Dihao's civilian life

The fields in Yucheng are in the south of the city, stretching for a stretch beyond the horizon.There are crops such as corn, kudzu, mustard, and cabbage.

The fields are neatly sorted, with signs on the heads of each family, trees erected, and stones placed.Farmers can tell the difference by themselves.

Mustard greens are grown in the field of Yu Mao's family.The weeds and mustard greens are almost at the same height.

Weeding is a time-consuming task. Generally, people will go to the fields to pull weeds after it rains.The arable soil is moist, and the weeds are easily uprooted and flung onto the embankment, where they will be exposed to the hot summer sun.

Yu Su's lower skirt was rolled up to her knees, revealing two slender legs.This can prevent the lower clothes from being stained with mud. When leaving the field, you only need to wash your legs and feet by the stream.

Yu Su bowed in the field, working carefully, from the beginning of the field to the end of the field.

Most of the people in the settlement are both farming and fishing, but the emphasis is different.Yu Su's family is quite special. They eat Jun Yu's salary and have no shortage of rice, but they still grow some grains and vegetables in the fields.

The juice from the weed stems stained Yu Su's hands, and his fingers and nails were black.Some weeds have sharp edges and thorny roots, which can scratch people's hands.

When Yu Su finished plucking the weeds in the field, his hands were covered with scars, and there were thin threads of blood oozing out, which was also a manifestation of his seldom doing farm work.The hands of farmers are not afraid of the saw leaves and small thorns of plants.

After weeding, Yu Su wiped his sweat with the back of his hand, squatting in his field, beating mustard leaves.Although it lacked care, the land was fertile and sunny, and the mustard leaves grew wide and big.Just break off a few leaves and fill the bamboo basket, which is enough for a meal.

Yu Su took the basket and went to the stream.

He bent over to the stream, washed the mud off his hands, soaked his injured hand in the stream, and felt the slightest pain.Yu Sudang washed the mustard greens, washing every leaf of the mustard greens thoroughly.Leaf by leaf, put back into the bamboo basket.

Carrying a bamboo basket and walking on the embankment, Yu Su greeted the acquaintances she met on the side of the road.

There are many families in the settlement who grow food for a living. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset.Although it's hard work, in autumn, you can harvest a cellar full of grains, save them and eat them slowly.

When he got home, Yu Su saw that it was not early, so he started cooking.

Today, my mother and the woman next door went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, and I'm afraid they won't come back so soon.

The mustard greens are chopped with a bluestone knife on the wooden pedestal, and set aside for later use.Yu Su took out two poultry eggs from the clay pot and knocked them into a bowl.Corn, poultry eggs, and mustard greens are cooked together, which is quite a delicious food.

Mother Yu's craftsmanship is very good, and Yu Su is not bad either.He cooks like he does everything else, quite seriously.

The mustard greens should be cut into equal sizes, and the poultry eggs should be broken in a bowl first, and then mixed with seasonings.When the corn is cooked, Yu Su puts mustard greens and poultry eggs into the porridge and stirs gently.

The smell of the food was tangy, so Yu Su took a small sip with a wooden spoon to try the taste without any haste.When the food was cooked, Yu Su picked up the pottery stew, made a small fire, and put the pottery stew for boiling water on it.

Just waiting for the parents to come home and eat together, nothing to do now.Yu Su took out a bone needle and ground it on a stone to pass the time.

Yu Su knows how to make bone needles and can also sew clothes.This bone needle will be used to wear shell ornaments, and it needs to be ground to be finer and smoother than a sewing needle.

After not working for a long time, I suddenly heard a noise outside the courtyard.Yu Su came down from the hall and walked out of the courtyard. He saw the lively scene outside. What did the neighbors seem to be watching?

In this case, either someone married out of the city, or an outsider entered the city.

Yu Su leaned over to watch, and it turned out that a group of strangers had come, and they looked like they were allowed to do so from their clothes.There were more than 20 people, and they pushed four large carts full of valuables.

From time to time, people from Yucheng would come over, and these people would bring furs, lacquerware and jade to trade with the nobles in Yucheng.

