After treating the little boy's wounds, Yun Zhourong took out hot water from her spatial storage, poured it into a basin, diluted it, and then washed the boy's body.
Compared to his clean and tidy older brother, the little boy was shockingly dirty.
Not only were his clothes tattered, but his body was also covered in a layer of mud, and his hair was disheveled with lice crawling on it.
"Little brother, little brother..."
At this moment, the older brother, who was mentally challenged, squatted down beside him, his eyes fixed on the little boy, his face full of worry.
Yun Zhourong reached out and touched her mentally challenged brother, softening her voice as she said, "Don't worry, your brother will be fine, but he's taken such good care of you."
He takes such good care of his older brother, yet he treats himself so casually. This little boy is really silly!
“Little brother… good, the best…” Upon hearing this, the mentally challenged older brother immediately smiled, his expression carrying a hint of pride.
It's clear that the two brothers have a very good relationship.
"Coo coo coo..."
After Yun Zhourong cleaned the little boy up and changed him into clean new clothes, she suddenly heard a rumbling sound from the side.
Then, the older brother, the simple-minded one, clutched his stomach, looking somewhat embarrassed, and whispered, "Hengheng is hungry..."
"Pfft..."
That made Yun Zhourong burst out laughing. She stood up and said, "Well, it's almost lunchtime. I'll go cook. You stay here and watch over your brother, okay?"
The older brother, who was considered simple-minded, immediately nodded, "Hengheng, be a good boy and watch your little brother."
"Hmm, good girl."
Yun Zhourong couldn't resist reaching out and patting her mentally challenged brother's head before heading to the kitchen.
Upon seeing the scene inside, I couldn't help but sigh again.
Everything inside was broken; the bottom of the earthenware pot used for cooking was blackened and covered in soot, and the opening was cracked.
She wouldn't dare eat rice cooked with something like that.
Fortunately, she had a gas stove that Ji Minxiu had prepared in her space, just in case of an emergency.
She was already very familiar with how to use it. She turned on the gas stove, thought for a moment, and then cooked the simplest pork dumplings.
After cooking, she brought the food out and found there was no table. So she took out a table and chairs from her spatial storage before calling her mentally challenged brother to come and eat.
"younger brother…"
The older brother, who was simple-minded, was already drooling from the delicious smell in the air, but he still couldn't stop thinking about his younger brother.
Yun Zhourong pointed to the IV drip and patiently explained, "My little brother needs to rest now. The water already contains nutrients, so he won't be hungry."
"Won't your little brother be hungry?" The older brother, clearly not believing it, asked again.
"Yes, I'm not hungry. You eat first, and we'll feed your little brother when he wakes up, okay?"
After Yun Zhourong finished speaking, she poked open a dumpling, and the meat filling inside immediately leaked out, making the aroma even stronger.
"Okay, let's eat...eat!"
Finally, the silly older brother couldn't hold back any longer. He ran to the table, picked up a dumpling, and put it in his mouth.
"Eh..."
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
Just as Yun Zhourong was about to remind him that it was hot, the silly brother spat out the dumpling again and tossed it back and forth in his hand.
That sight left Yun Zhourong both amused and exasperated.
However, seeing that he had already vomited it out and wasn't burned, Yun Zhourong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Didn't your brother teach you that you have to let things cool down before you eat them?"
As a result, the mentally challenged older brother thought for a while and then shook his head.
This surprised Yun Zhourong.
Then, a faint voice was heard, "Ahem...we...haven't had hot food in a long time..."
"You're awake!"
Yun Zhou was overjoyed and quickly went over to ask about the little boy's condition, "How are you feeling?"
"Little brother, little brother!"
Upon seeing him wake up, his mentally challenged older brother immediately ran over and presented him with the dumplings in his hand like a precious treasure, saying, "Eat, eat!"
"There are some for everyone, you can have this one yourself." Remembering that her mentally challenged brother had just put this dumpling in his mouth, Yun Zhourong quickly stopped him.
The little boy shook his head and said, "Brother, you eat it. It won't taste good when it gets cold."
"Okay, then... I'll eat it!"
The silly older brother had clearly been craving dumplings for a long time, so he didn't refuse this time. He happily put them in his mouth and ate them with his mouth full of oil.
The little boy couldn't help but swallow hard and asked in a low voice, "Brother, is it delicious?"
"Delicious, delicious...I want more!"
After saying that, the mentally challenged brother ran to the table, grabbed some dumplings and started eating, no longer paying attention to what was happening here.
"Now that you're awake, you can eat with us."
At this moment, Yun Zhourong took a pillow, helped the little boy sit up, and then handed him a bowl of dumplings.
"Th-thank you..."
The little boy looked at the white and tender dumplings in the bowl, opened his mouth to say thank you, but tears fell into the soup first.
How long has it been since he received such kindness?
Everyone thought we were definitely not going to make it today.
"Alright, let's eat first. You still have your brother to take care of, so nothing can happen to him."
Yun Zhourong took out a handkerchief to wipe away the little boy's tears and gently comforted him, "Eat first, we can talk about it after we finish eating. I'm hungry too."
"Okay, sister, go eat too. I can manage on my own." Hearing this, the little boy quickly wiped away his tears with his sleeve and urged Yun Zhourong to go eat.
This sensible look of hers truly broke Yun Zhourong's heart.
Fortunately, she encountered this family; otherwise, given their circumstances, if something had happened to the younger brother, the older brother wouldn't have survived.
While eating, Yun Zhourong asked, "By the way, what are your names?"
"My name is Shitou (Stone), and my brother's name is Hengheng (Hengheng)," the little boy said.
"Hengheng, which Heng?" Yun Zhourong asked.
The little boy shook his head. "I don't know either. My brother said his name is Hengheng."
This answer puzzled Yun Zhourong. How could she not even know the characters in her own brother's name?
"Bang..."
Just as she was about to ask more questions, a loud bang was heard, and the door was kicked open.
The man who entered was a middle-aged man with shifty eyes, followed by several thugs.
As soon as he entered, he arrogantly shouted, "You little brat, it's your brother's good fortune that I've taken a liking to him. Don't push your luck. Today, I'm going to tie him up and take him back no matter what!"
"You bad guy, get away from me! Get out of here!"
Upon seeing the middle-aged man, the mentally challenged older brother immediately grabbed a thick stick and began waving it at him incessantly.
Unfortunately, it lacked any structure and appeared to have no deterrent effect whatsoever.
"Liu Heilai, you won't lay a finger on my brother! Get out of here... cough cough cough..."
Upon seeing the person who arrived, Little Stone became incredibly excited and, without realizing it, started coughing violently.
"Hahaha, I heard you were dying, I didn't expect it to be true. How can you stop me in your current state?"
After Liu Heilai finished speaking, he finally saw Yun Zhourong, who had been silent all along, and his eyes suddenly lit up. "Oh, where did this young lady come from? Judging from her figure, she must be a top-notch beauty!"
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