Chapter 239 Lin Wanxia, ​​you will also be Tangtang's stepmother, right?

Lin Wanxia gently splashed water on Tangtang.

The little girl should have grown up in the countryside. The conditions at home were probably not good. At least water was not very convenient or the environment did not allow it. She should have rarely taken a bath. There was

a thick layer of mud and dust on her body, and she had to soak it thoroughly before she could wash it off.

It is said that children from poor families mature early, and children who are tortured by hardships mature even earlier.

Tangtang is obviously two months younger than Xingxing, but she is much more sensible than Xingxing, which makes people feel sorry for her sensibility.

Seeing the dust on her body staining the water, she became more and more embarrassed.

Lin Wanxia tried to comfort her again and again but to no avail, so she could only change the subject, "Where is your hometown?"

In fact, Tang Qiuyun had said it, but she didn't remember it.

Tangtang herself didn't remember it either, and shook her head.

"It must have been hard along the way?"

Tangtang still shook her head.

Lin Wanxia was a little surprised. She was tired from the journey.

Especially now people generally take hard-seat trains, and long distances often take two or three days.

Moreover, it takes several days to get from the shore.

It is difficult for adults to bear, let alone a four-year-old child.

Tangtang probably sensed that Lin Wanxia didn't believe it, and explained in a low voice: "You don't have to be beaten on the way."

Lin Wanxia paused, and her movements became gentler.

Perhaps it was not appropriate to be harsh on children in public, so Tang Qiuyun didn't beat her.

For Tangtang, it would be better if she didn't get beaten, no matter how hard the days were, right? !

She touched Tangtang's head, wrapped her up and carried her out.

Jiang Sinian had returned. He handed a comb to Lin Wanxia, ​​"Use this to comb her hair." He held up a small packet of white powder in his hand, "This is the powder. I'll mix it with water. Apply it on her hair later. It will be fine after two or three times."

Lin Wanxia nodded and carried Tangtang to the bed.

Jiang Sinian added in a low voice, "This medicine was prepared by her father. In the past, he cured many people of lice on their bodies and heads in the compound." In

the 1980s, people were living in poverty, and lice on the hair was a common thing.

Lin Wanxia felt a little uncomfortable.

The medicine prepared by Instructor Liu cured so many people, but it couldn't cure his own daughter.

Jiang Sinian reached out and took a cloth bag from the cushion and handed it to Lin Wanxia, ​​"This is the clothes that Instructor Liu bought for Tangtang in advance."

Lin Wanxia nodded and changed Tangtang into new clothes.

Instructor Liu's taste was not very good. The clothes he chose were actually very rustic. Moreover, the clothes he bought were very big, and the sleeves were rolled up several times, which made Tangtang look empty and loose.

"Tangtang is so beautiful!" Lin Wanxia praised.

Tangtang blushed.

Lin Wanxia combed her hair first.

A comb is a double-sided comb with very dense teeth, at least Lin Wanxia thought it was like a comb.

But because it is very dense, it can scrape off the lice on the head.

Then she applied the prepared medicine to Tangtang, wrapped her in a towel, and let her go to find the stars first.

Jiang Sinian waited for Tangtang to leave before whispering, "Tell others that you bought the clothes for the child. Otherwise, Tan Qiuyun will make trouble again, and Tangtang will suffer again."

Lin Wanxia didn't understand, "Why? I mean, Tan Qiuyun is so bad to Tangtang, why does Instructor Liu still want to be with her? Where is Tangtang's mother?"

Jiang Sinian sighed, "Her mother is gone. Instructor Liu is an old man, his father passed away a long time ago, and his mother is too old to help him take care of the child. He happened to need to go on a mission at the time... the kind of mission of writing a will."

Lin Wanxia understood, "So he was afraid that he would die and no one would take care of the child, so he just found someone to marry?"

"Not just casually." Jiang Sinian shook his head, "They were childhood sweethearts. They knew each other well."

"Then how did it become like this?"

"I don't know, anyway, Instructor Liu said that Tan Qiuyun is not a bad person by nature. She is still a kind person. He doesn't know why she has become like this."

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Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is to drink Eight Treasure Porridge.

Eight Treasure Porridge needs time to cook slowly.

Lin Wanxia rarely did not sleep in, so she got up early in the morning, put the Eight Treasure Rice that had been soaked overnight into the pot, and cooked it slowly on low heat.

Children are always very energetic, sleep less, do not work but get up early.

Because Tangtang was there, Jiang Sinian did not drag Xingxing to exercise.

Probably due to the biological clock, Xingxing woke up early, went to the kitchen, hugged Lin Wanxia and acted coquettishly for a while, and sat in front of the stove to help Lin Wanxia light the fire.

Tangtang also got up, she was probably not used to getting up so early, she yawned all the time.

"You can go back to sleep for a while. We'll call you for dinner." Lin Wanxia persuaded Tangtang.

Jiang Sinian got up early and added charcoal to the stove. It was not cold in the tent.

Tangtang looked at Xingxing and shook her head.

Lin Wanxia did not miss the dependence in Tangtang's eyes and could only sigh silently.

A four-year-old girl relies on a four-year-old boy.

But Xingxing is still a child herself, how can she be Tangtang's savior?

Lin Wanxia felt sorry for her and wanted to help her.

As Jiang Sinian said, it is difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs.

It is not good to interfere in other people's family affairs.

At breakfast, Instructor Liu and Jiang Sinian came together.

He came to pick up Tangtang.

Lin Wanxia pretended not to notice the scratches on Instructor Liu's face and asked him to finish his meal before leaving.

"Thank you, sister-in-law! Tangtang's mother has already prepared breakfast. I'll take her home to eat."

Tangtang, who had been holding back her anger, suddenly shouted, "She is not my mother! My mother has gone to heaven."

Instructor Liu was embarrassed.

Lin Wanxia also felt embarrassed.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Instructor Liu scolded Tangtang, but his tone was not harsh, "Let's go home and have dinner."

He reached out and held Tangtang.

Tangtang put her hands behind her back, took a step back, and hid behind Xingxing, "I have no home for a long time!"

Xingxing opened her arms and protected Tangtang behind her, "Uncle Liu, why did you take her back to be beaten by her stepmother? There is not a single good place on her body."

Instructor Liu was surprised at first, and then replaced by complicated emotions.

Lin Wanxia knew at a glance that Tangtang's sudden rebellion had something to do with Xingxing. She didn't know how to persuade the little girl last night.

She raised her hand to pull Xingxing, "Come here!"

Xingxing didn't hide, and let Lin Wanxia pull him aside, "Lin Wanxia, ​​you will also be Tangtang's stepmother, right?"

Lin Wanxia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What made her speechless was that Tangtang looked at Lin Wanxia eagerly after hearing Xingxing's words, which made Lin Wanxia feel that she was a sinner for rejecting her.

But, this is not realistic.

He didn't know how to explain it to the child, so he just said, "A stepmother can't be careless."

Instructor Liu finally stayed to finish the eight-treasure porridge before taking Tangtang away, and rejected Xingxing's request to go to his house to play.

Lin Wanxia looked at Xingxing, who was pouting and a little aggrieved, and touched his head, "You should play less with Tangtang in the future!"