Rendi is just north of Yucheng, and Rendi and Yudi are divided by a river.This river is called Renshui in Ren's population, and Beishui in Yudi's population.

Yu Su watched Ren Ren's team, watched them escort the goods, and walked slowly to Miyagi Avenue under the crowd's onlookers.

Miyagi Avenue is spacious and flat, and can accommodate two large carriages at the same time.Like a straightened belt, it crosses the center of Yucheng and heads for the highest point in the south, where Miyagi is located.

At night, Yu Su and her parents had dinner together.Father Yu talked about Ren Ren and their goods with great interest.

Mother Yu took a sip of porridge and said, "It's already summer, and the second son-in-law has not come over yet."

"Hurry up, the white pottery in the pottery workshop is full of warehouses, and even the miners and Renren are rushing to Yucheng." Father Yu finished a bowl of porridge and went to fill another bowl, he was in a relaxed mood.

Yu Yu's husband is from Zaoban, Yudi, and his name is Tai Dong.He goes to Yucheng every year to sell pottery, and he comes several times a year.It was also because of this that he met Yu Yu back then, and married a beautiful woman.

"The second son-in-law should be asked to live in the city. This place is worse than Chisaka." Mother Yu murmured, she missed her second daughter and niece.

It is a long way from Yucheng to Zaoban.Zaoban is a small settlement, but not as lively as Yucheng.

"I really miss them, let Su'er go to Zaoban and see them for you." Father Yu sipped his porridge.

"Su'er is still young, if she gets lost, she will be in danger." Mother Yu shook her head.

"Mom, I'm already fifteen, and I know the way." Yu Su followed his elder brother to Zaoban, and he remembered the way.

"How far can it be? When I was 17 years old, I went to Qiongfang with others." Father Yu was also a restless person when he was young.

"Didn't Ren Di catch him halfway?" Mother Yu glanced at her husband, she still remembered this clearly.Mother Yu looked at Yu Su and told Yu Su, "Su'er, it's your grandfather who brought three brothers and carried two large painted pottery pots on his back to redeem your father."

Yu Su was quite surprised. It turned out that his father had been to Qiongfang, and he had never heard of it before.Dome, that is quite far away, I heard that you can see the sea.

When Yu's mother mentioned this matter, she did not forget to give Yu's father a look, which did not make her less worried.Father Yu finished his porridge, wiped his mouth, and said, "Wait for another two days, and my son-in-law will definitely come."

There are many Tai clans in Zaoban, and they often intermarry with the Yu clan in Yucheng.There are many exchanges between the two places, and the roads are smooth.

Two days later, at dusk, Yu Su came out of the pottery room.Covered in ashes, he came to the stream.He rolled up his shirt, squatted down to wash his hands, and suddenly heard a girl shouting crisply: "Uncle!"

Yu Su hurriedly looked up and looked on the road, and saw a team of five people pushing a car.The one who ran in the front was a three or four-year-old girl doll with ram's horns tied and wearing a maroon dress. It was his niece Xiaozao.

There is no doubt that the couple in fresh clothes leading the team are Yu Su's second sister, Yu Yu, and her second sister's husband, Tai Dong.

Tai Dong is a strong man with a bow, wearing a dark short robe with a leather belt.Standing next to him was Yu Yu, and judging from the close proximity of the couple, it was clear that they had a very good relationship.Yu Yu is a delicate and beautiful woman, wearing a wooden hairpin inlaid with turquoise and wearing a beaded dress.At this time, she was looking at her daughter and younger brother with a doting smile on her face.

Yu Su picked up Xiaozao and ran quickly towards the second sister and her husband, shouting joyfully, "Second sister! You are here!"

For example, every summer, Yusu's second brother-in-law would come to Yucheng to sell pottery, and by the way, bring his wife and daughter to gather with the Yu family.

At night, after a sumptuous meal, Yu Yu and Yu's mother chatted with each other by the firepit.Mother Yu didn't see her daughter for a long time, and she had a lot to say, and she couldn't stop talking.

