Reborn in the red years, I am farming in space

Chapter 624
This little girl who came in.

The first impression she left on Luo Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli was: this little girl's eyes are so bright and clear!

This girl looks like she is only 4 or 5 years old.

But in fact, she is already 6 years old
Perhaps it was due to chronic malnutrition.So the little girl looks small and very thin!
Thin, heart trembling.

The little girl's face was covered with soot.

Due to the snow on top of her head, it began to melt slowly as soon as she entered the house.

The black coal ash drew traces on her face.

It looks like the bead curtain on the emperor's crown
When the little girl entered, she first stood at the door and carefully took off the red cloth shoes on her feet.

Then hold it in your hand, just bare this foot.Padded with heels, moved to the stove step by step.

Wait until the little girl puts the completely soaked cloth shoes in the hole at the bottom of the stove for collecting firewood ash.

The little girl just moved over a small stool, shivering all over, but quietly sat next to her brother to warm up the fire.

"Erya, didn't you bring back the guests?"

The little boy stretched out his hand pitifully, and touched his sister's head, "This time there is a traffic jam. There are so many people stranded in the county town! Why didn't you get any guests?"

"Brother, I'm afraid."

The little girl's thin body trembled more and more, "I told those sisters and aunts that my family can stay overnight, but they never believed it."

The little boy sighed, "Oh"

"Oh, it's dumb."

The boy was obviously only 7 years old, but his tone of voice and solemn expression on his face made him look like he was 70 years old.

The little boy said, "Sister, my mother has gone out to collect things. You are here to light a fire for your forehead.

Now that my brother is going out, I will attract some more guests for you. When the time comes, you will say that you invited them back. "

The little girl blinked her big eyes, "Is this possible? The empress will come back later, what should I do?"

The boy sighed again, "There's nothing you can do, it's all fate. If that's the case, gods and gods can't save you."

Saying that, the little boy got up quickly.

He ran to the door and put on his cloth shoes, which were also soaked.

Then run away!

Zhang Xiaoli found two candies from her luggage, and handed them to the little girl.

Then he asked her, "Little sister, how old are you? Have you been to nursery school?"

The little girl looked at Zhang Xiaoli, and then at the candy in her hand.

Then she shook her head, "Well, I'm 6 years old this year, and I didn't go to kindergarten. I don't want your candy, my mother won't let me eat things from strangers, there's no way to beat Hanako."

Zhang Xiaoli smiled slightly, "Take it, I'm a guest staying at your house, how could I be patting Hanako?"

The little girl hesitated, looking at the candies and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

But after all, he turned his head away and continued to bury his head in the fire.

Zhang Xiaoli looked at the thin back of the little girl, and sighed slightly in her heart.

Then he stood up from the edge of the Kang.

He reached out and patted the little girl's shoulder lightly, "Your padded jacket is all wet, you'd better take it off and bake it."

The little girl shook her head, "I'll take it off and bake it when I go to bed at night."

This little girl, she only has the only padded jacket on her body.

At this time, the temperature in the room is not high.

Therefore, even if the padded jacket on her body was soaked by snowflakes, she would not dare to take it off and dry it.

As the firewood in the stove was burning, the water in the big iron pot was already hot, and the steam was thick and slowly curling up.

The little girl's hair was originally wet, and there were bursts of white smoke.

Her thin little face, with the water marks flowing on it, has completely dried up at this time.

It turned into a series of solidified ink droplets.

The little girl stood up, her feet so bare.

Bumping up with his hind feet, he walked to the back room step by step.Then I found a dilapidated enamel washbasin that might pass off as a cultural relic.

Scoop water, rub towels.
Wait until the little girl takes the twisted towel out of the basin.

She raised her thin hands and handed the towel to Zhang Xiaoli, "Sister, wash your face first!"

Zhang Xiaoli took the towel and shook it off
Then Luo Xuan, Zhang Xiaoli, and Peng Yong sat on the edge of the Kang.

Qi Qi froze on the spot!

This, is this also called a face towel? ?

I saw that the lint on the towel had completely fallen off.There is only a piece of bare cotton fabric like white cloth left.

and,

This piece of sackcloth-like base material is densely covered with holes, large and small, like a curtain wall that has been bombed by heavy artillery.

The big hole can put an egg in, and the small hole can poke a finger through it.
Among the three people sitting on the kang, even Peng Yong, who was relatively poor financially.

Not only his foot cloth, it must be much better than this face towel.

