Shen Tang said respectfully, "Third uncle, please come in."
Then he turned around and told Shen Yu, "Take your sister to the broken house at the end of the village to find your mother, and then ask the village chief to come over."
Shen Yu held Shen Xingwan's hand and walked toward the end of the village. It was March now, and the weather was neither cold nor hot.
Shen Xingwan skipped along the country road, with Fat Cat running behind her and rolling in the grass.
"You look very happy." Shen Yu looked at her smiling face, and his mood improved due to the infection.
Shen Xingwan nodded and took the opportunity to behave, "Brother, when our families are separated, we will live a good life together as a family. My parents are capable, and I am smart and cute. Life will definitely get better and better."
"You never forget to praise yourself."
"Then I am indeed very cute. Don't you think I'm cute, brother?"
Shen Xingwan held his hand reluctantly and acted coquettishly. Shen Yu lowered his head and looked at her for a while, "She's quite cute, but she's too chubby."
The two brothers and sisters were talking and laughing all the way, and soon stopped outside a crumbling thatched house.
Is this really habitable? Shen Xingwan's eyes widened in suspicion.
"This is a house that has been abandoned in the village for a long time." Shen Yu said with a sigh.
"Let's go in."
Shen Xingwan followed Shen Yu and walked in. It was said to be a house, but in fact there was air leakage from all sides. Fortunately, March in Jiangnan was not very cold anymore.
There wasn't even a bed, so Da Ya lay directly on the ground covered with thick thatch, covered with a quilt.
Mrs. Zhang was helping to clean and tidy up the room, while Mrs. Zhou started the fire and stayed up all night for Daya.
"Why are you here?" Mrs. Zhang asked.
Shen Yu walked over and told Mrs. Zhang the situation in a low voice. Mrs. Zhang wiped her hands, worried and prepared to go back and take a look.
"Wanwan, you stay here with the third aunt first, and I will ask Xiaoguo to accompany you later." Mrs. Zhang explained.
She knew that her daughter was the one with ideas, but on such a sensitive matter as the separation of families, Shen Xingwan, as a junior who had just returned, naturally had better not to interrupt, otherwise it would harm his reputation if word spread.
"Mom, go ahead, I will just wait and see." Shen Xingwan said, having come to this point, she believed that her parents would handle everything, and she could just wait for the news.
Zhang and Shen Yu left, and Banxia came with Xiaoguo after a while.
Xiaoguo brought a can of fried rice, which is a farm delicacy. The fried rice is fragrant and crispy. It is sealed in a jar and can be chewed dry or mixed with boiling water and brown sugar to make a bowl. It is delicious and very hungry.
"Third Aunt, mother asked me to bring it to you." Shen Xiaoguo handed the jar to Mrs. Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou took it without any pretense, "Auntie, you're not polite. Dayaerya hasn't eaten for a long time. I owe you, auntie, and I'll work hard to pay you back in the future."
If there is any gratitude to the Shen family, then only the second wife is left. Mrs. Zhang may look fierce, but in fact she is a bitch-tongued. She has taken care of Mrs. Zhou overtly and covertly over the years.
After Da Ya's accident, only the second room extended a hand to them.
"Auntie, the first Ya is capable and the second Ya is smart. You will definitely get better and better in the future." Shen Xingwan said sincerely.
Zhou quickly boiled a pot of water, made a large bowl of fried rice, and handed it to Shen Xiaoguo first.
Shen Xiaoguo, who has always been greedy, tried hard to look away and said, "Auntie, I'm not hungry. You feed it to my eldest sister."
Shen Xingwan didn't wait for Zhou to ask, but shook his head and said, "I don't want it either, my aunt and sisters will eat it."
With red eyes, Mrs. Zhou gave it to Da Ya, who was almost lying flat on the bed and was extremely weak, and made another bowl for Er Ya.
Shen Xingwan curiously looked at the quilts, bowls, chopsticks and some daily utensils in the shabby house, although they were all shabby things.
But she remembered that Zhou didn't take anything with him when he left the Shen family. He really left the house clean.
Mrs. Zhou looked at her big round eyes, looking here and there with a curious expression.
He sat down and watched his two daughters eating while explaining, "I moved this out quietly last night. It's all my dowry and has nothing to do with the Shen family."
Zhou was once the daughter of a good family. When she got married, her parents gave her a lot of things as a dowry. Unfortunately, her parents died within two years of each other. Without the support of her parents, she was unable to give birth to a son. Her virginity gradually became difficult.
She originally planned to endure it for the sake of her daughter, but now that her daughter's life is almost in danger, she can no longer endure it.
Shen Xingwan sat on the threshold and dragged his chin with his hand, nodded, and said with bright eyes, "Auntie is so brave. It's great for my sisters to have a mother like you."
Banxia helped make the medicine while Zhou continued to clean up.
Shen Xiaoguo came over and held Shen Xingwan's hand, "Let's go pick wild vegetables. We can fry them at night."
It is said that poor children become masters early. Although Shen Xiaoguo is usually very naughty, overall he is still an obedient child.
Shen Xingwan followed Shen Xiaoguo to the mountains and fields. There were already many little girls chatting and laughing, carrying baskets and picking.
Shen Xiaoguo pointed to the most common shepherd's purse, "Just pick the ones that look like this. Don't pick the wrong ones."
Shen Xingwan nodded and started picking attentively.
I was born into a wealthy family in my previous life, so I never had such an experience.
After picking a large handful and placing them on the ground, Shen Xingwan lowered her waist. She was indeed only suitable to be a salted fish.
After having fun, Fat Meow suddenly jumped out and meowed at her, "We promised to work hard and kill the heroine?"
"I didn't say I won't fight. Do you expect me to kill her by picking wild vegetables?" Shen Xingwan grabbed her and ravaged her, "How could a stupid little cat have such a useless system like yours?"
Shen Xiaoguo looked at her speechlessly. After picking for a while, he started to play. He sighed maturely and picked harder.
Sure enough, we still have to rely on him, the new sister is unreliable.
By the time the two returned to the thatched house with wild vegetables, Mrs. Zhang was already back with a relaxed smile on her face.
Shen Xingwan immediately ran over, "Do you have any good news for me?"
"Your father has agreed to separate the family under the auspices of the third master of your clan. Starting tomorrow, we can move out and live alone." Mrs. Zhang was in high spirits. She had been looking forward to this day for many years.
Shen Xingwan immediately grasped the key information in the words, "Move out? Does that mean you won't continue to live in the Shen family?"
Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly, saying that the old couple would not change their vampire nature. Although they agreed to separate the family, they were not given a second bedroom, and they were not even allowed to live in a house.
"Yes, let's go out and be alone." Mrs. Zhang touched Shen Xingwan's head and said, "It's good this way, each side can fight for free."
Mrs. Zhou said sincerely, "Congratulations to my second sister-in-law."
The two looked at each other and smiled, "We will all be fine from now on."
"Huh, now there are only four big houses left in my hometown. I want to see how the two of them, the old lady's pet peeves, carry the bowl of water." Mrs. Zhang looked like she was watching a good show.
They used to bully the second and third bedroom together, but now she wants to see how long they can "love each other".
