Chapter 13 Civilian Clothing
Rearrange the layout of the large storage cabinet under the bed and try not to waste cabinet space.
Folding tables and chairs for camping, water bags, buckets, small barbecue grills, etc. After putting away all the items, he took out a camping tent, a moisture-proof mat, two hammocks, two folding tripods, and two foam boxes, and handed them to his son who was lying on the bed watching the fun, "Li Hao, take it, take it in."
"Why did you take out the foam box?"
"it works."
The locker under the bed was packed to the brim. Li Jun closed the back door, lowered the straw curtain, and went back to the car to wash his hands. "These two things are for the road, so put them in the car. I just cleared out the stuff, is there any space in the locker in the car?"
"Yes, there are two empty cabinets next to the washing machine under the bed. There is an empty cabinet under the sink." Li Ai opened the cabinet under the bed and put the two things in.
"Don't open the door at the back in front of others, and try not to let anyone know about the door of the large storage cabinet under the bed. If you want to take something, do it quietly at night. We should also keep some "privacy", okay?" Li Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead and took out a small slingshot from his waist pocket. "I can't bear to use steel balls, so this one is small and cheap, so I'll use pebbles!"
"Yeah, that makes sense." Li Ai nodded and climbed out of bed.
"understood."
"Okay," Chen Huiqin looked at the wall cabinets on the left, right and back of the bed, "Those three rows of wall cabinets, are they filled with clothes and bedding?"
Li Ai nodded, "Yes!" Pointing to the wide flat cabinet on the front of the car, "This cabinet is full of sundries, just stuffed in there at random."
"It's getting late, so let's ignore these wall cabinets for now." Chen Huiqin pulled Li Jun out of the car and brought up bags of various sizes. She stuffed the food into the refrigerator and threw the rest on the sofa.
"You go drive the mule cart, and I'll tell them about the Lin and Shen families."
"Okay, I'll drive the mule cart in front." Li Jun said and got off the car quickly. It was getting dark and they had to hurry back to the village.
"Ah~ I'm carsick. I want to ride a mule cart." Li Hao wailed.
"Sit still. Your dad is sitting outside the carriage, driving a mule cart. It's dusty all the way. He can't speak." Chen Huiqin closed the door. "It's getting dark. Listen while you drive."
The car started, the mule cart ran in front and the RV moved slowly behind.
"From now on, we should not call each other by our original names, but by our original bodies' names! Remember this, both of you! Your father Li Jun's original name was Lin Youcai, my original name was Shen Xianglan, Li Ai's name was Lin Zisu, and Li Hao's name was Lin Xianwen. You must remember this, don't let it slip! Don't make me remind you over and over again!" Chen Huiqin glanced at them, "Shuangmu Lin, you don't have any, Cai for talent, Lin Youcai; Shen for three drops of water, Xiang for fragrance, Lan for orchid, Shen Xianglan; Zi for purple, Su for Suzhou, that's the Chinese herbal medicine Zisu, Lin Zisu; Xian for display, Wen for text, Lin Xianwen!"
Li Ai felt the back of her head getting cooler, and nodded quickly: "Remember! My name is Lin Zisu!"
Li Hao nodded his head like crazy, "I know, Mom, Lin Youcai, Shen Xianglan, Lin Zisu, Lin Xianwen!!!"
"Your grandfather's family name is Lin, your grandmother's family name is Wang, and they had four sons and one daughter. Your father is the fourth, and your aunt is the fifth. Your eldest uncle is Lin Youfu, with two sons and two daughters, Lin Xianpeng, Lin Xiancheng, Lin Cuihe, and Lin Xiatao; your second uncle is Lin Yougui, with two sons and one daughter, Lin Xianwan, Lin Qiuyue, and Lin Xianyun; your third uncle is Lin Youxiang, with two sons, Lin Xianshan and Lin Xianhe; your aunt is Lin Hongmei, your uncle is Shi Yong, and they have a son named Shi Tao." Chen Huiqin was so dry-mouthed when she spoke that she picked up the bottle and drank some water slowly.
"......"
"......"
The two siblings were speechless.
"There are so many, how can I remember them all at once..." Li Ai frowned so hard that it could kill a mosquito.
Li Hao: "... Let's just say we have lost our memory."
"I didn't ask you to remember everything at once. Just have a general impression. You'll remember it when you get to know each other better as you live together. You can't say you've lost all your memory. You're so familiar with your parents. Just say you were frightened and forgot a lot of things. You don't remember much." Chen Huiqin looked at the two siblings and suddenly remembered something. "We were just talking. I bought some snacks. You didn't have lunch, did you? Are you hungry?"
"Half amnesia, okay. I'm hungry, but if I don't eat, I'll vomit again soon." Li Hao nodded, then immediately shook his head.
"Then just assume you have half amnesia and fool around. You don't have the mood to worry about these things on the way to escape. Look, we're back to the bend! Li Hao, look where you took a shit at noon!" Li Ai pointed to the dirt road on the mountainside where the family of four met a few hours ago.
Li Hao: . . . .
Chen Huiqin motioned for the two to stop interrupting, and continued, "Your grandpa's surname is Shen, your grandma's surname is Ye, and they have one daughter and two sons. The eldest daughter is your mother, Shen Xianglan. Your uncle is Shen Jingfu, and he has one son and two daughters: Shen Anrong, Shen Qiaoqiao, and Shen Xiuxiu. Your second uncle is Shen Jingcai, and he has one son: Shen Anda."
"With so many people, you two won't be able to remember them all at once. Just know roughly who they are."
