23. Beggars burn kang and firewood

The beggar Liu Hun went back to the room where the servants were sleeping and lay down on the couch.

There were so many people lying on the whole row of earthen kang at this time, and many people had already packed up their things, received the reward and left, after all, not everyone can survive the life of looking at people's white eyes.

Because there are many people, they sleep in Datongpu, and it is cold during this time, so there will be a fire kang under Tongpu, which is a method from the north of Daliang.

Small families don't like to use it, because matches and charcoal are not suitable for picking, so no one uses such new things, and people often stuff some old clothes and other things into the quilt, and generally the more stuffed, the warmer it is.

The quilts of large families are basically made of all kinds of silk satin, which is soft and smooth to the touch, and a lot of duck down or rabbit hair will be stuffed into the quilt bag, and before the owner enters the wing room to sleep, the people will bake the room with fire in advance to ensure that the house is warm like spring.

The Zhou family is good at these miscellaneous servants, and at this time of year, a lot of firewood and charcoal will be arranged to be stuffed into the kang hole under the bed, so that these people who come to work for short-term jobs can sleep warmly.

"Hey, I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning. Get a good night's sleep today, and you'll have to find yourself tomorrow..."

Inside the house, a few people other than Liu Beggar were huddled together, discussing their livelihood for tomorrow.

Liu, a beggar who is lazy and makes a living by begging for food, has always been looked down upon by these people in this room.

"Why is it so cold. Maybe it was too cold, and someone grumbled at his hands.

"There is no fire in the kang cave!" said the person next to him, touching the couch under him.

"Liu beggar, go and bring in the firewood and light the kang hole. Someone raised his head and shouted at the beggar Liu.

Liu beggar was thinking about his own way out, when he was suddenly interrupted from his train of thought, and said with some annoyance on his face: "If it's cold, burn it yourself." Then he turned away and paid no more attention to the men.

was rejected by a beggar, the man felt that his face couldn't hang up, he turned over, stepped on the couch and walked over, looked at the beggar Liu lying on the bed condescendingly, pointed at him and said, "You say it again!"

The rest of the good deeds seemed to be having fun, and after a hula, they all gathered around, looking at the excitement with bad intentions.

Stronger than others, Liu beggar shook his head, nodded again, climbed out of bed and walked out.

"Hmph!" the leader snorted, sat back in place with the people around him again, and waited for the beggar Liu to bring back the firewood and heat the kang.

The inside of the kang cave is dark, as usual, you first need to clean the kang hole, and then stuff it with firewood and charcoal. Liu beggar didn't care so much, and after casually stuffing the firewood in his hand into the kang hole, he was ready to look for the fire to attract the firewood to ignite.

"Wait, why can't this firewood be completely stuffed in just now?" Looking at the kang hole, the beggar Liu was stunned for a moment, and after taking out the firewood that had just been stuffed in, he went straight to the kang hole, and in the deepest part of it, I don't know when a piece of firewood about the thickness of a thigh was stuffed.

When I took it out, it was a big piece of wood, and it was very stocky.

"Such a big firewood, stuffed into it before it was chopped, isn't it a blind thing. Liu beggar patted the firewood he had just taken out and thought.

Put the firewood aside, and the beggar Liu continued to stuff the firewood into the kang hole here.

Syllable!

The fire was ignited, and the beggar Liu carefully stuffed the ignited cotton grass into the kang hole. Only when the flames inside gradually became stronger, did he carefully move away.

After several kang holes were lit in succession, the kang holes were burned.

Standing up and making a crack in the wooden window, the beggar Liu lay back on the kang.

The temperature on the bed gradually increased, and even the few people on the bed also warmed up.

"Forget it, rotten life, what can they do with me. Covering his face, the beggar Liu lay on the couch and thought.

The conversation in the house went down, and everyone thought of a way out, and then fell asleep in the warmth.

Winter is coming, and the days are getting colder and colder day by day.

Soon before sunrise the next day, the family who had come to drive people entered the house.

The sound of rustling in the house sounded, and one after another, holding their belongings, left the house under the inspection of the family.

The sleepy-eyed beggar Liu was waking up from the warm sleep at this time.

"Hurry up, pack up your things and leave!" the family said impatiently.

Liu beggar didn't have anything, just took a broken bowl, touched the bit of silver in his arms, and made sure that there was nothing left, so he put on his shoes and went to bed.

"Wait, even if it's Shuiqiao Cave tonight, it's so hot to bring some firewood. Liu, a beggar who was about to get out of bed, looked at the piece of wood that was thrown not far away and thought.

"That's it, such a big piece, cut it, there can be a few pieces, enough to burn for two days. Thinking of this, the beggar Liu got off the bed and held the piece of firewood in his hand. Walk out the door.

"Wait, what are you taking!" The family who was watching everyone at the door saw the firewood in the arms of the beggar Liu and immediately stopped him.

"This brother, the firewood that was taken out of the kang cave last night, isn't it going to beg for food again, bring it, you can bake a fire, Liu beggar looked flattering, handed the firewood in his hand to the family and said.

Looking at the dirty hands, as well as the black firewood standing full of charcoal ash and debris, the family looked at the beggar Liu with disdain, and subconsciously took a step back.

"You're really a goose plucking, take it. The family impatiently mocked the beggar Liu, waved his hand, and motioned for the beggar Liu to leave quickly.

"Thank you, brother, you have a new year and all the best. The beggar Liu, who looked grateful, said auspicious good words, tucked his clothes, took his things, and walked sideways to avoid the family.

In the cold wind, Liu beggar twitched his nose.

He held the firewood,

Left the house and walked out of Zhou's house.