A Husband Who Traveled Through the Famine and Developed a Chronicle

Chapter 11 Making Money
In this rural area, children in every household start working from an early age, but children have little strength, and adult men generally do more heavy work like lifting and lifting.

There is no man in Lin's family, so all these jobs fall on Lin's head.

In the past, Mrs. Lin was usually the one who carried water at home. After all, Bai Xia was still a baby, so she could do some pigweed cutting, pig feeding, and cooking. Can't do it.

So when she saw Bai Xia coming out to fetch water, Erpo Li couldn't help calling out her sin.

Bai Xia didn't know the thoughts in her heart.

She came to the well and took a look inside. Sure enough, the water level had risen a lot compared to the afternoon.

She whipped up the water neatly, but it was still only half a bucket.

The water, if used sparingly, is enough for their family to use for a day.

She carried the water and swayed towards the house.

This body is still too small

When she went back after picking up water, Li Xiuyuan had already finished her breakfast. She went to the kitchen to take a look. Well, it was clean again. I don't know if it was Lin who ate it, or Li Xiuyuan.
But Bai Xia didn't care either.

If you want to have enough food, you still have to work hard with your own hands, and what you earn is your own.

After sending off Li Xiuyuan, she put the straw hat in the yard to dry while she went up the mountain with a basket on her back. First, she took a look at the situation of the fishing nets in the ditch. Unfortunately, no new fish were caught in the nets from yesterday to today. The boat broke a few more due to the struggle of some stuck fish.

She fixed the net and let it down again.

I didn't expect to be able to catch fish every day.

After setting up the net, she went up the mountain to collect pigweed to feed the pigs. After feeding the pigs, she went to pick wild vegetables.

She went to the place where she usually picks wild vegetables. There are a lot less wild vegetables here. One is that she picks more here, and the other is that other families in the village have also started to let their children come out to pick wild vegetables.

It's only half in the morning, and today's weather is much hotter than yesterday.

Bai Xia walked a little further up the mountain, and could see scattered children on the mountain, all pawing and dragging in the field.

Since Bai Xia came to Lijia Village, she didn't talk much, and she was very humble. Apart from helping Lin's work, she never played with the children in the village. Therefore, when she saw these children, she found that she knew a lot of them. Not as many as five fingers.

I'm afraid this is no longer Muna, but a bit of social fear, right?

She didn't go to say hello to them, she just searched slowly by herself.

After finding the wild vegetables, he picked them off neatly.

Bai Xia picked wild vegetables very quickly, cleared a piece of land in a short while, and walked towards the next piece of land where there were no children.

"Why is Sanya moving so fast, we came earlier than her, and we didn't pick as many as her?"

"Hmph, then let's hurry up, or she will pick them all up"

"My mother said, if I don't fill the basket, I won't be allowed to eat today"

The children muttered to themselves, being stimulated by Bai Xia's speed of picking wild vegetables, they also accelerated the speed of picking wild vegetables.

The greenery on the mountain began to become bald visible to the naked eye.

It was almost noon, and Bai Xia could barely straighten up.

On the other hand, there are only half a basket on the back.

There are fewer and fewer wild vegetables.

Bai Xia frowned without delay, and went home to start making lunch.

It's still the same wild vegetable porridge.

After eating, not long after Lin went out, Bai Xia boiled a pot of mint water to cool down, and the straw hats drying in the yard also dried up.

She wore one by herself, and put a scarf in the hat, which didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She carried a small half bucket of mint water in her other hand, carried two more bowls, and walked towards the farmland.

"Mom, do you see what I brought here?"

Seeing Mrs. Lin, she involuntarily put a straw hat on Mrs. Lin's head.

Lin's head, which was so hot that it was about to smoke, suddenly cooled down a lot. The curse words that were originally intended to be uttered were silently taken back, and boasted: "Our Sanya is really capable."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the water Bai Xia brought up, and licked his lips.

