The next day, Dalang got up very early. He was responsible for cooking for his family. Because he was only 10 years old, he had to step on a stool to add water to the pot.
He put the last bit of rice and noodles into the pot and cooked it. Anyway, their family never asked for taste when cooking, as long as it can make their stomachs happy.
Coming out of the kitchen, he looked at the door of his third aunt's room. He kept in mind the third aunt's instructions last night.
But he didn't dare to knock on the door. If the third aunt got up and turned into the original third aunt again, she would definitely beat him.
Thinking that grandma hasn't woken up anyway, I'll call Third Aunt after grandma wakes up.
He went to the backyard and pulled two nests of green vegetables from the ground. He poured the green vegetables through water and cut them into small pieces with a knife. When the porridge and rice were almost cooked, he threw them into the pot.
Ms. Zhang slept until dawn and felt sore all over. If there was a capable man at home, she really wanted to sleep until the afternoon.
When a person gets old, his arms and legs can no longer withstand the abuse.
She was wearing clothes that she only wore when going out. They were either new clothes or clean clothes with few patches.
When I went out, I saw Dalang cleaning the yard and asked, "Da Lang, is your third aunt up?"
The elder man hurriedly put the broom on his shoulder, ran to the third aunt's door and knocked on the door: "Third aunt, third aunt!"
She didn't dare to shout loudly, which made Ms. Zhang anxious and scolded: "Try it harder, you didn't eat last night? You are calling me like a girl!"
Dalang suddenly blushed. He was already 10 years old, and his grandma said he looked like a girl. For a boy, this was a great humiliation.
But--
His fear of his third aunt is real...
You can't do this, you are a man, and men should not be afraid of anything!
He cheered himself up in his heart and took courage. He knocked on the door harder and louder, but he was a little trembling.
"Third aunt, third aunt——, I started breastfeeding her——"
Su Ruyi was sleeping in a haze. After working hard, she slept soundly.
She kept hearing someone calling her Third Aunt, and she was still thinking: Third Aunt? Who is the third aunt? Third Aunt, go and tell this baby to stop screaming, it’s so noisy! It affects her sleep!
After a long time, she realized that this—could he be calling her?
Su Ruyi opened her eyes with difficulty and heard a knock on the door very close to her, as well as the sound of "Third Aunt", and she suddenly felt strange again.
Oh, that's right, now I am actually the third aunt.
Not only are they married, but they also have children.
"Da Lang, stop knocking, I heard you."
The old man outside the door finally felt relieved. When he knocked on the door, the sweat on his forehead was knocked out.
Third aunt, she doesn't seem angry, which is great.
Su Ruyi sat on the bed and turned her neck. Her whole body was sore, as if this body did not belong to her.
I put on my clothes and walked around the kitchen. The food was almost ready.
I muttered in my heart that I was too asleep. Dalang didn't know how long it took to wake me up, which was too difficult for him.
He ran to find Mr. Zhang again.
"Mom, I want to wipe myself and wash my hair. You can wait for me after dinner."
Mrs. Zhang said: "I'll do that again when I come back. I'll be sweating every time I go there. Now I've wiped my body and come back and it's still dirty!"
Su Ruyi: "..."
He raised his hand and touched his greasy hair. How could he go out to meet people?
"Then I have to wash my hair too. Mom, do you want to wash your hair?"
Zhang's side is also quite dirty, definitely not any better than Su Ruyi's. You can smell it even if you stand three steps away.
Mrs. Zhang sat on the stool with one arm on the table, not wanting to move at all.
"If you don't wash it, we'll talk about it when you get back..."
She didn't care what others thought of her, as long as she changed into clean clothes.
The two of them ate first. The elder man brought the food to his father, and then went to wake up his younger brothers and sisters. He was as busy as an adult.
Su Ruyi looked at Dalang's figure and couldn't help but sigh: "Da Lang has been working really hard these past few days."
Mrs. Zhang looked at her sideways and almost started to yell at people out of habit. When the words came to her mouth, she stuffed them back with a mouthful of paste.
If you criticize her for anything, isn't that just looking for trouble and making yourself unhappy?
Then he catered to her and said, "That's right. In the past few days since we've been watering, Da Lang has been worried about everything at home and outside."
Su Ruyi drank clear soup and water: "We should bring him something to reward him."
Mrs. Zhang fell silent and finished the two mouthfuls of mush.
Urged: "Whatever you want to do, do it quickly."
How long has it been since I didn’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are? I still think about bringing things for my children, just to make a living!
Su Ruyi boiled the water and took it to her room.
Not only did I wash my hair, but I also wiped my body.
I had been carrying water for several days, and I was sweating every day. My body had long been rotten, but I was too tired to move during those days, so I have been rotten until now.
It was easier to deal with it after wiping and rubbing the body with a wet handkerchief.
But the same cannot be said for the hair. The scalp secretes oil, which cannot be washed away with water.
As a last resort, Su Ruyi ran to the kitchen to grab a few handfuls of plant ashes according to the original owner's memory, put them in a basin and stirred them evenly.
Then put the whole hair into the basin and wash it with the dark water. It still has some effect. The hair close to the scalp seems not so greasy.
It took a whole bucket of water to get my hair clean.
The hair of ancient people was long and thick. Even if it was yellow and thin due to malnutrition, the hair volume was not comparable to that of modern people.
Su Ruyi, who has never had so much long hair, is very satisfied with her current hair.
It's just that without a hair dryer, it's not easy to dry your hair quickly.
The handkerchief used to wash the face, bathe and wash the feet is only a little bigger than the face, so wiping the hair is a bit laborious.
Su Ruyi opened the old box in the room and pulled out a yellowed cotton cloth from the bottom.
Su Ruyi brought this when she got married. Cotton was very expensive, but the original owner was not reluctant to use it because it was expensive. She was just lazy.
This soft fabric is usually used as underwear. At this time, Su Ruyi couldn't care so much. She tore off a large piece and wrapped it in her hair, squeezing and rubbing it.
Cotton cloth is very absorbent. After Su Ruyi kept squeezing and absorbing water, finally after burning a stick of incense, her hair was moist and no longer dripping.
When it dries completely, I don’t know when it will be gone.
Su Ruyi had big plans in her mind, and she was about to go out just like that.
Mrs. Zhang was not happy to see her like this. Wherever a girl would go out with her hair disheveled, it would be the same as not wearing any clothes!
She had to tie it up.
Su Ruyi definitely didn't want to do it. Her hair was not dry, and if it was tied up, moisture would get into her scalp, and she would definitely get a headache in the future.
He grabbed a straw hat and put it on his head.
"Mom, what are you afraid of? My hair has dried before I even got to town. I'll put it up when the time comes."
After saying that, leave.
Mrs. Zhang angrily picked up two large baskets and came back to pack rice and noodles for use.
I cursed bitterly in my heart: A dog can't change its habit of eating shit, Su Ruyi is still the same Su Ruyi!
I don’t even know how to help her pick the basket!
