The casual life of the flat space

Uncle heard the bustling noise outside the courtyard and came out to check. When he found out that it was Bai Tieying who was causing all the trouble, he really didn't know what to say to his granddaughter. He could only call her back to plant ginger and make soup - there was no other way, he had to spoil his granddaughter himself!

Mu Qingqiu also joined the army of digging pits, but Bai Tieying secretly said something to him, so Mu Qingqiu helped dig four pits and then went back to the courtyard to sleep.

It is said that human potential is forced out. If you don't treat yourself harshly, you won't know where your limit is. Uncle Wang said before that at least ten people should be dug out. It can only be said that they are protected from the cold wind. It is impossible to sleep with all of them lying flat.

But after the camp stoves were dug, the old men who had boiled water and cooked porridge joined in, by the time the evening hour was almost invisible, they had dug out fourteen prototypes of underground cellars that were twelve feet long, seven and a half feet wide, and six feet deep. Although these still couldn't give them a spacious sleep, they were enough for everyone to lie down and rest their tired waists and knees.

The children also basically did not rest. Among them, there was a child who unknowingly took the leadership position and caught Bai Tieying's attention.

At the beginning when everyone was about to set out, she did not set out, but instead carefully asked Uncle Wang how much tower grass was needed to lay a cellar, and whether other grasses could be used in addition to tower grass.

After knowing the answer and identifying the two kinds of grass that Uncle Wang mentioned that were suitable for keeping warm, she first asked the two younger children to look after the youngest two. They didn't have to work today, but just kept an eye on them to make sure the two children didn't get hurt.

Then she borrowed scissors and a knife from Bai Tieying, and took the younger children to the southern patch of grass to cut grass. She took the sickle that Bai Tieying had borrowed, took off her shoes and socks with the older children, and went to the pagoda field to cut the pagoda grass.

Although Bai Tieying led the old people to dig a military stove at the beginning, one could always hear her clear voice in the ears, whether it was consultation, command, inducement, or threat, in the management and allocation of a group of children.

Although they did not set out immediately after hearing Uncle Wang's assignment, less than quarter of an hour after Bai Tieying borrowed the tools, she had arranged all the children and headed towards Tatoudianzi.

When a woman named Quan saw Bai Tieying stretching her neck to look towards the Tatoudianzi, she smiled and said, "Let Miss Bai know that this child is called Jingli, she is fourteen years old this year, and we all call her Miss Li.

This child has lost her parents and brother, but she is still cheerful all day. We thought she was heartless and even heartless at first. But later we found out that she was not sad. Her pillow was wet when she woke up in the morning.

But once she woke up, she would smile all day long. No matter how hard we worked during the day, no matter if we had rotten rice, no matter if we were scolded or beaten by the housekeeper, she would always smile.

I used to live in the same room with her, and one day I couldn't help it and told her that if she was sad, she didn't have to force herself, she was still a child, she didn't need to be so strong.

But the child said that being able to keep her life was already much more fortunate than her parents and brothers. So whether she cried or laughed, it was also a day. Why not let herself live happily throughout her life?

I am an old woman who is already sixty-two years old. The people I have met in my life may be more than the rice I have eaten, but I don’t have the broad mind of this child!

You can see that this child just has a bad fate, but he is good at everything. I really don’t know what kind of parents can raise such a good child! Oh! What a pity!

Miss Bai, I am taking advantage of my age to say a few words, but if you have anything to do, just give it to her, and she will definitely do it for you!"

In fact, without Mrs. Quan telling her, Bai Tieying was also very optimistic about this young lady Li, but she also smiled and agreed to Mrs. Quan's request. If she were in Bai Tieying's original world, she would definitely be a potential academic master and leader, a rare talent, so how could she let her go?

Everyone sat around in the cellar eating dinner, with firewood provided by Bai Tieying burning in the cellar so that the humidity would be reduced when people went to bed at night.

Drink multi-grain porridge, eat multi-grain cakes, eat pickled cucumbers that are pickled and dried by white iron, and mix with seasonings, and drink ginger soup to drive away the cold. One bite is rich in grain fragrance, one bite is fresh and salty, and the next bite is hot and spicy...

The fatigue of the whole afternoon was dissipated at this moment. Everyone comforted their stomachs with big mouthfuls of food. If it was not enough, they could have more. As they ate, they no longer felt dissatisfied with this new owner who was hard to tell whether he was rich or poor.

As for the thatched grass and tower grass that the children cut, Bai Tieying also used the excuse that they had a carriage, and she and Mu Qingqiu went to pull it back while everyone was eating, and secretly added half of it. Anyway, there was no number for grass, and it was easy to fool people by whether it was loose or compact.

After everyone spread a thick layer of tower grass on the dried ground, and then built a simple "roof" above their heads with the strips and thatch grass brought by Bai Tieying, everyone could finally lie down and relax their backs after a day of hard work.

Bai Tieying wanted to let the children sleep in the courtyard with her, but she held back when she remembered the "criticism" from Village Chief Wang during the day. She wanted to help them but not in the next few nights. Besides, she had made sufficient preparations and they would be able to live in the warm cellar in a few days.

After Bai Tiexiong and the eight children fell asleep and the lights in Uncle's room were off for a while, Bai Tieying quietly slipped to the door of the back room. Before she could knock on the door, the door slowly opened a crack and Mu Qingqiu squeezed out sideways.

The two of them tiptoed to the bottom of the wall between the back house and the west wing. Mu Qingqiu whispered "I'm sorry", grabbed Bai Tieying by the back of her collar, and threw her over the wall.

Bai Tieying, who was passively riding on the wall and feeling the cool autumn night breeze, shivered. Only three questions of life remained in her mind: Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?

Mu Qingqiu took a running start, pushed off the wall and climbed onto the top. Just as he was about to reach out and grab Bai Tieying's collar, Bai Tieying turned around and glared at him, saying, "If you touch me again, I'll stew your dog paws!"

Although it was dark, Mu Qingqiu later recalled that it was the first time he saw "anger" in someone's eyes.

"Hehe, well, how do you get down then?" Mu Qingqiu had been in contact with Bai Tieying for the past few months and had unconsciously developed a northern accent.

Bai Tieying rolled her eyes, and a ladder suddenly leaned against the wall. She ignored Mu Qingqiu and climbed down backwards step by step, holding the ladder beam.