, wonderful and free of pop-ups! Sleeping is really the best way to restore your energy and energy.
The next day, Yang Ruoqing woke up feeling refreshed and all her strength was back.
After putting on her clothes and combing her hair, and tying her smooth black hair into two braids and throwing them behind her, Yang Ruoqing went to the kitchen to scoop out water and wash herself.
Mrs. Sun was pouring boiling hot water into the earthenware teapot.
Hearing the footsteps coming in, Ms. Sun said without raising her head: "Qing'er came just in time. The hot water is boiled. From now on, you have to use hot water to wash your face in the morning and evening. Winter is coming soon and it's getting colder day by day. .”
"Good!"
Yang Ruoqing responded, scooped up some water, took out a willow branch and dipped it in some green salt she bought yesterday, then went to the door outside and squatted to brush her teeth and rinse her mouth.
"Hey, fat girl, you're really good at rinsing your mouth. I heard your fourth uncle said that you didn't brush your teeth before, so it's going to be troublesome to brush your yellow teeth, right?"
A strange sound of ridicule came over.
Yang Ruoqing looked up and saw her fourth aunt Liu coming from the corner of the kitchen with a big belly.
Mrs. Liu has a habit of giving early greetings. In the past few mornings, Yang Ruoqing always met her at this time.
After spitting out the last sip of water, Yang Ruoqing stood up.
"Hey, isn't this fourth aunt? Good morning, fourth aunt, are you going back to your parents' house?" Yang Ruoqing greeted Mrs. Liu with a smile.
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment, "What's your natal family? Fat girl, what are you talking about? My natal family is in Liujia Village, which is more than ten miles away from our Changping Village, and we don't want to go in this direction!"
"Really? I saw you, fourth aunt, running to the toilet with your pants on at this time every day. You are so unfamiliar with our toilet. I thought you were your mother's toilet!"
"You damn girl, are you going to scold me in a corner? Your mother's family is the toilet!" Mrs. Liu glared at Yang Ruoqing and cursed through gritted teeth.
Yang Ruoqing didn't take it seriously and shrugged, "I am the daughter of the old Yang family. My natal family is the old Yang family. If my natal family is the toilet, then who are my grandparents? Fourth Aunt, you have to think carefully about what you say. !”
Liu was angry.
If Lao Yang's house is a latrine, then aren't the parents-in-law just the smelly stones in the latrine? So what does it matter if you marry into Lao Yang's family?
"You fat girl, you have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. I won't bully you!"
Mrs. Liu snorted, holding her pants and rushing towards the toilet.
Yang Ruoqing laughed and shouted at Mrs. Liu's back: "Fourth Aunt, slow down, I know you are anxious to return to your parents' home, don't fall, no one will fight with you..."
From the toilet, Mrs. Liu's curse could be faintly heard: "... uneducated damn girl..."
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Mrs. Sun came out of the kitchen carrying an earthenware teapot filled with hot water and shook her head upon seeing this.
"Qing'er, please stop saying a few words!"
"Eh!"
Yang Ruoqing responded sweetly, walked over and took the teapot from Sun's hand: "Mom, I'll take it."
"Okay, then I'll go make porridge!" Mrs. Sun turned and returned to the kitchen.
In Yang Huazhong's room, Yang Huazhong was awakened by the conversation between Yang Ruoqing and Liu just now and was leaning on the bedside.
"Your fourth aunt is a very talkative person, and she likes to chew on things that have nothing to do with her. Your mother is a good old person, and she has been squeezed by your fourth aunt in the past!"
Yang Huazhong said in a deep voice.
He heard what happened just now very seriously. It was Mr. Liu who came to provoke his daughter first.
"Dad, don't worry, no matter how sharp-tongued the fourth aunt is, she won't be able to gain favor from me!"
Yang Ruoqing put down the teapot and turned to give Yang Huazhong a sweet smile.
"Dad, would you like some tea? Just boiled water."
"If you're not thirsty, just drink porridge later." Yang Huazhong said.
Yang Ruoqing nodded, turned around and went to the foot of the bed, took off the coat on the rung and put it on Yang Huazhong.
His eyes caught a glimpse of something black inside the sewing dustpan at the foot of the bed.
