Chapter 3 That's it?
The next day, Qiao Yun woke up from the cold wind, she was no longer covered by the robe, but thick straw.The teenager who slept together in the temple last night has long since disappeared.

She rubbed her eyes, got up and pushed the pile of straw away, and got out of the grass nest.There were still a few grass tassels in her hair.

When she raised her hand to pick off the straw on her head, she found a flower-shaped white spot on the nail of the ring finger of her left hand, which was burning hot at the moment.

Qiao Yun touched the nail of her ring finger, and Xianyun's charming voice popped out of her mind instantly: "You're awake! I asked the housekeeper to prepare breakfast for you, you can go after eating!"

Huh?This is……

Lu Zheqiu's voice also sounded: "Master, I taught her to use the chat system, you should see the mark on your nails. If she has a voice message to find you, the mark will be hot. If she or If the subordinate has something to give you temporarily, the imprint will remind you with a tingling pain after putting it in the package."

It's so convenient... Qiao Yun grinned, but why was she tossing herself when she thought about it?Either the fingers are burned or the fingers are painful.

She looked at her nails. Although the imprint on the flesh of her finger is not big, it is still quite conspicuous. Someday she will apply Koudan to cover it up.

Qiao Yun asked in her mind: "What can I eat?"

As if he hadn't heard Lu Zheqiu's words before, Xianyun said cheerfully: "The breakfast at your house is too rich, and the housekeeper also said that it will not be the same for half a month, so you can order something else. Did you eat like this every day before?" ? Today is shredded chicken porridge, steamed stuffed bun with heart of meat, southern milk mushroom, spinach mixed with chili oil, sweet-scented osmanthus milk cake. I asked the housekeeper to leave some for you?"

Qiao Yun is happy, Xianyun has adapted well!She said: "No, just ask the housekeeper to bring over two buns and a bag of honey water."

Xianyun was enjoying the snow while having breakfast in the warm pavilion in the garden over there, and said: "You can go to my grandma, my grandma is in Quwo County, I have two uncles, my mother died only a few days ago , My two uncles probably don’t know yet!”

After thinking about it, Qiao Yun replied, "That's fine. That's it." Then she touched her finger again and hung up the call.

She doesn't want to go yet, so let's look for opportunities in the county first!

If there is really no place to go, then consider going to the ancestor's house.

Soon, there was a burning pain from her fingertips, and Qiao Yun knew something was coming.

She touched her nails, and immediately saw the contents of the package: a basin of hot water, a towel, a piece of fragrant soap, a piece of meat buns, and a jug of honey water.

There is also a bag of clothes, a black short jacket with arrow sleeves, a pair of thick crow blue trousers, and a short gray skirt that reaches to the knee.

Qiao Yun took out the clothes. The clothes were made of very strong material. The outside was made of ordinary burlap, the inside was made of white braided silk that was close to the body and comfortable, and the middle was filled with light and warm velvet.The shoes are also newly made cloth boots, which are comfortable and warm.

It's just that the colors are all gray. After all, the original owner's parents passed away, and she hasn't given up her filial piety yet. Even if someone sees her new clothes, she can't say anything.

Moreover, materials of some colors are also very common, and women who can weave can weave them, and it is not a waste for farmers to save such fabrics for their children.

After washing her face, Qiao Yun untied the white cloth bag, shivering and put on the winter clothes, shoes and socks, and a warm current rushed to her limbs.

She was so touched that she wanted to cry. In her previous life, she was spoiled by her parents before she was 16 years old, her brother spoiled her when she was in high school at 16 years old, and her boyfriend spoiled her in college. Growing up in a honeypot, she never knew what hunger and cold were.

On the contrary, it was after time travel that she realized how precious it is to be able to wear warm clothes.

Open another bag, the steamed stuffed bun inside is still warm, it seems that the food bag taken out in the game has the function of keeping warm.

The original owner of this body obviously hadn't had enough to eat, and his stomach was always empty. Qiao Yun was so hungry that she panicked.She would be a bit full after eating a meat bun that was half the size of an adult's palm, and drinking a few mouthfuls of fragrant milk tea would make her feel quite uncomfortable.

Pushing open the temple gate, the sky outside is just dawning. Outside the ruined temple is an endless loess road, surrounded by endless fields.

The west end of the loess road leads to the dark mountains in the distance. It is the middle of winter at this time, and the mountains are gray.Qiao Yun remembered that her father often went hunting in the mountains, so it seems that Baihe Village should be at the foot of the mountain, and the road to the east leads to the county.

Qiao Yun rubbed her arms.The cold wind was blowing on the face like a knife, it was almost gouging out the skin and flesh, this was still the face, if the body was replaced with the ragged cotton jacket that he was wearing before, what kind of cold would it be!Fortunately, she was wearing a duck down jacket, otherwise she would have been frozen to death a second time on the way to the county with her thin body.

