C7 Sister-sister-sister Catch-up

Even if he went to the construction site to work, his clothes weren't particularly dirty, just a little bit dusty. It could be seen how careful he was when wearing them. It was probably because he felt sorry for his little sister, allowing her to relax a little.

After Shan Xing had washed the clothes and helped her dry them in the forest, the two of them worked together to pour and wash the water from the large basin. The forest had already boiled water from the pot in the pot and brought the large wooden tub to the kitchen to dry.

The rest of the water was for his brother to bathe in. Ever since Shan Xing had woken up from this little body, she realized that this family loved to clean up, and they all had to bathe every day. This was not the habit of ordinary farmers; in these farmers' homes, it was not even possible for them to bathe once a week.

When Shan Xing finished wiping her mother's body and her brother was done washing, Shan Xing took her brother's water and washed him. It wasn't that they didn't want to pour water or find it troublesome, but it was because, whether it was fetching water from the well or going up the mountain to pick up firewood, both of them worked very hard.

In the beginning, he would always let his sister wash first, but after she fainted and woke up, he became more sensible. He said that his brother was too tired from working, so he had to soak in hot water to relieve his fatigue. His mother also said that her sister's words were reasonable, so he decided to wash first.

"Brother, let's go to the market tomorrow, shall we?"

After everything was settled, Shan Xing went to her brother's room and whispered to him. Shan Xing really didn't want to part with her brother's wages for a day, just like how he came back with a dozen dollars today.

The money that her brother earned a few days ago was enough for her to buy medicine for her mother. However, since her brother was worried about going to the market by himself, Shan Xing could not refute him, since her body was too small. Furthermore, she had a mature heart, so if she was taken away by someone, she would not be able to resist.

"Mhmm, I understand. It's time to buy mother's medicine. I can't let her lose her medicine."

However, how much longer could his mother hold on? When he thought of the possibility that his sister and he might leave, he felt a wave of depression in his heart.

When he thought about how his sister hadn't even remembered when he ran away with her mother, he was afraid that she would cry. In the dark basket, he held her and patted her back gently so that she wouldn't be scared. This matter seemed to be right in front of his eyes, but his mother was about to go.

One had to say, this family thought that the others didn't know how serious the disease was. In fact, everyone was very clear about it. They were just afraid that others would be sad, so they hid it from each other.

Brother, there is only one rice grain left at home, why not take the remaining rice grain at home, bring it to the market tomorrow and exchange it for japonica rice, we can still persevere for a while, I will pick some of the vegetables in the back garden and sell them in the market tomorrow, see if I can get the money to buy medicine for my mother, if there is one, we can save all the money you have earned these few days, just in case of need.

Shan Xing was only afraid that her mother would die without a penny in her possession, so what could she do? In the heart of the forest, there was actually such a thought.

"Mmm, the two of us will pick more dishes tomorrow and head to the market earlier. If we sell well, it might not even stop me from starting work tomorrow."

After the two of them had properly discussed everything, Shan Xing returned to her mother's room, took off her outer clothes, and quietly climbed onto her bed. This bed was pretty good, it didn't have the creaking sound of the wooden bed from before, otherwise, her mother would have been woken up.

When she first arrived at this house, she wondered how could there possibly be a bed in a house like this one. Wasn't this farmer's house filled with brick beds? After guessing his mother's background, he decided against it. As a young lady of an official's family, sleeping in a bed really wasn't a big deal.

However, it was not easy for her mother to maintain her little family's jade beauty in such an environment. Shan Xing reached her hand into her mother's blanket and held her hand. Her fingers, which were as delicate as matchsticks, made Shan Xing's heart ache.

Shan Xing was afraid that her mother would be hungry after waking up, so she poured a cup of brown sugar water and placed a stool by the bedside. She placed the red sugar water on the stool and placed a spoon in the water bowl.

Seeing her little sister being so meticulous, her heart was slightly moved. Ever since her own little sister had fainted, she had also cried herself into unconsciousness, and when she woke up again, she would be indescribably sensible and considerate. This kind of little sister caused the heart of the mountain forest to ache.

"Little sister, be careful."

Shan Xing held her sister's small hand tightly in the forest, but she didn't dare to add to his burden, because she was carrying the leftover sorghum rice on her back, as well as a lot of the vegetables that the two of them had picked.

Although there wasn't much food, the road was far from light. Since his brother was young, there was still some weight to be had in carrying him all the way to the market.

