Chapter 19

Gou Wa, you can call me sister, but I’m not a fairy.” Shen Qingli was amused by Gou Wa. Looking at this poor child, she couldn’t help but soften her heart.

In the end, children are also their primary protection.

No matter what era, children are hope.

Gou Wa laughed a little dazedly. Although he had been detoxified and his bones were healed, he was seriously injured after all. He fell asleep while talking.

“Brother!” Niu Niu called out worriedly.

“It’s okay, Niu Niu, I was just too tired and fell asleep.” The barefoot doctor explained hurriedly.

Niu Niu covered her mouth, fearing that she would wake up her brother.

Shen Qingli and Zhou Yubai exchanged glances, “Let’s send the two children home.”

“Yes.” The team leader responded and asked the villagers to carry Gou Wa home. He also told the barefoot doctor to go and see Gou Wa tomorrow. After all, it was too difficult for a three-year-old to take care of a nine-year-old.

The barefoot doctor sighed and nodded.

Gou Wa’s home.

They only had a shabby thatched house with only a bed in it, no other furniture, and no normal kitchen utensils such as pots and pans.

The two children usually used bamboo tubes to eat, and their chopsticks were just peeled branches.

There was a short earthen stove in the yard, and some uneven firewood was placed not far away.

“Team leader, doesn’t the commune have policies to take care of such children? “Doesn’t the Women’s Federation care?” Shen Qingli waited until all the villagers had left before asking the team leader.

“Well, you have to be able to take care of it. Now everyone is hungry and there are too many poor people to take care of. The care we can provide is limited.” The old face of the team leader was full of helplessness.

This feeling of helplessness is the most difficult to bear.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s impossible.

My own children can’t eat enough, and those with parents can starve to death, let alone these two orphans.

Shen Qingli looked at them and said for a long time, “I’ll take care of them for the next two days.”

“This…” The captain looked at Zhou Yubai, and seeing that Zhou Yubai didn’t object, he nodded, “Thank you for your hard work. The brick factory will need people to work in a few days. If the Zhou family boy goes there, these two children can accompany you.”

“I’m not going this year.” Zhou Yubai said. The brick factory is far from the village, and he can’t go home for lunch. He is not at ease leaving Shen Qingli alone at home for a whole day.

After all, there are too many unstable factors in the village.

“Zhou family boy, this won’t work. You are the main force every year. You can’t shirk the responsibility of winning glory for the collective.” The captain said hurriedly.

“Is being capable the reason why you bully him every year?” Shen Qingli frowned and asked. She is good-looking, and even if her words are a bit impolite, she is not annoying.

“Yubai’s wife, that’s not what I said. It’s all for the collective.” The captain struggled to find excuses for himself.

In theory, the young and strong people should take turns to go to the brick factory. Others did take turns to go, but Zhou Yubai was selected every year.

The captain certainly didn’t want to bully people, because Zhou Yubai was capable and adaptable. When he was around, no one could bully the people in Kaoshan Village, and other people couldn’t handle it.

“For the sake of the collective, you can’t just fleece a sheep.” Shen Qingli was still dissatisfied.

Zhou Yubai stood beside Shen Qingli. He didn’t say anything, but his meaning was very clear. Whatever my wife said was what it was. If she supported me not to go, then I wouldn’t go. No one could help me.

The captain felt that he was so worried that he had two more wrinkles on his face.

“Then how about this, if you go to the brick factory again this year, I will give you double the full work points.” The captain compromised.

“It will be like this every year in the future. As long as you go to the brick factory, you will get double the full work points.” Seeing that the two were not giving in, the captain added.

In fact, Shen Qingli didn’t want Zhou Yubai to work hard, but the captain made such a big concession. If she insisted, she would offend the captain. In this era, offending the captain is not a wise choice.

“Uncle captain, since you said so, our Yubai can also make a sacrifice, but you have to explain to the people in the village why Yubai is given double work points. If someone is not satisfied, it is best for us not to go.” Shen Qingli said.

It is best for the captain to offend people.

Her Yubai is a screw character.

Zhou Yubai nodded, “Listen to Qingli.”

The captain looked at Shen Qingli. He really didn’t expect that Shen Qingli had so many thoughts.

Well, Zhou Yubai also has someone to protect him.

The captain gave a few more instructions before turning around and leaving.

It was not time to get off work yet, and Zhou Yubai went back to work.

Shen Qingli told Niuniu to stay at home and not wander around, and then she went back to her home to make a big pot of dumpling soup and brought the basin to Gou Wa’s house.

Xiao Hei followed Shen Qingli the whole time.

Xiao Hei wagged his tail. Although he wanted to catch pheasants, rabbits, and dig holes for bamboo rats, his master’s wife was so pretty, and he liked to follow her around for delicious food. As soon as the man and the dog walked to the door of Gou Wa’s house, they heard shouting and Niuniu’s crying.

“What are you doing? This is the medicine my sister gave us.” Niuniu cried until she was hoarse.

“What is this for you? You two jinxes. Your brother won’t die. The barefoot doctors said this medicine is good. I’m taking it back for your second uncle. He cut his arm while working.”

“You money-loser, how dare you stop me? You unfilial bastard. You two should have been thrown into the urinal and drowned when you were born.”

The sharp and old woman scolded vigorously. She was Gou Wa’s grandmother, the old woman of the Li family.

Woof

!

Xiao Hei rushed in and stood in front of Niu Niu, who was holding the herbs tightly in her hand.

“Oh my god!” Mrs. Li screamed, stepped back several steps, fell on her buttocks, and stepped back in horror. Looking at the tall and fierce Xiao Hei with his teeth bared, she was frightened to death.

Shen Qingli frowned in disdain, and she put the basin in her hand on the stove.

“What do you want to do?” Shen Qingli asked.

Mrs. Li saw Shen Qingli and it took a long time for her to find her voice.

“You little bitch, you don’t need to worry about our family affairs!” Mrs. Li cursed guiltily.

“Haven’t you split up? After the split, who gave you the face to come and grab the medicine for the two orphans?” Shen Qingli was not polite either. She was now recovered, and she would not panic if she really took action.

What’s more, she had three great powers in her hands, and she could punish this old woman at any time.

“Whether to divide the family is our Li family’s business. It’s not something you, a fox, can control. Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you married that wolf cub Zhou Yubai. I tell you…”

Woof woof!

When Xiao Hei saw that Mrs. Li got up and tried to get close to Shen Qingli, he threw her to the ground.

Mrs. Li was so scared that she screamed, “Help, help.”

“Xiao Hei, come here.” Xiao Hei obediently ran to Shen Qingli’s feet and glared at Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li didn’t dare to do anything rash. This was the southernmost end of the village, not close to the neighbors. If this big black dog really wanted to bite her to death, she wouldn’t be able to run away…