Fast Time Travel: Forced to Attack the Male Lead

Chapter 419 The Tribulation of Xianju 5
The night was as dark as ink, and oil lamps were already lit in every household.

Xia Tong was walking on the path, and could vaguely hear the voices of people on both sides of the path.

"Dong dong..."

Several knocks on the door sounded throughout the village.

"Who?"

"It's me, aunt."

squeak.

The door opened, and a woman looked out with her head open.

"Xia Xia, it's so late, what's the matter?"

The woman thought that Xia Tong was looking for her because of something, and she obviously forgot what Xia Tong promised her just now.

"Auntie, I just found this. There are quite a lot of them, so I just wanted to give you some."

The woman followed Xia Tong's line of sight and looked over.

"So much?"

"Well, there are quite a lot of wild vegetables at this time, so I picked more."

"Is that so? That's really great, but I only need a little bit, and Xia Xia can take the rest back."

"it is good."

"Come in, Xia Xia, I'll pretend to be a guy."

"No, Auntie, I'll go back right away, so I won't go in."

"Oh, Xia Xia, come in, it's strange to stand at the door."

Xia Tong smiled and said, "Auntie, it's really unnecessary."

"Okay, then Xia Xia, you wait for me here, and I'll come right away."

"Ah."

Xia Tong looked at the woman's back as she left quickly, and almost thought that the woman in front of her was a young woman.

Sitting on the stool, the imageless Xia Yu saw her mother hurried in, took a basket, and walked out again, without even looking at her during the whole process.

Xia Yu stood up from the stool in doubt.

He walked out with his mother, talking while walking.

"Mom, why are you running so fast? Is there something chasing you behind?"

"Xia Xia, I kept you waiting."

"Soon, I'm still stuck at the time when you went in, auntie. I didn't expect you to come out."

"Hey, don't you want Xia Xia to wait? So hurry up."

While she was talking, Xia Tong grabbed more than half of the wild vegetables and put them in the other party's basket.

"Xia Xia, enough, enough, why did you take so much?"

She quickly covered the mouth of the basket with one hand, just in case Xia Tong continued to put vegetables in it.

She looked inside Xia Tong's basket again, only a small half was left.

Very embarrassing.

She didn't do anything, but took so much because of her relationship, and Xia Tong worked hard all over the mountains to find it, and finally she got such a small half.

"Look you don't have much left."

She looked at the ones in her basket again, they were fresh and tender, well protected by the owner.

"Xia Xia, this is really too much, I'm embarrassed to take it."

"How about this, I want the ones in your basket, and you want the ones in mine. As for the basket, don't worry, it won't be too late to change it the next time I go to your house."

As he said that, he was going to get the basket in Xia Tong's hand, but fortunately Xia Tong responded in time.

"Auntie, there's really no need, your family has more than ours, so it's enough to eat more."

Xia Tingtong didn't want to give women a chance, so he said goodbye immediately.

"Aunt, you go in first, I'm going home."

Without waiting for anyone to react, Xia Tong nimbly avoided the woman and left.

"Hey, Xia Xia..."

However, the only response to her was Xia Tong's receding back.

She could only look down at the basket sitting quietly inside the basket.

Previously, she was just reserved with Xia Tong and didn't take it seriously, nor did she expect that Xia Tong would come to her so soon.

Helplessly sighed.

"Hey, this kid is really too honest."

"Mom, was that Xia Tong just now?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"No, I'm just curious what she's doing here."

Xia Yu naturally saw what was in her mother's hand.

"What is this? You ran so fast just now, just take this?"

Xia Yu didn't mean to despise it, but felt that wild vegetables were so common that there was nothing unusual about them.

It wouldn't make my mother so excited.

"Yeah, when I came back in the evening, I met Xia Tong. I saw her carrying a basket and asked curiously what she was going to do. When I learned that she was going to pick wild vegetables, I chatted a few more words."

