Shen Banxia suddenly realized that Zhou Mingjiao looked neither like her father nor her mother, nor even like any of her brothers.
This question has never been raised before. After all, at this time of year, it's not easy for girls to have a good life. Even someone like Zhou Mingjiao, who is treated better than the boys in her family, has never been suspected of not being their biological daughter.
After getting the items, Shen Banxia went home with Zhou Mingqian.
As for Zhou Mingjiao's background, the two didn't say much, since they were out in public.
When she got home, she saw Liu Zhe who had come to her door.
"Dr. Shen, I'm sorry, I was blind and mistook you for someone else."
"I've said before that it was just something I did on a whim," Shen Banxia has always maintained this attitude.
Liu Zhe felt increasingly ashamed. He wanted to explain, but for a moment, he didn't know where to begin.
He wanted to say that he had prepared something, but suddenly didn't know how to take it out.
"Is there anything else?" Shen Banxia asked, feeling tired after a long day outside and wanting to rest.
"It's nothing, sorry to bother you," he said, bowing as he left.
Shen Banxia didn't investigate why he came. Anyway, she still maintained that if he was after something in return, she wouldn't have given him the medicine in the first place.
However, on Zhou Mingjiao's side, Shen Banxia looked at Zhou Mingqian and asked, "How much truth do you think Dr. Li's words hold? Should we also investigate?"
"Leave it to me," Zhou Mingqian said with a serious expression. He never expected that Zhou Mingjiao might not be a daughter of the Zhou family.
Then what about all those years of unconditional favoritism from Zhou's parents?
Moreover, according to Dr. Li, that girl is probably suffering.
Although Zhou's father and mother were not Zhou Mingqian's biological parents, they were still relatives by blood. Now that he had heard about it, he did not intend to just let it go.
However, Zhou Mingqian didn't have the chance to go out. On the night he returned, it started snowing heavily.
In the middle of the night, Shen Banxia felt a chill and moved closer to Zhou Mingqian.
Zhou Mingqian instinctively hugged Shen Banxia tightly, but Shen Banxia pushed him away, saying, "It's cold."
Zhou Mingqian woke up with a start and took a newly fluffed cotton quilt from the cabinet.
Shen Banxia has always been afraid of the cold, and now that she's awake, she's not sleepy anymore. "Brother Daming, what about Grandma and the others...?"
"Don't worry, I saw the weather was not right yesterday, so I brought over a specially made winter quilt." The so-called "specially made" means that it was deliberately made to look old and patched on the outside.
"I'm not worried about the roof anymore. It's just the food. You know the little field mouse. It said the weather has been unusually cold these past few days." Shen Banxia had originally planned to find some time tomorrow to send some over to the cowshed.
But she woke up in the middle of the night because of the cold. You know, because she is afraid of the cold, she was already covered with two blankets, and she still felt cold. No wonder the script said that she would freeze to death.
Thinking about the things stored in the cellar, and considering the merit points, Shen Banxia discussed with Zhou Mingqian, "Do you think we can take those things out?"
"Yes," Zhou Mingqian already knew about the script and the whole story.
Actually, he knows some things in more detail than your wife, and even if your wife doesn't bring it up, he's prepared to talk about it anyway.
"Wife, you should go to sleep. I've already packed all those things, and I've also made preparations for the cowshed," Zhou Mingqian said, not wanting Shen Banxia to worry.
"Okay," Shen Banxia yawned; she was indeed sleepy.
After Shen Banxia fell asleep, Zhou Mingqian spoke softly to the void, "Come out."
What appeared was a script displayed on a light screen.
"Put the supplies out of the cellar to Grandma Zhao's house, Widow Li's house, Little Dog Egg's house, and Aunt Wang's house."
"Received," the script appeared in large red letters on the screen.
Shen Banxia was unaware of all of this.
The very next day, the families Zhou Mingqian had mentioned all received coarse grains like sweet potatoes and corn kernels in their yards.
They only discovered it when they tripped over something in the yard as they went out.
Of course, no one made a fuss about it.
All of this was done in secret. Zhou Mingqian didn't ask Guangmu Script for help at the cowshed. He made a special trip there in the middle of the night after his wife had fallen asleep.
Over the next few days, the weather grew colder and colder, so I basically stayed home to hibernate.
When you step on it, it reaches just above an adult's knee.
Despite the heavy snow, there were still quite a few people catching colds. At the beginning, Shen Banxia suggested that the You team take the lead in brewing a large pot of medicine to prevent colds. Even if the whole team drank it, the cost would not be high, as it would all be common Chinese herbs. However, Zhou's father firmly disagreed, and Shen Banxia had no choice but to agree.
Sure enough, with the arrival of the cold air, many people have caught a cold, especially children.
Shen Banxia didn't sit idle at all.
Meanwhile, Zhou Mingjiao also caught a cold. They were discharged from the hospital after Shen Banxia and the others left, and now they were coughing so hard they could hardly breathe.
"Jiaojiao, don't stay up so long. Go see your eldest son's wife first," Zhou's mother advised.
"No, cough cough, Mother, why didn't you make my aunt and uncle wait for me? Cough cough, didn't I say I was going to the provincial capital?" Zhou Mingjiao roared.
"Isn't it because your father doesn't agree?" Zhou's mother had no other choice.
"Mom, do you know how much I've lost? You have to compensate me!" Zhou Mingjiao was already rambling incoherently.
Zhou's mother was still very patient. "I'll compensate you, I'll compensate you, okay? Now go get some medicine, otherwise you'll cough it up to your lungs."
"I'm not going. I'm fine. Cough, cough, it's just a little cough. Mom, you have to think of something for me. I want to go to the provincial capital." Zhou Mingjiao felt that if she didn't grab something soon, she wouldn't know what to do in the future.
“We’ll talk to your father about going to the provincial capital later. It’s so cold now, we can’t go anyway. Even the buses aren’t running. What do you suggest we do?” Zhou’s mother explained carefully, worried about Zhou Mingjiao.
"I don't care, you go and find a way to borrow a car!" Zhou Mingjiao was about to go crazy.
Zhou Laosi couldn't stand it anymore. He used to think his younger sister was so cute, and no other family's sister was as good as his. But now, she was really annoying. "Why are you yelling? I don't owe you anything. If you're so capable, go borrow a car yourself. Why are you yelling at me?"
Zhou's mother, however, was unmoved. "Alright, your sister has a cold and is in a bad mood, so don't say anything to her."
Zhou Laosi was so angry he almost bled. "Mother, I'm speaking up for you."
"Okay, okay, Mother knows," but anyone with eyes could see it was just a perfunctory response.
Zhou Laosi didn't want to deal with it anymore, but he was worried about the educated youth settlement. "Mom, can you get me some food?"
"Are you hungry again?" Zhou's mother looked at him suspiciously.
Zhou Mingjiao scoffed, "Isn't it all because of that guy who's never even here?"
Zhou Laosi's face turned red.
Zhou's mother was heartbroken. "Get out of here! No, no, go to your sister-in-law's place and buy some cold medicine for your sister."
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