Yang Ruoqing picked it up and looked at it. It was a piece of thick black cotton, the half piece she pulled back from the cloth shop in the town yesterday.
Mrs. Sun cut off a piece as big as a washbasin, and then spread the rags she grabbed over the black cotton evenly.
There was another piece of animal skin placed on top of the rag. It was very thin, but a little hard.
The animal skin was smeared with rice paste on both sides, and some rags were glued on top, spread in several thick layers, and finally covered with a piece of black cotton.
Finally, press it under the quilt to make it flat and firm.
When the rice paste has glued the pieces of cloth firmly, use scissors to cut out the shape of the sole plate, and use a needle to thread the twine to firmly tie the layers together, which is the 'Thousand Layer Bottom' .
"Dad, are these shoe soles made by my mother?" Yang Ruoqing asked curiously.
This thing is as heavy as holding a small blackboard in your hand.
Wearing it on your feet, it will definitely be warm and durable.
"Your mother stayed up all night last night and cut out these two shoe soles. She said she could cut two pairs of shoes."
Yang Huazhong said to Yang Ruoqing while buttoning his coat.
Yang Ruoqing nodded: "My mother is really handy, the soles of these shoes hold up well!"
"Hehe, your mother was famous for her sewing skills when she was a girl in her parents' family, but she was famous in every village in the world!"
When the man talked about these things, his eyebrows lowered, and a trace of red flashed on his dark face.
The girl who did embroidery work back then is now her own woman, hehe...
Yang Ruoqing had no intention of paying attention to her father's thoughts. She bent down and took off her shoes, and gestured with her feet on the soles.
According to the size of my feet, I can make more than two pairs.
He took another look at Yang Huazhong's feet. Well, these should be his own pair and his father's. They are just right.
"Dad, is this what mom paid for us?" she asked.
Yang Huazhong looked up, shook his head and said, "Your father and I are lying on the bed covered with quilts. Isn't it a waste to put on shoes?"
"Who did that mother pay for?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
Fifth uncle? Second cousin?
"It's for Tang Yazi!" Yang Huazhong said.
"ah?"
Yang Ruoqing was stunned for a moment.
At this time, Sun's voice came from behind.
"Tangyazi sent such a fat wild rabbit last time. I have been feeling sorry for it and always wanted to do something for the child. Why, you brought the Bu family to the house yesterday, so I just wanted to give it to Tangyazi. A pair of cloth shoes.”
Yang Huazhong nodded: "Blacksmith Luo is dragging Datang Yazi alone, two young and old men, and no woman at home. This life will definitely be annoying!"
Mrs. Sun nodded and continued: "Well, Blacksmith Luo is a good man. In the early years, he made all the kitchen knives and hoes at our house. The ox cart that your father overturned by the river beach last time was also made by Blacksmith Luo. Those who repaired it didn’t even ask us for money!”
Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but smile as she watched her father and mother singing along, as if they were afraid that she, a daughter, would not agree.
"Father, mother, don't say anything. I'm not the one who's unreasonable. If someone treats us well, we'll definitely pay it back twice as much. Take it, pay it later and I'll send it to Tang Yazi!"
"My Qing'er is so good!"
"Hehe, let's have dinner!" Yang Ruoqing said with a smile, "Mom, what are you going to do in the morning after dinner?"
Some time ago, Yang Ruoqing accompanied Sun to dig out all the two pieces of dry land they had been allocated.
With the help of Osmanthus fragrans and Aunt Dayun, the rapeseed was planted.
There are also two paddy fields planned to be used to grow rapeseed. However, the paddy field was left behind after the autumn harvest of the old Yang family last time. There was no plowing in the field, and there were still clusters of straw stubble!
The family had no cattle, no plows, and no strong laborers to plow the fields, so they were stranded.
When Yang Ruoqing asked this, Sun, who was helping Yang Huazhong wash his face, pointed his finger.
"Last night your fifth uncle came over and said, let's wait a few more days. Grandma's side is also busy plowing the fields to grow rapeseed and wheat these days. We have to wait until they are all ready, and then your fifth uncle will put the cattle Get a plow and help us plow the fields," said Sun.
