Chapter 153 Buying rice and flour, little Fubao is so cute
Old Mrs. Wan glanced at the sky outside. It was already getting dark, but there were still so many people in the room. It was time for dinner.
"Third brother's wife, there's nothing in this room. You, your fourth brother, and your second sister-in-law should go to the rice shop to see if the shop is closed. If not, you can buy some food, half rice and half whole grain rice, a bag of white flour and a bag of whole grain flour, and other things like soybean oil. Ask the shopkeeper to send someone to deliver them to the shop. We can use the new stove in the shop to cook a meal for our family tonight. We can't go back tonight, so we can just stay in this shop for one night."
Mrs. Wan San quickly took the silver handed over by Old Lady Wan and put it carefully in her pocket.
Zhao also noticed that Old Lady Wan was very wary of spending the bandits' money, so she wanted to spend it as quickly as possible.
If it were in the past, Grandma Wan would definitely not be superstitious about these things, but since the little Fubao came into the family, Grandma Wan has become particularly concerned about these things, fearing that they would damage the blessings that her little granddaughter brought to the family.
After sending everyone out, only Mrs. Zhao and Old Lady Wan with a group of children were left in the shop.
"Wanquan, go ahead and take your brothers to the front to clean up the shop. When your uncle comes back, ask him to fix the door overnight. We can't sleep with the shop door open tonight."
Wan Quan responded and rushed out with a few boys. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the shop.
Zhao couldn't just sit there and do nothing, so she said to Old Lady Wan, "Aunt, I'm worried that the children can't do it well, so I'll go and take a look. You sit down and take a rest."
Old Lady Wan said politely, "How dare I trouble you? Let them do the work. They are children who grew up in the soil and have nimble hands and feet. It's time for them to exercise their bodies. They have been on the road of exile or hibernating at home for the past few months. They have been idle for a long time. These kids are very strong and won't be tired. You can just sit down and rest. It's just that the people in this family can't communicate, so I guess they should be worried."
Zhao also had a worried look on her face. If she didn't go back, the several mouths at home would probably not have enough to eat. No matter how poor her cooking skills were, at least she could make a fire and cook. But the people at home probably couldn't even make a fire.
Zhao became even more worried just sitting there, so she decided to find something to do to distract herself.
"Aunt, I don't know how to do housework, so I'll just watch the children do it and learn from them."
Little Fubao was lying on the doorstep at this time, crawling out with a groan, and his saliva from exhaustion had wet a large area of the doorstep.
"Study, study, hehe." When little Fubao heard what Zhao said, he quickly looked up at Zhao. His white face was full of smiles and his eyes were rolling around. Half of his body had already flipped over the threshold and he was hanging on the threshold, unable to get down. His two hands were holding on to the threshold tightly and would not let go.
Mrs. Wan was shocked to realize that she had been so busy talking to Zhao that she didn't even know when little Fubao passed away. Looking at little Fubao's cute and funny appearance, Mrs. Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She quickly put down the purse in her hand, walked over quickly, raised a hand as dry as tree bark high, and gently placed it on little Fubao's pouting butt. Little Fubao giggled when she was hit, and it didn't hurt at all. She thought her grandmother was playing a prank on her.
Old Mrs. Wan reached out and picked up little Fubao, then took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"My dear, you are going to scare me to death. Although the threshold is not high, it will be enough for you if you fall on it. You are getting more and more naughty as you grow older. When your mother comes back, I will not let her spank your little butt."
Little Fubao quickly hugged Grandma Wan's neck, gave her a kiss on the face, and shouted with a smile: "Grandma, hold me, Fubao, be good, Fubao likes grandma."
Old Mrs. Wan was so confused by what little Fubao had done that she held little Fubao in her arms and cherished her for a while before sitting down with her in her arms.
Zhao felt a little jealous. Little Fubao was so adorable. She had never seen a child as smart as little Fubao. The key was that the little girl was also adorable.
"Aunt, I think Xiao Fubao also wants to go play with her brothers. Why don't I take her to the front to have a look? You can take a rest for a while?"
