Hua Shi carried the things back into the house and put them away before coming out again.
A large thick quilt was lying quietly in the wooden basin by the well, waiting to be washed. However, after a short delay, the basin was filled with a thick layer of snow again.
Hua Shi walked over in the snow, first set up the rack, and then used a little effort to hang the wet quilt on the bamboo pole to dry.
The wet quilt had a foul smell, and the remaining water at the bottom of the wooden basin was also a yellow stain.
She held her breath and finally put the quilt on. Half of her sleeves and trouser legs were wet by the water dripping from the quilt.
Hua Shi frowned, endured the stench coming from the quilt, cleaned the edge of the well, and rinsed it with well water.
This quilt must have been taken from Mr. Hua's bed. It has an indescribable sour smell. I don't know how long it has been marinated...
Flower frowned.
Just smelling this smell makes me feel nauseous.
I don't know how Li could bear it. The scene in that room was even more disgusting than this quilt...
Sometimes she really couldn't understand what Li was thinking. After spending so much time together, she had gotten to know Li quite well.
The clothes that Li wore were always very clean. She would change them frequently if they got dirty, sour, or smelly.
She would occasionally see Li every two or three days, boil water for her to take a bath and wash her hair. Every time she went out, Li would comb her hair neatly and smoothly.
Judging from her appearance alone, Mrs. Li is definitely an old lady who loves cleanliness very much. However, when Hua Shi lives with her in the same room, it is easy to notice some small details about Mrs. Li.
For example, Li often picked her nose, wiped it, and then wiped it on the sole of her shoe, clapped her hands, and pretended nothing happened...
Also, Li seemed to rarely trim her nails. She often worked in the fields, so her nails were thick and rough, with black and yellow mud accumulating between her nails.
The places exposed between the hands are also black and yellow. Only those who have not washed their hands seriously for a long time will have hands full of dirt.
Moreover, Li could stay in a house with a kang bed piled with feces and urine as if nothing had happened. She must have long been accustomed to the foul smell of the rotting things.
So from all the above, it is easy to tell from Li's behavior that she is not a person who likes cleanliness. It is just that for some reason, she always keeps herself tidy...
As for the reason behind this, she had guessed it from the connection, and it was probably related to the grandmother of the Xie family...
She had met the grandmother of the Xie family twice. From her appearance, she was also an old lady who paid great attention to her manners and appearance. Her hair, clothes... everything from head to toe was neatly groomed.
After Hua Shi cleaned up the yard, he went into the small kitchen and boiled a large pot of hot water. Hua Xiao and Hua Li had just been freezing in the yard. Looking at their red faces, they probably caught a cold...
She moved a small stool and sat in front of the stove, watching the crackling firewood, listening to the cold wind whistling outside the window and the snow falling to the ground, but her heart began to think carefully.
She already had two taels of silver in her hand, so she had to find a way to stabilize her income...
Two taels of silver, if you spend it sparingly, can last you for a while...
"Gugu..."
The sound of her stomach rumbling interrupted Hua Shi's thoughts.
Only then did she suddenly realize that she had been hungry for nearly two days, had not eaten a drop of water, and her stomach was empty and aching.
She watched the pot boil, took out the firewood and lit it, then stood up and walked towards her house.
She still had some rice and flour in her room. She took some rice out and cooked some porridge to fill her stomach and warm it up.
She washed the rice skillfully, put it into the pot with clean water, and then turned her head to look at the snow falling heavier in the yard.
If the snow is lighter, she wants to go into the mountains tomorrow...
"Meow……"
The sound of a cat's meowing behind her interrupted Hua Shi's thoughts, and she turned around to look under the eaves outside.
The black cat came out from somewhere, with a lively mouse under its claws.
"Meow!……"
The black cat tried to hold the mouse down with its claws several times but failed. It screamed angrily, pounced on it, and with a "click", it bit the mouse's neck in half.
Under Hua Shi's gaze, the black cat picked up the dead mouse again and walked towards Hua Shi.
“Meow meow meow…”
Hua Shi looked at it, pushed the mouse's body to her feet, sat down on the ground, and looked up at her.
"For me to eat?"
Hua Shi looked down at the black cat.
The black cat licked its paw and called out in response, "Meow..."
Hua Shi felt a little emotional, reached out and touched its furry hair, and said,
"I don't eat rats. Eat them yourself."
"Meow…?"
The black cat tilted its head, as if thinking about what she said, and as if asking her if she really didn't want to eat.
"No, you eat it yourself." Hua Shi repeated his meaning again.
The black cat then lowered its head again, buried its head, and began to gnaw on the mouse's head.
“Crack, crack…”
The sound of bones being crushed could be heard clearly.
The black cat was obviously very hungry, and it ate the mouse clean in a few bites. At the end, it licked its paws with a sense of satisfaction.
Hua Shi fed it some spring water, and it became quiet and squatted beside her obediently.
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