"Xueying, is that Xueying?" Su, who had just thought it was an illusion, was surprised to hear Wan Xueying's voice again. She got out of bed and quickly walked to the door to ask.
"Mom," Wan Xueying heard her voice, her face filled with surprise. "It's me. Please tell me to open the door for us."
"Xiao Fan, open the door quickly, your sister is back." Su hurriedly urged An Fan happily.
"Sister? Is that the sister in the capital that you've been talking about?" An Fan asked, blinking his big eyes.
"Yes, yes," Su nodded heavily, "It's that sister."
"That's great, I can finally see my sister." An Fan happily lifted his leg and opened the door bolt.
"Xiao Fan! Oh my Xiao Fan! You've grown so big!" The moment Wan Xueying saw him after the door opened, her heart almost melted. She squatted down and picked him up.
Although it was the first time An Fan saw his beautiful sister, he was not shy at all. After finding a comfortable position in Wan Xueying's arms, he asked softly, "Sister, why did you come back just now? I've missed you for a long time."
"I miss Xiaofan, my parents and my elder brother too, but it's a pity that the capital is too far away from our home." Wan Xueying replied with a smile.
"How far is it? Is it farther than going to the provincial capital?"
"That's far too far." As the siblings spoke, Wan Xueying, carrying An Fan, came to Su's side. Before she could even call out "Mom," she saw Su's face wet with tears and began to cry too.
Seeing her tears, An Fan reached out his frail little hand to wipe them away. "Sister, why are you crying? Are you unhappy to be home?" Turning around and seeing Su's tear-stained face, he muttered in confusion, "Hey, why is Mom crying too?"
"Sister and mother were both crying because they were happy." After answering An Fan's question, Wan Xueying choked up and said to Su, "Mother, I'm back."
Su nodded repeatedly, "I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back." She then looked at the group of people behind her and asked, "Are they all with you?"
"yes."
Before Wan Xueying could introduce them, the joy on Su's face faded a little, and she asked, "Are you back just to see us this time?" With so many people following her, in both horse-drawn carriages and mule-drawn carts, it didn't look like Xueying had come back because she was having a hard time.
Then he thought again, what was she thinking? Was she hoping that Xueying would have a hard time and come back to see them? It was already a great joy for Xueying to come back to see them, and it was worth their having stayed here all this time.
Seeing her expression change several times, Wan Xueying burst into laughter and said, "Mom, I came back this time not only to see you, but also to live with you forever."
"You mean you're not leaving?" Su's eyes lit up. "You're not lying to me?"
"Of course I won't lie to you."
Su's expression suddenly darkened again. "Did you suffer any injustice over there?" She then said angrily, "No, if that's the case, we need to ask your father and your eldest brother to go and talk to that family."
Seeing her mother protecting her child, Wan Xueying felt so relieved. This was how a mother should act! "Mom, this is a long story. Let's talk about it later." She looked around and asked, "Where are my dad and big brother?"
"Your father and your eldest brother went to fetch water." At this point, Su sighed heavily, "Ah! It's hard for us to even get water now."
"Where did they go to fetch water? Should I go get them?"
"You just came back and settled down first. They've been gone for a while, so I guess they'll be back soon."
"I have both a horse-drawn carriage and a mule-drawn cart. It won't be a big deal to go pick them up, and it'll save Dad and Big Brother some effort."
"Well... well, they should be..." Su had never gone to fetch water, so she couldn't tell where it was for the time being.
Seeing that she couldn't explain, An Fan waved his hands and said, "I know! I know! My eldest brother told me that day when he took me to the back mountain."
"Do you really know?" Su said seriously, "With so many people here, you're not allowed to talk nonsense."
"I'm not kidding. My eldest brother told me this when he took me to the back mountain a few days ago."
"Mom, I believe Xiaofan. You rest at home for a while, and I will take Xiaofan to find Dad and Big Brother." Wan Xueying saw that Su's face was pale and she sounded weak when she spoke. She knew without taking her pulse that her body had not been well.
"Then let the remaining men go to your eldest brother and Xiaofan's room to rest for a while. Your room has always been reserved for you, so the women can go and sit there for a while." Su made arrangements.
"Okay." Wan Xueying nodded. "After I find my father and eldest brother, we can discuss our future residence as a family."
"Okay." The An family was not big and it was impossible to accommodate so many people. Su did not play nice with Wan Xueying and let everyone live in the house.
"Then I'll take Xiaofan there first." After saying this to Mrs. Tong An, Wan Xueying asked Qiu Shi to follow her, and asked Shen Yu to take the rest of the people to her eldest brother Anping's room first, and then emphasized the importance of introducing Aunt Chen to Mrs. Su.
"Mom, this is my Aunt Lian. In the past few years since you were away, it has been Aunt Lian who has been teaching me so carefully."
"Thank you so much." Su hurriedly thanked him.
Aunt Chen waved her hand and said with a smile, "I heard from Xueying that you are two years older than me, so I will call you Sister Su from now on. Please don't be polite with me. There are some reasons for this, we will discuss it in detail later."
