In the afternoon, they still made one round trip, but the woman did one more trip than them.

When I got home, I sat on a small stool and couldn't move. I was sweating from working, and my cotton coat and pants were damp. When I walked home, I was sweating and felt as cold as if I was not wearing any clothes.

"Yu Min, I didn't expect you to be able to work today. The day before yesterday when I went to the fields, you cried all day long."

Yu Min lowered her head and said nothing. Perhaps others had gotten used to her being like this, so she continued talking to herself.

"Yu Min. You and your father have been living in my house for almost three months, and you haven't been able to work. My mother said that she will never support someone who doesn't work."

"I can do it."

"That's right. What's the point of you and your father knowing how to read? Aren't you going to live in the countryside farming now?"

Yu Min's mouth twitched. What he said was so true.

It was too cold, so Yu Min moved closer to the kitchen. This way, she was closer to Wu Xiaoxue and saw a small bug on her braids. Upon closer inspection, she found that it was lice.

Suddenly she felt itchy on her scalp and body.

"What are you doing? Twisting around?"

Yu Min stood up and avoided Wu Xiaoxue. She really couldn't stand it anymore.

"Do you have scissors?"

"What do you want the scissors for? I have them in my mother's room."

Yu Min didn't care about anything now and just rushed in.

Yu Junshan was frightened by his daughter. "Xiao Min?"

"Dad, I want to use scissors." He breathed a sigh of relief. He felt more confident talking to his cheap dad than to that woman.

"Wait, I'll get it for you? What are you doing with the scissors?"

Yu Min didn't say anything, but he knew how precious ironware was here, and only one piece was available in a family.

He took the scissors, ran to the side, and started working directly on the hair.

She also had pigtails. She cut both pigtails with two scissors.

Yu Junshan ran over and asked, "Xiao Min, what are you doing?"

"Dad, my hair itches. I want to cut it off."

Yu Junshan looked at his daughter's anxious expression and didn't know what to say.

He also knew that all the women in this family had lice on their heads. His daughter had been kept clean by her wife since she was a child, and this was really unbearable.

Yu Min put down the scissors, brought over a basin of water, and wanted to cut according to the instructions.

Yu Junshan sighed and took the scissors.

"I'll cut it for you."

"Dad, don't worry about it being short, it's better to shave it off."

"Xiao Min, you are a girl."

"Dad, it's okay. I'm not afraid of being embarrassed."

At this time, Xu Xiulian also came out of the house and watched the man cutting his daughter's hair. "What is this for?"

"Xiao Min had lice on her head, so I cut her hair."

"Who doesn't have it on their head? Even the lady I used to serve had it on her head."

She spoke in a bad tone and went into the house. After a while, she came back and took out a knife. It looked quite sharp.

"Junshan, go aside and I'll shave her."

Yu Min was really scared, but after spending more than ten hours with her, she felt that she was not a bad person.

"Go wet your head. Otherwise it will hurt if you can't shave it off."

Of course he obeyed obediently and came back to sit on the bench his father brought over.

Yu Min's heart clenched. This was his head, and if it got scratched it would be fatal.

It was shaved clean quickly. Yu Min touched it uncomfortably and it was quite prickly.

Xu Xiulian next to her smiled and said, "A handsome little monk."

Yu Min didn't say anything, which made him feel much more relaxed.

He went to get the broom to clean up the mess, but didn't know where to throw it. He looked at Xu Xiulian with some embarrassment.

"You can keep your hair for a hundred years without it rotting. Since you don't care, just burn it."

Yu Min really didn't mind. He picked up some firewood leaves from the yard, then went into the house and pulled out the burning corn stalks from the kitchen. Soon the smell came from the yard.

The three older girls in the Wu family looked at Yu Min in surprise. How could a girl shave her hair?

I don't care what others think. I watched everything burn clean before I went back.

She wanted to find her clothes. Even if she was tired today, she would make sure to wash the clothes she was wearing underneath, and it would be best if she could take a shower.

Wu Xiaoyu and Wu Xiaoxue laughed at the bald Yu Min. No matter how they laughed at me, I just didn't feel disgusted or uncomfortable.

"Where are my clothes?"

"The cabinet in the middle is yours." Wu Xiaoxue said with a smile.

The room was too dark. I couldn't see clearly. I came out again, "I'm trying to find clothes, but I can't see."

"Light the kerosene lamp, and remember to blow it out later, or my mother will scold you."

Yu Min was still able to accept these two sisters. Although she looked down on them a little, she had never bullied them.

With the dim light, I saw there was another box inside, which looked like a suitcase in later times, but it was made of rattan.

I dragged it out and put it directly on the kang. After opening it, I saw that it was full of clothes.

She looked through them one by one, and unexpectedly found something in a thick piece of clothing. She carefully opened it and found that it was a pair of bracelets, which looked like they were made of gold. She put them away directly. Now she thinks that space is the safest place.

I found a set of cotton clothes, which looked the same as what I was wearing now, so it should be my inner clothes. I also found a square piece of thick cloth, but I didn't know what it was for, and I couldn't see the color clearly. I didn't care what it was now, I would use it as a headscarf when I went to work tomorrow. It was cold with a bare head.

She pulled out her own basin and went outside to fetch water. It was actually just an empty wooden basin and it was very difficult for her to carry it.

"What are you going to do?"

"The water is on. I want to take a shower and wash my clothes."

"You are really fussy."

Even so, Wu Xiaoxue still helped carry it in.

Yu Min took a quick shower, scrubbing her body without hesitation, and was satisfied after just one wash.

When she heard the call to eat, she didn't move and insisted on washing up.

Wu Xiaoxue talked about taking a shower, but no one paid any attention to her as a nobody. However, Xu Xiulian still served her a bowl of porridge. She performed well today. Although she did not do much, her attitude was good.

Yu Min didn't dare to use soap or anything. After washing her hands, she put on a towel and quickly put on her clothes. She soaked her underwear in the basin. After thinking for a while, she secretly got a drop of detergent, which had no smell. She moved to the front of the kitchen and sat down to wash clothes.

After rubbing it vigorously, wash the pillowcase as well. The water in the basin is now black.

I changed the water twice and then wrung it out vigorously, and then I stretched the clothesline outside by hand. Then I hung it up.

I went to the next door anyway, saw a bowl of porridge left on the stove, picked it up and ate it in front of the kitchen.

No one was talking, only the sound of eating. This environment was quite depressing.

I carefully scraped it clean with chopsticks, but I didn't have the courage to lick it. If that really happened, I would definitely find a way to leave.

"Here is some porridge. I'll give you one."

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