The next day was the Dragon Boat Festival. He went to bed late last night. Li Qiusui took a look at the sky outside, stretched and turned over.
I found out that this thing is really noisy. It kept screaming all morning, disturbing people's sleep.
It’s so hot in May! It can kill a person from the heat early in the morning.
Unable to sleep, Li Qiu Sui stood up slowly. Cuiping saw that she had made some movement and came over to help put on her clothes. After combing her hair in the mirror, she felt energetic.
Cuiping told her where her family was going, "The master came back from a visit to the fruit trees early in the morning, and the wife went to work on the mountain. The third girl and the three young men went to help."
Today is the holiday, and the three brothers Li Changshan have a day off. They are so busy at home that they can't rest! As for Mrs. Liu, she wishes she could grow up on the top of the mountain. Xia He will give her some tea later, but she won't have time to spare.
On the contrary, it was Li Qiu Sui. Yesterday, Shantou's arrangements were clear. It didn't matter whether she went or not.
After getting dressed, she opened the door and went out. The front yard was clean, and there was only a jujube tree. It was in flowering season right now, and the fragrance of jujube flowers wafted into her nose. It smelled very good. Li Qiusui waved Cuiping to go and go on her own. Then I took the toiletries and went to the backyard to wash up.
After washing up, he turned around and saw that Cuiping had neatly tidied up the house. He looked around to see if there was nothing wrong with her, and then went to the kitchen in front.
In the kitchen, Hongying was busy around the stove. All kinds of vegetables were washed and put aside. There were red ashes under the stove. She thought the porridge was almost done. This was reserved for the family to eat for breakfast. Yes, the stove on the other side is steaming hot, and there is a stone pressing on the pot lid. It seems that the steamed buns are being steamed.
Hongying saw Li Qiu Sui and said hurriedly, "Girl, it's cool in the yard. There are refreshments on the stone table. You can take a bite first and have breakfast for a while."
Seeing that everyone was busy working, Li Qiusui wanted to help. She chose the latter between going into the kitchen to help cook or taking a rest to cool off.
It’s so hot! Let's go and cool down!
Instead of sitting at the stone table and waiting, she went to the backyard to grab a handful of fly and mosquito repellent herbs and put them in a clay pot, then lit them and placed them in the doorway.
The door was wide open, and the breeze blew in. The herbs immediately gave off a slight smoke, and there were no mosquitoes or flies.
She carried a small bamboo basket and wandered to the vegetable garden in the backyard. She specially selected some good-looking cucumbers with thorns on top, and some tomatoes that were not too red. There was no one around, so she simply made use of them. The superpower has accelerated the ripening, and the pre-meal fruits are now ready.
I picked up a full basket and carried it directly to the edge of the well. After washing it, I didn't need anyone else, so I piled it on the plate. One plate was red, and the other was green. It was quite appetizing.
Over there, Hongying brought millet porridge, fried eggs, cucumbers and tomatoes. This was breakfast.
In the yard, the sun shone through the jujube branches, making it a little hot. Li Qiu Sui simply moved a small table and a stool, sat at the entrance of the hall, and ate slowly.
Hongying saw that there was sweat on her forehead and there was nothing else to do in the kitchen, so she brought a cattail leaf fan over to help fan her.
In the village, there were young girls and young wives passing by the door after going to the fields. They were busy in the field, and they had to take care of their homes, wash and cook, and make breakfast. They were busy and rushed, and they really didn't have a moment to relax.
Huh?
They were all so busy talking, but in the end there was such a strange scene, everyone had to look at her and the small table a few times.
Isn’t this kid too young? You come from a farmer's family. Not only do you have to work in the fields, but you are always available to help at home. How can you be so free?
Before, you could say that you were not at home, and you could not see the work at home. Now that you are home, why do you still think that you are a young lady?
Mrs. Ma next door is a leisurely person. Although the road in front of her house is dirt, she has been specially sprinkled with water and swept clean. When she has nothing to do, she likes to sit on the big stone squatting in front of her house. People who come and go, Auntie and grandma always greet each other whether they are familiar with her or not, and she always likes to say a few words to others.
She watched Li Qiu Sui's operations from beginning to end, poking her head around for a while, and passed by the door of her house several times. The fourth child of her family helped Li Sanzhu plant fruit trees at his house yesterday. Not to mention, he actually took dozens of copper coins home in the evening, but he went there again early this morning.
How much money does Li Sanzhu's family have enough for this girl to make?
Mrs. Ma was scratching her head, trying to trick the girl into talking, but the girl only wanted to say hello to Grandma Ma and was only focused on eating.
So, holding the shoe soles in his hand, he sat down on the stone squat in front of Li Qiusui's house and pretended to accept the soles. As soon as he sat down, he started to talk, "Suisui, it's time to have breakfast!" Did you chase off thieves last night? Are you still not used to living in the village?"
The meaning of this is to say, if you are not chasing the thief, why are you eating breakfast now? You must have gotten up late and stayed in bed!
There’s another meaning… it’s even more profound!
This old lady is quite interesting! It was hard to find something to talk to her about.
It was idle to sit around, and she no longer sat on a bench. She simply sat on another stone pillar at the door, holding a small cucumber and chewing on her, "The dogs barked at night, and the cicadas barked again early in the morning. There’s really no stopping!”
"How big a deal is it when you live in the countryside and know that dogs are barking and cicadas are barking? You've been away for two years and you're not used to it?"
There is no one who is not used to it! Seeing her trying to talk to her again and again, Li Qiusui just followed the old lady's words.
But people don't think so, and the old lady Ma said to herself, this is just a waste of having too much money. She doesn't have to do anything all day long, but doesn't she have time to think blindly? It will take the next two days to see if you still have time to think about it?
Just when she was about to speak, her granddaughter called her: "Milk, there is no salt."
To buy salt, you have to go to the town, a round trip of four or five miles. Mrs. Ma doesn't want to go. It's hot today! She fumbled for a long time, took out a few coins, looked at Hongying who was helping Li Qiu Sui fan, and discussed, "Suisui, let the girl next to you run an errand for grandma."
After Li Qiu Sui gnawed the cucumber in his hand, he didn't say no. He looked at the bright sun and said, "It's still very hot... Hongying. Since Grandma Ma gave me the order, you can help me go... I'm a country person." , Don’t even think about how much reward you will get, just two copper coins from Grandma Ma..."
The sister-in-law next door who was choosing vegetables at the door listened to the gossip for a long time. When she heard that a girl was asked to run errands and she had to be rewarded, she said, "Why did you dry it so early in the morning? Aren't the maids just to run errands? Why do you still need it?" tips?"
Li Qiusui sat motionless, taking the handkerchief handed over by Hongying and wiping his hands, "My maid, of course you won't be rewarded for running errands for me. If you run errands for others, you can't run in vain. You will be charged for running errands."
(End of chapter)
