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Looking at the exhausted Pei Hua's mother who was sleeping soundly, Pei Hua's grandmother quietly asked Auntie Hua, "His Auntie Hua, look at this child ?"

Auntie Hua said, "Pei Hua's mother carried her child to such a tiring job, and Pei Hua's father was sent to work. The child was still affected. "Sigh ~ ~ ~ Sister-in-law, let's just fight to the death right now. Go and find some hair balm, I'll rub the child to see what happens."

Pei Hua's grandmother's eyes were filled with tears, he nodded and looked for something.

Auntie Hua looked at the infant girl's body which was slightly colder than him. He clenched his teeth, gathered his hair into a ball, dipped it in scented oil and started rubbing it on the child's skin.

Some of the purplish skin would turn red as soon as it was rubbed. Slowly, some black matter could be seen being rubbed out from within the skin.

Seeing that the child's body temperature had risen, Auntie Hua washed the child and wrapped him in a blanket. She said to Pei Hua's grandma: "Big Sis, the child has already done his best.

Grandma Pei Hua nodded and said, "I know, thank you Auntie Hua." With that, she lifted up the corner of her jacket and took out a few notes, "Don't think that his Auntie Hua is lacking."

Auntie Hua pressed his grandmother's hands down and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? It's all thanks to Pei Hua's father that our child was able to have such a good day. Didn't you give me this to not slap my face?"

Grandma Pei Hua sighed, and said: "I wonder how Pei Hua's father is doing, this old and young family is, sigh!"

Auntie Hua said to Grandma in a low voice: "Big Sister-in-law, I heard the captain say that the one who went to get married this time will be back in a day or two. Just tell Pei Hua's mother to calm down and raise the child properly."

Grandma's face lit up with joy. She clasped her hands and bowed, saying, "It's been more than half a year since we left, and we're finally coming back."

Auntie Hua busied herself with packing her things. After packing her things, she took out a few bills from her pocket and stuffed them into her grandmother's hands. She said: "Keep them and buy some millet.

The granny quickly pushed it away, and the Auntie Hua whispered: "Sister-in-law, don't be like this, our family's second son has sent a letter saying that if Pei Hua's father had not rushed to read those books, it would not have mattered much to him, and I think that's father is here, if not for him, your family's good days would still be here."

Auntie Hua and Grandma moved Pei Hua's body to the thick mattress and cleaned up the things on the brick bed. Auntie Hua went to the outer room and sat in front of the stove to rest on Pei Zhi's hair as he said to Pei Hua: "Pei Hua, your mother has given you two a little sister. You have to take good care of your mother and your little brothers and sisters."

Pei Hua nodded, stood up and took the bundle from Auntie Hua's hands, and said: "Granny Hua, I know, thank you!"

Auntie Hua nodded her head and said to his grandmother: "Your child is still the most well-mannered one. Sister-in-law, I will head back first. If there's anything else, hurry over to our house and call for me."

In the clear and cold snow, Pei Hua helped Auntie Hua carry his backpack and walked in front of him. After walking a distance, Pei Hua turned and asked Auntie Hua: "Granny Hua, is little sister alright?

It was a pity that the family was not good at everything, they could not even learn, and could not even join the army, if only they had been like this for a long time.

The Auntie Hua thought for a while and said: "Your mother is too tired from carrying the child. The child was born angry, but Granny Hua helped to rub it with sesame oil, it's good now, in a few days your father will be back. You stay at home with your brother and sister and help your grandmother take care of your mother."

Pei Hua responded softly and asked Auntie Hua: "Granny Hua, was my father tired when he went to find my husband?"

Auntie Hua said, "How can going out with a husband not be tiring? But this time, it was brought by your fourth grandpa. Your fourth grandpa has always liked your father since he was young, so he shouldn't be tiring.

Pei Hua said in a low voice: "Granny Hua, if it wasn't for me helping people draw the comics, my father wouldn't have been sent out to be husband, it's all my fault."

The Auntie Hua stopped and held Pei Hua's hand, and said: "Good child, you aren't wrong. Your father was originally sent home to work hard to reform and those comics you drew were not because your father was sent out as a husband. You are still young, but there are some things that are not what you think."

Seeing Auntie Hua enter the house, Pei Hua took a deep breath. The clear and cold air was filled to the brim with her chest and she felt much more clear-headed now. In the future, she would have to discuss everything with her parents and never think of herself as an adult who joined the Red Guards.

He had been seduced by someone else, and had drawn a few caricatures that contained a bit of sarcasm. In the end, he was mocked by the group, and his father went to criticize him. Originally, he thought he was very powerful, but as he looked at his father, whose head was lowered due to the pressure from the stage, he felt that he was so insignificant. He was not even comparable to a speck of dust on the ground.

After the father was beaten, he followed the husband of the village to a place far away to dig a reservoir. The mother had a big belly and several children from home, but they had to work so hard to give birth to a little sister.

Many years later, Shen Pei Hua would still be able to recall this cool, snowy night when he stood alone near Auntie Hua's home. The cruel reality had forced him to grow all of a sudden, and in the future, whenever he met with any problems, he would be reminded of this night. The snowy night, the occasional barking of a dog brought about some smoke and fire, and there was no difficulty that could stop his young heart from growing quickly.

In the middle of the night, Pei Hua's mother slowly woke up. He looked at the baby girl under the dim oil lamp, two fists tightly clenched at her cheeks, frowning.