Qu Shichu took Liu Fangniang to weed the vegetable field next to the house.
It's not that Qu Shichu was so hard-hearted that he wanted to exploit even a poor little girl, but that Liu Fangniang felt uneasy if she didn't do something for her in return for eating so much of her food, and she didn't even dare to drink more. .
Qu Shichu had no choice but to find a job that she could do.
She is skinny, small and weak, what can she do? Qu Shichu racked her brains to find something she could do, which was to weed the vegetable fields. Even a child could do the weeding, and it didn't require a lot of effort, just more patience.
When Liu Fangniang heard Qu Shichu's instructions, she immediately went to the vegetable garden to weed weeds with tears of gratitude. She grew up in the countryside, what kind of work has she never done? Even in different worlds, the difference between vegetables and grass is almost the same, so she can distinguish them clearly and work very efficiently.
Qu Shichu accompanied her while doing it, while inquiring about her identity. She knew that she had a use, so she was no longer as nervous and fearful as before. Although she whispered, she still told Qu Shichu frankly.
Her name is Liu Fangniang, she is twelve years old this year. Because of a drought in her hometown, resulting in famine, her family had to leave their hometown, begging all the way to other places to find a way out, but on the way to escape, the elderly grandparents died first, and then It was the mother who was physically weak due to frequent births of several children, and in the end only Liu Fangniang's father and his five children were left alive.
But bad luck did not spare this ill-fated family. Not long after the death of three close relatives, they encountered a military disaster on the road. In the panic, the family was busy running for their lives, and they separated unknowingly. Liu Fangniang walked alone along a path without knowing where she was going. She kept walking, eating some grass roots and leaves when she was hungry, and drinking some water from the small ditch when she was thirsty. He was so lucky that he didn't get sick and die, but as time passed, he turned into that ragged little beggar.
Fortunately, she was like a little beggar, otherwise a little girl struggling to survive in those troubled times would not know what kind of treatment she would receive. In fact, if she had not been lucky enough to travel to Qu Shichu's place last night, she would have probably starved to death.
"On the way to escape famine, I heard an uncle who was traveling with me say that there are many kind-hearted ladies and ladies in Shanghai who will donate money to help poor poor children, and there are endless amounts of steamed buns and rice. The uncle said that we only need It would be great to go to Shanghai, where there is gold everywhere..." Liu Fangniang said with longing, obviously very fond of the imaginary Shanghai.
Qu Shichu did not break her fantasy, but said to her: "Shanghai is indeed more prosperous than other places, but it is also more dangerous than other places. You will know later."
"Sister, I, I actually don't know the way to Shanghai... Can you take me in as a slave? I can do any kind of work, including washing, cooking, and raising children, and I have the strength to hoe and farm, so you can stay Me?" Liu Fangniang suddenly stopped what she was doing and looked at Qu Shichu nervously and asked.
Qu Shichu paused. Although she couldn't bear it, she couldn't bear to keep her, so she shook her head. Seeing her shaking her head, Liu Fangniang's huge and astonishing eyes immediately burst into tears. Drops fell to the ground.
"No, it's okay. I, it's good that I can have a full meal from my sister. I'm too greedy..." Liu Fangniang choked and said, forcing a smile, but she was too sad. It would be better not to laugh than to laugh.
"It's not that I don't want to take you in, but even if I take you in, you can't stay. Haven't you noticed yet? You and I are not in the same world. You were just lucky enough to come to me last night. Wait. You will leave tonight or tomorrow night and you won't be able to stay." Qu Shichu didn't hide anything from her.
Liu Fangniang's eyes suddenly widened: "What do you mean not in the same world?"
"That is, we don't live in the same place, time and space are different. You don't belong here. Sooner or later, I will return to your place. I can't stay." Qu Shichu didn't know how to explain time travel to her, so he had to use the simplest words Methods.
Liu Fangniang lowered her eyes in disappointment and said, "I knew that a place as good as my sister's must be a place where gods live. I am lucky enough to come here once. I can't be so lucky to stay here."
Qu Shichu rubbed his forehead and said: "You are wrong. This is not a place where gods live, it is just an ordinary place. I am an ordinary person. Forget it, I will prepare something durable and high-energy for you. Let me take the food back with you."
Liu Fangniang's eyes suddenly lit up. She pinched the grass she pulled out of her hands embarrassedly, but she was reluctant to refuse and said no, so she said with a red and sallow face: "Thank you sister! I will work hard to do more work!"
"Okay, just work hard." Qu Shichu said, "After you finish pulling out the grass, help me clean the room again."
"Okay!" Liu Fangniang said excitedly.
Qu Shichu went back to prepare the food for her to take back.
She was young and was running away alone. The package she brought must not be too big or conspicuous, otherwise it would be snatched by others, so the food she brought could only be high in calories and satiating.
Qu Shichu watched a video before and was curious about what the military rations tasted like, so he bought a box and tried it. After trying it, he was disappointed to find that the military rations didn't actually taste very good, so he just left the box of military rations there. , hasn’t been moved for a long time.
Qu Shichu took it out and looked at it, and found that the date was quite new, but the weight of this box of military rations was not light. She thought about it and took out another box of military and industrial chocolates.
Chocolate has so many calories, tastes good and is compact. It can be eaten for a long time, and it is easy to hide on the body. It is suitable for Liu Fangniang to carry with her.
Liu Fangniang worked conscientiously like a nanny to help Qu Shichu pull out the grass in the vegetable garden and clean the room non-stop. After that, she had to help Qu Shichu wash the sheets by hand. Qu Shichu quickly stopped her: "The sheets are too big. You're young, so you don't need to wash it, I'll just use the washing machine."
Liu Fangniang didn't know what a washing machine was. She said with some anxiety: "I can wash bed sheets. I have washed them at home before..."
"No, look, I just put it in the machine and it will wash automatically." Qu Shichu stuffed the sheets into the washing machine, poured in the laundry detergent and pressed the switch, and the washing machine vibrated gently.
Liu Fangniang looked at the washing machine in front of her with a mysterious look on her face. Her eyes were wide open and she looked at it without blinking. She exclaimed: "Wow, is there really something that can wash sheets by yourself?"
Qu Shichu chuckled. Children will find everything strange when they see it.