"I will be careful. Big brother, you don't need to take care of me. Just carry the food on your back."

Shan Xing was really afraid that if she made him fall again, he would fall. His current brother might be young, but he was still the pillar of justice in the family.

"This is more than enough, big brother can carry it."

The forest shook things up a bit, but he didn't let go of his sister's hand. The surroundings were still pitch black, with only faint starlight shining down. The muddy roads were not very clear.

When they arrived at the market, the sky was still dark, because the two of them had arrived early, so they did have a good seat. On the left side was an old lady who had arrived a little earlier, and when she saw the two siblings, she helped them set up their booth.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Shan Xing thanked the woman very politely. The woman laughed until her face was full of wrinkles.

"This child really knows how to salute. There's no need for the two of you to thank him. In any case, this market is not full yet. Anyone who sees you two will be able to do so without feeling tired at all."

Even though the grandma had said so, she still had to sincerely thank him for helping out.

"Auntie, look, these are the only dishes in our house. See if there's anything you want to eat, so take some."

Shan Xing pointed at the dishes on her stall and told the lady to speak immediately.

"little girl, you're such a rare person. You were the one who took it out to sell it. You're quite willing to part with it."

"Mom had taught me since I was young to repay favors and favors. However, I don't have anything I can take out to repay aunty right now, so these are the only dishes left."

As she said this, she picked up a handful of dishes and handed it to the aunt, who quickly pushed the dish back.

"What is the meaning of this? If you can help, you can help. If you still want to repay me, then I will have nowhere to put my old face. little girl, quickly take it back. Otherwise, auntie will get angry."

Seeing that the woman was adamant in her refusal, Shan Xing took the dish back and thanked her once again.

"I see that you guys still have half a bag of food here, why don't you take it out and sell it?"

The woman pointed at the half-empty bag of sorghum rice and asked. Shan Xing was wondering how she could trade the half-empty bag of sorghum rice. Since she had asked, she asked the woman again.

"Auntie, it's like this. My mother is sick, so I can't eat too hard food. My small half bag is filled with sorghum rice. I want to exchange it into japonica rice. How can I exchange it?"

Shan Xing asked cautiously. When she heard her younger sister's question, she pricked up her ears and listened attentively.

"The sorghum rice can be exchanged for japonica rice, but it can't be exchanged for that much. Even if the japonica rice is poor, it's still more expensive than the sorghum rice."

The woman shook her head at the half-empty bag of sorghum rice.

"I know about that, but mother is sick, isn't there really no other way?" Aunt, can you tell me where I can change my rice? "

Shan Xing knew that there was a grain shop, but if she were to exchange the small amount of food in her possession for rice in the grain shop, she would also have to exchange the sorghum for japonica rice. Perhaps only when she was chased out would she be able to find a poor family.

Sigh, the two of you are quite pitiful. It's for my own mother again, so I'll be feeling a bit wronged. I'll help you exchange it. I'm going to sell rice anyway.

Eh, what does this mean? Shan Xing suddenly came to her senses and looked towards the old lady's stall. As expected, she saw some bags filled with rice, but it turned out that the old lady was trying to sell grains. She had talked with the old lady for such a long time, but she hadn't seen any.

"Thank you so much, Auntie. You've already solved our big problem, thank you!"

Shan Xing bowed deeply to the old lady, and the nearby mountain forest followed with a bow, causing the old lady to blush with excitement.

"There's no need for that, it's just helping each other. Since your family is in a difficult situation and coincidentally met me, I'm just helping them. You two siblings are too polite."

The woman took the half-empty bag of sorghum rice and poured it into her own bag. She scooped some of the rice out of another bag and poured it into Shan Xing's pocket. It looked like it was overloaded.

"Alright, alright, Auntie. If you keep going on like this, you'll be at a disadvantage. We brothers and sisters are already very grateful for your help. We definitely can't let you pay us any more silver coins."

The mountain forest quickly went forward to stop the old lady's actions, but the old lady was somewhat regretful. Such a filial and kind child should be helped by her.

"Kid, why are you being so polite to auntie? Since you guys only brought out this little bit of rice, your home must not be so well-off. Even if auntie subsidizes your mom, at least let her eat two more meals."

The two children spoke with tears in their eyes. It was almost morning by now, and there were already more customers, so the auntie did not have time to talk to them. She busied herself with taking care of her business.