Xu Yuehuai's mind went blank for a moment.
"Hehehe," Xu Yuehuai chuckled dryly, "You are truly humorous and witty, sir."
That afternoon, Jiang Qianqian was scolded again.
The incident started when Jiang Qianqian ate a few extra bites because she was hungry, which angered Zhou Qionghua, who then slapped her across the face.
With a loud thud, when you looked again, the little girl had stumbled, lost her balance, and fallen.
In that one blow, the little girl scraped her head.
Zhou Wan was taken aback and quickly dropped her things to help Jiang Qianqian up.
Such unprovoked beatings were probably commonplace for Jiang Qianqian, which is why she remained expressionless, her eyes appearing dry.
"Madam, what are you doing? How can you take your anger out on your own daughter?"
"Oh?" Hearing this, Zhou Qionghua smiled coldly and pointed at Jiang Qianqian, "Daughter? If she truly sees me as her mother and Axu as her younger brother, she will naturally be courteous to her."
"So, I haven't been courteous at all? What have I done along the way? What have I eaten?"
Jiang Qianqian always passively accepted Zhou Qionghua's reprimands.
Almost everyone was swallowing their anger.
She never imagined that this little girl could actually talk back.
"Good heavens, now that your father has been arrested, it's your turn to bully me. How am I supposed to live?"
Even though Jiang Qianqian had been brutally beaten, the shrewish Zhou Qionghua sat on the ground and started crying.
Looking at it this way, it seems as if Jiang Qianqian ate what belonged to her younger brother out of greed, but Zhou Wan treated everyone equally and saw everything.
Clearly, Jiang Qianqian had been doing everything for her the whole way.
This little girl is hardworking and never complains; she always volunteers to do the hard, dirty, and tiring work.
As for Jiang Shixu, this kid is a snob and often bullies his older sister who is a few days older than him.
It can be said that the relationship between their families was fundamentally problematic.
Jiang Mingfu and Zhou Qionghua were completely sexist.
Look at Zhou Qionghua, she's turned on her drama queen mode.
Zhou Wan was too lazy to talk to the veteran actor. She took out the safflower oil and carefully applied it to the little girl's swollen wound. "Don't worry, it will get better. You'll be fine when you grow up."
“Zhou Niang, what you're saying about me…”
Jiang Qianqian finally shed tears.
She asked with a tone completely unlike a child's, her voice filled with anguish, "Will I even live to grow up?"
"Why not?" Zhou Wan hugged Jiang Qianqian. "Yes, I will protect you. You will grow up strong and healthy."
"When I grow up and become capable, I will buy you a gold bracelet this thick."
Zhou Wan was overjoyed, "Yes, yes!"
"I'll buy you a beautiful necklace, and take you to the capital to eat delicious food. We'll go from house to house eating, wouldn't that be wonderful?" What a beautiful dream!
But in Zhou Qionghua's view, it was a pipe dream.
"He's not asleep yet, and he's already talking in his sleep."
As for Zhou Wan, she gripped Jiang Qianqian's hand tightly.
It seemed that her hand possessed a great, comforting power, a magical force that calmed her down.
The two looked at each other, and Zhou Wan said solemnly, "I believe that day will come."
"Thank you, Madam Zhou."
Jiang Qianqian hugged Zhou Wan.
That night, Zhou Wan dared not let Jiang Qianqian go near Zhou Qionghua.
They continued to live in the ruins. While it provided shelter from the wind and rain, it was not a long-term solution. Zhou Wan was also anxious to contact Xu Yuehuai.
Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about it now.
Before dawn, Zhou Wan started to have a fever.
At first, she only blushed, but then she felt her throat swell. By the time she realized she had typhoid fever, it was already dawn.
The kind-hearted Zhou Wan felt guilty, "Today, I can't take you to make money. What are we going to do?"
“These past few days, Brother Qi has been leading us to find herbs in the neighborhood. I’ve memorized them all. I also know where the clinics we frequent are located. Now I’m going to earn some money.”
"Alright."
For Zhou Wan, finding an opportunity to properly train Jiang Shichen would be a good thing.
After all, he'll be standing on his own in the future.
After all, she can't protect the child forever.
"I'll go too."
Jiang Qianqian stood up. "Brother Chen'er, take me with you. We can look after each other."
"And you, Auntie, aren't you going to do any work?"
"Ouch!" The moment Zhou Wan's gaze fell on Liu Cuiming, Liu Cuiming groaned and clutched her stomach. "My stomach hurts! It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I really can't..."
"Forget it," Zhou Wan placed her last sliver of hope on Zhou Qionghua, but little did she know that Zhou Qionghua got up to leave, saying gloatingly as she walked away, "Ah Xu, Mom will take you to eat something delicious. Fried buns are so good. We have money."
This amount of money wasn't much; it was money saved up from back then.
Hearing this, Zhou Wan was furious.
To ensure everyone had enough to eat and drink, she even pawned her dowry from her wedding, as well as the only keepsake and memento left by her husband.
Good heavens, they're incredibly stingy.
Seeing the two of them swagger off, Zhou Wan became even angrier.
I'm fine when I'm not angry, but when I get angry I almost fainted.
Seeing Zhou Wan like this, Liu Cuiming smiled so wide her mouth almost reached her cheeks.
"It's good that Madam Zhou is resting. We'll be right back."
The speaker was Jiang Qianqian.
These words were like a cool comfort, making her feel extremely comfortable.
Despite having a slight fever and difficulty moving around, Zhou Wan was in good health and knew that all she needed to do was rest.
"Go early and come back early. Be sure to be careful. The mountain is full of snakes, insects, rats and ants, understand?" Seeing the two preparing to leave together, Zhou Wan used the authority of an elder to give them a serious warning.
Honestly, if it weren't for unavoidable circumstances, who would send two seven- or eight-year-old kids out to earn money?
Seeing Zhou Wan say this, the two children quickly nodded.
Before leaving, Jiang Qianqian added warm water to Zhou Wan's earthenware pot, and then left reluctantly. Watching the two leave, Zhou Wan felt her eyelids were heavy and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
She could no longer hold on and closed her eyes, falling asleep.
Or rather, he fainted.
In reality, Zhou Wan had no idea that the most terrifying thing in the world was not snakes, insects, rats, or ants.
Rather, it's... people's hearts.
After all, people's hearts are hard to fathom.
The two little ones soon arrived at the barren mountain.
In this desolate wilderness, the two worked together and quickly found herbs such as Bupleurum chinense, Polygonum multiflorum, and Artemisia capillaris.
This is not a rare or precious herb, and it was purchased at a low price.
But the two of them still worked with great enthusiasm.
Just then, Jiang Shichen suddenly heard some animal calling from the grass in the distance. Based on his experience, he judged that it seemed to be a rabbit.
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