The villagers knew the news because of comprehensive considerations.
The old village chief hopes that everyone can take care of the young Xiaozhu. He doesn't want them to take care of her meals, but he wants them to pay more attention to her safety. After all, they are old and they are afraid that someone will miss her. Xiaozhu is also at an active age now, so the whole village needs to take care of her together.
Xiaozhu's parents were popular during their lifetime, so the decision to take care of Xiaozhu was passed unanimously by the whole village.
But all the good intentions were wasted in an instant. This time, Yu Zhizhi successfully aroused the public outrage of the whole village.
Although the old village chief wanted to teach Yu Zhizhi a lesson, her father was the only person in the village who knew medical skills, so he couldn't afford to offend him.
Fortunately, Father Yu is not a foolish man. He knows what his daughter has done. Although he wants to protect her, he also knows that it is no use ignoring her.
Rather than letting others teach her, she decided to teach herself, so she sent the reluctant Yu Zhizhi deep into the mountains to collect Chinese medicinal herbs all day long. She had been away from home for three days, and even if the old village chief and villagers wanted to find her to ask for an explanation, they couldn't find her.
I have to say, Father Yu’s plan was really good.
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Xiaozhu felt better after she expressed her sadness, and the emotions that had been suppressed for several days were finally released.
After being comforted and guided by a group of people, Xiaozhu finally calmed down, looked at the people she was not familiar with, and nervously moved towards Xiaoguo.
"Come on, Xiaozhu, let me introduce you."
Xiao Guo held Xiao Zhu's hand, pulled Zhuang Zhuang next to him, and said, "This is my son Zhuang Zhuang."
"Hello, sister."
"You are Zhuangzhuang, hello."
Xiaozhu's throat was a little hoarse. After Zhuangzhuang heard it, he sensibly handed her a glass of water.
Xiaozhu accepted it with a flattered look, nodded with a smile, and said thank you, "I always heard Sister Xiaoguo mention it, and finally we met."
Zhuangzhuang smiled embarrassedly.
After watching her take a sip, Xiao Guo continued to introduce, "You can just call her Aunt Yuyan. This is her daughter Yuling, who is one year older than you."
"Hello, Aunt Yuyan."
Xiaozhu first greeted the smiling Zhao Yuyan, and then looked at Yuling, who was the same age as herself, and sizing her up timidly.
Yu Ling became more lively. After hearing that she was one year older than her, she took the initiative to hold her little hand and said like an older sister, "Hello, Xiaozhu!"
"Hello."
Xiaozhu was also attracted by her outgoing personality and started laughing unconsciously.
Although it was not the first time for the two little girls to meet girls of the same age, they couldn't get along with them.
What was rare was that Xiaozhu and Yuling got along like real sisters the moment they met. It was so fast that it was astonishing, and they were calling each other sister in no time.
Seeing Xiaozhu's smiling face, Xiaoguo's heart immediately relaxed.
When people are in a good mood, they tend to feel hungry.
Soon, several people's stomachs began to growl, and Xiaozhu's stomach growled the loudest.
The other people at least had breakfast, but she didn't. To be more precise, she hadn't eaten for a long time. These past few days, she only drank water when she was hungry from crying, and fell asleep when she was tired of crying. She didn't eat a single bite of the food sent by the villagers. It was a miracle that she could hold on until now.
Seeing this, Xiaoguo naturally knew that Xiaozhu's family had no food and no one to cook, so he got up and went to the old village chief's house to borrow a stove to cook something.
Several other people wanted to go along, but Xiaoguo refused without a second thought because she was going to get some food from the refrigerator in the space to cook on the way.
It is more convenient to do this kind of thing alone. Besides, cooking is not troublesome. She is quick and finished it in a short time.
Before leaving the house, she took a basket as a cover, and put the items back in the basket after taking them out halfway. This way, no one would suspect where they came from, and it would be easier for her to explain.
