Chapter 17
There was no news from her husband. When He Guijuan returned from the brigade, she found out that Zhong Xing had taken her daughter out to look for someone.
"Doctor He, don't worry. My classmate is a reliable person. If he can't find Secretary Lin, he will bring Jiang Jiang back..." While explaining, Yu Hangyuan couldn't help but want to curse in his heart. "You took someone else's child out in the middle of the night. If something unexpected happened, would you be responsible?"
He Guijuan closed her eyes and felt that all the strength in her body had been drained. There was no news from her husband and her daughter had gone out again. Where could she find her daughter in such a cold weather? Where can I find it? What should I do if an accident happens?
"Third brother's wife, this is my fault. It was my fault that I didn't take good care of Jiang Jiang. Mother just rushed into the kitchen and beat and scolded the child, saying a lot of nasty things. The child probably couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to go find the third brother." Zhang Yueju explained.
He Guijuan turned her head and asked, "Did she beat or scold Jiang Jiang?"
Zhang Yueju gritted her teeth and said "hmm".
He Guijuan sneered, "I'll accept her no matter how much she hates me. She can't tolerate a child. Jiang Jiang ran away in the cold weather because of her, and she was sleeping soundly in the kiln. Even if she wasn't her own granddaughter, she wouldn't treat a child like this, right?"
It was midnight and Zhong Xing and Jiang Jiang still hadn't returned. He Guijuan was physically exhausted but mentally clear. She heard hurried footsteps outside and rushed out. She saw Zhong Xing and Jiang Jiang coming back with her husband.
"Guijuan..." Lin Youqing forced out a pale and weak smile.
The surprise came too suddenly. She wanted to say something, but found that her throat could not make any sound. She opened her mouth and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"What are you still standing there for? Help her back to the house and get a quilt." Boss Lin reminded them.
Lin Youqing forced himself to change his clothes that were soaked by the snow. Zhong Xing and Jiang Jiang were in a better situation as they did not stay in the snow for that long. Zhong Xing took good care of Jiang Jiang. Except for the outermost clothes being a little wet and her hair being a little messy, there was basically nothing serious.
He Guijuan is a doctor and she carries a medicine box with her, which contains some common medicines. She prescribed some relief pills for Lin Youqing and gave them to him with warm water. Jiang Jiang watched from the side and her father looked much better after taking the medicine.
Zhang Yueju brought the cooked porridge over and served each of them a bowl. After drinking a bowl of hot millet porridge with shredded ginger and brown sugar, they felt warm.
Only when the hot towel was applied to his face did Jiang Jiang feel the pain and he couldn't help but take a breath of cool air.
He Guijuan applied a hot towel to her daughter's wound and applied an ointment to reduce swelling and relieve pain. The ointment was cool and very comfortable.
Jiang Jiang's hair was very messy, so He Guijuan simply took her hair apart and combed it with her hands. She then tied her hair into a loose bun to prevent her hair from getting on the ointment on her face.
While helping Jiang Jiang treat her wound, Zhong Xing told her how they crossed the dark, deep and overgrown path, how long they searched in the snow, and how they saw Lin Youqing just when they were almost in despair.
He Guijuan glanced at her husband and said, "It's all thanks to Xiao Zhong today. My husband and I will definitely prepare a small gift and visit you someday."
Zhong Xing scratched his head and said, "You are too polite, Doctor He. This is what we should do. If there is nothing else, Hangyuan and I will go back and rest."
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. He and Yu Hangyuan are both children from the county town. If there had been no avalanche, they would probably have returned home on New Year's Eve to have a meal or something. But given the current situation, they can only use tomorrow to sleep in and see if they can go home on the first day of the New Year.
"good."
"Third brother, sister-in-law, let's go back first." Zhang Yueju yawned. They had been busy for most of the night and it was almost dawn. They could go back now and take a nap.
"Yeah, thank you for your hard work, brother and sister-in-law."
"What polite words are spoken by a family."
He Guijuan closed the door and found that Jiang Jiang had fallen asleep due to exhaustion. She touched the child's forehead and made sure that he did not have a fever before she felt relieved.
He Guijuan slept in the middle of the kang, with her daughter on her left and her husband on her right. As soon as she lay down, she couldn't help but burst into tears. Lin Youqing hugged his wife and comforted her, "Don't cry, I'm fine, right?"
"Today I felt like the sky was falling."
"I'm sorry for making you worry."
He Guijuan pinched her husband and said, "You know you make me worry. Don't do this again in the future."
"No more." Lin Youqing comforted his wife.
The next day, when Jiang Jiang woke up, it was almost noon. When she saw the sun outside, she was stunned for a moment and felt a little panicked. She actually slept until this hour?
Has Sister Fengzhen finished feeding the pigs and sweeping the floor? Has she gone up the mountain to collect grass for the pigs?
If she slept until this hour and didn't help the Lin family with their work, would they hate her?
She put on her clothes in a hurry and was so nervous that she didn't even notice that she put her shoes on the wrong way.
Jiang Jiang just got off the kang when she saw He Guijuan bringing in hot water. "What are you doing in such a hurry?"
"Mom." Jiang Jiang called someone, applied the ointment, and went back to sleep. The pain in her face was gone completely.
"Are you awake? Mom has left breakfast for you. Wash up first and I'll bring it to you." Jiang Jiang was still sleeping when they woke up. They deliberately didn't call her and also told Shuanzhu and the others not to play in the yard, for fear of waking up their daughter.
Jiang Jiang brushed his teeth and washed his face. His breakfast was a bowl of hand-rolled noodles with a poached egg on top, drizzled with sesame oil and sprinkled with chopped green onions. It was delicious.
"Eat quickly."
Jiang Jiang had been hungry for a long time, so he lowered his head and started eating. The noodles were fragrant and soft, and there was also a fried egg. He took a bite, then another bite of noodles, and Jiang Jiang felt that this was the happiest moment.
"Your father is chopping wood in the yard. Today is New Year's Eve and we have to set off firecrackers. After breakfast, you can go out and play with your brother Shuanzhu and the others for a while."
After Jiang Jiang finished eating the noodles, He Guijuan took the bowl to the kitchen.
Jiang Jiang was just about to go find Shuanzhu to play as He Guijuan had suggested, but as soon as she arrived in the yard, she was stopped by Old Lady Lin.
In the morning, Old Mrs. Lin also found out that it was Jiang Jiang and Zhong Xing who saved Lin Youqing in the snow. She was rarely in a good mood towards Jiang Jiang and gave her a handful of the cheapest Double Happiness fruit candies.
Old Mrs. Lin had a stern face. If Lin Youqing hadn't talked to her this morning, she wouldn't even want to give him the handful of fruit candy.
The candy was a little damp and stuck to her hand. Jiang Jiang took the candy and said politely, "Thank you, grandma."
Old Mrs. Lin was a little surprised. None of the children at home had ever said "thank you" to her, but this wild girl could actually say thank you in a soft voice. No matter how much she hated this wild girl, she felt a lot softer in her heart.
He said in a rare friendly voice, "Okay, today is New Year's Eve, let's go play."
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