Chapter 10 The powerful wild girl
"Yes, go home."
When the child said "go home", Yue Baohua felt warm in his heart. He picked up the photo of his son on the kang, stroked it gently, and said, "Zhirong, I will take Ningning back. Ningning wants to learn how to cook, I will teach her, and we will depend on each other in the future, don't worry!"
As he spoke, Yue Baohua became overwhelmed with grief and tears fell, spreading on the glass of the photo frame.
Seeing her grandfather crying, Yue Ning thought of how her grandfather had not remarried for 30 years and had asked friends to look for her as soon as the country opened. She felt sorry for him and said, "Grandpa, Dad could have left me in Yuecheng and let Grandpa Luo take care of me. But Dad said that he had tasted enough of the pain of separation from his own flesh and blood, so no matter how hard it was, he would keep me by his side."
The words of his granddaughter pierced Yue Baohua's heart like a needle. If he had brought Zhirong with him... Yue Baohua felt even more remorseful, and his tears flowed even more violently while he held the photo.
Yue Ning handed over a towel: "Grandpa, wipe your tears."
Yue Baohua took the towel and wiped his tears. Yue Ning continued, "But when I really came here, I was hungry and cold, and people called me a 'bastard', and Dad regretted not leaving me in Yuecheng. In your opinion, if you had brought Dad to Hong Kong City, Dad would not have suffered; in Dad's opinion, if you hadn't brought me here, I would have suffered less. But money can't buy foresight, and everyone can be a wise man after the event. Dad brought me with him because he loved me; you didn't bring Dad to Hong Kong City because you loved him. I can only say that life is unpredictable."
Yue Baohua held the towel and stared at Yue Ning blankly. As an old man, he had to rely on his 18-year-old granddaughter to comfort him. How could he have such a good child?
Yue Ning came over to take the bowl and said, "Grandpa, you must be tired after a long journey. I will accompany you to the toilet."
Yue Ning took some paper from the end of the kang, picked up the kerosene lamp, and took Yue Baohua out. The toilet was through the door of the sheepfold, and Dahei, who was guarding the sheepfold, saw the stranger and barked, which scared Yue Baohua.
"Stop barking!" Yue Ning shouted, and Dahei immediately wagged his tail.
Yue Ning handed the lamp to Yue Baohua and stuffed some toilet paper into his pocket: "Grandpa, take the lamp and go to the toilet."
Yue Baohua walked into the toilet with a piece of rough straw paper and a dim oil lamp. After seeing where his granddaughter lived, he was not surprised to see such a toilet. He hurriedly finished and walked out with the lamp.
Dahei was lying on the ground and Yue Ning was touching its belly.
Ever since she recovered her memories of her past life, Yue Ning had been planning to leave. But when the time came, she was reluctant to leave even the dog Dahei.
"Dahei, sister is leaving soon. You have to take good care of the sheep from now on, okay?" Yue Ning said to Dahei.
When Dahei heard the footsteps, he stood up suddenly, glanced at Yue Baohua, and then wagged his tail and rubbed against Yue Ning's hand.
Yue Ning patted the dog's head, stood up, took the kerosene lamp and walked into the toilet.
Dahei looked up at Yue Baohua, his clear eyes just now suddenly showed a fierce light, Yue Baohua didn't even dare to move his feet. Fortunately, Yue Ning came out quickly, and when she appeared, Dahei's tail wagged rapidly.
The speed of the expression change made Yue Baohua sigh: "This dog is really smart."
"Isn't it? It's my lucky star. Uncle Fugen asked me to herd sheep because Dahei is a sheepdog and he gets a share of dog food. Like today, it caught a mouse in the field and it was full. I can feed it less, and its food is equivalent to mine." Yue Ning's words were filled with a hint of joy of getting an advantage.
Yue Baohua laughed out loud, but then he thought that the child was actually saving food from a dog's mouth, and his heart ached again.
The grandfather and grandson returned to the house. Yue Ning scooped up some water and washed his hands with Yue Baohua: "Grandpa, I'll get you some water, you wash yourself."
After Yue Ning mixed the water for Yue Baohua, he went out.
Yue Baohua took out a towel from the suitcase, soaked it in the mottled enamel basin, took a deep breath, and wiped his face.
After the grandparents finished washing, Yue Ning went out to get some water. When he came back, he saw Yue Baohua massaging his calves, so he asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong with your legs?"
"It's nothing, it's just varicose veins, not serious, I just felt a little uncomfortable after traveling these days." Yue Baohua said. People in their line of work have to stand all year round, and it's normal to have this problem when you get older. I went to see a doctor, and the doctor said it's not time for surgery.
Yue Ning pushed the door open and went out, carrying another bundle of grass in. She lifted the straw mat on the kang and put some hay under the straw mat at the end of the bed: "Grandpa, when you sleep at night, raise your feet higher, it won't be so uncomfortable."
Yue Baohua has had many disciples. When he was not feeling well, some would ask him with concern, but no disciple would ever listen and quietly help him step on his feet.
Yue Ning blew out the kerosene lamp, took off her shoes and stepped on the mat, the hay rustled. She lay down, it didn't matter if the ground was uneven, after all, when she was herding sheep, she could just lie down anywhere and take a nap.
Yue Baohua looked at his granddaughter sleeping on the floor in the dark, holding the quilt in his hand. The cotton in the quilt had already hardened, and his granddaughter usually covered herself with such a quilt.
