Chapter 6 The Empty House
"Huh, there's nothing I dare not say.
Since you are afraid, then stay away from me."
After Liu Yunshuang finished speaking, she left without looking back.
The most urgent thing is to settle down, and we can avenge the hatred later.
At present, I have to make plans for myself and my three children early.
The easternmost house of the Red Star Production Team was her parents' home.
This is also the place where she grew up. Now that she is back, she feels extremely sad.
Their ancestors were also a wealthy family.
It’s a pity that we have encountered these terrible times.
From instability to being forced to make a living.
Parents also began to hide their shortcomings and avoid wealth in order to protect the family.
Liu Yunshuang is the eldest in the family, and she has two younger sisters, Yulu and Feixue. One is married and the other became a cultural and art soldier.
Seeing that she didn't move, Xu Zhiqing called out softly, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, let's go in quickly~"
The Liu family’s old house is the most ordinary farmhouse with three main rooms.
The east and west rooms can be used for living, and both have kangs.
The main room is equivalent to the living room, with a square table and four chairs, and nothing else.
There were already a lot of miscellaneous small things in the house, and after she got married, Old Mrs. Xu took them away under various names.
If she hadn't been watching, the table and chairs probably wouldn't have been able to stay.
How could she be so stupid that she couldn't see it at that time?
There is a stove on each side of the east and west rooms, both outside.
Next to the west room is a separate small house, which is shorter than the main house and is usually used as a kitchen.
The stove next to the east room is directly open to the sky.
It can be used for cooking in the summer, but is only used to heat the kang in the winter.
She would come back to this house on normal days.
There are a lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes planted in the front and back yards.
Here, every household has an area of three mu of private land where they can grow vegetables.
They are usually in front of or behind the house, and their house is at the back.
When her father was still alive, he was afraid that people would come and steal vegetables, so he built a wall with stones and it became their backyard.
Although there are places to grow vegetables, most people don't use them to grow vegetables.
Instead, foods that can fill the stomach, such as corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, are more common.
After the second sister got married, she started planting crops in the yard at home.
After collecting the food, they carried it to Lao Xu's house.
In the past two years, policies have become increasingly relaxed, and many people will not waste the space in their own yards.
They would also lay out a bed of onions, and even the broken pots and tiles at home would not be wasted.
Planting a pepper or garlic sprout is also a way to make the best use of your resources.
Of course, this is for those who know how to live.
Ordinary people would not be so scheming.
They put down their luggage and prepared to clean up the house.
I came back often, and it was just a little dusty, but it didn't affect anything.
“Zhiqing, Zhiyi, let’s live in the west room.
Let’s clean up that place first today and then we can move in.
We can clean up the rest tomorrow, okay?"
Xu Zhiqing was a little overwhelmed. Her mother always ordered her around whenever she spoke to her.
This time he actually discussed it with her and was so gentle, leaving her a little overwhelmed.
"Mom, I listen to you~"
Xu Zhiyi also came over and hugged her thighs: "Mom, Mom..."
Liu Yunshuang felt a tenderness in her heart. This feeling of regaining something she had lost made her extremely grateful.
He bent down and picked up his little daughter.
Zhiyi usually takes a nap, but there were too many things going on today, so the little guy just held on without making any noise.
She is already two years old, can walk well, and can speak some simple words.
He then took his eldest daughter in his arms and comforted her softly.
"Zhiqing, Zhiyi, it was my fault before for not considering your feelings.
I'll leave you at home and let your grandma and aunt bully you.
Now that the three of us have come out, we will have a good life from now on and no longer have to look at anyone's face."
She seemed to be comforting the two children, but in fact, she was also talking to herself.
Xu Zhiqing was deeply touched and came out of her arms.
He looked at Liu Yunshuang seriously and said word by word, "Mom, don't worry, I can cook, wash clothes, and I can also help my sister pick wild vegetables."
This child is really sensible.
She is already ten years old, which is a big kid at this age.
"Zhiqing, don't worry, your father and I are separated.
But our family will only get better and better.”
"Yes, I believe it~"
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The eldest daughter's eyes were filled with longing and anxiety, and Liu Yunshuang sighed.
It’s useless to say anything now. Just take it slow. She’s back anyway.
"Come on, let's go clean up."
"good!"
Xu Zhiqing does everything at Old Xu's house and is very skillful.
Liu Yunshuang opened the window and asked her to sweep the kang and the floor.
I went to press water with my knowledge. There was a foreign well (a semi-mechanical well that pumps water out when it is pressed, using the piston principle. It was introduced from a foreign country, so it was called a "foreign well") under the window.
There is a water drain left in the house. After pouring it in, quickly press the handle.
When there is pressure, water will come out.
Before, she often came back to water the fields.
Xu Zhiyi felt a little sleepy, yawned, and sat obediently on the threshold of the main room.
Liu Yunshuang quickened her pace. There was not even a washbasin in the room. All the original things were at Old Xu's house.
She had no choice but to take out an old piece of clothing.
This is the coat she wore when she was a girl. After wearing it for so many years, it is now full of patches.
After a long time, it became rotten.
If you pull it hard, it will break.
Xu Zhiqing came out just in time, and was also startled when she saw her action.
"Mom, why did you tear your clothes?"
"It doesn't matter. This dress can't be worn anyway. Use it as a rag."
She has been married to the Xu family for so many years, but she has never bought a new piece of clothing.
Even Zhiqing and Zhiyi were wearing clothes left over from Xu Zhiwei and the old lady's two daughters.
That is to say, Zhili, the boy, can wear one or two new clothes.
She asked Xu Zhiqing to come over and help her press the water, and she washed the torn cloth cleanly at the water outlet.
"Mom, wash one for me too, and we can wipe it together."
"Okay~"
Liu Yunshuang looked at her eldest daughter and smiled knowingly.
The two of them worked very quickly, and only the windowsill and the kang mat needed to be wiped.
It's summer now, it will dry in a short while.
He quickly spread out the bed and let Xu Zhiyi sleep for a while.
The child is young and sleeps a lot.
Looking at the empty house, Liu Yunshuang sighed.
It turns out there are a lot of things in this room.
The things in her house are all real good stuff.
Even the most ordinary kang cabinet has exquisite carvings on it.
Including the washbasin rack and two camphorwood boxes, all of them were taken by Xu Lanchun.
She may not want other things, but she must take these things back.
There are also several large vats in the house, which will be used in daily life in the future, and we can’t let those people get away with it.
As for the bowls and plates, forget it. Zhili is still there, so we can’t completely break up for now.
However, this matter has to be mentioned so that they always know that the Xu family owes them.
This way, when you want to bully her son, you have to think twice.