But the property left behind has probably been almost spent by now. Zhang Kongming thought of the group of people guarding Zhang Ertian's house and couldn't help but sigh deeply again. They all thought that Zhang Ertian still had money in his hands and wanted to get a share of it in the end.
The human heart is so ugly.
Tao Wenwen looked at Zhang Kongming with some amusement. Why was he focusing on whether Gao Yue really owed her money, instead of whether these two strange men would come back and bring danger to them?
But after hearing what he said next, Tao Wenwen understood. She said, "You saved me last time in the mountains. This time, I'll help Master Zhang Er as a way of repaying your favor. No money required."
"Really!" Zhang Kongming's eyes suddenly lit up.
"How could I possibly lie to you?" Tao Wenwen looked at him speechlessly.
Zhang Kongming chuckled and said, "Of course not!"
The two returned to the Tao family together. It was already dark, and they couldn't see anyone washing and screening the herbs. Tao Wenwen said they would continue tomorrow and let Zhang Kongming go back first.
Zhang Kongming thought that if someone saw him and Tao Wenwen alone together in the middle of the night, they would definitely be gossiped about. Thinking of the last time Tao Wenwen was falsely accused by Xu Cuimei of entering the cornfield with Xu Xiangdong, he put down the herbs and went home without staying long.
The village became quiet and deserted at night, which was quite scary. As soon as Zhang Kongming left, Tao Wenwen locked the door.
Thinking that it would not be easy for Wang Xiaomin and Shi Qingyuan to go to the city and consult about the school, and that it might take a while for them to come back, he fetched some water and carried it into the bathroom, then took the oil lamp and placed it on the shelf beside him.
It is called a bathroom, but in fact it is just a square room surrounded by tall bamboos. Some hay is stuffed into the bamboos to block the gaps between them. The roof is also covered with bamboo and hay.
Of course, there was no shower. People had to carry a bucket of water into the bathroom and use a ladle to rinse their bodies. The water flowed directly from the ground through the gaps under the bamboo and all over the ground.
This was specially built by Tao Mingzhi to make it convenient for Wang Xiaomin and Tao Wenwen to take a bath.
I heard that in other families, men would wash in the open air or in the river, and women would often go to the river to wash their hands and feet and then go home to wipe their bodies with a cloth. Later, everyone saw that Tao Mingzhi's bathroom was well-designed, so several families followed suit.
The weather was hot, so Tao Wenwen took a cold shower. After a day of sunbathing, she felt refreshed after the shower.
However, he slept by the river and was exposed to the sun for most of the day yesterday, and he spent another day sunbathing while picking herbs today. This would definitely be unbearable for the original owner's body, as he rarely goes out.
Although she felt refreshed, Tao Wenwen still felt a burning sensation in her body, especially her arms and face.
I can't do this anymore. Next time I have to at least wear a whole straw hat when I go out.
As she thought about it, she went back into the house holding the oil lamp in one hand and the bucket in the other.
The house was still quiet. Wang Xiaomin and Shi Qingyuan hadn't returned yet. Thinking of the two men she'd met on the way home, Tao Wenwen was also worried that if they came back to cause trouble, she'd be left alone at home...
The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She went into the house, put her things away, then came back and locked the door. Then she went into the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.
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