Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Chapter 310 Empathy

When the sixth and seventh children were learning to read from Li Shenghui with their sisters, their attitude was extremely careless.

Every time Li Shenghui taught seriously, these two little guys would either whisper to each other or secretly do little things when Li Shenghui wasn't paying attention.

Now Li Shenghui is very busy preparing for the exam and has no time to take care of these two naughty little guys.

After much thought, Xiuying felt that leaving the two children with Awang was the best option.

Awang is a loyal, honest and patient person, and he will definitely be able to calm these two little naughty kids.

Moreover, Awang is well educated, so teaching the sixth and seventh children to read and write should be no problem for him.

Inside the main hall, the third daughter, Guihua, and the fourth daughter, Lamei, hurried in and reported to Xiuying, "Mother, Wang Daya used the family donkey cart to load some rice and sent it to Master Wu."

"We thought that there were a lot of things to deliver this time and the journey was long, so we were afraid of anything going wrong, so we sent a few more people to follow along the way." The fourth sister La Mei added, her brows slightly furrowed, and her eyes showed caution.

"Mom, do you think this arrangement is appropriate?" Guihua opened her big eyes and looked at Xiuying expectantly, hoping to get her mother's approval.

Lamei also echoed: "Yes, mother, we are also worried about the possibility of an emergency. After all, this batch of rice is very important."

Xiuying gracefully took the tea handed to her by Taohua, took a sip, smiled slightly, and said with approval in her eyes: "Yes, you did a good job."

"You've thought it through so thoroughly, it shows you've put a lot of thought into it." Xiuying put down her teacup and gently patted Guihua and Lamei's hands.

"Sending more people to accompany us will not only ensure smooth delivery, but also prevent any unexpected situations along the way." Xiuying nodded slightly and continued, "I'm very pleased that you can make such an arrangement."

Shi Liu was busy steaming buns in the kitchen, and the steaming steamer was filled with white mist.

Zhou Xiaoxiong tilted his head at the kitchen door and said with a worried look on his face, "Sister Shiliu, what should I do? I'm sure Tian Guilan will beat me if I go back."

"Is my father really not dead?" Zhou Xiaoxiong looked at Shi Liu eagerly, waiting for an answer with anticipation.

Shi Liu's left eye kept twitching. She stopped what she was doing, rubbed it, sighed, and said, "Don't worry, little bear."

Then, Shi Liu took out a steaming bun from the steamer, handed it to Zhou Xiaoxiong, and comforted him, "Your father escaped on the way to the county government office. This is what Lord Wu said himself."

"Master Wu's words are true. Maybe your father has already found a place to hide." Shi Liu patted Zhou Xiaoxiong's shoulder. "Eat the buns first to fill your stomach."

Zhou Xiaoxiong took a big bite of the bun, chewed it a few times, and said after swallowing it, "Sister Pomegranate, I don't want to stay with Tian Guilan for even a single day! They don't even treat me as a human being!"

Zhou Xiaoxiong's eyes were full of anger and grievance, and steamed bun crumbs spewed out of his mouth.

"I'm the one who takes care of their fields. I planted almost all the sweet potatoes in the second season, but all I get every day is a mouthful of porridge."

Zhou Xiaoxiong became increasingly emotional as he spoke, his voice almost tearing up. "I was so tired I couldn't even straighten my back, and they beat and scolded me."

When Shi Liu heard this, she couldn't help but feel the same way. Thinking of her own previous experience, she felt sad.

"I understand your pain, Little Bear." Pomegranate sighed softly, her voice choked with sobs, "I went through the same thing before."

As she spoke, Shi Liu took out another bun and handed it to Zhou Xiaoxiong, saying gently, "Eat more, Xiaoxiong. Don't be hungry."

Shi Liu took Zhou Xiaoxiong's hand and told him seriously, "Xiaoxiong, we wanted you to come here too."

"Mother said that given Tian Guilan's personality, if we ask her to take you over, she will come every few days, asking for this and that, and will also cause all kinds of trouble." Shi Liu frowned and said worriedly.

"Unless we ask her to personally send you here and beg us to take you in." Shi Liu gently patted Zhou Xiaoxiong's shoulder. "Only then will she be too embarrassed to bother us again in the future."

"But will this work?" Zhou Xiaoxiong raised his head, his eyes full of confusion and worry.

"Don't worry, little bear, there will always be a way." Pomegranate comforted, "Let's just be patient for now."

At this time, Tian Guilan was like a powder keg at home, full of anger and with nowhere to vent, her face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out.

Although Guangzongyaozu was able to get out of bed, because of the injury to that special part of his body, he accidentally wet his pants while urinating while standing. Guangzongyaozu hung his head with a look of shame on his face.

In the yard, Tian Guilan was rubbing her two large children's trousers vigorously while cursing, "This Zhou Xiaoxiong only knows how to eat white rice. He thinks that growing some sweet potatoes is a big contribution to the family? Humph! Now he doesn't know where to hide and slack off!"

"I'm busy all day, taking care of this and that, and there's no one I can rest easy with!" Tian Guilan scolded more and more fiercely, her voice piercing. "That little bastard, don't let me catch him, or I'll break his legs!"

Tian Guilan was cursing with such intensity that her shrill voice threatened to tear the roof off the house. Just then, Zhou Xiaoxiong timidly walked in and whispered, "Aunt Guilan."

Tian Guilan threw the pants in her hand into the basin, stood up suddenly, and rushed to Zhou Xiaoxiong in two steps. She reached out and grabbed Zhou Xiaoxiong's ears, shouting: "Do you want to ride on my head and piss on me because you saw those two girls bullying me?"

"Hurry up and cook! All you do is hang around all day long. I might as well raise a dog than you!" Tian Guilan cursed while pulling Zhou Xiaoxiong's ears towards the kitchen.

"I tell you, if you can't cook a meal that satisfies me today, you'll be in trouble!" Tian Guilan let go of her hand and pushed Zhou Xiaoxiong hard.

Zhou Xiaoxiong was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he said hurriedly: "Xiaoxiong dare not, dare not."

Zhou Xiaoxiong was busy in the kitchen for a long time, making black flour steamed buns for Tian Guilan's family and making a bowl of wild vegetable porridge for himself.

When it was time to eat, Tian Guilan and her family sat at the table, eating black-flour steamed buns without any scruples, and making smacking sounds from time to time.

Zhou Xiaoxiong squatted pitifully in the corner, holding a bowl of wild vegetable porridge in his hand, staring at the bowl with dull eyes.

Zhou Xiaoxiong looked at the watery wild vegetable porridge in the bowl and couldn't eat it. His throat seemed to be blocked by something and his stomach was churning.

He couldn't help but recall eating two big meat buns at Aunt Xiuying's house, and the delicious taste seemed to still linger on his tongue.