Chapter 144: Just bow
Yu Shirley's adobe house was not very big, with two rooms and a low kitchen. Even the courtyard wall had not been built yet. The thatch used to build the house was still the sorghum stalks used in the autumn harvest in the village. Lu Debang, Zhang Hongfa and Guo Xiuqin took the lead. There were many people who helped build the house. Everyone had a hard life. Those who didn't gave money gave some things that they didn't need at home.
A bowl with a broken edge, two pairs of idle chopsticks, a few old loofah pulps, a bag of dried wild vegetables, all kinds of things put together, finally they could make a living.
Half a month later, Yu Shirley was discharged from the hospital and moved into an adobe house that had not been dried yet. There were two quilts with holes in them and a kang cabinet that Guo Xiuqin had stolen from Laizi's house. Apart from these, there was no other decent furniture.
The village had to empty the manure pit in order to add fertilizer for the next spring planting season. In addition, it was almost the New Year and everyone was busy with their own affairs, so no one knew she was discharged from the hospital.
When Uncle Guai left, he quietly put fifty cents in Xiaoya's pocket. When they divided up the family, they gave a lot of things to Huangmaochun and Lu Xingchang, and they were very short of money. Lu Xiangxiang had already given money before, but he saw that Yu Shirley was taking care of two children and was covered in injuries, which was really pitiful. This was the best he could do for her.
Shirley Yu looked at her new home. She felt like she had survived a disaster and held her two children tightly in her hands.
"Big Girl, Little Girl, from now on this will be our home as a mother and three of us. Mother will work hard, earn work points, and support you well. We won't have to suffer beatings or hardships anymore. You must remember that the folks in Lujia Village are our benefactors. Today, mother will take you to thank them, door to door, okay?"
"Mom, my sister and I will go with you. I will kowtow to them and thank them, mother."
Little Girl was timid. She was young and didn't understand many things. In addition, she was often beaten and scolded when she was in the Xu family. She had suffered so much during this period and was obviously not adaptable. But she was also sensible. She would do whatever her mother and sister asked her to do.
At noon, Lu Zhenping was cooking in the kitchen. Shen Meng was sitting at the door of the main hall with Lu Mingkai to bask in the sun. With her slightly squinted eyes, she saw Yu Shirley coming to her door with a child in one hand. The two looked at each other for a moment.
With a "thump", the mother and daughter all knelt down, which frightened Shen Meng and she stood up immediately.
"Daya Niang, what are you doing? How can you kneel at my door with a child?"
Shen Meng's scream attracted Lu Zhenping who was cooking in the kitchen. He was holding a kitchen knife in his hand. Seeing Shen Meng running out in a hurry, he was also startled.
"What's wrong?"
After Shen Meng ran away, Lu Mingkai also opened his eyes and ran out on his calves, and said to his father, "Kneel down."
Shen Meng helped Yu Shirley up and patted her legs.
"What are you doing?"
"Mingyang's mother, Mingyang's father, I brought my two children here to thank you. Thank you for letting the three of us escape from the sea of suffering. We will remember this great kindness for the rest of our lives."
Lu Zhenping said nothing. Zhao Wei once almost got into a fight with a group of people to help her clear up the rumors and made a big mistake. It was Yu Shirley who begged him to take her back to the army, threatening to die. Some things are hard to explain, especially in the countryside, where there are rules for the people, and they can't get away from them.
Lu Zhenping felt guilty towards her. The commotion was too big at that time. For Zhao Wei's future and Yu Shirley's future, he could only take her away.
"Live a good life in the future, and come to us if you have any difficulties."
"Hey!"
Shen Meng patted her hands and said, "If you really want to thank everyone, just take the children to bow, no need to kneel down. Daya and Xiaoya are both girls. Although they are still young now, they must also consider the face of the children. We are all villagers, and everyone can understand and sympathize."
No one will not sympathize with the weak, especially this weak who is very grateful. She can foresee how the villagers will teach the Laizi family if they dare to cause trouble in the future.
Yu Shirley nodded heavily with red eyes, and took Daya and Xiaoya to another house. No matter who gave money, things, or helped to speak, she took the children to bow to them. At noon, almost every family in the village did not miss out.
The next day.
Shen Meng, Xie Jinghao, Wang Lianhua and Xifeng came to see her, each bringing something they had prepared for her. Daya was very sensible and helped to welcome people in. When people sat on the kang, she just pinched the corner of her clothes helplessly.
"Auntie, auntie, I, I don't have hot water at home, I'm sorry."
Let alone hot water, there was not even a bucket at home. Yesterday and today, the three of them ate on the kang, and there was not even a kang table.
"It's okay, Daya, I just came to see your mother. I just drank hot water at home and came here. I'm not thirsty!" Xifeng said, pulling Daya to her side and touching her hair with heartache.
"I'm so sorry. You see, when you came here, there's not even any hot water in my house. Oh, it's a good thing Jinghao is here now. I want you to go home and tell Jiasheng to help me make a kang table, a square table, and four wooden benches. I'll pay the deposit later."
Xie Jinghao waved her hands and put the five pounds of corn flour she brought over on her kang.
"It's all easy to say. There's no need to worry about setting the money. Jiasheng works in the production team to make furniture, and the normal money has to be handed over to the production team. It's not too late to give him money after he finishes the work. My family was separated not long ago, and we don't have much food in the house. I brought you five kilograms of corn noodles. You eat it first. In half a month, you can almost distribute the food. If it's not enough, you can borrow some from the production team and you can always live a better life."
"That's not possible. You have two children at home. How can I ask for so many things from you? Everyone has been very helpful to our three mothers..."
Xie Jinghao pressed her hand to prevent her from shirk, and Shen Meng also took out the things he had brought.
"These are Mingfang and Mingkai's old clothes. I packed them up. Don't mind. They are about the same age as Daya and Xiaoya, so they should be able to wear them. There are also brown sugar, bacon, and some rice. It's not much, but it should last for a while."
Shen's Dream Space was running out of food, but she couldn't just give Yu Shirley so much. She had to make her own living. If she relied on others, she would become dependent. She was not such a kind person.
"You don't mind, you don't mind. Thank you so much. If it were anything else, I wouldn't want it, but Daya and Xiaoya came with you, and they didn't bring any needle or thread from the Xu family. But you take this rice back, and Jing can give me some corn flour. I'm already very nervous, and I absolutely cannot accept this white rice."
"Take it, why not? Her family is living a good life, and it will be even better in the future. If you don't accept it, I will take it away." Xifeng said this to Yu Shirley, and she even pretended to really take the bag of grain away.
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