Chapter 63 A Person in the Snow
Su Jiuyue sighed, also turned around and entered her room.
In front of the window, there was a table. On the table, there were some ink brushes, ink and books, all of which Wu Xiyuan used in the past.
At this time, Wu Xiyuan was sitting in front of the window reading a book. His body was upright, and he seemed to be reading very carefully.
Su Jiuyue was very curious and asked: "Do you know how to read?"
Wu Xiyuan frowned and looked very confused.
He shook his head, and said in a dull tone: "Not really..."
Just when Su Jiuyue wanted to make fun of him, he added sullenly: "But I think I should know... I... I can't remember..."
Suddenly, something was wrong with him. He held the head in his hands and his face flushed, screaming out: "My head is so aching... I can't remember... I can't remember anything..."
Su Jiuyue was startled, and quickly walked over to hug him. She exclaimed: "Xiyuan, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
Wu Xiyuan still repeated that he had a headache, so Su Jiuyue could only hold him to comfort him softly.
"Don't think about it if you can't remember it. Xiyuan, you're great now. Just forget about the past."
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After a long time, Wu Xiyuan calmed down.
Su Jiuyue poured a bowl of hot traditional Chinese medicine for him and watched him take it. Then she covered him with the quilt and asked him to sleep.
She looked at the sprouted garlic sprouts on the head of the bed, touching her chin and falling into contemplation.
Since the temperature in the room could make the garlic sprouts germinate, it would be fine if she grew some green vegetables, right?
With this conception in mind, Su jiuyue went to the utility room to find some seeds of green vegetables.
Whether she succeeded or not, she would have a try first. If she did it, the whole family could have fresh vegetables to eat in winter.
These days, they just ate porridge and sweet potatoes every day. Occasionally they could have the pickle.
It may sound a little finicky, but Su Jiuyue was really tired of those foods.
After Su finished doing all the work, the sky was completely dark.
People in the village were reluctant to light the oil lamps and fell asleep when it was dark.
In the early morning of the next day, Su Jiuyue woke up.
She boiled some hot water with the pot and heated a few pancakes. It was only then the families of her two elder brothers woke up.
Su Jiuyue carried a pancake for herself, and went out with hemp rope, a small hoe and a machete. She didn't plan to go too far into the woods, so she just picked up some dead branches nearby and came back.
If she always used the firewood brought back by her brothers, her two sisters-in-law would inevitably complain about it.
She used to go to the mountains to collect firewood before she got married. At that time, she was young and couldn't cut down trees. So basically she dug up the roots of trees that others had cut down, and she could burn them for a long time after she carried them back.
She followed the path out of the village, digging a lot of tree roots along the way. When the sun was completely in the sky, she had already walked two miles.
Working under the sun, even in winter with unmelted snow on the ground, Su Jiuyue was still sweating.
She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve pocket, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then shook the already heavy basket. She put the basket on her back again, and moved ahead.
But this time she hadn't gone far when she saw a person lying on the side of the road ahead.
Su Jiuyue was a little scared at first, but after considering for a moment, she walked to the person quickly.
The man wore a brown embossed robe, lying with face down on the ground. She couldn't tell how old he was.
She gathered her dress, squatted down and gently pushed this man. But he did not have any reactions, so she was panicked.