Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Dry Mouth
Later, Miao Ying couldn't fall asleep again. He always felt that dreams were not without reason. For example, in his previous life, he dreamed of losing teeth the day before the car accident. He remembered what he had overheard from the dean's mother, who said that dreaming of losing teeth meant someone was going to die. He thought that he had no relatives, so it should be fine. Unexpectedly, he was the one who died.
Miao Ying woke up at dawn and went to boil some water. He was very clean and washed his face and feet with hot water every day. He sat at the stove door, the dim firelight reflected on his face, startling Li Hongying, who had just entered the kitchen. "Why are you up so early?"
Miao Ying looked listless and looked at Li Hongying: "Mom, did you dream about Huo Xing?"
Li Hongying shook her head: "No, what's wrong?"
Miao Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Huo Xing and his mother were biological mother and son, so the telepathy between them should have been stronger. But now that his mother said he didn't dream of Huo Xing, then everything should be fine.
"It's okay. What are your plans for today, Mom?" Miao Ying patted his face.
"I plan to plant the corn first." Li Hongying's face showed no sign of being tired of the hard work. She just felt that in this spring when everything is revived, she should work hard so that she can welcome a good harvest in autumn.
To be honest, Miao Ying doesn't really know how to farm. At most, he'll just work in the vegetable garden when he's in the yard.
But he still went with Li Hongying and the others, as there was always room for him to help.
They didn't have any cows at home, so they had to dig holes with hoes to sow the seeds. Miao Ying would follow behind them and sow the seeds. He was quite capable of doing this job.
They finished planting a field in the morning. Seeing that his grandmother's hoe was a little weaker, he handed the corn to her and said, "Let me do it. I've seen you work all morning and I've learned it."
The grandmother was indeed old. She handed the hoe to Miao Ying and was about to check Miao Ying's learning results. Miao Ying pinched the smooth handle of the hoe with his hands, and imitated their movements, raising it high, but he did not grasp the right degree and almost sprained his waist.
Li Hongying quickly took the hoe from his hand and said, "You'd better take it easy."
Miao Ying practiced again. Although his movements were not very proficient, he was able to dig a hole. The three of them worked for a while. When the grandmother went home to cook, Miao Ying and Li Hongying continued.
When they saw that it was almost time, they packed up and prepared to go home. The sun was not strong at this time, but Miao Ying's face was still red. He didn't notice it when he was working just now, but now that he was free, he found that there were several blisters on the palms of his hands. He seemed to be allergic to ultraviolet rays. After working for a whole morning, his face was red and itchy.
Miao Ying thought it was pretentious to have all these problems just from doing a little work, so he kept quiet. He simply washed the redness off his face with cold water and ignored the blisters on his hands. It was only when Huo Xiaobao, who had returned, pulled his hand that he discovered them.
Fortunately, his grandmother and mother did not make a fuss. After helping him to prick the blisters, they left him alone. In the days that followed, the blisters on his hands disappeared, then reappeared, and slowly formed calluses, and he never had blisters again.
Because I have been very tired from farm work recently, I basically made some filling dry food for cooking, but it was a bit choking when I ate it. I also made an appetizer kimchi soup to go with it. Since I was too busy, I had no time to buy meat. Miao Ying wanted to buy some meat and have a big meal after this busy period.
April passed by in a busy manner. Another month had passed since he last dreamed of Huo Xing. He had not dreamed of Huo Xing again, and the same was true for his mother and grandmother. No news should be the best news.
After they planted all the corn, fortunately it rained at night for the past few days, otherwise they would have to go to the river to fetch water to irrigate the fields, which greatly reduced their workload.
During this time, they sent Huo Xiaobao to the village elementary school. Miao Ying brought a bag of candy and a string of copper coins as tuition. Master Song showed no expression, but his husband, Master Ning, was particularly fond of the bag of candy and praised Miao Ying for his cleverness and dexterity.
Miao Ying, like Huo Xiaobao, scratched his head after being praised by the teacher, feeling a little embarrassed. Then Huo Xiaobao started his study career.
At this time, the wheat in the village fields was ripe. They had agreed before that they would go to help when Ye Feng's family started harvesting the wheat. Although Ye Feng politely said no, when they went to help with sickles, Ye Feng could not refuse.
Their family has planted a lot of land, and Qin Qiang only has three days off for the busy farming season. During these three days, they have to work hard, otherwise after Qin Qiang goes to work, Ye Feng and the two old people in the family will have to do the rest.
Miao Ying was not very skilled in using the sickle at the beginning. When his grandmother and the others cut one ridge, he could only cut one-third of it. But slowly he could see their tails.
While cutting, Ye Feng still had the heart to tease Miao Ying: "Look at your face, it's so red. Your husband will be heartbroken when he comes back."
Miao Ying waved his aching arm, rolled his eyes at him, and then ran to drink water from the water bag beside him. Maybe he was too tired from work, so he was thirsty all the time. When they went out, Li Hongying prepared a particularly large water bag for him. In less than an afternoon, he drank all the water.
He hadn't been active for so long since he came here, and he had been feeling very tired these past few days. Now he was sitting in the yard, feeling sleepy. Huo Xiaobao was sitting next to him, mumbling his lessons. Miao Ying actually fell asleep listening to his voice.
Huo Xiaobao turned his head to look at him, then ran to Li Hongying and said that his brother had fallen asleep. Li Hongying touched his head and told him not to disturb Miao Ying.
Originally, the village's elementary school did not provide meals, but because it was the busy farming season, almost all the families in the village were working in the fields. So after finishing his classes every day, Master Ning would cook in his own yard and let the children eat and rest in the school. He would only let them go home after the afternoon classes.
