One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
Finally, when they stopped to rest, the hair of the three remaining male members of the Xu family was cut. However, since they were adults after all, Old Lady Xu did not cut too much hair, and gave the three of them a short haircut.
Xu Ning looked at them one by one from a distance. Needless to say, this hairstyle was quite suitable! Although her hair was still a little frizzy, a gentle comb with her fingers made it smooth and smooth in an instant.
When night fell, the five people who had their hair cut ran to the river together, squatted down and washed their hair. The refreshing feeling was simply beyond words!
Now, it was Zhang and Old Lady Xu's turn to be envious!
"Aunt, please help me cut my hair too!" After Xu Da ran to him to show off three times in a row, Li the Hunter finally couldn't hold back and went to find old lady Xu Tony.
Mrs. Xu Tony: ...
Li the Hunter was twisting his hair at Xu's house, while Zhang took Xu Ning's hand, came to Li the Hunter's cart, and started chatting with Li the Hunter's wife.
"Sister, do you want to cut your hair shorter?" Xu Ning stared at the face of Li the Hunter's wife, and then his eyes moved to her hair.
Feng Shi was obviously a very particular person, and Xu Ning could tell from her meticulous hair. She took great care of her hair and therefore would not cut it.
As far as I can remember, Xujia Village has never produced a scholar, and there is only one family in the town that has produced a scholar, and Feng is the daughter of that scholar.
Feng was born very beautiful, but not the kind of beauty that was stunning, but rather a kind of quiet and peaceful temperament. Not too dazzling, but making people feel particularly comfortable.
Xu Ning couldn't help but look back at Li the Hunter who was enjoying a haircut by Old Lady Xu. He really couldn't understand why such a gentle Feng would fall for Li the Hunter?
Did beauties in ancient times prefer “beasts” that gave them a sense of security?
"I won't cut it, my husband can do it." Feng spoke in a gentle and kind voice, which made people feel comfortable just like her appearance.
Zhang was not the kind of person who liked to get to the bottom of things. During her years as a maid, she already knew what to ask and what not to ask.
Xu Ning stared at Feng's bloodless lips and gently tugged at the hem of his ill-fitting clothes.
"Sister Zhang, Daya's clothes don't fit her anymore. Do you have any extra scraps of cloth at home? If not, I have some here. I can alter them for Daya so she will be more comfortable wearing them." Feng said.
"Yes, yes, big sister, thank goodness you reminded me. I'll go back and correct it for Daya later. Look at my memory. I've been so busy lately that I've forgotten it!"
In fact, it's not that I was too busy to remember. It's that I couldn't even eat, so how could I care about clothes? Of course, eating well and wearing warm clothes come first.
Feng smiled softly, without saying much, and just nodded slightly to show her agreement.
Zhang and Feng chatted about some family matters, while Xu Ning was bored and kept them company until Li the Hunter came back with a smile on his face after cutting his hair. Only then did the mother and daughter prepare to leave.
"Daya, wait a moment!" Xu Ning and Zhang stopped and looked at Li the Hunter, who was touching his short hair and smiling foolishly, in confusion.
"Uncle Li, what's wrong?" Xu Ning looked at Li the Hunter's hands covered with calluses and scars reaching out to him. The next moment, his palms opened and he actually handed over a lifelike wooden dagger!
The wood looks very fresh, obviously it was cut down not long ago.
In other words, this dagger was most likely made by Li the Hunter last night.
"Brother Li, you can't do that!" Zhang hurriedly pushed it away for Xu Ning, but Xu Ning was envious. This dagger was perfect for her!
Hunter Li had the experience of struggling with Old Lady Xu last time, so he said nothing and directly stuffed the wooden dagger into Xu Ning's hand.
"Thank you, Uncle Li! This dagger is so beautiful, I love it so much!" Xu Ning couldn't help but jump and show off in front of the second baby of the Xu family. In the end, even the old babies of the Xu family were envious.
"Yaya, be careful when you play, don't scratch yourself!"
"I know, grandma!" Xu Ning loved the new dagger very much. It was not until Zhang called her to eat that she hid the dagger at her waist with satisfaction.
Dinner was still fish soup. Maybe because he was in a good mood, Xu Ning felt that the soup was much more delicious.
After dinner, Zhang wanted to use the water that Xu Da had fetched from the river to wash Xu Ning, but Xu Ning hid behind a tree with the basin and refused to let Zhang help him no matter what.
"Mom, I can do it myself!" Zhang then remembered that her daughter was no longer stupid, so she took out a set of Xu Daya's old clean clothes to cover her.
Xu Ning felt embarrassed because someone was next to her while she was taking a shower. She quickly wiped her face, hands, feet and torso with a rag and felt that the smell on her body was lighter.
"Mom, I'm fine."
Xu Ning took the clothes from Zhang, but he didn't know how to tie them, so Zhang helped him put them on.
This Daqing Dynasty dress is a bit like her grandmother's dress, always tied and tied, very cumbersome.
After helping Xu Ning change into clean clothes, Zhang took the original dirty clothes and started mending them.
The clothes Xu Ning was wearing were brightly colored and not suitable for wearing while fleeing famine. Zhang had to quickly mend the dirty clothes for Xu Ning to change into.
"The milk is so beautiful!"
Old Mrs. Xu pulled Xu Ning to sit on the haystack. The August night was very cool, and after washing himself, Xu Ning felt even cooler and more comfortable.
Old Mrs. Xu looked at her granddaughter, feeling very relieved. If it weren't for this famine, her darling granddaughter would never have suffered so much. Such a pretty girl was tortured into a tomboy.
"Grandma, Uncle Li gave me a dagger. Can we give him something?"
"What do you want to give me? My dear, that dagger is a gift from your uncle Li to thank you for telling him there are fish in the river."
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