Tai Dong is a capable person, Yu Yu is married well, and the husband and wife are loving.In Yu Yu's life, there is nothing that Mother Yu needs to worry about, the mother and daughter just talk about things.

Back at grandma's house, Xiao Zao was very happy.With fruit in her bag, she ran to her mother and grandmother for a while, ran to her grandfather for a while, and ran to find Yu Su again.She and Yu Su are very close. When she was a child, Yu Su often hugged her and put her to sleep.At that time, people from Taidong went to Midi, and Yu Yu took her young daughter to live in her mother's house for a long time.

"Uncle, can this fruit be roasted and eaten?" Xiao Zao grabbed a handful of small wild fruits and asked Yu Su.The wild fruit is round, with brown skin and red sweet and sour flesh.

"It will turn sour if it is roasted, and you can't eat too much, it will hurt your stomach at night." Yu Su touched Xiaozao's belly.

Xiaozao deliberately shrunk her stomach to show that she didn't eat a lot.

"Uncle, put it away for you, and I'll give it to you tomorrow, okay?" Yu Su rubbed the child's head, his eyes full of warmth.Yu Su loves his niece as much as his second sister loved him back then.

"Not good." Xiaozao put the small wild fruit back into her arms. She had never eaten this kind of wild fruit in Zaoban, and the child thought it was fresh.

"Zao, come over to Grandma's side, it's time to go to bed." Yu Yu waved her hand, although she doted on this child, she didn't let her go.

"I want to sleep with my uncle." Xiao Zao hugged Yu Su's thigh tightly.

"Sister, I'll take her." Yu Su bent over and embraced the little niece. He was very patient with children.

Yu Yu smiled and said, "Little brother, don't spoil her."

Xiaozao moved around Yu Su for a while, she felt sleepy and fell into Yu Su's arms.Yu Su picked her up, patted her on the back, and coaxed her to sleep.

Probably because she was tired from the journey, Xiaozao fell asleep quickly.It's also a child's habit, just when they were still making noise, they fell asleep all of a sudden.Yu Su quietly hugged Xiaozao to Yu Yu, fearing that she would wake up and cry.

Yu Yu went back to the room with Xiaozao in his arms, and when Yu Yu came out, Tai Dongren also came back.

Tai Dong went out tonight, to the home of a pottery owner, to talk to him about selling pottery.This is an old acquaintance, so we just reminisce about the old days together, and only come back now.

Father Yu sat beside the earthen platform where the utensils were stored, sharpening a stone knife.Seeing his son-in-law coming back, he raised his head and asked him, "Son-in-law, how are you talking with Lao Qi?"

"It's all settled. Tomorrow, we'll go to the pottery workshop to transport the pottery." Tai Dong came over and sat down by the firepit, next to Yu Su.

"Take Su Er tomorrow, he knows Tao." Father Yu pointed at Yu Su, who could help.

"I heard that my younger brother is burning pottery in the big pottery workshop. I'm relieved to have him help to see it." Tai Dong probably heard from the owner of the pottery workshop that Yu Su was helping in the big pottery workshop.

"Brother-in-law, I'm still an apprentice, but I can understand whether the pottery is well-fired." Yu Su is not modest, but he can.The pottery production level of the big pottery workshop is top-notch among the many pottery workshops in Yucheng.In other pottery workshops, Yu Su's pottery skills would be enough to be a potter.

"I know you can do it." Tai Dong said with a smile, and patted Yu Su on the shoulder.Tai Dong has always had a good impression of this brother-in-law.

"My little brother hasn't been out of Yudi yet, do you want to come with me to sell pottery in Lun City? By the way, I can learn a lot." Although Tai Dong asked Yu Su, his eyes were on his wife, mother and father.

"Son-in-law, he's not yet an adult yet." From Mother Yu's point of view, it's a long way to go to Renfang, and it's dangerous to cross the North River.

"I'll be sixteen next year, soon." Yu's father agreed to let Yu Su go out to see the world. When Yu's father was 15 years old, he had already been to many places.

