Chapter 17 Making a Fire and Cooking
The men of the Zhao family went to set up the stove, while Li Xiuxiu and He Sutong went to wash rice.
The village's water well is located on the flat land. Fortunately, the terrain is high, and the water well is not contaminated by the sediment brought by the flash flood.
Li Yuebai picked up Lu Ming and looked around hesitantly. There was not much shelter around the shed. People outside could see if she was breastfeeding.
Zhao Laosan understood his wife's concerns and took out a large piece of coarse cloth from the box.
"Daughter-in-law, you sit on this board and I will surround you here.
My father is quite smart, Lu Ming thought.
This was the only way. Li Yuebai did not show any pretense and carried Lu Ming over. Zhao Laosan, who was tall, held a corner of the coarse cloth with one hand, stretched it open, and surrounded Li Yuebai's figure.
After all, they were not in the house. Li Yuebai blushed and opened his clothes, and Lu Ming took the initiative to come over and drink milk.
I drank so much early that my mother’s face turned red.
When he drank milk for the first time, Lu Ming was still a little resistant, and he accepted it only when he was really hungry.
I didn’t get the point at first, and no one had ever taught a baby how to drink milk!
Slowly, after figuring it out, Lu Ming completely let go of his shame. Babies should drink milk!
The Zhao family set up a stove to cook, and the neighboring families followed suit.
The advantage of living close by is that news spreads quickly. After a while, people in Lihua Village who were still in turmoil due to flash floods started to cook.
No matter what happens, as long as people are still there, they still need to eat!
The villagers stopped making noises and grieving and focused on eating. The village chief breathed a sigh of relief.
For farmers, losing their fields is a big deal, not to mention losing their houses.
Many people were crying, and there were also farmers standing on the edge of the sand in the rain, watching silently.
in the direction of a field or house.
Fortunately, everyone was fine, but they all looked sad.
Fortunately, there are Zhao family members. The village chief sighed happily, no, and took the lead in setting up a stove to cook.
I can finally take a breather from the dull atmosphere.
The village chief watched the smoke rising from the kitchen and put away the letter he had just invited Mr. Zhao to come over.
As long as people are fine, there will always be hope.
The Zhao family held the hot porridge and drank it slowly. There was a rare large bowl of egg custard on the table, and everyone ate a few spoonfuls.
There was no fire extinguished in the simple stove, and dry wood was burning, making crackling sounds from time to time.
The rain is getting lighter, the wind has stopped, and the firewood is burning, and even the shed with ventilation on all sides is a little warmer.
Lu Ming had enough to eat and drink, and fell asleep comfortably in the quilt.
The originally quiet settlement became noisy again.
There were more than a dozen villagers outside the Zhao family's shed. Mrs. Ma stood in front with Ma's second daughter-in-law, shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Mrs. Zhao, hand over the disaster star of your family!"
Lu Ming, who was about to fall asleep, was startled by a sudden sound, and his drowsiness disappeared immediately.
what happened?
Mrs. Zhao put the bowl down heavily and cursed with her hands on her hips.
"Mother Ma, why are you so crazy? You are the disaster star!"
Mrs. Ma: "Hand over the girl you just gave birth to. Last time I said something was wrong, she was a disaster!"
Li Xiuxiu also put down her bowl and came out, "Bah! You've lost your mind and gone crazy!"
Madam Ma did not argue with them, but said to the surrounding villagers.
"The Zhao family's house collapsed as soon as her girl was born! Now it has affected our entire village. I have long said that this is a scourge and I should throw it away. But now it is really a scourge to the whole village!"
The village that surrounded
The people looked at each other, this matter was a bit mysterious.