Chapter 2 Warning: Qin Chuyang is lost?
Since I have decided to take the kid to the city, I cannot allow him to be so dirty.
Jiang Tang squatted down and whispered, "Let's wash Chuyang's hands first, and then change into clean clothes before going out, okay?"
The beautiful sister-in-law squatting in front of him spoke softly. Qin Chuyang stared blankly at the bad sister-in-law who had become gentle. His little head was a little confused and he forgot to imitate his brother to scare the other party.
When the bad sister-in-law brought him some water and wanted to help him wash his hands, Qin Chuyang dodged the hand with a red face.
He looked awkwardly at his bad sister-in-law's clean hands and his own dirty claws.
"I don't want you to wash it. I'll wash it for you."
After shouting awkwardly, he rolled up his sleeves, soaked his little black hands in the basin, and rubbed his hands together.
It would be great if he could wash himself. Jiang Tang ignored him and walked towards the little guy and Qin Xiao's room.
"After washing your hands, you should also wash your face. I'll go find you some clean clothes."
The young man hadn't changed his clothes since Qin Xiao left. His sleeves and chest were shiny and greasy, which was unsightly and he really couldn't wear them anymore.
"No, you are not allowed to enter my and Guoguo's room!"
The boy's hands were still in the basin, but most of his body was anxious to move towards Jiang Tang, looking funny and amusing.
Jiang Tang could only stop. The boy was really staring at her as if he was guarding against thieves. He didn't want her to enter his and Qin Xiao's room at all.
But remembering that the original owner had been a thief, Jiang Tang felt a little embarrassed. It was the original owner's fault, and she could only bear the consequences.
"Okay, okay, I won't move until you finish washing first."
Jiang Tang had no choice but to compromise. He went back to where he was, squatted down, propped his chin with his hands, and watched the kid wash his hands with his clear eyes.
The boy's movements were obviously faster. After rubbing his hands dry, he quickly washed his face. His chest was wet, but he didn't care. After washing, he trotted over to Jiang Tang.
"Okay, I'll take you in."
After saying that, he walked in front of Jiang Tang with his short legs and entered the house.
He looks like a little adult.
Jiang Tang had no choice but to follow the little black monkey in small steps. After the little guy entered the house, he ran to the wooden box and tried hard to open it.
Unfortunately, the malnourished four-year-old kid didn't have much strength, and the wooden box didn't budge at all.
Jiang Tang couldn't help laughing out loud, and chuckled, earning a big eye roll from the kid.
She shrugged, stopped laughing, squatted down, reached over the boy's head, and easily opened the wooden box.
Qin Chuyang stared at his bad sister-in-law with a red face, stammered without saying a word, and secretly clenched his fists. He would be able to move the boxes when he grows up a little bit!
Jiang Tang ignored him and lowered his head to carefully search the wooden box.
Qin Chuyang was wrapped around the head by the bad sister-in-law's hands. He didn't run away, but squinted his eyes at her. Humph! If she wanted to steal things again, he would let Guo Guo drive the bad sister-in-law out when Guo Guo came back.
He doesn't want a thief as his sister-in-law.
Jiang Tang searched the box thoroughly before he managed to find a clean piece of clothing without any patches and a pair of mended pants.
Jiang Tang took it out and put it in his hand, and gently pinched the dirty clothes on the boy with his other fingertips, and took a deep breath.
"Chuyang, can you take off your clothes by yourself? I'll change you into clean clothes."
Qin Chuyang saw that she was unwilling to change his clothes. He looked at his dirty clothes with his big eyes and said nothing.
He started to take off his clothes by pulling his sleeves with his little hands, but his arms wouldn't come off.
After struggling for a long time, he refused to let Jiang Tang help and struggled with his clothes by himself.
Until Jiang Tang couldn't bear it anymore.
"Okay, don't move, I'll help you take it off."
Jiang Tang untied the young man's arms, pulled up his clothes from the bottom, and finally freed his head and took off his clothes smoothly.
Looking at Qin Chuyang's dirty body, with black armpits, it was really shocking, and Jiang Tang pinched her brows.
Really, she has never seen the world and is very dirty. She makes her clothes dirty when she puts them on.
Forget it, just wear it for now and let him wash it when you come back from the city.
Jiang Tang also helped the boy take off his pants, and then carefully helped him put on his clothes. The little black boy was finally a little cleaner.
If Jiang Tang didn't know there was something else hidden under the clean clothes.
But this is all we can do now.
There was also a pair of cloth shoes on the little black boy's feet, with his big toe almost showing. Jiang Tang looked around and found a pair of even dirtier shoes in the corner of the room, and sighed.
