Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

"Knock knock knock." There was a rapid knock on the door.

There was an old man holding an oil lamp inside, and asked sleepily, "Who is it? Aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night?"

The knocking on the door continued.

The old man opened the door and saw two wet girls standing at the door.

The old man recognized the two girls who were shivering from the cold at a glance. They were Miss Yue and Miss Xing.

The old man hurriedly led her into the house and called out to the old lady.

Zhou Xinyue said awkwardly: "Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, I'm sorry, we come to disturb you again."

Aunt Zhao said hurriedly: "What are you talking about! Come on, have some hot tea."

No one has been sleeping in that room. Please wait, we will go and clean it up.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing apologized in various ways.

Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao hurriedly cleaned up the other room and made the bed.

He also filled two basins with hot water and prepared two sets of clean clothes for Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing expressed their gratitude profusely.

The old couple even ran to the kitchen to prepare some simple meals for them.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing finally took off their wet clothes.

After quickly tidying up the room and eating something, the two snuggled together and had a good sleep.

The next day, Aunt Zhao was washing the basin in the yard, and the little boy and the children from the neighbors were playing at the gate of the yard.

The courtyard is not big and is very simple, filled with various grinding wheels for making tofu, buckets, and bamboo racks for drying tofu.

There is also a well in the southeast corner of the courtyard.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing got up and came over to help Aunt Zhao wash the bucket.

Aunt Zhao hurriedly stopped them and said, "Oh, Miss Yue, don't do that. Don't dirty your hands. Come on, sit down by the side."

Zhou Xinyue was polite to Aunt Zhao for a long time, but finally she couldn't resist Aunt Zhao anymore, so she sat next to her and started talking to her about family matters.

Zhou Xinyue told Aunt Zhao that someone was investigating her.

Aunt Zhao had known about it for a long time. She said that those people on the street that day were looking for them with portraits, and Aunt Zhao recognized the people in the portraits as them at a glance.

Zhou Xinyue did not explain why this was the case, and Aunt Zhao did not ask either. She just let Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing live here temporarily.

Tell Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing not to worry.

Zhou Xinyue was very grateful to Aunt Zhao and Grandpa Zhao.

Aunt Zhao and Uncle Zhao's home is located in the northwest corner of the capital, not in a bustling street.

It is very remote and is where poor people live, but it is also the place with the strongest sense of life.

There is a mix of good and bad people here, there is everything.

In the evening, Uncle Zhao came back from selling tofu with courage and said, "Miss Yue and Miss Xing'er, you must not go out on the street. The people outside are looking for you like crazy. Anyone who looks a little like you has been arrested. Oh, it's scary. You must not go out."

Zhou Xinyue felt particularly upset. It seemed that Jin Youyuan was determined to find us even if it meant digging deep underground.

While Zhou Xinyue was daydreaming, another auntie ran in and said, "The city gates are open today, and only three groups of people are allowed out. Auntie Zhao, we have to leave and go back to our hometown. Are you sure you don't want to leave?"

Aunt Zhao shook her head and said, "I definitely can't leave. My son and his wife have gone to the south to collect money and haven't come back yet. We can't leave. If we leave, what will they do if they don't see us when they come back?"

The aunt pondered and said, "That's right. Alas, we can't do anything. This capital is not peaceful. Something will happen sooner or later. Anyway, I have brothers and sisters in my hometown, so I won't stay in this capital. Saving my life is the most important thing. Then Aunt Zhao, we will leave first. Please help me sell our small courtyard. I'm counting on you."

When Zhou Xinyue heard this, she instantly became energetic.

Zhou Xinyue hurriedly stopped the middle-aged woman who was about to leave and asked about her family's situation.

It turned out that her house had two courtyards with two entrances and two exits, and there was two acres of land in the backyard, which was used to grow vegetables and raise chickens.

The courtyard is close to a small river, and people named it Bahe because there is a tributary there whose shape resembles the number eight, so it was named Bahe.

Zhou Xinyue hurriedly asked the aunt to take her there, and after a walk around Zhou Xinyue was very satisfied.

He paid for the courtyard on the spot.

The best thing about this courtyard is that it is at the end of a deep alley, turn right and then turn left.

The gate is very hidden, and it is not far from Aunt Zhao, passing through three alleys.

After paying, Zhou Xinyue was very happy and particularly satisfied with the courtyard.

There are not only osmanthus trees in the yard, but also pear trees and plum trees.

There are also many fruits, vegetables and various fruit trees planted in the backyard.

Every scenery in the courtyard deeply attracted Zhou Xinyue, and she was really satisfied.

After getting the title deed and title deeds to the house, Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing moved in that night.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing spent a long time cleaning up the two courtyards.

There were also some clothes left by the old lady in the room.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing decided to wash the dresses and wear them.

Zhou Xinyue was very happy, Fanxing was also very happy, the two of them hugged each other and danced in the yard, feeling that they finally had a home.

Zhou Xinyue was determined to turn this courtyard into her ideal home.

Zhou Xinyue bought this courtyard at a price lower than the usual market price.

Zhou Xinyue sorted out her money at night and put all the money given by others into a hole she dug in the floor of her room.

After sorting for a few days, Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing were so happy.

Zhou Xinyue finally has a home of her own.

Zhou Xinyue also asked Aunt Zhao to buy some accessories on the black market to disguise herself.

Every time Zhou Xinyue goes out, she uses a paintbrush to paint herself into another person.

Wearing a headscarf and carrying a bamboo basket, at first glance she looks like an ordinary woman.

Zhou Xinyue went to the market to buy some pork. The pork seller was called Zhang Dasha.

Zhou Xinyue imitated the way her mother used to bargain with Zhang Dasha when buying pork at the market, so that Zhang Dasha would remember this person named Xiaoyue Niangzi.

Zhou Xinyue claimed that she was the daughter of the brother of the wife of Aunt Zhao's distant cousin.

Everyone believes that Zhou Xinyue is a distant relative of Aunt Zhao.

After Zhou Xinyue bought the vegetables she needed, occasionally a black-armored soldier ran past her, but Zhou Xinyue remained calm.

He carried the vegetables in his hand, walked home slowly and leisurely with his back hunched.

Sometimes Zhou Xinyue picked fruits and vegetables from the garden and shared them with Aunt Zhao's family.

Zhou Xinyue took the fat meat she bought from the market and boiled two pots of lard in the pot.

I took a basin to Aunt Zhao's house, and she was very happy.

Zhou Xinyue cooked two dishes and a soup and ate happily with Fanxing.

Occasionally, when there was not enough food, Zhou Xinyue would go to the market and buy some chicks the next day.

He is usually busy in the fields in his backyard, occasionally cleaning the yard, and feeding the chicks during mealtimes.

Zhou Xinyue and Fanxing lived a peaceful and warm life.