Chapter 91 Survival may be difficult, but we must still strive to live.
"No...it's..." He struggled for a moment, but found that he couldn't break free from Xiao Su Bao's embrace at all.
But he still said somewhat anxiously, "It's not Mother..."
He managed to utter those three words with difficulty, feeling as if he had used up all his strength.
Little Su Bao looked down and saw Little Mo Bao, whom she was about to strangle.
She breathed a slight sigh of relief and then relaxed a little.
"You're all done!" Little Su Bao knelt down beside him, her voice sweet and gentle, without the slightest hint of aggression.
Mo Bao hung his head, his cheeks flushed, and he didn't look well at all.
"Ouch..." Little Su Bao suddenly clutched her stomach and quickly got up.
She has important things to do!
Mo Bao was taken aback, then felt a bit uncomfortable in his stomach and the urge to urinate came over him. He immediately blushed and chased after Xiao Su Bao.
The Tang family had two outhouses, which were specially built by the Qian family.
Having resolved the big issue, Xiao Su Bao saw that Mo Bao had also arrived. Afraid that he might fall into the latrine, she waited for him outside.
Under the moonlight, Xiao Su Bao looked up at the moon in the sky.
It seems like today is already the fifteenth...
The moon is so round!
"Mommy, Little Su Bao is having a great time. You should be happy too!"
She murmured something under her breath.
"Tap tap..." Little Mo Bao came out, her cheeks slightly flushed.
She was slightly taken aback when she saw that Xiao Su Bao was still waiting for her.
"Let's go, I'll take you home!" Little Su Bao said with a smile as she walked ahead.
Mo Bao paused slightly, but ultimately followed behind Xiao Su Bao.
Xiao Su Bao escorted Mo Bao to Tang Da Bao's door and was about to leave when she suddenly heard Mo Bao's voice.
"Thanks……"
His voice wasn't loud, but it was very earnest.
Little Su Bao looked at him and said in a soft, sweet voice, "You're welcome..."
After a pause, the little girl's voice continued, "I don't have a mother anymore either. I've never seen my father since I was born... But my mother said that even though she's not by my side, she will become a little star in the sky and watch over me!"
"Mo Bao's parents must have been the same, so even though it might be hard to survive, we must still try our best to live, to live in their place!"
After she finished speaking, she revealed a sweet smile that shone brighter than the stars.
Mo Bao was stunned for a moment, and Yun Qi, who was hiding in the shadows watching them, was also stunned.
He gazed intently at Xiao Su Bao's departing figure, his eyes filled with a hint of pity and tenderness.
That brat...
He wiped the moisture from the corner of his eyes and pinched his nose hard.
The wind is too strong...
"Su Bao... thank you..." Xiao Mo Bao said softly, tears streaming down her face and falling to the ground.
He looked up at the sky, and his parents' faces appeared before him, smiling gently at him.
The knot in my heart seems to have loosened a bit.
In the early morning, before the sun had fully risen.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
"Woof woof..."
The sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking woke up most of the villagers in Tangjia Village.
Early in the morning, Tang Cheng led the villagers and Tang Qi and a few others to the neighboring house to repair it, and also to prepare the things needed for studying.
Little Su Bao heard the rooster crow and quickly got up; it was still dark.
She dressed herself and ran off with her short legs to help the Qian family.
The little baby is tiny, and although a bit shy, he's more enthusiastic than anyone else when it comes to work.
In the end, Qian had no choice but to ask her to help watch the fire from the side.
"Mom, you go ahead with your work, I'll go wake up the little rascals..." Wang Xiuer looked at how well-behaved Xiao Su Bao was and felt extremely envious.
Then think about my son and nephew...
"Alright, I was actually hoping to let Xiao Su Bao sleep a little longer. This child is growing, how can he not sleep!" Madam Qian kneaded the dough, a hint of helplessness on her face.
"Mom, I'm well now!" Little Su Bao looked up, her face covered in soot.
Wang Xiuer immediately took out her handkerchief and helped her wipe it clean, then smiled comfortably.
Then, turning around, she saw the handkerchief in her mother-in-law's hand...
"Mother, I'm going to chop firewood..." Wang Xiuer said and ran off.
Helpless, Madam Qian glared at the girl.
Looking back at Xiao Su Bao, the child has gained a little weight recently.
After breakfast, Xiao Su Bao carried a basket on her back and went to the river with her three nephews.
This time, Wang Xiuer and Tang Shan also came along.
Besides them, Mo Bao also came along. According to Yun Qi, Mo Bao will play with the other children from now on, as he has too many things to do and doesn't have time to take care of Mo Bao.
There aren't many people by the river right now.
"Chirp chirp..."
"Squeak..."
Little Bell and Little Tune have been arguing since they came out, and now they're really arguing.
If Xiao Su Bao hadn't been holding them back so tightly, the two of them probably would have already started biting each other.
"Alright, sweetie, Little Bell, you're the older sister and Little Tune is the younger sister, you can't fight!" Little Su Bao patiently taught her.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw Xiao Su Bao's appearance.
Wang Xiuer, standing to the side, squinted her eyes and smiled broadly, as if she were looking at her own daughter...
"Sister Su Bao, I'm here!" Tang Xin ran excitedly from afar, her face beaming with excitement.
Not just her, but almost every family's child came.
Bai Yinjun also arrived. He was dressed in the most tattered clothes, but he was carrying the largest basket on his back.
"Let's all help!" These children know how difficult it is to study!
My parents told them what happened yesterday when they got back.
Regardless of what the parents thought, they still let the children work with Xiao Su Bao and the others. Regardless of whether they made money or not, they didn't want the Tang family to suffer.
Little Su Bao was taken aback for a moment, but quickly accepted her friends.
Seeing that Xiao Su Bao and the children from Tangjia Village were having a lot of fun, Mo Bao quietly went about her work without saying a word.
They catch those pincers incredibly fast...
"With so many crickets, we definitely won't have enough garlic!" Wang Xiuer said somewhat dejectedly.
The crickets tasted really good yesterday, so naturally they wanted to make more.
But making these requires various seasonings!
You also need garlic, scallions, ginger, and the like.
Garlic and wild onions are easy to find, but ginger is much harder to come by...
The ginger here is all wild; no one has ever grown it, so there isn't much of it.
“That’s not easy. We have some at home, but if we want wild onions, we have to go up the mountain to dig them up,” Tang Xin said from the side.
“Yes, let’s go dig. I know a patch of wild onions; they must have grown quite a bit by now,” one of the children immediately said.
“And ginger, we don’t have much of that here!” Wang Xiuer added from the side.
“It’s okay, the mountain is so big, we’ll definitely find it!” Xiao Su Bao thought for a moment and then said.
After discussing it, the remaining half of the group decided to catch the trap bugs, while Xiao Su Bao and Tang Xin went up the mountain to find ginger, scallions, and garlic.
This time, Xiao Su Bao didn't go to the same mountain as before, but instead went to the mountain to the south.
Once they reached the mountain, Xiao Su Bao and the others dispersed, while Tang Xin, Tang Da Bao, and Mo Bao stayed together.
Tang Xin looked at Mo Bao's freckled face and smiled.
"Your name is Mo Bao, right? I heard your second uncle is a scholar. Can he teach girls to read?"
Tang Xin asked with some longing.
Mo Bao nodded, but did not speak.
Tang Xin was taken aback, thinking he was shy, just like Su Bao had been before, so she didn't take it to heart.
Several children were searching everywhere in the mountains when they suddenly heard cries for help coming from ahead.
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