Dinon

It is not unreasonable that firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are placed at the top of the seven things to open the door.

Tuo Bachen walked to the stove, carefully brushed the stone pot, and after making sure that there was no trace of dirt, she turned back and went to the crock to scoop water.

Carefully opened the lid of the clay vat, saw that there was not much water left in it, Tuo Bachen sighed.

The drinking water in the village depends on the small river in the village. Some people have a large population and do not have enough drinking water, so they send their men to fetch water early in the morning. A tank of water is enough for their family for a day. After eating and washing, it’s a big deal to pick after it’s over.But it was difficult for Tuo Bachen. The river is far away from her home. Her legs are bad and her strength is weak. The water she picks up each time is not enough for her a day. passed.Later, she learned to be smarter, and every time it rained, she would take all her pots and jars in the rain, and then pour them into the water tank, which could fill a large tank once it rained , enough for her to use for half a month.Now the water in this water tank was collected by her when it rained seven days ago, but the original one-person share has been changed to two-person share, which is not enough at all.

It seems that we need to reserve more water, Tuo Bachen thought in his heart, the beauty she rescued a month ago likes to take a bath very much, even if the doctor said that her wound should not be wet, she still has to wipe her body every day.With the idea of ​​sending the Buddha to the West to save people to the end, Tuo Bachen worked hard to fulfill her request.

Making up his mind to fetch more water when fishing tomorrow, Tuo Bachen scooped several scoops into the stone pot with a ladle made of gourds, and only went to the stove to light the fire after making sure it was enough.

It was so easy to start a fire with a flint and steel, but Tuo Bachen couldn't light the handful of hay she was holding in his hand. After careful inspection, it turned out that the grass she harvested a few days ago was wet because of the rain. not yet.

Sighing in resignation, Tuobachen dragged his legs to the wooden cabinet next to the stove, and took out a bunch of fluff from it. This kind of grass is easy to ignite, but it is extremely rare. In autumn, when the villagers were busy harvesting wheat and had no time to grab her, they ran to the place where this kind of grass was grown, picked a big basket full of it, dried it and hid it in a cabinet.

Put the flint and steel on the tufted grass, and with a "chi", light blue flames mixed with orange and yellow jumped out. Tuobachen carefully sent the already lit tufted grass into the fire hole, and then covered it I took a layer of half-dried grass and some dead branches, and started to boil water with a fire stick.

Yuan Shuyi changed the dirty clothes on her body, and looked at the bronze mirror that Tuobachen's mother often used when she was still alive for a long time. After seeing her head and face covered with mud, she couldn't bear to go around to the stove to find water. .She can bear her beautiful face being covered by mud, but she can't bear her face being covered by such dirty mud!

Before entering the kitchen room, he saw a lot of green smoke coming out of the curtain of the kitchen room, Yuan Shuyi's heart tightened, wondering if there was a fire?She rushed over and lifted the curtain of the kitchen room, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong? Tuoba Chen?"

"Cough...cough..." Tuo Bachen was uncomfortable with the choking of the smoke, and when he saw Yuan Shuyi barging in, he couldn't react in time and looked at her in a daze, but the smoke was too smoky, and her eyes It was red from the smoke, and tears flowed from my dry eyes.

When Yuan Shuyi found Tuo Bachen in the smog that filled the entire kitchen, she saw tears streaming down her face. There were still a few tear stains on her pale face that had just finished crying, mixed with the stains that were not wiped off. The mud is white and black, no matter how raw it is, I still feel sorry for it, which makes people laugh at this moment.Yuan Shuyi looked amused in her heart, and didn't ask her what happened just now, but ran to the back room to wipe her face with wet hair, and smiled while wiping, "Oh, didn't you go to boil the water? Why don't you put paint on it and sing?" gone?"

Knowing that she was making fun of him, Tuo Bachen remained silent, his lips were pouted, and he turned his head away to ignore her.

"Hehe..." Yuan Shuyi covered her mouth and smiled. She thought this little girl had no temper, but it seems that's not the case. She poked Tuo Bachen's face that was swollen because of anger, and said with a smile, "Come on, give it to sister." Tell me, what's the matter, this is, you can hang a soy sauce bottle on your mouth." As she said, she pinched the corner of Tuo Bachen's mouth.

Startled by her action, Tuo Bachen blushed and was about to turn away, but Yuan Shuyi pressed her shoulder, and she couldn't move anymore, she saw a smile on Yuan Shuyi's bewitching face Non-smiling expression "Want to run?"

Tuo Bachen had no choice but to keep his face pinched by her, and began to explain the reason.

"Just now... not enough firewood... I just used wet grass."

That's right, Yuan Shuyi was in a good mood seeing Tuo Bachen's angry look, but she still wanted to tease her, so she teased, "What else is enough for your family?"

Tuo Bachen was asked by her, since the death of his mother, the pain of living alone for many years poured out like a flood, yes, what else is enough at home?As she thought about it, a sad look appeared on her face.

Seeing her like this, Yuan Shuyi, who has always been sensitive to words and emotions, regretted in her heart, and knew that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly remedied, "It's okay, it's not enough for you, with my sister here, I can take care of you." As she spoke, she patted her chest, Tuo Bachen laughed with a look of righteousness, and the embarrassment just now was swept away.

