There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 41

After a moment of astonishment, Ning calmed down. In fact, it wasn't that she hadn't thought of it, but she had thought of it a long time ago but resisted the arrival of this moment. She stood up, with a calm face, and took two steps forward: "Don't call me your mother!" , I am afraid that this child is not used to being called, so I should call me Second Aunt in the future. Brother and sister can be called accordingly, how old is this year?"

"This child will be seven years old soon, and his name is Hongxia." Cheng Daman helped answer.

Ning glanced at him, nodded and said nothing: "Go into the house, I came here in a hurry, I didn't clean up the place, I'll just make do with your sister for a few days, and I'll make you a small wooden bed in a few days. In your sister's house, you two should live in the same room."

"Thank you mother..."

Ning's hands froze, her brows frowned, and she looked up. This girl looked a little bit like her mother, but more like her father Cheng Dagui. , her complexion is a little yellow, generally speaking, it's okay, but such a child who is only seven or eight years old, just said that she doesn't need to call her mother, so she continued to call, what is the plan?
Ning looked at her calmly. After all, the child was still young, and she was a bit petty, with evasive eyes. In the end, she couldn't help it, so she had to lower her head and tug on Cheng Daman's lapel.

Cheng Daman had no choice but to smooth things over: "Okay, this kid will be part of our family from now on. It doesn't matter what the name is."

"Yes, it's all the same, let's call Second Uncle and Second Aunt first."

"Okay, okay, everything is fine, Qiaoqiao, take your sister to eat something, I'm afraid the child is very hungry." Cheng Daman pushed Hongxia towards Qiaoqiao.

Qiaoqiao grabbed her hand and smiled at her: "Let's go, I'll take you to eat something."

"En." The little girl looked happy, and followed Qiaoqiao out.

Cheng Daman drove the two sons away, sat next to Ning and asked, "You don't want her to come?"

Ning thought for a while before opening her mouth: "I guessed something like this when I heard that something happened earlier. We can share one of the two children, which is very fair. But... hey, when I think of the child who once My mother almost killed our daughter, so I panicked, I know, it has nothing to do with this child, but I always can't think about it. Also, there are those kind of parents who grew up in that family, I feel like this Child, if your character is not good, it doesn't matter if you have two older sons, but we happen to be about the same age as her, so I'm afraid of the impact in the future.

Don't say I think too much, I don't plan anything, don't all my thoughts in my life go to my children?I'm afraid they made a little mistake and suffered a little grievance! "

Cheng Daman held her hand and said: "I know you are not that kind of person. I discussed with my elder brother to raise these two children separately. At first we were worried that the two children would be reluctant to separate because of their relationship, but as soon as we proposed that they I agreed, the older boy followed the elder brother, and the younger girl followed us.

In any case, our family does not lack such a meal. Moreover, Jasmine also has children, and you have to take care of them. In this way, no one can do the housework, and someone who helps her can be regarded as a substitute for us. My daughter saved some effort! "

Ning glared at Cheng Daman: "Do you think I'm that kind of unreasonable and vicious woman? Don't worry, I will never treat this child badly, and let her live better than in the previous home, but , if you want me to treat her as Qiaoqiao, then I can't do it!"

"That's right, I naturally know, don't talk about you, even I can't treat her as my own daughter, as long as we don't lose money on food and clothing, we will wait until she is older, If there is a suitable one, tell her to marry her."

"Well, I listen to you."

Because Jasmine gave birth to a child, the fire in the kitchen was kept on almost all day long, and some porridge or soup was cooked for her from time to time. At this moment, there was still some fish porridge left in the pot. Qiaoqiao filled a big bowl, Give it to Hongxia.

She looked at Qiaoqiao, rubbed her hands together, and took a long time before reaching out to take it.

She ate very quickly. Fortunately, the temperature of the porridge was not very hot. Qiaoqiao didn't stop her, but just stayed aside and waited.

For this child, she just felt pitiful.No one can choose their parents. This child has lived a life without enough food and clothing since he was a child, and he is also frightened and intimidated from time to time. .

Qiaoqiao opened the cupboard and took out some pancakes: "Don't just drink porridge, come, have some pancakes."

Hongxia swallowed a mouthful of porridge, stretched out her small hand to take it, and ate one mouthful of pancake and one mouthful of porridge.

"Don't worry, I'll eat these every day from now on. You can just call me sister. My sister-in-law has given birth to a baby, and mother may not have time to take care of you. Tell me if you have anything to do."

Hongxia nodded, and gave a soft acknowledgment.

That night, Qiaoqiao deliberately made two extra meals, cut some bacon and prosciutto, and stewed mushrooms. Ning took care of Jasmine attentively, holding the two children in her arms and letting Jasmine who had eaten take turns to feed them. Qiaoqiao Look at Hongxia, who only knows how to bow her head to cook rice, she took the initiative to pick up her bowl, put a lot of meat and vegetables in it, and only made the rice bowl stick out, the little girl still shrank like that, looking very withdrawn and restless He looked at other people with his eyes, and immediately looked away when others looked over.

Qiaoqiao knows that this situation can't be corrected in a day or two, and it's hard for her to blame her now. Let's wait a few days and slowly integrate into the family before explaining to her.

Because there was no free bed at home, Hongxia slept in the same bed with Qiaoqiao. Qiaoqiao deliberately boiled more water for her to take a bath. These days, she has been at Cheng Dagui's funeral, and there are stains on her clothes and body. It was very dirty, and Qiaoqiao was afraid that she would not be able to wash it clean, so she took bath beans and other scrubbing tools to help her wash it for a long time, until the mud could not be rubbed off her body, and she washed it several times before she came out.

