As the sun set, night fell.
After a busy day, people returned to their homes one after another. There were few pedestrians on the streets. Because bandits often appeared, every house was closed, and it was rare to see a person in the streets.
At Wen Xin's house.
Wen Xin was using a shovel to stir fry the peanuts in the iron pot. The peanuts and the fine sand made a crisp sound, and the burnt smell of the peanuts filled the room.
Jia Jin stood next to the pot, her stomach rumbling. She had just run back from the outside and was sweating profusely. She wiped her hands from time to time, but her eyes were fixed on the peanuts in the pot.
"Wait and kowtow!" Like a starving ghost that only knows how to eat."
"Who isn't hungry if they don't eat every night?"”
Wen Xin: " Children can't digest food after eating too much at night. Who do you think has dinner at night?"”
"I'm hungry anyway. I can't sleep when I'm hungry."
Wen Xin: " You only know how to eat, but you don't know how to work. I can't even afford to raise you. Grow up quickly and find a good family."
Wen Xin said as she poured the stir-fried peanuts and fine sand into the radish. Jia Jin couldn't care less about the heat. She hurriedly picked up a peanut and turned it over and over with both hands. As soon as she saw that it was cold, she peeled off the skin and threw the hot peanut into her mouth.
There were more sand in the radish than peanuts. Jia Jin was busy for a long time, but she still did not feel full. She could no longer dig out peanuts. She could only endure her half-full stomach and fall asleep. The adults said that if they slept, they wouldn't know how to feel hungry.
After an unknown period of time, Jia Jin woke up in a daze. She felt hungry and looked out the window. It was dark. She didn't know what time it was, but it was still early.
Seeing that her mother was still asleep, Jia Jin didn't dare to wake her up for fear of being scolded, but if she didn't wake her up, she really couldn't stand the hunger. After thinking for a while, he could only force himself to nudge Wen Xin and wake her up."Mother, I'm hungry, I can't sleep."
Wen Xin: "You darn brat, it's the middle of the night. Alright, knock. Buy a bun from a bun shop. Here's a copper coin for you. Put it in your purse (pocket) and don't lose it."
Jia Jin gently opened the door and looked at the darkness outside. Her heart was beating fast. After all, she was only five years old, but she did not dare to say that she was afraid. She was afraid that her mother would take back the copper coins and make her wait until morning. If that happened, she would starve for half the night again. Two months ago, her mother gave birth to a younger brother for her, named Jia Guo. The family expenses were high, and her father would come back sometimes to visit, but he would not give her money. He always said that the business was losing money, so her mother had no choice but to work hard to earn money to support these two children.
As Jia Jin was thinking, she jogged all the way to the steamed bun shop. She knocked on the door and called out softly,"Mrs. Liu, I'm Jinyazi. I want to buy a bun."
A voice came from inside the house." Good boy, it's only the third watch. We haven't steamed any buns yet. Come back at dawn."
Jia Jin had no choice but to run back the way she came.
Wen Xin saw that she was back, so she got up and went to the kitchen to steam two small bowls of rice and mixed a small plate of fragrant bamboo shoots. She placed the rice heavily in front of Jiajin and another bowl of rice and fragrant bamboo shoots in front of her. She said,"Aren't you hungry? Just eat."
Jia Jin wolfed down the food as she thought," If you're not hungry, don't eat." When I grow up, I'll let you starve too!
Two years later.
Wen Xin was in labor again and gave birth to a baby girl. However, she died of a lung infection seven days after she was born.
The Three Official Palace that Wen Xin was in was a place where bandits often appeared. Every three to five days, they would encounter bandits burning, killing, and looting. The entire street was robbed by bandits, and they would lose their lives if they were not careful. The local people hated the bandits. They bought guns and bullets, hired people to guard the town, and beheaded the bandits. There was an empty space outside the back door of Wen Xin's house. Every morning, there were many people selling firewood. The people in the town went there to buy firewood. It was also a killing ground. There was a thousand-year-old locust tree. After the bandits were captured, they were tied to the tree. Before they died, they shouted arrogantly," You're still a good man after twenty years." With one slash, his head fell to the ground.
Jia Jin was still young at that time. When she saw this scene, she was so scared that she hid in her room and did not dare to go out.
Once, Wen Xin heard that bandits were coming and Zhang Wancai wasn't home. Wen Xin had to carry the young Jia Guo and run to the countryside with Jia Jin. She ran to a village and met an acquaintance who was related to her. Wen Xin hid in this house and told him that she was escaping. Their relatives warmly received them and they felt good staying at his house for a few days.
After a few days, Zhang Wancai returned home and found that Wen Xin and her children were not at home. He found out that they were in the countryside, so he quickly came to pick them up and bought gifts such as cigarettes and alcohol to thank his relatives. Then, he quickly left the place with the three of them and hurried to town. Along the way, Zhang Wancai's face turned pale with fright. He kept complaining to Wen Xin," His family is the leader of bandits. You didn't know that, did you?" What if he asks us for a lot of money?
Not long after, when Zhang Wancai was working as a clerk in the township government office, a group of bandits suddenly came and shot the township head to death. They pointed at Zhang Wancai and said,"He didn't kill our people, let him go." Only then did Zhang escape the disaster of being killed.
Jiajin reached the age of schooling. Although women in that era bound their feet and did not study, Wenxin was still well-educated and reasonable. Therefore, Jiajin did not bind her feet and was lucky enough to attend a free boarding school run by the church at the age of schooling. Only then did she have the experience of joining the army in the future.
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