deltrittennovels Chapter 513
Chapter 513
Chapter 513
"Second brother." Ming Yuejiao waved at the little boy and said, "Recently, my sister is so hungry that she has lost her head and can't remember many things clearly. Can you talk to my sister carefully?"
"Sister, are you okay?" The little boy asked nervously.
"Don't worry, sister is fine, don't worry."
After the little boy's introduction, Ming Yuejiao already knew the names of the two of them.
The original owner's second brother is named Mingzhu, and the third sister is named Mingyuerou.
The aunt who gave her the sweet potatoes lived not far in front of her house. Her surname was Yang, and everyone in the village called her Aunt Yang.
There is a son in Aunt Yang's family. The original owner's father taught him carefully for a period of time when he was alive, and now he is studying in the best high school in the county.
He is the only promising child in this village, and the father of the original owner has a lot of credit for being able to walk out of the mountains.
This is a great kindness to Aunt Yang's family.
So after the original owner's father passed away, he has been helping the original owner's family.
But her family also lives with their belts tight. There is also a daughter in the family, and the family of four lives on two acres of land.
The food grown is not enough for their family, let alone a high school student in their family.
I heard that the college entrance examination will be in one year, and I don't know where to get the tuition fees for the university.
Ming Yuejiao looked at Ming Zhu and Ming Yuerou in their tattered clothes, and guessed in her heart that the mountain village she was staying in now was a remote one that couldn't be found in a remote valley.
Even if you go to the county seat, you have to cross the mountains and walk for a day and a night.
Those who stayed in the village had no idea what the situation outside was like.
"Hey!" Mingyue sighed heavily, thinking in her heart, how should she live in the future?
The original owner's father was an outsider who had taught in this village for more than ten years, and the poor man had no savings.
The only remaining property is this crumbling thatched hut with drafts on all sides, and there is not even a field.
Even if she wanted to farm, she didn't know where to plant it.
At that time, we still have to look at the foot of the mountain to see if there is any suitable place to open up wasteland.
The early rice harvesting season is coming soon. After harvesting, it’s time to plant late rice.
If before that, we had opened up wasteland, prepared the land, and borrowed some seeds to plant it, we would still be able to catch up with the autumn harvest.
It was getting late, Mingyue patted the heads of the two children and said, "It's getting dark, hurry up and take a shower and sleep!"
Ming Zhu hesitated for a while and said, "Sister, there is no water at home."
"There's no water." Ming Yuejiao stood up and took a look into the water tank, there seemed to be only a ladle of water left in it.
He picked up the two wooden barrels next to the water tank and said, "You take care of your sister at home, and I'll go to the river to get some water."
"Sister, I want to go with you too." Ming Zhu said, "I can help my sister carry water."
"I'm going too." Ming Yuerou raised her little hand and shouted.
Ming Yuejiao thought for a while and said, "Since you want to go with my sister, then follow me obediently and don't run around, you know?"
"Understood, don't worry, sister, we will definitely not run around." The two children said in unison.
Villagers like to take a walk in the village after eating, or just sit on the stone pier to cool off.
Seeing Mingyuejiao holding a bucket in both hands and two little tails behind her, she asked, "Erjiao, are you going to fetch water from the river?"
"Yeah, I forgot to fetch water today, and when I got ready to take a shower at night, I found out that there was no water at home."
"It's so late, and at such a young age, it's too dangerous to fetch water from the river." The old man sitting on the stone pier said with a cattail fan in his hand, "Let your brother Zhuangzi help you fetch water home .”
"No need." Mingyue said with a smile, "I can do it myself, don't bother Brother Zhuangzi, thank you Second Uncle."
"You're fine, kid. It just so happens that your brother Zhuangzi just finished eating, and you don't have anything to do. Anyway, you are idle."
Then he turned his head and shouted to the room, "Zhuangzi, come out quickly and help Erjiao go to the river to fetch some water."
A honest-looking young man walked out of the room, and smiled at Mingyue, "Sister Erjiao, let me fetch water, take Azhu and Rourou back to rest, wait I'll help you bring the water to your house."
"No, Brother Zhuangzi." Ming Yuejiao quickly waved her hands, "I'm going to boil water for Azhu and Rourou to take a good bath tonight, a little water is not enough, and Brother Zhuangzi has been tired all day too. , I won’t bother you.”
"It's okay, then I'll make a few more trips." Zhuangzi said honestly.
No matter how Ming Yuejiao refused, Zhuangzi still insisted on helping her fetch water.
Seeing the enthusiasm of this simple and honest young man in front of her, she had no choice but to accept his kindness.
"Brother Zhuangzi, why don't you bring out two more buckets at home."
Zhuangzi said honestly, "I can only lift two buckets of water with strength, and I'm afraid I won't be able to lift any more."
"It's okay, I'm here!" Ming Yuejiao patted her chest and said, "I'm so strong."
"Sister Erjiao, why have I never heard of your great strength?" Zhuangzi asked in a daze.
"I've eaten a lot lately and I've grown up, so my strength has grown. Okay, brother Zhuangzi, hurry up and get the barrel out. If you delay, it will be completely dark." Ming Yuejiao urged.
The young man in the countryside was also quite simple, and soon believed her words. He went into the house and brought out the two buckets at home, holding a bamboo pole in his hand.
The river is at the east end of the village, and the original owner's family lives at the west end of the village.
The distance is a little far, and it is very difficult to fetch water every time.
Moreover, the original owner was a ten-year-old child, who was hungry all day, so his strength was naturally pitiful.
Every time they fetch water, they have to run several times to meet the daily water consumption of the three siblings.
Sometimes people in the village will help them fetch some water.
The original owner was also embarrassed to bother the people in the village too much. It was okay for a day or two, but over the years, no matter how great the kindness was, it would be exhausted.
When they came to the river, Mingyuejiao told Azhu and Rourou, "You two stay here well, sister is going to fetch water."
"Well, okay." The two little ones nodded obediently.
A Zhu also puffed up his chest and promised, "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely take good care of my sister."
Rourou also hurriedly said to her, "Rourou will also take good care of her brother."
"So cute." Mingyue patted the heads of the two of them tenderly, and praised with a smile.
Zhuangzi was just about to tell Mingyuejiao to let her put down the bucket and wait on the shore.
I saw Mingyuejiao came to the river with a bucket, and brought out two buckets of water from the river very skillfully, without any feeling of effort.
(End of this chapter)