Due to geographical factors, it doesn't snow in Sanchakou Village during the winter.
There wasn't much work to be done in the fields, so everyone stayed home or visited each other to chat.
The second branch of the Gu family had long been separated from the old house, and now the four members of the family each occupied one of the four rooms in the house.
Gu Lao Er, Gu Shouxin, huddled in his blankets, staring blankly at the mud-walled house with a frown.
Gu Shouxin's wife, Cai Xiaolian, stood in front of the stove in the kitchen, frowning and staring blankly at the earthen stove.
The couple's eldest daughter, Gu Nian, would close her eyes tightly in her room, then open them again after a while. Upon seeing the mud-walled house, she would close her eyes again, then open them again, repeating this cycle endlessly without ever getting tired.
The youngest daughter, Gu Xin, sat somewhat frightened on a small stool in the main room, hesitating about who to greet first.
She discovered that the family had changed since she had been seriously ill a few days earlier.
Her father was a complete scoundrel. He drank, gambled, and beat his children. After she recovered, he would just stare blankly at her, his gaze first filled with disbelief, then with relief, and finally with joy.
You see, her father really disliked her. The sight of him looking at her with such delight terrified her; she was afraid he would sell her.
Moreover, in this freezing weather, the man who used to drink every day has stopped drinking and even stopped going out to gamble. Is it because he has run out of money to gamble and has finally reached the point where he has to sell his daughter?
Her mother was a very hardworking person. She could do all kinds of work at home and in the fields, and she would also do some embroidery to sell for money. She got along well with outsiders, but she often scolded her, though fortunately she didn't hit her.
But ever since she recovered from her illness, the food her mother cooked has become almost inedible, and it takes a lot of effort to even start a fire. The strangest thing is that her mother hasn't scolded her for three days.
As for her sister, needless to say, ever since she learned embroidery, she has done nothing but embroidery. Recently, she has been embroidering a large piece, but since she recovered from her illness, her sister has been lying in bed every day, neither speaking nor doing any embroidery.
The most crucial thing is that, even though they are both abnormal, they seem to be completely unaware of each other's abnormality.
Gu Xin was terrified.
What exactly happened to her father, her mother, and her sister?
Although she was scared, she still wanted to care about her family. She couldn't imagine how she could continue living like this.
She got up, rubbed her frozen hands, and went to the kitchen first.
At home, her father thought she was stupid, her sister thought she was silly, and neither of them liked to talk to her. Her mother often scolded her, but at least she would talk to her.
"Mom, are you starting a fire? Let me help you!"
Although her mother scolds her, and she usually tries not to speak on her own initiative, her condition these past few days has made it impossible for her to continue to hold back her words.
"Oh? No, no, cough cough, cough cough cough, you must be hungry! I'll cook you an egg right away."
Cai Xiaolian snapped out of her daze and choked on the smoke again. Looking at the ten-year-old girl in front of her, she felt guilty. Look how hungry the child was; it was almost lunchtime and the child hadn't eaten anything.
"Coo coo!"
Suddenly, Cai Xiaolian's stomach growled.
She looked down at her stomach, then at her clothes and the earthen walls around her, and sighed inwardly.
Sigh, we're already here, three days have passed, this is the fourth day now, there's no going back, no going back!
Let's fill our stomachs first.
Cai Xiaolian: I want to cry.
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