"Hey, isn't this the eldest lady of the Qiao family! Why are you here alone?"

Before Qiao Yun realized that she was calling her, she walked forward on her own.It wasn't until there was the sound of wheels behind her that she turned her head to avoid it, but she saw an old man in his sixties driving a donkey cart and stopped beside her.The old man had a smile on his face, but there was suspicion in his eyes, and he couldn't stop looking at the brand new padded jacket he was wearing.

She remembered that this was Mr. Wu Liu at the entrance of the village. He raised a donkey. There was a stone mill in his house, and all the millet noodles in the village were milled at his house.On weekdays when he was not pulling mills, he would also drive a donkey cart to the county to pull some people who went to the county, and each person could receive two copper coins.

Qiao Yun put on a smile immediately, and said sweetly, "Grandpa Wu! My grandma told me to go to the county town to buy two bags of salt, and a bag of silk thread in several colors. I thought you wouldn't come out on such a cold day, Grandpa." I’m done.” He said and showed him the sleeves of the jacket, “Look, grandpa, this is a dress my mother made for me before she was alive! It’s the first time I’m wearing it!”

Wu Laoliu dispelled his doubts.The Qiao family had a better life in Baihe Village, and it was affordable to make new clothes for the little girl.He also knows something about the Qiao family, so this must be the new cloth that Mrs. Zhen saved for the child in her belly.Thinking of Mrs. Qiao's parents passing away, he also sighed for a while. It's no wonder that Mrs. Qiao's stingy temperament would treat this girl well!
There is no grocery store in the village, and the daily necessities are all purchased together when there is a rally in the county town.No one is short of needlework, let alone neighbors and folks. If this family is short of thread, you can go to the next door to borrow a roll. Why does Mrs. Lu drive Mrs. Qiao to the town to buy it? What about the line?

Wu Laoliu slapped his forehead and understood.Just now Mrs. Qiao was talking about buying silk thread, which is not something these poor folks can afford.It must be Lu's order to cut silk clothes for her little daughter, but there is no silk thread to use, so Madam Qiao came out in the cold.

He followed Qiao Yun and squeezed her new sleeves, feeling horrified - this Lu family is too cruel, why is there so little stuffing in this jacket?
"Your grandma is so ruthless. Your clothes are so thin. In the winter, you won't be stuffed with straw wadding. How can this be enough to keep you out of the wind? Get in the car. I happen to be going to the county today to buy some new year's goods. , I can give you a ride along the way."

Qiao Yun snickered in her heart, the stuffing here is not grass wadding, but duck down!If the duck down jacket is made so thick, it will get prickly heat in winter.

She looked ahead, and the county was still there!There is a car in front of you, and it is useless not to sit.

"Yes, but the money my grandma gave me is only enough to buy salt and thread..." Qiao Yun muttered, pretending not to dare to get in the car.

"Hey, I'm not a special recruiter today, what money will you give me? Come up quickly!" Wu Laoliu deliberately put on a displeased look.Be good, Baihe Village is far away from Quwo County, Mrs. Lu didn't give her the money for the ride, is she trying to make the baby come back at night?

Only then did Qiao Yun climb onto the cart.On the one hand, she was glad that she had saved enough time to not make a long skirt, and on the other hand, she thanked him obediently.The bell on the little donkey's neck was jingling, and the four hooves were running very fast.Qiao Yun secretly wrote down all the scenery along the way.

Several villages near Quwo County rely on the market in Quwo County for their business on weekdays. Going 160 miles northwest of Quwo County is the county town. In addition, Quwo County is next to the Hui River, and there is a water transport terminal. , so Quwo County is a big county.

At three poles in the sun, a small city gate finally approached gradually. Wu Laoliu said: "Then I will wait for you here in the afternoon, so be careful. There are many people in the county, so be careful not to be kidnapped by kidnappers." !” As he spoke, he parked the donkey cart under the city gate.

"Hey." Qiao Yun responded and jumped out of the car.The heart said that the ghost would take the initiative to go back.But at this moment, she didn't bother to explain so much, and hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.

She was busy looking for a pawn shop, and she decided that if there was no pawn shop in the county, she would go to the city.Guided by passers-by, she ran to the north of the county. Sure enough, there was a sign hanging on a shop facing the street, with the traditional Chinese characters "Dian" written on it.

The clerk in the store saw a little doll and wanted to chase her away, but seeing that she was dressed in clean and new clothes, he thought it might be a girl from the county, maybe there was something important, so he didn't stop her.Qiao Yun stepped into the pawn shop, only to realize that she was not as tall as the counter, so she could only stand on tiptoes.The clerk was careful and moved a small mustache stool for her.