Little Fubao quickly showed a cute smile to Zhao, then turned around and looked at Old Lady Wan with a pitiful look.
Xiao Fubao's cleverness immediately amused the two of them, and a burst of happy laughter suddenly rang out in the room.
"Okay, then let your aunt take you around the front, but you are not allowed to be naughty or make trouble for your aunt. It's a mess in the front, so just watch and don't dare to touch it. The wooden splinters on the tables, chairs and benches are not human-recognizing. If your tender little hands are pricked, they will bleed."
Little Fubao looked at Grandma Wan seriously, and after listening to her sermon, he nodded vigorously and said, "Fubao, please don't worry, Grandma."
As Xiao Fubao spoke, he patted Old Lady Wan on the chest to reassure her. With a smile on her face, Old Lady Wan handed Xiao Fubao over to Zhao.
Little Fubao hugged Zhao's neck and looked towards the door with excitement. He could finally go and play with his brothers.
Old Mrs. Wan was old and not in good spirits. She had just been frightened by the bandits and was feeling a little listless. She held the money bag and went to the kang in the room, lay down, and soon began to snore.
In the small shop in front, Wan Quan and a few of his younger brothers were putting the intact tables and chairs to one side, and piling the broken ones on the other side, leaving an aisle in the middle for people to pass through.
Zhao came to the shop carrying little Fubao and saw several children working skillfully with sweat on their foreheads.
When little Fubao saw his brothers, he immediately twisted his little body to get down to the ground. Zhao was so scared that she quickly tightened her arms.
"Fubao, grandma just told me that it's a mess here, so we shouldn't go out to the fields, okay? Wherever you want to go, auntie will take you there."
Zhao coaxed little Fubao gently, and little Fubao really stopped moving. He immediately stretched out his little hand to point at his brothers and said softly, "Brother, find brother."
Wan Quan and the others also saw Xiao Fubao and stopped what they were doing.
Wanquan dusted off his body and walked over.
"Sister, this place is dirty. You just stand here and watch the brothers work. When the brothers are done, they will come and play with you, okay?"
Little Fubao was a little unhappy. She also wanted to play and work with her brothers.
Wan Quan saw that his sister was a little unhappy, so he turned his head and looked around the shop. He saw that the work was basically finished, except for a few bench legs that had not been picked up.
"Aunt, why don't you let your sister come down? We have already cleaned the ground, and there are still a few bench legs left. Let your sister try."
Seeing that there was no danger, Zhao put little Fubao on the ground.
As soon as little Fubao was born, she became active immediately, like a fish in the sea. She stretched out her arms and ran forward crookedly with her short legs.
Wan Quan followed closely behind to protect little Fubao.
Little Fubao first observed what his brothers were doing, and then followed their example, wanting to squat down to pick up the bench legs on the ground and move them to the side.
But she was wearing too thick clothes and couldn't squat down at all, so she supported herself on the ground with her two little hands, raised her little butt high, and looked upside down. She was so tired that her face was flushed. Finally, she reached the leg of the bench on the ground, but her hands were too small to hold it.
Although little Fubao is small, he has a spirit of not admitting defeat and is determined to pick up the bench leg.
After trying very hard and using both hands, the leg still wouldn't move.
Little Fubao became anxious, so he stood up slowly and tried to pick it up again. However, this time he used too much force and fell headfirst. He rolled on the ground like a clumsy panda and lay flat on his back.
Wan Quan kept staring at Xiao Fubao but failed to stop him from falling flat on his face. Wan Quan and Zhao were so scared that they almost lost their souls.
But little Fubao was fine. She even thought it was fun. The room had wooden floors and little Fubao was dressed like a panda. She didn't feel any pain at all. The little girl was even giggling while lying on the ground.
Wan Quan was close by and quickly picked up little Fubao from the ground. Zhao took her over and never dared to let the little girl get down to the ground again. The child's movements were so fast that the adults couldn't react.
The room was filled with the smell of blood. The corpses had been cleaned out by several brothers of the Wan family, but the blood had not been washed away yet. Zhao hurriedly carried Xia Fubao back to the backyard.
At this time, the streets were full of torches, illuminating the entire town.
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