"Then, I remembered, haven't you been very busy recently? It's been a long time since I tasted the taste of wild vegetables, so I just said something casually, who knows, the kid Xia Tong mentioned that if I don't dislike it, then She'll bring it to me shortly."

"I didn't expect her to take it seriously, so I agreed."

Xia Yu was amazed after hearing this.

There are so many polite words in the village that no one will take them seriously.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tong not only took it seriously, but also did it.

"So keep your promise?"

"That's right, Xia Tong is a good kid. I didn't feel anything before, but today I really saw him."

"Let's go. I'll pick some suitable things and go to Xiahou's house some other day. Let's take it as a gift in return. I can't waste Xiaxia's sincerity."

"Well, it should be, but it's not suitable for you to go, I'll go."

Although wild vegetables are worthless, this sincerity is priceless.

"Come on, go in."

"Well, I'll soak this dish in water. Otherwise, it will be old tomorrow and lose its original taste."

Xia Tong walked into his yard, looked at Xia's mother sitting on the stool with her shoes on well, and asked, "Mom
Mother, aren't you ready to rest yet? "

"Haven't you come back yet? It's still early."

"Oh, mother, you have been tired all day long. You should have a good rest at night. It doesn't matter whether I come back or not. I won't lose it."

"Can't sleep."

"Ok."

Xia Tong gave up, they are elders, they know more about reason than she eats.

For some things, she can just say it once or twice.

It doesn't really matter whether they listen or not. Of course, if they listen, it will be better, and it doesn't matter if they don't listen.

"Tongtong, are the wild vegetables easy to pick?"

"Pretty good."

"It's everywhere, especially that gray pickle. There are so many of it, it's everywhere."

"I don't think there are many in your basket, it's only half of it. Why don't you get some more? I remember that you like to eat that one the most."

"This one, I picked it, but I met Aunt Xia on the road, and she seemed to like it quite a bit, so I gave her some."

"Oh, that's no wonder."

"Tongtong, it's too late tonight, this dish will be old tomorrow, go soak in water."

Xia Tong carried the basket and walked towards the water tank.

"Well, I'm planning to go."

"Ah."

Xia Tong placed the basket on the stone beside the water tank, picked up the wooden water ladle, bent down and poured a ladle of clear water out of the water tank.Backhand inside the basket.

"Wow wow wow..."

The sound of water flowing is unexpectedly pleasant.

After a while, the poured water flowed out of the basket.

It flowed out from the ditch until it flowed into the yard.

Xia Tong put the ladle on the wooden board on the water tank.

Shake it.

Xia Tong carried the basket and shook it lightly twice to make sure that there was not too much water in the basket.

Afterwards, she will put the basket back in its place.

Enter the house and come out with a pink water basin.

Hold one side of the basin with one hand and bring the other side of the basin to your waist.

After that, slowly pour the water until it is about to overflow.

She took the water and walked into the kitchen.

Put the water into the pot, squat down, sit on the wooden bench, pick up the branch next to it with one hand, fold it a few times, and put it in the stove.

He quickly took the chimney, lit the torch and blew on it.

"call……"

"call……"

The smoke slowly rose and spread out from around the stove, everywhere, although not all over the room.

Smoky.

"Cough cough..."

Without paying attention for a while, Xia Tong, who was attacked by the smoke, quickly took the chimney away from his mouth.

After a while, the water boiled.

Bubbles jumped up and down happily in the water.

Xia Tong stretched his neck, glanced at the pot, and knew that the water was boiling, so he gave up adding firewood.

The water she boiled was the family's footwashing water.

The basin I took just now is usually used for washing vegetables or something, not for washing feet.

Therefore, she had to go outside to get a basin to catch the water.

As soon as Xia Tong came out, he came into contact with his mother's eyes turning on him.

"Tongtong, what did you do just now, such a big smoke?"

"Oh, I'm boiling water."

"Is it a footwasher?"

"Ah."

"On such a hot day, just wash your feet with cold water. It's so troublesome to boil hot water."

