Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Zhaodi, Pandi, Laidi, Yingdi...
Shen Miao was certain that the person knocking on the door was definitely not the woman’s mother-in-law.
The knock on the door was very light, as if the knocker was afraid of disturbing the people inside, which was totally unlike her mother-in-law's domineering character.
Shen Miao didn’t hear clearly the first time someone knocked on the door, and thought she had misheard. It was not until a while later that she heard a slightly childish question along with the knock on the door, and then she got up and rushed to open the door.
Ding ding...
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
"Here I come."
Judging from the voice, it should be a young girl.
When Shen Miao opened the door, there were two skinny girls standing at the door: one looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, holding a dark-colored thin blanket in her arms, and the other looked two years younger than her, carrying a cloth bag filled with a set of clothes and a few pieces of clean cloth.
If I'm not mistaken, they should be the woman's two daughters.
"Sister, is Wang Qin here? We are her girls. We are here to take her and her sister home."
The older girl had short, neat hair and a strong, heroic look in her eyes. She was very polite when she spoke. Although she was thin, she stood straight. She didn't look like a flower grown in a greenhouse, but more like a small wild chrysanthemum that bloomed in a cold and bitter place.
She is neither humble nor arrogant, neither timid nor weak, and does not seem like an underage girl.
"I'm resting in the house."
Shen Miao called them in, and seeing that their foreheads were covered with a thin layer of sweat and there was nothing behind them, she asked, "How are you going to take your mother back later? Don't you have a tricycle or something?"
Another younger girl was stunned for a moment and asked weakly: "Do I need to ride a tricycle to take my mother back?"
“Nen Ma can’t get out of the field right now, and can’t see the wind, so she definitely needs a cart to pull her along,” Shen Miao explained.
The two girls were still young and naturally didn't understand these things. They thought that they just needed to come and pick her up, so they only brought her a set of clothes and a blanket to block the wind.
Oh, not only that, there was a hot boiled egg hidden under the fabric to nourish her.
"Then I'll go borrow one from someone."
The little girl with a ponytail handed the cloth bag to her sister, and while speaking, she turned around and prepared to go out to borrow a car.
"Go ahead," the short-haired girl specifically instructed before leaving, "Be polite to the person who borrows it, be sweet-mouthed, and remember to call someone."
"Why."
Wang Qin is lucky. Although she has a mother-in-law who favors boys over girls, she has two smart and capable daughters.
Looking at the way they run around for their mother, aren’t they much more sensible than those teenage boys in the village who only know how to fight and let their parents clean up the mess when something happens?
Not sure if she was seeing things wrong, but when the girl’s sister ran out of the yard, Shen Miao seemed to see a few shadows flashing past along with her…
Following Shen Miao to the inner hall, when she saw that it was her daughter who came to pick her up, a look of surprise yet relief flashed across the woman’s face.
"Zhao Di, why are you here?"
The short-haired girl walked quickly to the woman's side. Seeing her tired expression, she took the newborn sister from her arms and said, "Mom, lie down and have a rest. Pan Di is going to borrow a tricycle. We will go home together later."
The girl named Zhaodi was very good at coaxing children. She held the swaddling clothes with her left hand underneath and her right hand, humming a few notes while gently rocking her body up and down. It was obvious that she was an experienced person who often took care of children.
"Did □□ say anything when he got back?"
"No, I just cried when I got home and didn't come out of the house."
"Did she ask the young men to pick me up?"
"no……"
Unlike her grandmother who favored boys over girls, Zhaodi cherished her little sister very much. She carefully placed her on the bed, then took out new red cloth from her cloth bag to change her clothes, and skillfully put a thick diaper inside.
“Miaomiao.”
Shen Wanshan in the outer hall waved at her and whispered, "Go back and see if the meal is ready. If it is, serve some and bring it over."
Wang Qin didn't eat much that day. She only drank a bowl of frangipani brewed by Chen Miao and some tonic medicine in the afternoon.
How can a mother produce milk if she has no food in her stomach? Besides, she may have to go through a lot of trouble on the way home, so she naturally needs to eat more.
Although food with oil and salt is not suitable to eat now, it is better to have a few bites than to go hungry.
"middle."
Shen Miao knew clearly that Grandpa was not only considering Wang Qin’s health, but also didn’t want her to continue listening to other people’s gossip.
Shen Wanshan had seen countless people. From the tone of Wang Qin's mother-in-law during the day, he knew that there must be a lot of things going on at home. If Shen Miao really had to stay and listen, she might have been able to get up and play by the time she finished listening.
Dinner time has passed. On the way home, I can hear the sound of television or radio in every yard, and occasionally a few dogs barking. The aroma of food in the air has almost dissipated.
When she was almost home, Shen Miao saw Xu Guobao riding a tricycle towards her, with someone sitting on the tricycle...
One, two, three, four little girls!
Shen Miao had never seen the other few, but the one who looked the oldest, wasn't she the younger sister who came with Zhao Di, Pan Di? !
Seeing Shen Miao, Xu Guobao pulled the handlebars and slowly slowed down the car and stopped, “Just in time for you to come, this little girl got scratched by the wheel just now, can you come and check if she’s okay?”
Except for Pan Di, the other girls all look still young. Looking at their similar facial features, you can tell at a glance that they are sisters.