After working for a few days and facing the sun every day, Lin's face was inevitably reddened even though she was wearing a headscarf. When she was eating at noon, she also found that her face was a little peeled. Already sunburned rhythm.

There is a piece of rope under the straw hat Bai Xia made, as long as it is tied up, it will not fall off easily.

Lin shi took a bowl of water and drank it, her heart felt much cooler.

"Sanya, where did you get this hat?"

"I made it up, how about it? Is it cool?"

Bai Xia is a little proud. Although this thing is rough, I can't help but not edit it here. Even if it is put into modern times, it can be regarded as promoting intangible cultural heritage, right?After all, there are fewer and fewer craftsmen who can do these things.

Although Bai Xia was the one who carried the water load, Mrs. Lin never thought that this hat would be made by Bai Xia. She was shocked when she heard that she made it up, and pointed to the other three hats on her back. Said: "Then you are..."

"I plan to sell it to my uncles and uncles. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It's not easy for everyone. It's much easier to have a hat to shade the sun."

Bai Xia talked about her plan with a smile, although she felt that she didn't need to ask for Lin's opinion, but after all, it was a family, if she did it quietly, it would be somewhat not good.

Lin was silent. She didn't hit Bai Xia, but she didn't encourage her either. She just said, "It's okay to sell some handicrafts in the village, and don't sell anything else."

After finishing speaking, without looking at Bai Xia's reaction, she took the bucket and walked towards the river.

Bai Xia didn't understand at first, but later she understood after thinking about it.

Lin's reason for allowing Li Xiuyuan to study at such a young age is probably because he wants him to pursue an official career. They are farmers. If she does business, she may be judged as a merchant by the government, which will inevitably result in Li Xiuyuan not being able to take the imperial examination.

It's just that Lin's worry is too early.

She just wants to sell some straw hats.

Bai Xia rolled her eyes speechlessly, then yelled in the field.

"Sell...straw hats"

"A straw hat that can keep out wind and rain"

The girl's voice was clear and crisp, and soon spread across the field.

"Sanya, what is your straw hat?"

Coincidentally, the first person to greet Bai Xia was an acquaintance, Li Sansheng from the village, who Li Xu introduced to Lin for remarriage.

"Third uncle, look, my straw hat, don't think it's too big, but if you put it on your head, hey, look at the sun, it won't be able to bask in it."

"There is still a rope at the bottom. As long as you tie the rope well, it won't fall off, no matter whether you are lifting water, lowering the ground, pulling weeds or fertilizing."

"If it rains, this straw hat can keep out the rain"

Bai Xia was articulate and eloquently introduced.

Li Sansheng called her to stop, he was already a little curious about this thing, but now he heard what she said, he couldn't help asking: "Then how do you sell this straw hat?"

That's right on point.

"It's not expensive, just a straw hat that only costs two pennies"

"Hey, for such a thing, do you need two pennies?"

Other people in the field who were listening with their ears pierced couldn't help but exclaim.

Bai Xia didn't care either, seeing that Li Sansheng frowned and didn't answer, and didn't say whether to buy it or not, she bent down and took a bowl of mint water and handed it to him, "Third Uncle, try it, this is the mint water I boiled , in this weather, it can relieve the heat.”

Li Sansheng heard that it could relieve the heat, and besides, it was just a bowl of water, so he had no embarrassment, so he took it and drank it.

As soon as he took a sip, he discovered the benefits of this water, it was refreshing and cool, much more comfortable than drinking plain water.

"You bought my straw hat, and I'll give you another pot of mint water to keep you warm after a day's work." Seeing him drink the water, Bai Xia said with a smile.

"Sure, I bought it." Li Sansheng handed the water bottle to Bai Xia, "Fill it up for Uncle."

As he spoke, he took two pennies from his bosom and handed it to Bai Xia.

"Okay, here's some water for you"

(End of this chapter)