Quick travel to save a miserable life

Chapter 459 A woman on the run 34

In this way, Lin Jiacheng carefully practiced the moves and breathing methods on the boxing manual given to him by Lin Hui. At the same time, he also followed his sister to read and read.

Their progress was much faster than that of Cui Ya. After more than half a year, they were able to read some simple scripts.

One day when Lin Jiacheng came back, he excitedly called his two children over and solemnly took out two pieces of food from his arms.

"Quick, this is a new popular food in Beijing. It's called red-skinned food. It smells very sweet, so I bought two pieces for my two children to try."

Lin Hui took a look and saw that this was just a roasted sweet potato. She had originally taken it out of the space. She had previously wondered why she hadn't heard about sweet potatoes after entering Beijing, but she didn't expect to see it now.

The two pieces of roasted sweet potatoes were almost the size of a palm. They were roasted very well and were not burnt at all. Because they had been kept in my arms, they were still steaming when they were taken out. The taste was very tempting!

The two children also smelled the smell and clamored to eat. Lin Hui skinned Zhiyong, while Lin Jiacheng was responsible for serving Cuiya. The two children ate very deliciously.

However, children have small appetites after all. Cui Ya was full after eating one roasted sweet potato, while Zhi Yong couldn't finish it at all. Lin Hui peeled the remaining half and stuffed it into Lin Jiacheng's mouth.

After such a long time, the sweet potatoes were no longer hot. Lin Jiacheng puffed up his cheeks and swallowed the mouthful of sweet potatoes before saying, "It's really delicious!"

He stuffed the remaining bites of sweet potatoes into Lin Hui's mouth: "Sister, you can try it too!"

Lin Hui pursed her lips and smiled: "I ate this thing as early as last year!"

Lin Jiacheng was a little surprised, and Lin Huisui told him how Erniu discovered the "red skin" and how he relied on the red skin to survive the difficult journey on the road to escape.

Although Lin Hui said it in an understatement, Lin Jiacheng had tears in his eyes after listening to it. He could imagine how difficult those days were. Without his brother-in-law, it was hard to imagine how his sister would be pregnant alone with Cui Ya. Came here.

He had met his sister's parents-in-law before. The father-in-law was barely a bad person, but the mother-in-law was really not a kind person. My sister didn't even know how much injustice she had suffered at her hands!

The two siblings were each lost in thought because of the sweet potatoes.

Lin Jiacheng thought of the life he and his sister had lived in their hometown.

He used to think that when he became rich, he would return home in fine clothes, show off his wealth to his father and stepmother, and make them envious. But now, he is living a pretty good life, but he no longer has such thoughts, and just wants to be with him. His sister lives a peaceful life, but hopes those people will never appear in front of him.

Lin Hui, on the other hand, was thinking about the current situation of sweet potato.

Last year, sweet potatoes were presented to the imperial court through the hands of the head of Niujia Village. This year, they are on the market, and they are still in the form of snacks instead of food. It seems that the promotion of planting should be done well.

If the price of roasted sweet potatoes is high, it is estimated that more people will plant it in the future and it will spread more widely, which will lead to fewer hungry people.

It had been almost a year since she came to Beijing. Because Lin Jiacheng was in the Forbidden Army, Lin Hui knew a little more about the imperial court.

Today, he is in his prime. Since he ascended the throne, he has worked hard to govern, appoint wise men, eliminate traitors, and try his best to control all the chaos in the dynasty. Even low-level military officers like Lin Jiacheng know his grand ambitions and say that the current emperor is a good emperor.

Last year, Lin Hui also saw his determination and ability from his disaster relief measures. He was able to resettle the victims so quickly along the way, and later exempted them from taxes, prompting the victims to return to their hometowns to farm. This series of actions really stabilized the people's hearts. .

Because the situation at that time was indeed critical. If you were not careful, it would cause civil unrest and then trigger a larger uprising. However, the new emperor was able to have such courage and dare to act even when the treasury was not well-off. Extraordinary indeed.

Moreover, what she has seen since entering Beijing is a prosperous scene. The people have not been affected by last year's rebellion at all, and they still live and work in peace and contentment. His methods of calming and governing the people are also quite clever.

However, this dynasty has been suffering from long-standing shortcomings. To restore the Qingming Dynasty, it really takes a lot of effort to govern, and it may be difficult for one emperor to completely complete it. Successors will need to continue their efforts and work together.

However, this is the business of the superiors and has little to do with ordinary people like Lin Hui.

From the current point of view, her life is still passable. She does not want much. As long as there is no war that overthrows the dynasty and the society is peaceful, she can live a good life.

After winter came, the benefits of Lin Hui's original renovation of the bathroom became apparent.

There are two bathrooms for men and women in the house, which are right next to each other. She has built a fire wall in the bathroom. As long as the kitchen has a fire, the bathroom will be warm and the bath will not be cold at all.

Others just pay it forward. Even Lin Hui, who bathes most frequently, only washes once every two or three days in winter, while most others wash once every five days.

But for people like Lin Jiacheng who have to exercise every day, sweat all over in winter, and take frequent showers, this is simply great.

In particular, Lin Hui also made a small innovation in the bathroom. She put hot water into a large wooden bucket and made a simple shower head out of a bamboo pipe. Although it was manually pulled to be waterproof, this was not suitable for a large family. It saves a lot of trouble for people who also need to take a bath.

If you use a wooden bathtub, one bucket of water can only wash one person, but if you use a shower, one bucket of water can wash at least three people, and it is cleaner and hygienic.

However, a bathtub is still necessary. It is convenient for the two children to take a bath in winter, and Lin Hui also likes to take a bath when she is free, so a bathtub is not unnecessary.

Under Lin Hui's call and advocacy, the entire Lin family now loves cleanliness and pays great attention to personal hygiene.

From Lin Hui and Lin Jiacheng to the one-year-old Zhiyong, they clean their teeth with green salt and tooth powder every morning and evening. In summer, they bathe, wash their hair and change clothes every day, and in winter they also wash their hair and bathe every few days.

Even Lao Yu's family followed suit. Later, Sister-in-law Yu said with a smile that since she came to the Lin family, their family didn't even have lice on their heads.

With today's sanitary conditions, it is very common for ordinary people, especially those in rural areas, to have lice on their heads.

Speaking of lice, Lin Hui couldn't help but recall that for more than a month on the road to escape from the desert, she couldn't wash her hair, so that when she arrived in Fuliang County, she already had lice on her head.

Later, after she moved into the underground house, she sneaked into the space and washed it with medicinal water several times before completely removing it. The feeling of having bugs crawling on her head was so uncomfortable that Lin Hui still felt that her scalp was irritated when she thought about it. itch.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help shivering.

She swore that no matter what the circumstances were, she would never let lice get on her head again!