Seeing that Hongxia's face was flushed after washing, and her wet hair was no longer as dry as it looked in the daytime, Qiaoqiao felt that she still had a sense of accomplishment.

She urged Hongxia to go to the bed and lie down first, and she took out the water and tidied it up before climbing on the bed.

"Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow and work with me." After Qiaoqiao finished speaking, she turned around and fell asleep on her side.

Hongxia stared blankly at the top of her head, touching the quilt which was not silky but very soft and clean in her hand, she was wearing a clean and slightly oversized underwear, she smelled the faint aroma of bath beans on her body, and felt the smoothness of her skin. Yoyo didn't feel dirty at all, she just felt that everything was different from before.Rubbing the soft cotton quilt with her little hands, she thought, from now on, she will never live the life she used to. At this moment, what the innocent child is thinking is that fortunately, both parents are dead, and I hope they will never live again. came back.

The next day, as soon as the rooster crowed, Qiaoqiao woke up and pushed Hongxia who was still sleeping beside her: "Hongxia, wake up. The sky is about to dawn."

This child is indeed pitiful, but Qiaoqiao doesn't intend to spoil her, and it is best for her to let her work with her from now on and fully integrate into the family.

The child woke up suddenly, his eyes widened. It took a while to understand, and then he knelt down on the bed with a face full of fear: "I, I didn't hear the cock crow, so I'll get up now."

"Don't worry, it's okay, I'll get you the clothes." Qiaoqiao quickly put on her clothes, then went to the big wooden box next to her to search for a while, and found the clothes she wore two years ago.

"For me?"

Cheng Daman bought this dress for her, the material is quite good, and the pink color looks very attractive to girls of this age group, even Qiaoqiao, who is an older youth inside, couldn't help but think about it at the beginning. The clothes are very exciting, not to mention the child in front of me who has never worn such beautiful clothes.

"Well, it's for you, put it on, can you try it?" Seeing that the child was still in a daze, Qiaoqiao smiled and pulled her over, raised her arm to help her put it on.

When Ning went out to help her daughter wring the water and cook, she saw the slightly thinner figure in peach pink clothes following her daughter, consciously helping with the work.She stopped and went back to the house.

"Hongxia, light the firewood."

Qiaoqiao made one bucket after another, and it took several buckets in a row to fill the water tank.She lowered her head to look at Hongxia who was lighting the firewood, and saw that she was cautious, pulling her sleeves away from time to time, lest those dirty things would touch her clothes, she was extremely concerned.

"Let me come, you go to the bottom of the cupboard and dig a spoonful of noodles out of the black jar." Qiaoqiao knew how she cherished this dress.

Seeing her like this, I felt relieved. If the child looked lifeless, it would be difficult to deal with, but now it seems that she still has her own feelings, and she still knows how to express herself like a child.She is young, and she is guided slowly, and she will definitely not be like her parents in the future.

After breakfast was ready, the rest of the family also woke up. The cries of the two little guys made the small courtyard very lively. Apart from everyone's food, Qiaoqiao also specially helped the sister-in-law to cook a nutritious soup .

The two children haven't decided on a name yet, and Ning insisted that she go to the temple to inquire about it to decide, so the two children are called Baobao and Beibei for the time being, which is Qiaoqiao's temporary nickname.

After breakfast, Hongxia was a little at a loss. She wanted to clean up the dishes, but she didn't dare to move forward, so Qiaoqiao pulled her, and the two of them cleaned the dishes together, and then went to the next hut I moved out all the potted flowers and plants that had been planted.

"Your place is dirty." Hongxia whispered, pointing to Qiaoqiao's clothes.

"Oh." Qiaoqiao patted the dust just now, and said with a smile: "From now on, just call me sister. If you want to say something, just say it boldly."

"kindness."

"This is Shixiang brocade, this is rich and beautiful woman, this is..." Qiaoqiao pointed to each flower and plant to teach Hongxia to identify: "These flowers are not only beautiful, but also sell for money, like that Shixiang brocade, colorful , it looks very happy. If it grows well, such a plant can be sold for about one tael of silver. So, you and I, let's take good care of these. After the money is sold, I will take you to Buy a new set of clothes, and then buy a bunch of snacks."

Hongxia listened in a daze, then looked down at the clothes she was wearing, and said timidly, "Don't you have new clothes?"

"These are not new clothes. They were worn when I was your age. After I sell them for money, I will take you to the store to pull some good fabrics and make a brand new one that no one has ever worn."

Qiaoqiao said, and touched Hongxia's face affectionately. She lowered her head in embarrassment, and said vaguely: "I have never worn such new clothes before, so I just want to be like this. I don't want it. Yes, don't let me wear this."

"I didn't tell you not to wear it..." Qiaoqiao said with a sigh, this child probably still has the concept that good things will be snatched by others in his subconscious.It won't change for a while, so take your time.

"I'm sorry." Seeing Qiaoqiao frowning, Hongxia thought she was dissatisfied with her, and immediately apologized when her expression changed.

"It's okay, let's go, let's feed the chickens, you go and open the chicken coop." Qiaoqiao quickly changed the topic, explaining at this time might as well let her do some work to make her feel at ease.

Hongxia quickly ran to the cage and opened the door, grabbed a handful of food, carefully spread it on the ground, and squatted there, watching them peck seriously.

When the little chicken ate almost all the food on the ground, she asked, "Sister, what do you want to do next?"

"No, let's go, I'll take you to see our little nephew." Qiaoqiao stretched out her hand, Hongxia slowly held it, and then ran to the elder brother's house under Qiaoqiao's leadership.

(End of this chapter)