Lying on the tattered cotton quilt, he felt an inexplicable sense of weakness all over his body. He had been maintaining high-intensity activities since yesterday, and now his whole body seemed unable to move, but his mind seemed to be working faster. He heard the girl next door say contentedly, "It's great! We don't have to worry about rain or snow anymore."
Qin Xiaomi said, "We're not afraid of someone climbing over the wall."
The words of the two girls made Qin Huai feel distressed. Although the original owner Qin Huai was in poor health, you are already seventeen years old.
These two younger sisters are at an age where they should be carefree, but they live in fear all day long and have to endure hunger. What have I done for them except complaining about myself all day long?
The girl sighed again and said, "My brother sold all his jade tokens to repair the house, and the food he got in return is almost enough for two meals. Oh, what should I do in the future?" The girl was young, but she was full of worries.
Qin Xiaomi also sighed, but her perspective of worry was different from Yaya's: "Sis, our brother's jade token is gone. If his family comes looking for him in the future, won't they be unable to recognize him?"
The girl sat up and said, "No, I must find a way to redeem my brother's jade token."
Hearing the two of them getting more and more worried as they talked, Qin Huai shouted, "Xiaomi, go to bed early. You still have to study tomorrow."
"Got it, bro."
In the darkness, the whispers of the two people could still be heard, but Qin Huai could not hear what they were saying. He fell asleep in a daze.
When he opened his eyes the next day, it was already dawn. Qin Huai moved his hands and feet and found that he had strength again. He got up and saw the maid picking up the shoulder pole to fetch water.
Looking at her frail body, Qin Huai hurriedly said, "Leave it there, I'll do it."
Unable to persuade him, the girl had to hand the carrying pole to him.
Qin Huai went out with a bucket of water on his shoulder. When he reached the intersection, he saw a woman who was not dressed like a villager also carrying water. Several naughty children were following her and watching her.
Looking back on my memory, I found out that this woman was a village teacher named Su Yuru. She was married and lived in Qinjiazhuang only when she was at work. She would go back to the city on weekends.
The children surrounded her because she had a quirk. When she fetched water to drink, she only drank from the bucket in front of her. The bucket behind her was either used for washing clothes or feet, and she never drank from it.
In an era when people could not even get enough food to eat, he still had this habit. Teacher Su didn't know how many times the villagers laughed at him in secret. Why didn't he use the bucket of water? The villagers guessed that it was probably because his farts would go into the bucket behind him.
Qin Huai had seen many quirks in his previous life, so he didn't think it was a big deal. He called out, "Good morning, Teacher Su."
Su Yuru looked at him in surprise and said, "Good morning."
She had been in the countryside for so long, but this was the first time someone had greeted her formally. Villagers usually just said, "Teacher Su, city people also eat."
A naughty child suddenly pointed behind Su Yuru and said, "Teacher Su, there are worms."
"Ah..." Su Yuru walked around a few times carrying the water, but didn't see any worms. The children laughed and she realized she had been teased. Sure enough, the children said, "Teacher Su, both buckets of water have passed behind you. You can't drink it. You have to carry a new bucket."
Qin Huai was speechless. How boring these kids were.
Su Yuru was so angry that she poured both buckets of water on the side of the road and walked towards the well angrily.
The boy who was talking probably didn't go to school, otherwise he definitely wouldn't have the courage to joke in front of the teacher.
Qin Huai said, "You little brats, you dare to make fun of the teacher. Just wait and see, I will definitely settle the score with you later."
He took a few quick steps and said, "Teacher Su, the kid is just joking with you, don't be angry."
Su Yuru ignored him and quickened her pace.
When Qin Huai arrived, the villagers had already heard about the incident. One woman said, "Teacher Su, don't be angry. If I see that kid again, I'll beat his ass to pieces."
This woman is probably that boy's mother.
Su Yuru still ignored him, fetched some water with a sullen face and left.
In this era, the well platform is the absolute CBD of the village. As the only source of water, every household in the village has to come to fetch water every day.
Some families live at the edge of the village, several miles away from the well, and they also carry water every day.
She hadn't walked far when the women in the village gathered together and said disdainfully, "Why are you so arrogant? What's wrong with being from the city? You're still a hen that can't lay eggs. I heard her husband wants to divorce her."
"How can a woman get a divorce? How can she still face people after getting a divorce?"
"Look, she's fine. City people are just thick-skinned."
This era is very unfriendly to women, and in fact more harm comes from women themselves.
They were chatting about other people's gossip without interrupting their work. Just as it was Qinhuai's turn to fetch water, another person came up from behind.
It was Qin Man. Qin Huai was surprised. Didn't they say she was pregnant? And she still came to fetch water while pregnant?
Her arrival instantly silenced the bustling well platform. Qin Huai glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze. Qin Man didn't want to queue up. She walked up to Qin Huai and saw that he didn't mean to move aside. She said viciously, "Get out of the way."
Her momentum was so strong that Qin Huai subconsciously dodged. She picked up the rope on the well platform and lowered the bucket.
She was very thin, and when the bucket was full she couldn't lift it. Her helpless look reminded Qin Huai of the person in his memory, and he said in a mysterious way, "Let me help you."
As soon as these words came out, countless eyes fell on him, it was like a thousand arrows piercing his heart.
Qin Huai could only keep smiling. If he showed his timidity at this time, these women would only say that he had something to hide.
Qin Man looked at him blankly, then handed him the rope and said, "Okay."
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