Hard times have room

Chapter 58

At six o'clock in the evening, stepping on the afterglow, Baolin returned to the village behind the buttocks of Xu Qing's younger brother Xu Zihua and the village captain's grandson Xu Zhao.

The three of them were the only ones studying in the town of Shanghe Village.

Pauline is not familiar with the other two, and they don't usually have any interactions. Maybe the two of them don't like Pauline very well. When they meet at school, they don't say hello and ignore it. She doesn't know how to put her face on her cold butt, so now at school and in the village, Pauline and the other two are the type who have no communication. It can be said that they are worse than strangers. After all, strangers don't have negative emotions towards you.

But if there is no accident when going to school and after school, Pauline will definitely follow them or walk in front if she sees one of the two.

If nothing else, at least these two people who know each other are walking not far away, and their sense of security will be greatly improved.

As soon as she got home, Paulin went to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables. Now the food at home is in short supply, and the wild vegetables can still satisfy hunger. When mixed with sweet potatoes, her parents can eat more, and at this time Mushrooms are still growing, so I can pick them up and make mushroom soup at night.

At seven or eight in the evening, the night was dark. When Wang Jiandang and Su Hongying came back exhausted with mud marks all over, they saw that the set of tables and chairs bought at noon had already been set up on the flat side of the yard. With the hot air, a simple and incomparable small stove was built with mud bricks and stones next to it. An iron pot was standing on it to cook soup. The red flame was burning at the bottom of the pot, illuminating this small place and also the couple. human heart.

"Mom, parents, come back, go wash your hands and eat, I've finished the meal, moved the table and chairs out, let's eat here tonight." Pauline said while adding fire to the small kitchen, Pauline I took a deep breath and moved my nose. The mushroom soup contained salt and wild onions, but it still smelled weird.

"Okay, my dad and I will come after we wash up." Su Hongying replied with a smile. She lived a comfortable life. Although it was a bit hard, she was not afraid of rushing. No matter how hard or tired she was.

After work today, Su Hongying and Wang Jiandang went to the river to make mud bricks. This was tiring work. They only made more than 100 yuan in more than an hour. It will be much better when they are proficient tomorrow.

After a few days, when the weeds and insects in the field are removed, the village will be free. At that time, the villagers will be asked to help with the work. At that time, more than ten or twenty people will help, and the work will be fast. There will be more than ten or twenty days. It can be built, and then the yard and walls will be done slowly by themselves. Now the main thing is to build up the house and move out quickly. Now this old Wang's house, they live in a panic for one more day.

Now the two of them are thinking of doing it early, so that the house can get up early, maybe there will be some leftover bricks, and then the courtyard wall will be raised or a chicken coop will be built. Anyway, these work will be done in the future. Do it now, take it easy later.

The three happily ate dinner, Pauline was the first to finish eating, and went to the kitchen to boil water on a large stove to take a bath.

"Paulin, burn more water. Your uncle is tired today. Let him also take a hot bath to relax." Li Tao looked at Wang Baolin, who was sitting in front of the stove, lit by the firelight and looked extraordinarily brilliant. , his eyes were full of ill will, and he said with a smile.

"Okay." Bao Lin only glanced at Li Tao and then withdrew her gaze. After all, it was so dark that she couldn't see anything, she just replied coldly. After all, she didn't have any bad feelings towards her uncle Wang Jianguo. Besides, it's not a big deal to burn some water by the way.

Paulin went directly to the water tank, picked up a large bucket of water, and poured it into the stove. The water is boiled enough for five or six people to take a bath.

Although the iron pot was not filled with water, it was about the same. It was enough for the three Baolin family and her uncle to take a hot bath.

After the water boiled, Pauline lit a candle and went directly to her parents' house and let them wash them first. After all, they must be uncomfortable with mud stains all over their bodies now, so it's okay for her to wash it at the end.

As soon as Wang Jiandang went out with his clothes, Li Tao greeted him and said, "Second Uncle, your eldest brother just took the clothes and went to take a bath, or you can wait and go, he hasn't bathed for several days, today It might take a little longer."

A few years ago, with Paulin's strong support, the old Wang family completely remodeled the toilet, cleaned up the room where the grass and ashes were piled up, knocked a brick out from the bottom, left a hole for water, and dug a small hole. The ditch leads to the vegetable garden, where you can shower.

In the past, Lao Wang's family used to bathe in a bathtub, regardless of whether the weather was cold, but when it was hot, the men would go directly to the river to wash. One bathtub was used by more than a dozen people in the Lao Wang family.

Later, after the bathroom was specially cleaned up and can be washed directly with a gourd scoop, all the family members came to the house to wash, except for the old lady who was not used to it, she still used the bathtub to wash in the house.

"Hey, okay, I'll go later, by the way, sister-in-law, let him say hello when my brother is done washing." Wang Jiandang didn't want to talk to his sister-in-law, so he nodded and left.

Just now, Pauline said that she boiled more water, and his eldest brother has to take a bath later. It's fine. He can come back after his eldest brother has finished washing. It's not a big deal.

As a result, after waiting for half an hour, the house was tidied up, the things were re-counted, the tables and chairs were moved back, and Pauline's bed was moved to the main room for her. Wang Jiandang hadn't heard of his brother. 's greeting.

"Paulin, you have laid the quilt here. I'll go to the bathroom to see if your uncle has washed it. A big man, why are you so grumpy when you take a bath today?" Wang Jiandang helped Baolin put the mosquito net through the bamboo. The stick is ready, just like this, the mosquito net is hung up. After he finishes speaking, he walks out. After waiting for so long, without saying a word, the clay figurine will give him a third of his anger.

As soon as I got to the bathroom, the door turned out to be closed, and I could still hear the sound of water inside two or three meters away.

"Brother, haven't you finished washing yet? It's been more than half an hour, how long will it take for you, a big man!" Wang Jiandang was almost mad at his elder brother. It was already past nine o'clock. Their family of three The other one hasn't been washed yet, and when the time comes, the last one won't be able to go past ten o'clock.

As a result, after 1 minute, the sound of water inside stopped, but there was no human voice coming from inside.

"No one is talking, big brother?" Wang Jiandang saw that the man was still not talking inside, and he was relieved. After all, if he didn't know his big brother was not inside at this time, he would be a big fool.

(End of this chapter)