"Isn't it the only six of us to do the laundry today? Why is there one more person behind?"
"Oh, I didn't find out if you didn't tell me, is this person a man or a brother?"
"Are you stupid, this is clearly the shabby Li Jin!"
"He is holding a basin and a club, is he also going to do the laundry?"
"Who knows? Didn't his husband give birth recently? I didn't see that Li Jin would still feel distressed."
Li Jin followed them not far or near, although his legs were long and the distance he took with each step was large.
But at this moment, to avoid the suspicion of men and women, it is not easy to follow too closely.
There is a river at the top of the village, and the water depth is about the knees of an adult man.
There are small stones and crabs on the bottom of the water, which is crystal clear. The girls and brothers in the village usually come here to wash their clothes.
But the people in the village also have a verbal agreement, that is, six families go to wash each time.
After all, it is a river, and it is divided into upstream and downstream. Those who wash clothes in the upstream will take advantage of it.
For the sake of fairness, everyone occupies six stone piers, and each time they take turns going to the uppermost stone pier to wash their clothes.
When Li Jin arrived by the river, these people were already in their places.
They saw that Li Jin really came to do the laundry, and the daughter-in-law in the last row carried her own basin to the stone pier of the daughter-in-law in front.
"Li Jin, you really came to do the laundry, I'll give you my place!"
After finishing speaking, she said to the woman next to her, "Sister, I have few clothes today, so I will squeeze with you, and I will finish washing in a while."
"to make."
Li Jin didn't know that there were these customs in the village, so when he saw this scene, he could only touch the tip of his nose and thank him.
Listening to his words, the wives, daughters and girls quietly looked at Li Jin while washing clothes with quick hands and feet.
In fact, there is Qin Muwen in this laundry position, but not today.
There are so many households in the village, and everyone is arranged in order.
It's just that Li Jin couldn't bear to leave the dirty clothes for a long time, so she washed it herself without asking Qin Muwen.
Li Jin has never washed clothes with a mallet, and the soaps of this era are still a little different from modern soaps. Therefore, when he first started washing, Li Jin's movements were a little clumsy.
The unmarried girls were embarrassed to talk to Li Jin, and they only peeked at Li Jin occasionally.
The married daughters-in-law also began to say hello to Li Jin, and it was inconvenient to say anything later.
After all, in the context of this era, men and women must strictly abide by the defense.
This river is on the only way back to the village. The big man who used an ox cart to pull Li Jin back from the town in the morning was driving back, and he felt that the laundry man by the river was very familiar from afar.
Approached, more familiar.
It just looks more and more like Li Jin.
But he didn't dare to admit that Li Jin would come out to wash clothes? I'm afraid the sun is about to hit the west side.
So the bullock cart passed by the river, and after half a minute, the big man turned back.
He shouted loudly: "Li Jin, it's really your kid!"
Fortunately, Li Jin was not blind, and recognized that this person was the one who brought him back in the morning.
This person should be a good man in the village, and Li Jin put a label on him in his heart.
"Yeah." Li Jin responded.
The man tied the cow to a stone by the side of the road, walked to Li Jin's side by himself, and stuck his head out to take a closer look.
Really doing laundry.
Not to mention, it looks pretty decent after washing.
Li Jin has always been expressionless, and it is not difficult to do laundry, but there are many fabrics in ancient clothes, and it is inconvenient to knead them by hand.
With soap and sticks, it is easier to wash.
Besides, he also watched ancient costume TV series when he was young, so he can get started slowly.
The big man was delighted: "Oh, you actually know how to wash clothes, I really hope a painter can draw it for you, and then I will frame it and give it to your husband.
If you dare to bully him again in the future, let him threaten you with this painting. "
Li Jin: "..." Listen, this is all human words.
The big man looked about twenty-four or five, and he was in his prime. According to the urine nature of early marriage and early childbearing in ancient times, it is estimated that children can be soy sauce.
At first, Li Jin also used the water to see his appearance, which was probably very similar to his previous appearance.
But it is different from the mature and stable twenty-nine-year-old...
Like Qin Muwen, he has the vigor of a young man. Li Jin thought, his body is about seventeen or eighteen now.
When the big man saw that Li Jin was still doing laundry, he was happy and planned to enjoy it for a while. Anyway, he had a sprained foot before, so he was too lazy to walk now.
"Your husband gave birth? But he gave birth to you with a handle? You are so happy to go out to wash your clothes."
Li Jin frowned and said, "It's good that father and son are safe."
How cute is that little doll, no matter whether he is a boy or a brother, he is always the child of himself and the boy.
The big man was even more happy: "You Li Jin now have a daughter, and you will be a father in the future, and you should be the pillar of the family.
In the morning, I went to the market to sell firewood, so I didn't say a few words to you.
It's the same thing now. Before your mother died, she told my brother's daughter-in-law to be my brother's daughter-in-law. The two of them are now, and our family remembers this matter. "
Li Jin nodded without a trace. It turned out that this big man was not a good man, but because Li Jin's family had a twisted relationship with his family, he was willing to help him like this.
"Your mother is the most worried about you before she leaves, let me take care of you more.
But I can't chase after you all day. Originally, I was thinking that today your husband will have a baby and you are still drinking outside. This is too much.
When I come back from the market, I must teach you a good lesson.
