Chapter 85 I'm the Cotton Picker
The climate in the land of exile is strange, and the temperature drops particularly rapidly after autumn.
I could still wear light clothing yesterday, but today I have to put on an outer layer.
As the sky brightened, Su Da stood up and opened the door to the main hall. He immediately shivered at the cold air that poured in from outside. "A-choo—"
Rubbing his nose and pulling his clothes together, Su Da walked to the window of another bedroom under the eaves and knocked on it. "Su Er, get up! Hurry up and fetch some water. If you're any later, Qinghe Bay will freeze over!"
Su Er's cursing could soon be heard from the room, "Su Da, are you out of your mind? It's only the end of October and it's freezing on the Qing River! You can't stand me getting a good night's sleep? Wait, I'll get up and beat you up!"
"You're committing an insubordination? Show me what you're capable of." Su Da knocked on the window again and went to the kitchen to get the water basket and the wooden bucket. "Put on more clothes. There's frost on the wall."
"knew!"
When Su Er came out of the room, Su Da had already tied the rope around the wooden barrel and had been waiting in the yard for a while.
At the end of October, in the early morning of Tubei Mountain, the walls, roofs, and grass on both sides of the road were all covered with white frost, and it looked cold.
After fetching water from Qinghe Bay, Su Er was shivering with cold, and even physical work couldn't warm him up.
"What kind of weather is this damned place? In Dahuai Village, two thin shirts would be enough at this time. It's only in November that it's as cold as this!" Su Er muttered to himself, not daring to say another word. Damn, if he had known it would be so cold, he wouldn't have saved face by wearing only two thin shirts. He should have worn three!
Su Da walked behind him, gloating, "Serves you right. Asking you to put on clothes is like trying to harm you, but you still insist on doing it."
"What? I'm young and strong, I can handle it! How can this be called cold? I'm not cold at all! But you, you're aging prematurely!"
“…” If he hadn’t been carrying water, he would have kicked this guy from behind.
"Boss, judging by the weather, it's going to get even colder in winter. We're fine, the old men can handle it, but the kids definitely won't have enough winter clothes." Su Er got down to business. "Tianbao and the three kids are still growing, with a leap every three to five months. Last year's clothes won't fit this year. And Mom and Dad are old, and their bodies can't handle it like us. What should we do?"
This matter also troubled Su Da. He thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "We have to find a way to prepare cotton-padded jackets for them. When Master Broken Blade and Master Du get up, I'll go look for them. If I can get some new cotton, I'll use all the dried meat at home to exchange."
"We were negligent this time and didn't get here early enough. Otherwise, we could pick some reed flowers from the reed marsh and use them."
What they lacked was not only winter clothes, but also mattresses and quilts. It could be said that the family lacked everything needed for winter.
My whole family just arrived at Tubei Mountain this spring. We were not familiar with the climate here and had no idea how cold it was in winter.
It was too late to react at this time.
The reed flowers in the reed marsh have been plucked out.
There's not even a pole left.
The two brothers sighed in unison.
Everyone is having a hard time and is trying their best to survive. There is nothing you can say about this.
The two brothers were both worried and had sad faces, and they didn't talk much for the rest of the journey.
When I arrived at the door of my house, I heard the sound of a door opening from the empty house opposite.
The two brothers turned their heads and faced the person coming out.
He was wearing a gray coarse cloth shorts and a medium-length coat. He was tall and a little thin.
He looked to be about thirty years old, with ordinary facial features, twinkling eyes, and a mustache.
Su Er looked down almost immediately, and only stopped being startled when he saw that the other person's feet were on the ground.
After this house was built, it was empty for many days and no owner moved in. It was really scary when a person suddenly opened the door and came out early in the morning.
The person who came seemed to be startled as well. He shrank back, his eyes dodging even more. He didn't dare to look people in the eye, and even turned his body to the side unnaturally.
"Are you a new neighbor? We live across from your house. My name is Su Da and his is Su Er. Please take care of each other in the future!" Su Da smiled and greeted the other party cheerfully to express his goodwill.
Sure enough, after he spoke, the other party seemed to relax a little, and bent his back slightly in his habitual humble posture, "My name is Changdong, I work in the city. I heard that living in Tubei Mountain is much safer, so I came here to build a house... to look after each other..."
The man's voice became softer and softer as he spoke, his confidence was extremely lacking, and at the end he didn't even dare to look anyone in the eye.
Hearing the other party say that he was working in the city, and seeing his appearance and attitude, Su Da sighed silently.
He had been to the inner city twice and had a better understanding of the people's livelihood in the city. This was what happened to ordinary people in the city who had been bullied for a long time.
Su Er, however, was more interested in his new neighbor's ability to work in the city. "Hiss! You're incredible, brother! You actually dare to work in the city! Anyone who can stay there must be capable! What do you do in the city?"
"No, no, no, I don't have any special skills. I make a living by relying on my craft. I, I'm a cotton fluffer." People started the conversation one after another, and Changdong answered every question. He also realized that the person in front of him was not one of the bullies in the city who would wave his fists at any time, so he spoke more fluently.
"A cotton fluffer?!" Su Da and Su Er said in unison, their eyes lighting up.
The two brothers looked at each other, and there was joy in their eyes.
They were still worrying about cotton-padded clothes and quilts, but it turned out to be what they wished for!
Isn’t it coming?
Even giving someone a pillow when you doze off is not so touching!
"Brother, you're fluffing cotton in the city. Do you want to sell that cotton? No, do you want to trade it?"
"For sale. I need to ask the shopkeeper whether I want to exchange it or not..." Changdong was frightened by the two people's reaction. He subconsciously stepped back and wanted to shrink himself into the house.
Su Da and Su Er hurriedly reached out their hands and shouted, "Brother, don't run! We have something to discuss!"
Changdong: "..." He is a little reluctant to discuss it now?
Without any negotiation, he was enthusiastically carried into the Su family courtyard by the two brothers.
Afternoon.
Fengyun City.
Wangque Tower is located in the central area of the south of Fengyun City, surrounded by streets and alleys, and has a unique location.
The business in the building is very good. Even in a place like the exile colony, there are always many diners in the building every day.
On the top floor, the cool autumn wind rushed into the room through the window lattice, lifted the draping veil, brushed the fine hair on the cheek of the man in white, and then slipped away in a flash.
Incense is floating in the air and the music of the piano is clear.
Changdong knelt behind the man, trembling and not daring to look up.
The man's slender fingertips gently pressed the strings of the zither. The music stopped, and he stood up and paced slowly, walking in front of Changdong. He spoke in a clear and pleasant voice, "Lift your head."
Changdong shivered even more violently and raised his head stiffly.
When she lifted her head, she could see the man's true face.
He is very tall and a little thin.
His skin was extremely white, and he had a pair of narrow, black eyes, cold and gloomy, like a poisonous snake hunting in the dark. Just these eyes were enough to make people shudder.
The lip color is reddish.
The facial features combined on that cold white face are handsome, elegant and feminine.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but the moment his master saw him, his face darkened...
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