She took out the silver hairpin and silver bracelet that Lu Zheqiu gave her from her sleeve, put them on the counter and passed them through the small wooden window.There are only a few jasmine flowers made of thin silver sheets on the silver hairpin and bracelet, and there are no precious stones, but the workmanship is exquisite.The hair accessories made by the jeweler in the game look like they were made by a modern hairpin lady. Not to mention the beautiful shape, they are also very strong. The copper wire and hot melt adhesive will loosen, but the hair accessories in the game are as solid as if they have been welded.

The shopkeeper became vigilant and asked, "Little baby, did you steal something from the house?"

Qiao Yun looked sad: "My father asked me to pawn Aniang's belongings, so that he can drink and gamble." She majored in acting in her previous life, and she is a good actor.

Whoops, which poor poor lady has such a drunkard and gambler father at the booth.A bit of pity suddenly rose in the shopkeeper's heart.It's just that he has seen a lot of people like this. A person who is addicted to gambling will not give up until he loses his family fortune. Besides, he is afraid that when his family property is sold out, the next one will be to sell his daughter.

It's just that I've seen a lot of shopkeepers like this, so without saying anything, he took the silver jewelry, inspected and stroked it carefully, and gave her two large hanging copper coins, each of which was pressed very tightly.

"Your jewelry is too plain, it's not worth a lot of money. For the sake of the workmanship, it's enough to give you two pennies."

Qiao Yun thanked her repeatedly, took two strings of heavy copper coins and left the pawn shop.

Twice!Two thousand texts!The unit used here is guan, which is roughly two taels of silver.

Two thousand cash sounds like a lot, but Qiao Yun can only convert it into two taels of silver, which she feels is very little.

That's all, let's make do with it!

She walked out of the pawn shop and threw the money into the system backpack by stuffing it into her sleeve.She took a deep breath, raised her head and looked up, the dark clouds in the sky couldn't be said to be thick, but a little gloomy.

Find a place to rest now!
With money in her pocket, she has a lot of confidence.

Seeing the two-storey residential building at the intersection not far away, with the wine screen of "Suzhou" hanging outside the house, and the door was ajar, with a thick felt curtain hanging, she walked over there.While walking, he untied the string of copper coins, and only separated out a string of twenty coins, and threw the rest into the space.

"Squeak-"

Pushing open the inn door and opening the curtain, a sudden gust of cold wind rushed into the room, the waiter who was dozing off behind the counter shivered and woke up.

"Hey, guest officer, are you here to stay here? Don't worry, our store is clean! There is hot water at any time..." The receptionist blurted out the words of welcoming customers, and when he saw the visitor clearly, the waiter in the store was stunned for a moment, and the following words I forgot to mention it.

Qiao Yun rubbed her hands together, and ordered: "Open a upper room, and bring me a bucket of hot water."

"Okay! Upstairs, please!" The waiter quickly responded.But when he approached the door of the room, he finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "You are so young, so you came to live in the hotel alone a year ago?"

This whole body of clothes is not like a young lady, nor like a heroine walking in the rivers and lakes, it is dusty, but like a girl running around in the countryside!

Qiao Yun glanced at him, and threw the string of Wen copper coins towards the waiter, "Help me to a nearby restaurant to buy some hot dishes, no matter meat or vegetable, and the rest of the money is yours. Keep your mouth shut. Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked, your reward is indispensable!"

"Okay! Just wait!" The shop waiter quickly caught the copper coins, and immediately beamed with joy. He didn't care about curiosity, and hurriedly led Qiao Yun to the door of the room, and pushed the door: "Here! How can you open this room?" Are you satisfied? Behind the window of this room is a residential alley, which is quiet; with this orientation, you can enjoy the sun even if you get up early!"

Qiao Yun nodded, took out a few coins and handed them to him: "Yes. Here, it's winter, I'll bring you some hot wine!"

"Hey, thank you, guest officer!" If you have money, you are your father, and if you have milk, you are your mother.The waiter deeply believed in this, so he didn't say much, and went out to buy hot dishes.

After a while, a middle-aged servant woman knocked on the door.

Qiao Yun opened the door, and saw that the woman was tall and thick, with a headscarf wrapped around her head, and her sleeves were rolled up in the cold winter months, but beads of sweat were still glistening on her thick arms.She was holding a heavy hot water bucket in one hand and a tray in the other, and she didn't know what she was using to knock on the door.

Maybe it was kicked, Qiao Yun thought.

The maid put the food on the low table and filled the bathtub behind the screen with boiling hot water.He took out a fire pocket from his pocket and ignited the charcoal stove in the house. He picked up the tongs in the corner and flicked it. When the fire was lit, the room became warm immediately.

The maid pushed the window open again, revealing a small crack, and said, "Little lady, remember, you must not close the window tightly when the charcoal fire is burning in the room."