Now it seems that you have become more sensible after becoming a father. "
It just so happened that Li Jin had also finished washing his clothes at this time. He wrung out the water and put the clothes into a basin.
"Thank you for your care before, I won't make trouble again in the future."
The two walked back together, and the girl who gave up her seat to Li Jin before also washed her clothes.
After saying goodbye to her sisters, she also carried the laundry tub and walked quickly.
The big man beside him walked deep and shallow, frowning from time to time.
Li Jin stopped, just thinking that he didn't know the name of this person.
As a result, a name came to mind - 'Li Zhuzi'.
It's really easy for your Li family to choose names.
Li Daniu, Li Zhuzi...
Li Jin thought that there might be names like Li Tiezhu in the future.
"Brother Zhuzi, your foot is sprained."
Li Zhuzi said: "It's okay, I'll go back and clamp it with a wooden board, and I'll just sleep again."
The people in the village have a lot of their own earthwork, which is simple and practical.
But Li Jin said, "You find a quick stone and sit down, and I'll straighten your bones."
Li Zhuzi originally said he didn't need to worry about it, but the next step he stepped into the pit, and this time he really gasped in pain.
If the bone is not set, the leg will be useless.
Li Jin held his ankle, and Li Daniu looked at Li Jin's articulated hand and thought to himself, darling, this scholar is different from their Zhuangjiahan.
This hand looks more delicate than that bitch's hand.
It's not femininity, it's just... This hand looks like the handwriting, and it's indescribably beautiful.
Li Zhuzi thought, in the future, when the family is rich, he must let his son study.
Look at Li Jin, although he didn't learn any ink, his temperament is different from that of ordinary people.
Li Jin didn't have time to look at his hands. To be honest, these hands were the most satisfying part of Li Jin's body.
The ten fingers are as slender as jade, each nail is as round as a shell, and there are no calluses in the palm of the hand. At first glance, it is a pair of pampered hands.
Of course, not much practice.
Li Jin didn't say hello to Li Zhuzi.
Li Zhuzi didn't make any mental preparations and cried out in pain.
The girls washing clothes next to them looked up in shock.
"What are you doing? Don't fight, fighting is forbidden in our village!"
Li Zhuzi almost burst into tears, but still replied with a hoarse voice.
"I didn't fight, I got a sprained foot, and Li Jin set my bones."
Li Jin helped him stand up: "Now you step on the ground and walk around."
Li Zhuzi thought that stepping on the ground would have that heart-piercing pain.
As a result, Li Jin's bone setting seemed to have cast magic on him, and he lost all feeling.
Li Jin knew just by looking at his expression.
So I went back to wash my hands, and picked up the laundry tub.
Li Zhuzi's ox cart was next to him, he asked Li Jin to put the basin on it, and he walked with Li Jin.
"Good boy, this one-handed bone-setting, even the doctor in the town's medical center is not as good as you."
Li Jin didn't speak. His most powerful thing was not bone setting, but surgery.
It's just that he took a six-month vacation in surgery that year, and this hand has not been abandoned.
Li Zhuzi was grateful to Li Jin, and he said more. He said, "Are you going to take the Xiucai exam this year? If you don't pass the exam, you can become an apprentice in the medical center, so that you can at least support your family.
Your husband is so thin and weak that he can't earn a few coins for sewing clothes for a day.
I heard that the treatment at the medical center is very good. If you go there to become a doctor, you can eat every meal in the medical center, and you will have three taels of silver a month! "
Li Jin thought that he really had to think about making money to support his family.
According to Li Zhuzi, a doctor in this era could earn three taels of silver a month, which would be three coins, or three thousand coins.
This dynasty is probably similar to the Qing dynasty.
One copper plate is equal to one penny, and the consistent money is one thousand penny, which is equal to one tael of silver.
Li Jin asked, "Can a chicken be sold for forty cents?"
Li Zhuzi said: "Yeah, this is the price in the town. If you want to buy chickens to raise, you'd better buy them directly in the village. Just go and buy from Li Daniu. You can spare thirty-five cents."
Li Jin nodded, then he probably had a certain understanding of the purchasing power of money in this era.
Thinking about the only seven or eight cents left at home, it is estimated that you can only buy ten buns.
Really want to be poor and can't open the pot.
The river is not too far from the village, and Li Zhuzi and Li Jin talked endlessly about saving money.
Anyway, he felt that Li Jin was enlightened now and knew that he felt sorry for the husband, which was a good thing.
Li Jin had to stop taking money to buy wine.
If you make more money, buy tiles and fix the house first.
Otherwise, it will leak in the summer and wind in the winter, how can the children bear it.
By the way, the mortality rate of infants and young children in ancient times was simply too high, and every household had children who could not feed.
Let's not talk about smallpox chickenpox, but it is a big problem to eat enough and eat well, and there is also the problem of whether to wear clothes.
Li Jin thought that he really had to pay attention to repairing the house first, otherwise, after a period of rainy season, everything in the house would become moldy, which would be bad for the children.
Li Zhuzi was also quite relieved to see that he had heard it.
It happened that every family in the village was busy with farm work and meal time. Some people just went to the market. They knew that Li Zhuzi had injured his foot. Now that Li Zhuzi is walking like a fly, how could he still have a swollen foot
"Li Zhuzi, have you made a lot of money today? Did you go to the medical center?"
Li Zhuzi laughed and said, "We have a genius doctor by our side!"
Everyone: "???"