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Chapter 14

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    "Alas, there should actually be a water tank in this house." Xin Hu sighed dissatisfiedly. He couldn't just wait for water to come in every day. He had to save some water at home.

    Dalang happened to walk in. Hearing her sigh, he took over the topic and said, "Where are we going to get a water tank now? Let's use a few buckets together. We can think of ways to get a water tank later, or  A few large urns that can hold water will also do.¡±

    "Actually, this family should have had a water tank filled with water before. Could it be that they moved it away? Isn't this water tank very heavy?" Xin Hu asked in confusion.

    "Maybe it was broken, maybe others just used buckets to fill water." Dalang said with a smile.

    The two chatted and laughed, then took buckets to fetch water.  Xin Hu took a lotus root from the place where lotus roots were piled by the pond, washed it, and prepared lotus root soup for breakfast.  There wasn't much food in the first place, but now that everyone still likes to eat lotus roots, she stopped making porridge and rice and used lotus roots as her staple food.

    Dalang was very diligent. Xinhu was making breakfast while he was collecting firewood. Yesterday, he burned too much firewood and burned half of the little firewood they had accumulated in the past few days. Taking advantage of the good weather now, this firewood  I need to prepare more.  When it snows heavily, where can I go out to chop firewood?

    After breakfast, Xinhu boiled hot water to wash the pile of dirty clothes everyone changed yesterday, while Ping'er took a basket and took Dabao to pick up the dry branches.

    These clothes were numerous and extremely dirty. Xin Hu used a lot of soapy water to soak the clothes in hot water, and then rubbed them carefully. His hands hurt from rubbing them, and he only washed a basin of clothes.  She couldn't rub those heavy clothes at all, so she had to take the basin to the water's edge, spread the clothes directly on the rocks, picked up a thick wooden stick and beat them carefully one by one, watching the black water gush out of the clothes.  .

    It was only then that she understood why in those rural scenes on TV and movies, women were holding a wooden stick by the water to wash their clothes. Otherwise, these clothes would not be clean at all.

    These clothes were no better than what she wore in modern times. They were thin and easy to wash. They were too heavy and could not be twisted, and they had not been washed for a long time. They were too dirty. She beat them first and soaked them in soap.  Soak the clothes in the water again, and after going back and forth, throw the clothes that have been beaten twice into the water again, soak them again, pick them up again, and beat them again. After three or four times, the clothes are considered clean.

    Xin Hu had to work hard for a long time just to wear these four people's clothes. She was so tired that she couldn't even straighten her back.  Washing clothes was more tiring than working, and her hands were still immersed in cold water. Although the water had not frozen yet, it was still very cold. Her hands were turned red from the cold, and they were soaked in cold water.  Bloating.  Obviously, if she washes clothes every day, her hands will freeze sooner or later.  Moreover, it wasn't just the cold. Without skin care products, her hands were very rough. No matter how long they lasted, they would probably be cracked.

    After washing these large tubs of clothes today, she decided to wash as little clothes as possible this winter, otherwise her hands might not be able to bear it.

    "I'm exhausted." Xin Hu whacked his lower back and picked up the basin while complaining.

    At the gate, Dalang and Heping'er had already cleaned several bamboo poles for drying clothes.  After Xinhu dried her clothes, she searched around the house, trying to find something to wipe her hands with, but there wasn't even food or oil here. There was really nothing available, so she had to give up, go back to the room, and pour herself into the room.  Rest on the kang.

    When Dalang and Heping saw that she was exhausted, they didn¡¯t say anything and asked her to take a nap with Dabao.

    Xin Hu hugged Dabao and slept happily for more than half an hour before getting up.  At this time, Ping'er and Dalang were busy in the vegetable garden behind the house. They had to clean up all the weeds so that they could plant some vegetables in the spring.  Now that the grass has dried up, it is easier to clean up, and the family also needs firewood, so the cleared grass is turned into firewood and moved directly to the yard.

    With Xin Hu¡¯s help, the three people first tidied up a small piece of land and raked away the thick layer of fallen leaves. Some withered but yellow garlic and onions were revealed in the vegetable field, but they were not completely dead.  Perhaps because of the protection of this thick layer of leaves, these onions and garlic are not completely dead, and there are still some green leaves in the center.  It's just that because no one took care of it, like the cabbage and radishes, they became semi-wild, extremely poor-looking, not fresh at all, and half-dead.

    Xin Hu¡¯s eyes lit up and he asked: ¡°Can they still grow up?¡±

    "It won't die. When the weather gets warmer, it will grow back on its own." Dalang said.

    "Great, we should protect them. Adding some green onions to the fish soup will make it more delicious." Xin Hu said with satisfaction.

    "Okay, let's cover it with thatch and reeds." Dalang said.

