Chang Ru followed and got on the ox cart, took the washbasin and towel and placed them at her feet.
From a distance, he saw Wang Xu running towards him quickly. He stood in front of Gu Xi, still out of breath, and looked nervously up and down: "What's wrong with you? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
Seeing so many people watching, Gu Xi felt embarrassed: "It's not me. They had a fight and drank pesticides and needed to go to the hospital. Sister Chang Ru accompanied them but didn't have enough money. Since it's close to home, I asked you to bring over 100 first."
At this time, the little girl caught up with him from behind, panting: "Brother Xu, you ran away before I could finish my words."
It can be seen that Wang Xu was really nervous and he ran over quickly before he finished listening to the words.
Wang Xu handed Gu Xi the small bag. Gu Xi was startled when she opened it. She took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Chang Ru, then quickly closed the bag and handed it to Wang Xu.
Chang Ru took the money and said, "Let's go to the hospital first and talk about it when we come back."
Seeing that Wang Xu, the most ferocious man in the village, was so kind to Gu Xi, Zhou He couldn't help but feel sad. She endured the severe pain in her stomach and said, "God damn it, I have taken care of you for so many years, helped your parents in their old age and buried them, but you treat me like this. I can't live anymore, and don't even think about getting along with a widow. I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."
As the ox cart moved farther and farther away, Zhou Hesi's miserable cries gradually became quieter. Gu Xi looked on with great sorrow, such a life full of vitality was about to disappear like this.
The village chief also came over after hearing the news, but was a step too late: "What happened? Did Zhou He drink pesticide?"
Wu Yue nodded: "I took a sip. Gu Xi said the herbicide couldn't save him. Uncle Zhao just sent him to the hospital in a bullock cart."
Gu Xi looked at the two children who were wearing thin clothes and said, "Why are you wearing so little? Go put on your coats."
The two children looked at each other and lowered their heads: "We only have two cotton-padded jackets at home, and they were just worn away. We have no other cotton-padded jackets."
"Then go back to the house. It's too cold to be outside in such a cold day. The kang is warmer. Turn on the kang."
Wu Yue went to the kitchen to take a look, then came out and shook his head: "There's nothing to eat, and there's not much firewood left."
Gu Xi was speechless: "You two come back with me first, wait until your parents come back and someone is taking care of you before coming back."
I couldn't help but remind him, "Don't touch this pesticide with your hands. You will die if you do."
The village chief and several others looked at Wang Xu, afraid that Wang Xu would be disgusted by the child, but he didn't say a word the whole time. He just held Gu Xi's hand tightly in fear and listened to whatever Gu Xi said.
"Village chief, let's take the two children back and take care of them first. We won't go to the neighborhood committee. We can deal with the things here after we return. You can ask Wu Yue and Li Tong about the specifics. They know the reasons."
After saying that, he let Wang Xu hold his hand and took the two girls back.
After returning home, Gu Xi went back to her room and found two old cotton-padded jackets that her family had sent her. They were not very nice, so Gu Xi had never taken them out and gave them to the two sisters.
"Put on your clothes first, then introduce yourselves. What are your names?"
The older girl said, "My name is Pan Di, I am 10 years old, and her name is Nian Di, she is 6 years old."
Nian Di was obviously frightened and held her sister tightly. Pan Di helped her put on her cotton coat, and then she put on her own coat. The two sisters sat obediently on the chairs and snuggled together.
Wang Xu poured two cups of malted milk for them. Gu Xi smiled at him brightly: "I want to drink too."
Wang Xu forgot that he couldn't forget to give her one, so he took out a thermos cup from the kitchen. The temperature of the malted milk was just right, slightly hot but not hard to drink. After drinking it, her body warmed up.
It was the first time for the two girls to drink this. Pan Di was relatively restrained, but Nian Di drank it hastily. Seeing this, Gu Xi reminded them, "Drink slowly, be careful of the heat. If you like to drink it, I'll make you a cup later."
Wang Xu said, "I rinsed them warm, not hot."
Gu Xi put the thermos on the table, ran over and hugged Wang Xu: "Why are you so nice and considerate? Also, why do you put so much money in your bag? You don't need so much money for medical treatment, it's enough to buy a house."
Wang Xu was annoyed: "You sent a little girl back to tell me that I need to go to the hospital for drinking pesticides. How can I not be scared? My legs are weak and my heart is beating so fast that it's about to jump out of my throat."
Gu Xi hugged Wang Xu's neck and wanted to kiss him on the face, but Wang Xu quickly stepped back: "There are still two children here."
Gu Xi finally reacted and turned to look at the two little girls. The little girls were holding cups, and two pairs of eyes were looking at this side curiously.
Gu Xi blushed and quickly let go of Wang Xu: "Well, there is a hole in his head. Let me check it out for him."
Nian Di nodded, her emotions had calmed down, while the ten-year-old Pan Di was already sensible and looked at Gu Xi worriedly: "Gu Zhiqing, will my mother die?"
Gu Xi didn't know how to answer. The truth was too cruel and lies were meaningless. Wang Xu came to Gu Xi's rescue: "She has been sent to the hospital. Let's see if the doctor can save her. But whether she lives or dies, you must take good care of yourselves and don't do stupid things like your mother."
Pan Di's tears flowed, and she wiped them away quickly, fearing that it would affect Nian Di. However, although the child was young, she was extremely sensitive to the emotions of the people around her. Seeing Pan Di sad, she also started crying: "Wow... Sister, is mom dead? Does dad not want us anymore?"
The more she cried, the sadder she became. It was no use for Gu Xi to walk over and hug her to comfort her. This attracted Wangdi and Congbao from next door to come over and look.
Seeing that Gu Xi and Wang Xu didn't know how to comfort the child, Wang Di walked over and hugged Nian Di in her arms. Cong Bao took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to Nian Di: "Be good, don't cry, eat candy, there is nothing that can't be solved by eating candy."
Nian Di looked at the candy in Cong Bao's hand and said, "Candy, I want to eat it."
Congbao peeled off the candy wrapper and put the candy into Niandi's mouth: "Don't cry after eating the candy, otherwise the candy will fall to the ground."
Niandi was afraid that the candy would fall to the ground, so she stopped crying.
Gu Xi looked at the three girls, thinking about their names, and felt a sense of powerlessness. Wangdi, Pandi, and Niandi, it seemed as if they were destined to live under the shadow of their younger brother all their lives.
Gu Xi winked at Wang Xu, and Wang Xu reluctantly went to the kitchen to make two cups of malted milk for Wangdi and Congbao.
Looking at the four children sitting together, drinking malted milk obediently, Wangdi was telling the three of them stories she had heard in school. Gu Xi moved to Wang Xu's side and praised him softly in his ear: "You performed well today. You will be rewarded if you wait in bed tonight."
Wang Xu's ears were originally very sensitive. Whenever Gu Xi leaned close to talk to him, he felt a tingling sensation. Adding to the ambiguous content in the conversation, his ears turned red and hot. He fled into the kitchen, which made Gu Xi laugh so hard.
Congbao ran over curiously: "Gu Zhiqing, what did you say to my elder brother? Why does he look frightened? My elder brother is not afraid of anything except you, but you don't look scary."
Gu Xi ruffled his hair: "What do children know about adult matters? Will you and your sister have lunch here later? You stay here and help me take care of the two children. I am not very good at getting along with children."
Congbao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go tell my mom and be right back."
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