Even the discarded towel that Peng Yong used to shine his leather shoes was several times more complete than this towel!

Zhang Xiaoli held the towel and smiled slightly.

Then reach out and wipe your face
The little girl is still standing in front of her eagerly!You can't do without washing your face.

After washing your face,
Zhang Xiaoli handed the towel back to the little girl, then took out two candies from her pocket and handed them to her, "Thank you for getting me the towel, these two candies, let me use them to thank you!"

This time,
The little girl did not directly refuse, but hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the entrance of the cave.

Then quickly turned around, grabbed the candy and ran to the back room, "Thank you, sister!"

Afterwards, there were bursts of rustling sounds from the dark back room.

It must be the little girl who was rummaging through the boxes for hidden candies.

"Is it patriarchal here?"

Zhang Xiaoli asked in a low voice, "I saw that the padded jacket and cloth shoes on his brother are better than those on the little girl."

Luo Xuan sighed slightly, "It's very heavy! If the family doesn't have a boy, it's hard to hold up your head in the village.

No matter how capable and diligent he is. "

Luo Xuan sighed, "If there is no boy in the family, when he has conflicts with other villagers, others will tell him directly that your family has no offspring."

"That's enough to make the other party slump and have nothing to say."

Peng Yong looked around: "This family is poor, but they are very clean, and the house is tidy."

Luo Xuan nodded, "Indeed. People in Saibei live in a poorer environment. But they really like to be clean, and the courtyards of every house are cleaned.

The house is cleaned every day.There is no such thing as getting up without making the quilt, sweeping or mopping the floor. "

Zhang Xiaoli also nodded in praise: "In this regard, they are much better than our Bashu.

The family of our production team members over there. It's really hard to describe!The quilt is not folded, and things are thrown in a mess.

Many people have chicken droppings and duck droppings in their homes, and they will inevitably step on a bubble after walking a few steps.It really makes people alas. There is no way to say. "

"Squeak-"

While everyone was chatting.

Faintly heard the sound of the courtyard door, and then the door curtain fluttered.

From the yard, a large group of mothers-in-law and aunts came in!
Due to the huge traffic jam on the national highway today, the traffic jam is unprecedented and unprecedented.

Therefore, many passengers who were sitting in the car waiting, were lucky, and counted on the road to be cleared as soon as possible.

As the weather gets later and later, the temperature gets lower and lower.

At this time, they could no longer sit still in the car.

So they got out of the car in small groups and walked to the county town to find a place to stay.

As more and more passengers poured into the county, they wanted to find a hostel with beds or even a seat.

It has become increasingly difficult.

The little boy deserves good luck!

At this time, he went to the streets to solicit customers, so he didn't need to work hard to solicit business at all.

He only needs to say a few words to the other party casually, and there will be a lot of people willing to follow him
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As more and more people walked into the house, the heads of people in the small cave dwelling became denser and denser.

After the curtain fell to the ground, all the people poured into the cave.

Only then did everyone count the number of people who came in: 8.

They are all looking at women and aunts who are timid and honest with luggage and bedrolls on their backs.

The little boy waited until everyone entered the room, and quickly closed the door.

Then he turned around and warned everyone in a low voice, "Be quiet, Maura, gossiping! When I came in, I felt someone following me.
If I meet those jealous neighbors and go to the 'anti-private squad' to report my family's situation, then I will have to be bossed! "

A few female mothers-in-law and aunts seem to be timid and fearful people.

One of the women asked fearfully, "What if the government really came to arrest us?"

The little boy patted his chest, "That's my business! I don't care about you."

When a group of women heard this, they immediately felt relieved.

The little boy beckoned secretly to the aunt who was the leader, and the two went into the back room one after the other.

Luo Xuan's hearing was extremely sensitive, and their voices were very low when talking inside, but Luo Xuan heard them clearly.

The little boy lowered his voice, "Pay the accommodation fee first."

The mother-in-law asked, "How much?"

"8 cents per person."

"Why is it so expensive? I used to live in other private houses, so I gave him 3 cents and 5 cents."

"Say it! This is Suimi City! Hurry up and pay."

"Little juniors, we all go to the reservoir construction site and donate money to the suffering people who volunteer."

The little boy was silent for a moment.

The members of the production team, every winter, they will take turns to volunteer.

Just like this mother-in-law: she goes to the construction site to volunteer.Not only do you have to bring your own bedding and food.

Not to mention food and strength for nothing, and there is not a penny of wages.

