The half-grown boy subconsciously shifted his gaze and looked at Hua Xiao on the opposite side.
Hua Xiao still had her head down, her red and swollen hands scrubbing the quilt in the wooden basin as if she had lost consciousness.
Hua Li took a look, then silently lowered his eyes and squatted back.
If Hua Xiao doesn't leave, then he won't leave either...
Although he didn't want to help Grandma wash the quilt at all, Grandma strangled his dog to death, and he hated her so much, how could he be willing to help her wash the quilt...
But the second brother seems to be ill, and they can't cause him any more trouble...
Hua Shi was a little choked when he saw that his words were completely ignored by the two men.
She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said, "I know grandma told you to wash it, but you're really stupid. Not only did you wash it, but you also stupidly rubbed it bit by bit. The quilt is so big, how can you wash it clean? Just put it in the water and wet it, then pick it up and it will be fine. You're stupidly rubbing it, and it won't be clean even if your hands are rubbed raw."
Not sure whether the two heard her words or not. Hua Shi took two steps forward and pulled up Hua Xiao, who had her head down and her back to her.
To her surprise, the little girl was very light, and she pulled her up with a gentle tug.
"Woo..."
Hua Xiao, who was pulled to stand up, was stunned for a second, and suddenly hugged her waist and burst into tears.
"Woo..."
A muffled cry came from Hua Shi's arms.
Hua Shi's waist was suddenly grabbed by the little girl. She was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand and gently supported her head.
Just this one action made Hua Xiao, who was already on the verge of emotional collapse, even more unable to hold back.
“Woo…”
The emotionally broken little girl tried to hide her crying in her arms, but her crying came out muffled and silent.
When the sky was still gray today, Hua Xiao found that her second brother was unconscious and his head was hot. She was at a loss as to what to do when her grandmother threw a dirty quilt in her face, which suppressed her emotions.
She endured it all the time, and took Hua Li with her, silently scrubbing the quilt...
They hadn't eaten anything since yesterday, and she was very hungry...very hungry, and her hands and feet were very cold...
Even though she was used to such a bitter life without any feeling, she couldn't help it when she heard what Hua Shi said.
Yes, how could she be so stupid? Apart from listening to her grandma, she couldn't think of any other solution...
Hua Shi let the little girl hug her and cried silently in her arms.
It wasn't just Hua Yu who was thin. All the other children in the Hua family were very skinny, skin and bones. Wherever they touched, they felt thin and hard bones...
Hua Shi could feel the little girl hiding in her arms, her shoulders trembling from crying, and she could also clearly feel that she was on the verge of collapse.
The last time someone buried their head in her arms and cried was... Hua Li.
Hua Shi raised his eyes and looked at Hua Li who was standing opposite him.
Hua Li seemed to be stunned by the cold wind. He stood there blankly, his eyes drooping dully, watching Hua Xiao cry quietly.
Hua Shi waited quietly for the little girl to calm down until the sobbing stopped.
She then whispered, "...don't wash the quilt. Both of you should go back to the house to avoid the snow. You are freezing."
Her voice was very soft, and Hua Xiao, whose head was a little dizzy from crying so hard, couldn't hear it clearly.
The sound was like floating in the clouds, light and soft...
She couldn't describe what the feeling was, but she felt a lot better after crying.
Hua Xiao let go of Hua Shi's hand, rubbed his red eyes with the back of his hand, and lowered his head, as if he was embarrassed to look up at her.
"Then, what about the quilt? It's not clean yet..."
The little girl's crying was still hoarse and nasal, and she could clearly hear the fear hidden in her voice.
Fear and timidity towards Li...
"It's okay, I'll take care of it."
Hua Shi patted her thin shoulders and comforted her.
After coaxing her two younger siblings into the house, Hua Shi stood in the drifting snow, looking at the wet quilt in the wooden basin. In just a short while, it was covered with fine snow.
After a while, she heard herself sighing...
“Gah—”
The closed courtyard door was pulled open again from the inside.
This time it was Hua Shi who opened the door.
Xie Mingchi, who had been standing in front of the courtyard gate, immediately changed his tense expression when he saw the person who opened the door in the wind and snow.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. It's not convenient inside so please come in. Let's talk at the door."
Hua Shi took two steps toward the door frame, walked outside, and reached out to gently close the courtyard door behind him.
What she was doing now needed to be kept secret, so she absolutely couldn't let Li know...
When Hua Shi took two steps outside, Xie Mingchi suddenly took several steps back and stopped only when he stood in the snow outside the door frame.
Hua Shi looked at the narrow door frame and was too embarrassed to wave them in, so he had to quickly explain the situation so that they could go back...
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