The wind rustled the plastic paper on the window, and the night owls' cries made Yue Baohua, who lived in the port city, unable to sleep. Hearing the little girl's even breathing and even her light snoring, Yue Baohua's heart gradually settled down. Everything will be fine, and his Ningning will never live like this again.
The child wanted to be a chef, but being a chef was a tiring job. He was naturally pleased that the girl could endure hardships, but he did not want her to live a hard life. Besides, how many years could Baohualou last in its current state?
But if he doesn’t learn to be a chef, what will be his future?
Nowadays, no matter whether they are male or female, everyone in Hong Kong has at least attended middle school. Otherwise, girls would have no choice when it comes to marrying. How should this child study? I will have to ask around after I return to Hong Kong.
Yue Baohua gradually fell asleep while thinking, but was awakened by the barking of dogs and shouting. He saw that his granddaughter was no longer on the floor, so he quickly put his feet into his shoes and pushed the door open to go out.
Oh my god! His Ningning was carrying a man on her shoulders, running up the slope...
This morning, Yue Ning woke up early as usual and went to the mountain to fetch spring water. When he came back, he ran into a group of men chatting and waiting for breakfast.
One of the men saw her and joked, "Yuening, you're almost done with all the water in Xiaoyanggou."
Yue Ning rolled his eyes at him and said, "I fetched spring water from the mountain, not from the water cellar. It won't affect your family's water use."
There is a perennial water shortage in the northwest. Villagers rely on the village water cellars in the summer when there is heavy rain; in the winter, they can only walk several miles along the mountain roads to fetch spring water.
Yue Ning would go to fetch mountain spring water regardless of winter or summer. The mountain spring water outside the village was clear and tasted much better than the water from the water cellar when boiling water or cooking, but it just took more time and effort.
"You are really diligent. I told your sister-in-law to fetch drinking water from the mountain, but she refused and preferred to drink water from the cellar."
"If you want to drink, go get it yourself. Just take care of your own work points for the day. What about your sister-in-law? In addition to working with you, she also has to take care of four children, wash clothes and cook every day." Yue Ning put down the bucket, propped the shoulder pole on the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the gentlemen standing and chatting, and said, "You have time to brag here, you have brought back two buckets of water."
Early in the morning, women go to the water cellar to wash clothes, fetch water, take care of children, and cook breakfast at home; men, like them, either get up early in the morning and chat rather than fetch two buckets of water; or sleep until the women have finished making breakfast and eat directly. Some men not only open their mouths for food and stretch out their hands for clothes, but also have bad tempers and even hit their wives.
After Yue Ning finished speaking, she picked up the pole and bent down to carry the bucket, but she heard the man say smugly: "Little girl, you have such a bad temper. If you marry a man and let him teach you a lesson, you will be obedient."
Yue Ning threw the carrying pole to the ground and strode over.
When the elder brother saw her rushing towards him, he realized what was happening and widened his eyes: "What are you doing?"
Yue Ning carried him on her shoulders like a sack and walked up the slope. The big brother on her shoulders kept twisting and shouting, "Put me down!"
"You're not even as heavy as a sheep, how can I not take care of you?" Yue Ning said as he walked. The man struggled but couldn't get away.
When they reached the top of the slope, Yue Ning turned around and asked, "Do you want to throw it down?"
The men who had been chatting nearby ran over and shouted, "Throw it!"
She smiled and "threw" the man down the hillside. She said "throw", but in fact she just put him down gently. However, the ground was sloping, and the man lost his balance and rolled down the hill screaming.
Yue Ning was laughing when he saw Mr. Qiao, whom he had met yesterday, walking out from behind a big tree at the foot of the hill.
He was wearing a beige hoodie and jeans, holding a camera. He looked up and saw Yue Ning, smiled, waved and greeted her: "Ms. Yue, good morning."
Yue Ning immediately put away his smile and replaced it with a polite smile: "Morning, Mr. Qiao."
Suddenly a stranger appeared, and someone whispered, "Who is this?"
One person answered: "Didn't a large group of people come last night? They said they were from Hong Kong City to pick up Yue Ning."
"Where is Hong Kong City?"
Many people here have never even left the county town, let alone the port city.
They were discussing when Yue Ning heard a voice: "Ning Ning."
Yue Ning turned around and saw his grandfather, and cried out in his heart: "Oh no."
Since her father passed away, it has been very difficult for her, a little girl from a poor family, to live here and protect herself.
You want people to know that you are not easy to mess with, but you also want to maintain good relationships with people, so you make jokes that can show your strength without completely offending others.
"grandfather."
The big brother climbed up and pointed at Yue Ning: "You damn girl..."
Yue Baohua stepped forward and stood in front of his granddaughter. He looked at the man in front of him and said solemnly, "I am her parent. Tell me what's going on."
At this moment, Yue Ning felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. She had her parents to rely on again.
The man was stared at by an old man with gray hair and a more serious expression than the brigade secretary. He stammered, "I...I..."
Yue Ning stuck his head out and said, "Grandpa, I was just joking with my brother!"
"Yes... yes, we are just joking. I'm going back to have breakfast. Let's go!" After saying this, the elder brother ran away.
Yue Ning looked at the elder brother's back, turned around and said to Yue Baohua: "Grandpa, I'll go pour the water."
Yue Baohua chased after him: "Ningning, I'll do it."
However, seeing the two large buckets, Yue Baohua hesitated.
Yue Ning smiled and hung the bucket on both ends of the pole, lifted it up easily, and said, "Let's go!"
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