"Mum, don't worry, little brother follows Dong. He is bringing two domestic slaves with shields and spears, so the road is safe." Yu Yubang persuaded, how could she not know that her mother dotes on her little brother, so she didn't let Yu Su go out much? city.

"Besides, along the way, there are people who are acquainted with each other everywhere, and they are taken care of." In Yu Yu's view, her husband is well-informed and has many friends outside.She was relieved that her younger brother followed her husband to any place.It would be unsafe to follow Fengkui's family or Zhou's naughty children to any place.

"It's not that I'm worried, I'm just..." Mother Yu seemed troubled, she looked at the delicate and tender Yu Su, always afraid that he would suffer.

"Mother, let me go." Yu Su grew up listening to Bingsou's stories. He is interested in the outside world, but he is still underage, and he needs to get permission from his parents to go out.The father naturally approves, but the mother hinders.

Speaking of which, this is not the first time Tai Dong proposed to take Yu Su to sell pottery in Lun City.It was also mentioned at the beginning of the year that Yu Su failed to make the trip after being told by Yu's mother.

"Oh." Mother Yu sighed, the family members were trying to persuade her, but it seemed she was wrong.

She looked at Yu Su, thinking that since she was a child, this child has always been by her side and never left.However, she was also conflicted in her heart. It was inevitable for a child to grow up and leave his parents. It would be better to let him stand on his own earlier.

Mother Yu looked serious and said to Tai Dong: "Son-in-law, you must bring him back intact."

"What else can happen? I've been to Lun City dozens of times, but none of the times was a complete round trip. We'll be back in just seven or eight days." In order to reassure Mother Yu completely, Tai Dong repeatedly assured her.

Mother Yu nodded and said, "That's good."

She noticed that as soon as she let go, a smile appeared on her son's face, as he wished in his heart.It's just that, probably because of her mother's intuition, she was always a little worried that this journey would not go well.

It was late at night, and the family discussed something good and went to bed.Tomorrow morning, Yu Su will follow her brother-in-law to the pottery workshop to transport the pottery. If there is no problem with the goods, they will leave the day after tomorrow.

The destination of Tai Dong's trip is Lun City, a settlement of Ren Fang.Lun City is not as big as Yu City, but there are also nobles living in it, as well as a large number of civilians.

Tai Dong's pottery was mainly sold to nobles, and his goods were mainly white pottery and painted pottery from Yucheng.

On the second day, Yu Su followed Tai Dong to the pottery workshop to help choose pottery.He found that what the second sister-in-law wanted were beautiful and exquisite large-scale utensils, and even impractical pottery beads and rings.

The two picked out a batch of pottery, and Tai Dong's servants immediately surrounded him.They wrapped each piece of pottery carefully with straw, carried it onto a wooden cart, and tied it firmly with thick hemp rope.

There are two slaves in Taidong, the old one is called Mang, and the young one is called Mao.Both of them are stable and loyal people, and they have followed Tai Dong for many years.The house slaves are responsible for carrying the pottery, and they also pull the carts and ensure the safety of the road along the way.

The house slaves pushed a wooden cart full of pottery into Yusu's courtyard to rest.They are slaves, sitting in the yard, not going to the hall.

Seeing them working hard all the way, Yu Su was sweating profusely. He carried a clay pot and a thick bowl filled with water, and poured water for them to drink.

"Little brother, I have to go get ready. I'm leaving tomorrow morning." Tai Dong came out, saw Yu Su who was with his servant, and told him.

"I packed all my clothes last night." Yu Su turned around and said with a smile.He was ready, just waiting to go.

Early the next morning, Yu Yu and Mother Yu sent Yu Su and his party outside the North Bridge.Father Yu didn't come over because of something in Miyagi.

Yu Yu stuffed food into Yu Su's bag, the taro cakes she steamed herself, and a bacon rice dumpling, all of which were Yu Su's favorite foods.Everything is wrapped in leaves and tied with ropes.