Forget it, I won’t change my shoes. There’s really no need to change the torn ones for the dirty ones.
After changing clothes, Jiang Tang stood up with his dirty clothes and shoes and clapped his hands, "Okay, let's go out."
Qin Chuyang looked at his clean clothes, then looked up at his pretty bad sister-in-law, clutching his clothes with his little hands without saying a word.
He just followed his bad sister-in-law out with his short legs.
After Jiang Tang left the house, he fetched a basin of clean water, took the original owner's soap and wiped his hands, then washed them carefully.
Finally, Qin Chuyang's dirty clothes were soaked in the basin and his shoes were placed aside.
Qin Chuyang watched her movements, clutching the corner of her clothes with his small hands and closing his little mouth.
Jiang Tang walked into the main room with a backpack on her back and stretched out her slender, white hands towards Qin Chuyang.
Qin Chuyang rubbed his hands behind his back and shook his head, "I don't want you to hold me back, let's go."
Jiang Tang made a move, "There are a lot of bad guys outside. If you don't let me lead you, we can't go to the city together."
As soon as he finished speaking, a skinny little black hand was stuffed into his palm. It felt rough and small in his hand, not at all as white and tender as the children in the world today.
Jiang Tang carried the backpack and led the little guy out of the yard.
Qin Chuyang looked up at the hand that was holding his. The hand of his bad sister-in-law was soft and warm.
Its hands are whiter than Guoguo's and his. Guoguo's hands are as black and hard as his, while the bad sister-in-law's hands are white and soft.
He struggled to keep up with his short legs, clenched his little hands gently, and then held that hand in return.
Jiang Tang held Qin Chuyang's hand and left home, walking towards the village entrance. Trees could be seen everywhere on the roadside, and the morning sunlight was scattered on the treetops, casting shadows.
The two of them soon arrived at the entrance of the village. There was a large blackboard at the entrance, which was covered with important notices. Next to it was an old plaque with the three big characters "Wuli Village" engraved on it.
There was a tricycle parked on the road at the entrance of the village, with five or six people sitting loosely on it.
Jiang Tang took Qin Chuyang over there, and everyone in the car looked at the uncle and sister-in-law with some surprise.
Especially since Jiang Tang was wearing a long dress with a backpack on her back, it looked so weird and funny.
The original owner was sent back to the Jiang family by his adopted parents. All the relatives and friends in the village knew about it, and everyone in the village went to watch the excitement.
But later on, she never left the house, and they only saw each other again when Jiang Tang married Jiang Cui to Qin Xiao.
The original owner was sent back to the Jiang family by his adoptive parents, and then sent to Qin Xiao's home by the Jiang family, where he was laughed at a lot.
In fact, the villagers didn't know much about her. They only heard from Jiang Cui that her sister was a spoiled girl who wouldn't even help when someone at home fell over.
She also snatched away her sister's marriage and married her future brother-in-law because she was afraid of suffering at home. She is really not an easy person to get along with.
The glaring gaze followed him like a shadow, and Jiang Tang could only try his best to ignore it.
Holding Qin Chuyang's hand, he walked to the front of the car and asked politely, "Uncle, is the car going to the city? How much is it per person?"
Father Wu did not expect Jiang Tang to be so polite. The little girl had a nice voice. A smile appeared on his dark yellow face. "We'll leave when we get to the city and the bus is full."
After saying that, he looked at Qin Chuyang next to Jiang Tang and explained, "If you hold the child, it's free. If you take a seat by yourself, it's only 20 cents per person."
Jiang Tang handed the driver two cents without hesitation. She only had five dollars and forty cents on her, so she thought every penny she could save was a penny earned.
After collecting the money, Old Man Wu waved his hand toward the back of the car and said, "Okay, you can find a seat by yourself, and we'll be leaving right away."
Jiang Tang nodded gratefully and pulled Qin Chuyang to the back of the car.
She first put the backpack on the tricycle, then bent down and carried Qin Chuyang onto the tricycle. The four-year-old little black boy was very thin, and Jiang Tang had no strength, but she still easily carried the child onto the tricycle.
I was the last one to sit on the bus, and happened to be sitting in the outermost seat of the car.
Seeing her get in the car, it seemed that she was really planning to take Qin Chuyang into the city. Everyone in the car had a different expression.
After Jiang Tang sat down, he pulled Qin Chuyang into his arms and said, "Chuyang, can I hold you?"
She didn't want to hold the baby either, but she was still poor, so she reluctantly accepted to hold the baby along the way in order to save some money.
