Chapter 84: Counting the days, it's time to sew up this menstrual belt.
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After spending the money, Li Shiyue felt instantly "satisfied," a satisfaction that felt like her heart had been emptied out.
She turned off the virtual screen in her mind, feeling relieved, and then drifted off to sleep after a short while.
When Li Shiyue woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. As soon as she woke up, her mother, who had been watching over her, called out to her, "Shiyue, lie down for a while and then get up to eat."
"I've already prepared this for you. Lie down and wake up, then I'll go get it for you."
Given the limited ingredients, Zheng Meiniang could only cook a thick porridge.
But this porridge wasn't just any ordinary porridge. Zheng Meiniang had picked vegetables from the original resident's yard and even found dried mushrooms in the kitchen.
Therefore, today's porridge will taste even better than usual.
Watching Li Shiyue drink the porridge spoonful by spoonful, Li's mother sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and mended clothes for the family by the light shining in from outside. At this moment, she was holding Shitou's clothes.
Stone was a big guy, and he and Li Wangming carried the load back and forth on the shoulder pole the whole way, so his shoulders were worn out. Li's mother mended his clothes first.
“Your aunt also told me that this place is good because it is near the mountain, and there are a lot of dried mushrooms hanging on the beams of the kitchen.”
"After it rains, we can carry baskets up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Not only can we sell them, but we can also dry them and keep some for ourselves; it'll add some flavor to the table."
Li Shiyue nodded in agreement with what her mother said. Indeed, as Old Man Liu had said, living near the mountains meant there was no worry about not having enough to eat.
The problem is, on the other side of the mountain, there's a pack of wolves eyeing us, ready to devour us.
"Mother, where are my aunt, older sister, and older brother?"
Li's mother looked up and glanced at Li Wangming, who was fast asleep beside her, before turning to Li Shiyue and answering her question in a low voice.
"While you were sleeping, your Aunt Lanhua came over to call you, saying that Uncle Youfu had gathered people over for a talk."
You had only been asleep for a short while, and I didn't want to wake you, so I had your aunt take Shitou, Qiutian, and Xiatian away.
It's been a while already. If you're worried, go check on it.
Li Shiyue was definitely worried. She also had some ideas she wanted to share with Li Shiyang. So, after telling Li's mother, she put the wood-chopping knife on her waist and went out.
However, before leaving, Li Shiyue turned back and asked her mother for an embroidery needle.
Li's mother was still a little confused: "Why do you need this? Is your clothes torn?"
"Give it to me, your mother will mend it for you in a little while."
Li Shiyue had no idea how to mend clothes. The original owner of this body did know some simple needlework, but in the past, it was Li's mother who took care of the family's affairs.
In the past, when it came to mending clothes in the Li family, it was either Li's mother or Li's grandmother who did it. Li Shiyue had never done this before.
Therefore, Li Shiyue had to make up an excuse: "Counting the days, it's time to sew up the menstrual belt. Mother gave me a needle, and my sister and I will take apart our undergarments and make it ourselves."
After hearing what Li Shiyue said, Li's mother's eyes were full of regret: "It's my fault, I actually forgot about this!"
Once all our land has been allocated, your aunt and I will go to the cloth shop in town to buy some white cloth to make some for you and for autumn and summer!
This woman should be very clean!
In the past, we didn't have time to worry about this while on the road, but now that we've settled down, we have to be more careful about it.
Don't worry about it, your mother will remember it and will definitely take care of it for you.
"This cloth needs to be boiled, washed, and dried before it can be used. You go and do your work. Your mother is thinking of it this time. I'll get it for you as soon as I have some free time, okay?"
Since Li's mother had already said all that, what reason did Li Shiyue have to ask her for an embroidery needle?
Li Shiyue thought to herself, "Fine, I can't find a reason this time, but I'll find another excuse to ask for a needle next time."
"At least give me some information about the origin of the embroidery needle I bought at a high price."
With that thought in mind, Li Shiyue went out the door.
When she arrived at the gate of the courtyard where Li Youfu and Li Shiyang lived, she saw many people from Lijia Village sitting or standing inside, talking enthusiastically.
As soon as she entered, her third aunt, who was sitting by the door, saw her first. The thin third aunt called out to Li Shiyue, "Shiyue is here?"
As soon as one person called her, another came. In front of Third Aunt was Li Wangshui and Zhou Lanhua's family. Zhou Lanhua was still listening to Li Youfu, but as soon as she heard Third Aunt's words, she turned her head sharply to look at the door. When she saw that it was Li Shiyue, she quickly got up, waved to Li Shiyue, and called out, "Shiyue, come quickly, there's a seat here."
When Li Shiyue looked towards Zhou Lanhua, she saw Zheng Meiniang sitting there with Li Qiutian, Li Xiatian, and Shitou.
After bowing and greeting her third aunt, Li Shiyue moved forward. The men who had been blocking the doorway all made way for her.
What Zhou Lanhua meant by "a seat" was actually just a fairly large, relatively flat stone.
Li Shiyue first called out to Zhou Lanhua, then called out to "Uncle Wangshui," before greeting her aunt, elder sister, and elder brother. After that, she greeted Li Youfu, who was sitting on a wooden stool in the center of the courtyard, before sitting down herself.
As soon as she sat down, Li Qiutian whispered to her, "Grandpa Fu said that before Tian Cao arrives, we need to pay our respects to the village head."
After asking Old Man Liu, I learned that Liujiatun is right next to Daheishan Mountain. Apart from the hunters on the mountain, Liujiatun is the only village in this large area. The other village is Sunjiayao, which is located east of Qingsong Town.
Having said that, we started talking about whether we should buy land to build a house or simply buy existing houses from people in Liujiatun to live in.
Li Qiutian gestured with his eyes towards Li Youfu's side, then glanced at the people from Lijia Village standing behind him before continuing in a low voice, "But if you buy someone's existing house, wouldn't you have to pay for it?"
But who should receive this money?
After all, many families have died out, so who will collect this money?
Old Liu suggested that he could send a message to the still-living people of Liujiatun in Qingsong Town to see if they wanted to sell their houses or something.
But since this involves spending money, everyone started arguing about it.
Li Shiyue understood the situation. After thanking Li Qiutian, she kept quiet and listened to the villagers' comments.
"...We've been on the run all this way, and in order to survive, we threw away all our belongings along the way. Where would we get any money?"
"Come on, I can smell your breakfast!"
"Are you a dog? You can smell what people are eating at home? Your nose is even better than a dog's!"
As they talked, their words turned into personal attacks, and when that wasn't enough, they were about to come to blows.
At that moment, Li Shiyue suddenly stood up, which startled the two arguing women.
Li Youfu already had a headache, and when he saw Li Shiyue stand up, he looked over and asked, "What's wrong, Shiyue?"
Is there something you want to say?
Sit down and tell your aunties to shut up.
"Come on, tell me, you and Shiyang have done so much for our village along the way. What do you think about this house?"
As soon as Li Youfu spoke, the two women who had been arguing fell silent, lowered their heads, and shut their mouths.
Li Shiyue shook her head at Li Youfu.
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