Ying Li sighed and asked, "Are mom and dad okay?"
"not good."
Ying Han's cry of "bad news" made Ying Li look stunned. "What happened to them?"
"When I went there, Dad had been beaten so badly that he couldn't even stand up straight. He had no strength left. Luckily, I went there and brought some medicine, so Dad got better."
"How did you know Dad was sick and brought medicine?"
"I had a dream that my father was sick, so I was worried about them and wanted to go check on him. Just in case, I brought some medicine with me, and I didn't expect it would actually come in handy."
"Alas, it's all because of my unfilial sonship that I'm unable to redress their wrongs, causing my parents to suffer."
"Brother, don't blame yourself. This is not your fault. Mom and Dad will come back."
"No need to comfort me, I have my responsibilities. This time it's all thanks to you for having this dream."
"Well, not only did I have this dream, I also dreamed that my brother was injured. But I knew that his injury was not serious, so I didn't go to see him."
Ying Li raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Your dream is really accurate."
"That's right, but God helped me. I met a kind person who took me into the village quietly. I also happened to meet Aunt Pei's daughter. So we exchanged letters and learned about my parents' situation."
"It's a good thing it's like this. Otherwise, if you got lost on the road or had an accident, I wouldn't be able to explain to my parents."
"Brother, our family will be fine. Now that the college entrance examination has resumed, mom and dad will definitely be able to come back."
Ying Li nodded, paused, and patted Ying Han's head. "Stay away from that Wang Xiu'e in the future, so as not to be deceived by her again."
"Well, brother, every failure is a lesson learned. I'll remember that."
"Hanhan has grown up."
...
It was already three nights later when the two arrived at the compound.
This time, I entered the yard easily.
The brother and sister entered their home quietly. Looking at the deserted house, Ying Li smiled and said, "I have only been back once since the incident at our house."
"Me too. Two years ago, when I visited my parents, I came back and stayed overnight. I brought some warm clothes for them."
Ying Li smiled, patted her head, and gave her a praising look.
"You take a rest first, I'll clean the house."
"Let me help you."
The brother and sister spent half an hour tidying up the house and covering most of the furniture with cloth.
Just wash the cloth and dry the quilt tomorrow.
The next morning, smoke began to come out of the chimney of the old Ying family, which had not been used for several years.
Aunt Wang, who loved gossip the most, was the first to arrive at their house.
"Oh, Xiaoying and Hanhan are back. When did they come back?"
Ying Li was cooking in the kitchen. He looked up at Aunt Wang and said calmly, "I came back last night. Aunt Wang, have you had breakfast?"
"Not yet. I saw someone was home with you, so I came to check it out." He turned to look at Ying Han who was washing her face and said, "Hanhan, why haven't the red spots on your face disappeared yet? Did your brother come back to treat you this time?"
"No, I passed the college entrance examination and came back to report."
"She got into university. Oh wow, that's incredible! Among the few children in our courtyard who took the college entrance examination, only Xiu'e got in."
Ying Han responded indifferently. It was as expected. In the book, Wang Xiu'e failed the exam in his previous life because he went to the countryside and had no textbooks.
In this life, I was admitted to the Normal University in City Z.
"Which school did Hanhan apply to?"
"Southeast University, Architecture."
"Oh my, this is incredible! This is the best school in our city."
After Aunt Wang left, Ying Han smiled slyly, "Brother, how long do you think it will take for Aunt Wang to spread the news that I was admitted to Southeast University?"
"It won't take a few minutes." Ying Li said with a smile.
"Will Wang Xiu'e be envious to death when she hears that I was admitted to Southeast University?" It is much better for her to get into this school than a normal school.
Ying Li raised his eyebrows and smiled, without answering the "evil-minded" little sister.
"Hurry up and eat. After dinner, I'll take you to buy some daily necessities. You'll start school in a few days."
"good."
"Also, can the red spots on your face be washed off? If they can be washed off, then wash them off."
"Oh, okay." In fact, Ying Han has been very careful today. She plans to wash off half first and leave a small part.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to be beautiful, it’s that she is alone in school, her parents haven’t come back yet, and her brother is often in the army. As a little girl, she also has to learn to protect herself.
This is how she protects herself. No one would be interested in an ugly girl.
In fact, what my brother made today were the buns they bought last night. He heated them up and used the hot water in the pot to wash the dust cloth from last night.
There were too many cloths, so he washed two after dinner and washed the rest slowly. Ying Li took out the quilts from both rooms to dry in the sun, but did not go into his younger sister's room. He asked her to take the quilts out and dry them in the sun herself.
After the brother and sister went out, they went directly to the department store and bought daily necessities such as towels, soap, thermos, washbasin, lunch box, etc. for Ying Han.
When they reached the clothing section, Ying Li pulled her aside and said, "Buy some new clothes. These clothes you have are no longer wearable."
Ying Han nodded and looked at his shirt. It had no patches, but it was a little worn.
Ying Han looked up at the women's clothing area. The styles of the clothes were very old, which was the case at this time.
She still bought a set of long-sleeved sportswear, the blue kind. In fact, her uncle had mailed her several sets of clothes, and there was a very nice sportswear in light blue.
"Buy another set." Ying Li saw that his sister only took one set, worried that she would not have enough clothes at school.
"Brother, the clothes at home are still wearable, and there are no clothes here that I like. Let's go." She knew that her brother didn't have much money and couldn't spend it all on him at once.
After leaving the department store, her brother took her to buy cotton, and Ying Han picked out a nice quilt cover.
I took a pound of brown sugar to Grandma Wang's house.
Granny Wang is the mother of a senior official in the compound. Her son and daughter-in-law are both in the army and rarely come home. One of her grandsons is also in the army. Now she's the only one left at home, and when she has nothing to do, she chats with her old friends in the compound.
The father has a good relationship with her son.
Grandma Wang heard in the compound today that the two children of the Ying family had returned and the younger daughter had been admitted to university.
She was happy for the brother and sister.
When she heard that they wanted her to make a pair of quilts for her, she agreed without hesitation and refused to take their things.
After leaving the things at home, the brother and sister went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative and grain and oil store to buy some rice, flour and seasonings.
I can’t eat out all the time anymore.
"Brother, we spent a lot of money today. You must be out of money, but I still have some." Ying Han looked at the kitchen filled with firewood, rice, oil and salt. After calculating, it was five or six yuan.
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