Qin Chuyang only felt that his body was soft, like the white clouds in the sky. He hummed and moaned without making a sound, but still nestled obediently in Jiang Tang's arms without struggling.
Jiang Tang held Qin Chuyang and sat down.
People in the car greeted her one after another, "Tang girl, are you taking Chuyang to the city?"
Jiang Tang looked at the woman who was speaking and nodded in confusion, "Yeah."
The man also knew that she was not familiar with him, so he explained with a smile, "Just call me Aunt Gui Mei."
Jiang Tang greeted with a smile, "Auntie Guimei."
Zhang Guimei looked down at Qin Chuyang, "Why did Tang take Chuyang to the city?"
She started to talk in a rambling way, "There's no one left at home. Qin Xiao only has this one brother, who is Qin Xiao's lifeblood. Tang girl, be careful. There are many people in the city. Don't get lost."
"You said there was a family in the neighboring village. Wasn't it that the sister-in-law took her brother-in-law to the city and accidentally lost him? In the end, they got divorced and the family broke up."
Jiang Tang looked up at the kind-faced woman in front of her. She seemed to have something else in her words. She lowered her head and looked at Qin Chuyang in her arms.
What this lady meant was that she was worried that Qin Chuyang might be lost or sold?
Warn her that if she lost Qin Chuyang, Qin Xiao would not let her go.
I have to say, it was very effective. She was just afraid of Qin Xiao's revenge.
"Auntie, she's holding onto the nest all the time, so the nest won't get lost!"
The young man spoke loudly to his aunt.
Jiang Tang looked down at the serious-looking little black boy, then looked up at Aunt Gui Mei, "Chu Yang is right, don't worry, Aunt Gui Mei, I won't get lost."
Seeing that both of them said so, Zhang Guimei reluctantly put her mind at ease and nodded kindly, "That's good."
At this time, the driver shouted, "Everyone sit down, let's go."
Old Man Wu twisted the hand-crank engine vigorously, and the sound of the tractor was deafening.
Boom boom.
The engine started, Dad Wu sat in the driver's seat and started the tractor.
Jiang Tang was totally unprepared and his ears were almost ringing. He endured the noise of the tractor as it finally started moving.
The dirt road was full of potholes. In the 1980s, it was hard to find asphalt roads or even gravel roads in the countryside. There were only dirt roads with potholes, and our buttocks were lifted up and then sat down again.
She could only hold the back seat guard with one hand and hold Qin Chuyang tightly with the other hand, her stomach churning.
With a hiss, the tractor stopped at the intersection of the county town. Jiang Tang staggered out of the car, his head was a mess, and he slowly took down the backpack, then reached out to pick up Qin Chuyang.
I stood there questioning my life, feeling numb all over.
Qin Chuyang pulled the bad sister-in-law's finger, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Tang came back to his senses, shook his head, and made a hissing sound. He didn't dare to be too obvious, so he could only secretly touch his sore butt with his hand and shook his head, "It's okay, let's go into the city."
After saying this, he put on the backpack and led Qin Chuyang into the city.
Zhang Guimei, who was behind, caught up and walked side by side with Jiang Tang.
"What does Tang want to buy when she goes to the city?"
Jiang Tang thought she was still worried about him, so he had never been to the county town. Jiang Tang smiled politely, "Auntie Guimei, Qin Xiao has been away from home for a few days. There is nothing to eat at home. I will take Chu Yang to the city to buy some rice and vegetable oil."
She spoke very logically, and Zhang Guimei became more and more convinced that Jiang Tang went to the city to buy things and did not have any other intentions.
The smile on her face was also sincere and a little more enthusiastic. "You haven't been to the county town much, right? Auntie will show you the way. Also, you don't have to buy oil. Just go to the pork stall in the market and weigh a few pounds of fat meat and make your own oil at home."
"Thank you, Aunt Guimei. I was taken care of by my parents at home before, and I didn't have much chance to go out to the city. It's really great that you can help me."
Jiang Tang felt relieved to see her acting like a caring elder. It seemed that she no longer suspected that she wanted to lose Qin Chuyang.
Her words contained so much information that Zhang Guimei was unable to react for a moment. It took her a while to understand.
It turns out that in the past few months, he had not left the house. It was not because he looked down on Wuli Village, nor was it because he was spoiled and lazy, but because his family members did not allow him to go out.
The Jiang family is really outrageous. How can they lock up the little girl at home like a prisoner?
For a moment, Zhang Guimei's eyes changed when she looked at Jiang Tang.