Su Qi and Gu Beiheng returned to the Gu family courtyard, and Ying Yi and others were waiting at the door.
The door to the next yard was also opened, and it was used to provide accommodation for dozens of people including Zhao Wu and Zhang Long.
The voices of these men were heard from inside.
"Master, Madam. The yard next door has been cleaned up, and Zhao Wu and the others have moved in. I have selected a few skillful women in the village to come and cook." Ying Yi walked over and stood beside them and said.
After a pause, he continued, "Also, Mr. Qian's health has improved, and Mr. Qian has sent a visiting card to express his gratitude to Madam."
Su Qi smiled.
She remembered that Qian Daru knew that he was being treated by a female doctor.
But he wanted to die and kept asking the doctor not to treat him.
Have you changed your mind?
"He doesn't want to die?"
Ying Yi suppressed a laugh, "How could he die? He's sitting in a wheelchair now, planning to teach free education to boys in the village."
Want to die?
That's because I can't survive.
As long as there is hope to survive, who doesn’t want to live?
Great scholars are no exception.
"I'll prepare a big gift later and send our eldest and second child to elementary school. Wuming and the others will also go there for enlightenment." When Su Qi heard that Qian Daru was going to give enlightenment to these children, she had an idea in her mind.
No matter how much you fail to pass the imperial examination, you cannot stop your education.
Studying is not for the purpose of imperial examinations, but to broaden your horizons. When there is a choice, you have one more chance than others.
"Okay, I'll send them over myself."
Gu Beiheng had more respect for Qian Daru, so naturally he wanted to take the child there in person.
Su Qi didn't dare to go over there.
She was afraid that Qian Daru would threaten to commit suicide again if he saw her.
Su Qi returned to the backyard. Xiang He and Bai Zhi had already lit the charcoal basin in the bathroom. The weather had been warm for the past two days, and the charcoal basin made it even warmer.
"Madam, Xiao Liuzi from the front yard came over and said that you will be back today, and asked the servants to prepare. I boiled water with mugwort leaves, and now the temperature is just right for taking a bath." Xiang He was holding Su Qi's usual clothes in her hand.
“That’s thoughtful.”
"Madam, please take a bath. I will massage your scalp to relieve your tiredness." Xiang He was very careful in her work. Seeing that Su Qi looked a little tired, she couldn't help feeling a little distressed.
Su Qi was indeed tired and fell asleep while taking a bath.
Baizhi added hot water twice.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xianghe called Su Qi up.
Su Qi put on her clothes and the two maids dried her hair with a dry towel.
Su Qi's hair was tied into a casual bun, with only two silver hairpins inserted in it.
"Madam. Eleven is waiting for you in the meeting room of the small building. He said he wants to report something to you."
"Ask Xia He to deliver the freshly prepared food to the conference room in the small building, and also invite the old man who makes porcelain jars at the corner gate to the conference room." Su Qi walked out while speaking.
Bai Zhi followed behind and was still listening to her instructions.
Xianghe went straight to the kitchen to instruct Xiahe first, then went to the front yard to find Xiaoliuzi to take the old man to the meeting room.
Su Qi is busy here.
In a village several hundred miles to the north.
A heavy snow fell and many families suffered devastating disasters.
In Niujiazhuang.
In a thatched house near the end of the village.
A little boy of three or four years old pulled his mother's arm, "Mom, get up. You get up." The little boy was held in his mother's arms on the coldest night.
But when the little boy woke up the next day, he found that his mother had been sleeping all the time.
He thought his mother was just tired, so he took some tattered clothes and covered her with them. "Mom, I'm hungry. What should I do if I still feel hungry after drinking water?"
The little boy couldn't wake up his mother no matter what he did.
He had no choice but to stand up and drink some water. He wanted to go to the village to find his brother, but he was afraid that his mother would wake up and not see him.
He had no choice but to sit beside his mother and wipe his tears.
Until the third day.
The little boy had no strength left, so he grabbed some snow and put it in his mother's mouth, and also grabbed some snow and put it in his own mouth.
Gradually.
He felt very cold and hungry, and huddled in his mother's arms.
"Mom, why don't you say anything? I'm so hungry too." The little boy opened his mouth and cried.
The sound gradually became quieter.
Niu Dan ran away from the village. When his parents learned that his second uncle had died, they seized his property.
She also framed her second aunt and drove her and her cousin Niu Xibei out, so they had to settle down in an uninhabited thatched hut at the end of the village.
He couldn't stand seeing his parents' faces, but his grandparents didn't say anything. He was too weak to say anything, so he secretly took a steamed bun from home and ran out.
Niu Dan felt vaguely uneasy.
He was afraid that something might happen to Second Aunt and Niu Xibei.
I heard that several elderly people in the village had frozen to death. I finally managed to come back from my grandparents' house, stole some steamed buns and ran away.
The little guy ran out of the house and ran towards the thatched hut.
When I got to the house, I found Niu Xibei and Second Aunt lying on the ground. Second Aunt's face was already cold and ugly.
Xibei also fell asleep without saying anything.
Although Xiao Niudan is only ten years old, children from poor families have to grow up early.
He knew what was going on.
He quickly went to the kitchen, lit the firewood, and put half a steamed bun in water to boil it.
Unable to wait for it to cool down, Niu Dan put the steamed bun soup in a bowl and used a wooden spoon to pour the warm steamed bun soup into Niu Xibei's mouth. Fortunately, Niu Xibei swallowed it reflexively.
Spoon after spoonful.
Niu Dan's eyes were red, and he was holding back his fear. "Xibei, you must wake up, okay? Brother will never abandon you again. Brother will take care of you from now on."
Niu Xibei opened his eyes and saw Niu Dan's face in front of him.
She smiled and said, "Brother, mother has been sleeping all the time. She also ignored me. I want to go find you, but I'm afraid mother won't be able to find me."
Niu Dan wiped his tears and smiled:
"Brother will accompany you from now on."
Niu Xibei was still young and didn't know what had happened. He only knew that his uncle and aunt were very fierce, but his brother was really kind.
"Brother, will you always be with me?"
"Yes. Brother will take care of you." Niu Dan made up his mind. He was afraid that Xibei would be sold if Second Aunt was gone.
He heard that some places would buy children to fight beasts, and he was afraid that his heartless parents would sell Northwest to the Colosseum.
Niu Dan promised his second uncle to take good care of the Northwest, and he couldn't go back on his word.
Xibei in his arms was giggling happily. He wasn't afraid as long as his brother was around.
He just didn't know that his mother had gone to live with his father, leaving him alone in this cruel place.
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