Chapter 117 Cute Little Fu Bao
The next morning, the Wan family got up early.
Today is New Year's Eve, and it should be a lively occasion, but there is a sick person at home, and we have to go to town to call a doctor.
Old Mrs. Wan assigned tasks to her children and grandchildren early in the morning.
"Eldest brother, second brother, and second brother's wife, after breakfast, carry Shen to the town to see a doctor. Third brother, quickly make a temporary stretcher so that your eldest and second brothers can carry Shen without getting too tired.
The three of you should take Shen to see the doctor and get some more medicine back. We don’t do medical treatment and medicine in the first month of the year, so it’s best to get medicine for half a month.”
After her sons agreed, Old Lady Wan gave Old Master Wan two taels of silver and told him to go and come back quickly because today was New Year's Eve and there was still a lot of work to do at home.
Originally, Old Mrs. Wan didn't want Wan Ersao to go, as the housework couldn't be done without Wan Ersao.
But she was worried about two grown men going, and Shen was a woman, so it would not give people any reason to gossip if she let Wan Ersao go too.
After arranging the three people, Mrs. Wan said to the fourth and third sisters-in-law, "Fourth sister-in-law, you will take the children home and do your second sister-in-law's work. Fourth sister-in-law, you are pregnant and it is inconvenient for you to work, so just sit aside and talk to your boss about how to do it. Third sister-in-law, the kitchen will be handed over to you first. If you need any help from me, just let me know. I will leave little Fubao to Mo'er and come to help you."
Wan Lao Si and Liu Shi and his wife responded and walked out, but Wan San Sao smiled and said, "Mother, I can handle the kitchen by myself, you don't have to work, just take care of Xiao Fubao."
"Okay, you go and prepare breakfast first. I'll go see if Xiao Fubao has woken up." After assigning the tasks, Old Mrs. Wan walked towards Wan Ersao's room.
After breakfast, Wan Lao San had already rushed out a simple stretcher. Grandma Wan asked Wan Er Sao to cover it with thick bedding to avoid hurting Shen.
The eldest and second eldest Wan carried Shen out and placed her on a stretcher.
After a night's rest and with the help of Old Lady Wan's ginseng beard, Shen's face was no longer so gray and pale. She looked like a normal person again, but she was still in a coma. Her face was still as pale as before. Compared with last night, she no longer had that dead look on her face, but had a little more vitality.
Old Mrs. Wan checked Shen again, tucked the quilt tightly around her, and then told them to set off quickly and come back early.
Old Mrs. Wan pulled Mrs. Wan, who was walking at the back, and stuffed another tael of silver into her pocket.
"Second son's wife, go to the town later and see if there is anyone selling eggs. Buy some back. Also buy some melon seeds, peanuts and other things. We don't have anything at home. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, people will come to visit us and we don't even have anything to entertain them. If there is anything else that the family needs, buy it yourself. Don't buy anything that is useless. Save your money."
Wan Ersao put the silver in her pocket and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know what's going on. Go back quickly. Little Fubao should be waking up soon. I'm afraid she'll fall off the kang."
When Old Mrs. Wan heard this, she didn't have time to say anything else and quickly ran back on her little feet.
As soon as I got back, I saw little Fubao wearing a thin red jacket, hugging two white and tender little feet under the quilt and chewing them. Her round thumbs were all covered with her saliva.
When little Fubao heard the noise, he quickly turned his head towards the door and saw Old Mrs. Wan lifting the cotton curtain and coming in.
Little Fubao quickly grinned and called out in a baby voice: "Grandma - hug me -"
Old Mrs. Wan saw that little Fubao had rolled out of the quilt, his two little hands still holding a pair of little feet, and his two big eyes were blinking at her.
Old Mrs. Wan felt like her heart was melted by the cuteness of little Fubao, and she immediately called him "good boy" and "darling".
"Hey, when did grandma's little sweet baby wake up? Why is he so well behaved?"
Old Mrs. Wan quickly turned around and closed the door. Fortunately, the kang in the room was still warm. Second Sister-in-law Wan was thoughtful and did not forget to heat the kang before leaving, for fear that little Fubao would wake up and roll out of the quilt if no one was watching him on the kang.
Old Mrs. Wan touched little Fubao's hands and feet and found they were both warm, so she felt relieved.
When little Fubao saw his grandmother, he quickly stood up shakily with his little butt sticking out, and rushed towards Grandma Wan while laughing so hard that his saliva was dripping.
Old Mrs. Wan caught little Fubao in one go. Little Fubao wrapped his short arms around Old Mrs. Wan's neck and his saliva was all over her body.
The old lady, who always loved cleanliness, no longer disliked Xiao Fubao's saliva. Instead, she happily wiped Xiao Fubao's saliva carefully with a handkerchief.
