In the earthen house, the whole room was filled with damp water vapor, and the straw beneath him gave off a strong smell of decay.
here it is……
For quite a while.
Only then did Shen Lin understand his current situation.
I actually traveled to a place I had never heard of before.
Great Zhou.
The original owner is 19 this year and has been a poor peasant for generations. He just spent a lot of money to marry a daughter-in-law a few days ago.
On the day of the wedding, I gambled with a group of gangsters and lost miserably. I was so angry that I fell on the hospital bed and couldn't get sick...
"Ms. sir, you're awake!"
A crisp voice came.
Liu Chuer, the young wife who had just passed the door, walked over quickly and helped Shen Lin up.
Shen Lin looked at his wife.
The sixteen or seventeen-year-old face is delicate and beautiful.
It's just that his body is quite thin.
A woman from the Zhou Dynasty will lose money if she doesn't get married and go out.
Over the age of 16, you have to pay a large tax burden every year.
Liu Chuer, who only married Shen Lin at the age of seventeen, is actually considered an "older leftover girl".
This also has something to do with her parents who are greedy for money.
after all.
In these villages, the only one who is willing to spend twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift is Shen Lin, a prodigal son...
Looking at the other party's concerned eyes, Shen Lin didn't know how to speak for a moment.
Fortunately, Liu Chuer spoke first: "Mr., you have been sick for so long and haven't eaten anything. You must be hungry. I'll cook for you..."
"Well, okay."
Shen Lin nodded.
After a stick of incense.
Liu Chuer brought a bowl of wheat rice and a small bowl of something dark and unknown and handed it to Shen Lin.
After holding it with chopsticks and looking at it for a long time, Shen Lin was sure that this thing was a kind of wild vegetable and not that Liu Chu'er accidentally served it to him.
Looking at these things, although Shen Lin was hungry, he really didn't have a high appetite.
Only then did he notice that Liu Chu'er was still standing next to him, but there was something strange in his eyes.
It wasn't until he saw Liu Chu'er swallowing a mouthful of saliva unconsciously that Shen Lin suddenly realized it.
The other person might also be hungry.
"Why don't you eat?" Shen Lin stopped his chopsticks and asked.
"I...I've eaten..." Liu Chu'er lowered her head, with the word "liar" almost written on her face, and then turned around to do her work.
Although men are superior to women in Dazhou, there is no reason for men to eat while women watch.
Could it be...
Is there really nothing to eat at home?
Shen Lin suddenly remembered that after these days of tossing, the family might be at the end of its rope!
Not surprised, he took the rice from the bowl into his mouth, stood up and went to the kitchen.
I rummaged through boxes and cabinets for a while.
Shen Lin's brows furrowed.
The amount of oil and salt in the kitchen has, as expected, bottomed out.
I have two broken wild vegetables left, but I don't know if they can survive a meal.
"Ah! Sir! What are you doing here?"
Behind him, a cry of surprise suddenly came.
Shen Lin turned around and found Liu Chu'er standing at the door at some point, looking at him in panic.
"Chu'er, is this all the food left at home?" Shen Lin asked.
As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Chuer's face became more and more frightened, and she even knelt down on the dirt.
"Yes...I'm sorry, I've been greedy these days...I've eaten all the food for the family..."
Liu Chuer was obviously very frightened, her voice was slightly crying, and she subconsciously reached out to protect her head, as if she was afraid of being beaten.
"What are you doing?!" Shen Lin was startled by the other party's reaction and quickly walked over and helped him up.
With her greedy face, Liu Chuer didn't look like a glutton.
"Ms. sir, will you drive me away..." Liu Chu'er raised her head cautiously and looked at Shen Lin. The fear in her eyes was heartbreaking.
Why is this little girl so timid?
Shen Lin was a little speechless.
"How could it be!" Shen Lin shook his head, "I just woke up, it's time to find out about the situation at home..."
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly stopped on a small pile of wheat husks on the ground.
This is……
Shen Lin squatted down and suddenly remembered that the wheat rice he had just eaten had been shelled.
The wheat contained in the bag contains wheat bran.
In fact, wheat rice in ancient times generally refers to unshelled wheat rice. Not only does this kind of wheat rice taste unpalatable, but it can also easily cause damage to the esophagus and digestive tract.
But unpacking is a very troublesome procedure.
Only the rich can afford to eat wheat rice without shells or even food made from ground flour.
These shells are…
Shen Lin looked at Liu Chuer next to him in disbelief: "These wheat bran are..."
Liu Chuer nodded obediently: "I thought that after my husband woke up, he might be too weak to eat wheat rice with shells, so I peeled some with my hands..."
Oh My God!
Shen Lin was shocked!
What kind of wonderful wife is this?
Although peeling wheat husks with bare hands seems a bit stupid to a modern person like Shen Lin, Shen Lin can clearly feel the concern in it!
Shen Lin secretly decided in his heart that he would give her a good life in the future and no longer suffer from hunger and cold!
But I haven’t started to implement what I want in my heart.
A gust of wind blew outside the window.
The wooden beam above my head suddenly clicked!
Shen Lin was still a little confused.
Liu Chuer's face suddenly turned pale: "Oh no! The house collapsed!"
"What the hell?"
Crackling, clouds and smoke are everywhere!
Half of the house collapsed in an instant.
After Shen Lin reacted, he carried his wife and ran outside!
As soon as the front foot went out, the house completely collapsed on the back foot!
"ah!!"
Liu Chuer shouted and stepped forward quickly.
Pulling in one place, his busy figure seemed like a little hamster.
"Chu'er, are there any treasures here? Is it valuable?" Shen Lin's eyes lit up. He walked over and helped lift a beam, revealing a rather ancient-looking box.
It looks strangely familiar...
"Ms. sir, what are you talking about... Inside this box are your books..." Liu Chuer's eyes widened and she looked at Shen Lin in disbelief.
"Ahem..." Shen Lin slapped his head and then came to his senses.
The two of them worked hand in hand to move the box into the house.
I have to say.
This box full of books is really heavy.
After arriving at the house, Liu Chuer hurriedly opened the box.
When I saw that the top thread-bound book was basically soaked by the rain, my mouth tightened and I was about to cry.
Shen Lin was really helpless towards this fragile little wife.
"Oh, aren't they just some books? Why are you crying?" Shen Lin comforted Liu Chu'er by touching her little head.
"That's a book!" Liu Chuer shyly shook off Shen Lin's hand and muttered.
Shen Lin thought for a while.
Too.
In this era, the imperial examination is the only way to change your destiny.
"Da Zhou Edition Kong Yiji..." After Shen Lin expressed his disdain for the original owner's behavior, he took out a book from the box and opened it at will.
This is a classical Chinese text with no punctuation. Shen Lin's eyes felt like he was reading a book from heaven.
Look at the cover again.
"Hua Xuyin"
It seems to be a book about how to write articles.
Shen Lin threw this thing away casually, looking at it with great difficulty.
If you learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid of traveling all over the world.
As a science student, it would be more reliable for me to take the technical route...