"Hey! Little kid, why are you in the countryside?" The old lady of the Dong family asked casually with a look of love on her face. The little kid was so cute and well-behaved.
Su Yanshu picked at his fingers and remembered what his sister had told him: not to tell anyone about his parents.
So he pouted and said, "Mom and Dad are not at home, so I came here with my sister."
Old Mrs. Dong couldn't help but think of a very tragic drama: the baby's parents were no longer alive, and the vicious relatives had ruthlessly forced the poor baby to go to the countryside to make a living.
Her face was full of heartache, and her rough big hand gently stroked his head.
Seeing this, Su Mianmian couldn't help but smile with relief, thinking to herself: My younger brother is so obedient, he even remembers my instructions.
So, she called softly, "Ayan, come and have a drink of water."
Su Yanshu turned around and glanced at the old lady of the Dong family, and said politely: "Grandma Dong, I'm going to find my sister~"
The old lady of the Dong family still had a smile on her face and nodded kindly.
The little guy ran back quickly, hugged the large military water bottle handed to him by Su Mianmian tightly, and drank several gulps.
Then, she praised contentedly, "It tastes good. So sweet, sister."
Su Mianmian touched his head and said, "Yeah, sister put sugar in it."
Su Mianmian watched her brother finish drinking the water, gave him a casual instruction, and then started to work on the farm again.
Time passed quickly, and around noon, everyone returned home.
Yun Shu had already prepared the meal, and after Su Mianmian and the others had a hearty meal, they went for a nap.
However, I didn't sleep for long before the short rest ended hastily, and soon I had to go to the construction site to start work again.
In the afternoon, the sun was high in the sky and extremely hot. Even though Su Mianmian was in good physical condition, she found it difficult to hold on and felt tired and hot.
Su Qingqing's condition was even worse. She collapsed from exhaustion in the cornfield.
The captain came over from time to time, and looking at Su Qingqing's appearance, he could only shake his head helplessly.
"You two need to work harder. You won't earn many work points at this rate."
Su Qingqing nodded hurriedly. After the captain left, she still sat on the ground, with no intention of moving at all.
Just as the two of them had rested and were about to start weeding with their backs bent, He Youan came running over in a hurry with an anxious look on his face.
"Sister Mianmian, brother Ayan accidentally fell down in the cowshed." He Youan said anxiously.
After hearing this, Su Mianmian became anxious and turned to quickly glance at Su Qingqing.
Su Qingqing immediately understood what she meant, and Su Mianmian felt relieved and ran over anxiously after He Youan.
When Su Mianmian reached the bottom, she saw her brother looking at a couple not far from him with tears in his eyes.
The couple's clothes were tattered and their faces were extremely pale. Their eyes were full of worry about Su Yanshu, but neither of them spoke.
When they saw Su Mianmian coming, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Mianmian recognized at a glance that these were her parents.
Su Xinzhang and Wen Yuexian looked at Su Mianmian silently, said nothing, turned around and walked away slowly.
Su Mianmian knew very well that now was not a good time to reminisce with her parents, so she hurried to Su Yanshu and hugged him tightly in her arms.
"Ayan, where did you get hurt? Tell your sister quickly." She asked anxiously.
The little guy seemed a little depressed. He shook his head slightly and whispered, "My legs hurt."
Su Mianmian was extremely nervous after hearing this. She quickly lowered the person in her arms a little and quickly lifted up his trouser legs to examine him carefully.
Seeing some obvious scratches on the white and tender knees, Su Mianmian felt distressed and immediately picked up the little guy and walked quickly to the clinic.
He Youan led the way in front, jogging to lead the way for Su Mianmian. Su Mianmian followed him and soon reached the destination.
As soon as she walked in, she carefully placed her brother on the simple bed in the room, and then couldn't wait to ask, "Grandpa, could you please help my brother check if this situation is serious?"
The village doctor at the clinic is an old doctor with gray hair. He is the team leader’s distant cousin and has good medical skills.
He heard Su Mianmian's words, nodded slowly, and then looked carefully at the little guy's legs.
"It's not a big deal, just some scratches. Just apply some medicine." As he said that, the old doctor took an ointment from the shelf and handed it to Su Mianmian.
Su Mianmian thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Grandpa, how much money do you need?"
The old doctor waved his hand and said gently, "Just give me ten cents."
Su Mianmian quickly took out a dime from her pocket, handed it to the old doctor, then hugged her younger brother and took He Youan back to the field.
When Su Mianmian arrived there, many people looked at her curiously.
The captain's wife was the first to ask, "Xiao Su Zhiqing, is Xiao Ayan okay?"
"Aunt, it's nothing serious, just some minor scratches." Su Mianmian replied.
The captain's wife nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "I'm glad you're okay."
Seeing that there was no big problem, everyone started to continue weeding.
After all, in rural areas of that era, a family’s food and drink depended on the few work points earned every day. If the work points were insufficient, they would not have enough to eat and would go hungry.
So, everyone is working hard.
Su Mianmian had been delayed for a long time. She put Su Yanshu under the shade of a tree to let him enjoy the coolness, and started to work.
Soon it was night, and when they counted centimeters, both Su Mianmian and Su Qingqing were three centimeters tall.
After the two returned, Su Mianmian made dinner and then went to apply medicine to Su Yanshu, while Su Qingqing went to wash the dishes.
The sky gradually darkened. Su Mianmian looked at Su Yanshu who was leaning on her arms. She looked at Yunshu and said, "Auntie Shu, let Ah Yan sleep with us tonight."
Yun Shu thought about it and nodded, "Okay, then you should go to bed early. You have to go to work tomorrow." After saying that, she went back to her room to sleep.
Su Mianmian carried Su Yanshu back to the room and put him on the kang.
Then he turned his head to Su Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, I'm going to visit my parents tonight. I saw it when I went to visit Ah Yan this afternoon."
"Okay, go ahead. I'll help you keep an eye on the house today."
Su Yanshu was a little anxious when he heard this, "Sister, I want to see mom and dad too."
Su Mianmian touched his head.
"Okay, I'll carry you there. But if anyone asks, you can't tell them that we went to see Mom and Dad."
The little guy nodded obediently. Seeing that he agreed, Su Mianmian took him and Su Qingqing into the space.
Su Qingqing went to the bedroom she went to last time to take a shower, while Su Mianmian took Su Yanshu back to the master bedroom, gave the little guy a bath first, and then took a shower herself.
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