"My dear, let's get up, okay? We have a mission today. I'll take you to visit the neighbors next door later. Let's go collect some money, okay? We can use the money to buy sweet cakes for my little Fubao."
When little Fubao heard that there were sweet cakes to eat, he immediately became happy.
"Gao Gao, Fubao seven Gao Gao, sweet." Little Fubao was tired of standing, so he sat down on the quilt, clapped his hands and smiled.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly changed little Fubao's clothes.
Wan Ersao had already prepared all the clothes that little Fubao would wear today. Because it was New Year's Day, to make it festive, little Fubao wore a bright red outfit inside and out.
He was also wearing a pair of red tiger-head shoes, which made the little Fubao look even softer and cuter, and his skin looked even whiter.
Old Mrs. Wan tied little Fubao's yellowish and soft hair into two small buns and tied them up with a red hairband.
"Oh my, our little Fubao is really a blessing from heaven. Who wouldn't like him?"
Little Fubao likes people praising her very much. When she heard Grandma Wan praising her, she wanted to jump up with joy. However, she was less than one and a half years old and couldn’t jump up at all. She could only let her little butt drop down, bend her legs and then straighten them again, without leaving the kang at all, and still giggled happily.
Old Mrs. Wan picked up little Fubao and took him out to wash his face.
Mrs. Wan had already prepared hot water. Old Mrs. Wan wiped little Fubao's face and applied a little facial cream. This was what the mayor had someone send last time, but there was only a small box. It was said that it was very expensive, and the people in the Wan family were reluctant to use it.
The wind and sand at the border were very strong and the winter was dry. The Wan family had only been at the border for a few days when their faces began to crack. The children's faces were even darker and redder, and their faces were chapped. Old Mrs. Wan was reluctant to give her facial cream to her grandchildren, but instead applied a little bit to little Fubao every day.
In the whole family, only Xiao Fubao's face was white and tender, as if water could be squeezed out of it. Compared with her peers in the same village, Xiao Fubao did not look like an exile at all, but rather like a lady from an wealthy family. No matter what she ate, wore or used, Grandma Wan would always leave the best things in the family to Xiao Fubao.
At this time, Wan San's wife brought a bowl of minced meat porridge and a boiled egg.
Xiao Fubao usually has half a bowl of porridge and another steamed or boiled egg in the morning.
After Old Mrs. Wan finished feeding little Fubao her meal in small sips, Mrs. Zhao arrived with Wan Xingmo and Wan Yirou.
Wan Xingchen stayed at home to take care of Wan Jinshu. Wan Jinshu couldn't help much if he came so early, and it would be awkward for him to just sit there. It would be better for him to rest at home and come back at mealtime.
"Aunt, have you had breakfast?" Zhao has become accustomed to the rural way of greeting, as if this would allow her to better integrate into the lives of Grandma Wan's family.
Mrs. Wan was on the kang in the east room. When she heard Zhao's voice, she quickly responded, "Niece-in-law, I'm in the east room. Come in and warm up."
Zhao took Wan Yirou into the east room, and Wan Xingmo joined the cleaning team.
Zhao glanced at the kitchen and saw only Wan San's wife busying herself in the kitchen.
"Aunt, why are my second brother's wife not here?" After Zhao entered the east room, she saw only Old Lady Wan and little Fubao sitting on the kang playing.
"Come on, come down quickly. Something happened in the village last night. You may not have known it because you didn't go out. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Shen family next door was thrown into the cemetery by her family and was picked up by several sons of my family. There was also a fire in the village last night, and two people were burned to death. What a sin, it's New Year's Day, how unlucky."
Zhao didn't expect that such a big thing happened in the village last night. Their home was far away and they didn't hear any noise.
"Aunt, are you talking about the Shen who is said to be a jinx?" Zhao often came to Grandma Wan's house and heard some gossip in the village, so she still had an impression of Shen.
"That's true, but Shen has been sent to town by my sons to see a doctor, and she won't be back for a while. But I'm going to ask the Shen family for money today. They are such wicked people, I can't let them have a good New Year. Evil people should learn a lesson."
Zhao understood as soon as she heard it. The Shen family still owed Old Lady Wan fifteen taels of silver. Zhao also agreed, but she was not the type to argue.
"Aunt, I may not be able to help you much. I'll let Mo'er accompany you. Although he doesn't know how to quarrel, he can at least protect you from being bullied by the Shen family. I saw that my third sister-in-law was busy in the kitchen alone, so I'll go and help her. I'll also let Rou'er learn how to do the work in the kitchen. It will be useful sooner or later."
Old Lady Wan admired Zhao's broad-mindedness. If an ordinary person had fallen from the high and mighty position of a general's wife to the level of an exiled prisoner, she would have cried her eyes out long ago. However, Zhao was very open-minded and even made plans for her children's future. Old Lady Wan's attitude towards Zhao became even more cordial.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll go call Mo'er."
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