Xia Tong shook his head, not planning to talk to Xia Mu.

They have had too many disputes about whether to use cold water or hot water to wash their feet.

In fact, they are not wrong.

But I feel that washing feet is such a simple matter, and it can be solved with two or three strokes of cold water.

However, Xia Tong had to boil some hot water, not only wasting time, but also wasting firewood.

"Xia Xia, actually..."

When Xia Tong saw her mother's appearance, she knew what she wanted to say.

"Mom, Grandpa Wang said that washing your feet with hot water can dredge the meridians and maintain your skin."

"People like us pay attention to what to do with these things. That's something that big families care about, and it has nothing to do with us."

"Mother, who said that this is only used by rich families, we can do it too. Besides, can it just boil water? How troublesome is it?"

"Also, don't worry about that branch, I'll get it back anyway."

After hearing Xia Tong's words, Xia's mother quickly refuted, lest Xia Tong think that she objected to washing her feet with hot water because she was afraid that she would not use wood.

"That's not what mother said."

"Of course I know what you mean, mother."

"Oh, no matter what you are thinking about, mother, just keep it in your heart with peace of mind. There is nothing wrong anyway."

Xia's mother was afraid that Xia Tong would be angry, so she compromised.

"it is good."

"That's right."

"I'm so young, I have to boil water at night, and being active is good for my health."

"Ah."

Xia Tong gently lifted Mother Xia's feet and took off her shoes.

A pair of unpretentious feet were exposed, probably because of working all year round, or maybe because of wearing bad shoes all year round.

The feet looked scary, with cracks everywhere, comparable to the old tree that was about to dry up.

The feet felt even more horrible, like some kind of uneven thing.

The shadow of the soil can be vaguely seen in the cracks. Thinking about it, it is normal. After all, they have lived on this land for many years, and the soil is a symbol of their hard work.

Perhaps it was because Xia Tong's gaze was too hot, Xia's mother unconsciously put away her feet.

I saw that her toes curled up unnaturally.

"Tongtong, my feet are dirty. I'll do it myself. You go to the side to play first, and I'll be fine in a while. When the time comes, you can come over and get the dishes to wash."

"No, I'll wash it for you."

"But it's dirty, and it's not good to get your hands dirty."

Maybe, every parent in the world is the same.

They work hard for themselves without asking for anything in return, and they are afraid that their dirty side will be rejected by their children.

Yes, shame, everyone has it.

People of their generation, in fact, do not have any sense of cleanliness.

For them, there is a good harvest, and their children are not hungry, and then, on this basis, give them what they think is the best.

However, such them, because they are afraid that their children will dislike them, they have to do things that they don't know, or even don't understand.

However, they forgot.

They could have cared nothing, could have lived well on their own abilities, but they were unwilling for the sake of their children.

Therefore, everything that happens to parents is caused by their children, so who has the right to despise them?
"Mother, Tongtong thinks these are the most beautiful feet in the world. They are not dirty. You don't have to be afraid to get my hands dirty."

Yes, you can wash your hands again when they are dirty.

However, when the heart is damaged, it is difficult to replace it.

"Tongtong..."

Mother Xia stared at Xia Tong in surprise.

She knew that with Xia Tong's level of understanding, it was impossible to dislike her, but she never expected that she would be so great in Xia Tong's eyes.

She watched Xia Tong carefully touch her toes, and her heart moved.

The eye sockets were instantly filled with water vapor.

She quickly raised her sleeve to wipe it clean, not letting the tears flow down.

"Tongtong is talking nonsense again, doesn't mother know what her feet look like?"

"How could it be the most beautiful in the world?"

"Mom, what Tongtong said is true. In Tongtong's eyes, mother's feet are the most beautiful."

Mother Xia bit her tongue, and finally spit out a few words.

"Tongtong, thank you."

God, thank you.

What kind of good deeds did she do in her previous life to allow herself to meet such a sensible daughter.

