Village Girl Struggle

The mule cart drove for about half an hour before entering Yangping County. There were loess slopes along the way. The loess road was fairly smooth, but Jiang Ying was dizzy because of this.

Wang Xiu'er was stunned all the way, although he dared not cry, he kept his head down and kept wiping tears.

This Yangping county town is not too big, and there are only three larger streets and some shops on both sides. Jiang Ying is the first time I have seen a town in another world, and I can't help but look around and look very fresh.

After looking at it for a while, I felt a little disappointed. This small town looks not as beautiful and tidy as the small county towns I have seen in my previous life. Most of the houses are made of blue-grey stone bricks. There are mostly melons and vegetables in the yard, and only a few people put one or two potted flowers in the window. The passers-by in the city are mostly green, gray and black commoners, and the whole city looks a little monotonous.

Of course, the picky Jiang Ying has to admit that, no matter what, this city is definitely better than the poor Jiangcun.

Mrs. Liu's family lived in the end of a small alley in the east of the city. The door looked very unremarkable. After entering, she found that the inside suddenly became bright. The boss's yard, at least a dozen blue brick houses, was actually separated from the inside and outside.

As soon as Mrs. Liu entered the courtyard, she really responded to the statement made by Mrs. Kuo. Two little girls who were doing work immediately put down their work, greeted them with smiles, and brought tea and cleansing water. The service was so good.

After all, Mrs. Liu was very old, and she was tired after the trip, so she pointed to a little girl at random, asked Jiang Ying and Wang Xiu'er to arrange two, and then she washed her face and went to rest.

The little girl looked eleven or twelve years old, dressed in a half-old blue cloth dress, with a round face, with a natural smile. She swept her eyes on Jiang Ying Wang Xiu'er, and led them to a row in the backyard with a smile. In the small penthouse, push aside the one to let the two of them in.

The room in this small penthouse is not big, but two beds can be put down just now. The beds are made of old wood, and the bedding is also two old beds, but there is no patch and the washing is very clean.

There was a wooden basin at the head of the bed, and the little girl pointed to the basin and said, "You are just here. Take some hot water and take a bath first. Use that basin. Be careful when washing your hair. Don’t bring lice in. Both of you. They are new here, just to help each other a little bit."

Pointing to the two old wooden boxes under the bed, he said, "Just put what you have with you in the box."

After finishing talking, watching Jiang Ying's body in tatters, with no baggage, she couldn't help but laughed out, "This little girl is refreshing, she has nothing, she really doesn't worry about it... The clothes are too torn. Wait, I'll find some clothes for you to look at."

I'm afraid that the beggars in the city now wear better clothes than her...

The little girl turned around and went out, not likely to come over with a set of old clothes, "This is the old clothes I wore. You can put it on after you wash it."

Jiang Ying was a little surprised that this man was so warm-hearted. Look at that suit. Although it has been washed many times and is very old, it is still much stronger than the patchwork and holes on his body. I can't help but thank you. , "Thank you for your kindness, my name is Jiang Ying, I don't know how to call my sister?"

The little girl smiled, "Well, looking at me two years older than you, just call me Sister Chunliu, I'm just over half a month earlier than you, living next door to you, what can you do? Just ask if you want to know."

Jiang Ying repeatedly claimed to thank them. Seeing how lively the two of them said, Wang Xiuer came up with a blessing after thinking about it, and introduced his first name and last name.

Chunliu helped to take the saponins and other things, and gave instructions on how to boil hot water, where to wash hair, where to pour dirty water, and other trivial things. He didn't feel impatient at all, Jiang Ying thought it was a rare thing. of.

Jiang Ying and Wang Xiu'er both flicked hot water, and helped wash their hair and body.

Jiang Ying changed her clothes. Although the clothes are old, they are the best she has worn since she came to this world. Although there are some stitches, there are no patches.

Wang Xiu'er was better than Jiang Ying, and there was a change in the little bag that he carried, and he took it out and put it on.