"You said it," Tuoba Chen puffed his mouth, looked at her and smiled, "You said it, I am short of water, firewood, rice, oil and salt, I am short of everything."

Yuan Shuyi smiled wryly, there are already dozens of little people slapping her in her heart, making you love to make fun of people, now it's all right, dig a hole for yourself, right?But looking at Tuobachen's provocative eyes, Yuan Shuyi felt that she must not let this little girl look down upon her, otherwise, when she returned to the capital, what face would she have to meet those aristocratic families and say that she had been rejected anyway? They called it a generation of enchantresses, but they were defeated by a little girl?No, no, no, even if she is your step-uncle's daughter, you still can't get rid of the accusation that you were defeated by her!Yuan Shuyi thought about it, and smiled at her with an indescribable charm, "Okay, just treat it as my repayment."

Tuo Bachen's heart sank, and he forced a smile to her and said, "Okay."

Thinking, Yuan Shuyi is going to do it, she has always been an actionist, she will do whatever she thinks of, and now she is going to go out while this is empty.He was stopped by Tuo Bachen, "What are you doing?"

"Get firewood for you!" Yuan Shuyi gave her a strange look, "Aren't you short of firewood?"

"It's already noon now," Tuo Bachen smiled helplessly at her, "Aren't you hungry? And you don't want to wash your body anymore?"

Yuan Shuyi rubbed his chin that was stained by muddy water, blinked his eyes, and said, "Do you still have rice at home?"

Tuoba Chen blushed and stopped talking.Yes, why did she forget that the day she rescued Yuan Shuyi, the crucian carp she caught in exchange for rice was gone long ago, there was no firewood, and there was no rice, and Yuan Shuyi was wronged to eat with her for a few days The tasteless blanched wild vegetables are almost out of water now.Tuo Bachen looked around her ancestral house, now she is really a barren house.

"Okay, okay," Yuan Shuyi comforted her, "Let's go for a picnic. There is no unparalleled road."

"Picnic?" Tuo Bachen was puzzled, and looked at the opposite woman in bewilderment.

"You'll know when the time comes." Yuan Shuyi smiled with an inscrutable expression on his face.

At noon, the farmers who were working outside came back to eat and take a nap, and even the shepherd boy riding a cow found a shady place to rest.The whole village was quiet, only to hear Cicada screaming tirelessly on the tree, and she seemed to have no energy under the sun.

It was early summer, and the sun was not too hot. Walking on the dirt road in the village, you could still feel the cool wind blowing in your face. Yuan Shuyi stepped on straw sandals and wore the hat that Tuoba Chen often wore. Suo Tuobachen walked happily on the dirt road.

"The ancients often said that the color of the countryside can make people happy. I never knew it. I don't want to understand it today." Yuan Shuyi's face was still covered with mud, but it didn't affect her ostentatious beauty at all. Look, while asking Tuo Bachen, "What is that little bird that is all gray?"

"That's a turtledove."

"What about the tree that the bird is sitting on?"

"That's a mulberry tree."

"Mulberry tree? Are there any silkworms in it? Shall we catch some silkworms and raise them, then we will have silk clothes to wear." Yuan Shuyi asked whimsically.

"There are a lot of mulberries. As for silkworms, don't even think about it." Tuo Bachen poured cold water on her.

"Why?" Yuan Shuyi was puzzled, "Didn't it mean that silkworms are raised with mulberry leaves? There are so many mulberry trees here, and there are so many mulberry leaves. Isn't there a lot of silkworms?"

"Silkworms are raised by special people," Tuo Bachen talked to her while paying attention to the road under his feet, "and, in the eyes of those who raise silkworms, silkworms are much more precious than human beings. At the end of March, when the silkworms started to spin silk, they closed their doors and kept guarding the silkworms wholeheartedly. Guests did not dare to come to the door at that time, for fear of hurting the silkworms. At that time, you must not touch other people's bad luck, otherwise People are not polite to you." Tuo Bachen threatened her, she was really afraid that she would catch up with others because of curiosity and go to see silkworm rearing, and they would be rude to her.

"You're welcome?" Yuan Shuyi smiled provocatively, "I see who dares to be rude to me."

Tuoba Chen was depressed, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only change the subject and say, "Where are we going?"

"By the small river." Yuan Shuyi was surprised when he heard this, "Didn't you come here to fish every day? Why, you didn't recognize the way to here?"

After listening to her words, Tuo Bachen scanned the surroundings, yes, this is the way to the small river, but—— "When have you been here? You know the way here?"

"Where," Yuan Shuyi rambled, "Your village is too small, didn't you see this small river when you came out of your house? Besides, although I was in a coma that day, I woke up vaguely a few times in the middle, remember It’s not unusual to get here.”

"Oh." Tuoba Chen didn't have any doubts about Yuan Shuyi's nonsense, she felt that the village she was in should be small, and she had memorized a little way, so Yuan Shuyi was able to find the way.

"Huh—" Yuan Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, how could she say that she did wake up several times when she was in a coma, but it was just to sprinkle Qilixiang to help people find their way?