Quickly wear it with your skills

Chapter 300 7 Era 5

As the two walked inside, Auntie said, "We can just get a room for one night. This way we can save money and trouble on heating the kang."

"I'll listen to you, auntie. You can tell that you have planned everything in your life very clearly." When you go out, you must eat sweet things. At least you won't take advantage of others and will suffer less losses.

"You are such a sweet-talker, kid! Did they stop the carriage? If they do, ask your brother to go to the back and fetch more firewood to keep the kang warm."

As for the remaining three, why haven’t they come yet?

They unloaded the carriage, gave the horses some rest, added hay and water, and then carried her father over, so it took some time.

Just now, Lan Hanlu had just stuffed a piece of rock sugar the size of a tennis ball into Zhao Bin's mother's mouth and sent her out. She saw the 6-meter-long and -meter-wide kang in the house.

He reached out and touched the kang mat and found it was clean. He quickly spread the quilt on it, put the clothes he brought for his father aside, and was about to go out with the bag wrapped in the aluminum lunch box and other things.

The three of them carried Lan Dacheng into the house. Lan Hanlu saw them and said, "Second uncle, I've made the kang, you put my dad on it.

"Second brother, go get some firewood to light the kang. Big brother, bring us some hot water to drink. I'll get some food."

Then they would lift the straw door curtain and go out. Of course, some families would also use rags of cotton cloth or something, mainly to block the wind in winter.

No one objected to this, and the second uncle even waved at his son, meaning for him to go quickly.

Although the second brother Li Zhong is only 16 years old this year, he has already acted like an adult at home. Except for not carrying sacks, he can do other activities.

He was not allowed to carry sacks or pull the plow, mainly because the sacks in the Northeast are generally standard bags weighing 180 kilograms, and they have to be carried to the warehouse by manpower in winter, which is very hard work.

Children are generally not allowed to do this kind of work before they reach adulthood, let alone pulling a plow. There is a saying among them that it is better to pull a thousand-pound load than to pull a plow of soil.

If the spring is a bad year, the spring plowing time is short and there may be delays. If there are not enough livestock, people are used to pull the plow and cover the soil, even if they only work two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.

After a few days, people can lose a lot of weight, and their shoulders will be red and swollen as if a layer of skin has been peeled off. Unless the family can't make ends meet or they are in urgent need of money, they are not willing to do this job.

Back to the topic, the second brother went to the backyard to get firewood to heat the kang. Lan Hanlu went to the front to look for Zhao Bin's mother. When she saw the two of them coming in, she quickly handed them a pot of boiling water on the stove.

"Here, I'll give you some water to use first. If it's not enough, bring the kettle over and I'll boil more water. If you need cold water, go to the well at the back."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." This time it was Li Xin who said this. He took the kettle and turned to look at Lan Hanlu, "Lulu, I'll carry the water in first, and then go get some cold water. Call me if you need anything."

Seeing her nod, Li Xin turned and left. Lan Hanlu said to her aunt, "Aunt Zhao, are you okay? I want to make some noodles. I came here in a hurry and haven't eaten much all day."

What she said was true. At least she herself hadn't eaten for a whole day.

"I do have a ladle here. I usually just use it to heat up food. It's fine if you want to use it, but there's no seasoning here."

Aunt Zhao turned around and pulled out a ladle from under the cabinet. There was a small wooden lid on it. She opened it and found a Y-shaped piece of wood inside.

When heating rice, put water at the bottom, put the wood in the pot, and then put the lunch box on top, which will act like a steaming curtain.

"That's it, that's it. Just make some noodles and eat a bite to warm yourself up." He took the ladle and poured some water from the bucket next to him to brush it.

Then he poured in most of the water, placed it directly on the stove, and covered it with a wooden lid. Zhao Bin's mother even added some more coal to the stove.

She turned around and pretended to take out two bundles of noodles from her bag. There were a lot of things in her space, but she really couldn't take them out now. After thinking about it, she secretly took out some chili pickles.

She planned to try to make the noodles salty or light in a while, otherwise she wouldn't be able to eat the plain boiled noodles.

"Why are you the only one here? Why didn't your mother come?" Aunt Zhao works here, so she has heard some of the big and small things happening in the surrounding villages.

"My mom doesn't want my dad to have surgery because she thinks it's too expensive. I disagree. This is like forcing my dad to come out."

Some people always think that family disgrace should not be made public and keep everything secret, which then allows someone with ulterior motives to take advantage of the situation and distort the facts beyond recognition.

Lan Hanlu is not afraid of being embarrassed. She will say whatever she wants and spread it out to see who will be more embarrassed.

Aunt Zhao listened to her general idea and then cursed. "You can't stick mutton to dog meat. You should ask your father to be more careful in the future."

As he was speaking, his eldest brother came in carrying a large bucket of water. He opened the curtain and walked into the house and poured the water directly into the bucket he had just used.

"Brother, I brought some noodles and pickled peppers. Let's cook them together and have a meal. Otherwise, we will go hungry all night." Lan Hanlu picked up the mop next to her and quickly wiped the water that sprayed on the ground.

"Just deal with it with your mouth, otherwise I will give you a taste of your own medicine and you will have to go back and take responsibility." He said this mainly because Lan Hanlu was in such a pitiful state, covered in dirt and grime.

Hearing what her elder brother said, she touched her face with her hand and asked, "Brother, can you cook noodles?"

"Why not? It's not a technical job." Li Xin took the aluminum lunch box and took out the fresh peppers. He turned it around and tried to find a kitchen knife to cut it.

But there was no such thing here, so Aunt Zhao finally found a pair of scissors, scrubbed them with hot water and used them.

Lan Hanlu returned to the house and saw her second brother wiping her father's face and neck. A touch of emotion flashed through her heart.

"Brother, you put it there. I'll wipe it for my dad." Lan Hanlu rolled up her sleeves and was about to come over.

"What's the big deal? It's done now." The voice was a little muffled, but Lan Hanlu could hear some intimacy in it.

After wiping, Li Zhong turned around, rubbed the towel in the water a few times, and wrung it out. He picked up the basin and was about to go out to pour it out. Lan Hanlu reached out to take it. "I'll do it, I'll do it."

"Let your second brother go. It's dark and a little girl shouldn't run out. What if she gets stuck?" Second uncle said with a frown while sitting on the kang.

Lan Hanlu really laughed this time. The real words between these father and son always made people speechless.

The second brother not only poured out the water, but also mixed it with warm water and brought it in. Lan Hanlu had a wound on her head. Although the bleeding had stopped, it was still difficult to wash her hair.

I had to wipe it carefully with a towel, especially the ash on my head and the blood on my neck and face. After wiping it, I felt completely relaxed.