C1 Wake up

Faintly, Gu Min Qian heard someone whisper in her ear, "Mother, put your little sister down first. You should rest for a bit. I can see that my little sister's forehead is covered with sweat. It should be a fever."

Gu Min Qian then felt that someone had placed her under a thin blanket. Another elderly voice said, "Qianqian has already been burning for two days. Blame it on me. If you let her stay at home, she'll be fine."

The younger voice from before said, "Mother, let's not talk about this now. You haven't slept for two days. Lie down and rest for a while. There's still something that needs to be done, big brother and I."

The old voice said, "Where did your brother go?"

The younger voice said, "My big brother went to get some brown sugar from big brother Quan Yi's house. When we came back, big brother Quan Yi said that there was still some red sugar left when sister-in-law was staying. He took it out to get some red sugar for Qianqian to drink, making her sweat."

The tiredness that seeped out of her bones made Gu Min Shan feel extremely tired. She forced herself to listen more, but in the end, she wasn't able to resist the tiredness. Her consciousness gradually became fuzzy again.

When she woke up again, she felt as if she had climbed up a mountain for an entire day and night. She was so tired that her fingers were unwilling to move, and before she could even open her eyes, she heard someone beside her shout in pleasant surprise, "Mother, Mother, come quickly! My little sister's eyeballs are moving. Then there was a movement, the sound of the door opening and closing, the scrape of shoes on the ground, and a warm, dry hand with a thin callus covering his forehead.

It took a lot of effort for Gu Min Qian to open her eyes. Just this movement of opening her eyes made her feel uneasy. In the faint yellow light, she could see four people surrounding her.

There was a woman in her fifties with white hair and thin cheeks, a man in his twenties, a girl of seventeen or eighteen, and a boy of three or four. They all looked at him happily when he opened his eyes.

Gu Min Qian knew that these were her family members. Although she had been in a daze for the past few days as if she were in a dream, Gu Min Qian knew that she was still a two year old child.

Gu Min Qian was an orphan, and after painstakingly graduating from university, she had just received the company's notice of admission. She wanted to go to a restaurant to have a meal and celebrate by herself, then she met a car that robbed red lights at the intersection, but due to the blind spot created by the car, she didn't see a woman pushing a baby carriage on the sidewalk. When the car drove over, the woman panicked and let go of the baby carriage. Gu Min Qian hadn't even crossed the road when she was sent flying by the car. Although the speed of the car wasn't fast, Gu Min Qian had unfortunately hit her head on the curb when she landed, causing her to lose consciousness after feeling a sharp pain. At that time, Gu Min Qianqian thought that this was good too, because she was too lonely in this world, and wished that she could have a family to love in her next life.

When she regained consciousness, she saw a little two year old girl lying on a brick bed in a small, low room. Her face was red, and her breathing was rapid, and Gu Min Qian stood to the side, watching as her little girl's mother and brother and sister used a handkerchief to cool her down, watching as her brother invited a barefoot doctor from the village to show her the pills. The barefoot doctor had no other choice, so he gave the pills to the little girl, and her sister used a rolling pin to grind the large white pills into powder, then washed it with water and fed it to the little girl.

She could only stay by the little girl's side. There was nothing she could do, so she quietly looked at the little girl from the side, and felt a suction force pulling her towards the little girl. Without any resistance, Gu Min Qian was pulled to the side of the little girl, and then she lost consciousness.

Gu Min Qian knew that the people guarding by her side were the little girl's mother, brother, sister, and second brother.

Seeing that Gu Min had woken up, the little girl's mother wiped away her tears and said, "Qianqian, you've finally woken up. Tell me, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you right now."

Upon seeing this, her big brother quickly grabbed a bowl from the table and said to his mother, "Mother, little sister probably wants to drink some water. Let's give her some water to drink."

When the woman heard this, she nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. Look at me, I've only wanted to make you eat. How can I continue eating after burning it for three days? You've already been eating for three days now, drink some water to moisturize your throat." With that, he picked up Gu Min Qianqian and let her lean into his embrace. Big Bro picked up a porcelain spoon from the bowl and scooped a spoonful of water. He tested the temperature with the spoon and brought the spoon to Gu Min Qianqian's mouth.

Gu Min Qian stared fixedly at the spoon in her mouth. The water vapor on the spoon made Gu Min Qian's throat feel dry, but when Gu Min Qian thought about her brother holding the spoon to her mouth to test the temperature, she felt like she really couldn't drink the water in the spoon anymore.

Although Gu Min Qian had grown up in the orphanage, she had always packed her things well. She didn't like sharing her things with others, so when she went to school, she brought a lunchbox and a bowl of food with her. She had never used the tableware provided in the cafeteria, so it could be said that she was a little obsessed with cleanliness.

The little girl's elder brother saw that Gu Minqian did not drink any water, so he sighed and said to his elder sister, "Minjie, go and get a new spoon."

When Min Jie heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "Hey, I'll go right now. You little thing, why do you have so many small problems?"

