Last night, the four siblings of the Hua family worked until around three or four in the morning to clean up the two wild boars. They barely finished cleaning up and went to rest.
After working so hard, Hua Xiao and Hua Li were so sleepy that they couldn't open their eyes. Hua Shi asked them to go back to sleep first, but they stubbornly shook their heads and refused to go.
Hua Yu didn't show any sign of sleepiness throughout the whole process.
The pork was cleaned to remove the blood and packaged. It was troublesome to deal with the pig offal and took some effort. In the end, after everything was done, it took some time to get through the most sleepy time and I was no longer sleepy around midnight.
She felt dirty and smelly after being sweaty, so she boiled a pot of water in advance and took a hot bath.
When Hua Xiao and the other two saw her taking a bath, they also asked to take a bath. In the end, the four of them took a comfortable hot bath before going back to the room to sleep.
The next day, early in the morning, bursts of noisy and trivial sounds were heard from outside the courtyard.
Hua Shi felt that he had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by the noisy sound outside.
I slept too late last night, and now my eyes are glued together and I can hardly open them. The yard is quiet. Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai are curled up on the ground, sleeping soundly, not startled by the noise outside.
Lying on the kang bed, Hua Xiao heard the noise and rubbed her sore eyes.
The consequence of staying up almost all night is that I didn’t get enough sleep and my bones are sore.
Hua Xiao turned over and sat up, yawned, and looked towards the door with a confused look. After a while, when he came to his senses, he lowered his head to look at Hua Shi who was sleeping beside him.
Hua Shi was also woken up, but her eyes were too sleepy to open, but her mind was clear. The noisy noise lasted for a long time without stopping, and she sighed softly.
After she was woken up, she didn't know what was going on outside. With such a loud commotion, she wanted to continue sleeping, but she couldn't fall asleep...
When she opened her eyes, she met Hua Xiao's big, sleepy eyes. The little girl had just woken up and seemed slow. She looked into her eyes for a long time before she spoke. She asked curiously, "Is there a quarrel outside? I seem to hear a lot of people talking."
It was no wonder she felt strange. The Hua family's courtyard was located in a remote area, and few people came here, let alone so early in the morning. Judging from the sounds, there seemed to be quite a few people outside...
"I'll go take a look."
Hua Xiao thought for a moment, got up, quickly put on his clothes and shoes, walked around the foxes and cats sleeping in disarray on the ground, opened the door, and ran out.
This action was done in one go. Hua Shi was still half asleep and had not yet fully woken up. When he looked up again, the house was already empty.
"hiss……"
Hua Shi struggled to turn over and sit up, holding her waist and stomach. She felt severe pain and soreness all over her body, especially the muscles in her legs and hands, which were extremely sore.
Yesterday, in the mountains and forests, I was pursued by a black wolf. My muscles were so tense, but I relaxed at the time and didn't feel anything. But after the intense exercise, my muscles didn't relax, and when I woke up from a nap, the aftereffects immediately set in...
In the yard, Hua Xiao ran out of the house in one breath. Without thinking, he ran to the gate of the yard, opened it, and stuck his head out to look towards the entrance of the alley.
I saw a large group of villagers gathered in the spacious open space outside the courtyard. They were talking in groups of three or four, and their eyes were looking in one direction, as if they were looking at something.
Hua Shi stood on tiptoe and stretched her head to see what was going on over there that attracted so many people so early in the morning to wait and watch.
Unfortunately, it was too far away, and she couldn't see clearly even if she wanted to. She was lost in thought when suddenly a young woman with a basket on her shoulder appeared in front of her, and seemed to be walking towards her...
"Hey, um...what's your name?"
As soon as Hua Xiao focused his attention, he saw that the young woman had walked not far away from him, and her voice rang out.
Hua Xiao blinked, and the familiar face of the woman appeared in her mind. She seemed to be Brother Xie's wife. She remembered that her name was He Juanhua, and she had met her not long ago.
"Sister-in-law...sister-in-law?" Hua Xiao put his hands behind his back, his fingers curled up uncomfortably, and called out dryly.
"It's me. Where's your elder sister? She's inside the room, right?" He Juanhua nodded with a smile, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Hua Xiao seemed a little more intimate.
"My sister is in the room. My name is Hua Xiao. Please come in and sit down first."
Hua Xiao pinched her fingers and spoke awkwardly, welcoming the person into the house.
He Juanhua nodded with a smile and followed him into the yard.
At this time, Hua Shi happened to be yawning and walked out of the house, rubbing his tearful eyes as he walked towards the yard. When he opened his eyes, he met He Juanhua's eyes. Hua Shi was stunned.
He Juanhua was also stunned for a moment. Looking at Hua Shi who looked like she hadn't woken up yet, she came to her senses and asked with a smile, "Sister, you just got up?"
When she asked this question, she turned her head and looked up at the sky, and saw that the sun was almost at its zenith... It was already noon, and you were sleeping at this time...
Hua Shi reacted, wiped his face, nodded and asked, "Sister-in-law, you came here so early, is there something wrong?"
"It's getting late. Look at the sky. The sun is even shining on our butts." He Juanhua's face, which was smiling just now, now seemed a little stiff for some reason, and even her voice became a little unnatural.
Hua Shi didn't say anything, waiting for her to continue.
He Juanhua coughed lightly and continued, "I see the yard is quiet. I wonder if your brothers are still awake? They haven't had breakfast yet, have they? I happened to bring some corn cakes with me. You can have some and save yourself the trouble of making breakfast."
As she spoke, she reached into the basket she was carrying, took out a large piece of cake wrapped in cloth, and handed it to Hua Shi.
Hua Shi was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and refused: "No need, sister-in-law, we will make breakfast soon, you should take the pancake back."
Look at the cloth wrapped around it, it's thick and heavy, there's quite a lot of stuff.
After Hua Shi learned about the customs and rules of the village, she realized that there were always times when people were short of food and clothing. Even if two families were very familiar with each other, they would rarely send food to each other unless they had an important request...
When He Juanhua heard her refusal, she paused with her outstretched hand, as if she had hesitated for a moment. Then, she remembered something and forced the stack of corn tortillas into Hua Shi's hand.
"Take it. Sooner or later, we will be a family. We should keep our distance from each other. Take it quickly." As He Juanhua said this, she had already stuffed the thing into Hua Shi's arms and pushed it hard.
Hua Shi tried to refuse it twice, but failed, so he had to take it.
She took a deep breath, looked at He Juanhua, and asked, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here today?"
He Juanhua suddenly looked at her and smiled.
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