"Yes, I don't know him. Then go ask around in the village. Everyone knows he drinks, gambles, and beats and scolds his younger siblings all the time. Don't you know why Xiao Jian ran away from home?"
Liu Qing was like a mad calf, glaring at her sister and arguing.
"he......"
Liu Ye felt a little guilty after what he said, after all, what her brother said was true, and Xiao Weiguo had done all of these things.
“He has changed now. During this time, he has been doing business with me properly and has not touched those things again. Every day when he comes home, he buys a lot of things for Shanshan and the others.”
"Besides, isn't all the money our family has been able to earn during this period thanks to him? Otherwise, where would we get the money to buy you a new bicycle?"
Liu Ye pointed to the brand-new bicycle in the yard, which her father had specially bought for Liu Qing after he earned some money.
It would have been better if he hadn't said that. After he did, Liu Qing seemed even angrier. He stepped forward and kicked his own vehicle to the ground.
"Who cares about bicycles? I'll never ride one again."
After saying that, he ran back into the house with red eyes.
Wang Guirong watched her two children argue without saying a word.
She had watched Xiao Weiguo grow up since he was a child, and she knew that he had indeed been a good kid.
But later, Xiao Weiguo, just as his son said, became a complete good-for-nothing, which made her look down on him.
But in the past two weeks, Xiao Weiguo has earned several thousand yuan for her family, which is equivalent to her husband's salary for three or four years.
Although her family was considered wealthy in the village, who would complain about having too much money?
So, for the sake of the money, she didn't say much.
"Hey, you little bastard, why are you taking your anger out on the bicycle?"
Wang Guirong stepped forward to help the new bicycle up, and painfully wiped the mud off it.
When Xiao Weiguo returned home, Xiao Shanshan had just come back from the fields and hadn't had time to start a fire to cook.
"Brother, why are you back so early?"
In the past, Xiao Weiguo would go out to sell socks and would be gone all day, never returning at noon.
Xiao Weiguo was carrying things from his bicycle into the house.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and pointed to the large meat buns on the stove.
"Shanshan, quickly start a fire and heat up the buns. Don't cook. Don't go to the fields this afternoon either. Help your brother with some chores."
Xiao Shanshan watched him unload piles of things from his bicycle and couldn't help but feel curious.
"Brother, what did you buy all of this? So much random stuff."
Indeed, Xiao Weiguo's car was filled with rat traps, rat cages, rat poison, quicklime, mosquito repellent, floral water, mosquito nets... it was practically a general store.
Xiao Weiguo glanced at his sister, dusted off his hands, and said seriously, "Alright then, let's have a family talk while we have this opportunity."
He beckoned Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue, who were playing with pebbles, over as well.
"I have something to tell you. There's going to be a plague outbreak in our area soon, so we need to start taking precautions from today."
Upon hearing the word "plague," Xiao Shanshan's expression changed drastically.
She was old enough to understand when her parents died, and she knew the cause of their deaths. Now, this deadly demon has returned, making her heart leap into her throat again.
She couldn't imagine how she would face the pain of losing a loved one again.
Life had just given her a glimmer of hope when it plunged her back into the darkness.
"Brother... are you telling the truth?"
Her voice trembled slightly. A chill ran through her body.
The two younger children didn't really feel anything, since they were still young at the time, and even now, they don't understand how dangerous the plague really is.
Xiao Weiguo nodded solemnly.
“When I went to the county town today, I met someone who had already fallen ill on the road. Based on my deduction, more cases will be discovered soon. By then, it will be too late to take precautions.”
"Brother, what should we do?"
Xiao Shanshan nervously grabbed her brother's arm and urged him to ask.
Xiao Weiguo nodded and said seriously, "Then I have a few requirements for you, and our whole family must abide by them."
"First......"
He held up one finger.
"From now on, we will only cook one meal at a time and eat it. Any leftovers will be thrown away. We will never allow anyone to eat leftovers."
This kind of behavior is definitely a serious waste in this day and age, but Xiao Weiguo couldn't care less. His family's lives were more important; a little waste was better than losing loved ones.
Whether they understood or not, Xiao Shanshan and her two younger siblings nodded in agreement.
"Second, wash your hands and face before and after every meal, and wash them very carefully, never carelessly."
He took out four bars of Lux soap, gave one to each person, and kept one for himself.
This soap was imported, and the labels were all in foreign languages. At the time, each bar cost 4.5 yuan, which was equivalent to several kilograms of pork. It was a very luxurious item back then.
Even so, Xiao Weiguo still prepared one for everyone. Money can never be fully earned; safety is the top priority right now.
"Third, try not to go out unless necessary, and reduce the chance of contact with the outside world."
He glanced at Xiao Jiang and Jiang Yue and continued, "Especially you two, you must stay at home recently and are not allowed to run around outside anymore."
"Shanshan, let's put the work in the fields aside for a while. It won't cause much trouble if we work a few less days. We don't need that little bit of harvest from the fields right now."
Xiao Weiguo gave instructions one by one, afraid of missing even the slightest detail.
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