"Okay, you guys take a rest first." Su said with an embarrassed look on her face, "We are a poor family and don't have tea leaves or anything like that. The water tank is empty now. We have to wait for the child's father to come back before we can boil some water for you."
Aunt Chen gestured with the water bag, "Don't be polite, we have our own water."
"Mom, please go into the house and rest first. I forgot that I have some water here, you can drink it first." Wan Xueying handed the water bag on her body to Su as she spoke.
Su licked her chapped lips and asked, "You gave the water to mother, what do you want to drink?"
"I have several water bags in my carriage. Just drink as much as you can. Oh, and I've made you some nourishing pills. I'll tell you how to take them later. I guarantee you'll be well in less than six months."
"Really?" For years, Su had felt like a burden. If it weren't for her medical treatment, their family wouldn't be so broke. If An Fan hadn't been so young, she might have taken her own life long ago.
"When have I ever lied to you?"
"Okay, Mom believes you."
"Then I'm really leaving this time." When Wan Xueying was about to walk out of the door holding An Fan, Shen Yu, who had settled the others, followed her.
"Give me that boy. You're too tired to hold him."
Shen Yu reached out to hug An Fan, but An Fan twisted her body away, "Hmph! I don't want you to hug me." She then put her arm around Wan Xueying's neck and asked cautiously, "Sister, if you think I'm too heavy, can you hold my hand while we walk?"
"Xiao Fan isn't heavy. Sister can hold him." On the contrary, he's ridiculously light, almost skin and bones. It's because he's so thin that his eyes look so large, making people feel distressed just looking at him.
"If you feel tired, just put me down." The little girl was very sensible.
"Okay, but we'll be taking a carriage later, so we probably won't be able to walk much."
An Fan's eyes lit up, "Can I ride in a carriage too?" He felt so majestic just thinking about it.
"Why can't Xiaofan sit down? Not only can you, you can sit down anytime in the future."
"Really? Sister, you're so kind! Sis~" Because he opened his mouth too wide, his chapped lips were accidentally torn, and a large drop of blood came out. He quickly stretched out his tongue and licked the blood into his mouth. It was a bit salty, and he couldn't let it go to waste.
"Does it hurt?" Without waiting for An Fan to answer, Wan Xueying continued, "Forget it, you'd better not answer. Sister will give you some water later." Then she quickened her pace.
"Uncle Wang, come with me to the back mountain." Wan Xueying instructed the driver of the carriage she was riding in.
"Yes, miss."
"Qiu Shi," Wan Xueying continued to instruct Qiu Shi, who was waiting for her, "Drive a mule cart and take Shen Yu with you to follow us."
"yes."
The two siblings finally had the opportunity to get close to each other, so Shen Yu had no objection and followed Qiu Shi onto the mule cart behind.
After carrying An Fan onto the carriage, Wan Xueying pretended to take out a water bag from a small box and handed it to An Fan, "Xiao Fan, are you thirsty? Drink some water first." In fact, she took it out from the space.
An Fan was about to speak, but Wan Xueying stopped him, afraid that he would tear his chapped lips again, "Let's talk after you finish drinking the water."
"Yeah." An Fan nodded obediently.
While he drank, Wan Xueying held the heavy water bag with one hand, and with the other, she slowly channeled her vitality into a point on An Fan's back. This child had lost a lot of weight and looked much smaller than other children his age.
In fact, there is no need to treat him now, but Wan Xueying just feels distressed and wants to at least let the crack on his lips heal faster.
"Sister, I'm done." An Fan stopped after taking just a small sip.
"Why don't you drink more?" Wan Xueying asked.
"I'm small and can't drink much." After saying that, he unconsciously licked his still dry lips.
"Sister, I see that you are reluctant to give it up. Drink some more. I have several water bags here." Afraid that he would not believe her, Wan Xueying concealed it again and took out two water bags from the space to show him.
"Sister, you are so amazing. You actually have so much water?" In An Fan's opinion, even if Wan Xueying took out more gold and silver at this moment, she would not be as rich as she took out so much water.
"That's why sister asked you to drink more. Only after you finish drinking can sister give you fruits and pastries to eat." An Fan is so sensible that Wan Xueying wants to give him all the good things in the space.
"Yeah, I'll drink it right away." When hearing that there is something delicious, no matter how sensible the child is, he or she can't help but be attracted.
Wan Xueying kept her word. After he took a few more big sips, she gave him a few pears and some small cakes to eat.
"Can I just eat a pear and a small piece of cake?" An Fan swallowed and asked cautiously.
"Why do you ask that, Xiaofan?"
"I want to leave the rest for my parents and eldest brother to eat."
How could this little guy be so sensible! Wan Xueying put down the pear and cake and touched his head, "Since you can't bear to eat it, then give the rest to your parents and big brother." She still had a lot of fruits and cakes prepared for her family in her space, but she wanted to fulfill An Fan's filial piety more.
The problem now is that no matter how much she brings back home, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. It depends on whether they can find a water source to determine whether everyone will eventually stay or go.
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