Chapter 37: Homemade Simple Water Pipe
Seeing this, Shen Lan looked at Xu Dabao and Erbao with a smile and said: "Look at your mother, she is starting to be nice to you now. You should also let go of the past things. How can the mother and son have such a long-standing feud overnight!" "
Hearing this, Erbao pursed his lips and said, "But she is a bad woman. If it weren't for her, how would we be like this? How could the eldest brother's leg be lame..."
When Xu Dabao, who was a little shaken at first, heard Er Bao's words, the complexity in his eyes immediately disappeared. He looked up again with the same indifference: "I won't forgive her, she was the one who made my leg lame."
"Your mother knows medical skills. Although I don't know when she will know it, but if she heals your leg, will you forgive your mother?" Shen Lan asked, with hope in her eyes.
"Can my leg be cured?" Xu Dabao's gloomy eyes flashed brightly, and he quickly regained his composure, "It's impossible, the doctors said it can't be cured, and I can't be an official or study..."
Some people say that no one with physical illness can be an official, but he is just a little cripple. Even if he has the intention to take the exam for the top prize in this life, he will not be qualified to take the exam!
Hearing this, Shen Lan and Er Bao both looked sad. Only San Bao was at a loss, but she was also a little sad and was infected by everyone's atmosphere.
They didn't know that Su Xiaoxia was standing behind them at this time and happened to hear their conversation.
Yes, unless Xu Dabao's leg is healed, even if Xu Dabao says he forgives her, he will still resent her in his heart, right?
She hasn't had time to check Xu Dabao's leg, and she doesn't know whether it can be cured...
"You can eat the snake soup." Xu Yiyun's voice made everyone who had lowered their heads turn back in unison.
Shen Lan and others noticed that Su Xiaoxia was standing behind her with a cloth, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xu Dabao turned his face away uncomfortably, thinking: Did Su Xiaoxia hear what he just said? Will she be sad after hearing it?
Thinking of this, he listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer behind him, and finally stopped beside him.
Su Xiaoxia knelt down and wrapped Xu Dabao's hand with herbal medicine in a cloth, and warned: "The swelling will be completely subsided in a while. You can eat it slowly with your left hand later."
Xu Dabao hummed and looked at Su Xiaoxia's profile from the corner of his eye.
Will she... be sad about what he just said?
Su Xiaoxia knew he was peeking, but didn't know what he meant.
After helping him tie the cloth, she turned around and grinned: "Okay, let's eat!"
Seeing this, Xu Dabao nodded, thinking: It was indeed his imagination, and she was not sad because of what he said.
After having a full meal, the three little ones lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
Su Xiaoxia looked at the hot weather and didn't want to work. She thought she hadn't taken a shower before she got here, so she wanted to take a shower.
But here comes the embarrassing problem, there is no place to take a bath at home!
The three little ones took a bath directly outside, while Shen Lan took a bath under the big tree behind the house, covering it with a cloth from home.
The original owner seemed to have washed this way before...
Su Xiaoxia went over and took a look. She thought she could accept it, but when she saw this open-air 'bathroom', she couldn't adapt to it.
Even if I am open, I am not open to this extent!
Finally, she braved the heat, went up the mountain with her hatchet, and came back with a large bundle of bamboo cut down.
It was only when they heard the noise outside that Shen Lan and Xu Yiyun knew that Su Xiaoxia had returned after going out.
Shen Lan saw a bundle of bamboo and asked doubtfully: "Xiaoxia, what are you doing?"
"Make a simple bathhouse!" Su Xiaoxia said as she placed the bamboos on the ground, leveled them, took out one and made it the same height as herself, and then used a knife to cut the others to the same length.
"Want to help?"
"Need not."
Su Xiaoxia shook her head, thinking that she could still do such a small thing.
Then, she carried a bundle of bamboo to the back of the east house, found it between two trees, sharpened the bamboo and inserted it into the soil. She then used vines brought back from the mountains to intersperse two bamboos and fix them.
After finishing, she broke open the bamboo and weaved a simple door out of bamboo strips.
As for the top, there is no obstruction, but as long as someone doesn't come over and climb up to take a look, he won't be able to see him inside.
When she walked out, she was startled by Xu Yiyun who was standing beside her without saying a word.
"What are you doing? Scared me!" Su Xiaoxia glared at Xu Yiyun.
"Watching what you are doing." Xu Yiyun stretched his neck and took a look inside, "This is my bathroom? Why isn't it covered with a roof?"
Su Xiaoxia explained: "Because it's summer now, and it's too late to repair the house and build a new one later."
Thinking that it would be troublesome to carry water from here, she simply used the remaining bamboo to make a water pipe.
Everything is just right, the water is passed from the water tank to the bathroom.
After finishing the water pipe, she used the power of the water wheel to build a small water wheel next to the water tank...
Finally, a water pumping tool is ready.
"Perfect!" Su Xiaoxia clapped her hands and returned to the bathroom carrying the wooden bucket for bathing.
Shen Lan and Xu Yiyun stared at the waterwheel next to the water tank with their mouths open.
"Lao San, have you seen this thing?"
"Mom, you haven't seen me in this long life. Where can I go to see you?" Xu Yiyun said blankly, "This thing is quite novel. How did that woman Su Xiaoxia know about it?"
"Maybe it was taught by my mother-in-law. If I didn't practice it before, I would never have thought of living a good life in our family. Now I have to live a good life, and then I can use what I have learned."
Hearing this, Xu Yiyun nodded, thinking this was the most practical.
But he was curious about what was going on at the other end of the bamboo.
By the time he got here, he could already hear the sound of water coming from the bathroom.
Looking at the valve at this end of the bamboo, he looked curious and squatted down to study it carefully.
After all, he had never seen anything like this before, so he reached out and touched it.
"Phew! It feels so comfortable!"
Su Xiaoxia's gentle and soft voice like wind chimes penetrated into his ears.
From this position, he just saw a pair of bare feet.
Because she hasn't done much work since she got married, she's always lazy, and doesn't like to go out when the sun shines, so Su Xiaoxia's little feet are quite white.
Thinking of the scene inside, Xu Yiyun couldn't help but swallowed, and a burst of anger came up.
He was frightened and hurriedly turned around to leave. As a result, he accidentally touched the bamboo water valve and water flowed out.
"Who?!" Su Xiaoxia shouted.
However, Xu Yiyun had already left and did not come back even if he heard her voice.
Looking through the cracks in the bamboo, there was no one outside.
"Maybe I felt wrong..." Su Xiaoxia said to herself and continued to take a bath.
It’s really comfortable to take cold water in the summer!
At this time, Xu Yiyun hurried back to the house.
Shen Lan, who had just covered the belly of the three little ones with a small quilt, turned around when she heard the sound and saw Xu Yiyun's slightly red face.
Chapter completed!