Chapter 396 Don't Play with Fools
Zhang Jinlan placed the clay pot on the table in the house, and the aroma of spicy hot pot wafted out from it.
I was worried that they would meet the Sun family again on the way out.
So I thought about taking them home when I closed the shop in the evening.
This is safer.
"Okay, grandma—"
"I know, grandma—"
The two sisters agreed obediently.
Zhu Yingqiu put down her bowl and chopsticks, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left one after another.
The shop is very busy, as there is still a lot of dough waiting for them to knead.
A quarter of an hour later, the only sounds in the room were those of chewing. The two sisters were eating spicy hot pot and roasting food by the fire.
The little face was flushed with heat.
All the outer clothes were taken off.
The two of them sniffed, and the spicy taste of the hot pot made their mouths swollen.
Like two little sausages.
After dinner, the two of them lay on the bed, chatting and taking a nap.
Until evening, when it gets dark.
The whole family returned to Jiang's house.
The maid had already prepared the meal. When we got home, we washed our face and hands and started eating.
"Forget your worries. From now on, try to go out less often. If you have any problems, let the maid handle them so that you don't have to run into them again. You are a child with a gentle temper. Grandma is worried about you."
After dinner, Zhang Jinlan took her eldest granddaughter aside and gave her instructions.
"I understand, grandma." Jiang Wangyou remained obedient.
It was a winter night and it was getting dark quickly. After Jiang Wangyou washed his feet and butt, he crawled into the quilt. There was a hot water bottle inside, wrapped in cloth so that his feet would not be burned.
It's also very warm.
She took a nap in the afternoon, so she wasn't very sleepy at night. She simply sat on the head of the bed and sorted out the balls of yarn.
After a while, Zhu Yingqiu pushed the door open and came in.
"Forget your worries. Can I talk to you?"
Zhu Yingqiu asked.
Her smile was gentle, like the last warm breeze left in winter.
"Sure, Mom, come and sit down." Jiang Wangyou patted the bed, motioning Zhu Yingqiu to sit over.
When Zhu Yingqiu came in, the flame on the oil lamp was blown by the wind and began to dance.
It took a long time before it stopped.
The room was a little dark, and the shadows of the mother and daughter were imprinted on the wall.
The two talked about many personal matters, and when Zhu Yingqiu left, the moon was already high in the sky.
With his mother's guidance, Jiang Wangyou not only did not have a nightmare tonight, but unexpectedly had a good dream.
In the dream, she was born by Zhu Yingqiu.
Therefore, I have been spoiled by my parents since I was a child and have never suffered any hardship.
In Sunjia Village in the late night, Jiang Sanhe was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping.
The grandson on the bed was already fast asleep.
But Jiang Sanhe didn't dare to sleep.
Because my son's fever didn't go down after taking the medicine.
She was very worried.
She gave birth to three daughters and suffered a lot before she got such a precious son. If anything happened to him, she would not want to live anymore.
After watching over him all night, until dawn, Sun Guangzong's body temperature began to return to normal.
Jiang Sanhe could finally breathe a sigh of relief and was just about to close her eyes and take a nap to catch up on her sleep.
However, the door was pushed open from the outside the next second.
"Lazy woman, it's already light outside, and you're still lying in bed. Go out and work. What woman is as lazy as you?"
I saw Jiang Sanhe still lying on the bed.
Zhou Xiufen got angry.
"Mom, Zong'er had a recurring fever last night. I didn't dare to sleep and stayed up all night. Mom, can you please let me sleep for a while? I'm so sleepy."
To tell the truth, Jiang Sanhe yawned at least four times.
Tears rolled down my cheeks.
Looking very haggard.
The dark circles under her eyes showed that she didn't sleep well.
But Zhou Xiufen was angry yesterday and refused to make up for it.
"Hurry up and work, or I'll let my husband divorce you." These words touched Jiang Sanhe's lifeline.
She had no choice but to get out of bed and go out to work.
"Grandma, I'm hungry." The four-year-old Sun Guangzong had actually woken up a long time ago. He said pitifully to Zhou Xiufen only after his mother left.
"My dear grandson, you finally woke up. There's egg custard in the pot. Grandma will help you get dressed and wash your face before you eat the egg custard, okay?"
Zhou Xiufen has completely different attitudes towards her daughter-in-law and grandson.
"Okay, I like grandma the most." Sun Guangzong ignored his mother the whole time.
When he heard about the egg custard, good things started to come out of his mouth.
At that time, Jiang Sanhe was carrying a bamboo basket and collecting firewood in the mountains.
The Chinese New Year is approaching.
You must prepare more firewood, which is needed for burning the stove and lighting the fire.
It works very fast.
Due to threats from the officials and the fact that they went to Jiangjia Village but learned that the Jiang family had moved, Zhou Xiufen and Jiang Sanhe did not dare to go to the town until early December.
They were afraid that the officials would arrest them and put them in jail.
This year the Chinese New Year came early, at the end of December, so Jiang Fubao returned to the village early with his brothers and sisters.
After spending several years in the town, the entire Jiang family returned to the village this year.
On New Year's Eve, the village was very lively and many families followed the trend and bought firecrackers.
This year is not only a good year, but we also made a lot of money from selling potatoes, chestnuts, and making bamboo sticks and tubes.
Every household has saved at least five taels of silver this year.
In previous years, saving two taels of rice a year was considered a great achievement.
So, early in the morning on New Year's Eve, the aroma of meat wafted out of every chimney.
The dolls also wore new clothes, which was rare.
But they are all coarse cloth and linen.
Not as good as the soft material on Jiang Fubao's body.
Around her neck, there was a furry scarf.
The new clothes she wore were no longer the bright red of previous years, but rather more simple and elegant light pink and peach pink.
Jiang Fubao has fair skin.
Others wore colors that made them look darker, but she looked whiter.
New Year's Eve is a busy day for adults, while children just need to show off their new clothes and eat and drink.
Early in the morning, Jiang Fubao and several of his brothers and sisters were called out by the children in the village to go out and play.
The laughter of children echoed throughout Jiangjia Village.
Inadvertently, Jiang Fubao saw a little boy out of the corner of his eye. He was standing in the corner and peeking at the children, as if he really wanted to join in the fun.
He is not very old, about three years old, very thin and short.
"Who is this child? He looks unfamiliar." Jiang Fubao asked his playmate in the village.
"Oh, him. He is Uncle Zhuzi's son Jiang Kang. Fubao, don't play with him. He is a little fool. He is three years old and can't speak. He smiles at everyone he sees. His mother is afraid of him, so she ran away. Uncle Zhuzi went to work in the town and no one took care of him. He always liked to peek at us playing. None of the children in the village paid any attention to him."
The man explained.
"Fool?" Jiang Fubao became interested.
She had just come across a medical book that explained why some people are born stupid.
The reason is that one soul and two spirits are missing.
It is clearly a medical book, but it is written as a fortune-telling book.
Jiang Fubao suspected that this was just an obscure book, so he read only half of it and threw it into a corner.
"You guys have fun, I'm going to go meet him." Jiang Fubao said this and walked to Jiang Kang alone.
"What's your name?" Jiang Fubao asked knowingly.
"Hehe——" Jiang Kang looked at Jiang Fubao and smiled.
"How old are you?" Jiang Fubao asked again.
"Hehe——" Jiang Kang continued laughing.
Jiang Fubao was almost speechless. Well, she was diagnosed.
The boy in front of me is such a fool.
The kind that is hopelessly stupid.