Chapter 12 Going out to the old house
In a quiet village, from an inconspicuous adobe house, the sound of people dressing could be heard.
Xie Qiushi rubbed his eyes and asked in a low voice while getting dressed:
"Saya, what a sweet dream you had last night! You almost woke up your big brother!"
Xie Chunmiao, who had gotten up in a daze, was startled when he heard this, and his sleepy mind immediately became clear, "Ah? Did I wake up big brother?"
She quickly explained: "Sister, I really was so loud, I just dreamed that we got rich, and I was very happy holding the gold ingots!"
Xie Xiachan teased: "How can I not be happy! I'm laughing so hard that the roof is shaking!"
"No way!" Xie Chunmiao realized that her second sister was teasing her and rushed over, "You've become bad, second sister!"
Xie Qiushi hurriedly grabbed the two of them:
"Shh, don't disturb big brother, let's get up quickly and go cook."
After the eldest sister Xie Qiushi gave the order, the two of them quickly packed up and tiptoed out of the house.
As soon as the door closed, Xie Shuangbai opened his eyes.
He slept too much these past two days, and he woke up as soon as his sisters woke up in the morning.
In order not to worry them, I just pretended to be asleep.
He had been lying down these days and his whole body was sore. He tried again to use his mind to mobilize the spiritual spring water to wash his whole body. This was something he discovered by chance yesterday.
Slowly, a huge spring of water enveloped him, gently pressing his whole body, making him feel as comfortable as if he were in the clouds.
In short, the experience was magical. After washing in the spiritual spring, the discomfort in my body was significantly relieved.
He slowly sat up, the dizziness had disappeared, and he moved his arms, feeling a surge of strength filling his body.
He had to get up today, as it was getting cold and time was running out. He had to fix the house quickly.
He sat up, focused his mind, and a small stream flowed from his index finger into the teacup on the table.
He picked it up and drank it. Drinking a cup of spiritual spring water every day is more effective than taking medicine.
After drinking, he stood up and got dressed.
The navy blue robe beside the bed was altered from his father's old clothes. It had been worn for many years and was now washed white, with a few patches on the corners.
He put on his clothes and smoothed out the wrinkles. There was no mirror, so he had to comb his hair with his hands.
The long black hair brushed across her slender fingertips like it was brushing across the finest silk.
A moon-white headband was wrapped around her bun.
If there was a mirror at this time, one could catch a glimpse of the young man's bamboo-like figure in the mirror.
Just then, a ray of morning light slipped in from the window and fell on his forehead.
A soft orange light enveloped him.
He lowered his head to check his collar, folded his handkerchief, smoothed his hair, and left the house.
Cui and the three sisters of the Xie family happened to come out of the kitchen with breakfast. They were stunned when they saw Xie Shuangbai. Daya was the first to react: "Brother, why did you get out of bed!"
"I feel much better today. Let's have dinner together." Xie Shuangbai said in a gentle voice.
Cui went into the house and put breakfast aside, then hurried over: "It's only been two days, why are you up already? You vomited so much blood, you need to rest more!" After saying that, she looked at him with a distressed face.
"Auntie, I'm really much better now. Are you still worried about Village Doctor Li's medicine?"
Cui thought it was true. Old Man Li's medicine was very effective. Seeing that he was still wearing thin clothes, she was shocked: "Damn Huang, they didn't even give you thick clothes. Come in quickly, it's still cold this morning!"
Xie Shuangbai was pulled into the main room by Cui.
Cui's two daughters-in-law were setting the table, and when they looked up they were startled by the person in front of them.
The young man in front of him had slender hands and feet and fair skin. Even wearing an old robe did not diminish his...his...appearance.
Xue shook her head. How could one describe a man with just his looks?
She always heard the women in the village say that their husbands were praising some woman for her beauty, which made her so angry that her heart ached.
She had never understood what beauty meant, but today she finally understood.
The second son’s wife, Mrs. Li, was stunned.
She knew the two scholars from the Xie family in Xiaoshi Village. She had seen Scholar Xie once from afar and he was indeed handsome. But when she met Scholar Xie today, she was really, really... beautiful!
No, no, how can a man use beauty!
But he is really beautiful!
Cui looked at her two dumbfounded daughters-in-law and said with a smile, "What are you doing? You're dumbfounded!"
Being exposed so bluntly by the mother-in-law, both of them blushed.
Xue smiled and said, "That's right, mother. It's all your fault. Who wouldn't be confused by such a handsome young man?"
