“Huff—Huff—”
The sound of wind and snow came whirring in from outside through the low wall of the yard...
There were clearly three people sitting under the eaves of the yard, facing each other, but no one spoke. The atmosphere was silent and quiet.
"Bang,"
Suddenly, the courtyard door was pushed open from the outside, and the sound broke the eerie and quiet atmosphere under the eaves.
It was Hua Shi who came in, carrying a worn little bag, stepping on the thick snow in the yard.
The quiet environment was only broken for a moment. The people who came back were not necessarily welcome, and the atmosphere fell into silence again.
As soon as Hua Shi walked in, he immediately noticed the depressed mood of the three people. They all looked listless, and their spirit seemed to have been drained away.
Before she went out, Hua Yu's legs were still in great pain. Now she was leaning back in a chair. Although her face was a little pale, her expression was calm, and it seemed that nothing was wrong with her.
Hua Shi walked under the eaves carrying a worn bag, then went into the kitchen. After a while, she came out with a winnowing basket.
Although the three of them ignored Hua Shi, Hua Xiao was a little curious. His big dark eyes kept following Hua Shi's figure.
She wanted to see what this guy was going to do...
She was watching intently when she suddenly heard Hua Shi calling her and Hua Li's names.
"Hua Xiao, Hua Li, come here and help me."
It was Hua Shi's voice, which made their voices sound too calm, as if it was something very normal.
This made Hua Xiao wonder if she had heard it wrong...
Hua Li was in a daze when he suddenly heard his own name and subconsciously looked in the direction of Hua Shi.
Hua Xiao curled her lips, very reluctantly, "Why should we help you, you..."
Before she could say anything, she refused and mocked him, her eyes suddenly widened and she stared at the rice that Hua Shi poured out of the bag.
Hua Shi took the entire winnowing basket over and put it on the ground, then took a round wooden basin and placed it next to it.
After taking a closer look, Hua Xiao discovered that most of the rice that Hua Shi poured into the winnowing basket was mixed with black stones.
It was not good rice. It was similar to the brown rice that Li had used to cook porridge before. After it was cooked, it was eaten directly with stones. That little bit of rice could not fill the stomach, but swallowing it with the stones would make the stomach feel full.
When Hua Shi looked at the large and small stones mixed in it, he felt a headache.
There was no other way. With her two cents, she could only buy this kind of rough rice mixed with stones. After picking out all the stones, she probably wouldn't even get a pound of rice.
"Help me jump out the stones inside. Don't ask so many questions. If you want to eat, just shut up and do the job."
A neutral sound was heard when the flowers bloomed.
Hua Li and Hua Xiao looked at each other in surprise, and then looked at their second brother who was sitting not far behind them.
Hua Shi also noticed the two people's gazes. When she looked at Hua Yu, Hua Yu was also staring at her with those dark eyes.
"You two pick out all the stones inside. Hua Yu, come with me to the backyard. I have other things for him to do. As the saying goes, only those who work can eat."
Hua Shi withdrew his gaze and said this to the three people.
After getting their second brother's approval, Hua Xiao and Hua Li squatted down beside the winnowing basket and carefully picked up the stones inside.
Hua Shi raised his hand and waved at Hua Yu, signaling him to follow.
Hua Yu held onto the low wall, slowly stood up, and followed Hua Shi towards the backyard.
“Crack—”
In the backyard, on the snowy ground, Hua Shi reached out and pried open the roughly enclosed fence, then walked in through the torn hole.
Hua Yu, who was following behind her, watched her actions and stood outside the fence without moving.
The area surrounded by the fence is Li's vegetable garden. Most of the vegetables in it were eaten by Li before the snow fell.
At this time, there were several consecutive winter snowfalls, and the vegetable garden was full of snow, and no green leaves could be seen.
Hua Yu stood outside, watching Hua Shi's actions leisurely.
It was quite a coincidence that the location of the vegetable garden was just opposite the window of her room. She could just see it by standing at the window and looking sideways.
A few days before it snowed, she discovered that there were still a lot of abandoned vegetables in the vegetable garden. After a few days of snow, they were all covered by the white snow.
Since Li didn't come to pick the leaves, and they were covered by snow, I knew that Li probably didn't remember them, or he just didn't think much of these leaves.
It just so happened that she had exchanged some rice today, but Mrs. Li didn't want it anymore, so she picked it all up. Since there was no oil, she could just boil it in hot water and eat it with white porridge.
I just have to be careful, I can’t let Li see me, otherwise I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat it…
Given Li's personality, she would probably just watch the vegetables rot in the field rather than let them eat them.
"What are you standing there for? Come in and help me hold it."
Hua Shi dug the thick snow with his hands and finally dug out some of the vegetable leaves buried in it. Turning around, he saw Hua Yu still standing there in a daze, so he reminded him.
After hearing her words, Hua Yu did not immediately walk into the vegetable garden, but turned his head to look in the direction of the front yard.
Hua Shi noticed his gaze and knew what he was worried about. She said, "Don't worry, we'll dig it out before the milk comes in and take it back."
Recently, Li often likes to stay in Hua's father's room and stare at him reading. No one knows what Hua Ciyuan said to Li, but Li now pays special attention to him.
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