Bai Jiaojiao didn't know how she could sleep so much. She started sleeping at nine o'clock last night and didn't wake up until after nine o'clock this morning, sleeping a whole cycle.
She woke up because she hadn't eaten for a day and a night.
After a night, the blisters on the soles of her feet were healed enough for her to walk. Bai Jiaojiao mentally complained about her physical condition and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
She had just put the egg in her mouth when she remembered Zheng Xu.
Why didn't the captain come to call her?!
Bai Jiaojiao wanted to go ask Zheng Xu, but on the way she saw Bai Shiqing and Li Shuxian talking at the corner of the alley.
"Hurry up and take it, there's still work to be done in the fields." Li Shuxian felt incredibly ashamed. He was already over twenty years old, and his father had ordered him to deliver something to someone, yet his face was burning with embarrassment.
Li Shuxian and Bai Shiqing grew up together. When he was old enough to remember things, Bai Shiqing's mother had already passed away. Bai Zhiman was earning work points outside, while Bai Shihai took care of his little sister at home. Bai Shiqing, who had just learned to walk, would sit on the doorstep with Bai Shibo every day to bask in the sun.
In his memory, Bai Shiqing was still the pitiful little girl she was more than ten years ago. He didn't know when she had grown into the way she is now.
"How could I take your things? I really don't want them. I'm not being polite. You can take these two cans home and leave them for your uncle and aunt."
To express their gratitude to Li Shuxian for saving their lives last time, the Bai family sent them a bag of meat and several zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Unexpectedly, this family is quite honest. Today, Li Shuxian called her over to give her two cans of hawthorn.
How could she accept it? She already owed them a favor.
Seeing that he couldn't reason with him, Li Shuxian put the can on a large rock next to him and said, "If you don't want it, just leave it here. I don't care anymore!"
"Hey, you!"
Li Shuxian ran faster than a rabbit, and Bai Shiqing didn't know whether to chase after Li Shuxian first or grab the canned food first.
"Second Sister!"
Why is Bai Jiaojiao so happy watching Li Shuxian interact with Bai Shiqing?
Bai Shiqing held two cans of food in her left and right hands, at a loss: "Tell me about this Li Shuxian. Our family originally respected him a lot and sent him some things to thank him for saving me last time. But look what happened, he sent back two cans of food today."
“Uncle Shiqing’s family is honest. Since we’re all from the same village, we don’t need to rush to repay their kindness. We can reciprocate favors as we go along. Let’s just treat each other as relatives from now on.”
Bai Shiqing was very surprised that Bai Jiaojiao could say such a thing.
He teased, "A young lady is different after getting married; she even knows about social etiquette now."
Bai Jiaojiao wasn't ashamed at all. Instead, she said to Bai Shiqing, "Yes, Second Sister, I know more than you now. You should call me Sister."
"You've really let Shen Heng get the better of you, you dare to say anything!"
Bai Shiqing only remembered when she mentioned Shen Heng: "My brother-in-law came to the fields to find me this morning. He said he went to Huangjiazhuang with the brigade leader to breed pigs. He was afraid you would worry, so he asked me to tell you."
"I see," Bai Jiaojiao nodded. "That explains it. I had arranged to go to Huangjiazhuang with the brigade leader, but he didn't come to wake me up this morning."
Bai Shiqing saw that Bai Jiaojiao looked like she had just woken up and said, "It's not that they didn't come to wake you, but they probably couldn't wake you up."
Bai Jiaojiao smiled innocently.
Fortunately, she had foreseen this and made extra glutinous rice strips the day before yesterday; otherwise, Wang Fushun would probably have gone home empty-handed this morning.
“You know, even though your brother-in-law spoils you, I advise you to do some work if you can, instead of acting like a landlady. People will talk about you behind your back.”
"Okay, Second Sister, I'll go to the fields right now."
"That's right."
Bai Jiaojiao is now full of energy, and going to work in the fields is a way for her to exercise.
