Inside the bundle that Xia Daohua prepared for Xia Erlang were some portable dry food such as steamed buns, bean buns, leek pies, a simple water cup made of a thick bamboo tube, a flint, a piece of tinder, two flints, a thin, plain wool felt, and a small bag of copper coins.
Time was running out, and Xia Daohua couldn't think of everything carefully at the moment. She could only do her best and hurriedly prepare the bundle for Xia Erlang.
As for the bedding roll issue, there was nothing she could do.
There are many different types of bedding in the supermarket, but they are too conspicuous to be used directly.
Moreover, if such good bedding fell into Xia Erlang's hands, there was a high probability that he would not be able to keep it.
On the contrary, it is not as good as a piece of wool felt. It looks inconspicuous, but it is actually warm and moisture-proof, and it is light and easy to carry.
After Xia Erlang left, the Xia family members all looked very ugly.
Old man Xia Ping'an squatted outside the gate and smoked a pack of cigarettes. He coughed several times in the middle of the cigarette.
Zhou usually cursed and found fault with her daughters-in-law, but this time, for the first time ever, she said nothing and went back to the house silently.
Sun was originally wiping her tears, but when she saw Xia Daohua running back, she suddenly burst into tears.
Xia Daohua was startled:
"Second aunt..."
She was a little at a loss.
Xia Daohua is the worst at persuading others.
Arguing with people is her strong point.
Seeing this, the third daughter-in-law Wu couldn't help but snort:
"What were you doing earlier? What's the point of crying now? Daohua is still a child. Who are you crying for?"
Then he said to the bewildered Xia Daohua:
"Good boy, you are also a fool. Go back quickly! Don't worry about this. Your second aunt will be fine when she is tired of crying."
Xia Daohua looked at Sun with pity, then looked at Wu, whose face was full of sarcasm. She bit her lip, said nothing, and took two steps forward.
Jiang waved at her, and Xia Daohua hurriedly ran to Jiang's side.
Jiang patted Xia Daohua's head. The fourth family was about to go back to the house when Sun and Wu started arguing:
"Mr. Wu, do you still have a heart? Erlang hasn't even married yet... How can you say such things? Wuwuwu..."
"I don't know if it's because I'm heartless, or if some people would rather give up their sons than their money, and they're even more heartless."
"you!"
Seeing that the two were about to start a quarrel, the third brother Xia Youxi quickly grabbed his wife's arm and called her back to the house:
"Alright, alright, stop talking! Lanhua just told me that Juhua pricked her hand. Can you go check it out?"
When Wu heard this, she left Sun, who was about to fight her to the death, and hurried back to the third room.
Juhua did prick her hand.
However, this is because she is learning needlework these days.
Every day, whenever I have free time, I take a needle and practice sewing the stitches on a piece of cloth carefully and neatly.
Juhua's hands and feet are not as nimble as Lanhua's, probably because she is still young. She always accidentally pricks her hand when sewing.
The skin on a child's hand is very tender, and a slight prick will leave a small blood drop.
Therefore, when Wu heard Xia Yougui bring up this matter, she knew his attitude and that he was unwilling to continue arguing with his second sister-in-law Sun, so she took the opportunity to go down the stairs and avoid the quarrel.
Come to think of it, Erlang had just been conscripted, and Sun was unhappy about it.
If you argue with her now, most people will feel that they are not in the right.
However, the Second House had acted so dishonestly in this matter that Wu had grown increasingly disdainful of Sun. She even felt that if she continued to argue with Sun, she would lose face.
Look at the Jiang and Cheng families, which one of them doesn’t know how to protect their own family members?
Only she, Sun, only knew how to listen to men and had no idea how to protect her own son!
Erlang is the most sensible and filial child among all the children of the second wife. But when something bad happened this time, no one in the second wife was willing to spend money and offered to save Erlang!
The more Wu thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but point her index finger at Xia Youxi's forehead:
"Xia Youxi, let me tell you, if you dare to do that to your second brother, I will immediately take the children back to my parents' home and leave none for you!"
"Why are you coming at me? Don't you understand me? Whatever happens outside, I always take the blame. When have I ever let you mothers get angry?"
As soon as Xia Youxi said this, Wu felt that the depression in her heart had dissipated a lot:
"From now on, I won't argue with my second sister-in-law anymore. She's a fool! She doesn't even know how to protect her own son. If I get angry with someone like her, wouldn't I become a fool too?"
"My lady is right! My lady is wise!"
Xia Youxi hurriedly sang a "Fei Nuo" to Wu, just like on the stage.
Wu couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "Don't be so poor!"
Wu's eyes were big, her eyelashes were long, and when she rolled her eyes, her charm made Xia Youxi itch from the bottom of her heart:
"My dear! These past few days have been very busy, and we haven't been close for several days. Why not settle down early tonight..."
Unlike the third room, which is enjoying a beautiful spring day, the fourth and fifth rooms are both educating their children.
"Daohua, next time you have to be the first to get involved in something like this.
I'm not saying that you did anything wrong, it's just that these things should have been done by your second aunt.
You've already taken it all, what do you want your second aunt to do?"
"Liu Lang, do you understand what happened today?
Among all the children in our Xia family, your brother Erlang and your sister Daohua are the kindest.
But no matter what time, these soft-hearted people are the most likely to suffer losses.
But remember, from now on, get closer to your sister Daohua. It will do you no harm!
Don't just run around with Shiro and the others all the time!"
That night, someone in every room did not sleep well. The sounds of coughing in the middle of the night, getting up to drink water, and pacing in the yard came one after another.
Xia Daohua and Wulang didn't sleep well either.
They climbed onto the roof, half sitting and half lying, looking at the stars in the sky and chatting idly.
It is rare to see so many and so bright stars in summer.
In her previous life, she had never had the leisure to gaze at the stars. It seemed that only when she was with her grandfather did she have some memories of them together. Later, when she moved to the big city, her memory was filled with all sorts of neon lights and LED advertising light boxes, and she could hardly remember what the stars looked like at night.
"Daohua, were you afraid when the officials came today?"
"It's okay. I'm not too scared. Aren't the police just two eyes?"
Wu Lang paused, he was a little embarrassed to continue.
He actually just suddenly wanted to talk to Daohua. He felt a little scared when the police came. What if his father and he were arrested? His mother and sisters would be bullied at home.
But I never expected that the girl would be such a fool...
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