    ¡°??Pour some fertilizer first.  "Ping'er said, ran to the toilet, made some rice fields, and got some water to pour over, giving the onions and garlic that had never seen the light a good watering and spreading of fertilizer. At this time, Xinhu also  They brought two bundles of thatch and a bundle of reeds, and the three of them carefully protected these onions, garlic and other items.

    "We will repair the toilet today, and we will have fertilizer in the future. This vegetable garden is enough." Dalang said.

    "Okay. Let's cut some reeds first." Xin Hu said.

    "We also need to get some long thatch. Reeds alone are not enough. We need to cover the top well." Dalang said.

    While a few people were busy working, Dabao's cries rang out in the room.

    "Don't cry, don't cry, we are behind." Xin Hu shouted, quickly ran into the house and picked up Dabao.

    "Dabao, we are working outside the house. Next time you wake up, call us loudly." Xin Hu comforted Dabao who was crying and twitching.

    "I shouted." Dabao was a little scared and went straight into her arms.  This child still has some psychological trauma. He can't be around anyone else, otherwise he will cry and fuss, probably because he is afraid of being left behind again.

    "My dear, don't cry. You didn't hear us while we were working. Please shout louder next time." Xin Hu wiped his face with a smile, and took a small piece of snack to coax him.

    These snacks originally belonged to Dabao. At first everyone ate them, but later they saw that only half of them were left. No one dared to eat them and kept them to coax Dabao.  Just give him a little bit each time, break each piece in half and let him have a taste.  But even so, there are only five or six yuan left.  Keep all of it for Dabao to eat, but he can only get a small half piece each time.  Although he didn't understand, he also understood that it was difficult to get snacks now.  So I took the snack and stopped crying.

    Dabao only took three bites of such a small snack and finished it. After finishing the meal, he no longer asked Xin Hu for anything. He obediently drank a bowl of warm water and followed Xin Hu out the door.  Although he doesn't know how to work, he still carries a small basket and follows everyone, picking up leaves and branches. He can make a basket at the end of the day.

    The four children worked hard all day to repair the toilet. Looking at the tightly covered toilet, Xinhu finally stopped worrying. It was raining and he had to go to the toilet in the rain. And in the middle of winter, he might have a butt.  They will all be frozen.  However, the fence door that they spent a lot of effort to build could not completely block the wind and rain. People squatted inside and closed the fence door, but the wind still came through in the gaps above and below.  But it's much better than being completely outdoors.

    "It's not bad. You're not allowed to pull it around at will anymore." Dalang looked at the results of his labor and was still very satisfied.  Although he can do a lot of work, he is still in a child's body and cannot do many tasks.

    "Now that there is a toilet, who would be willing to poop with their butt exposed in the cold wind. Of course it is here, it is much warmer." Ping'er said dissatisfied.

    It made Xinhu and Dalang both laugh sheepishly. In fact, everyone has been peeing and defecating in the open these days.

    The day passed in a hurry.  There is basically no firewood stored at home. In the next few days, everyone will focus on collecting firewood.

    After working on it for three days, a big firewood pile was finally built in the yard.  Dalang looked at the small amount of food at home and finally made up his mind and said: "We have to go out and find some food while the weather is good, otherwise we may not be able to survive the winter with this small amount of food, lotus roots, cabbage and radish."  "

    "Where can I get it?" Xin Hu naturally wanted to have more food at home. He ate lotus roots for three days in a row. On the fourth day, everyone ate the cabbage porridge she cooked. It was extremely sweet. Obviously, eating lotus roots and cabbage alone  Carrots are not acceptable, you still have to have staple foods, and these can only be eaten mixed with them.

    Although they haven¡¯t run out of food yet, the total food at home is only a few dozen kilograms. If they save food, they won¡¯t be able to eat it for long. After all, eating vegetables as a staple food is not enough.

    Although everyone gave Dabao some refined food, the child still lost weight uncontrollably, and his originally chubby and rosy face also became much pale. It was obvious that the child was not nutritious enough.  If this continues, if Dabao can't even eat whole grains, it will be difficult for Dabao to survive the winter.

    "I don't know. Let's go out and take a look first. I've thought about it carefully these days. It's absolutely impossible for this village to be far away from other people. Maybe there are big villages and market towns not far away. Let's bring some money.  Let¡¯s see if we can buy a hundred and eighty kilograms of grain, which will be enough for us to survive the winter.¡± Dalang thought for a while and said.

    "Why don't we take some radishes and lotus roots out and see if we can exchange some food with others. It's such a winter and some people might be hungry for vegetables." Xin Hu had other ideas. She was afraid that others would see their two and a half-year-old children.  , seeing the wealth and taking away the money, wouldn't it be a bad thing?

    "That's okay, then let's bring a basket." Dalang thought about it and agreed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?Agreed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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