Chapter 39 I dreamt of my mother!
Madam Qian looked at her son and asked, "But what?"
"However, I'd like to borrow some money from Mother!" Tang Cheng scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said, "I forgot to tell you all that I have gotten back the fifty taels of silver from Zhao Family Village. It's fifty-eight taels in total, including principal and interest!"
Madam Qian glanced at Sun Cuihua, and indeed, no one knows a husband better than his wife.
"What do you want to do?" Qian asked.
Back then, Tang Cheng's father had taken twenty-five taels of silver from me...
I wonder how much this kid will ask for?
Madam Qian stared at Tang Cheng, who didn't mince words: "Mother, I want one hundred taels of silver. This time, I want the irrigation canal repaired better!"
Qian's lips twitched, and the way she looked at her son seemed a little off.
One hundred taels of silver!
They had worked so hard to achieve all of this, and the eldest brother's words made Qian Shi somewhat unhappy.
Tang Cheng quickly explained, "Once the village has money, I will definitely..."
"Come on!" Mrs. Qian glared at her son.
“I didn’t say anything to you before, but boss, you need to know that you are the village chief, that’s true, but you are also the current head of the Tang family. You can do your part for the village, but you must keep public and private matters separate!”
Mrs. Qian looked at her son and sighed.
"It's not that I won't lend you the money, but it shouldn't be like this. As the saying goes, 'A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor breeds resentment.' If you always take money from your own family, and then one day you don't, people will think you're bad!" Madam Qian looked at her son with a serious expression in her eyes.
"Think about it yourself. Alright, it's getting late. Go to sleep. We still have to go to the fields for spring planting these next few days!" Madam Qian waved her hand.
Little Su Bao had no idea about any of this; she was dreaming!
I dreamt of my mother!
She hasn't dreamed of her mother for a very, very long time.
In her dream, her mother touched herself and smiled happily.
Little Su Bao told her mother that she now has a new home and family members who love her, and told her mother not to worry.
Her mother smiled, but didn't speak to her; she just gently stroked her hair.
Little Su Bao looked at her mother and said in a small, sweet voice, "Mommy, Su Bao missed you!"
The mother was still smiling at the little baby; it was a beautiful smile, the one most familiar to her from the depths of her memory.
Soon, in the dream, her mother turned around and was about to leave; with each step, she seemed to be taking a very long way...
"Mother, don't go, don't go!" Little Su Bao cried out in her dream.
Ms. Qian woke up with a start and saw that Xiao Su Bao was already in tears.
She reached out and hugged the baby, gently patting Su Bao's back.
"It's alright, did you have a nightmare, little Su Bao? Mommy's here. With Mommy by your side, our Su Bao isn't scared!"
Mrs. Qian coaxed her softly, and the sound finally made Xiao Su Bao stop crying so hard.
The little dumpling clung tightly to Qian's clothes, as if afraid she would leave.
In Xiao Su Bao's dream, her mother's appearance became blurry and was replaced by Qian Shi's appearance.
Qian gently took her hand and pulled her into her arms, the warm embrace soothing her heart.
Mrs. Qian carried the little baby in her arms until dawn, her arms were numb from holding her like that.
She leaned against the wall and drifted off to sleep, but her arms were still tightly wrapped around her little baby.
Little Su Bao felt very hot, so hot that she couldn't help but open her eyes.
At that moment, they saw Qian Shi with her eyes tightly closed.
Xiao Su Bao was stunned and speechless. She never expected that Qian Shi would hold her while she slept.
Exactly the same as in her dream...
Little Su Bao's heart was beating slowly, then faster and faster!
Is this what it feels like to be taken care of?
It seems like she hasn't felt anything in a long time!
"You're awake?" Madam Qian looked down and saw Xiao Su Bao looking at her, and gave the little dumpling a smile.
"Mother..." Little Su Bao called out, reaching out to hug Qian Shi's waist and burying her head in her arms.
Ms. Qian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.
After breakfast, Tang Dabao and the others finished their morning lessons and went to the mountain to dig for wild vegetables.
In spring, there are especially many wild vegetables in the mountains!
Little Su Bao also changed into a new outfit, carrying a small bamboo basket on her back that was about the same size as San Bao's.
"Let's go dig for wild vegetables in the east today!" Tang Dabao said with a smile, holding Xiao Subao's hand.
Little Su Bao nodded immediately.
The hilltops are bustling with activity in spring, filled with the sounds of insects chirping and birds singing.
After passing through a thicket of bushes, you arrive at a bamboo grove.
At this moment, many children and women have already come to the bamboo forest!
When they saw Xiao Su Bao and the Tang family's children, they all greeted them with smiles.
Now they all know that the Tang family has a little girl!
"Auntie, sit here and rest. We're a little late today, we need to go dig bamboo shoots over there!" Tang Dabao said with a smile.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Tang Sanbao to the side.
"Sanbao, take care of your aunt. If she gets thirsty, there's water in that basket. If she gets hungry, there are eggs in it too!" Tang Dabao instructed.
Then we saw that Xiao Su Bao looked a little nervous!
"It's okay, everyone's fine. If you need anything, just call me!" Tang Dabao said, sounding like an older brother.
Little Su Bao nodded, feeling both nervous and inexplicably excited.
She glanced around and saw that the villagers all knew the child's parents were gone, so several young women brought over the food they had brought.
"You must be Xiao Su Bao, right? These are sweet buns made by your sister-in-law, have a taste!" The woman's name was Zhou Erni, and she was a daughter-in-law from Tangjia Village.
When she gave birth, it was Madam Qian who carried her to find a doctor overnight, and it was Madam Qian who paid for the doctor's services, which saved her life.
She heard that the Qian family had a little daughter, so she specially made sweet buns for her yesterday.
Little Su Bao was a little nervous, but faced with the kindness of others, the little baby still smiled obediently at the woman.
"Thank you..." Her voice wasn't loud, but it was very sweet.
When Zhou Erni heard Xiao Su Bao's voice, her smile deepened.
Her youngest son is only one year old, but he's very mischievous. There's no one as well-behaved as Xiao Su Bao.
"Oh my, you're so well-behaved!" Zhou Erni couldn't help but exclaim.
"Mrs. Zhou, please don't frighten the child," Mrs. Zhou's mother-in-law said with a smile.
Little Su Bao looked at them, pursed her lips, and revealed a smile.
"Auntie, here you can have this!" Just then, Tang Erbao ran back from a distance, holding more than half of a small fruit in his hand.
Little Su Bao looked at the red fruit with curiosity and reached out to take it.
She picked one up and put it in her mouth. At first, it was a little sour, but slowly it tasted sweet.
"Is it delicious?" Tang Erbao asked, looking at Xiao Su Bao with bright, sparkling eyes.
Xiao Su Bao paused for a moment, afraid of hurting her second nephew, and nodded somewhat reluctantly.
Just then, Xiao Su Bao suddenly raised her head and looked into the distance.
She grabbed the fruit, stuffed it into her mouth, and ran away.
Tang Erbao was startled and quickly followed.
"Is the child alright?" a village woman couldn't help but ask.
"It should be fine. Kids are like that sometimes. Let's hurry up and dig up the bamboo shoots!" Zhou Erni said.
At this moment, Xiao Su Bao looked very anxious.
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