It turned out that Shen Miao was not mistaken just now, when Pan Di left the yard, her sisters were really following behind her.
It's not her fault that she and Zhaodi kept it a secret. Family planning has been strictly enforced in recent years. The city has strict inspections, and every household is only allowed to have one child. The nearby rural areas are a little more relaxed, but they can only have two children. Anyone who has more than one child will be fined.
One will be fined 10,000 yuan, two will be fined 25,000 yuan, and three will be fined 50,000 yuan.
They are all farmers who make a living by farming. Even if Wang Qin's husband goes to work in the city, he may not be able to pay such a large fine. So it seems that her three sisters are illegal residents. In order to avoid being discovered and reported, they choose to keep it a secret.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Pan Di had no choice but to lower her head and obediently introduce her sisters to Shen Miao: “Sister, this is my third sister Lai Di, fourth sister Ying Di, fifth sister You Di…”
Several little rascals got off the tricycle one after another and said “Hello, sister” to Shen Miao.
Looking at them standing in a row from tall to short, Shen Miao was stunned, not knowing how to express her inner emotions for a moment.
Five girls, including the one born today, that’s six girls, what a low probability this is…
Uncle Xu said that the person who came to his house to borrow the tricycle was Pan Di. Seeing that Pan Di was obedient and sensible, he lent her the tricycle. However, not long after, he heard a girl crying outside.
When I went out to take a look, I found that the little girl had turned from one to four.
The injured one was the fourth sister Yingdi. There was a small bump on the road and she couldn't ride over it, so Pandi got off the bike and pushed with Laidi and Youdi from behind. As a result, Yingdi didn't hold the handlebars firmly and fell off the seat and was hit by the wheel.
Fortunately, I wasn't hurt. There was just a red rub on my calf through my pants, but I was so scared just now that I cried loudly. It doesn't hurt anymore now.
After a brief chat with Xu Guobao, Shen Miao brought the sisters back to the clinic.
Under the light, the little girls were all skinny and small, with their clothes covered with patches of varying sizes. It must be that the eldest sister's clothes became too small, so she gave them to her younger sisters in turn.
The oldest is Zhaodi, who is sixteen this year. Pandi just turned twelfth. Laidi and Yingdi are ten and eight years old respectively. The youngest is Youdi, who is two months away from turning five.
When there are too many people in a house, things tend to get chaotic, but that's not the case in their family.
Not only Zhaodi and Pandi, but also Laidi, Yingdi and Youdi are all very sensible.
When they came to their mother in the inner hall, one of them helped her put away the dirty clothes, one of them coaxed the younger sister with the eldest sister, and the other two were outside spreading a blanket on the tricycle, packing up to take their mother home.
Perhaps it was because they grew up in a family that favored boys over girls, which made each of them very cautious. They spoke in a low voice for fear of disturbing Shen Wanshan, and they would lift their feet when walking to prevent their shoes from rubbing against the ground and making a "sizzling" sound.
Even when taking care of her newborn sister, she didn't dare laugh too loudly. She would subconsciously cover her mouth, leaving only a pair of crescent-shaped eyes exposed.
Each of them is very sensible, so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
“Don’t charge them for now.” After putting away today’s prescription, Shen Wanshan whispered to Shen Miaodao.
It is not easy to raise five children at home. I guess the children will not bring much money with them when they come. Instead of asking for money later and making them feel embarrassed, it is better to wait until later.
Shen Miao looked at the tricycle outside, feeling a little worried, “I heard from Pan Di that their family is from Team 4 of Chahe Village. It’s so far away in the middle of the night, will it be unsafe for them to go back?”
"Hmm?" Shen Wanshan glanced at her, "It's only been a while, and you've already found out which village and which team her family is from?"
Shen Miao: ???
Sir, this is not the point!
"So what do you think?"
Shen Miao continued, “Why don’t we let them stay at our house first? The empty rooms on the second floor can accommodate people. Let’s call her husband who works in the city tomorrow and ask him to pick her up.”
"I heard her husband is a small contractor, so I guess he can have a say at home. I think her wife is not a good person, and without the support of her father, they will definitely not have a good time if they go back tonight."
“Yeah, middle,” Shen Wanshan nodded and teased her, “You are so capable, you even know that my father is a contractor in the city.”
Shen Miao: !!!
Oops! That's not the point at all!
After the discussion, Shen Miao went into the house and thought about discussing with Wang Qin to see if she was willing to stay with the child for one night.
Seeing Shen Miao and Shen Wanshan thinking about her so kindly, Wang Qin couldn’t stop crying again. Even when she was sitting on the bed, she kept bending over to thank her: “Thank you sister, thank you uncle, thank you so much, thank you!”
Wiping away the tears on her face, the woman continued, "In fact, I also know that if her father is not at home, I can't enter this door today. Even if the girls come to pull me back, my mother and I will have to spend the night outside."
“Are all old ladies like you so cruel?” Shen Miao couldn’t help but sigh.
"well……"
The woman nodded, as if she had a lot of grievances to express.
Turning her head to look in the direction of the outer hall, Shen Miao really wanted to wink at Shen Wanshan to prove her innocence:
Grandpa, you see, it’s not that I like to ask questions, she just wants to tell me herself.
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