Chapter 4 Uncle is here
Breakfast was made by Yao Shuxin. It used to be made by Yao Shula, but now Yao Shula doesn't want to make it, even though she remembers she does.
Yao Shuxin first put water in a large pot to boil, and then went to check the rice bag next to the cupboard.
Yao Guohua and Song Yuling made many preparations for their wedding.
In addition to the items that Yao Shula and the others had previously thrown out, the kitchen was also stocked with rice, flour, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.
Judging from this attitude... they really consider this place their home and want to live a good life here.
"Sister, there are thirty catties of wheat flour and twenty catties of rice." Yao Shuxin immediately ran over to report.
Upon hearing this, Yao Shula immediately waved her hand.
"That's good, just do it as you see fit!"
Yao Shuxin hummed in agreement, then hesitated for a moment.
"Sister, what if...they come back to get it?" Yao Shuxin asked in a low voice.
Yao Shula snorted.
"Did we ask them to store rice and flour at our house? Don't worry, eat up. I've got a solution even if they come looking for us!"
Yao Shuxin was relieved and immediately went to wash the rice.
I cooked some porridge this morning. There was a lot of leftover meat and vegetables from yesterday, so I saved them for lunch. I'll eat something simple this morning to save room for something better at lunch.
Yao Shuli had already taken the child outside for a walk.
He wanted to find another piece of wood to make a sign, but Yao Shula stopped him.
"Don't do it for now. If people see it now, it will be difficult for me to do some things."
"You can do it after I've sorted everything out."
Yao Shuli is very obedient now.
He instinctively knew that listening to his sister was the right thing to do.
Seeing that breakfast wasn't ready at home, she took the child she had found outside for a stroll.
After this round of travel, Yao Shuli and the child actually heard quite a lot of news.
"Sister, those two went to Grandma's house last night, and then Aunt and the others scolded them and kicked them out," Yao Shuli said excitedly.
"Yeah, I also heard that your aunt's family keeps dogs out!" the child added from the side.
"Grandma was scolding her with her hands on her hips," Yao Shuli continued.
"They used really harsh language, even dragging out and cursing our ancestors for eight generations." The child was still not giving in.
Yao Shula was delighted to hear this!
When Yao Guohua wanted to marry Song Yuling, the old lady was the first to object.
Why?
Because Song Yuling had a son, Old Mrs. Yao firmly believed that a half-grown boy would bankrupt his father, so Yao Guohua's decision to hire Song Yuling was essentially helping someone else raise their child.
Old Yao's family can barely support their own children, and they're always hungry. Where would they get the spare money and extra food to support other people's children?
As it turned out, Grandma Yao's guess was correct.
Since getting involved with Song Yuling, Yao Guohua has stopped giving his mother the five yuan she used to give him each month.
Grandma Yao even went to the factory because of this!
This is also why no one from the Yao family's old house came to visit Yao Guohua after his second marriage.
Yao Shula's mind raced for a moment, then she thought of Old Mrs. Yao...
"Shuxin, after we finish breakfast, take a small bowl of the meat and vegetables we prepared yesterday, and we'll take it to Grandma's after we finish eating," Yao Shula said.
Yao Shuxin immediately agreed.
Last night, there were so many meat dishes at the four banquet tables that the guests were all kicked out before they even had a chance to eat.
There's definitely not enough food for just a few of them.
Although the weather is cold, some vegetables are really hard to keep. And now that we don't have a refrigerator or anything, it's not worth it if they spoil and we get an upset stomach.
...
Breakfast was laid out on the table: a pot of fragrant rice porridge, a dish of peanuts from last night's banquet, and a dish of salted duck eggs.
In addition, Yao Shuxin also made a small bowl of fried dough cakes.
Of the thirty catties of wheat flour, Yao Shuxin had already scooped out ten catties and hidden them elsewhere, and she had also hidden five catties of rice.
She was worried about what would happen if that inhuman father brought Song Yuling to ask for these things.
We'll save a little bit to eat during the Lunar New Year.
Yao Shula served rice porridge to everyone, Yao Shuli was busy wiping the table, and the child was helping to get chopsticks.
Soon, everyone sat down.
Last night's meal was too greasy, but now that I'm drinking some light rice porridge, Yao Shula's stomach feels much better right away.
After giving her younger siblings fried dough sticks and salted duck eggs, Yao Shula finally turned her attention to the child sitting next to her.
We'll ask the child about his background later, and then take him to the police station.
When you take the child to the police station, you must say that you took the child in because you were worried about the child's safety and how bad the situation was.
Another important point is to maintain a good relationship with the child. This way, the child's family will be grateful to you when they find him and bring him back.
And then... if you could send me a million or two... never mind, it's the 1980s now, don't expect me to write you a check.
I would be happy if you could give me a hundred or two hundred yuan!
Thinking about it, Yao Shula's expression softened as she looked at the child.
"Here, have a salted duck egg. The porridge is a little hot, drink it slowly!" Yao Shula put a salted duck egg on the child's plate and a fried pancake on his plate.
The child was immediately delighted and squeezed closer to Yao Shula.
"Sister, you should eat too! You were tired yesterday! Sister, you're so kind!" The child quickly put a salted duck egg on Yao Shula's plate.
“This is our older sister!” Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli both glanced at the child at the same time.
"Yes, yes, yes! Everyone's older sister, second sister, and brother are all good too!" The child immediately put salted duck eggs on Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli's plates to please them.
