Thanos's biological daughter in period fiction

Xia Qingshu didn't dwell on it too much. He left his younger brother to watch over his sister and went to the backyard.

His father had prepared the ridges here, but they didn't have any seeds yet. The soil was so dry that, apart from sending a bucket of water to his fifth grandmother every day, he used the rest of the water from the backyard to water the fields.

Excluding their family's well, there are four wells in their village. One of them is over at the threshing ground, which saves them a lot of trouble when slaughtering pigs for the New Year.

There was a well at the village entrance, which was the oldest and largest well in the village. People usually fetched water from there. Later, the village chief felt that it was too far to walk from the village committee to the village entrance to fetch water, and it would be a detour to go to the threshing ground, so he built another well at the village committee.

The last well was in the courtyard where the old landlord used to live. However, ten years ago, several members of the old landlord's family hanged themselves in that courtyard, and since then, no one has dared to go to the old landlord's house. The well is practically nonexistent; even if there's no water now, no one dares to set foot in the old landlord's house.

In the past, there were one or two brave individuals who even tried to search the old landlord's house, but no matter how many people went, they would always get injured for no reason, or they would inexplicably develop a high fever after leaving the house.

Everyone thought it was the old landlord's family members who had died but hadn't been reincarnated and were still there. They were protecting their family's property. The village's old sorceress said so too, adding that the old disciple's resentment was concentrated, and if anyone foolishly went there, someone might die.

No one has been there since then; even those passing by on their way up the mountain avoid it. The old landlord's courtyard used to be the best and most luxurious in the village, but now the roof has collapsed, though the walls are still standing, the grass inside has grown taller than them.

If people knew they had a well, people would come to fetch water every day; at least a few other families in the neighborhood would come.

Their family has many secrets. They eat the finest rice and grains every day, and these things cannot be seen by others. That's why, after they moved in, the father didn't want to reveal anything, and also because they have a well in their house.

“Let’s go to the county town after we eat. You two carry the baskets, and I’ll carry my sister. We’ll go find some broken porcelain or glass to put on the courtyard wall. Your dad probably forgot about this.” Liu Fangmei had actually forgotten, but when she got to the courtyard, she thought she saw someone looking out.

Her yard wall was quite high, and her husband raised it to 2.45 meters for their safety. Although the people around here are generally quite tall, it's impossible to climb over a 2.45-meter wall without using anything to support yourself or a ladder.

"Mom, is there any lock left? Let's lock all the doors to the rooms in the yard. I should have asked Dad to make them higher..." At this moment, the two brothers also felt that the wall was a bit too low.

But they didn't consider how tall the ladders are now. If someone were carrying a ladder, even if it were three meters high, they could still get in.

"Yes, eat quickly. After we finish eating, we'll pack up and leave." Liu Fangmei took out three more locks from the tool room of Qingyuju. After the meal, she washed the dishes in the kitchen while the two little ones went to check the doors and windows and locks.

The family of four carried three baskets on their backs. Xia Yutang sat obediently in her mother's basket. These baskets were specially designed for carrying children, so they were narrower than ordinary baskets and had a place for sitting.

Some people will put a lid on the edge of the foot when the child is still young so that he can be shielded from the sun.

This is the second time Xia Yutang has ridden in this basket. He is sitting inside the basket, listening to his brother and mother talk, and occasionally he will interject with a word.

Some villagers also encountered the mother and her two children. Knowing that they were going to the county town, they were all curious about what they were going to do there.

Liu Fangmei only mentioned that Stone's father had written a letter, and everyone knew that it was probably time to collect the allowance.

"Meizi, didn't your husband just come back a few days ago? He hasn't been gone long, has he?" This aunt lives next door to Old Xia's house. She doesn't get along with the old woman and often likes to gossip about their family.

"He was passing through here on a mission and only had a few days off before coming back. He didn't go back to his unit, so he didn't pick it up today. It's not time yet, so he told me to go to the post office to pick it up myself when the time comes." Liu Fangmei didn't have any ill feelings towards the old lady, and with everyone else staring at her with curiosity, she made up an excuse.

"Oh, I see. That explains why you came back without saying a word, and why there was no news of you when you left..."

Originally, it was just the mother and her three children, chatting as they walked, and later many aunties and older women joined them. Listening to the gossip, Xia Yutang swayed and fell asleep leaning against her basket.

She only took off her basket when she arrived at the county supply and marketing cooperative. The two-story cooperative looked much more impressive than the low, muddy houses in their village.

The first thing you see when you enter is the grocery counter, which sells grains, oils, vegetables, and pork.

However, the counter was so empty that it seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. There was nothing there, not even a salesperson in sight.

Next to it was a counter selling seeds and farm tools, but that was empty. No, there were a few wooden shovels and a few earthenware pots next to it, but that was it.

This general merchandise section also has teacups, towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, enamel washbasins, and lunch boxes. There are also a few ugly-looking items at the bottom, which look like soap.

"Giggle..." Ugh, Xia Yutang is depressed. Wasn't her pronunciation quite correct before? Why is it not correct now? She doesn't even want to talk anymore.

"Tangtang, this is soap for bathing. We haven't finished the one we have at home yet. Let's buy two enamel mugs and two lunchboxes. We can use the lunchboxes to bring food when we go up the mountain." She looked at everything on the shelf, but Liu Fangmei still didn't know what to buy. Qingyuju had so much stuff that she wouldn't have any use for it even if she took the money to the supply and marketing cooperative.

“Okay, let’s buy this big one.” Xia Yutang pointed to the largest tea mug inside the counter, thinking it would be good for making soup outdoors.

She remembered that for a time, short video bloggers were using these teacups to make all sorts of delicious food.

Now that she has the opportunity, she wants to give it a try. Besides, aren't they going to the beach soon? This will come in handy.

"Okay, I'll buy you the biggest one, you can even use it to wash your face." Her little girl is really carefree, the one she's referring to is big enough to be used as a washbasin.