The thunderstorm was so severe today that the buckets under the eaves were full in a short time.

Li Yunshan blocked the courtyard door and simply took a shower with cold water. I lay down on the bed without wiping my hair and it was still dripping with water.

Mao Xiaosui knew that he was tired, so he didn't scold him. He took a cloth, moved a stool, and sat beside the bed to help him wipe it up.

The stool was a bit low, so she needed to lean forward. As soon as she stretched out her legs, she felt a pain in her big muscles, and she hurriedly screamed.

Li Yunshan hurriedly turned over on the bed and squeezed her with his big hands.

After the tension subsided, Mao Xiaosui waved his hand, stood up and moved.

Li Yunshan sat up and was so frightened by her that he lost all sleep, "Are you feeling better?"

Mao Xiaosui said "hmm" and threw the towel to him.

Li Yunshan took it and wiped it, and said, "Do you feel uncomfortable digging grass now?"

"It's okay." Mao Xiaosui said, "When digging, you can kneel on one leg and dig."

"Don't go." Li Yunshan said, "I will help in the morning and cut grass in the afternoon. In a few days, it will be their own business."

"I'm fine." Mao Xiaosui said, "If you don't want to help, then don't go. It's enough for so many days. You can go and do your own thing."

Li Yunshan didn't say anything. He threw the towel away and lay back down. He moved inside and patted the bed, "Come up and lie down for a while."

Mao Xiaosui took off his shoes and sat up, holding the quilt in her arms. As soon as she lay down on her side, Li Yunshan's hand pressed lightly on her waist.

She fell asleep in a daze, and when she woke up again, the room was dark, and Li Yunshan was also lying on the bed. She woke up immediately when she moved, sat up, looked out through the window with a slight crack, and said, "It's dark. "

Mao Xiaosui yawned and didn't want to move at all, but she was hungry. She rubbed her feet against Li Yunshan's legs and said vaguely, "There are fish in the tank. You kill us and eat rice with soup."

Li Yunshan got out of bed, and Mao Xiaosui got up after lying there for a while.

Li Yunshan cooked the rice and killed the fish. He didn't even need a dog bowl and ate the internal organs and sunspots in one bite.

The chickens and rabbits in the backyard were fed in the afternoon, and they would not be hungry if they were not fed in the evening. Li Yunshan took two dried fish and stuffed them into the stove under the ashes to bake.

Heizi is used to eating the head and tail, and the fish screams anxiously as soon as it is taken out of the stove.

Mao Xiaosui put the soup on the boil, took a look outside, and asked him, "Do you want to eat salted onions?"

There is no more pickled food at home last year, and now it only lasts for two or three days each time. If you want to eat it, you can only make it fresh.

Li Yunshan put the fish on the stove, took a basin and went out. After a while, he came in with a basin, put it directly in the bucket under the eaves and started washing it.

Mao Xiaosui rinsed it again with clean water before shaking off the water and starting rubbing.

Li Yunshan removed the thorns from the fish pieces, while Mao Xiaosui rubbed the green onions and took a bite from time to time.

After dinner, when washing the pots, Li Yunshan brought in the night basin, sat and waited for a while before the two of them returned to the house with the oil lamp.

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It was still raining in the morning, and Wang Jin came again not long after dinner.

As soon as he entered the door, he said, "Yunshan, I want to discuss something with you."

Li Yunshan nodded, "You say."

"I want to lend you some food."

"How many?"

"Five bags."

Five bags of grain, plus one, two or three coins, and his family's two acres of land would take several years to pay back.

Li Yunshan asked him, "Do you want to sell grain to buy land to build a house?"

"I don't have any extra money at home, and I can't sell the land, so I have no choice but to do this." Wang Jin also knew that he was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't think of anyone else to borrow money from except Li Yunshan.

"We are relatives, but some things are better explained clearly." Li Yunshan said, "You can borrow food, but how long will it take for you to pay it back?"

Wang Jin didn't feel embarrassed and replied, "I have already thought about it. I will pay you back two bags a year."

"The money will be returned to you next year."

"Your family only has two acres of land, and you give me back two bags. Life is very tight..."

"It's okay." Wang Jin said with a smile, "I will definitely return it to you if I give you two bags. Life is very tight regardless of whether we are separated..."

"Okay." Li Yunshan asked him, "When do you want it?"

"The weather has cleared up." Wang Jin added, "Give me three bags of new grain and two bags of old grain..."

The price of old grain is not as good as that of new grain, but Li Yunshan has no intention of selling the grain, but according to Wang Jin...

He wondered, "Are you going to break the old grain into silver and give it to me?"

"You don't want money?" Wang Jin asked him.

"No." Li Yunshan said, "I'll give you new grain."

"Okay." Wang Jin responded, stood up and walked out.

Li Yunshan didn't send him to the door. He watched him go out at the door of the hall and reminded him, "Hold the door."

After he closed the door and left, Li Yunshan entered the house.

Mao Xiaosui observed his face and asked, "Are you unhappy?"

"No." Li Yunshan said, "I just think... they have to eat wild vegetables for several years."

"Isn't it time to eat some wild vegetables?" Mao Xiaosui laughed. "Let them go. Instead of complaining about the present, it's better to let them toss. After all, in my small life, even if I am poor for two years, I have hope for the future no matter what."

"If they really don't differentiate, every time Wang Shi gets sick in the future, they will think that it's because of Wang Shi that they don't have enough to eat. There's no point in living like this with resentment in their hearts."

"Besides..." Mao Xiaosui clicked his tongue, "According to what my aunt said, Wang Shi's illness really cost a lot of money. It would be nice if he didn't have to worry about it in the future. If he keeps struggling, there will be no hope for that day."

"Wang Shi is pitiful, but this has nothing to do with my eldest cousin and the others. There is really no need to live a tight life because of him."

Li Yunshan nodded and then lay back on the bed.

At noon, he woke up after Mao Xiaosui cooked the meal, and went to sleep again after eating.

Mao Xiaosui touched his forehead, "Why are you so sleepy?"

"I'm a little tired these days." Li Yunshan sat up, sat down for a while, then lay down, and fell asleep again after a while.

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