The Third Aunt didn't think much about it. She pushed Xiao Zhu and asked him to go to Sheng An Ning: "Go, let Second Aunt take a look."
Xiao Zhu walked timidly in front of Sheng An Ning, not daring to move.
Sheng An Ning held his little hand and smiled: "Xiao Zhu is so handsome, don't be afraid, open your mouth wide and let me see your teeth, okay?"
Xiao Zhu opened his mouth obediently.
Sheng An Ning smiled and touched his little head: "You are so good. Come on, roll your tongue up like I did."
Xiaozhu cooperated very obediently.
Zhou Shixun watched quietly. He had never seen Sheng An Ning so gentle before. He was even more surprised that she would even watch this?
Sheng An Ning checked Xiao Zhu's tongue, then touched his neck and throat from behind, and touched his head with a smile: "So good."
Zhou Shixun did not ignore the solemnity that flashed across Sheng An Ning's face, but since his third uncle's wife was there, he did not ask.
While they were chatting, the third uncle came back carrying farm tools. When he saw Zhou Shixun, he slapped his thigh in frustration and said, "I told you to come these two days. You didn't catch any rabbits this early in the morning."
Zhou Shixun stood up: "No need, Third Uncle, I brought meat."
Sheng An Ning looked at his third uncle, a thin old man with a face full of wrinkles and a goatee. He gave people a stubborn and upright feeling.
The third uncle's wife said, "Keep your voice down, or you'll scare Changsuo's wife."
The Third Uncle then looked at Sheng An Ning, said several good things in a row, and asked Sheng An Ning to sit down quickly: "Hurry up and sit down, hurry up and sit down."
Sheng An Ning sat down again, and during the conversation she learned that the old couple's only son and daughter-in-law were also murdered a few years ago. Their only grandson, who was two years younger than Zhou Shixun, also had an accident three years ago. Now only Xiao Zhu is left to depend on them.
It is true that a rope breaks at the thinnest part.
When Third Uncle went to cook, Sheng An Ning followed to help. Seeing her trembling as she cut the meat, she was always afraid of cutting her hands: "Third Uncle, let me do it."
The third uncle's wife was not polite and handed the kitchen knife to Sheng An Ning: "I'm old, and my hands and feet don't work well. I don't know what happened in the past two years, my hands are always shaking."
Sheng An Ning looked at her uncle's hand and asked, "Didn't you go to the hospital?"
The third uncle's wife shook her head: "What are you looking at? People get sick like this when they get old. There's no need to look at it."
Sheng An Ning knew that the old man was worried about the money, so she thought it would be best to talk to Zhou Shixun and have the old man go to the hospital for a check-up.
In the yard, Zhou Shixun was chatting with his third uncle.
The Third Uncle smoked his pipe and looked at Zhou Shixun: "I just heard something on the way back. I heard that you came back this time to divide the family?"
Zhou Shixun nodded: "Yes."
Third uncle didn't say anything. He also knew Zhu Guihua's greedy and selfish character. She had lived so well these years because Zhou Shixun sent money home. But when it came to dividing the family property, he said, "Changsuo, think about it carefully. Don't let them come to your workplace and affect your work."
The old man really cares about Zhou Shixun. He has finally gotten out of this poor mountain village, and he can't let these people ruin his future.
Zhou Shixun shook his head: "Don't worry, Third Uncle, they don't dare."
Seeing that Zhou Shixun was confident in what he said, Third Uncle was silent for a while and nodded: "Since you have made the decision, Third Uncle will definitely support you."
Sheng Anning cut off some of the fat and put potatoes in the remaining stew.
The fat was chopped into cubes, mixed with cornmeal and chopped green onions, and then baked into pancakes.
There is very little oil in the oil bottle in this family, and no white flour. It is obvious that they live a very hard life.
The third uncle's wife was very satisfied watching from the side. She went out to get some water and secretly praised Zhou Shixun: "This daughter-in-law is a good choice. She is not spoiled."
After lunch, Sheng Anning saw Zhou Shixun secretly put a stack of money under the plate, which looked like dozens of dollars.
I was wondering, it seemed like Zhou Shixun brought back a lot of money this time, and it seemed like he had some savings.
After eating and leaving, Zhou Shixun sincerely thanked Sheng Anning on the way: "Thank you for today."
Sheng Anning felt that Zhou Shixun had his own intentions in taking her out for a walk, but she still couldn't figure it out. But what was more important now was Xiao Zhu's condition: "I didn't do anything, no need to thank me. Also, Xiao Zhu's condition is not good. He has no problem with his hearing but can't speak. We must go to a large hospital in the city for a check-up."
She just felt a lump in Xiaozhu's throat and further examination was necessary to determine whether it was a tumor.
Zhou Shixun frowned: "Is the situation very bad?"
He now has great faith in Sheng An Ning's medical skills, which are much better than what she said she learned from her grandfather.
Sheng An Ning couldn't jump to conclusions: "It's better to check it out. And Third Uncle's wife should also go to the hospital for a check-up."
Zhou Shixun was silent for a moment: "Okay, I understand."
The two walked back and met a lot of people. It was afternoon and people had nothing to do after dinner, so they gathered in the sun to chat and brag.
When he saw Zhou Shixun and Sheng Anning, he greeted them enthusiastically. Although he often cursed Zhou Shixun as a Chen Shimei behind his back, he was still very friendly when he saw them. After all, Zhou Shixun was a capable man in the village and the first one to go out and become an official.
After Zhou Shixun and Sheng Anning walked away, everyone was still staring at their backs, whispering:
"The second son's wife is prettier than Caixia."
"What's the point of being pretty? Look at that delicate skin and tender flesh, a body that will fall over if the wind blows. It's definitely not as capable as Caixia."
"What are you talking about? After all, he has a city hukou and eats commercial grain."
"That's true, but your butt is too small to give birth. I guarantee you won't be able to give birth to a son in the future."
I began to envy Sheng Anning's city household registration. After all, she didn't have to work and had food rations every month.
When Sheng Anning and Zhou Shixun got home, the Zhou family had already finished lunch. The two children were sitting in the yard with runny noses, gnawing on chicken, while Chen Qiaolan was sitting by the well, washing the family's clothes.
I saw Zhou Shixun calling him "Second Brother" and then lowered his head to wash clothes.
Sheng An Ning saw that Chen Qiaolan's face was bruised and swollen. It seemed that she was beaten by Zhou Changyun. That bastard didn't look like a good person.
There is no one else, so I guess the cat is in the house.
Sheng Anning thought that she had left her bag in the house when she left, so she hurried into the house out of caution. What if Zhu Guihua took advantage of her absence and rummaged through her things?
When I returned to the room, I saw the bag was intact on the three-drawer table. I went over to unzip it and found the clothes were neatly folded. The malted milk and milk powder underneath were also there. I felt relieved.
Zhou Shixun followed behind, and seeing Sheng Anning's cautious look, he couldn't help but say, "They don't dare."
If the separation had not been mentioned, Zhu Guihua would have come over to rummage through the family's belongings long ago. But now that the separation has been mentioned, they don't want to separate, so they won't cause trouble at this critical juncture.
Sheng An Ning's thoughts were exposed. She zipped up her pants awkwardly and turned to look at Zhou Shixun: "We'll be home this afternoon?"
In fact, she wanted to ask, since they were planning to separate, could they still have dinner together in the evening?
Can we have a good chat when we meet?
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