Chapter 46: Vigil

Buckets of hot water are poured into the wooden barrel, and the temperature in the room also increases.

When the water in the bucket was almost full, the waiter slipped out and closed the door for them thoughtfully.

“Mom, you wash up first.” Su Yin said.

Mother Su didn’t agree. She didn’t forget what the girl just said, let’s get a big bucket first. This girl might want to buy a second or third bucket, but she would never agree to it.

“Hurry up and wash it. I think my body is still clean and there is no need to wash it.” Mother Su said nonsense seriously.

Su Yin wanted to say, Mom, your body smells bad.

She looked at her sister-in-law.

Su Baozhu waved her hands repeatedly, “You go first, you are young, you go first.”

Su Yin couldn’t resist these two people, so he let them go.

After taking off her clothes, Su Yin soaked comfortably in the wooden bucket. The hot water wrapped around her whole body and opened the pores all over her body.

She felt extremely comfortable. The fatigue from running around for days was relieved at this moment.

When taking a bath in the Yong Dynasty, only pandan or soapberry are used to clean the body and hair, and the cleaning effect is okay.

Although it has no fragrance, it has the original flavor of plants.

From the beginning to the end of washing, Su Yin felt that her whole body had lost a pound or two, especially her hair.

She put on clean, unpatched clothes and felt extremely comfortable.

Mother Su looked at her new look and was stunned for a long time.

“Oh, my daughter is really handsome after tidying up.” Mother Su said with a smile.

“Mom, you are more handsome than me since you changed your head.”

“I’m a lot older, so there’s no need.” Mother Su pushed her out, “You go out and order something to eat first, don’t order something too expensive, you know.

“Yes. “

In the next while, it was Su’s mother and Su Baozhu’s turn to take turns to wash up.

Su Yin went to the lobby and ordered three bowls of noodles.

The waiter served a bowl first, and Su Yin ate alone.

At this time, the sky outside was completely dark, and the waiter moved the signs placed outside back and prepared to close the door.

The curfew in ancient times was indeed early, and ordinary people had little entertainment life. There were few activities at night, and naturally, there were more children.

Su Yin ordered some chicken soup noodles. The noodles were hand-pulled. The soup base was boiled with chicken, drizzled with a little soy sauce, and sprinkled with chopped green onions. A bowl of fragrant chicken soup noodles was ready.

The soup base made of chicken broth was delicious, and the hand-pulled noodles were chewy and tasted great. It was a wonderful bowl of chicken soup noodles.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Su Baozhu came out first.

The waiter served the second bowl of chicken soup noodles.

One after another, people from Xinghua Village came out to order something. Most of them ordered steamed buns. Very few ordered noodles, let alone dishes.

Finally, Su’s mother went downstairs. When she saw the chicken soup served by the waiter, her face darkened, and she glared at Su Yin for spending money lavishly.

Su Yin looked at her innocently.

She was really obedient and hadn’t ordered anything extravagant; she just ordered a bowl of plain noodles with a little flavor.

While eating, Su’s mother did not forget to teach Su Yin, “If you order plain noodles, just order plain noodles.

Why do you need chicken soup? How much more will it cost to have more chicken soup?”

“Mom, if you make up for it, you can go further. You can’t ruin your health by saving this.”

Su Baozhu nodded, “Sister-in-law, Yinyin is right. There is still a long way to go; now we have the opportunity to replenish our health so that we can persevere. If your body breaks down in the middle, no amount of money can make up for it.”

Under the influence of the two, Su’s mother fell silent, focused on her noodles instead.

After dinner, Su Yin and Su’s mother went to the Tongbu where their eldest uncle and his family lived. The eldest uncle, his two eldest cousins, and his second uncle four families could just live in a Tongbu together.

My uncle, Mrs. Xu, Yang Dashu, and the people from the first and second bedrooms in Lizheng shared a Datongbu.

The two Datong shops are owned by my own family, which is much more convenient.

Su Yin found her uncle and discussed with him what to buy tomorrow.

She also had a tiger skin in her hand and was ready to sell it in exchange for some money.

Tiger skin is a rare item, and dignitaries like it very much. For them, now is not the time to pursue it for pleasure.

After finding out the approximate price of the tiger skin, Su Yin sought information from the owner of the foot shop about shops that collected mountain goods. After doing all this, she returned to the room.

In the small room, Su’s mother and Su Baozhu had already prepared sleeping arrangements for the three of them.

They had straw mats and quilts with them, and they could sleep on them as long as they spread them on the ground. It’s summer now, so there’s not much to pay attention to.

“Mom and Baozhu sleep on the bed, and I sleep on the floor,” Su Yin suggested.

Su Baozhu shook her head, “No, sister-in-law and Yinyin sleep on the bed, and I sleep on the floor.”

“You two little ones, don’t argue. I’ll sleep on the floor, and you sleep on the bed. That’s it.”

Su’s mother made the decision directly, but Su Yin disagreed. In the end, Su Baozhu suggested using rock-paper-scissors to decide the sleeping arrangements.

The final result was that Su Baozhu and Su’s mother slept on the bed while Su Yin slept on the floor.

Seeing that her mother still had something to say, Su Yin lay down on the floor without giving her a chance to protest.

Outside the city gate, Li Zheng and the twenty-two families left behind decided on the number of people to watch for the night.

To prevent accidents, the twenty-two families did not separate and gathered together.

The old, weak, women, and children slept in the middle, each protecting their own belongings, while the men slept on the outside.

The men were divided into two shifts: a dozen in the first half of the night and another dozen in the second half.

The men on vigil gathered around the fire, chatting in low voices. The surroundings were quiet, with the occasional sound of insects.

“I knew I should have entered the city with Yang Dashan and the others.”

Today, none of their families made dinner at Li Zheng’s request. There was no other reason; once they took out the food, the refugees standing outside would come around and beg.

If you didn’t give it, they wouldn’t leave. They would just stand not far away and stare at you.

If you yell, they will take a step back and then run away.

In such an environment, no one dares to get food for fear of becoming the second Aunt Wang.

A group of people walked for a day and had only a meal of dry biscuits and water at night.

“Gululu”…

Someone’s stomach rumbled, and soon the second and third sounds followed.

They wanted to drink enough water, but there was not enough for them to drink, so they had to endure it.

“Do you think they are living well in the city?” Someone looked for a topic to divert attention and resist hunger.

“No! At most, I can sleep comfortably for one night and wash myself properly.”

“That’s not bad.”

“That’s the comfort that comes with money. If you spend that money, you will definitely be comfortable too.”

As they chatted aimlessly, in the woods in the distance, a group of people squatted, carefully observing the situation at the city gate.

“Third head of the family, I observed during the day that the people here are all a bunch of poor people.

The slightly richer ones are the group of people who come in the evening.”