Yu's mother prepared clothes for Yu Su, including a coir raincoat and a fine kudzu quilt for the cold night.Yu Su tied them up and put them on the wooden cart.Mother Yu Qian urged Wan to order, and held Yu Su's hand for a long time, but it was Yu Yu who urged her not to delay any longer before Mother Yu let her go.

Watching off his son and son-in-law, they gradually disappeared in Lindao.Mother Yu thought, the son-in-law said he would be back in seven or eight days, so don't delay.

At the Du Ze Ferry, the boat of Feng Chuan's family docked.

Feng Chuan, his father, brother, and Feng Xi are all on the boat, and they use the family's big boat.In the past, when Tai Dong traveled to Renshui, Feng Chuan's father and brother carried him, and he had a good friendship with Feng Chuan's father and brother.This time the whole family was dispatched because Yu Su was among the people to be transported.

Although Yu Su and Feng Chuan have completely different personalities, they have a deep friendship.

Most of the men in Yucheng have been out of Yudi.Just like a custom passed down from generation to generation, men have to go out to see the world, even if they only walk around in Renfang and Yanfang, they dare not go far.

The Feng Chuan family, who make a living by fishing, sometimes cross Renshui, and exchange fish paste or fish skins with the shepherds in Rendi for sheepskins.Fish paste is used for lighting, and fish skin can be used to make clothing, which is light, wear-resistant and waterproof.

Tai Dong's servants loaded the items onto the boat, and Feng Chuan and his son set sail for the journey.The boat quickly left Duze and entered Renshui.

Sailing on Renshui for half a day, the boat arrived at the ferry at Renshui at noon.

Tai Dong's servants were very diligent, and immediately carried the wooden cart and pottery off the boat without delay.Tai Dong simply said goodbye to Feng's father and son, waved his hands, and got off the boat.

Yu Su still stayed on the boat, saying goodbye to Feng Chuan, Feng Chuan said: "You are going to pass through Jiaoshan Mountain, there are wolves there, Xiao Su, have you brought your spear?"

Feng Chuan has been to Jiaoshan Mountain and knows that there are wild animals there.He is one year older than Yu Su, and he also regards himself as an elder brother on weekdays and takes good care of Yu Su.When I was young, some mischievous children would bully Yu Su, who had a gentle personality, and it was Feng Chuan who helped him.

"I brought a knife." Yu Su revealed a stone knife with a wooden handle at his waist. The thin edge looked very sharp.After all, he is the son of Yucheng Yingwei. Although Yu Su is not good at bow and spear, he has learned how to use a knife.

"The spear is still easy to use. I forgot to bring one for you." Feng Chuan was a little regretful. Yu Su seldom participated in hunting and did not have his own spear.

"I think both Mang and Mao have spears." Yu Su felt relieved, after all, brother-in-law and the others have always been safe traveling to and from Jiaoshan.

"If you meet wolves, hide behind them. Good brother, be careful all the way." Feng Chuan hugged Xia Yusu hard, and let go quickly.Feng Xi stood behind Feng Chuan, waiting to say goodbye to Yu Su.

Feng Xi, who had been silent for a long time, came up, she held food wrapped in banana leaves in her hand, and whispered to Yu Su: "Asu, this is the shredded fish I made. It tastes delicious. Take it with you on the way eat."

Fish shreds are not shellfish that can be picked up everywhere on the lake beach.In Yucheng, fresh fish is not rare, but shredded fish is not available every day, and it is troublesome to make.

Yu Su would not accept it, but under the watchful eyes of the Feng family father and son, he looked at Feng Xi who was full of expectations.Yu Su didn't know for a while, should he refuse or accept?

"Little brother, let's go, there is still a long way to go." Tai Dong waved from under the boat.His house slaves had already tied the pottery to the wooden cart and were about to leave the river.

"Brother-in-law, let's go down now." Yu Su responded, turned around and stepped off the boat.

"Xiao Su, take it." Feng Chuan took Feng Xi's shredded fish and threw it into Yu Su's arms.Yu Su caught the shredded fish and thanked Feng Xi.

Watched by Feng's family, Yu Su left with shredded fish.