Tao Xiaoxi still overestimated himself and overestimated Mantou Village.
Climbing the hillside was exhausting, and we didn't even find a hair. Did the people in Mantou Village stop eating steamed buns and start eating grass roots and tree bark? That's right, in this cold winter, there are not many vegetables in the fields. What wild vegetables there are have been dug up, and even the grass and tree roots have been taken back to feed the livestock.
Tao Xiaoxi sat down on the hillside, looking at the gray and lifeless area below. Her hope was gone and she felt an unprecedented sense of frustration. She felt that even if she had a lot of skills, it would be difficult for her to display them. She was afraid that she would starve to death in Mantou Village and become a laughing stock in the world of time travel.
However, survival is a human instinct. She could even climb out of the coffin, so how could she wait to die? So she cheered up and searched around again, finally picking up some firewood and sticks, which was enough to cook a meal and keep the kang warm tonight.
Tao Xiaoxi cherished the firewood, stacking it neatly, tying it with ropes, and carrying it on her shoulders. Since she had no choice but to face this situation and had plenty of time, she decided to take her time. If all else failed, she could visit a different hilltop each day, just one day at a time.
The original owner's body was used to doing this kind of work. Although Tao Xiaoxi was not mentally prepared at this time, his body had spontaneously picked up the bundle of firewood and placed it on his shoulders. Since there was not much, it was not difficult.
She took every step down the mountain carefully, fearing that she would accidentally roll down and all her efforts would be in vain.
Before she got home, it started snowing. At first, the snowflakes were neither big nor small, falling down in the fields, on the edges of the fields, on the bare hills, and also in Tao Xiaoxi's heart. She cursed in disgust and continued on her way.
She wanted to go faster, but the road was difficult to walk on. The more she hurried, the slower she went. By the time she got home carrying the firewood, she was covered in snow, like a person returning home in the wind and snow.
Such scenes in movies are portrayed very beautifully, but she felt like she was a female ghost. She had no attachment to it at all and went straight to the door.
As a result, she saw the pile of firewood at the door. They were all firewood, but that pile was tall and mighty, standing upright between heaven and earth, like a proud son of the emperor looking down on the crowd. Her pile seemed childish, like a premature baby who was too embarrassed to face the elders of Jiangdong.
"Beibei, Beibei?" Tao Xiaoxi put down the firewood on his shoulders and looked for his daughter.
"Mom, I'm here." Beibei came out in response, holding a winnowing basket for drying medicine in her hand.
"Has anyone been here?" Tao Xiaoxi asked.
Beibei shook her head and said, "I didn't see anyone."
"Then who put this pile of firewood here?" Tao Xiaoxi pointed.
Beibei still shook her head.
Tao Xiaoxi was puzzled, but she didn't stop. She moved the firewood into the woodshed and packed it up before the snow fell. Who knew which kind person had done this without leaving a name? The firewood was already chopped, dry and hard, and could be burned directly.
After working for more than half an hour, they finally moved all the firewood in. The mother and daughter were exhausted and sat on the doorstep to catch their breath.
"Who could it be?" Tao Xiaoxi was still wondering. Such thick firewood could obviously be chopped by a man. Could it be that someone in the village was coveting her beauty and came here to ask for directions by offering firewood?
Tao Xiaoxi looked around, but didn't see a single person, which made her feel a little relieved. Then she looked at Beibei, who was also sweating profusely, busying around with her, helping out quite a bit.
"Beibei, can we have noodles tonight?" Tao Xiaoxi decided to reward herself and Beibei as well.
Beibei shook her head and said, "Not good."
"Why not?"
"Mom, are you leaving again?" Beibei said, tears falling from her eyes.
"Who told you that? I'm not leaving. I'm not going anywhere." Tao Xiaoxi wiped Beibei's tears with her sleeve and asked her, "Who told you I was leaving?"
Beibei felt more and more aggrieved as she cried, she could no longer sob and her little body kept shaking.
Tao Xiaoxi's heart tightened. She hugged Beibei in her arms and patted her back, "I'm not leaving. I'm not going anywhere."
Later, she learned that the little girl had noticed she'd been feeding her too well these past few days and was afraid this was her last dinner. She saw the noodles in the noodle bowl were gone, the rice was long gone, not to mention the eggs. Even the chicken had been killed and eaten by her mother, as if she'd eaten this meal and not cared about the next. Children used to poverty aren't used to sudden comfort food and will feel unworthy.
So Tao Xiaoxi patiently explained to her that they had some money recently and could improve their lives, and she would take her to the county town to buy new clothes someday.
Beibei raised her little face from Tao Xiaoxi's arms, tears still hanging on her eyelashes, "Mom, I don't want new clothes, and I don't want to eat meat. I just want to be with you."
Tao Xiaoxi's throat choked and her voice became hoarse. She said "hmm" as a promise, and then they would be together.
The kang was heated at night. She had big hands and could not save any money. Now she had firewood. Although she cherished it, she could not use it sparingly. Her life motto was to take care of the present first. She could not let her future self hurt her present self. They were all hers, so she had to treat everyone equally.
Sleeping on the warm kang, Tao Xiaoxi began to think about what happened during the day. Who would have known that someone would come to her rescue when she was short of firewood?
Liang Hengsheng!
She only asked Liang Hengsheng about this matter, could it be him? !
When Tao Xiaoxi realized this possibility, her scalp went numb. Being thought of by someone you like is heart-warming, but being thought of by someone you don't like is at most touching, and may even be passive.
When had she given Liang Hengsheng the illusion that she was easy to pursue? She had to change!
Apparently, Tao Xiaoxi had another sleepless night. When she finally did fall asleep, she dreamed of being chased by a venomous snake. A few times, it caught up with her, wrapped around her, and bit her, but it didn't hurt. It was like when you think you're doomed, but when you open your eyes, nothing's happened. Then you see your hands being gnawed off, your feet being gnawed off, and then your face, but you're still alive.
The next day, Tao Xiaoxi slept until noon, and Grandma Sun was so hungry that she was beating her chest and stamping her feet outside. Beibei gave her a raw sweet potato, but it didn't help, and she kept crying for food.
Tao Xiaoxi was woken up and opened the window to look out. The sky and the earth were covered in white and everything was silent. Only Grandma Sun's crying sounded out of place and extremely harsh.
Waking up early in the morning and seeing two things I don't like means my day is doomed to be a disaster.
There was not much rice or flour left in the jar, so Tao Xiaoxi scraped the jar upside down and pulled down two corn cobs from under the eaves to make breakfast.
After dinner, Tao Xiaoxi was thinking about how to return Liang Hengsheng's pile of firewood. Looking at the snow all over the sky, she was at a loss for a moment and her brows were twisted into a mountain. Just when she was at a loss, she suddenly saw the red rope in her hand, and an idea came to her mind.
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