"Mother, you are estranged from me again, we are all a family, why don't you say thank you."

"well!"

"Mom was wrong, I won't say it next time."

"Ah."

"Master, this is the information of the woman you asked me to check."

"Oh?"

Hearing Ming Shuo's doubts, Jiuheng consciously handed over the paper in his hand.

Xia Tong is seventeen years old.The daughter of Queen Xia, this woman has been sensible since she was a child and is much smarter than her peers.

Not only that, this woman is also very good-looking.

On weekdays, he treats everyone with warmth and generosity, which shows the good popularity of the people.

It is said that there are several sons of the same age who are already planning to find the best time to go to the Xia family to propose marriage.

"Daughter of a commoner?"

"Well, yes, this woman's family is not particularly good."

Ming Shuo recalled the scene when he met Xia Tong that day at home, and he was quite touched.

Ming Shuo chuckled, "No wonder you're so stupid."

However, she is different from other women, has her own personality and does not follow the crowd.

Jiuheng, who had been observing Mingshuo, opened his eyes in disbelief when he saw this scene, and pinched the flesh of his thigh with his naturally lowered hand.

"hiss……"

pain!
So, is it true?

My master just laughed, the sun didn't come out from the west today, it's really amazing.

"How poor are you?"

"Silly?"

"Oh……"

"Um……"

Jiu Heng met Ming Shuo's eyes and was startled. Could it be that the one who laughed just now was not his master.

However, just now he was only in a trance and forgot what his master said.

Like, ask him something.

"How poor are you?"

"Ok!"

"Master, are you asking about Xia Tong?"

After he finished speaking, he regretted it. He really couldn't resist his master's eyes.

"Ah."

"call……"

My master is really terrible, he almost lost his footing just now.

"Pretty poor."

"My subordinates have found out that there are three members of the Xia family. All the daily expenses of the family are borne by Xia's father alone. As for Xia's mother, she goes to the field to farm, so that she can basically maintain the family's daily life. Eat."

"However, in her spare time, Xia's mother will also do handicrafts, and take them to the street to supplement the family."

"Can only basically maintain the life of the family?"

"Ok!"

"What if it's a famine year?"

"Forehead……"

Jiuheng hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

He always felt that if he told the truth, his master would probably be angry.

However, he looked at Ming Shuo again from the corner of his eye, and found that her face was expressionless.

As if to say another unimportant thing.

It should be because he thought too much. It is difficult for a person like his master to keep people in his heart.

Let alone a woman who only met once.

"Master, you know that if there is a famine, most farmers will starve."

"However, if they are lucky, they will rely on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger and get through the famine safely. If they are unlucky, they can only die."

"Wild vegetables?"

When Jiu Heng heard Ming Shuo repeating the word wild vegetable, he thought he was curious, so he accepted: "Oh, it is a kind of vegetable that grows on the mountain and can be eaten. There are many kinds, some are delicious, and some are delicious. It's just unbearably sour."

"I remember that this season seems to be the season when wild vegetables are flourishing, and most people should come to eat them."

Ming Shuo looked at the garden far away, especially the lush weeds.

Wild vegetables?

Is it the same thing as weeds?

Can you eat?

"Have you eaten?"

"My subordinates have eaten some. The main reason is that my mother likes it quite a bit. I usually make some, so I also ate some. It tastes pretty good."

"Your mother?"

"Well, the subordinate's mother!"

"I remember that your mother is quite old. Does she still go to the mountains to find some so-called wild vegetables?"

"Master, my mother is old, so she cannot go to the mountains to find it herself. The wild vegetables we eat are bought from the street."

"Is this thing still for sale?"

"Of course, not only are there sales, but there are many more."

"is it?"

"Ah."

"Buy some tomorrow and put them in the kitchen for them to cook."

"Master...do you want to eat by yourself?"

Xu Shi Jiuheng's voice was too unusual.

Ming Shuo asked back: "Is it not possible?"

"But...you can."

"of course."

(End of this chapter)