Feeding more than ten children is not a small expense, so the children have to bring their own rations to school every day. Huo Xiaobao finds it very novel and wonders what he will eat every day when he opens his eyes.
After Miao Ying woke up and the meal was ready, he washed his face with cold water. His sunburned face felt itchy after being washed with clean water. Then he found that his nose was black, all from the dust from harvesting wheat.
I was too tired today, so Li Hongying cooked egg soup and steamed cornbread with more fine grains than coarse grains. Miao Ying ate three cornbreads in one breath and drank two bowls of soup before he felt full.
Even the grandmother was shocked. Miao Ying's appetite was usually not so big. It was obvious that he was very tired.
Thinking of what his mother-in-law said, Miao Ying had never done much work since he was a child. In the past few days, he could be said to have done all the work of the past ten years, which was why he was so tired.
"You can rest at home tomorrow. They've almost finished harvesting their wheat," Li Hongying said. "It seems like tomorrow is the time to deliver sugar to them, so you can make sugar at home."
Miao Ying nodded. He actually felt that he was very tired recently. He originally did business with Wang the peddler. When Wang the peddler took his sugar to sell, he found that the business was very good. After all, they were traveling around the villages. His sugar was cheap and delicious, and he almost sold out the sugar in one village. Later, he asked Miao Ying to order more. Later, his peddler friend also came to Miao Ying to get sugar, so now he makes more sugar than before.
Lying in bed, counting the days, I found that it was already the end of April. The rapeseed on the mountain should have been harvested, but Huo Xing had not returned yet. It seemed that I had to go up the mountain alone.
The next day, grandmother and others went to help again, and Miao Ying made sugar at home alone. They were now very skilled in making sugar, but it was still a lot of hard work. Miao Ying was exhausted and out of breath, but he finally made the sugar.
Just as the sugar was cut, Wang the peddler came over with his shoulder pole. Miao Ying packed the sugar and handed it to him: "Here, take it."
Wang the peddler nodded, handed him the money, and asked him if he needed anything so that he could bring it to him next time he came. Miao Ying thought about it and asked him to buy a bag of anthelmintic powder, but Wang the peddler confiscated his money.
Miao Ying thanked him and after seeing off Wang the peddler, he began to prepare things for going up the mountain tomorrow. Since he couldn't wait for Huo Xing, he had to go by himself.
When the grandmother and the others came back, Miao Ying told them that he was going up the mountain. Li Hongying frowned and said, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone."
"It's okay." Miao Ying had already prepared everything. "I know the way, and I've prepared everything else. I'll just be on the mountain tomorrow, and I'll be down the day after tomorrow."
His grandmother also advised him: "There are so many ferocious beasts on the mountain, and you are so weak. Is there anything you can't wait for Ah Xing to come back and help you with?"
Miao Ying scratched his head: "Grandma, I really can't wait any longer. I don't know when Huo Xing will be back. I promise I will be fine."
Miao Ying persuaded this one and that one, and finally the whole family went to bed worriedly. The next day, Miao Ying still insisted on going up the mountain. Li Hongying had no choice but to prepare more things for him, but Miao Ying said that it would be tiring to climb the mountain with too many things, so he only brought some dry food, a large pot of water, and a cloth bag.
Li Hongying and her grandmother stood at the door and watched him leave, not knowing why he insisted on going up the mountain.
Miao Ying followed the path he had taken with Huo Xing before, climbing up the mountain step by step. However, this time he felt much more tired than when he was with Huo Xing before. He was almost unable to walk anymore, and he had not even walked half the distance. He rested as he walked, and finally arrived at the cabin at noon.
Miao Ying sat on a big rock in front of the house to take a break, and took a few glances at the rapeseed surrounding the cabin. The mature rapeseed leaves had disappeared, and the pods were very plump, and it seemed that the yield was very good.
Miao Ying smiled and felt that it was worth it to climb the mountain for several days. He had rested enough and had drunk all the water in his water bag, but he had to stay here tonight and had to find some water.
But now he was exhausted, so he ate another piece of candy, took a few bites of dry biscuits, and then walked into the wooden house.
He hadn't been there for a while, and the house was covered with a layer of dust. Miao Ying cleaned the house, laid a tiger-skin mat, and put the bedding on the stone at the door to dry. Then he took his water bag and went out to find water.
When walking on the road, Miao Ying also felt very strange. He seemed to be turning into a bucket, drinking water all day long.
He remembered that there was a spring here. Huo Xing said that they had fetched water here before. On the way back, they picked up a lot of firewood. Although the weather was warmer now, it would probably still be cold at night.
After completing all the preparations, Miao Ying was ready to harvest his rapeseed. Modern rapeseed harvesting is done by first cutting it, then drying it in the field, threshing it with a flail after it is dried, and finally drying the rapeseed again before pressing for oil.
The mountain is not a good place to dry things, so Miao Ying could only pick the plump bean pods one by one and put them carefully into the bag he brought.
There are about twenty rapeseed plants of various sizes in front of and behind the house. It seems small, but the yield is quite good. The bag he brought can't hold them all, so he can only find something to pack them up and put them in the house.
After doing all this, it was dark. Miao Ying lit the stove and boiled some water. He felt a little hot and sat further away from the stove.
I didn’t want to drink hot water, so I drank a lot of cold water, but it still didn’t relieve the heat.
I don’t have as much appetite as I did in the past few days. Now I feel so dry and just want to drink water, but I have to drink water sparingly.
He leaned back for a while, but felt that the heat in his body still could not be relieved. It was not the heat from the outside world, but the heat coming out from the cracks in his bones.
He looked down and found something was wrong. His little brother stood up on his own for no apparent reason. At this moment, an idea flashed through Miao Ying's mind.
No way, this can’t be the time that Ye Feng was talking about?
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