Listening to the heart-wrenching cry of the little girl, Su Sanlang strode into the house.
He reached out to hug her.
The strange thing was that as soon as Su Xiaolu came into his arms, her crying became quieter, but she still felt aggrieved.
His smart eyes were filled with tears, and his small mouth was flattened and he made a "whimpering" sound, as if he was expressing his grievances.
Su Sanlang's heart melted: "Fourth sister, be good, dad is here, let's not cry anymore."
Su Xiaolu looked at Zhao and said "woo woo" and then at Su Sanlang "woo woo".
Su Sanlang understood a little bit, and said to Mrs. Zhao: "Mother, have you not rested for a long time?"
Mrs. Zhao sighed: "Daddy, I just thought that I would have it cut soon, so I asked Third Sister to coax her first..."
Su Sanlang looked at Mrs. Zhao, his eyes a little distressed, and he said gently: "Mother, I know what you are worried about. It's not cold yet, so there is no need to be so anxious. You are not in good health, so you need to have a good rest."
"Fourth sister is sensible and feels sorry for you."
Su Sanlang coaxed Su Xiaolu and put Su Xiaolu next to Zhao. As expected, Su Xiaolu stopped crying.
Su Sanlang said to Su Sanmei: "Third sister, you always look at your mother at home. If she refuses to rest, tell dad."
Su Sanmei nodded obediently: "Well, I will listen to my father and I will take good care of my mother."
Mrs. Zhao sighed helplessly. Although she was helpless, she said with a smile on her face: "Okay, okay, I am obedient."
Su Sanlang smiled gently: "That's pretty much it."
With that said, Su Sanlang called his two sons again: "Brother Chong, brother Hua, get up. Let's make breakfast and go work with dad."
Su Chong and Su Hua nodded and got up quickly.
Su Sanmei also got up and helped with the cooking.
After breakfast, Su Sanlang took Su Chong and Su Hua to the back room to dig the floor.
Su Sanmei watched Mrs. Zhao drink the medicine, and then helped Mrs. Zhao change Su Xiaolu's diaper. Then she took the changed diaper and went to wash it.
After washing, Su Sanmei went to catch bugs and feed them to the chickens.
Su Sanlang was watching not far above. Seeing Su Sanmei quickly running to the chicken pen again, he couldn't help but wonder, how could there be so many insects near the well?
But he didn't have time to think too much. The old land was dry and full of weeds. He spat into his red palms and dug up the soil hard.
In the afternoon, a figure came towards Su Sanlang's house carrying a basket.
Su Sanlang saw it and recognized that this was his little sister Su Xiaozhi.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you here?"
Su Sanlang put down his hoe and came out of the soil.
Su Sanmei, who was catching bugs, looked at Su Xiaozhi and smiled shyly, calling her: "Hello, sister-in-law."
Su Xiaozhi smiled and said to Su Sanmei: "Hey, my third sister is really sensible."
After saying that, Su Xiaozhi looked at Su Sanlang again, his eyes showing worry: "Third brother, how are you doing?"
Seeing that Su Xiaozhi was about to cry, Su Sanlang smiled and waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zhi, it's rare for you to come. Come in and have a drink of water. Take a look at Third Brother's little girl, she's so pretty."
Seeing Su Sanlang being so open-minded, Su Xiaozhi felt distressed, but she had no choice.
She followed Su Sanlang and said, "Third brother, please go back to your parents and admit your mistake. Can you take the children home?"
Winter is always extremely cold, and her parents don't give much to the third brother. Su Xiaozhi doesn't dare to think about how this winter will pass. She knows that the third brother and his family have been wronged, but she still advises her. It's better to be wronged than to die.
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"Third brother, just listen to your sister and go back and admit your mistake to your parents. I know you feel sad, but think about your children and wait until they grow up."
Su Xiaozhi followed Su Sanmei and persuaded her heartily.
Su Sanlang's footsteps paused and his voice was a little heavy: "Xiao Zhi, don't talk about that. The third brother's family is doing well now. Don't worry about the third brother's affairs. Just live your life well."
The determination in Su Sanlang's heavy tone made Su Xiaozhi's heart tremble. What on earth happened to make her third brother completely cold-hearted towards her parents?
She knew Su Sanlang's temper. At this point, Su Xiaozhi knew that there was no need to persuade him anymore.
She followed Su Sanlang into the house, put the basket down and said, "Third brother, this is a little thought from me, to help third sister-in-law to recuperate."
Su Sanmei brought forty eggs and one hundred coins.
Su Sanlang quickly declined: "Xiao Zhi, take it back, third brother..."
Before Su Sanlang finished speaking, Su Xiaozhi interrupted her and said: "Third brother, if you don't accept it, you don't want to recognize me as a sister. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be living the life I have now.
Rich, my husband's family treats me well, if you had stood up for me back then, how could I be where I am now."
Su Xiaozhi remembered that when she proposed to get married ten years ago, Mr. Wang and Mr. Su showed her two families. One family gave her a lot of money as gifts, but the family tradition was not very good, and the other family had an average family background but simple people.
Mr. Wang and Mr. Su want to marry her off and get a lot of money as a bride price.
His disapproval of relatives shocked both Wang and Mr. Su, so Su Xiaozhi finally moved to a family with an average family. Although she was not rich in the past ten years, she lived a pretty good life. She was neither cold nor hungry.
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Every time she thought of it, Su Xiaozhi felt filled with gratitude, especially as she grew older, she understood better how precious it was for Su Sanlang to protect her that time.
Su Xiaozhi said so, but Su Sanlang couldn't say no. He sighed: "This money is what the third brother borrowed from you. I will pay you back when you have money in the future."
Su Xiaozhi smiled slightly: "Okay."
As long as the third brother accepts it, it will be fine.
Looking at the renovated thatched house, Su Xiaozhi still sighed.
Su Sanlang knew her worries, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll plow the soil for a few days and scatter vegetable seeds. There are several traps in the woods behind the mountain. I can catch pheasants and rabbits. A few days ago, I
I caught some and sold them to buy cloth and cotton. Your third sister-in-law is cutting cloth to make clothes."
With that said, Su Sanlang took Su Xiaozhi into the house to take a look.
Seeing that there were cloth and clothes, Su Xiaozhi felt relieved, but the worry in her heart still couldn't go away.
When Mrs. Zhao saw Su Xiaozhi, she smiled slightly and said, "Xiaozhi is here, thank you for coming to see us."
Su Sanlang smiled and said: "Xiao Zhi, you sit down and talk to your sister-in-law, and I'll go cook."
Su Sanlang said and went out.
Su Xiaozhi just sat down next to Mrs. Zhao, held Mrs. Zhao's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, what exactly happened? Tell me, why...has it come to this?"
Even if another daughter is born, the parents will scold her, but they can tolerate it and it will be over.
