long as the people on the stonemason's side are willing to ask for you, you will be paid ten times when you go to work!"

"So how do I sign up?" Zheng Quqi's eyes lit up and asked excitedly.

The eldest brother who spoke glanced at Zheng Quqi, who had a strange complexion, and said in surprise: "You want to go?" ”

She waved her hand: "No, I'm signing up for my second brother." ”

"This money is not easy to make, you better go back and discuss with your second brother first." The eldest brother is solid-hearted.

Zheng Quqi smiled: "No need, he still has to make money to support his daughter-in-law and support his family, and besides, there is no money to make in this world." ”

This is true.

"Well, that's the registration place over there, so you can ask for your second brother first."

Zheng Quqi was guided, thanked him, and couldn't wait to trot over.

She saw a middle-aged man wearing a black hat, he was drowsy with a brush, and there were two pieces of paper in front of him, one with only two people's names written on it, and the other with the names of the X's struck densely.

It seems that it is really difficult to recruit craftsmen this time.

(End of chapter)