The first thing Mao Xiaosui did when Guzi pulled him back to sleep and woke up was to boil a pot of water and plan to wash the mud that he hadn't washed in nearly half a month and the dirty and hardened bedding.

While the water in the pot was boiling, she went to the house to unpack the bedding. Li Yunshan was lying on the bed. When he was urged to get up, he lazily said, "We still have to clean up the grains anyway. It's the same as washing them after we're done."

"Then Du Mi Tai." If she hadn't been so tired these past few days and had to wash herself off before going to sleep, she wouldn't be so dirty.

"It's dirty anyway, so you don't have to wash it a second time."

"Get up quickly." She shook the mattress under Li Yunshan and said, "I have to wash the millet this afternoon."

Li Yunshan got up quickly. After a while, she heard the sound of the courtyard door being blocked. Then Li Yunshan picked up a bucket of water from the kitchen and stood in the courtyard to wash herself naked.

She was a little annoyed and shouted outside, "Don't wet the grain."

"No." Li Yunshan wetted his hair and washed it before starting to wash his body.

Mao Xiaosui quickly took the unpacked bedding out to dry in the sun.

Li Yunshan rubbed the mud with a cloth, and Mao Xiaosui walked over to help him wipe his back and then brought half a bucket of water for him to rinse.

After he finished washing, he urged, "Come in, and I'll beat the bedding."

Li Yunshan responded and left. Mao Xiaosui was afraid that he would just lie down on the bed, so he shouted, "Please wipe the wooden bed, I didn't wipe it."

She didn't care when she didn't hear an answer, closed the doors to the main room and kitchen, and found a stick to beat him.

Every time it was slapped, dust flew everywhere.

Li Yunshan put on his clothes and came out. Just as he was about to speak, Mao Xiaosui waved to him quickly, "You go in first, and I'll come out after I finish, otherwise it will be in vain."

Li Yunshan had no choice but to go back to the house and lie down

After making the quilt, she turned into a native. After all the dust floating in the air fell to the ground, she took her clothes and water to the side room to clean.

Worried that she couldn't reach it with her back, she specially took the stick used to light the kitchen fire and rubbed the end of the stick against the cloth little by little.

After finally washing her hair, it was almost dry. She quickly washed it again with clean water, then tied the wet hair with a cloth band and poured water.

Li Yunshan was turning over grains. When he saw this, he asked, "Would you like to wash it now?"

She nodded, "It's still early. I'll soak the grain for porridge for lunch and it will be cooked quickly."

Li Yunshan nodded in agreement and followed her with the bucket when she was leaving with the basin.

There were only people pulling weed seeds by the river at the moment, so Mao Xiaosui found a place with big rocks to sit down.

Find a few rocks, press your shoes and socks into the water and soak them. First fill the basin with water, rub the soap nuts in, and then soak your clothes in it.

Li Yunshan took off his shoes and socks and went into the water. Heizi was scratching in the river like he was running around.

After Mao Xiaosui watched for a while, he took out the cloth from the bedding and washed it.

They didn't have many clothes to begin with, and they only wore one during these days of working in the fields. Their clothes were hard due to sweat and dirt, and they only fell off after rubbing them vigorously with soapy water.

After washing the clothes, it was almost noon, so she called Heizi.

Heizi ran over and rubbed her leg affectionately.

Mao Xiaosui pinched the back of its neck with one hand and splashed water on its fur with the other.

Heizi was very happy when he was playing with the water, but when she pressed him to take a bath, he would be uncooperative and fussy.

She was not used to it, so she called Li Yunshan to come over and hold it down before washing it.

It has been rolling around in the ground these days and its hair is full of mud. When water touches it, it turns black. So I patted its head in disgust as it kept shrinking back and tried to escape, and scolded it, "A good black dog has turned into a native dog, no." You are not allowed in if you are washing.”

I don't know if he understood it, but Heizi barked "woof woof" twice, although he still moved around and didn't try to run away.

Li Yunshan laughed when he saw it, and also helped to wash it.

After washing the dog, Li Yunshan tied a small fish he caught with a straw rope and hung it on a wooden pole to carry water. Mao Xiaosui walked up holding the basin and Heizi, and was caught up after a while.

In the field, the Lin family was picking millet poles. His donkey was standing in the field. Heizi ran over and barked a few times. Mao Xiaosui was afraid that it would scare the donkey and make the Lin family angry, so he quickly called back.

It wasn't until she arrived at the door that she asked, "I didn't seem to see Lin Hong in the venue yesterday and today. Is she married?"

Li Yunshan didn't know either, so he shook his head and listened to the crow of chickens in the backyard and said, "I will sell eggs tomorrow. I have been saving for more than a month."

"Are you going?" she asked.

"go."

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The millet in the yard had been dried very much in the morning. Li Yunshan took the piece of millet and beat the end of the ear with a stick. When the grain on the ear almost fell off, he pulled another piece and continued to beat.

It's quick to do this. After patting a dozen pieces in a row, spread out all the patted pieces of millet, and then rub the ears of grain one by one to check.

Finally, the poles are taken outside and piled up, and the millet in the yard also needs to be processed in the next step.

Sweep the grains together, find a square piece of wood, and step on it to grind the grains one by one until the skin completely falls off.

It’s slow but surprisingly easy to do.

Mao Xiaosui sifted the prepared millet and said to Li Yunshan, who was drinking water at the side, "Let's do it like this in the future. It's easy."

"It's too slow. It takes two or three days to get one acre of land. It's faster in the field."

"It's better to do it slowly and not rush it for a few days than to die from exhaustion."

When Li Yunshan heard this, he didn't say whether it was good or bad.

He didn't get much millet in the afternoon, so he didn't care about sifting it later. He took the bucket and went to the mountain to catch fish.

After gathering the grain, she swept the yard, went into the kitchen, boiled some water, washed it, changed her clothes, and went to the house to sew the quilt.

It gets dark quickly in this season, and the sun sets after sewing the quilt.

She washed half a pot of mushrooms, fried them, and spread the millet on top to cook the rice. She was about to go to the backyard to feed the chickens when Heizi heard a cry from the other side of the field. She ignored it, fed the chickens, and pinched a handful of green onions. The old ones can only look at green vegetables.

When I walked out the door, I saw Li Yunshan carrying a bucket and a bunch of gray stuff coming from the field. When I got closer, I realized it was a rabbit.

"Little rabbit?" She was a little surprised. This thing can't be caught when it runs.

"Where did it come from? Is he dead?"

"They're alive." Li Yunshan showed her, "Heizi dug them out of the hole. There were originally four of them, but one of them was bitten to death. I snatched these three from its mouth."

She was really surprised this time. Kuroko stared at the rabbit with greedy eyes, but fortunately he had no intention of snatching it away.

Li Yunshan put the bucket away, went to the shed in the backyard, took out the cage that had previously held the chickens, and threw the rabbit in.

Heizi kept staring but didn't move his mouth. Mao Xiaosui poked it with his finger and asked, "Can such a small child survive? It seems that wild rabbits are difficult to raise, right?"

"I don't know." Li Yunshan threw a few pieces of hay to them. The rabbits huddled together and looked pitiful.

A lot of fish were caught in the bucket, and Li Yunshan quickly killed two to make soup. After the meal, Mao Xiaosui looked at the rabbit again. He ate a few bites of the grass he had thrown in before, but he would still throw it into the cage when people approached him. Hide in the corner.

She stared for a while and listened to Li Yunshan calling her, then went to the latrine and blocked the door and returned to the house.

Li Yunshan's hair was still wet after washing. She wiped it with a cloth and let it dry until it was half dry before closing the door and window and going to bed.

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