After a long moment, Ying Han raised his hand and hugged his mother, patting her back and comforting her, "Mom and Dad, don't worry. I'm doing fine there. I live with a couple about your age and an old grandfather, and they take good care of me. Besides, I don't do any heavy work over there. I just herd sheep every day. Plus, my brother writes to me from time to time, so I'm not short of money."
"Why did you go to the countryside? You don't need to go." Yun Yulan asked while wiping her tears.
"After you left, Aunt Wang and Wang Xiu'e tricked me into going. I didn't understand at the time, but later I realized it was Wang Xiu'e who didn't want to go, so she gave me the spot."
"Their family is not good. Her mother is sharp-tongued and mean. She likes to flatter people all day long. She says one thing to one person and another to another. Her children are all like her. None of them are good people. You thought Wang Xiu'e was a good friend, but now you have fallen flat on your face."
Ying Han couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard what his mother said. "Mom, this is a big mistake. It's a profound lesson."
She said this on behalf of the original owner, who must have hated Wang Xiu'e to bits.
"Hey, tell me, what did we do wrong to make them treat us like this? That Wang family is the one who did this. I'll tear them apart when I get back."
"Yu Lan? Don't tell the child this."
Yun Yulan quickly wiped away her tears, hugged Ying Han and said, "Stop talking, stop talking. It's just sad. It's not easy for our family of three to meet each other. We should be happy."
"Well, this year, I'm here with my parents to celebrate the New Year, and we can have a good chat as a family."
"That's not okay during the New Year. If someone finds out, it will be serious."
"Mom, it's okay. No one saw me when I came. These days, I just stayed in the house and didn't go out. Is there anyone else in the yard? As long as they don't say anything gossipy."
"Stop talking nonsense. There is also an old man named Pei in the courtyard. He is also sick with a cold and a fever. Oh, by the way, I have to change the water for him." Yun Yulan said, anxious to go out.
Ying Han quickly called her, "Mom, I have antipyretics and anti-inflammatory drugs here. I also prepared some medicine for your colds and coughs."
As soon as Ying Han finished speaking, Yun Yulan covered her mouth and cried again.
My daughter must have suffered a lot in the past two years. Two years ago, she was innocent and unaware of the trivialities of life, but now she is well-versed in everything. If she hadn't experienced some things, she wouldn't have changed so much.
"Mom, don't cry. I just thought that we must have colds and fevers all the time, so I prepared some for you so that you don't have to run back and forth."
Ying Han coaxed her mother again. When her mother went out, she poured a cup of warm water for her father. When her father was not paying attention, she poured the water in her own cup into the cup, hoping that the water in the space could be of some help.
After Yun Yulan fed Mr. Pei the medicine, she added some firewood to the kangs in the two rooms.
After the mother and daughter helped Mr. Ying take the medicine, Yun Yulan cushioned his back so that he could sit up.
Ying Han began to introduce the things he brought for his parents. "These are 20 kilograms of rice, 20 kilograms of millet, and a few kilograms of red and mung beans. The rest are dried chicken and fish, meat, and dried mushrooms. I didn't bring too much fruit because I was afraid it would go bad if I didn't finish it."
These are the clothes I brought back home for you. I heard it's very cold here. I was worried you wouldn't have enough clothes, so in addition to these clothes, I also brought seven or eight kilograms of cotton.
Ying Han spent the whole night being held in her mother's arms and crying.
Their daughter grew up quickly, but they didn't feel relieved, but distressed.
If Ying's father hadn't reminded Yun Yulan that his daughter was tired, Yun Yulan would probably have hugged his daughter and cried all night.
Tonight was their most sumptuous meal. Because there were two patients and they couldn't eat meat and fish, Yun Yulan stewed a fish.
She stir-fried some cabbage, cut a few slices of meat into it, and made pot stickers, which is a dish she learned to make in the two years since she came here.
Yun Yulan used to be a pampered university teacher, so he wasn't very good at making these things. However, in the past two years, he has acquired excellent cooking skills.
After taking the medicine, Mr. Pei's fever subsided soon and he felt much better. He was able to go out and talk to Mr. Ying, and also visit the couple's daughter.
"Hello, Grandpa Pei."
"You're quite capable, little girl. You brought so many things here by yourself, and it's so cold. I heard from your mother that you are in City Y?"
"Well, hello, the village chief over there let me leave two days early. I went back to our home first and brought some clothes for my parents. I bought these things in town, so it wasn't tiring. Grandpa Pei, have you taken the medicine and are you feeling better? If you're still not feeling well, I'll go to town to buy you some medicine."
Uncle Pei shook his head. "I used to be in good health, but I caught a cold these past two days. I'm so grateful to you, little kid, for helping me recover today."
"Of course you do. You live with my parents, and we can all take care of each other."
Uncle Pei laughed and waved his hands, "It's your parents who helped me most."
"Uncle Pei, don't be so modest. I just cook for you usually." Ying's mother brought a large bowl of fish soup into the house, set the kang table in place, and several people had a hot meal of clear soup with fish.
Knowing that his daughter had come, he was happy for the couple. Last month, his little grandson also secretly came to see him and brought him a lot of delicious food, but the only thing he didn't bring was any medicine.
Uncle Pei laughed and said that girls are more careful.
It's quite cold here in winter, but it's not cold inside the house.
The village would send firewood every year. In the first year, each person was given a foot warmer. The food was not enough, but it was enough to ensure that people would not get sick from the cold.
After dinner, Ying Han accompanied his mother to clean up the dishes and helped her light the fire and wash the dishes.
Originally, Ying's father said he would squeeze in with Uncle Pei and let the mother and daughter sleep here.
In the end, Ying's mother was unwilling. "They are our own children. What's there to be shy about? I haven't seen my daughter for several years. Let's have a good talk tonight. Besides, you can't move your waist."
Ying Han didn't expect to sleep with his parents, and he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
She used to have a mother, but she started sleeping alone when she was three years old. In more than 30 years, no one had ever slept with her, and she was a little uncomfortable at first.
It gets dark early here, so they eat early, and it's only a little after six o'clock now.
Mother Ying put the foot warmer inside the quilt and heated up the kang.
While going to the toilet, Ying Han collected some mist into his cup.
The family of three sat around in the quilt. Ying Han poured a glass of water for her father and asked him to drink more water.
Ying's mother sorted out the things Ying Han brought and put them in a safe place.
But there's nowhere to hide anything here except a big box.
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