The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan left the bamboo house and unloaded the luggage on the donkey cart. Xia Mianwan brought two beds with him, but it was summer and the weather was still hot. Xia Mianwan thought about it and wanted to take down the bamboo mat.

"Brother Chen, Sister Yu, take the bamboo mat and spread it out first."

"Okay!" Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er said yes in unison, and ran to Xia Mianwan and took the bamboo mat. The two siblings lifted the bamboo mat together and worked together to spread it on the bed.

Seeing that the two had tidied up fairly neatly, Xia Mianwan turned around to get her own bamboo mat.

After laying out the bamboo mat, Xia Mianwan laid out the pillows and quilts he had brought from home, and took down all the clothes and arranged them in the cabinet in the house.

With just a simple tidying up, the bamboo house was ready. The main thing was that there was no other furniture and not too much luggage, so it was done.

"Mother, we've packed up. Can Chen Ge'er and I go play with Sister Su Su?"

"You guys go ahead, just don't forget to go home for dinner." Xia Mianwan was looking around the kitchen and replied casually.

Most of Xia Mianwan's open food is in the cellar. There is not much food on the donkey cart, and it is mainly some cooking utensils. Xia Mianwan puts these things in a bamboo basket. When taking them out, Xia Mianwan also takes some more from the space.

Pots, pans, and utensils were neatly placed in the kitchen.

After packing everything up, Xia Mianwan took a look at the sky and picked up a bucket, planning to go to the river to fetch some water for washing vegetables and cooking.

Madam Zhou saw Xia Mianwan carrying a bucket and asked, "Sister, are you going to fetch some water?"

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Yes, it's been a busy day, the children must be hungry."

"Let's go together." Madam Zhou said as she turned around to pick up a bucket, and the two of them walked towards the river together.

"Is it safe on the way to the river?" Madam Zhou asked worriedly.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Don't worry. There aren't many large wild animals passing by the place we chose. Xiaowu has also set traps with people in the surrounding areas. The inner circle has also been sprinkled with insect and snake repellent powder. Generally speaking, there will be no problem."

Madam Zhou was surprised and asked, "Xiaowu is so well prepared?"

"Of course. Ever since we chose the address, Xiaowu has put in a lot of effort and has been staying here with the children every day. Of course, this is also due to the fact that we have more women and children." Xia Mianwan also felt a little happy. Xiaowu is really a very capable person.

"By the way, Mianwan, when are we going to the cellar to get food?" asked Madam Zhou.

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and said, "It should be tomorrow. Everyone has been busy all day today. After everyone is settled, we will go to the cellar to move the food. It's so hot now, and the cellar is also convenient for storing food."

Madam Zhou nodded and said, "Fortunately, I brought a hundred kilograms of food with me this time, but life in the mountains is not that convenient."

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "If the world wasn't in chaos, who would be willing to come to this remote mountain to make a living?"

Madam Zhou also sighed and said, "Yes, this is too difficult."

As they were talking, they arrived at the river. After fetching water, they returned to their residence together.

Although it was much cooler in the mountains than outside, I still felt extremely hot after such an activity during my summer hibernation. Thinking that it was such a hot day, I didn’t want to go through any more trouble. After boiling the water, I took out three servings of cold noodles from the space.

"Brother Chen, Sister Yu, come back for dinner!" Except for Xiaowu's family who lived at the end of the village, the other families lived very close, so Xia Mianwan only had to shout at the top of his voice at the door and Brother Chen and Sister Yu would be able to hear him.