I think Wang Xiu'er was in a bad mood after leaving home, and didn't talk to Jiang Ying very much.

Although she wanted to find out more about this strange world from Wang Xiu'er, after all, she was the only person Jiang Ying had seen literacy. Seeing Wang Xiu'er so depressed, Jiang Ying wanted to be long in Japan, so she didn't rush to get acquainted with her.

For dinner, the two of Chunliu came over and shouted. In a small penthouse, there were a table and a few small stools. Those who were eating together, plus the two newcomers, made a total of five people, and two more. The little girl Qiuyue Dongping, but she didn't look down on those who came later, even though Chunliu introduced it, she just nodded and snorted.

For dinner, I ate congee and pickles, two wotou per person.

Jiang Ying ate the porridge cleanly, tears, this is the first time to eat all the time.

Seeing her fragrant food, Chunliu couldn't help but smile, "Have you eaten enough? If you are not full, I will give you half of it?"

Jiang Ying thanked her for her kindness and didn't even need to connect.

The two girls winked at each other, and both curled their lips without saying a word.

When the meal was over, Chunliu was busy cleaning up, Jiang Ying also came up to help, Wang Xiuer took a step slower, but also came to help clean up, but those two autumn and winter apples, after eating, seeing these people are busy alive, he wiped his mouth. I went back to my room and said that there was a needlework ordered by Aunt Liu.

Jiang Ying helped Chunliu to wash the dishes, chopsticks and rice buckets and put them away. He chatted a few words while working. It turned out that Chunliu’s family was in Yangping County. Since his father and mother died of illness, he lived with his sister-in-law. Some time ago, brother When she was ill and had no money to see a doctor, Chunliu found Aunt Liu and sold her five taels of silver for her brother. As for Qiuyuedongping, they were also sold in nearby villages. They were sold because of the large number of children in the family.

Jiang Ying thought, hey, co-authoring is my lowest worth...

Jiang Ying took the opportunity to ask about all kinds of things in this county. Anyway, it is common for a village girl from a poor mountain valley to not know these. Wang Xiu'er was also working on the side, and it could be seen that she was also listening attentively, just not interjecting.

After finishing the work, Chun Liu smiled and said, "Go back and rest. It's already late today. Tomorrow Aunt Liu will teach you some rules and do some more work."

Jiang Ying nodded, and hurriedly returned to the hut where he lived, and took out some wild fruits from the bed. They were small red fruits wrapped in big tree leaves. They were sweet and sour and juicy. It was when Jiang Ying was chopping wood in the mountains. Picked, held in my arms, brought along the way.

Jiang Ying asked Chunliu and Wang Xiu'er to eat. Chunliu took a small handful and praised it as delicious. However, Wang Xiu'er only picked one and put it in his mouth without saying anything.

Jiang Ying thought that there was nothing in this hut, and that he had a good night's sleep when he went in, so he might as well chat more with Chunliu to get more news.

So she volunteered to help Chunliu with work. It turned out that Aunt Liu bought someone back, and usually had to be trained for dozens of days before being sent to the host’s house for selection. However, during these dozens of days, she would not be able to just pay for the food. People do some work, so they can make up for one or two.

Chunliu lived in a house alone, and the little girl she lived with was sold to the Yun Mansion a few days ago and went to enjoy her fate. Therefore, only Chunliu lived in this house. Aunt Liu gave her the job. It is to wear beads to make bead flowers. Jiang Ying also followed while learning and doing things as she wished, and did not go back to her temporary hut until late at night.

When she entered, she heard the sound of forbearing sobbing on the bed opposite, thinking that Wang Xiu'er was really made of water, and she was still crying now! I wanted to say a few words of comfort, but felt that I was not close to her, and saying a few words that didn't hurt or itching would help me.

Jiang Ying scratched his head, but fell asleep without saying anything.

Wang Xiuer was sad because he left home, but Jiang Ying slept heartlessly for the first time in the past six months. After all, the belly is full, and the quilt is all...