Chapter 385 This matter is difficult
Guihua finished the egg custard in one breath, raised her head, and had a bright smile on her face: "Auntie, it's delicious, your cooking skills have improved even more."
"As long as it tastes good, wash your hands and eat before going."
"Oh, okay." Guihua responded crisply.
"Sister Guihua, you're back? Where did you go last night? I couldn't find you. Mom said something happened to you. Why didn't you tell Fubao?"
Fubao put on his clothes and shoes by himself and ran out with messy hair. It was obvious that he had just got up.
"Fubao, come here, I'll comb your hair and tell you slowly."
Wan Ersao looked at the two maids with a smile and went into the kitchen with the empty bowls.
In the east wing, Old Lady Wan sat on the kang, listening to the sound of sweet-scented osmanthus outside, and sighed softly, "This child..."
It was during breakfast that Old Lady Wan asked Guihua about what happened last night.
Guihua told everything she knew. When she said that Chen seemed to have been murdered, the Wan family also became upset.
"No wonder your village uncle didn't come to our house to borrow the ox cart this morning. They must have walked to the town and then took a horse carriage to the county town."
Old Lady Wan guessed, then looked at the Second and Fourth Wan and said, "Hurry up and eat, the second one. Doesn't the fourth one have to go to the prefectural city? After you finish your meal, catch the oxcart and catch up with the village chief and his people. Then you can send them to the town and take the carriage to the county town with the fourth one."
"Yeah." Wan Laoer responded and took a big bite of the steamed bun. Wan Laosi also quickened his hands' movements. The two of them swallowed a steamed bun in two or three bites and drank a bowl of rice porridge.
After breakfast, Wan Laoer drove the ox cart and took Wan Laosi to chase the village chief.
Wan Ersao had already packed steamed buns and eggs and asked Guihua to take them to her younger brothers and sisters.
"Sister Guihua, I want to go too."
Xiao Fubao quickly grabbed Guihua's wrist and stopped her from leaving.
"Fubao, I can't take you this time. Can I come back to accompany you in the evening?"
Wan Ersao also hurried to persuade him, "Fubao, your sister Guihua is busy and can't take care of you. She will be back after she finishes her work today."
"Fubao can go and help. Fubao is very capable of helping. Daddy always praises Fubao for his ability."
Fubao blinked his eyes, looking very confident, with his little chin raised.
"This has nothing to do with you. It's your sister Guihua who can't take care of you. She has to take care of the housework. Mother also knows that our Fubao is capable. Dabai hasn't been fed yet. Your sister Guihua is busy. How about you help mother feed Dabai?"
Fubao was a little conflicted. He looked at Dabai squeaking in the yard, then at Guihua, not knowing how to choose. But in the end he listened to Wan Ersao's words and did not follow them, but stayed to feed Dabai.
"Guihua, think carefully about what to do with your brother and sister-in-law when you go back. They are now orphans. Logically, they should be raised by your Liu family, but from what Dabao said yesterday, they probably won't agree. In the end, the village chief may have to step in to handle this matter."
Old Mrs. Wan reminded Guihua.
"Grandma, I understand. Don't worry. I'll go there later and ask Dabao and the others what they think."
Wan Ersao sent Guihua out and then came back.
"Mom, do you think the Liu family would be willing to take in these children? The eldest branch of the Liu family all work in our workshop. They earn a lot in a day, so raising a few more children should not be a problem. But I heard that the eldest branch and Chen don't seem to get along well, and they are petty and vindictive." Second Sister Wan closed the door and whispered a few words to Old Lady Wan.
"This matter is difficult to handle, and it is hard to say how Chen died. If she really died an unexpected death, it will be even more difficult to deal with these children. Listening to Guihua's description, I think Chen was probably raped. It's just that the child is young and doesn't know much. But Changsheng's wife should know it. You just wait, you will know in the evening." Old Mrs. Wan slowly returned to the house.
As autumn deepens, the temperature is a little low in the morning. Old Mrs. Wan suffers from cold legs and cannot stand such weather, so she has already put on her cotton trousers.
After standing outside for such a long time, she felt the chill running up from her ankles. If she didn't go back to the kang to warm herself up, her legs would hurt again at night.
Since coming to the border, life at home has become better and conditions have improved. Her old cold legs are much better now. In addition, the kang is heated in the house as soon as winter comes, so she sits on the kang all day long and doesn't suffer much.
Wan Ersao and Liu went to the kitchen. After they finished cleaning up, they planned to go to the workshop.
They should be able to hear something over there that they don't know.
Xiao Fubao fed Dabai obediently. Seeing that there was no one in the yard and she had nothing to do, Wan Yu was sitting under the eaves playing with the wooden horse. She rolled her eyes and ran over to Wan Yu and whispered, "Brother, I want to go find Sister Guihua. Can you tell my mother later?"
Since the last time Xiao Fubao went missing, he has learned his lesson and always leaves a message when he goes out.
"No--" Wan Yu quickly threw away the wooden horse, turned around and hugged Fubao's waist.
"Let's go - to the nest -" Wan Yu patted his chest and pointed outside, meaning to follow Fubao.
Fubao glanced at the kitchen and heard Wan Ersao and Liu talking. Her little brain turned and she took Wan Yu to the kitchen door.
"Mom, Fourth Aunt, I've finished feeding Dabai and I'm going to go out and play with my brother, is that okay?"
Wan Ersao was washing the pot. She turned her head and saw the two holding hands. She didn't take it seriously, but still said, "Okay, go ahead, but you are not allowed to leave the village, understand?"
"Hey, don't worry, mom, we'll just play in the sunbathing area."
Wan Ersao didn't say anything after hearing this. She knew that the children in the village liked to run around in the drying yard. There were many children there, and little Fubao would have playmates.
"Okay, go ahead and take good care of your brother."
Liu also responded with a smile.
Fubao agreed happily and ran out happily.
"This girl——"
Wan Ersao had a smile on her face. She glanced at their backs and continued to work with her head down.
Little Fubao ran out of the door and went straight to Guihua's house.
"Sister - wait for me -" Wan Yu ran slowly with her short legs and could not catch up with Fubao at all.
Fubao stood there and waited for a while, then walked slowly holding Wanyu's hand.
Fubao is now very familiar with the village. She still remembers the location of Guihua's house, which is a little bit further back in the village.
The two of them walked uphill all the way to Guihua's house. Wan Yu was out of breath and had to rest after walking for a while. Fubao was a little anxious.
"Brother, come here, sister, I will carry you."
Fubao squatted down and let Wanyu climb onto his back.
But Wan Yu was a little fat boy. He climbed onto Fubao's back. Fubao wanted to stand up but his legs went weak and they both fell flat on their faces, covered in dust. They were already covered in dirt before they even reached Guihua's house.
"Sister - it hurts - huhu -"
With tears in his eyes, Wan Yu raised his little hand and asked Fubao to blow on it.
Fubao herself fell pretty hard, but when she saw Wanyu's appearance, she immediately ran over and helped Wanyu blow air.
"Brother, don't cry. Sister will blow on you, and the pain will go away."
Fubao's own hand was also scratched, but she didn't bother to look at it and hurried to comfort her younger brother.
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