Chapter 381 Poor Children
Liu Dabao was arranged by the village chief to kneel in the mourning shed to thank the visitors.
In fact, not many people came, but Liu Dabao, as the eldest son of the Liu family, had to keep vigil.
Guihua brought Shaoyao and Liu Erbao to the yard. Shaoyao was so scared that she burst into tears. Her voice was hoarse and her eyes were red and swollen. She threw herself on Guihua and couldn't get off her.
Liu Erbao was still young and had no feeling about death. He just sat beside Chen's body, gently pushing Chen's body, and shouted: "Liang - Erbao is hungry - Liang - Get up -"
Seeing that Chen didn't move, Liu Erbao crawled over and used his little hands to pry open Chen's eyes, trying to make her open her eyes, but no matter how hard he tried, Chen would not open her eyes.
"Liang——My second treasure——"
Liu Erbao pushed Chen and patted his own chest, tears already welling up in his eyes.
Liu Dabao stood up, held Liu Erbao in his arms, and gently stroked Liu Erbao's head.
"Erbao, we will have no mother from now on, we--" Liu Dabao said, his voice choked with sobs, and he couldn't say the next words.
But Liu Erbao understood it. His eyes were confused, but he was thinking in his heart, isn’t mother doing this?
The village chief called several people in the village who specialized in handling weddings and funerals to come and arrange things for Chen. Guihua looked at the dilapidated yard where Chen lay quietly on the ground, and her hatred for Chen also dissipated.
What's the point of worrying about the dead? The life that the living will face is the most difficult.
Guihua glanced at her younger siblings and felt a little confused. She was just a child, so what would her future hold?
She was just a servant of the Wan family, how could she support her three younger brothers and sisters? Moreover, Erbao was only two years old and needed someone to take care of him. In order to ensure that her younger brothers and sisters had enough food, she had been working from dawn to dusk, just to avoid owing the master's family a favor. She had originally planned to support them for only one winter, and when the spring came next year, their lives would definitely be better than now. But she didn't expect Chen to be gone all of a sudden.
This undoubtedly added a heavy burden to Guihua. She felt tired just thinking about her three younger siblings. She could have ignored them, but when she looked at the young Liu Erbao and Shaoyao who was hugging her thighs, their clear eyes and fragile little bodies, her heart was filled with pity.
The only sounds in the entire yard were Shaoyao's crying, Liu Dabao's sobbing, and the village chief and those people discussing tomorrow's funeral.
Guihua stood stupidly in the middle of the yard, feeling that she was the only one in the world. She was completely immersed in her own thoughts, unable to extricate herself, staring at everything in front of her in a daze.
"Osmanthus, osmanthus——"
Guihua suddenly came out of her thoughts and was woken up by someone.
"Uncle Village Chief? You called me?" Guihua was still looking at the village chief in a daze.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you standing here in a daze? Go and take your second brother away, take Shaoyao as well, and take them to your uncle's house to stay for two days first."
"Uncle village chief, you know my uncle. He has never shown his face. He won't let us into his house. I will stay here with my brothers and sisters, and let them say goodbye to their mother."
"They are too young. It's very cold at night. Didn't you see that we are all wearing coats? If they get frozen, it will be even more troublesome. Are you going to take care of them?"
Guihua looked at Liu Erbao, a small ball of snot, sniffing in Liu Dabao's arms. She quickly took Shaoyao's hand and walked over.
"Dabao, give me Erbao."
Liu Dabao looked up at Guihua and slowly handed Liu Erbao to her.
"Sister - what should we do next?"
Liu Dabao's eyes were red and his voice was hoarse. He had completely lost his former stubbornness and willfulness and had become a pitiful creature.
"Just get through this first. Life will always go on. However, from now on, you are the mainstay of this family. If you listen to me and change your bad habits, you may be able to survive. Otherwise, I can't help you. You know that I was sold to someone else's family. I can't make my own decisions. There is a limit to what I can do to help you, so..."
"Don't worry, big sister. I will listen to you. Next year, I will open up some of our land and grow potatoes with everyone else. I will earn money to support my brothers and sisters. Big sister, just don't ignore us."
Liu Dabao quickly expressed his opinion.
Guihua felt both relieved and sad when she heard this. What could Liu Dabao do when he was only six years old?
When she was six years old, she had never farmed. Although she did a lot of work, most of it was within her ability. But she felt it was difficult for a six-year-old to farm.
However, jade cannot be made into a useful object without being polished. She did not object to Liu Dabao's plan for the time being, but took Liu Erbao over. She did not listen to the village chief's order to take him to her uncle's house, but directly carried him into the house.
Guihua didn't want to have anything to do with Mrs. Liu. She knew her aunt too well. She was vindictive and narrow-minded.
A few years ago, Chen and her had a fight, and they had no contact since then. Whenever they met on the street, they pretended to be strangers. How could they expect such a person to take in their children?
Moreover, under the guidance of Old Lady Wan, Guihua developed the habit of not liking to please other people's faces and became more independent-minded.
When the village chief saw Guihua holding Liu Erbao and pulling Shaoyao into the east room, he sighed and said nothing more.
The yard will definitely be a bit messy tomorrow, and he is also worried that the child might get bumped into something. Since Guihua has her own idea, he can't say much. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he doesn't want to send the child to Liu Lao's house. Liu Lao and his wife are both vengeful and narrow-minded, and the village chief looks down on such people from the bottom of his heart.
Guihua put Liu Erbao on the kang and touched his little feet. They were cold as stone.
"Erbao, are your feet cold?"
Liu Erbao didn't speak very clearly. He nodded slightly, and suddenly remembered that there was no light at home and his sister couldn't see him, so he quickly said, "Well - it's cold -"
Guihua was so distressed that she burst into tears. It was already September, and people could wear jackets at night, but Liu Erbao didn't even have a pair of shoes and ran around outside barefoot all day.
Even when everyone in the village was poor in the past, other people's children could at least have a pair of straw sandals to wear, not to mention that now everyone in the village has some money, and children in every household now wear warm cloth shoes. Only Chen's children are still running around barefoot.
"Erbao, I'll go get you some hot water. Let's wash our feet before we go to bed, okay?"
"Okay——" Erbao responded in a baby voice.
Guihua carried Shaoyao onto the kang as well, and told her, "Shaoyao, take good care of your brother, don't let him fall off the kang. I'll go boil some water for you both to wash."
"Well, big sister, I will take good care of Erbao."
Guihua smiled and touched Shaoyao's head, praising her for being great, then turned and went to the kitchen next door.
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