Qiao Yun sat on the low couch and watched the whole process, and nodded hastily after hearing the instructions: "I know! It's easy to suffocate people to death if it's locked up tightly."

The maid nodded, and then folded the clean towel on her shoulders on the small stool next to the bathtub: "The water is still hot, you can wash it later, little lady."

Qiao Yun was a little embarrassed, she hesitated for a moment, and said: "Ma'am...can you help me rub the bath for a while? I have thin arms and legs, and I can't do it myself."

The maid smiled: "I'm so strong, I'm afraid I'm going to rub off a layer of skin for you."

Qiao Yun hurriedly waved her hands, pretending not to care: "The more you do this, the cleaner you'll get! Besides, I wasn't raised spoiled and spoiled. Don't let the old lady work for nothing!"

She took out another five pennies: "This five cents will be used as money for hard work by the aunt, okay?"

The servants in this inn do some rough work of washing, washing and mending, and they can get up to two hundred cash a month. The work needed in winter is less, and it is even less than two hundred cash.Now this little lady is five Wen when she makes a move, the aunt hesitated and agreed.

The charcoal stove in the house is burning vigorously, and it is not cold at all.Qiao Yun took a hot bath and felt very comfortable. When she stepped out of the tub, every inch of her skin was steaming, every pore was relaxed, and all the dirt on her body was washed away. All refreshed.

The servant woman wet the towel in the bathtub, wrung it dry again, and hung it beside the charcoal stove: "Wait a minute, little lady, I'll pour the bathtub for you." After finishing speaking, she folded her arms, He went out with the tub in his arms.

After Qiao Yun put on her clothes, she was speechless.What a strength this is, a bucket full of water!
After a while, the maid came up again. She wiped the tub and put it back in place, and lifted the two wooden buckets filled with water.

Qiao Yun sat at the table, watching the food served by the maid.

The waiter bought back two white steamed buns and a plate of hot cabbage.

Qiao Yun was speechless for a while staring at the simple dishes.

Twenty coins is only enough to buy some of this?
How much did the shop waiter swallow!
But Qiao Yun was too lazy to pursue these details, so she picked up the steamed bun and took a bite.

It’s a steamed bun, like the kind steamed at home in modern times, it’s a little yellowish, but also very porcelain. In fact, this kind of steamed bun is the most solid and filling, but the taste is a little sweeter than the one steamed by a machine.

The dish was a plate of cabbage, steamed with salt and ginger vinegar, so it was not hard to swallow, but it was not oily and not fragrant at all.

Qiao Yun put down her chopsticks after chewing a couple of mouthfuls, and put the food into a package, while she lay down on the bed and entered the system.

After she entered the main room, Lu Zheqiu greeted her eagerly, but Xianyun was not here.

"Where is she?" Qiao Yun looked around. "I have a question for her."

"She's over there at the ranch, saying she's gone to see the ducks."

"Oh!" Qiao Yun went straight to Zhuangzi, and sure enough, Xianyun was squatting in the pile of ducks with a pot of feed to feed the ducks.

A group of plump, bright yellow fluffy clusters squatted at her feet, pouted their duck buttocks and scrambled to peck at her hands.

She feeds the little duck with her left hand and the big duck with her right hand.

Big ducks are much more floppy than cute ducklings.

Duck feathers are flying all over the sky.

If you ignore Xianyun's bi-color skirt embroidered with plum blossoms, the delicate bun on her head and the luxurious brain jewelry, this scene is quite warm.

No wonder!
Whoever feeds ducks in a loess pit will dress up like a rich peony!
Qiao Yun stood by the duck house and called her: "Xianyun! Come here!"

Xianyun raised her head when she heard the words, and saw that it was Qiao Yun calling her, so she happily poured the leftover feed directly into the trough, patted the duck feathers on her body, and ran over with her skirt in hand.

"what is the matter?"

Qiao Yun pulled her, found a lawn to sit down, put the plate of steamed cabbage on the table, and asked her: "Do people in the county usually only eat this?"

"Huh? Where did you get it!"

Qiao Yun briefly explained the matter, Xianyun folded his arms, recalled the things in his memory, and said: "My uncle worked as a helper in a restaurant in the town, and I went to eat when I was young. The steamed food there Twelve cents a plate of cabbage is indeed very expensive! But I don’t know what the price is in other restaurants.”

"That's it. Then try it, how does this steamed cabbage taste compared to the one in the restaurant?"

Qiao Yun took out another pair of chopsticks from her bag and handed them over.

Xianyun took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of cabbage and put it in his mouth, and immediately frowned.

"It's not bad, it's almost the same, but the steamed cabbage is delicious while it's hot, this one is a bit cold."

The light in Qiao Yun's eyes flashed.

If even the food in the restaurant is at this level, then she wants to open a restaurant!
(End of this chapter)

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