Xue's daughter Wang Tiantian and her mother were in perfect sync. She looked at Xie Shuangbai and called out in a baby voice, "Brother!"
This made the women in the room laugh. Cui pinched her granddaughter's cheeks and said, "You still know about Qiao Gege? Who taught you that?"
She ignored Cui and ran straight to Xie Shuangbai with her little body twisted, "Brother, hold me!"
Everyone was stunned by what they saw.
Xie Shuangbai looked at the cute little baby and bent down to hug her.
Xue picked her up first and said, "Girl, what happened today? Let me hold you. Don't bother your uncle Xie."
"Mom, I want a hug too," said another little kid with a look of grievance.
"You're already 5 years old and you still need to be held! Go eat your meal!"
The little girl was scolded by her mother and pouted unhappily.
Village chief Wang and his two sons also came back from outside. Looking at their aggrieved grandson, they asked, "What's wrong? Why are you standing at the door and not eating?"
Seeing Xie Shuangbai also glaring, he said, "What are you doing, kid?"
"I want to eat, uncle."
"Why don't you lie down? Let me bring you some food. You've been weak since you were a child, so it's good for you to get more rest."
"Uncle, I'll be crippled if you keep lying down!" Xie Shuangbai whispered.
Cui quickly tried to smooth things over: "Alright, the child is well, so hurry up and eat."
Village chief Wang ate while looking at Xie Shuangbai, treating him like a porcelain doll.
Wang Shunyi took a bite of pickles and a steamed bun, and suddenly thought about the house:
"Did Daya tell you? I asked for one cent for each tile. I'm sure it will be sold quickly. The price will go up when it gets cold."
In Xie Shuangbai's memory, the Xiaoshi Village where he lived was in the north. Although the weather was not as cold as the Northeast in his previous life, it was still cold enough to freeze people to death, so it was better to be prepared in advance.
"Brother Wang, let's go this afternoon and see how much is appropriate to order."
Seeing Xie Shuangbai's clothes loosen up again, Cui sighed and said, "Look at his small body, look at his small face, he's too skinny!"
She brought the sweet millet porridge to Xie Shuangbai: "Here, this is what Auntie made specially for you. The rice oil is enough to nourish your body, and the red dates are for your blood. Drink it while it's hot!"
The millet porridge in the coarse earthenware bowl in front of him seemed to have magic. After taking a mouthful, his eyes turned red.
He missed the four old people who had raised him.
"Drink slowly, kid. If you like it, I'll make more for you tomorrow!"
Xie Shuangbai lowered his head, calmed down, and said softly:
"Auntie, thank you!"
Cui Shi really liked him:
"Then I'll make it for you tomorrow!"
After dinner, Xie Shuangbai and the Wang brothers went to the old house. Cui was a little hesitant, but she knew that he wanted to repair the house quickly, so she told him, "I'll find you some thick clothes to wear. Don't dare to touch anything later." She turned to look at her two sons and said, "Did you hear me?"
The Wang brothers said:
"Mom, don't worry!"
Cui found thick clothes for the four brothers and sisters of the Xie family, and they put them on and set off for the old house.
"Let's go!" said Xie Shuangbai.
"Are you going just like that?"
Xie Shuangbai looked at it and didn't think it was wrong: "Then how do we get there?"
He was surrounded by villagers like a giant panda.
"Little scholar, can you go out now?"
"Hey, isn't this Frost Boy? You're fine!"
"Frost boy, what are you doing?"
"Poor thing, he has to ride in a cart. I hope he has some hidden illness!"
He went from being embarrassed at first and wanting to dig his way into the ground, to gradually changing to the idea that as long as I wasn't embarrassed, others would be embarrassed.
"Glady, why are you pretending? It's disgusting!"
An unfriendly voice came into Xie Shuangbai's ears. As soon as he turned his head, the other party disappeared in a flash.
Xie Shuangbai was surprised that there were all kinds of people in this village.
The car drove for a while, and he got out with a stiff face.
"Brother, what happened to your face?"
"Just try smiling all the way!"
Xie Chunmiao jokingly said, "Who made my brother look so good?"
"I think you're asking for a beating!"
Xie Chunmiao ran away with a smile.
Xie Shuangbai felt a little relieved when he saw that his sister was relatively normal.
He was really afraid that the long-term suppression of the Huang family in the Xie family would lead to their mental health problems. Now it seems that he was worrying too much.
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