The next day, because Zhang Yu and others were going into the mountains to try to hunt wild boars, they made a pot of dry rice. Regardless of whether they could find it or not, they had to be fed first and have enough strength.
Li Pingan's wish to follow him was once again frustrated. After drinking the porridge, he held Xiao Ruyi in his arms and taught her how to count on her fingers. After teaching her for a while, he started to pull Xiao Ruyi's hair to see if there were lice. They haven't showered in a long time, so forget about the stinky smell. Their long hair is also oily, which is a bit disgusting, but they can't dislike it.
Zhang Xiaoshan, who also wanted to go hunting but couldn't go, came over and said, "Caoya also wants to go up the mountain to save more food. If you have nothing to do, let's go together."
"I don't really want to move, I want to rest for a day." Li Ping'an stretched his waist lazily, "I also plan to accompany my mother, Ji Xiang Ruyi and the others to wash their hair today."
There is a small ditch not far away, and the water is quite clear. The water from that small ditch was used for drinking and cooking yesterday. Since I have nothing to do today, I should take care of my personal hygiene.
Little Ruyi only knew that Da Guo had this plan, and her eyes lit up, "Da Guo, do you want to take me to wash my hair? Ruyi really wants to take a bath!"
"It might not be easy to take a bath...forget it, I'll go pick up some firewood and boil some water so Mom can wipe your bodies." Halfway through the words, Li Ping'an immediately changed the subject when he saw the pitiful look in Xiao Ruyi's eyes.
Little Ruyi was jumping up and down with excitement. Although she was only two years old, she knew that she was stinky. Besides, she had endured such a stinky body for a long time.
Chen Dajuan also felt that while she had free time today and the sun was good, she should wash the children, so she readily agreed. After finding the wooden basin, she originally planned to grab the ashes from the fire and put them in, but after thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and decided to continue. In the wooden box, I found the soap that Li Pingan gave her on her birthday at the beginning of the year.
It was a square piece with a faint fragrance. I heard that only rich families could afford it. She was reluctant to use it, so she locked it in a box and hid it.
During these days, the children have suffered so much and have lost weight several times. We can only save on food to keep them full, so we use soap to wash their hair and make them smell good.
Seeing that Chen Dajuan took Ji Xiang Ruyi and Xinglong to the ditch to wash their hair, the other women also brought their children with them, so a row of women and children soon squatted beside the ditch, which was interesting to look at. They couldn't afford soap, so they used either soap locust or plant ash.
Li Ping'an and Zhang Xiaoshan went to collect firewood. Fortunately, they were not far from the mountain and there was plenty of firewood. Moreover, they were just wiping themselves, not bathing, and they didn't need much hot water. After collecting for a while, they felt that they had enough and came back. It’s useless to take any more. You can’t take them with you.
When she returned, Xiao Ruyi had finished washing her hair and her hair was wet. She was sitting and letting her grandma wipe her hair. When she saw Li Ping'an, she showed off with a big smile on her face and said, "Big pot, my hair smells so good~"
You've washed yourself with soap, doesn't it smell good? That piece of soap, which is no bigger than my palm, almost wiped out all the money I had saved for several years...
Li Ping'an complained in his heart that even the county town could not buy this thing. He accidentally saw it from a passing businessman and pestered him to get a piece. He heard that the businessman said that it could only be bought in the capital and a few big cities.
He didn't buy it specifically as a gift to his mother, it was mainly out of accident and curiosity. After all, the soap looked very similar to the soap from his previous life, or basically the same. He bought it because he wanted to study it and try it out. See if you can see any clues.
It's not that he wants to make a fortune by tinkering with soap, but he still understands the principle of harboring a treasure. This thing is worth a lot of money, which is equivalent to the annual expenses of an ordinary people's family. Even if he makes it, he won't dare to let it go. Selling hands and feet, ordinary people can't afford it, so they can only sell it to big families. If you sell it once or twice for a dollar or two, can you explain that you make a profit by reselling it, and if you sell too much, people won't be suspicious?
When the time comes, people will take the prescription from you and beat you if you don’t give it to you. They might even harm your family. What if you hand over the prescription and someone kills you to silence you?
He just thought that if he could get it out, if there was any eventuality, it might be a trump card when he was desperate.
It's just a pity that he didn't come up with anything. At that time, he deeply regretted that in his previous life, when he was in school, he was obviously partial to subjects but just let nature take its course. It would be better if he was better at mathematics, physics and chemistry. If he learned mathematics, physics and chemistry well, he would not be afraid of traveling all over the world.
"Well, it smells really good!"
Thinking about the things that were and were not there, Li Ping'an kept his face and sniffed Xiao Ruyi's hair in a dignified manner. The faint scent of osmanthus lingered in his nose.
Little Ruyi giggled with joy, her little body twisted uncontrollably, and then her grandma laughed and said a few words, then she stabilized her body again, and honestly let grandma help her wipe her hair, but her half-squinted crooked eyes Her eyes tell how happy she is all the time.
When there was no one at the ditch in the afternoon, Li Ping'an asked Zhang Xiaoshan to take a bath at the lower reaches of the ditch. The skin on his body was covered with a layer of dirt with just a gentle rub. The harder he applied, the more dirt accumulated. Things that could not be reached on his back were covered with dirt. I helped rub it, and after washing it, I felt refreshed all over, and I seemed to have lost several kilograms.
"What are we going to do now? Go back?" Zhang Xiaoshan looked towards the mountain, "How about we go up the mountain and look for any prey?"
The meat he ate last night was so delicious, but it wasn't enough and it wasn't satisfying. He was really greedy now.
Li Ping'an refused: "No, I'll go back and rest. I have to continue traveling tomorrow. I haven't been idle every day. I feel like my legs are going to break."
Zhang Xiaoshan curled his lips and followed Li Pingan reluctantly. He did not dare to go up the mountain alone. It was not that he was afraid of encountering any danger on the mountain, but that without Li Pingan, he would have no shield. He would turn back. His mother will have to whip him.
Not long after returning, Zhang Yu and the others came back. There were no wild boars, but they did not return empty-handed. They caught three hares and seven pheasants.
Just like yesterday, the prey was killed and eaten on the same day. The women weaving straw sandals quickly got busy again. Xiao Ruyi was very excited and followed Chen Dajuan's feet step by step, watching her mother and aunts killing chickens. Killing a rabbit makes me salivate.
She sucked her saliva back and asked flatteringly: "Mom, can I eat meat again tonight?"
Chen Dajuan did not answer, but glared at Xiao Ruyi. Yesterday's rabbits and pheasants were brought back by Zhang Yu and Li Ping'an, and Li Ping'an was shameless and took more, so their family got more meat. Their adults didn't eat much, and basically gave it to Jixiang, Xinglong, and Ruyi. Small ones eat.
Today's prey was caught by everyone, but she didn't have the nerve to ask for it. She would get whatever she got. Although today's prey was no less than yesterday's, there must be meat to eat, but she looked at Xiao Ruyi's greedy look and said, I just feel a little uncomfortable.
Little Ruyi was very discerning. When she saw her mother glaring at her, she quickly shut up and turned away. As she was walking, she suddenly stopped and shouted: "Car! There is an ox cart! Moo~"
