Chapter 161: Xiuxiu is back?
Mr. Li is old and has difficulty walking, so Zhong Xuexi goes to help him.
Li Guixiang was the first to show concern for her granddaughter-in-law. "You must be freezing! Go inside and take a hot bath. The water is ready!"
Then, she turned to Mr. Li and said, "Cousin, look at this girl. She insisted on picking you up in such a heavy rain. She is so filial. I am jealous of her!"
Old Master Li clenched his cane and stood firm before saying, "Don't be jealous. She is your granddaughter-in-law, so she will naturally be filial to you."
"Yes, yes, it's a blessing for our family to marry a girl as good as Xiaoqiu!" Li Guixiang expressed her love for her grandson's wife without reservation. "It's cold outside, let's go inside first!"
She led people into the house with a smile.
Tian Gui locked the ox cart in the yard and closed the gate.
This was his first time in such a place, and he seemed a little restrained. He sat next to Mr. Li and didn't say much.
Tian Xiaofeng, on the other hand, was very obedient and helped serve tea and water, not considering himself a little guest at all.
This diligence really pleased Li Guixiang, "This child is really smart, Comrade Tian, you have taught your child well!"
Tian Gui held the tea in his hand and looked at his son with a hint of pride in his eyes. "He is a scoundrel on weekdays. If he does anything wrong in the future, just beat him up."
"Don't hit me! I'm a good boy!" Tian Xiaofeng asked Lin Ziqiu coquettishly, "Right, sister!"
Lin Ziqiu smiled and curved his eyebrows, "Yes, our Xiaofeng is the most obedient."
Tian Xiaofeng immediately revealed a very proud expression.
At this time, Zhong Zhiyang came to the table with the dishes and bumped into him. "Be careful."
Tian Xiaofeng still dislikes Zhong Zhiyang because he did something wrong to his sister and almost ruined her life.
On this day of the first rain, the unusually heavy rain was enough to make everyone alert.
Now that all the people she cared about were brought to her side, Lin Ziqiu felt much more at ease. This was the best she could do.
The supplies have been distributed, and as for the rest, life and death are up to each individual's fate.
The only inconvenience was that without a phone, she couldn't contact Ruan Qing, nor did she know how she was doing in the suburbs.
But she has no shortage of supplies. As long as she doesn't go out, no matter how heavy the rain is, it can't hurt her.
Mr. Li lives on the first floor due to his mobility problems. Tian Xiaofeng and his son live next door to him, so they can take care of him if anything happens at night.
Tian Gui cooked in the evening, and on his way here he brought all the vegetables he had stored at home.
Although Zhong Zhiyang and Tian Xiaofeng don't get along well, his father's cooking skills are really good.
He ate three full bowls of food for dinner. If the rice hadn't been gone, he felt he could have eaten more.
Li Guixiang couldn't help but remind him, "Zhiyang, don't eat too much, or you'll be too full to sleep at night."
Zhong Zhiyang wiped his mouth, still unsatisfied, "This tofu goes really well with rice, spicy and numbing, yet tender and melts in your mouth. A chef is a chef! No wonder the state-owned restaurant has such a good business."
Tian Xiaofeng originally thought that he ate too much, but when he heard him praising his father, he suddenly became a little proud, "Of course, it doesn't matter who my father is a disciple of."
This statement also praised Mr. Li.
Zhong Zhiyang praised her generously, "No wonder my sister-in-law's cooking skills are so good, it's because Grandpa Li taught her well."
Mr. Li didn't care about the inexplicable flattery from his juniors and he even had a drink tonight.
Looking at the heavy rain outside that never stopped, he couldn't help but sigh: "How many people will be harmed by this rain again."
Li Guixiang and her generation have all survived even harder times in the past.
She said: "Xiao Qiu and her family have distributed a lot of supplies before, and we have helped as much as we can. This is a natural disaster, and it is fate that cannot be avoided. We just need to watch over our family and get through it safely."
Lin Ziqiu suddenly remembered something. She glanced at Zhong Zhiyang and Tian Xiaofeng and said, "After dinner, come with me to deliver some supplies."
"Who are you in such a hurry to deliver supplies to when it's already dark?"
Li Guixiang couldn't help but feel anxious, "Can't we go tomorrow?"
Lin Ziqiu was determined to go. "It's okay to send it to Master Meng's house. It's dark and the road is slippery. We have a bullock cart. It's not far. We'll be back soon. Grandma, don't worry."
"Xiu Xiu is back? I remember when I went to the capital, she said she would go back to her parents' home to celebrate the New Year this year." Li Guixiang and Shen Xiu have a pretty good relationship.
"I saw her this morning. She must have just returned not long ago. Her family must not have prepared anything."
Although Shen Xiu said no in the morning, the Zhong family has indeed received favors from the Meng family over the years. As the daughter-in-law of the Zhong family, she must help if she can.
Even if there is no such relationship, Lin Ziqiu is willing to help.
If nothing else, her original intention was indeed to reduce the casualties caused by these floods.
“I’m afraid it will rain even harder tonight and I won’t be able to go out tomorrow. While I can still go out, I’ll send the things over earlier so Aunt Shen can feel more at ease.”
In a day like this, with no food at home, who wouldn’t be panicked?
As soon as the words fell, Li Guixiang took it seriously, "You are very thoughtful. When you deliver the supplies, please ask her if she is willing to come to our house."
"Old Meng is definitely not at home, and your Aunt Shen is not safe at home alone. I will feel more at ease if she can come to our house."
They are all military wives. Their husbands are on the front lines, and they cannot cause trouble in the rear and must ensure their own safety.
Lin Ziqiu and Shen Xiu were not familiar with each other, so they had never thought that this would be the case.
With her grandmother's consent, she naturally did as she was told.
"good."
Zhong Xuexi stayed at home to wash the dishes, and the task of delivering supplies and picking up people was given to Lin Ziqiu and three other young people.
Five bags of rice and some fish were loaded onto the ox cart.
It was so dark outside that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. Tian Xiaofeng drove the ox cart, Lin Ziqiu used a flashlight to illuminate the road ahead, and Zhong Zhiyang sat in the back, holding the supplies.
The Zhong family was not far from the Meng family. It took about ten minutes to get there by ox cart in the heavy rain.
Hearing someone knocking on the door, Shen Xiu hurried out to see, "Who is it?"
Lin Ziqiu shouted at the top of her voice, "Auntie! I am He Yang's wife! Please open the door!"
When Shen Xiu heard it was her, she ran out to open the door, "Why are you here? It's raining so hard..."
The door was opened, and what came into view was Lin Ziqiu's warm smiling face, followed by two young men.
“What are you doing…”
Lin Ziqiu stepped forward and held her hand, "Aunt, my grandma is worried about you being alone at home, so she specially asked us to pick you up and stay at her home for a while. Please pack up and come with us!"
Shen Xiu was stunned, "This..."
"Aunt! Please come with us. It's raining so hard that we don't know when it will stop. Just think of it as going to my house to keep my grandma company and relieve her boredom!"
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