After searching carefully in the three courtyards, Xie Songlin could only find a tattered bed. However, the bed looked really miserable. There were pieces of the bed board missing here and cracks there, and the legs were shaky, as if it could fall apart at any time.
It was basically impossible to find a bed at other people's homes. Only Xie Dachun was lucky enough to find a bed that could be slept in. Everyone could only sleep on the floor today, but they were used to it. After all, they had been sleeping in the open air all the way and had experienced all kinds of hardships. Sometimes in the wilderness, they couldn't even find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, so they could only lean against a big tree or curl up in a cave to spend the night.
Now that we are here, although we only have a roof over our heads and the accommodation conditions are still very simple, it is already very good compared to the previous escape. Everyone knows that at least we have a stable place to stay, and we can slowly find ways to improve the living conditions in the days to come.
Cheng Hui and the others swept a clean area in the house, ventilated it, laid oil paper on the floor, and put thick blankets on it, making it as soft as possible.
Cheng Hui kept moving the mat on the floor while she couldn't help but mutter to Xie Wanxing beside her: "Although at least we have a place to stay, there are still so many things we lack. We should ask your father to buy some beds tomorrow. We can't sleep on the floor forever. Besides, we need two more tables for dinner. We can't just squat on the floor to eat. It's so inconvenient."
Cheng Hui sighed softly as she spoke, and then continued, "Oh, and the cooking utensils are not complete. We need to buy a few more pots and pans, not to mention the bowls and chopsticks. We are missing everything. We really need to buy everything. Fortunately, our family still has some money, otherwise I really don't know how we will live."
Xie Wanxing looked around and saw that no one was around. Qiuyue and the others were cleaning outside. She moved closer to Cheng Hui and said, "I guess you haven't been in the space for a long time. I put all the leftovers in here. I have as many bowls as you want."
Cheng Hui: "...you'd better not put it away. Take it out later and let Aunt Li recognize it as a bowl from home."
Xie Wanxing thought it made sense: "Yes, I didn't think it through just now. I really shouldn't have taken it out and used it casually. Then let's put it aside for now. When I have time, I'll sort it out and see if there are any second-hand goods in ancient times that I can sell them to."
Xie Wanxing sat down on the bed Cheng Hui had made and suddenly asked, "Mom, do you think we can still go back?"
"Where to go back? Back to Miaozhou? Or..." Cheng Hui casually interrupted, and suddenly thought of something, her voice paused, "...or back to the modern era?"
"Of course I'm going back to the modern era. Miaozhou or the capital makes no difference to me."
"I don't know." Cheng Hui finished making the bed and sat down next to Xie Wanxing. "I really can't find a way to go back now. This is so confusing. But then again, aren't we living a good life now? Look, so many people are together, it's so lively, how wonderful.
In the past, you and your dad went out to work every day, and you often worked overtime and didn't come home, so it was just me and my aunt at home. At that time, I was really bored, guarding such a big villa all day long, and there was no one to talk to.
As Cheng Hui spoke, a faint smile gradually appeared on her face. She turned her head to look at Xie Wanxing and continued, "It's different now. I have Ayao and your brothers. We are together all day long, talking and laughing. It feels so good. Besides, we still have space, so we can still eat whatever modern food we want. So, even if we can't go back to the modern world for the time being, it's not bad to live a good life here."
"Yeah." Xie Wanxing nodded. "It's indeed pretty good, but I miss modern times sometimes. I wonder how our health is doing in modern times, and how the rest of the family is doing."
Cheng Hui reached out and gently patted the back of Xie Wanxing's hand, comforting her, "I think so too. This is normal. After all, that's where we've lived for so long. But we have to live well too. Maybe one day we'll find a way to go back. Even if we can't go back, it's worth it to be happy here."
As the two were talking, the door, which had been unable to close, was slowly pushed twice. Xie Yao came in staggeringly with small, unsteady steps.
As soon as he entered the house, his round little eyes rolled around and he immediately saw his mother and sister sitting inside. A bright smile immediately bloomed on his little face. He quickened his pace and stumbled towards Xie Wanxing, opening his little arms and calling in a baby voice, "Sister! Sister, hold Ayao!"
Xie Wanxing dodged him and said with feigned disgust: "I don't want to hug you. You're too fat. My arms get sore every time I hug you."
Xie Yao couldn't stop his momentum and stumbled forward a few steps before steadying himself. His face instantly fell, his mouth curled up, and his eyes filled with tears. He looked at Xie Wanxing aggrievedly and said in a sobbing voice, "Sister is bad. Yao is not fat. Sister won't hold Yao."
"Okay, okay, come here!" Xie Wanxing couldn't stand his crying appearance and reached out to him.
Seeing this, Xie Yao immediately stopped the tears that were about to burst out, and rushed towards Xie Wanxing with sobs that had not yet subsided.
Xie Wanxing steadily held the chubby boy in his arms and gently adjusted his position so that he could lean against him comfortably.
To be honest, Xie Yao was born chubby because he was so well-nourished. It felt really good to hold him in my arms. The child had a faint scent of milk and his skin was soft and felt very comfortable to touch. Then, listening to him speak in his babyish voice, Xie Wanxing rubbed his chubby face and felt in a good mood.
Cheng Hui stood up and patted the corners of her clothes, then said to Xie Wanxing, "Okay, the bed is finally made. At least I have a place to sleep at night. Now you look after Ayao. I have to go out and see if there is anything else to clean up outside."
Today is the first day of settling down, and Cheng Hui feels that she needs to have a good meal. She has been traveling all the time these days, and every day she has either had porridge or dry food. No one has had a proper hot meal.
However, there were too few available ingredients. Li had been cooking most of the time along the way, and she knew very well how much food was stored at home, so Cheng Hui did not dare to take anything out of the space.
She remembered that there was a little bit of bacon left. Although it was not much, it could add a bit of meaty flavor to everyone. So she sliced the remaining bacon and put it on the rice to cook a pot of bacon rice.
Tomorrow, when Xie Songlin goes to the city with the head of the village to do some business, she will also go with him to fish in troubled waters and take some things from the space to bring back through the open road.
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