The quiet room was soon filled with the sound of swallowing. Many people quietly slipped out. It was shameful for a grown man to be craving a young girl's food.
There were only a few people left in the room. Liu Weimin and the others were too embarrassed to ask, so they pretended not to hear her. They knew that if she opened her mouth, they would only feel more awkward.
He packed up the tin cans and canned goods, muttering to himself.
"You still complain about my height? When I get home, I'll eat you all up! Next time I come, I'll be taller, hmph!"
It sounded a bit like a child throwing a tantrum. The voice wasn't too loud or too soft, but others could just barely hear it. Their first reaction was naturally that this young educated youth was still a child, with a childlike mentality.
Only after comforting myself like this did my burning face feel a little better.
I don't know how Jian Dan packed it, but the bag was almost full with two more bags left on the table. Then I put the enamel mug, which was a reward, into it, and the bag was completely full. I weighed the bag in my hand, then simply gathered it up and tied the opening.
He slung it over his shoulder, grabbed it with his left hand, and bent down with his right to grab the water bottle.
"Uncle, let's share these two packs with the kids. It's not much, just a treat."
On the table was a bag of glutinous rice strips weighing four or five pounds and a large bag of fruit candies. The amount was clearly not enough for just one child.
However, Liu Weimin had to decline. How could it be reasonable for a group of adults to want children's things?
"Little Jian, hurry up and take the things back. You're still growing. They'll be good as snacks. Don't let these children waste them."
"Uncle, how can you say it's a waste? It's worth it no matter who eats it. The kids in our village all call me sister. Can't I give them something to eat?"
Besides, Uncle, you saw it yourself,”
He simply gestured to the bag on his shoulder, looking somewhat helpless.
"I still have quite a lot here. This is enough for me to eat for a few days. I'm still growing, so I can't eat this stuff as my main meal, can I?"
To be honest, everyone in the room was a little embarrassed. Liu Weimin was about to say something, but Liu Aiguo stopped him.
"Little Jian, I thank you on behalf of the children."
Seeing that someone had responded, he simply picked up the bag and went out.
She's already attracted enough attention lately, and she doesn't want anyone to have the idea of getting something for nothing because of this. She comes from the underworld, and she's definitely not a saint.
Anyway, she really is just a child, and she wanted to see if anyone was really shameless enough to scheme against a child like her.
Besides, now everyone in the village knows that she's not even afraid of armed criminals, haha, which should scare away most of the villagers.
The entourage that came to the village just now was quite large, and many people came out to watch the excitement. The group that followed us to the village office was only a small part; there were also people coming out to watch the excitement on the main road and at the gates of each household.
However, after half a day, most people went home, and some simply gathered at one house to gossip, mainly because the temperature outside was so low that not only could they not take their hands out, but their mouths would also freeze when they spoke.
When Jian Dan came out, the village was indeed quite quiet, and she took advantage of this time to walk briskly home.
He first added firewood to the stove and the fire wall before going inside to take everything out.
That enamel mug made her very happy; in her eyes, it was the most obvious symbol and representative object of this era.
After scrubbing it clean, I poured a glass of water in it and felt all smug, like I'd gotten a great deal.
As for the certificate, it should naturally be placed in the most prominent position. This is her first award in this era, an affirmation of her abilities, so she must keep it safe, as it might come in handy in the future.
Lin Zhaodi wasn't idle at Liu Sanye's house either. The old lady and her daughter-in-law didn't go out, and Liu Guangming was focused on his work, unaware of the commotion outside. It wasn't until Huzi came back from his errand that he learned about the outside world from his grandmother. Sister Xiaojian often came over, and their relationship was definitely different from others. His grandmother must want to know.
"Grandma, the police have come to our village. They're looking for Sister Xiao Jian."
"What?"
The three women who were busy straightened up, and the old lady quickly asked,
"And now? Have they left? Where's Xiao Jian?"
Tiger gulped down a bellyful of water before continuing.
"Everyone's gone. Sister Jian has gone home too. They said she saved someone and they came to thank her. They all said they brought her a lot of things."
Look, this is for me and my sister.
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at her grandson.
"You brat, you can't even finish your sentence. Who gave it to you? Did you go to find Xiao Jian?"
Tiger chuckled and showed her the two paper packets in his hand. There were quite a few children in the village, and if they were distributed among them, each child wouldn't get many.
However, these children have lived in the village since birth and have basically never left. They rarely see these foods, and most of them are things they have never seen before.
Xiao Hu only learned about and ate these things after he had been around this area for a while.
"No, it was given to Uncle Weimin for our children. This is glutinous rice strip. I took a small bite, and it's so sweet, and it even has sugar in it."
"Milk, where's Xiaohua? I didn't eat any of it; I gave it all to her."
The old woman raised her chin.
“They’re helping us with the work over there, unlike you, who just runs around aimlessly.”
"Hehe, Grandma, I'm going to deliver it to her."
The seven-year-old boy ran off happily.
"Little sister, little sister, come and eat something delicious! Big brother has saved it all for you!"
Lin Zhaodi listened with a touch of envy, thinking of her own family, where they both had a boy and a girl, yet their treatment was completely different.
"Third Grandma, Tiger is so good to my sister."
The old lady was also very pleased with this.
“They are brothers, and he only has this one sister. They will have to rely on each other in the future. Isn’t that what should be done?”
"Is that what we should do?"
Is it really true that we can't rely solely on boys?
Watching the brother and sister sitting together affectionately, Xiaohua happily ate the snacks saved from her brother's mouth, while Xiaohu watched her with a smile on his face, occasionally reaching out to wipe the corners of her mouth. Xiaohua also fed her brother from time to time, and the brother was sensible, only touching or symbolically biting a little bit each time, clearly saving the snacks for his sister, wanting her to eat more.
I couldn't help but think of the letter I received from home a few days ago.
This was the first letter from home after she went to the countryside. She opened it with great anticipation, but the first sentence stunned her. It was from her younger brother, and the first sentence was…
"Have you forgotten about your family? You're living a carefree life in the countryside, able to eat your fill, and you've completely forgotten about your family. Don't you even think about how they're still starving?"
How could you be so heartless?
Lin Zhaodi began to have doubts again about the upbringing she had received from her family.
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