Chapter 4 Going Out for a Walk

Chapter 4 Going Out for a Walk

In the morning, sunlight shines into the room through the window.

Shen Xia raised her head and glanced at the bed. Seeing no one was there, she quickly got up and packed up as she still had to go out for a walk today!

Get up, tidy up, fold the quilt and open the door.

I saw Song Jiang sitting on a bench in the yard weaving a backpack. His second hand was injured, and he was using his other hand to water the vegetable garden at the door.

Xiaowu was feeding a chick nearby. No one knew where it came from, but there was only one.

It is daytime now, and you can see clearly what the scenery next to the yard is.

Although the house is old, it is surrounded by a simple wall made of wooden stakes, which helps to separate the private land from that of the neighbors to avoid any disputes in the future.

Two vegetable plots were also cultivated in the yard, where some sparse seasonal vegetables were planted.

When Xiaowu saw Shen Xia got up, he said to her, "Sister, you're up. I'll go get you some water to wash your face."

"No, I can do it myself." Before he finished speaking, Xiaowu jumped to the kitchen and said to Song's mother: "Mom, my sister is up, I will go to help her get water to wash her face."

"Okay, in that pot."

At this time, the eldest and the second oldest turned around and saw Shen Xia standing at the door. They were curious as to why Xiaowu suddenly called Shen Xia "sister".

But even though I was curious, I didn't ask.

Xiaowu put the water for washing face on the washing table in the yard, and Shen Xia came over and looked into the water to see what his original body looked like.

The original owner's appearance was reflected in the water. Fortunately, she was not ugly. She had a pretty face and beautiful facial features. However, due to lack of maintenance, her skin was a little rough. She could just use some skin care products to maintain it later. As long as her facial features looked good, nothing else would be a problem.

But these eyes are bright and lively, with double eyelids and big eyes.

I feel relieved when I see that I am not ugly.

So he picked up the towel and started washing.

At this time, I had nothing and couldn't care whose towel it was or whether it was hygienic or not.

What should I do if I just want to rinse my mouth?

How to ask!

Xiao Wu looked at Shen Xia's conflicted expression and asked, "What are you thinking about, sister?"

"How do you rinse your mouth?" I finally asked.

"Rinse your mouth?" Xiao Wu asked curiously, then he remembered and ran to the willow tree at the door and broke off a willow branch and came back: "Here, use this, chew it into pieces, and then put it in your mouth and brush it a few times."

Shen Xia looked at the branch quietly and felt the pain in her gums.

Any salt?

"Yes! But not much." Xiaowu said

"Not much. Why? Isn't salt very cheap?" As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wu asked Shen Xia in shock.

Only then did Shen Xia remember that salt was cheap in modern times, but salt at that time was a precious commodity.

Forget it. I still wanted to rinse my mouth with salt, but it seems that’s not working. I can only make do with it.

Shen Xia walked into the kitchen and saw Song's mother making breakfast while Song Jin was lighting the fire in the kitchen.

Shen Xia wanted to step forward to help.

But Song's mother said: "Just sit over there, it will be fine soon."

Shen Xia took a look at the pot, which contained soup made from sliced ​​sweet potatoes.

I also ate this at home when I was a child, but it was more delicious than this because it was fried in oil and then boiled in water, which gave it an oily aroma. But this one doesn't contain any oil, only a little bit of salt.

During breakfast.

Shen Xia said to Song's mother: "Mom, I want to go out for a walk later."

The worry in Song's mother's eyes when she looked at Shen Xia was self-evident. Could it be that Shen Xia hasn't let it go yet?

"You still miss that scholar from the Jiang family," said the eldest brother Song Jiang in a bad tone.

"!!!!!!" Shen Xia was stunned. What did this mean? But she immediately recalled it in her mind.

Just then I remembered that the original owner liked the scholar from the Jiang family and had secretly given him gifts before. Jiang Yi also said that he would marry her when he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. She believed it and had been secretly supporting him. She was often beaten by her mother because of this.

But what about Jiang Yi? After passing the exam, he married the daughter of a cloth shop owner in the town. Shen's mother certainly disagreed. She knew a little about her relationship with Jiang Yi, but she said that Shen Xia was shameless and seduced her son.

Later, when the Song family proposed marriage, he casually agreed.

The original owner happened to meet Jiang Yi before he hanged himself.

But this is the original owner's fault and he has no choice but to take responsibility.

All she could say was: "No, mother, what happened in the past is over. If you are worried, you can let Xiaowu and the second brother come with me." After saying that, Shen Xia glanced at Song Ming.

When Song Ming saw Shen Xia mentioned him, he said, "Okay, Mom, don't worry! I will protect Xia Xia."

The Song family had no daughter, so when a girl suddenly appeared, everyone was quite curious, except the eldest son.

Because when the eldest brother Song Jiang was in good health, his income was pretty good. Although the Song family was poor, they could still make ends meet. However, because there were patients in the family, they could not save much money.

The fourth child was injured while studying and has been in a coma for a year. He has taken various medicines but still has not woken up.

The third child has been blind for too long and has not taken any medicine.

The second son was also injured last month. Before he was injured, he worked as a temporary worker in the town and earned a few hundred coins a month.

"Okay, thank you for your help, second brother." Shen Xia said politely to Song Ming.

"No trouble."

At this time Song Jiang said: "If you want to go up the mountain, you can wait for a few days. I will take you there after my injury is healed. It is not safe for you to go up the mountain with the two of them."

"No, we won't go in. We'll just look around and see if there's any danger." Shen Xia said calmly.

Song Jiang looked like someone had offended him and was looking at everyone with a cold face!

After dinner, Shen Xia, Song Ming and Song Yu each carried a backpack and went out.

When washing her face at the door earlier, Shen Xia had assessed the surroundings. This place was like the modern Guizhou Province, with very high mountains and many of them. There must be many good things in it.

Plus, these people have limited knowledge and don’t recognize some things, so today I’ll go see for myself what I can gain.

To go out, you have to pass by farmland, where many men and women are working.

I saw an unfamiliar aunt in front of me, and she saw Shen Xia and said jokingly, "Shen Xia, you are feeling better."

"Hmm" I didn't care what he meant. I was not familiar with the place, so I went back first.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, the other party felt it was boring and there was nothing to say, so he didn't say anything else.

Shen Xia and the other two left.

Several aunties behind him said to each other: "I didn't realize that Shen Xia, who has to take care of three people at home except for two unable to move, can still go out early in the morning. It seems that she has a good physique."

"That's not necessarily true. Look at the way she walks. She looks like a girl!"

"That's right. Otherwise, how can we deal with the three people in their family who haven't eaten meat for many years?"

At this time, Aunt Liu next to her said: "Are you too idle? What does other people's affairs have to do with you?"

At this time, these aunts curled their lips and said, "Just some gossip."

Aunt Liu said directly: "The two men in your family haven't served you well, so you need to gossip about other people's families."

When the aunt heard this, she stopped talking.

The village has a population of five to six hundred people and nearly one hundred households, of which no less than ten households have wives shared. There are also many families with wives shared in the surrounding villages.

It’s just because the Song family has the largest population that they are the subject of gossip.

Even if you go out to the town, sharing a wife is not uncommon, but it is more rare if you go to a larger city.