Subsequently,

I only heard the little boy whisper, "Auntie, I don't think it's easy for you. Then go alone and give me 6 cents!
Shhh. Don't mess with the price, and don't let the 3 outsiders know that I'm giving you a cheap price, won't it hurt you? "

Soon after,

The woman and the little boy walked out pretending nothing had happened.

Now that his mind has settled down, these people who just came in, now he can take a look at where he is staying tonight.

One of the girls frowned, "Young man, are there only two kilns in your family?"

"Three hole kiln."

The little boy giggled, "It's just that the kiln beside the hole is not suitable for living, and the inside is so cold that it can make you into a popsicle. Don't ask!

Tonight, 4 of you sleep in the cave dwelling inside.The remaining 4 sleep outside. There is no way but to squeeze. "

What was the girl going to say?

Another woman, who looked like a mother-in-law, said, "Second girl, going out is no better than being at home.

By the way, when you are at home, don’t you sleep on a kang with your parents, brothers and sisters? "

When the girl heard the words, she didn't say anything more.
The climate in northern Saibei is cold, and many members of the production team are reluctant to burn two kangs at the same time.

So when winter comes,

All the men and women in the family sleep on a kang in order to save some firewood.

After this group of women was in a mess, but settled down silently.

At this time, the water in the pot has boiled.

The little boy pointed to the open water channel, "If you want to drink water, or wash your face and feet, save some water. The two nearby wells are frozen. I go to fetch 2 loads of water every day, but it takes a lot of effort! "

The women nodded in understanding.

People who have not experienced the water shortage in Saibei will not understand it.

I saw them unpacking their bundles,
They took out all kinds of food that Zhang Xiaoli and Peng Yong had never seen or heard before, and started eating with the boiling water in the pot.

Dry stove, fried oil, baked multigrain pancakes, yellow rice buns, mixed noodles buns.
These women seem to have brought a lot of food.

And each of them is very polite.

They saw that Zhang Xiaoli was still in the room, so when everyone took out the food, they didn't forget to share it with Zhang Xiaoli first: "Girl, would you like some food?"

"This woman, you look like a fairy in a picture. Come here, don't be disgusted. Eat some of my yellow buns?"

"This lesbian, you are not a lumpy person like us, are you? Do you want to eat some dry stove?"

Zhang Xiaoli smiled, shaking her head and refusing one by one.

These things are dry and hard.

But these women eat very deliciously, and they don't even want to waste any little residue.

One by one, they eat dry food with one hand.

And the other hand, hold it under the chin, so as to catch the dregs that leaked
Zhang Xiaoli was also hungry at this time.

But the lamb stew was nowhere to be found.

She had no choice but to move to the stove that was connected to the kang where she was sleeping, and scooped up some boiling water with a ladle.

Then carefully poured it into his military jug.

Shake it, open your mouth and drink
"puff--"

A sip of boiling water entered her throat, Zhang Xiaoli quickly turned her head and spit on the ground, "Ah!"

I saw Zhang Xiaoli's tongue stretched out, looking like she wanted to vomit, "Ah, this water is so salty and bitter!"

Here in Suimi County, there is no good water.

It's all bitter and salty saline water, which makes your throat feel special when you drink it.

Even if it is used to make tea, it can only be said that good tea is wasted.

On the contrary, the cheapest and lowest-grade brick tea is suitable for the saline-alkaline water here
Saibei area,

There is only Camel City, where there is "peach blossom water" from the desert.In the vast Saibei, the tofu made in Camel City has no peculiar smell and is extremely tender.

Zhang Xiaoli used to drink tasteless, pure water.

Now that she suddenly drank this salty and bitter water, of course she couldn't take it anymore!

When I was on the road before, the water in those roadside restaurants was used to attract business; it was also to make the business of my own store surpass that of my peers.

So the water in their restaurant has been filtered through several layers, and the taste is of course much better than the boiled water in the little boy's house.

Zhang Xiaoli is suffering.

Luo Xuan intends to pass his water bottle over to let her quench her thirst.
Right now!

I only heard the door of the courtyard being slammed "bang bang", "Open the door, open the door! We are the anti-private team in the street, open the door and check!"

"what?!"

"Puff" sound.

The little girl who was sitting on a small stool and lighting a fire fell to the ground in fright!
As for the little boy's face, he had earned money from before, flushed with excitement like a ripe apple.

all of a sudden,

Frightened into a frozen pear! !
(End of this chapter)