After going out, I randomly found a secluded place, looked around, even looked above, and after looking around completely, I felt at ease to enter the space.
Having not been to the kitchen for a long time, Xiaoguo opened the refrigerator which had been stuffed full for a long time. She had bought a lot of things before going out and did not eat much before going out, so the refrigerator was still full of ingredients.
In addition, when she was on the island, she secretly hid a lot of seafood.
Fortunately, the vegetables in the refrigerator were not spoiled and there were not many left, so Xiaoguo simply took them all out and also took out a piece of meat.
After coming out, he looked around and found nothing unusual, then walked towards the village chief's house.
The old village chief had just finished lunch, with big white steamed buns and a big pot of fragrant pork and cabbage.
At this time, the village chief's wife was holding a large basin of vegetables, and the village chief was holding a large plate and picking up steamed buns, preparing to put them on a tray to send to them.
When they saw Xiaoguo coming, they were a little nervous. After all, other villagers didn't know her identity, but they knew it clearly.
As soon as Xiaoguo entered the kitchen, she took a deep breath and her appetite was immediately aroused. "It smells so good~"
She hasn't had a big pot of food for a long time and she really misses it.
The chef, the village chief's wife, looked embarrassed and said, "If it tastes good for a while, just eat more. I cooked a big pot."
"I think it's okay. I can eat two more bowls just by smelling the aroma."
Xiaoguo said with a smile that it seemed that the dish she had prepared would not be served.
The old village chief put the steamed bun on a tray and said, "It's a bit heavy. Let me bring it to you."
"No, no, I can do it myself."
Xiaoguo saw that the old man must be in his seventies or eighties, so how could she bear to let him serve her food?
The old village chief shook his head and kept saying that it was too heavy, but was soon interrupted by Xiaoguo kindly.
"By the way, I don't need this dish anymore, so I'll leave it to you."
Having said that, Xiaoguo placed the vegetables and meat in the basket on the table, and ignoring their refusal, he picked up the tray and left.
The old village chief and his wife chased her to the door, but did not dare to pull her away. They could only watch her back as she walked away.
Although her movements were slow, they looked quite steady, so the two of them returned to the house with peace of mind.
After Xiaoguo came back, the others ate up all the soup in the bowl like a hungry wolf, and not a single steamed bun was left.
After eating, the full pots and bowls are as clean as if they had been washed.
The task of washing dishes was given to Yuling and Xiaozhu. The two sisters washed the dishes carefully and sent them back to the old village chief's house.
After Zhao Yuyan finished her meal, she felt a little tired. Xiaoguo saw this and let her rest.
Zhuangzhuang was also a little sleepy. He lay in Xiaoguo's arms and yawned. Even though Xiaoguo asked him to go back to the house and lie down, he insisted on staying with her.
There was no other way, Xiaoguo could only put two chairs together and let him lean on her arms.
Not long after, Xiaozhu and Yuling came back.
Xiaoguo asked Yuling to go find her mother and rest for a while. Yuling was very smart and knew what he meant, so she nodded and left.
At this time, Xiaoguo patted Zhuangzhuang gently, and after patting him to sleep, he took off his outer shirt and covered him with it.
"I'll go clean up the house for him."
"It's okay, no need."
Xiao Guo shook his head. "The nap doesn't need to be too long. Just let him take a short nap."
"Yeah." Xiaozhu nodded, sat down next to her, and said apologetically, "Sister Xiaoguo, I'm so sorry. I said I would go pick you up when you came back, but I didn't know you were coming back, and I didn't prepare anything."
"It's okay, you don't have to prepare anything. I'm happy enough just to see Xiaozhu again."
Xiaoguo said softly, and Xiaozhu blushed with shyness.
The two talked for a while, and Xiao Guo finally got to the point, "I'll go with you to see your father and mother this afternoon."
Xiaozhu's smile froze, and after a long time, she nodded.
Even if you don't want to face the reality, you still have to face it.