She and Bai Shiqing walked together towards the field, only to see Huang Meijuan running along the ridge of the field, carrying her child like a madwoman.
"Sister Meijuan, what happened?"
"Zhuangzhuang seems to have heatstroke!" Huang Meijuan was anxious. In addition, it was hot and she was covered in sweat. She didn't have time to say anything more to Bai Jiaojiao. She picked up Zhuangzhuang and ran away.
It was the perfect time for birds to sing and grass to grow. Grass grew in the middle of the field where no one walked. Huang Meijuan was anxious and, while holding her child, she didn't watch her step and fell with a "plop." She caught Zhuangzhuang in her hands, and one side of her face scraped on the ground. Zhuangzhuang was already crying, and this jolt made him cry even harder.
"Sister Meijuan!" Bai Jiaojiao quickly went up to help, and Bai Shiqing took Zhuangzhuang and comforted him.
"Sister Meijuan, are you alright?" Bai Jiaojiao realized that she couldn't even lift up a woman as thin as Huang Meijuan, and for a moment she didn't know if it was because of her own poor health or because of Huang Meijuan.
Huang Meijuan fell hard, scraping her elbow and hurting terribly in her leg.
"Girl, I think I sprained my leg."
Huang Meijuan was extremely anxious; the busier she was, the more chaotic things became.
"Sister Meijuan, don't worry, I'll take you home."
Huang Meijuan saw that Bai Jiaojiao couldn't lift her up at all: "Don't worry about me. You take Zhuangzhuang back to my house and ask my father-in-law for money to go to the health center."
"Let me help you."
Bai Shiqing dared not let Bai Jiaojiao travel alone with the child. If something happened to the child on the way, the Chen family would definitely blame Bai Jiaojiao.
They do good deeds, but they won't be taken advantage of.
Bai Jiaojiao took Dazhuang from Bai Shiqing's arms. The two-month-old baby was quite robust, but he was uncomfortable and kept moving around and crying.
Bai Shiqing squatted down, put Huang Meijuan's arm on her shoulder, and helped her up: "Don't worry, it's okay, it's okay. Everyone gets heatstroke when they're kids."
Huang Meijuan cried as she walked, "You know, it's so hot, and I was carrying Zhuangzhuang in the fields while I was working. He kept crying and crying, and I thought he was just hungry or had wet himself. But suddenly he was burning up! What am I going to do...?"
Bai Jiaojiao opened the swaddling clothes and saw that Zhuangzhuang's face was bright red.
Huang Meijuan sprained her ankle, but she walked very fast.
Bai Shiqing knocked on the door. Chen's father was at home. She told him what had happened and then took Bai Jiaojiao with her.
"You know, her father is heartless. In this blazing sun, how could he let his child go out to work with his mother?" Bai Shiqing cursed.
Bai Shizhi has difficulty walking, but he can still help take care of the children at home. He can't do anything else, but anyone can change a diaper.
It's just that Bai Shiman is such a good father that Bai Shiqing has forgotten what kind of demeanor most men have.
They naturally assume that childcare is a woman's job. Even if the mother has to go to work while he stays at home enjoying his leisure, he won't take on the responsibility himself.
Bai Jiaojiao was so upset that she had no desire to work at all: "Look at Uncle Chen, instead of hurrying to find money and take the child out, he wants to find some grass to burn and drink."
There are many folk remedies passed down by word of mouth in the village, but whether they are really effective seems to be a gamble based on luck.
Bai Shiqing was an impatient person to begin with: "Let's go back and take the child to the health center!"
Bai Jiaojiao thought that Huang Meijuan was already in a very cautious situation at home, and that their interference would only make the Chen family treat Huang Meijuan even worse: "Let's not worry about it."
Bai Jiaojiao's words made sense. Bai Shiqing licked her lips for a long time and said, "Let's go find Brother Jiancheng!"
"right!"
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