Chapter 8 third quarter

When one person eats dinner, a bowl of pickled rice is enough.The pickles chewed and sizzled in his mouth, and he always felt so deserted, so Ah Hui finished the meal quickly. Light the oil lamp, and take out odd-job implements from the closet.What she wants to do is a windmill, and when she has accumulated a certain amount, she will cross the Oshima Bridge to Sarue Town and hand it over to the candy shop there.Then the peddlers carry candies and windmills on their backs, and beat the taiko drums all the way from Fukagawa to Okawabata. There are a lot of chores during the day, and half of these jobs have to wait until dark to be free to do, but in this way, if you don’t do twenty sticks a night, you won’t be able to earn back the money for lamp oil.Everything is not going well today, so we need to work harder.Ah Hui hoped to finish everything before Zuoji arrived home, so he quickly started to work.

Concentrate on doing the thing at hand, time passes quickly.At this time, there was the sound of gently tapping the back door politely. I don't know how long it has been ringing? "Ah Hui, Ah Hui." Hearing someone call that, Ah Hui was startled.Hastily stretched out his paste-smeared fingertips, and opened the lattice sliding door a crack. "Sorry, I'm really sorry to bother you so late." Desong bent over, looking inside with a very regretful expression on his bruised face. "Oh, brother Desong, what's the matter?" Ah Hui walked forward on her knees, opened the sliding door wide, and leaned out.

"Taiyi has a fever. He has been sneezing all morning. I think he has a cold. His whole face is flushed, his forehead is hot, and he keeps shivering and chilling." Desong spoke tremblingly, as if crying.The voice was natural, making this fellow seem to be afraid of something, but he himself was indeed very timid. Ueban's master Hanjiro has five flower carpenters, three of whom are the master's sons, and only Tokumatsu and Sakichi are employed.Sakichi is a newcomer who just came this year, while Tokusatsu started working with his master five years ago, and he is also much older than Sakichi, probably over forty-five, perhaps two or three years older than Master Hanjiro.Generally speaking, it is very uncomfortable to be dominated at this age.

"Brother Desong is careful in his work, and his craftsmanship is good. It's just that he is timid and can't stand on his own, let alone work alone." Sakichi seldom talks about people's merits behind their backs, and he is quite tactful when he says this, but he does describe Desong in this way. "Master Hanjiro must not be able to see it." For example, tonight, Mr. Sasaki is Ueban's big client, and Tokumatsu should be with him to celebrate the completion, but the master left him and brought his eldest son with Sakichi.This shows the master's evaluation of Tokusong.

"Oh, Mrs. has a fever? It's really worrying. Do you need help?" "Well, I don't know if you have antipyretics here? If so, I would like to ask for a pack. Last time, Ah Hui gave it very effective." The medicine was brought by my natal family.Maybe it's because of the region, although the pharmacies in Prince's area are small, the medicines they sell are quite effective. "It's a small matter, please wait a moment." Ah Hui quickly went down to the dirt field and took the medicine box from the kitchen shelf.There are still five antipyretics wrapped in red paper.

"Come." As soon as he handed it over, De Song gratefully held up the medicine bag and took it, then asked with a really confused expression: "Isn't it better to let your head cool off?" "That's right, wet the towel..." Ah Hui couldn't help being surprised when she answered here. "Excuse me, where is Mrs. Fu?" Afu is Desong's wife.The two had only one child, Tai Yi, who was only five years old this year.Desong loved him very much when he was old and had a son.Ah Fu is over thirty years old, and he is not too young after giving birth to Taiyi.

"Going out." Desong answered vaguely. "Not here for two or three days." "That's really terrible. Auntie must be very scared. If you don't mind, let me help!" Desong smiled in relief, bent over and made a big bow. "Ah Hui, thank you very much, I'm really sorry." After turning off the lights and confirming that the candles were all set, Ah Hui took off the sleeve ties and hurried down the backyard.Along the wall of Sakakibara-sama's house, behind the two-story building that Mr. Hanjiro rented from the landlord, is the residence of Tokumatsu.Sakichi's house is almost exactly the same as his house, they are all bungalows built hastily.In the place of Shenchuan, after passing 100,000 ping, to the area of ​​Oshima Village and Suzaki Village, there are more houses of this type than Zayuan.In addition to the gathering places of these small houses, the entire newly developed fields can be seen as far as the eye can see, only landlord households and samurai residences are scattered in it.

Desson's quarters are as messy as ever.Although I know that there is a little boy in the house, it is difficult to keep it clean, but the scattered garbage and thick dust still make Ah Hui feel unhappy.The house is in such a mess, and the child has a fever again, where did Ah Fu go? Taiyi's heat was quite high, his eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and he kept panting, Ah Hui immediately took care of it.I fed him antipyretics with boiling water, added a quilt, and used a wet towel to apply cold to his chest and forehead.In fact, it is best to let the armpit cool down, but Taiyi is afraid of the cold and unwilling, so Ah Hui gives up.

When I asked Desong, it turned out that the child hadn't eaten dinner and was very uncomfortable before dark. "I'd better stay with him tonight. He'll sweat as soon as the antipyretics take effect, so I have to help him change his clothes." "But I feel sorry for Zoji for lending you out." "You're welcome." After Sakichi came back to understand the situation, he would definitely want to stay by Taichi's side.Desong has to go to work tomorrow, so Ah Hui advised him to go to bed. "I'm sorry to bother you with something like this."