"You'll naturally remember it after spending more time together. Fortunately, your father and I still have the memories of our original selves, otherwise we would be completely in the dark! Not to mention the others, even the four of us wouldn't have recognized each other when we met!" Chen Huiqin said with emotion.
The sun sets in the west, and the sky darkens. An hour later, tiny sparks of fire appear ahead.
"Is that the fire from the village ahead?" Li Ai turned to look at her mother in the passenger seat.
Chen Huiqin nodded, "We're finally in the village. It's already dark!" Suddenly she remembered something, unbuckled her seat belt, walked to the big bed, opened the package and searched for it. She said to herself, "Huh? I forgot to take it..."
"Ah? What's leaking?" Li Ai looked at the road ahead and carefully controlled the speed of the car, fearing that it would fall into the field or hit the mule cart in front.
Chen Huiqin walked back to the passenger seat, opened the window, lifted the straw curtain and shouted: "Li...Lin Youcai!!! Stop the car! Cough cough cough, bah bah bah! Clothes bag!!! Bah bah!! " She quickly closed the window, said a few words, and ate a mouthful of dust.
The mule cart in front slowly stopped, and Lin Youcai walked over with a lantern in one hand and a cloth bag in the other.
Li Ai stepped on the brakes, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Chen Huiqin opened the car door and looked at her son, who was lying on the sofa, and said, "Go change your clothes and shoes."
Lin Youcai handed the bag in and looked at his son. "Hey, your mother doesn't get carsick, why do you keep getting carsick? Change your clothes and shoes, get off the mule cart, and we'll be at the Lins' soon."
Li Hao unbuckled his seat belt and sat up. He took the clothes, pants and shoes his mother took out of the bag and walked towards the bathroom with weak feet.
Li Hao, dressed in a linen short jacket, linen trousers and linen shoes, walked out of the bathroom and said, "I'm going to take a mule cart." He quickly got off the cart and followed his father to the mule cart.
Chen Huiqin closed the car door and said, "Hurry up and change. We'll be entering the village soon."
Li Ai quickly got out of the driver's seat and walked towards the big bed. She picked up the clothes and pants and took a look. "The clothes and pants are almost the same as mine, except that I wear a long skirt over the pants."
"In ordinary families, children have short jackets, linen trousers and shoes, which means the family is well off. Girls wear a skirt over their trousers and a tube top or bellyband under their upper body. Boys also wear bellybands. You can wear your modern short-sleeved shirt or small vest inside! Cotton is more comfortable to wear next to the skin. These linens are breathable and cool, and you won't feel hot."
"Okay." Li Ai quickly put on her clothes and pants, took off her sandals, and put on her modern summer thin cotton boat socks. Although they didn't fit her feet, they were still okay. Then she put on her linen shoes and walked a few steps. It was okay. At least it was more comfortable than the sandals that didn't fit her feet. Shoes still have to fit! She stood up and picked up her long skirt, "Why does this skirt look like an apron?"
Chen Huiqin pulled her blue linen skirt to show Li Ai: "Wrap it from the back of the buttocks to the front, with the skirt opening facing forward to avoid stepping on the skirt when walking. Wrap the two straps on the skirt around the back, then around the front to tie a knot, and you're done. This skirt is called a folded skirt."
Li Ai quickly put it on and tied a knot, "It's not hard to wear!"
Chen Huiqin took her daughter for a spin and looked at her. She nodded, "Not bad, it looks decent. Common people's daily attire must be simple. Only the nobles wear complicated clothes, especially formal clothes, which are layered on top of each other. It's normal for more than ten layers to be worn. It's good enough for ordinary people to have something to wear. Sit on the sofa, I'll help you tie your hair."
A few minutes later, there was a small bag on each side of Li Ai's head, and a few strands of hair were deliberately pulled down in the front and back.
Li Ai ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. "Not bad! She looks like a little girl from ancient times! Mom, you know a lot!"
Chen Huiqin smiled proudly, "Of course I have decades of local memories of my original body."
"Can we go now?" Li Hao asked, standing outside the car and knocking on the window.
Chen Huiqin, "Let's go now! Li Ai is driving!"
Li Ai looked at the time on her watch: 7:40. Time passed so quickly.
Ten minutes later, the car slowly drove into the village.
The houses in the village are scattered. There is no road in the middle with houses on both sides. Instead, there is a road in the middle with houses on both sides, one on the east and one on the west. There are three or four courtyards built next to each other, five or six courtyards, or eight or nine courtyards built next to each other. There are also many courtyards built alone on one side, separated from other courtyards by dozens of meters, hundreds of meters or even thousands of meters.
At this time, most villagers had already finished their farm work and went home to eat dinner, wash up, and rest. In order to avoid disturbing the villagers, the RV drove very slowly, without turning on the headlights, and followed the mule cart slowly forward.
Fortunately, the Lin family's yard is not far from the village entrance, and it is an independent courtyard built on one side. The nearest villager's house is also several dozen meters away.
The night in ancient times was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you. The mule cart left the main road of the village and turned left into a small dirt road. There were farmlands on both sides of the road. The 30-40-meter-long dirt road led directly to the gate of the yard.
This short dirt road was built by the Lin family themselves. They had to use their own ox carts and mule carts, so it was well built and wide enough for them.
It was the first time in Li Ai's two lives that he drove in the dark. A little light was coming from the yard ahead. Li Hao was sitting outside the mule cart in front of the car, holding a lantern to light the way.
The mule cart stopped and Lin Youcai got off and knocked on the yard door.
Li Ai breathed a sigh of relief, they finally arrived.
A man's voice was heard from the yard, "Who is it here so late at night?" As the voice fell, the wooden gate of the yard creaked open.