Buckets of hot water were poured into the wooden barrel, and the temperature in the room rose accordingly.
When the bucket was almost filled with water, the waiter quickly left and considerately closed the door for them.
"Mom, you wash first." Su Yin said.
Su's mother didn't agree. She hadn't forgotten what the girl had just said, to get a big bucket first. The girl might want to buy a second or third bucket, so she absolutely couldn't agree.
"Hurry up and wash. I think my body is still clean and there is no need to wash." Su's mother said nonsense seriously.
Su Yin really wanted to say, Mom, you smell sour.
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 persuade the two of them, so she just went with them.
After taking off her clothes, Su Yin soaked comfortably in the wooden tub. The hot water wrapped her whole body, opening up all the pores in her body. She felt extremely comfortable, and the fatigue from days of running around was relieved at this moment.
In the Yong Dynasty, only pancreas or soapberry were used to clean the body and hair, and the cleaning effect was OK. Although there was no fragrance, it had the original flavor of plants.
After washing from head to toe, Su Yin felt like she had lost a pound or two, especially her hair.
She changed into a clean set of clothes without patches and felt extremely comfortable.
Mother Su was stunned for a long while when she saw her completely changed.
"Oh, my daughter is really pretty after she tidies up." Su's mother said with a smile.
"Mom, after you tidy up your hair, you are more beautiful than me."
"I'm old, there's no need." Mother Su pushed her out, "Go out and get some food first. Don't order anything too expensive, okay?"
"knew."
In the following time, it was the turn of Su's mother and Su Baozhu to wash up.
Su Yin went to the lobby and ordered three bowls of noodles.
The waiter brought a bowl first, and Su Yin started eating by herself.
At this time, it was completely dark outside, and the waiter moved the sign outside back and prepared to close the store.
The curfew in ancient times was very early. Ordinary people had little entertainment and there were fewer activities at night, so naturally there were more children.
Su Yin ordered chicken soup vegetarian noodles. The noodles were hand-pulled, with chicken soup, a little soy sauce, and some chopped green onions. A bowl of fragrant chicken soup vegetarian noodles was ready. The soup base made of chicken soup was delicious, and the hand-pulled noodles were chewy and tasted very good. It was a good bowl of chicken soup vegetarian noodles.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Su Baozhu came out first.
The waiter brought the second bowl of vegetarian noodles in chicken soup.
People from Xinghua Village came out one after another to order food. Most of them ordered steamed buns. Few people ordered noodles, let alone dishes.
Su's mother was the last one to go downstairs. When she saw the vegetarian chicken soup noodles brought by the waiter, her face turned black and she glared at Su Yin who spent money lavishly.
Su Yin looked at her innocently.
She was really obedient. She didn't order any dishes, but just ordered a bowl of vegetarian noodles with some ingredients.
While eating, Su's mother did not forget to teach Su Yin a lesson, "Just order vegetarian noodles, why do you want chicken soup? How much more will it cost to add this little bit of chicken soup?"
"Mom, if you make up for it, you can go further. You can't ruin your body just by saving a little."
Su Baozhu nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, Yinyin is right. We still have a long way to go. Now is the chance to replenish our bodies so that we can persevere. If we collapse halfway, no amount of money can make up for it."
After being brainwashed by the two little ones, Su's mother shut up, ignored everything, and buried her head in eating noodles.
After dinner, Su Yin and her mother went to the dormitory where her eldest uncle and his family lived. Her eldest uncle, two older cousins, and her second uncle, a family of four, could just fit into one large dormitory.
My uncle shared a large bunk bed with Madam Xu, Yang Dashu, and the people from the headman's first and second wives.
There are two large bunk beds, and they are all family members, so it 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 she was ready to sell it for some money. Tiger skins were rare, and dignitaries loved them very much. For them, now was not the time to chase after them for pleasure.
After finding out the approximate price of tiger skin, Su Yin found the owner of the foot shop and asked for information about shops that sold mountain products. After doing all this, she returned to the room.
In the small room, Su's mother and Su Baozhu had already prepared sleeping space for three people.
They brought straw mats and quilts, and could sleep on them as long as they spread them on the ground. It was summer, so there was no need to be so particular.
"Mom and Baozhu will sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor."
Su Baozhu shook her head, "No, sister-in-law and Yinyin will sleep on the bed, and I will sleep on the floor."
"You two little ones, stop fighting. I'll sleep on the floor and you'll sleep on the bed. That's it."
Su's mother made the decision immediately, but Su Yin disagreed. In the end, Su Baozhu used the rock-paper-scissors method to decide where to sleep. The final result was that Su Baozhu and Su's mother slept on the bed, and Su Yin slept on the floor.
Seeing that her old mother still had something to say, Su Yin simply lay down on the floor, not giving her a chance.
Outside the city gate, the village head and the twenty-two households that remained decided on the number of people to keep watch.
To prevent accidents, the twenty-two families did not separate but gathered together. The elderly, the 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, with a dozen people on guard in the first half of the night and more than twenty people on guard in the second half of the night.
The men who were on night watch gathered around the fire, chatting in low voices. It was very quiet around them, with only the occasional chirping of insects.
"I should have gone into the city with Yang Dashan and the others earlier."
Today, at the request of the village head, none of their families prepared dinner. The reason was that once they took out the food, the refugees waiting outside would come around to beg for food. If you didn't give them anything, they wouldn't leave and would just stand not far away and stare at you.
You yell, they take a step back, and then run back.
In such an environment, no one dared to prepare food, for fear of becoming the second Aunt Wang.
A group of people walked all day and had a meal of dry biscuits and water at night.
“Gurgle”…
Someone's stomach rumbled, and soon the second and third rumbles followed.
They wanted to drink enough water, but there was no extra water, not enough for them to drink, so they could only bear it.
"Do you think they are eating and drinking well in the city?" Some people tried to find topics to divert attention and resist hunger.
"No! At most I can get a comfortable night's sleep and a good wash."
"That's not bad."
"That's all comfort bought with money. If you spend that money, you will definitely feel comfortable too."
A few people were chatting aimlessly. In the woods in the distance, a group of people were squatting around him, carefully observing the situation at the city gate.
"Third Master, I have observed during the day that the people here are all poor. The slightly richer ones are the ones who come in the evening."
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