C27 (1/2)
Seeing him rush over, Xia Xiaochan looked at the gaze from the villagers nearby and pulled him back, saying in a low voice, ”Little Fool, you can't do that when there's a lot of people, do you understand?”
Little Fool looked at her with a bit of grievance, but she turned her head away and said, ”Come with me first, we'll go cut off a bunch of leaves first and then we'll smoke your house before you can stay at night.”
Xia Xiaochan immediately led Little Fool to a nearby empty space.
As they walked, they unintentionally bumped into Second Uncle Xia Shiguang and Lady Xiong, who were carrying a bunch of dried wood on their backs.
Seeing the two, Xia Xiaochan asked, ”Second Uncle, where's Sister Xiaoli?”
”Xiaoli, I'm at home!” Xiaohong is back? ”It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!”
”Second Uncle, Second Uncle's Wife …” Xia Xiaohong looked into their concerned eyes. Tears welled up in her eyes and almost fell to the ground.
Second Uncle's Wife let out a sigh and said, ”Child, there's no such thing as past or future. You're still young. As long as you're a good person, everything will be fine.”
”Second Uncle's Wife …” Xia Xiaohong cried out as tears fell from her eyes.
Lady Xiong looked at Xia Xiaohong, who had withered her hair and sallow skin, and a slightly unpleasant expression. Sighing, she said, ”Sofia, Second Uncle's Wife will find you a good one in the future. The days will gradually come to an end.”
Even so, Lady Xiong and Xia Xiaohong both knew that for a woman like Xia Xiaohong who had no dowry and had even married before, she would either marry someone with a handicapped body or a poor man who could not afford to marry his own wife. These men did not have good conditions and could not even be considered as having a good life.
When the two of them talked about this topic, they both felt a bit sad. On the other hand, Second Uncle Xia looked at Little Fool and said, ”Xiaochan, was this child picked up by you?”
Second Uncle Xia had married and been a soldier when he was young, so his eyes were sharp. He looked at the silly Little Fool and sighed. Although he was a fool, his physique was obviously not that of an ordinary person.
Little Fool was strong and sturdy. Even though his hair was messy, his facial features could still be seen.
Xia Xiaochan froze for a moment before saying, ”Second Uncle, I saw him being bullied by beggars. He seemed rather pitiful to me, so I retrieved it.”
Second Uncle Xia put on a straight face and said, ”Nonsense, do you know anything about this person? Did he have any family? Any record? What if you're a bad guy? ”
”Second Uncle, he's a fool.”
Xia Xiaochan had her own ulterior motives, which were to throw them away after using a fool, so she did not think too much about it.
The only constant was whether she was a fool or not.
Second Uncle Xia shook his head and said, ”Forget it, since we're going to retrieve it, we have to treat them well. Have you decided what you want to do in the future? ”This is a real person. In the future, we need to eat.”
”Second Uncle, I borrowed the empty house from Village Head for Little Fool to live in. As for Little Fool's background, don't worry. He brought his household registration documents with him.”
”So that's the case. Since that's the case, I am relieved. However, in terms of food and drink, what are you going to do? ”
It was not Second Uncle Xia's fault for worrying so much. In this generation, no one would be able to eat their fill. It was impossible for them to raise a single Little Fool.
”Second Uncle, I plan to take him to the mountain to get some game back. I still have some money to buy some food. Although it's not much, it should be enough to let him live through the winter.”
”You … ”Sigh, it's up to you.”
Second Uncle Xia turned around to see Lady Xiong and Xia Xiaohong on the verge of tears. He couldn't help but say, ”Alright, why are you saying this?” ”Don't make the child sad, let's quickly chop firewood in the middle of the day. Xiaohong, Xiaochan, come over here and eat with uncle's family.”