All three of them had the same idea in their minds.
This kid is really outgoing; he's treating this place like his own home.
Yao Shula glanced at the child a few more times.
Such a child is not something an ordinary family can raise.
These must all be raised by shrewd and clever people...
...
After finishing breakfast in silence, Yao Shula helped her younger siblings tidy up.
"Let's go deliver some meat and vegetables to Grandma's house first. After we deliver the meat and vegetables, we'll come back and then deliver the bones or hard-to-chew items to Grandma Zhou's washbasin next door."
The washbasin is the name of the dog belonging to Grandma Zhou next door.
It got its name from the fact that it ate a whole basin of leftovers when it was three months old.
So the four siblings locked the door and took a basin of meat and vegetables to their grandmother's house, which was not far away.
When Grandma Yao saw Yao Shula bringing her younger brother, sister, and an unfamiliar child to deliver meat and vegetables, her face immediately lit up with a smile as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Oh, Shura! Are you keeping this little bit of meat and vegetables for yourselves?" Old Mrs. Yao said, feigning politeness.
Oh my god, there are chunks of meat, eggs, and some big bones...
If you add some cabbage and glass noodles and stew it in a pot, it would be enough to feed the whole family for two days!
"Grandma, thank you! It's all my pleasure!" Yao Shula said with a smile.
Is there anything that Grandma Yao doesn't understand?
This is a way of thanking themselves for kicking Yao Guohua and his companion out!
"There's no need to thank me! It's only right."
Let alone that Song Yuling, even your father... I said I don't recognize him anymore, and that's final!
"Good children, why don't you come in and sit for a while? Grandma will make you noodles for lunch." Grandma Yao gestured for Yao Shu to come in and sit down.
Yao Shula quickly said that the house was a mess and she still had to clean it up!
Yao Shuli also quickly stepped forward to express her opinion.
"Grandma, don't worry, even though Dad's gone, I'm still here! I'll take good care of you from now on!"
A few words made Grandma Yao so happy she couldn't stop smiling.
Anyway, she has four sons and two daughters, so losing one is no big deal!
After returning from the Yao family's old house, the four of them poured the scraps of bone and other vegetables they had collected into a large basin.
Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli carried the washbasin to Grandma Zhou's house next door.
Grandma Zhou actually lives with just the two of them.
Grandma Zhou and her eldest grandson Zhou Ping'an. Zhou Ping'an used to be a soldier, but after he returned, he and Grandma Zhou depended on each other for survival.
All people know right now is that Zhou Ping'an works at the traffic police station and often goes out.
Because he was worried about Grandma Zhou's safety being home alone, Zhou Ping'an asked someone to bring over the dog named Washbasin.
Grandma Zhou opened the door, and the basin, already smelling the fragrance, wagged its tail and followed her out.
Yao Shuli and the washbasin were already familiar with each other.
This is largely due to the fact that he usually feeds the leftover bones to the washbasin.
Grandma Zhou is a very kind old lady.
"Shura, have you had breakfast yet? If not, I'll make you something!" Grandma Zhou said with a smile.
Yao Shula nodded immediately.
"Grandma Zhou, we've all eaten. We just ate the porridge that Shuxin cooked!"
Grandma Zhou smiled and nodded.
Sigh, these kids have really had a tough time.
Yao Guohua and his new wife seemed like good people, quite nice, but who would have thought they were actually like that behind the scenes!
They were already hooking up while Schumann was still alive...
Thinking of this, Grandma Zhou sighed.
She held Yao Shula's hand and said earnestly, "Shula! I watched you grow up. You have a good personality and are a good girl."
You'll definitely be able to support your younger siblings and get by."
Yao Shula nodded slightly.
"By the way, Grandma Zhou, didn't we say that Brother Zhou was back? Why didn't he stay home and spend more time with you?"
"It's almost the end of the year, Brother Zhou probably won't be going out anymore!" Yao Shula said with a smile, changing the subject.
Grandma Zhou patted Yao Shula's hand.
"I wasn't supposed to go out, but a couple of days ago a comrade-in-arms came, and he accompanied me around."
He didn't come back last night either; they said something happened at his comrade's house!
Never mind, he's traveled all over the country and is more capable than this old woman!
"Oh...this child...is he from your uncle's family?" Grandma Zhou smiled as she looked at the child she had picked up.
Yao Shula was unaware that people were going crazy searching for this child, so she quickly smiled and explained.
I found it on my way back yesterday.
He couldn't say where he lived either! He just said he couldn't find his home!
I saw that it was so late, and it was not safe for such a small child to be outside, so I took him in.
"After lunch, we'll take this child to the police station!"
Grandma Zhou nodded.
"You and your mother are both kind-hearted! That's good. After lunch, take her to the police station."
Let the police station help find the child's parents.
After exchanging a few more words with Grandma Zhou, Yao Shula took her younger siblings home.
As soon as I returned to Grandma Zhou's courtyard gate, I saw someone squatting there at the entrance of my own courtyard.
Yao Shula quickly led her younger siblings toward the front door of their house.
Upon closer inspection, wasn't this his own uncle?
"Uncle? What brings you here?" Yao Shula was startled.
My uncle was on the night shift last night and wasn't home. They left him a note when they left!
I also told my older cousins!
"The news has spread everywhere, how could I not come and see?"
"Come on, let's go inside and talk!" Uncle Shu Jianjun threw the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground, stomped on it, and then got up.
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