The 52 children in the village have gradually recovered and are being observed in the health center in batches. Some need to be observed for about two days, and some for one day.

After all the children recovered completely, Song Zhiyao and the other two stayed in Longling Village for a month.

The children who had recovered became lively and cheerful. They liked to run to the health room after meals. They were also very well-behaved and sat there quietly watching Song Zhiyao and the others busy themselves.

They would show an expression of admiration from time to time. When Song Zhiyao was free, she would tell them short stories. After listening to them, they would look unsatisfied and would not want to go back even when their family called them for dinner.

One of the girls worth noting is a seven-year-old girl named Zhaodi. They are from one of the few unique families in Longling Village. In the village with simple folk customs, there are some people who favor boys over girls, but not as serious as their family.

If Huang Guozhu had not forced Zhaodi to come to the clinic for treatment, her parents would have made her go to the mountains to collect firewood every day no matter how serious her fever was.

It was the same today. While Song Zhiyao was telling stories to the children, Zhaodi, who had just returned from collecting firewood in the mountains early in the morning, sat quietly outside with a bundle of firewood on her back.

She lacked the innocence and liveliness that other children of her age should have, and there was a hint of numbness in her eyes. When Song Zhiyao talked about the outside world, a hint of longing flashed in her eyes.

Seeing that she always sat far away and didn't dare to come forward, Song Zhiyao waved to her, "Zhao Di, you're sitting so far away, can you hear what I say? Sit closer to me."

However, Zhao Di remained indifferent after hearing what Song Zhiyao said, and she sat there with evasiveness in her eyes. When everyone looked over, she picked up the firewood on the ground and quickly disappeared in front of them.

The children in Longling Village all knew that Zhaodi had a strange personality. One girl of the same age said, "Doctor Song, don't pay attention to Zhaodi. She has a strange temper. We kindly went to play with her and gave her food, but she ignored us."

"Doctor Song, Fangfang is right. Zhaodi is not sociable at all. Every day I see her collecting firewood in the mountains or washing clothes. She ignores us when we ask for help and sometimes even throws stones at us."

The other children also rushed to talk about all kinds of strange things about Zhaodi, and they looked aggrieved while doing so. I guess they also really wanted to play with Zhaodi.

She knew that Zhaodi didn't want to play with them. Although they were the same age, they could play without restraint, while Zhaodi felt that she had endless work to do.

Zhaodi was very well behaved during the days in the clinic. She never frowned when getting injections, and after she recovered, she immediately helped them with their work.

After cleaning the unwashed items in their rooms, Li Yan sighed, "Rural children are sensible. They can work at a young age and can clean better than us adults."

"It's not that rural children are sensible, but Zhaodi has to be sensible. Her mother is as lazy as a worm, and Zhaodi does all the housework, big and small, by herself." Li Ping heard Li Yan's sigh when she brought them lunch and quickly responded.

Only then did I tell them how weird Zhaodi's parents were. Everyone in Longling Village has the surname Huang, and they are all related by blood no matter how close they are.

Zhaodi calls Huang Guozhu and Li Ping grandpa and grandma according to their seniority. Huang Guozhu is also the village party secretary and knows all the big and small things in the village.

Zhaodi's parents didn't have a son. Their older sister died for some reason, and they couldn't get pregnant again after giving birth to Zhaodi.

Both of them felt that since they were not going to have a son in this life, there was no need to work so hard, so they left all the big and small things at home to Zhaodi. Two people in their 30s had to take care of a 7-year-old child.

"Aunt Li, is Zhaodi in school now?" Li Yan was filled with anger at this moment. There were such irresponsible parents. It turned out that their daughter was just their tool.

When talking about school, Li Ping also looked indignant. "These two lazy guys didn't let Zhaodi go to school, saying who would cook for them if Zhaodi went to school. After Zhaodi learned knowledge in school, she flew away when her wings grew strong. These two idiots are just afraid that no one will take care of her in the future."

The older Xu Juan also has some patriarchal ideas. She only favors her son when there is a conflict between her son and daughter. At other times, she will not be partial to either child when it comes to things that they deserve.

After hearing Zhao Di's story, he looked distressed, "Are these two people qualified to be parents? They didn't raise their own children, but let the children take care of them. No wonder the child looks so numb."

Now I finally understand why Zhaodi doesn't like to talk. When they were in the health room, she just shook her head and nodded without saying a word no matter what they asked.

In everyone's perception, the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls only exists in families with boys and girls, but Zhaodi's family only has one child. Instead of treating her well and cultivating her to become a talented person, her parents started to exploit her since she was a child.

In Song Zhiyao's opinion, this is exploitation. Zhaodi's parents are using her up in advance. No matter how diligent a 7-year-old child is, her strength is limited no matter how skillfully she works.

"Doctor Song, please eat your meal quickly. I am so angry when I talk about these two lazy guys. The good reputation of our Longling Village has been ruined by these two people."

Their village was originally a hardworking village in the surrounding area, and no one starved to death even during difficult times. When people from other villages heard about their village, they gave them a thumbs up.

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Now that two lazy guys have appeared, their village has become a laughing stock in Wenjie Town.

Seeing that Li Ping didn't want to mention these two lazy guys anymore, they didn't say anything, but Song Zhiyao was thinking about how to help Zhaodi.

A 7-year-old child should be innocent. Even if he is doing farm work in the countryside, his personality should be the same as other children in the village. He should be curious about things happening outside and ask his own questions. He should not be numb and have no light in his eyes like Zhaodi.

Just now, when Zhaodi heard about the outside world, there was a flash of desire in her eyes, which is what people of her age should look like.

They could not stay in Longling Village for many days, so they wanted to come up with a suitable solution during these few days. The most important thing was to convince Zhaodi's parents.

She planned to go find Huang Guozhu after she finished her work. He was the village party secretary and their relative, and with his help, things would be much easier.

Afterwards, Song Zhiyao asked the children in the village about Zhaodi. Although they thought Zhaodi was weird, she found that none of them disliked her.

In response to Song Zhiyao's question, Fangfang said, "My parents said that everyone in Longling Village is our relative. It's okay if Zhaodi ignores us, but we can't hate her."

The other children gave the same answer. It seems that the customs of the people in Longling Village are really good.