Going through the book and raising younger siblings

Chapter 2
2. Visitors
Zhang Yu handed the remaining half of the steamed bun to Xiaobao.

"Xiaobao, I don't want to eat, you can eat!"

Xiao Bao swallowed, shook his head, "Sister, you work the most, you should eat more."

A child who is only six years old is so sensible, and so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. Facing such cute two younger brothers and sisters, Zhang Yu suddenly has a heroic sense of responsibility in his heart. Otherwise, find a way to make money to raise them well .

Zhang Yu stuffed the steamed buns into Xiaobao's hands, "Xiaobao, eat it! Don't worry, the eldest sister will find a way to make our family's life better, not only to make you full, but also to eat well."

Zhang Yu's determined tone infected Xiao Bao. After all, Xiao Bao was still a child. He believed Zhang Yu's words. He hesitated and took a bite out of the steamed bun.

Zhang Yu said to Erniu in a more affirmative tone: "Erniu, you eat too. You and Xiaobao go to school well, don't worry about not having enough food at home, I will find a way to make you eat enough."

Zhang Yu's words obviously made Er Niu feel a little relieved.

Ever since grandpa passed away, the eldest sister has been frowning.

Erniu knew that the elder sister was under a lot of pressure. Even when the elder sister said she was not feeling well, Erniu was afraid that the elder sister would be sick like her grandfather. Although the sonorous and forceful words, Er Niu didn't know what method the eldest sister would come up with to make their family live well, but these words were more or less a kind of comfort to them.

At least, the eldest sister's current state is better than that of Liushen Wuzhu before, and the appearance of Qiqi Ai Ai reassures them.

After dinner, Erniu and Xiaobao went to hunt pigweed with bamboo baskets on their backs.

Zhang Yu was in a daze at home.

Although she said big things, she couldn't figure out for a while what she should do to live a good life at home.

Zhang Yu was an only child before, and her parents were both policemen. Although they were busy with work and could not take care of her, since she was a child, she had no worries about food and clothing.

She has no brothers and sisters, nor does she have the responsibility and experience of being an older sister. However, her parents did not care about her since she was a child. She was brought up by a grandmother who retired from a primary school teacher. Her grandmother was different from other old people, and she was not used to her at all. Zhang Yu has cultivated the habit of self-improvement and self-reliance since childhood.

Therefore, Zhang Yu is self-disciplined and independent in both study and life.

It's a pity that grandma passed away when Zhang Yu was in his sophomore year, and he didn't have time to enjoy the return of his granddaughter.

Zhang Yu looked at the three dilapidated adobe houses here. There was not a single valuable thing in them. In the kitchen, there were only two bowls of rice, five eggs, a few potatoes, and a few sweet potatoes.

If you eat freely, the food is only enough for three or four days.

There is a piglet weighing more than 20 kilograms in the pigsty in the yard, and three hens in the chicken coop next to it.

I'm afraid the most valuable things in this family are the pig and the three chickens!

Seeing that the family is about to run out of food, the top priority now is how to get food to feed the family.

In this era, and in the countryside, food is self-sufficient, and it takes another month for the rice to be harvested at home. There is no other solution except to borrow.

But a month ago, my grandfather fell ill and owed more than 80 yuan for the famine. It may be difficult to borrow food, not to mention that in this season, other people's food reserves may not be much.

Just as Zhang Yu was thinking hard at home about how to solve the current predicament, there was the sound of cars and noisy people at the door of the house.

In this day and age, cars are rare. Zhang Yu opened the door curiously and saw a jeep parked at the door, surrounded by many villagers.

A young man got out of the car and helped an old man get off. They were well dressed and looked like they were from the city.

Zhang Yu stared blankly at them walking towards her.

The old man smiled at Zhang Yu and said, "Big girl, this is my grandson, Zhao Chunhua."

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yu realized that this was Zhao Jianbin, the comrade-in-arms of the original owner's grandfather, and his grandson Zhao Chunhua.

They came here because they heard the news that Zhang Daniu's grandfather had passed away.

Zhang Yu hurriedly greeted him warmly with a smile, "Oh! So it's Grandpa Zhao! Please come in."

Zhang Yu inadvertently looked at the chiseled face, and there was curiosity and inquiry in his eyes.

Zhang Yu welcomed Zhao's grandfather and grandson into the house. She found a rag to wipe the stool and let them sit in the yard.

There is no hot water at home, and Zhang Yu doesn't know how to burn wood stoves.

Just about to try to light the firewood to boil water, Zhao Jianbin stopped her.

"Big girl, don't be busy, we are not thirsty, come here, I have something to say."

Zhang Yu could only sit in front of Zhao Jianbin.

"Big girl, I didn't know your grandpa had left until I received your letter yesterday. Hey! I didn't even see him for the last time."

The details in real life are different from those in the book, but the book does not say that Zhang Da Niu wrote a letter to tell about the death of Zhao's grandfather.

Zhao Jianbin sighed, "Actually, I received a letter from your grandfather a month ago. He said that he felt that his body was getting worse and worse. He said that if he left one day, he wanted to take your sister The three younger brothers were entrusted to us to take care of them. Hey, I should have come to see him a long time ago, who knew he would leave in such a hurry, and I didn’t even see him for the last time.”

Zhao Chunhua on the side explained, "Grandpa originally planned to come earlier, but during this period of time, his health is not good, so he never came. I didn't expect Grandpa Zhang to..."

Zhang Yu knew Zhao Jianbin's feelings for Grandpa Zhang, so she said with relief: "No one thought that my grandpa would leave so fast. You can come now, my grandpa knows and is satisfied."

There are many people who go to cool down the tea, like Grandpa Zhao's house, it is already rare.

"Big girl, your grandfather asked us to take care of your three siblings if he left. You pack up and come with us to Nanshi, the provincial capital!"

Zhang Yu thought, if she wanted to be self-reliant, it would be difficult for her to rely on herself under such harsh conditions. At this time, it would be best if someone helped her.

What's more, she doesn't know anything about farming, and she doesn't even know how to burn firewood stoves. If she is asked to support her two younger siblings by farming in the countryside, she has no chance of winning. If the Zhao family can bring the three of them to the city, Coupled with their help, she believes that she and her younger siblings can live a good life.

But Zhang Yu still humbly said: "How dare I trouble you, Grandpa Zhao!"

"You child, why are you being polite to me? Your grandfather entrusted me with this. Do you want me to break your promise to your grandfather? How can I explain to him when I go underground?"

"Don't worry! Grandpa Zhao, I can take good care of my younger siblings. As long as the three of us get along well, Grandpa won't blame you."

(End of this chapter)