When her elder sister brought the spoon over and brought the water to Gu Min Qian's mouth, she opened her mouth wide and drank the water from the spoon. Slowly, she drank half a bowl of water.

The little room was completely dark. The little girl's mother waited until Gu Min Qianqian had finished drinking the water, then said to the girl, "Min Jie, go to the stove and check if the porridge is still hot. If it's not, then let it be hot again. First let your little sister eat some porridge, then sleep.

"Yes." Min Jie answered. She opened the door and went outside. Gu Min Qian then heard a commotion in the outer room. The little girl's mother said to the younger boy, "Min He, hurry up and go to sleep. What time is it?"

The little boy Min He said, "Mother, is your little sister alright? She won't be burning it again, right?"

The little girl's mother said, "Your little sister's fever is gone, so she'll be fine. Quickly go to bed and have your big sister wash your feet before you go to sleep." The little boy agreed and got off the brick bed. Then, he opened the door and went to the outer room.

The little girl's mother said to her eldest son, "Min Jing, you should go rest as well. Your sister will be fine after the fever has subsided. Tomorrow, your mother will have your uncle Shan come and take a look. You still have to work tomorrow."

Min Jing said in a low voice, "Mom, I heard that Teacher Zhou from the village has gone to school to teach again. Tell me about my father …"

When the little girl's mother heard this, she let out a long sigh and said, "Your father has already been gone for almost a year. This person is no longer here. How can I leave my work behind for you?"

Min Jing said, "Mom, I'll find someone to ask. Even if my father is gone, I still have to make things like everyone else. Other people can do whatever my father wants. I, I … Mom, my father is a good person, he can't just disappear like that. Thinking about my father's final days, I feel really bad in my heart. "

When the mothers of the children heard this, they said, "Mimin ah, mother knows that your heart is in trouble, and so are your mother. Your father is such a good man, and he left just like that, who would blame him? Ai, your parents owe you.

Min Jing said, "Mom, let's not talk about that anymore. You should rest now. Just wait for Min Jie and I to feed the porridge to Qianqian."

The mother of the children said, "You should go rest too. I'll be fine."

Min Jie brought in a bowl and said, "Mother, the porridge is ready. Hurry and give it to Qianqian to eat."

The children's mother carried Gu Min Qianqian in her arms and leaned against her as before. She scooped up a spoonful of the porridge and blew on it to cool it down. She said, "Qianqian, drink some porridge and warm your stomach. Mother will stew your eggs tomorrow."

Gu Min Qianqian opened her mouth and took a sip. It was porridge with corn flour. The flour was not thin, so the porridge wasn't very sticky. She could still feel some of the bigger granules in her mouth.

After tidying up the bowl, Minjie went to sleep in another room with her mother. Minjie and her mother slept on the brick bed, and Minjie moved the kang table to the side and laid the mattress on it. Then, she placed Gu Min Qian between the two of them, and Minjie's mother took the opportunity to wash her feet outside before returning to her room. After lying down, Minjie blew on the lamp.

The moonlight outside was not very bright, it was not big, and there was only one frame of the window. The moonlight divided the window into small pieces, and as Gu Min Qian looked at it, she felt a wave of exhaustion invading her, making her head grow heavy. At this moment, Gu Min Qian heard Min Jie's soft voice saying, "Mother, in the afternoon, Second Aunt asked me if I was willing to change my brother's wife."

When Min Jie's mother heard this, her breathing became rapid. She suppressed her voice and said, "Don't listen to their long tongue-tied words. How old are you to change you for a daughter-in-law?"

Min Jie sighed and said, "But big brother Quan Yi's child is almost a hundred years old. Big brother hasn't come to propose. Mother, I'm afraid big brother doesn't have a wife."

When Min Jie's mother heard this, she angrily said, "How old are you and yet you're already worrying about this? Listen to mother. You're still young, so shouldn't you be the one to worry about this."

Minjie said, "Mother, isn't living the life of a wife and children? I think that in our village, there are a few who want to change their marriage. I am willing to help my brother change his wife."

Minjie's mother said, "What do you want? Minjie, Mother will tell you again, these matters are not for you to worry about. You just have to follow the production team and do your own thing, if you have nothing better to do, you just have to go to your Third Aunt's house and follow your Third Aunt and learn to cut clothes. Minjie, girls don't live the same life as their in-laws, you just have to think about living in a good family for a few years before you find your in-laws and get married."

Min Jie said, "Mom, I know all of this. I just feel that people around the age of my brother have wives, but my brother doesn't have wives, and I feel sorry for him. My brother has the best growth, the best temper, and he also has the best painting.

When Min Jie's mother heard this, she angrily said, "Why are you such a naughty girl? You don't have to mind the affairs of the adults, and you should also pay less attention to the other wives in the village. Really, why do you love to worry so much? Hurry up and go to sleep.

After that, there was a period of silence. In this stifling silence, Gu Min Qianqian slowly fell asleep.