Jiang Shuyao had never ridden in an ox cart in her two lifetimes. Then she found herself getting carsick. She jumped off the ox cart and vomited many times. In the end, she had to secretly put two pickled plums in her mouth to suppress the uncomfortable feeling. Because Hao Yuanchao refused to let her hold his two children, she decided to buy two bicycles to travel in the military region.

When I got back, it was already past noon. It was the time for every household to take a nap after dinner. Most rural people have the habit of taking naps because they have to go to work early in the morning and have to go to work after two o'clock in the afternoon. If they don't take a break, they won't have the energy to work.

Therefore, when Hao Yuanchao and his family returned, they did not attract any attention in the village. It was only when the village party secretary, who happened to have stayed in the village committee for some time, saw them and came over to ask him how his child was.

Nothing big happens in the mountains, and a small thing can spread quickly. Although everyone was asleep when Hao Yuanchao and the others came back last night, the barefoot doctor knew about it, which meant his wife also knew about it. Once his wife knew about it, the whole village knew about it in almost the morning. The ability of gossip girls to spread news should not be underestimated.

"I'm fine after the injection and the medicine." Hao Yuanchao briefly explained the situation. Because the weather was a little hot and Jiang Shuyao had been carsick again, he didn't say much and just told her to come to his place later.

Although the village party secretary was curious about the wife that Hao Yuanchao brought back, he was not a tactless person. He nodded and agreed to let them go back and rest.

After returning home, Hao Yuanchao asked Jiang Shuyao to take the two little ones to his room to rest before sending Aunt Zhou away. He did not listen to her explanation nor asked any questions. He just politely said that he had troubled her to take care of the four children these days. Now that he was back, Aunt Zhou no longer needed to take care of them, and she could take her son back.

On Tuesday, my aunt mustered up her courage all night and thought about countermeasures for most of the day, but she was completely stunned by Hao Yuanchao's unconventional approach. After a pause, she said that taking care of these children was not hard and she could continue to stay and take care of them. She had taken good care of the children in the past month.

As for giving the two little ones' food rations to his own son to eat, he didn't mention it at all.

Hao Yuanchao sneered in his heart. He was worried that the can of milk powder he brought home would be gone again if he continued to take care of the child.

"No, I think his second aunt is homesick after being away for these days, so I won't bother you. We don't have much food at home."

When Aunt Zhou heard the last part of this sentence, her heart skipped a beat. She wanted to explain something, but she fell silent when she met Hao Yuanchao's cold eyes. She knew that he was unhappy because he knew that she fed Goudan fine grains, egg custard and milk powder. She wanted to say that they were just cousins ​​and it was okay for him to have a few bites, and her family also brought food (all sweet potatoes). But she didn't dare to do so. Hao Yuanchao was not an ordinary country man. He had killed people and seen blood on the battlefield. No matter how aggressive she was, she would not dare to be aggressive towards Hao Yuanchao.

However, looking at Tiezhu and Shugen's brand new clothes, as well as the large and small bags that Hao Yuanchao brought back, she couldn't help but envy them. She had taken care of Hao Yuanchao's children for so long, shouldn't she be given something nice? Zhou Er's aunt wanted nothing else but a set of clothes like Tiezhu's for Goudan. Goudan hadn't worn a new set of clothes in all these years, always picking up clothes from other cousins. The family's cloth coupons were in the hands of her mother-in-law, so she couldn't even make clothes for Goudan.

The wife Hao Yuanchao brought back looked like a city girl, young and shy. Would she give it to him if he asked her for it? Zhou Er's aunt wanted to target Jiang Shuyao, but as soon as she glanced towards the room where Jiang Shuyao was, she felt that Hao Yuanchao's aura was even more terrifying.

"Second aunt, why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to send you women back?" His tone sounded like he wanted to eat someone.

Zhou Er's aunt suddenly lost all her thoughts. She packed up her things and left with Goudan. Alas, why was Goudan so miserable? He didn't have a good second uncle, and his life was worse than Tiezhu's orphaned children. She also felt that Hao Yuanchao was stingy and ignorant of the ways of the world. She had helped him take care of the child for over a month without giving him anything good.

However, she chose to forget that Hao Yuanchao paid her enough wages, and there was still some surplus for living expenses. He even gave her Goudan a lot of rare good things in the countryside. No matter how you look at it, she was taking advantage. Anyone else would be happy to do this job. At least they don’t have to work in the fields and listen to their mother-in-law scolding them or their sisters-in-law getting angry. She forgot that this past month was actually the most comfortable time she had had in all those years.

So people's hearts are fickle. At first, I sincerely wanted to take care of the children left by my sister-in-law, and even thought about adopting them. But in just over a month, I lost all my original intentions.

Hao Yuanchao had a bad impression of this kind of people, but he couldn't say that the choice he made was wrong. After all, under that situation and in the short term, he thought Aunt Zhou was the most suitable person. He had even thought about coming back to bring something to thank her. Now, looking at the empty cupboard, the glutinous rice noodles and peach cakes he bought were gone, and he had never thought of chasing her to get them back. He just regarded it as the last reward.

He touched Shugen's head and said, "Stop frowning like an old man. Buy more in a few days if it's gone."

"There were some yesterday." Shugen frowned and left unhappily. He thought that with his second uncle coming back, he could eat more of the delicious pastries in the cupboard.

Hao Yuanchao ignored him. The kid was a bit carefree and would be fine in no time. "Tiezhu, come over here and light the fire. I'll make some sweet potato porridge." If there's not enough fine grains, we can use sweet potatoes to make up for it.

"Oh." Tiezhu responded and turned to go into the house to change his new clothes into old clothes. He couldn't wear new clothes when making fire, otherwise what if they got dirty?

Although he had sweet potato porridge for lunch, Tiezhu was still very happy that his aunt Zhou Er and Goudan left home, so that Goudan would no longer have to eat the food at home. Tiezhu had no feelings for Goudan, so he didn't feel sad or guilty about the departure of someone who stole his younger brothers and sisters' food. Of course, he wouldn't hold a grudge either. After all, his aunt Zhou Er had been helping them cook and wash clothes these days.

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