Everyone held their own opinions, and their opinions were not unanimous. There was an old woman in the crowd with her triangular eyes rolling around, and she didn't know what she was thinking about!
Su Wan returned to her yard, with a layer of sweat on her forehead. She couldn't look at the sun and could only estimate the time based on intuition. The room to the west was where her brothers slept. Su Wan opened the door and walked in. , the quilts on the kang were folded neatly, Su Wan took out all their dirty clothes, took out a wooden basin and soaked them in water.
You can tell whether it is clean or dirty by the smell of sweat on it. Five brothers plus one have a large basin of clothes. In this era, there was no soap for washing clothes. Rich families had soap locust, and rural people used plant ash. They could only go to Sweat smell, if you beat it with a wooden stick, even if it is washed clean, there is no sweat smell anyway.
It would be great if there was soap, she thought silently in her heart. Making soap is quite simple, just use lard and plant ash, both of which will produce saponification reaction.
Taking advantage of her free time, Su Wan walked around the house carefully and found that the house was really poor. Apart from some necessary furniture, there was not a single decent object, and the furnishings inside were also very simple. There are holes in the cracks in the wall, and the sun shines in and casts several circular light and shadows on the ground. Moreover, the furniture in the house is very old and tattered.
After sweeping the yard with a big broom tied with bamboo silk, and sweeping the ground inside and outside the house, Su Wan was thinking about making something for his brothers to eat at noon.
With the conditions at home, rice was definitely not enough. After finding a few pumpkins in the cellar, Su Wan decided to steam pumpkin rice for lunch. The pumpkins were sweet and filling.
There were a few bags of sweet potatoes and a few bags of potatoes in the cellar. She would bake some pancakes with the potatoes. She remembered that when she came back, there were a lot of purslane on the field ridge. She went to pick some purslane and brought it back to eat cold.
Just do it. Su Wan went out with a small basket to pick a basket of purslane and came back. She selected the good ones, washed them, cut the pumpkin into small pieces, and cut the potatoes into shreds. The preparations were almost complete.
The river is not far from home. I take my clothes to the river to wash them clean, and then hang them to dry in the yard when I come back. Then I have to rush to the well to get licorice water.
There were already a lot fewer people at the well. Most of them had probably gone home to cook at this point, but there were still a few old men sitting there chatting.
After getting the water, Su Wan hurriedly ran. He didn't know where his brothers were working, so he had to ask someone. To the east of the village was a large golden rice field, and people were immersed in working in their own fields.
Su Wan asked all the way before finding the place. Everyone was confused when they saw this strange and beautiful girl. When someone asked who she was, she generously said that she was the daughter of the Su family.
At this time, the five brothers were sweating profusely in the fields. Su Yun was tired and sat on the ground complaining:
"I forgot that our Yue Yue was not here. I didn't bring any water to the field. I'm so thirsty!"
When they usually go to the fields, Gu Yue brings them water. Now that Gu Yue is gone, they all feel that Su Wan does not have this awareness.
"Remind me this afternoon and I'll take care of you!" Su Jing said while cutting rice. He was not an ordinary weak scholar. He only knew how to read and write. He was still quite strong even though he was born in a rural area.
"I'll go back and get some water!" Su Yi dropped the sickle in his hand, mainly because he was also thirsty.
"Brother!" A girl's shout rang out not far away. Su Jing looked up when she heard the voice, and the other four brothers also looked up.
The sun was dazzling and they couldn't see clearly until Su Wan got closer and closer to them.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother and fifth brother, I'm here to bring you water!"
Su Wan was sweating all over. She was panting while holding the water jar, and the broken hair on her forehead was stuck to her face.
"Wan Wan, how did you know we were here?" Su Jing dropped the sickle and came to pick up her water jar.
"Brother, it's not like I don't have a mouth. You'll know just by asking. It's such a hot day. You guys must be thirsty. I brought you water!"
Su Chen, Su Mu and Su Yi glanced at Su Yun who was still complaining just now. Su Yun's face turned hot:
"Why are you looking at me? Didn't you expect that too?"
He stood up and took the first step to pick up the bowl covering the jar and pour the water out to drink. When he saw it, he found that the water was actually yellow, with some tree roots pouring out of it!
"Su Wan, where did you get the muddy water from?"
Su Yun poured the water in the bowl without hesitation. Everyone eagerly waited to drink water, but...
"Fourth brother, this is not mud water, this is licorice water. It's sweet. I even took it to the well and simmered it for a long time before bringing it to you to drink!"
Su Wan pouted and explained unconvincedly, why do you always think of yourself so bad?
"Nonsense, why didn't I know there was sweet grass in this world? Wouldn't it cause stomach upset after eating it?" Su Yun continued.
"Su Yun, why are you talking?" Su Jing scolded in a deep voice.
Su Mu heard the sound, stepped forward and grabbed the bowl from Su Yun's hand, then poured a bowl of water by himself, put it under his nose and smelled it, then raised his head and drank it in one breath.
"No, second brother, are you so thirsty?" Su Yun admired his courage very much and was not afraid of diarrhea after drinking.
The cool licorice water was very sweet when it entered the throat. It instantly dispelled the heat and dryness in the hot September day. Su Mu was a little surprised. He glanced at Su Yun lightly:
"Shut up, you!"
Immediately afterwards, Su Mu poured a second bowl of water and drank it. After drinking, he wiped his mouth happily!
"This water is indeed sweet, it's licorice root!"
Only then did Su Jing laugh. She took the bowl and drank a bowl. With the same expression as Su Mu, she drank two bowls in a row. Then Su Chen and Su Yi drank happily, and only Su was left. Yun's throat was so dry that it was smoking.
"Fourth brother, are you really not going to drink? It's sweet!" Su Yi smiled and licked his lips.
"I don't believe it, is it really that delicious?" Su Yun said with disdain, until he took a sip himself and started drinking directly from the jar.
"Fourth, leave a mouthful for me!"
Su Chen stretched out his hand to grab it. He cut the most rice and had the strongest strength. Naturally, he was the thirstiest one.
"It's gone, it's done!" Su Yun drank it all in one breath and couldn't pour out a drop of water.
Seeing him being slapped in the face, Su Wan felt proud and thought to herself, my dear, I can't take you down anymore?
"It seems I have to cook an extra pot tomorrow, otherwise it won't be enough for my brothers to share!" Su Wan smiled, showing off some white teeth, which was so cute.
Su Jing also looked at her with a smile and wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeves, very gently:
"Wan Wan is so smart, how did he know this method?"
