The drizzle gradually turned into a downpour at night, and by the next morning, it was raining heavily outside Xie Yushu's house and drizzling inside!
She was woken up by being splashed with water!
However, after it started raining, the weather became much cooler, and I slept particularly soundly on rainy days. I woke up feeling especially refreshed!
Seeing that Xiao Haitang was still fast asleep and didn't even notice the rain dripping on her face, I quietly picked her up and moved her up a bit, and then found a wooden basin to catch the dripping water!
After she left, Xiao Yi was checking the other rooms and, sure enough, several places were leaking! Seeing her come out, he asked somewhat awkwardly...
How's your room?
"It's less rainy than outside!"
"Please make do for now. I'll repair the roof once this rain stops. It's been dry these past two years, and we can't find any thatch, so this is the best we can do!"
"Um!"
Seeing that Xie Yushu was still so distant, Xiao Yi had no choice but to turn around and continue looking for a basin to catch the rainwater!
Fortunately, there was firewood prepared in the house. Xie Yushu cooked yam and lean meat porridge. After the two children got up, the four of them ate breakfast and then looked up at the sky!
With no entertainment available and staying indoors being incredibly boring, the two children ran to splash in the puddles under the eaves! Xie Yushu simply found a few large buckets, placed them in the yard, covered them with cloth to filter the rainwater, and planned to give everyone in the family a good bath! Before, there was nothing she could do without water, but now she didn't want to wait even a quarter of an hour!
The rain was heavy, and in about half an hour, several buckets were filled. The water in the buckets was very clean because it was filtered with cloth. Xie Yushu boiled a big pot of hot water and added two buckets of cold water to wash Xiao Haitang and herself thoroughly three times!
After washing her, she combed Xiao Haitang's hair into a three-strand braid, wrapped it around the back of her head, and tied it into a neat ponytail on top of her head!
Haitang already has a rather heroic appearance, and with this outfit, she immediately looks more energetic and neat!
After dressing up Haitang, Xie Yushu braided a simple fishtail braid from front to back!
The original owner had eyes as bright as stars, exquisite features, fair skin, and a naturally innocent, harmless smile! She was undeniably beautiful and well-behaved!
What a pity, she's got a personality that's three parts cunning and three parts domineering! It'll be hard to bully her now!
"Second Aunt, you look so beautiful!"
"Our little begonia is beautiful too! She's both gorgeous and cool!"
Xiao Haitang blushed shyly upon hearing this, as no one had ever praised her like that before!
Xie Yushu looked at her and pulled her along.
"Let's go out and show them! Let them feel ashamed!"
Haitang happily followed Xie Yushu out!
Xiao Yi and Xiao Jinyu were grilling meat at the door of the outer room when they saw Xie Yushu and Xiao Haitang come out, and they exclaimed in surprise.
"Mom, you look so beautiful! Even more beautiful than before! My sister looks beautiful too!"
Then, seeing her own dark, unblemished hands, she embarrassedly hid them behind her back!
"Isn't it beautiful! My second aunt braided my hair!"
"nice!"
Xiao Yi began to praise
Xiao Jinyu nodded repeatedly!
"Dad said you were getting hungry, so he made some barbecue. Look, it's almost done!"
Taking a bath makes you hungry, and the smell of meat really made me hungry! When Xie Yushu heard Xiao Jinyu say that, she immediately pulled Xiao Haitang to sit by the fire and picked up the roasted meat to eat!
The roasted meat, coated with honey, was both fragrant and sweet.
Seeing Xie Yushu eating happily, Xiao Jinyu asked expectantly...
"Mom, isn't the meat Dad roasted delicious?"
Xie Yushu looked at Xiao Jinyu's expectant yet ingratiating expression and nodded seriously.
"Mmm! It tastes good!"
"Then, Mother, can you talk to Father and ask him to make you roast meat every day?"
For Xiao Yi, this sentence was like a thunderbolt from the blue!
She looked at Xiao Jinyu, feeling awkward and at a loss.
What is this brat saying! If you're going to try to please me, fine, but do you have to start by making your father sound so humble? I've been a victorious general for three years now, when have I ever bowed my head to anyone!
"I, I, I... Yes, if you want to eat it, I'll make it for you again!"
He had intended to stand his ground and say, "I'm a grown man, I wouldn't do this kind of thing every day," but what came out was, "I'll make it for you!" Xiao Yi was utterly deflated! He inwardly groaned.
"My goodness! This is really weird! My mouth won't obey me!"
"Hahaha...uh...you two are so funny..."
Xie Yushu laughed very unrestrainedly, and Xiao Haitang and Xiao Jinyu also laughed along, although Xiao Jinyu had no idea what Xie Yushu was laughing about!
Xiao Yi finally lost his temper and threw a sentence at Xiao Jinyu, "I'm going to boil water, I'll give you a bath in a bit!" before running off!
Xie Yushu finished laughing and eating, and tidied up her things, but the fire pit was still burning. Xiao Yi took Xiao Jinyu to take a bath, and she washed all the bed sheets, blankets, and everyone's dirty clothes, folded them into strips, and hung them around the fire pit to dry!
She couldn't wait for a sunny day to wash and dry them! Right now, all the clothes except what the four of them were wearing were hanging here!
The heavy rain lasted for two days and two nights. By the time the weather cleared up, Xie Yushu and the others had already dried and folded their last set of washed clothes!
Xiao Jinyu, clean and tidy, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, had a touch of childlike innocence on her delicate face. Xie Yushu sighed inwardly once again.
"What a great deal on a baby boy! So well-behaved and adorable, he's just so endearing! It's a shame we can only look at him but not hold him!"
Thinking of this, Xie Yushu felt a surge of resentment. She glanced at Xiao Yi, though he no longer looked like a refugee a few days ago! After a few days of good food, he had regained some of the handsome and dashing appearance that the original owner remembered?
What kind of look did the original owner have?
Although Xiao Yi is quite tall, seemingly over 1.8 meters, and has striking features, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, is he handsome? Handsome my foot! He's a clumsy, tongue-tied, and overly suspicious jerk!
Pshaw! What a waste of such high-end specs!
While complaining, Xie Yushu led Xiao Haitang and the others out to see the water.
That's right, after this rain, not only were the village wells full, but the river also flooded!
Although there is no greenery yet, life is everywhere, and the villagers no longer look numb and lost like they did a few days ago! The rain is heavy, and there are many fishing logs washed down in the flood, but unfortunately, after two years of drought, no fish have been washed down!
But this did not diminish the villagers' enthusiasm. People went down to the river in groups to collect fishing firewood, choosing shallow and slow-moving areas. The thickest tree was as thick as a person, and it took several people working together to lift it up!
Xiao Yi and Xie Yushu did not participate; they watched the commotion for a while and then went back.
Three days later, the floodwaters receded considerably, and the village roads were half dry. Liu Nan and Liu Bei brought the tanned tiger skin to the door!
"Sister Yu Shu, Brother Xiao, this is the tiger skin. It's tanned. What do you think?"
Xiao Yi glanced at it and gave his evaluation.
"The leather is soft and velvety, with a glossy finish. Excellent!"
This was the first time Xie Yushu had ever touched a tiger skin in her two lives. She touched it and found it to be smooth, soft, and of excellent quality. Looking at the tiger skin in front of her, she remembered the tiger skin that Yiping's mother had worn on TV!
Hmm! A tiger-skin rug would be nice!
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