Chapter 631 The Poor Second Uncle's Family
Bai Jiefang discussed with the police.
"Don't worry, this is a letter of introduction from our village. This is my niece. I will guarantee the remaining two children for you. I can also ask the village chief to guarantee them. The children will live in our house first. After the father of the child issues a letter of introduction and a certificate, we will return the child to his father.
Don't worry, our two families know each other and are relatives. Leave these two children to me. Don't worry, even if something happens to me, I will not let anything happen to the children."
With the village chief and the village party secretary acting as guarantors, Bai Jiefang brought Bai Yiyi, Tangyuan and Baozi back to the village.
We can't let the children stay in the police station, and we can't send them to an orphanage either. Bai Yiyi is unwilling to be separated from Tangyuan and Baozi.
Fortunately, the police knew that the two parents knew each other, so they made some concessions. After all, the village chief and the village party secretary guaranteed them.
This kind of guarantee is already a great favor.
In this age when everything depends on letters of introduction, this guarantee is quite reliable.
Bai Yiyi and Baozi Tangyuan followed their uncle home.
Jiang Lei also went back to the village with them. There was nothing he could do as he was both an uncle and a brother, so he could only take on the role of protecting the child.
His brother-in-law entrusted these three children to him. If he didn't protect them well and any problems happened to them, he would feel sorry for his brother-in-law.
The whole family returned to the village in a grand procession on a tractor.
Their village is pretty good, at least it's flat. Even though it's a dirt road, a tractor can still drive into the village.
Jiang Lei's back and waist ached from the shaking, so when he arrived at the village, he quickly jumped off the tractor and picked up his three children.
Looking at Baozi who was holding his butt and grinning, Jiang Lei slapped him on the forehead.
"With your body full of flesh, you're still grinning. Your uncle's bottom is hurting from the shaking."
Baozi muttered, "They just bully me."
When Tangyuan heard this, he stood in front of Baozi in a domineering manner.
"Uncle, why are you bullying Baozi? He is my eldest brother. If it weren't for him, we would be finished this time. If you bully him, you are bullying me. I'm going to complain to my mother."
Jiang Lei took Tang Yuan by the collar and took him aside, "You're still complaining! What are you complaining about? Just wait for your buttocks to be spanked when you get home. Do you know that you've made your mother very worried? Your mother is lying on the bed in a coma and can't get up at all.
You are such an unfilial son, how dare you tell me that you complained to your mother. "
When Tangyuan heard this, he suddenly became dispirited.
"Uncle, how is Mom? Is she feeling better? I really didn't mean to make her angry."
Baozi lowered his head, as if he had done something bad.
"It's okay if it's not intentional? It can cost lives if it's not intentional."
Jiang Lei was speechless. What was the point of talking so much to a two-year-old kid? He might not understand at all.
I am really crazy.
Baozi thought in a depressed mood that his mother was usually a very energetic person, but she had been feeling unwell recently because of her pregnancy. Now that the three of them had made such a fuss, she must be sick.
Seeing Jiang Lei scolding the child, Bai Jiefang came to the rescue.
It’s all our own children’s fault.
Now two such young children were being scolded. Bai Jiefang gave Bai Yiyi a look.
Bai Yiyi blushed and pulled the glutinous rice balls and steamed buns in.
Bai Jiefang invited a few people into the house.
"Come on, come on, come in quickly!"
Cuifen hurried to pour water for them, feeling a little embarrassed. Their family was considered poor in the village. They had many children and a heavy burden, so they didn't even have a brick house.
It's still an adobe house.
Fortunately, the house has five rooms and is quite spacious.
Jiang Lei and his friends entered the house, and the five children crowded together and looked at them curiously through the window.
Jiang Lei took a look at the bare house. The New Year pictures on the kang were probably many years old, with mottled ochre-colored marks left by rain.
The bedding on the kang looked old and had patches on it.
The paint on the two red kang cabinets has all fallen off, which is heartbreaking to look at.
The room was exposed to the rain and had a musty smell.
Cuifen came in somewhat embarrassedly, carrying two large bowls, followed by her two sons.
Each person holds a bowl.
"I'm sorry, we're out of sugar at home. You guys just have to make do with this. I'll ask his dad to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some this afternoon."
Jiang Lei hasn't encountered such a situation of serving sugar water to others for a long time.
They no longer use sugar water to entertain guests, but tea instead.
But if you look around, you can tell that even sugar is a luxury in this house.
I sighed in my heart, Bai Yiyi's second uncle's family is so poor.
"No need! We usually drink plain water. We are not used to sugar water. You really don't need to make an effort, right, Yiyi?"
This is Bai Yiyi’s second uncle. I hope the child knows what this means.
Bai Yiyi lowered her head to hide the embarrassment in her eyes. She didn't expect that her second uncle's family was so poor.
The second uncle in my heart always reports good news but not bad news.
She also thought they were living a good life when they said they were living a good life.
I didn't expect that everything was a lie.
My second uncle, second aunt, and my brothers and sisters are obviously not doing well.
What would have happened if I had known it earlier?
Bai Yiyi herself is still a child and has no idea about making money.
Making money seemed far away from her, but at no time did she clearly realize that she needed to get to know the world again.
Not the warmth, kindness and beauty in her eyes.
"No need! We don't like to drink sugar water. Who still drinks sugar water nowadays?"
The disdainful tone made Cuifen feel relieved.
It costs fifty cents to buy sugar, and there is not much money at home, which needs to be saved for the children's tuition.
They haven't paid for their private plot yet.
Money is needed everywhere.
Because they cannot afford to pay the money, their family is now one of the few in the village that still lights kerosene lamps.
I can't pay the electricity bill.
Don’t spend money if you can avoid it now.
Tangyuan wanted to drink it himself.
He likes to drink sugar water the most, but his parents won’t let him at home.
Now that his parents are finally not around, he can drink to his heart's content.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Baozi took out a piece of candy from his pocket and gave it to him.
"your!"
Tangyuan instantly forgot what he was going to say and happily put a piece of candy into his mouth.
"Sister-in-law, don't bother. We are not here to cause you any trouble. Just treat us as your own family. Don't be polite."
Jiang Lei was afraid of causing burden to others.
Cuifen greeted them with a smile, "You're welcome. It's no trouble. We welcome you so much. Yiyi has never been back. Your father grew up here when he was a child. I'll go cook for you. Please sit down."
It's already noon, I have to cook to entertain the guests.
Bai Jiefang just went to cut meat, but he didn't know if he could buy any.
They are preparing to make dumplings.
(End of this chapter)
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