C4

Once the matter was settled, the crowd dispersed.

Wang Meihua supported Jiaoniang out of the main hall. The sun was setting in the west, and everything in front of them was both familiar and unfamiliar.

It was late spring and still cold. Jiaoniang's wet clothes, which were originally covered by a white cloth, made her chest ache.

"Mom, it's already so late, so it's not safe for you to bring your little brother back. Why don't you stay here with me for the night?" In her memory, Wang Meihua was washing clothes in a household. Sometimes, she would not spend the night in fear of delaying the earning of money.

"Child, what are you saying? Don't worry about it. Mother will stay here for a few days to take care of you. You can go back when you're better."

Tieh Dan had been holding Jiaoniang's hand, afraid that his sister would stay on the ground again if he let go of her. Hearing his mother's words, he also quickly answered: "Tieh Dan will also stay here to take care of his sister!"

Jiaoniang touched his head. After being in trouble for so long, he had been watching on the side, not knowing if he had scared him or not, "Tieh Dan is awesome. We can cook when we get home, but Tieh Dan will have to eat a lot of food and grow tall before he can take care of his sister and mother."

"Did you hear Tieh Dan? "Your sister and your mother will be relying on you from now on."

"Don't worry Mother, I will definitely grow up to be exceptionally tall, just like that uncle just now! And then protect Mother and protect Sister! "

Jiaoniang's heart moved. She didn't seem to see that person when she wrote the note. The villagers walked in twos and threes. Ye Xuan's silent back that walked in front was particularly eye-catching.

"Next time, I'll thank him properly when I get the chance." Jiaoniang thought.

The three of them returned home. Jiaoniang changed her clothes and lay on the bed. Wang Meihua instructed Tieh Dan to boil some water while she was in charge of cooking.

It was more like a dilapidated house surrounded by fences. In addition, the kitchen only had four rooms, a warehouse, a main hall, and a bedroom.

The earthen yellow mud was mixed with straw, the ground was full of potholes and water, the house was small and weak. No wonder the Lin Family did not mention anything about the house, how could anyone live in such a shabby house?

Jiaoniang was helpless. Her original husband was an Elementary Scholar who only knew how to read and write, and his health was not very good either. A weak girl like her had to work all day long, washing clothes and cooking.

In the end, a chill had taken away the Elementary Scholar's life. Jiaoniang had become a widow, and her mother-in-law had set her up to take away her lands. If she hadn't transmigrated to this world, no one would have cared if she had not died.

Sighing, Jiaoniang patted her face. She couldn't think about these things anymore. There were more important things in front of her now.

That was how to survive.

It was not yet harvest time for the grains in the field. If she guessed correctly, there was no more money and grains at home. She did not believe that Lin Lanzhi, that woman, would not plunder the family's money.

Holding back the discomfort in her chest, Jiaoniang got down from the bed. There was only a relatively large wooden bed, a desk, and a cabinet. All the books on the table were on the floor.

It was just that some of the traditional Chinese characters were too difficult for her. She also knew the contents of the book. It seemed like the world she lived in wasn't too different from the world she lived in.

After cleaning up the desk, Jiaoniang opened the cabinet again. All of the Elementary Scholar's clothes had been taken away and burned. The clothes of those who had passed away could not be left in the world. There were only two or three sets of her clothes in the closet, and they were all filled with patches.

He turned the room around. It was already dark, and there was no light in the room. Not to mention money, Jiaoniang couldn't even find a mouse hole.

"Elder sister, mother called you to eat." Tieh Dan hugged the door and said with a smile, "Mom got you Ai Ye. We just finished our meal and went for a bath." With that, he hopped out of the room. Jiaoniang was afraid that he would trip on her, so she hurriedly followed him out.

There was only one old tree root in the courtyard, and that was his family's table for eating. There was a plate of soy sauce on the table, and Wang Meihua brought a bowl of porridge over, apologizing, "There isn't even any rice in the rice jar, so I found some soy sauce and went to the village to change some rice. You have some to drink, so Mother will go to the town tomorrow to buy some meat for you."

Knowing that Lin Lanzhi didn't leave anything behind, Wang Meihua looked at her mother and Tieh Dan's bowl of brown rice porridge. White rice was expensive these days, so Wang Meihua probably didn't have much money on her after exchanging for these white rice.

Jiaoniang's heart was filled with bitterness. Ever since her family had all died, she had rarely experienced this kind of warmth.

Tieh Dan didn't feel anything bad about the brown rice at all. He ate the rice very sweetly. He hadn't eaten for a whole day and was already starving. When he finished eating, he looked at the porridge in Jiaoniang's bowl and gulped.

Jiaoniang split the porridge into his bowl and drank it all. Wang Meihua knocked on his head. "Your sister is not well, why are you so greedy?"

"Mother …" "I'm hungry …" Tieh Dan rubbed his head in grievance. Jiaoniang immediately comforted him: "Tieh Dan, I'm not very hungry." Then he turned to Wang Meihua and said, "Mother, don't blame Tieh Dan. I didn't manage to eat it so I gave it to him."

Tieh Dan laughed when he heard that, "Sister can only eat because she can't eat. If Sister is hungry, I'll give her everything I have."

Wang Meihua wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and poured some more rice into the bowl for Tieh Dan, "Mom can't eat it either. You can eat it, so that you can raise your sister and mother when you grow up."

After dinner, Wang Meihua made a big pot of water with wormwood leaves in the kitchen. She put some cold water on it and poured it into the basin. Jiaoniang sat inside and took a bath.

The wormwood leaves dispel dampness and detoxify, also has exorcism effect. Jiaoniang's body was much more transparent now, and her chest didn't hurt so much.

Even the kerosene lamp had been taken away from the house. Wang Meihua had made up the bed, and the three of them slept on it. Fortunately, all three of them were small and thin, and were able to sleep well.

When Jiaoniang came out of the shower, she found that there was a light in the thatched cottage next door. Thinking about what Lin Lanzhi said about Ye Xuan living next door, Jiaoniang rubbed her hair and fell into deep thought. She still couldn't understand why Ye Xuan was so similar to Wang Da Fu.

The light suddenly grew brighter. Jiaoniang looked up and saw Ye Xuan standing outside the door with a kerosene lamp in his hand. Jiaoniang immediately scuttled into the room like a frightened rabbit.

Heavens, he saw it! He was like a fool, staring at someone else's house in a daze!

Leaning against the door, Jiaoniang's heart was still pounding. She never expected Ye Xuan to come out.

It's over. Will you be misunderstood? The other party had only helped her out today, yet she was staring at him just like that …

Jiaoniang couldn't wait to beat herself to death. This was too embarrassing!

Just as she was vexed, Wang Meihua walked out of the house and saw her. "Why aren't you going in after showering?" "If the wind blows again, we won't have the money to cure it!"

Jiaoniang was still awake as she lay on the bed. Her brain was still working. She was a good mother-in-law, a poor parent, and a neighbor who looked like Wang Da Fu …

One or two walked around in her mind like a strolling lamp, and once again her mind was clear. She was tired to the point of dozing off, "Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Just let nature take its course." The most important thing is to eat first. "