The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The cleaning lasted until midnight, and Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er had already been driven to bed by Xia Mianwan. Although this valley was secluded, it was not very safe at night, so it was better to go to bed early.

This time, Xiaowu brought a total of fifty kilograms of various rice and grains, enough for Xia Mianwan's family to eat for a long time.

However, she couldn't just sit back and enjoy the food, mainly because Xia Mianwan was afraid that she wouldn't have so many excuses to bring out the delicious food. She had so many supplies, she couldn't let people starve to death.

On the first day in the mountains, Xia Mianwan slept soundly, and none of the scenes she imagined appeared. After stretching, Xia Mianwan glanced at the sky outside, and it looked like another sunny day.

It should be around 8 o'clock in the morning now.

Xia Mianwan got up slowly, fetched a basin of water, brushed his teeth and washed his face, then walked towards the kitchen.

Xia Mianwan looked around and after thinking for a while, he decided to cook a pot of porridge in a small pot.

The white porridge alone seemed a little bland, so Xia Mianwan went to get a small frying pan and fried three poached eggs in it.

Pickles, pickled mustard tubers, pork floss and a poached egg, perfect!

Xia Mianwan happily prepared breakfast, then went to the room to wake up Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er.

……

Xia Mianwan and his family were drinking porridge when Zhou Chengze came over.

"Brother Zhou, why are you here at this time? Have you eaten?" Xia Mianwan put down his bowl and chopsticks and poured him a cup of tea.

Zhou Chengze smiled and said, "Sister Xia, the years in the mountains are long. Xiaowu, my mother and I have discussed and decided to set up a school to bring children of the same age as Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er to study. What do you think?"

Xia Mianwan's eyes lit up in surprise, "Really?"

Zhou Chengze smiled and nodded, "It's true. We don't know what the situation is like outside right now, and the children can't neglect their studies. Otherwise, when they really leave, the country will be in ruins. Wouldn't it be a pity to miss it?"

Xia Mianwan said: "That's true, but I don't know if it will affect your studies, Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Chengze waved his hand and said, "I can leave now. It only takes some time for me to teach the children. Maybe I can review what I have learned and learn something new in the future."

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "That's good, but I don't know if there is anything missing?"

Zhou Chengze said: "Brother Chen and Sister Yu already have some basics. Sister Xia can prepare paper and pens for them. The other children are from Xiaowu's side and don't have much basics. They can practice calligraphy and writing on the sand table first."

Seeing that Zhou Chengze had a good plan, Xia Mianwan stopped talking and went to her room to take out two stacks of rice paper and an inkstone. "Brother Zhou, this is the apprenticeship gift for Brother Chen and Sister Yu, okay?"

Zhou Chengze was surprised when he saw what Xia Mianwan took out, and said awkwardly: "That's not what I meant..."

"I know, but etiquette should not be abolished, and I have prepared all these things. You may need them when the time comes, Brother Zhou. The children can practice writing on the sand table. Can you do that? After all, we are dormant now to prepare for the future, so don't be polite with me." Xia Mianwan pushed the things to Zhou Chengze.

Seeing Xia Mianwan's serious expression, Zhou Chengze bowed solemnly and said, "Since we first met, I have been taken care of by my sister. If you need me, I will definitely not refuse."

Xia Mianwan smiled and asked, "When did your class start?"

Zhou Chengze said: "I plan to go out with Xiaowu tomorrow, so let's start from the day after tomorrow."

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "That's great, but I also have an idea. You can take the children to learn for a while. After they learn the basic characters, if they are not very talented or have no interest in learning, the boys can learn skills from Xiaowu or learn arithmetic from Susu. The girls can learn embroidery from Sister Zhou and also learn arithmetic from Susu."

After listening to Xia Mianwan's idea, Zhou Chengze agreed deeply: "Sister Xia is more comprehensive."

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "It's settled then. Sister Zhou, you go talk to her, and I'll talk to Susu."

"it is good!"

……

Chen Susu's house was just next door, and Xia Mianwan went to Chen's house with a pot of prepared iced lemon tea.

Chen Susu was just thinking about the distribution of food with Mrs. Chen. When she saw Xia Mianwan coming, she hurried over to greet her. "Sister Xia, why are you here?"

"I made some iced lemon tea, you guys try it." Xia Mianwan handed over the teapot.

Chen Susu took the teapot and said with a smile, "Okay!"

"It's like this..." Xia Mianwan told Chen Susu and Chen Dasao what she had just discussed with Zhou Chengze.

"Really? That's great. I was worried that it would be boring staying in the mountains." Chen Susu smiled and clapped her hands.

Xia Mianwan said: "If I become a teacher, I can share some of the prey I catch. Our two families are short of labor, so I think this is a good idea."

The sister-in-law of the Chen family's eyes also lit up, "That's good, that's good."

The two were worried that they had never lived in the mountains before, and they had come here unexpectedly. They had food in front of them, so they didn't have to worry. However, after a period of time, the prepared food would be consumed, and they didn't know if they could survive on their own. After Xia Mianwan said this, Chen Dasao felt relieved. If there was meat, the food consumption would be less, and they could hold on for a while longer.

"Sister Xia, let's go to the valley tomorrow. I don't know if there are wild vegetables or fruits in the valley. At worst, we can go to the river to catch some fish." Chen Susu said.

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow Xiaowu and Brother Zhou are going out to gather information. If anything happens, there is no one in the valley who can help. It's still early today, so why don't we go for a walk today!"

"it is good!"

"Then I'll go call Sister Zhou." Xia Mianwan saw that Chen Susu and Sister Chen had already started picking up the backpacks and scissors, so she quickly stood up and said.

"Okay, just shout when you are ready." Mrs. Chen said.

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were still too young, and Xia Mianwan was not very comfortable leaving them alone at home, so after packing up her tools, Xia Mianwan first sent the two children to Xiaowu's house.

There are many people in Xiaowu's family, and even when Xiaowu is not at home, there are always a few half-grown children left at home to look after him.

"Songguo, your Aunt Zhou and I are going to take a walk around. Bring these two little ones here first. I'll take them away when I come back."

"Okay! Don't worry, Sister Xia!" Songguo patted his chest and promised.