Chapter 100 Neighbors come to the rescue.

Su Hanchu walked to the door and gently opened it, which was about to fall down at any moment.

But there was no one outside the door, only two bundles of firewood on the ground.

As soon as Su Han looked up, he saw that the door of the house not far away had just been closed.

I understood everything, walked to the door and knocked.

Soon a child opened the door and looked at Su Hanchu timidly, not daring to speak.

Su Hanchu smiled and squatted down, stretched out her hand in front of him, and opened it, only to see a candy lying in her palm.

"Hello, little friend, would you like to have some candy?"

At this time, a woman came out from the side room, stood beside the child, and greeted Su Hanchu nervously.

"Hello, young lady."

Su Hanchu stuffed the candy in the child's hand, looked at the woman and spoke with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, you put the two bundles of firewood in front of our house, right?"

Hearing this, the woman held the child's shoulders and spoke.

"Well, since you just arrived, you must be out of firewood at home. I still have a lot of firewood collected from Jizan. You can use it first. If it's not enough, just let me know and I'll bring it to you."

Su Hanchu was naturally happy to see his neighbor show goodwill.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. What's your name?"

The woman looked at the smile on Su Hanchu's face and was stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since anyone had smiled at her.

"My name...my name is He Fang, and this is my son Hu Xing."

Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu smiled and introduced himself.

"My name is Su Hanchu, and my husband's surname is Jun. You can call me Madam Jun, or Sister Su."

He Fang looked at Su Hanchu in surprise when she heard that.

"Sister Su? Can I call you that?"

Su Hanchu didn't understand why she was so surprised, but he spoke quickly.

"Of course, why not?"

When He Fang heard her affirmative answer, her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Sister Su, don't you dislike me being a widow?"

Su Hanchu was surprised for a moment, but said calmly.

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Whether you're a widow or not doesn't affect me at all. Why should I dislike you? What's more, you're a woman with a child. I think you're really amazing and a very good mother. I really admire you in my heart. How can I dislike you?"

He Fang's tears almost fell, and she turned around quickly.

"With so many of you, two bundles of firewood are definitely not enough. I'll go get you two more."

Su Hanchu didn't miss the way she turned around and wiped her tears. His brows furrowed slightly. What had the mother and son been through? He had only simply greeted them and exchanged a few words, yet they were already in tears.

Hu Xing reached out and carefully pulled Su Hanchu's sleeve.

"Aunt, you really don't dislike me and my mother? No one in the village talks to us."

Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu squatted beside the child.

"Your name is Hu Xing, right? What a nice name! Hearing your name is like seeing the stars in the sky."

This was the first time Hu Xing was praised by someone. His face turned red with embarrassment and he reached out to scratch his head.

"Thank you, auntie."

Seeing how polite he was, Su Hanchu couldn't help but feel even more confused.

"Xingxing, can you please tell me? Why don't the villagers talk to you?"

Hu Xing's face suddenly looked aggrieved when he heard this.

"I don't know why. We used to play together, but after my father died, no one wanted to play with me anymore. They even said I was a wild child without a father, that my mother was a vixen, and that I had dirty hands. I don't know why it suddenly became like this. We didn't do anything wrong, but everyone ignored us."

Su Hanchu seemed to understand something after hearing this. It was true that there were many troubles around a widow. The world was harsh on women. Without a man in the family, it was more likely to arouse suspicion from others.

"Xingxing, I want to tell you that they don't want to play with you because they are ignorant and don't know how good we are. So don't be sad, Xingxing. I have a few children at home who are about your age. You can come to play with them in the future. But my house is still a little shabby, and it may take some time to repair it."

Hu Xing spoke hurriedly after hearing this.

"Really? Can I really go to my aunt's house to play?"

Su Hanchu was about to speak.

He Fang, who came over with two bundles of firewood, spoke.

"Xingxing, what are you talking about with your aunt? Don't talk nonsense."

Then he looked at Su Hanchu.

"Sister Su, this child usually doesn't talk much, and I don't know why you're talking so much today."

Su Hanchu smiled and touched Hu Xing's head.

"Sister-in-law He, Xingxing is very cute and a sensible child. You can bring him to visit us in the future. By the way, come to our house for dinner today. We just got here and the house is a mess. It's just right for you to go over and help out."

He Fang smiled and spoke upon hearing this.

"Okay, as long as you don't mind, I'll go help you."

Su Hanchu smiled and took the mother and son to his home.

The house was probably almost cleaned, after all, there was strength in numbers, and everyone had also cleaned the kang and spread out quilts and other things. There was a kang in the main room, one in each of the side rooms, and the same was true for the house next door. It was just that the house was a little drafty, but at least there was a shelter, which was much better than the road of exile.

Chuntao, Qiukui, Ping'er and others had already steamed the rice and were washing the vegetables. When Hu Xing walked in and saw Jun Moyan and others eating cakes on the side, his eyes lit up, but he didn't dare to speak.

Su Hanchu pulled him over to the children and spoke with a smile.

"Mo Yan, Mo Hua, Tao Yong, Wan'er, Ling'er, this is our neighbor Xingxing. You will all play together from now on."