Chapter 10 Even as a little beggar in the county town, you can still have enough to eat.
Tang Qi and Tang Shan also imitated their older brother's movements, their actions so practiced it was heartbreaking...
Three little ones followed behind the three: Tang Jia Da Bao, Er Bao, and San Bao.
The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law only glanced at each other, and then the eldest daughter-in-law, Sun Cuihua, turned to her mother-in-law and said, "Mother, I'll go cook!"
Wang Xiuer, the second daughter-in-law, blinked her eyes and looked at Su Bao curiously.
Mother must have seen the sun rise in the west, she was holding a tiny baby...
"Mom, are you tired? Can I hold you for a while?" Xiu'er blinked her eyes and said with a hint of longing.
"Go away, go away, what are you hugging me for? This is my little daughter, your sister-in-law. You'd better take good care of her from now on!" Madam Qian immediately glared at her second daughter-in-law and said.
Wang Xiuer was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiao Subao, then at her mother-in-law, and couldn't help but mutter, "You're already so old, you're fine being her grandma, but how about I be her mother?"
"You idiot, get out of here! Still thinking about your sister-in-law? If you keep nagging, I'll beat you up!" Madam Qian said to her second son's wife with a hint of annoyance.
"Xiuer, come in and make meat buns!" Sun Cuihua, who was inside, couldn't stand it anymore and called out from the kitchen.
Wang Xiuer glanced at Xiao Su Bao with some reluctance, then went inside to work.
Qian rubbed her temples. "That second son's family is really something else!"
"Mother, I was wrong!" Tang Cheng immediately admitted his mistake, speaking humbly despite being a grown man.
Little Su Bao was stunned by her older brother's appearance.
Back when we lived in the Lan family, whenever my older brothers made mistakes, my grandmother would always protect them, saying that the children were still young.
When she made a mistake, her grandmother would always punish her, saying that she was ignorant of manners and a wild child without a father.
On New Year's Eve, she wanted to visit her maternal grandfather, but her maternal grandmother said she was a jinx and punished her by making her kneel in the snow all night.
Little Su Bao didn't know why at the moment; she only felt that the Tang family and the Lan family really seemed different...
She clung to Qian's neck, a mixture of greed and fear in her eyes, afraid that it was all just a dream...
"Mom, I was wrong too, please don't punish my older brothers and nephews..." As soon as Xiao Su Bao's sweet voice came out, it instantly won over the hearts of her older brothers and nephews.
When Qian saw Xiao Su Bao's appearance, her heart softened instantly.
He ruffled her hair with his large hand and said with a smile, "You little rascal, you're even defending your brother now..."
"Do you know where your brother went wrong?" Madam Qian glanced at her son out of the corner of her eye, then looked at Xiao Su Bao with a smile and asked.
She hadn't expected an answer, but the little baby looked into her eyes with utmost seriousness.
Her sweet, childlike voice was adorable, yet she said earnestly, "I'll give all my money to my brother so he can dig an irrigation ditch..."
Mrs. Qian was taken aback and looked at the little dumpling in surprise.
“You only have that one bag of silver. If you give it all to your brother, you’ll have no silver left to protect yourself!” Madam Qian said earnestly.
She didn't originally want to tell her son and daughter-in-law about the money Xiao Su Bao had given her.
The Tang family was poor, but they couldn't use the money meant for a baby. This money would be used as part of the baby's dowry when the baby grew up.
Xiao Su Bao shook her head, a serious look on her thin face.
“My brother did it for the villagers. When I secretly listened to the teacher’s lectures, he said that most people in the world suffer. In the eyes of the people, they are not afraid of corrupt officials, but they are most afraid of being mediocre and inactive…”
The little baby spoke very seriously, but every word he said left the Tang family stunned for a long time.
Where did this little girl come from? What kind of gentleman would say such outrageous things?
“When one is poor, one should cultivate one’s own virtue; when one is successful, one should help others. Su Bao has nothing else, and this silver is not Su Bao’s. Su Bao is willing to give it to big brother so that big brother can repair the irrigation canal!” Little Su Bao is only four and a half years old.
"My little darling, how do you know so much!" Madam Qian hugged Xiao Su Bao tightly, feeling as if she had found a treasure.
Kind-hearted, beautiful, and so adorable...
Good heavens, she felt she would gladly shorten her own lifespan to have this little girl...
Little Su Bao blushed and became a little embarrassed.
"It's all what Mom and the teacher said. Su Bao loves listening to the teacher's lectures the most... but my older brother and sister won't let me..." Little Su Bao thought of life in the Lan family, and her mood became a little depressed again.
They all say they're a jinx, what if they bring disaster to the Tang family!
The little baby hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to raise his head.
“Mom… they used to say that Su Bao was a jinx, Su Bao…” Little Su Bao’s eyes reddened slightly.
She raised her head as if nothing was wrong: "If Su Bao brings you disaster, little Su Bao can just leave and become a little beggar in the county town. She can still have enough to eat!"
"Oh dear, who told you to become a little beggar? You are my darling. Our family was already doomed before you came along. It's good that you're here. I want to see what other misfortunes we can have!" Madam Qian said, her eyes widening immediately.
Tang Cheng and his brothers immediately chimed in, "Mother is right. Our family is afraid of everything except bad luck. Don't worry, little sister!"
Tang Qi also came over with a feeling of pity; how could this little baby be so endearing?
"Big brother is right. With four older brothers protecting you from now on, let's see who dares to call you a jinx. Second brother will let third brother bite him!" Tang Qi immediately said.
Tang Shan nodded in agreement. His older brothers were right. He was a bit slow-witted, but at least he was obedient.
Seeing her sons' expressions, Madam Qian nodded.
"Alright, stop kneeling, get up now!" Madam Qian said, holding Xiao Su Bao and looking at her sons.
She paused, then sighed, "I wonder where your deadbeat father put that receipt. It's been over ten years. If he left it outside, it would probably be soaked by the rain by now!"
Tang Cheng was also helpless. Fifty taels of silver! That was money that the villagers had pooled together back then.
"At worst, I'll search our house again, I refuse to believe I can't find that piece of paper!" Tang Shan said angrily.
He didn't have a deep memory of his father anymore; at this moment, he was mostly angry.
His mother has suffered so much, and his older brother, at such a young age, has almost lost all his hair...
"Alright, let's eat first. You're not hungry, but my little Su Bao is!" Madam Qian said, glancing at her three sons.
"Mom, did you make steamed buns today?" Tang Shan's nose twitched, and she immediately became excited, her mouth watering. She hadn't eaten her mother's steamed buns in a long time.
It looks delicious!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Su Bao's little ears immediately perked up, and her nose unconsciously sniffed.
Sure enough, she immediately inhaled the aroma of meat buns and swallowed them whole.
The baby had been traveling for several days in a row. Although her mother-in-law eventually felt a little more kindness towards her, she wasn't the only one accompanying her along the way.
If it weren't for the old woman who had been watching me the whole time catching a cold last night.
She probably won't survive!
The little baby lowered his eyes.
She heard them talking; her grandmother was going to throw her up in the mountains to be eaten by wolves.
So no one has been feeding her since last night.
She placed her little hands on her lower abdomen, trying her best not to look towards the kitchen.
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