Desong chatted endlessly.It didn't sound like an apology to Ah Hui, but a complaint. "In the past, I always asked the teacher's wife, but now I can't bother her." Master Hanjiro's wife, Tau, has been in poor health since she fell ill with beriberi last year.Ah Hui was already a half-patient when she got married, but I heard that she was a capable and reliable mistress before she fell ill. "But, if Mrs. Fu is here, you don't have to worry about Mrs. Ah! Today is just a coincidence." Ah Hui said cheerfully, thinking that Desong would complain casually, "That's right, she's not here when I need her, what a useless mother", and then laughed it off.

Unexpectedly, the shadow on Desong's swollen face deepened. "That's right... Ah Hui doesn't know yet, and Zuoji probably doesn't know either. This is the first time since you came here." Desong muttered in a riddle. "First time?" Ah Hui was puzzled. "Does Mrs. Fu go out often?" Where did she go? To be honest, Ah Hui doesn't like Ah Fu very much.The wife is a patient, and the sons of Master Banjiro are still playful bachelors. To Ah Hui, Ah Fu should be the closest female family member, but Ah Hui does not know her very well on weekdays because she doesn't like her. she. Ah Fu is a loose woman.This doesn't mean she's dull, she's as tall as Ah Hui, with a straight back, thick and thick hair, and pretty facial features.When I saw her by chance on weekdays, she was either basking in the sun idly or fiddling with her hair absent-mindedly, which is why the house is so messy. Maybe the other party also understood what was going on here, and Ah Fu didn't come to get close to Ah Hui.Not hateful or malicious, just disinterested.Thinking about it now, Ah Hui realized that they hadn't talked to each other except for the usual pleasantries. "My woman," Desong said suddenly with resentment, "didn't marry me willingly, so she would get sick from time to time." "Sickness?" "Bugs can make troubles. I hate bugs. Every time she makes troubles, she will leave here and come back after a while. We have been married for almost eight years, and I don't know how many times it happened." Ah Hui didn't know how to answer, so he could only look at Desong.But Desong, who was looking down angrily now, if he looked here, the eyes of the two would meet, which was annoying, so she stood up quickly. "Let me boil some water." Ah Tai gets thirsty when she sweats, so she tries to find something to say.Desong fixed there in the same posture, then turned his back to her and said: "Ah Hui and Zuoji are fine. You got married because you fell in love. That's how couples should be." Ah Hui replied briskly while looking for a matchmaker: "It's disgusting, brother Desong, really, don't make fun of me." "It's not a joke, I mean it." "There are many kinds of couples! When I was a servant in the Wu family, I saw that those famous and respectable families paid attention to their marriages. The bride and groom met for the first time on the day they got married! Even so, they are still very affectionate." "Of course rich people can, as long as they don't have to worry about life." Desong's tone became even more sour. "For poor people like us, if the relationship between husband and wife is not good, what fun is there in life! My woman doesn't understand at all." It must be that I am poor, he laughed to himself. Despite worrying about Taiyi, staying here is a bit annoying.Ah Hui's feet couldn't help but move around. Just at this moment, Zuoji's voice came from outside the door: "Brother Desong." Ah Hui strode forward to open the door.Seeing her, Sakichi took half a step back in surprise. "Ah Hui, why are you here?" Probably because of drinking, Sakichi's eyes turned red.He drinks very lightly. "you're back." Ah Hui quickly explained: Ah Tai has a fever, and Ah Fu's wife is not here.Desong also stood up slowly and looked at them. "That's it, that's really incredible." Zoji raised the package in his hand. "Master Sasaki left over from the treat, I wanted to bring it to Brother De, so I stopped by." "Where's the master?" "Very drunk, probably asleep." Ah Hui leaned closer to her husband, and whispered at the throat of Saji, who was a head taller than her: "Sister-in-law Ah Fu seems to have run away from home, brother Desong is losing his temper." Zoji opened his eyes wide and asked in a low voice if there was a quarrel.Ah Hui shook her head. "I don't know. I'm worried about Madam, I'm going to stay here to take care of you tonight. Husband, can you take brother Desong home for the night?" Good idea, Zoji nodded.It is his reliability that he can grasp the situation immediately when something happens. "Brother De, leave Ah Tai to Ah Hui, and sleep with us tonight." Zuoji said calmly, stretching out his hand to Radson.Desong, who was procrastinating at first, also knew that it would be the easiest and most enjoyable way to do so, so he readily agreed. Ah Hui was finally able to calm down and take care of Tai Yi, only to see that his forehead and cheeks were sweating, and the sweat was streaming down.Wiping off his sweat with a towel, he reached into the quilt and found that his clothes were also wet.The antipyretics must have taken effect, Ah Hui breathed a sigh of relief. Having said that, where did Ah Fu go at this time?Leave the naughty and active child alone and leave home without authorization. "I hate bugs." What does it mean? What a nasty remark.Does it mean that when a worm gets on the body, people will change? Ah Hui felt a chill as if there was wind coming in through the cracks. "It's just talking about us." Just like Zuoji, sometimes he will suddenly change his personality and completely reject Ah Hui from his heart. It's useless to think about this kind of thing.Didn't daddy teach you not to think wildly after sunset! As soon as the surroundings calm down, you can hear the autumn insects chirping softly.Ah Hui watched over the child who had a high fever but his mother was not around, and listened intently, feeling sad. Then she suddenly remembered one thing: she didn't hear Guan Jiulang's cry at night.I'm really, I'm out of my mind today. Could it be flying extraordinarily far during the day?Kankuro is a smart bird. Knowing that Sakichi will return late, did he decide to be a crow returning home at dawn? But after moving here, Guan Jiulang never came back in the evening, stopped on the laundry pole and croaked. "Is something wrong?" hate hate!Ah Hui reached out and touched his forehead.Why isn't it dawning soon!