Chapter 382 Wan Shuang Helps
After two years, Guihua entered the familiar kitchen again. Nothing had changed. The only difference was that the kitchen was dirty and messy, and the rice jar and water jar were empty.
Guihua opened the lid of the water jar and found that there was nothing inside. The jar was already covered with a layer of dust and it was unknown how many days it had not been filled with water.
It is even more impossible that there is rice in the rice jar, otherwise Chen would not have starved to death.
Guihua sighed and could only carry the bucket back to Wan's house, preparing to fetch two and a half buckets of water first.
The village chief asked everyone to help, but Guihua felt bad about it as they haven't even had a sip of hot water yet.
Guihua returned to the Wan family and found that the door was not closed but wide open. There was a light on in the room, which was in Old Mrs. Wan's room.
Guihua's eyes became moist, she knew that this must have been left for her by her grandmother on purpose.
Guihua carried a bucket into the yard, carefully filled two half buckets with water, and prepared to carry them back.
"Guihua, let me do it. See if your brother and the others need anything else. Bring some from home first."
Wan Shuang stood at the door of the side room at some point and said in a deep voice.
Only then did Guihua see clearly that there was someone watching her in the darkness.
"Second brother? Did I wake you up?" Guihua felt a little embarrassed and stood there holding the carrying pole.
"No, I hadn't rested yet. I heard some noise in the yard, so I came out to see. When I saw it was you, I thought you wanted to help, so I came out to ask."
Guihua quickly waved her hands and said, "No need, second brother, I can do it. I can carry this half bucket of water. You should take a rest."
Wan Shuang had already walked over, picked up the half bucket of water in front of Guihua and poured it into another wooden barrel, then filled the empty barrel with water, and silently took the carrying pole from Guihua's hand.
"Let me do it. This is a man's job. You should go back and take care of your brother and sister-in-law. Your half bucket of water is not enough. There are so many people helping at home. You should at least let them drink something hot, right?"
Wan Shuang bent down, gritted his teeth and picked up the two buckets of water, but saw Guihua still standing there stupidly.
"Let's go? What are you standing for?" Wan Shuang said and went out carrying the water.
Guihua finally reacted and hurriedly followed.
"Second brother, you only need to help me with this one load. I can do the rest myself. You should go home and have a rest soon."
"You talk too much nonsense. Instead of talking nonsense, you should just run back home."
After hearing what Wan Shuang said, Guihua shut her mouth awkwardly, and couldn't help but quicken her pace, trotting all the way back home.
After Wan Shuang brought the water, Guihua washed the water tank first before pouring the water in.
Wan Shuang did not leave. He waited for Guihua to empty the bucket, then went back to fetch water with the empty bucket.
"Second brother? No need, these two buckets of water are enough."
"Don't worry about me. Hurry up and boil some hot water and light a fire in the yard. Don't let people who come to help get frozen. If there is no dry firewood at home, grandma said, go back and get it. If there are any utensils that are temporarily in short supply at home, you can also take them from home and bring them back when the time comes. Grandma said that you are not the same Guihua now. You are a member of our Wan family. Remember?"
After saying this, Wan Shuang continued to help Guihua fetch water.
Guihua squatted on the floor of the kitchen, covering her face and crying.
After all the grievances and happiness in her heart turned into tears, she wiped away her tears, stood up, and immediately got busy.
She is now more motivated than she was a quarter of an hour ago.
There was an oil lamp lit in the kitchen. The dim light could not penetrate the darkness, but it was better than being pitch dark.
Guihua scrubbed the pot, and took out all the usable bowls, chopsticks, and cups from the kitchen, and put them all in the pot and boiled them with boiling water. She boiled hot water on another stove, preparing to wash Liu Erbao and Shaoyao and settle the two little guys first.
There was dry firewood under the stove, so Guihua didn't have to worry about it. She carried all the remaining firewood into the yard.
"My dear uncles and aunts, you are so kind to come and help us. We don't have anything good to treat you. We can't let you all get cold. Can I light a fire for you?"
Guihua placed the dry firewood in the southeast corner of the yard, which was more sheltered from the wind and some distance away from Chen's mourning shed.
"Guihua is really capable now. No wonder your uncle Jinzhu often praises you for being diligent and smart. It's true that you are what you drink."
"This girl is like a completely different person compared to before."
"Guihua, stop working and go take care of your brothers and sisters first. Your uncles and aunts all know the situation in your family and won't care. But if the fire is lit, everyone will be warm and this night will be much better."
The village chief came over and spoke to Guihua in a gentle voice.
Guihua nodded and then took out a purse from her pocket. This was the money she had saved. It was all in here. She didn't know if it was enough to hold Chen's funeral.
"Uncle Village Chief, this is all my savings. Take it and pay for all the expenses and entertainment tomorrow. But you know my family's situation, and I can't give you any more. Just use this. If it's not enough, I'll find another way."
The village chief took Guihua's purse, which was quite heavy. It seemed that Jinzhu had paid this girl a lot of wages in the past two years.
"Guihua, you don't need so much. We all know your family's situation. These uncles and aunts came to your house voluntarily to help. No one wants money. You just need to go to the town early tomorrow morning to buy some incense, candles, paper money, and a thin coffin. It's also a token of your kindness. You don't have to worry about food, just hot water."
"Uncle village chief, if you have enough money, it's okay to prepare a few meals for us. Although we can't have big fish and meat, you can steam a few buns and make a pot of stew. It's also Guihua's way of showing your kindness. I can't let everyone go hungry to help my family, right? I would feel bad if that happened."
"Since you said so, I'll do it. When we go to town to buy things tomorrow, you can come with me. See if you need anything and I'll buy it for you. Then we can catch up with your uncle Jinzhu's ox cart."
"Okay, thank you, village chief uncle. I'll go and boil some hot water for everyone to warm up."
Osmanthus feels that this late autumn has been warmed by all kinds of warmth, and it is destined that this severe winter will not be too cold.
After arranging everything outside, Guihua came into the house with hot water, ready to wash her brothers and sisters and soak their feet.
But it turned out that Shaoyao had fallen asleep while holding Erbao.
Guihua took the oil lamp from the kitchen and saw clearly that Shaoyao was holding Erbao in her arms with her small body. Neither of them was covered with a quilt. Their feet were bare. Their little feet were black and cold to the touch.
Guihua felt a little sad, so she quickly washed them both gently. However, neither of them woke up yet, and it seemed that they were really very sleepy.
Guihua brought over the only tattered quilt left in the house and covered the two of them with it, then she let down the coarse cloth curtain and walked out.
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