Lin Shengnan thought that this request was a bit presumptuous, so she added, "Can I help carry the firewood on your shoulders to your house later?"
Gu Qinghuan felt that the bundle of firewood was too heavy, but he was afraid of meeting people on the road, so he just carried it.
"Okay then." Gu Qinghuan was not polite. He threw the firewood on his shoulder to the ground and handed the axe over.
"Then I'll give you my firewood. I'll ask you for one more stick." It was a matter of mutual benefit, so there was no reason for Gu Qinghuan to agree.
He glanced at the educated youth.
Chen Jianghe and Jiang Xue sat on the ground as if they were on an autumn outing, chatting and laughing. Qiu Shuxia pretended to look around, and a male educated youth named Wang Chen was picking branches.
With such a group of people, it is really difficult for Lin Shengnan. Who can lead these teammates?
Fortunately, she decisively chose to start her own business, although she had to bring her family with her, she was quite independent.
Lin Shengnan took the axe and said gratefully, "Thank you. I will definitely bring it back to you intact."
Gu Qinghuan brushed the dust off his hands and walked down the mountain in a relaxed manner.
With the axe, Lin Shengnan climbed up the tree as if with divine help, and cut down some dead branches from high up. In the end, she managed to bring back a few bundles of firewood.
Gu Qinghuan took the dead rabbit out of the space and hid it in his arms after he got home, along with several bundles of firewood he had prepared in the afternoon.
The two little ones heard the sound, opened the door and came out to help. They were surprised and delighted to see the rabbit in her hands. The last time they had eaten rabbit meat was when their father was not sick.
"We're lucky today. We got a rabbit for free. Baobao, take the rabbit inside and hide it. Hurry up and boil some water. We'll eat rabbit meat tonight." Gu Qinghuan said to the two children while moving firewood.
Xiaobao knew that everything on the mountain belonged to the public and such behavior would easily lead to criticism. He looked around and found that no one was passing by, so he quickly picked up the rabbit and ran into the house.
Gu Qinghuan carried all the firewood into the firewood pile in the backyard. Looking at the dozen or so full bundles of firewood, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
The water in 꺶宝's pot is about to boil.
Gu Qinghuan called the two children over, took out a pair of scissors from his arms, and scared the two children.
"Mom, you..."
Xiaobao quickly protected Beibei behind him.
Is the real dagger finally revealed?
Seeing this, Gu Qinghuan snapped her hair with her scissors in a playful manner: "Baby, come over and sit down. It's just a haircut. Is that so serious?"
Beibei patted Xiaochuzang exaggeratedly, which scared her to death. She thought her mother was going to become a bad mother.
Xiao Bao also breathed a sigh of relief, and sat obediently on the steps outside the door, allowing Gu Qinghuan to play the drums.
Gu Qinghuan is actually very good at cutting hair, but now there is no teacher Tony, so she does it herself. As long as the child's hair is easy to manage, it's fine.
꺶宝's hair was already very long, and some places were burned by fire. I guess I didn't notice it when I was burning the fire.
First, cut off the long parts with a knife, and then trim the details, and a simple little boy's hairstyle appears.
Gu Qinghuan examined it carefully and felt very satisfied.
Beibei also immediately praised him: "Mom is so great, she gave my brother a really nice haircut, I want one too."
"Okay, okay, wait a moment."
Gu Qinghuan took an old wooden basin from the yard, filled it with warm water and brought it to the toilet, then took a piece of soap from the villa.
"Go wash yourself first. Wash your whole body and make it smell good. Here's the soap. I'll wash Beibei after you're done. Be careful and don't fall into the toilet."
Xiaobao stared at her in surprise. He thought she was boiling water to remove the rabbits' hair, but he didn't expect that she was boiling water to give them a bath.
But he quite likes this new hairstyle.
"Well, I'll use it carefully, and it won't fall into the toilet." Xiao Bao carefully held the soap given by Gu Qinghuan.
"Fool, I'm telling you not to fall into the toilet!" Gu Qinghuan poked his forehead unhappily.
What is this child thinking?
Xiaobao went in to take a shower, and Gu Qinghuan pulled Beibei over to cut her hair.
Beibei's hair was longer than his brother's. It was estimated that it had never been cut. Some of it was tangled. After combing it for several minutes, it was not really untangled. After asking the child for her opinion, Gu Qinghuan simply cut it off with a pair of scissors.
Finally, she got a mushroom-style haircut which was popular in later generations and was very suitable for little girls.
Beibei looked around in the water with satisfaction.
"Mom, you are so awesome. I love you so much."
Gu Qinghuan rubbed her little mushroom head and put away the haircut when she suddenly saw the new clothes placed on the bedside. She remembered that she forgot to get new clothes for Xiaobao. She should not wear old clothes again, otherwise she would have taken a bath in vain.
She quickly took the new clothes to the toilet door and asked, "Baby, are you done washing?"
"Right away."
"Then open the door first and I'll give you the clothes."
꺶 Bao opened the door a little doubtfully. He remembered that he didn't have any change of clothes when he left Lao Xu's house.
Dad bought them new clothes before, but grandma took them away, so they only had the rags they were wearing to wear.
Gu Qinghuan handed him new clothes and shoes.
"I bought it for you at the county yesterday. Try it on. It should fit you."
꺶宝놊 knew how he took the new clothes. By the time he realized what was happening, his tears had blurred his vision.
He hadn't cried for a long time. Ever since his father's mobility was restricted, he and his sister had suffered a lot of injustice. He forced himself to be strong. Tears could not solve any problem, but would make people look down on him.
At this moment, seeing the new clothes, he was really a little nervous, like a tightly tied string suddenly loosened.
He allowed himself to cry.
Beibei heard her brother crying inside and wanted to rush in to find him, but was stopped by Gu Qinghuan.
"Hey, be good, brother needs some time, let's let him vent and wait for him, okay?"
Beibei lay in Gu Qinghuan's arms and shed tears silently.
After a while, the crying gradually stopped, and after a rustling sound, the door opened.
A fair, clean, and bright boy came out.
Because he is very thin, his clothes are a little loose, but still fit him well. His eyes are puffy, but it can't hide the heroic spirit between his brows, and there is a kind of temperament that is hard to ignore.
This child doesn't look like Xu Huai'an at all. Instead, he looks like a famous person. I don't know who he looks like.
Seeing that Gu Qinghuan and Beibei were both looking at him, Xiao Bao tugged at his sleeves a little embarrassedly.
Biting her lip, she said shyly, "Thank you, Mom, for buying me new clothes. I like them very much."
"What's the matter? Good if you like it."
She was very happy to hear her baby call her mom, because it meant that the child accepted her from the inside.
But this actually means something, so don't take it seriously, the title is not important to her.
No matter whether Xiaobao calls her mom or auntie, she will always take care of him, doing whatever she wants out of respect for life.
I don't have any hope for them, as long as they grow up healthily.
In fact, there is not much deep affection between them to support them. The two children are now isolated and helpless. Because of her care, they have developed a little dependence and trust in her, that's all.
In two years, when the social environment is stable and Xu Huai'an is well, they will definitely separate. In these two years, we can help them and teach them as many skills as possible to live independently.