Chapter 21

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Translator: Alyssa

Editor: Sei

The move out from Xu’s house was sudden, and it suddenly made Xu Nannan feel incredible. It’s too simple. But after another thought, it seemed reasonable.

In short, it was just a coincidence. The Xu family wanted to teach Xu Nannan because Xu Nannan is no longer obedient, but they can’t do it anymore, so as not to make trouble outside, they threatened her and told her to get out of the house in order to suppress her.

A fifteen-year-old girl who wants money, but has no money, wants food, but has no food, and is swept out by her family, they thought she can’t survive. At this time, naturally, they can only bow their heads to the adults at home, and live honestly in the future.

Exactly why Xu Nannan has already changed her core.

Xu Nannan climbed down smoothly while the Xu family was struggling to ride a tiger, so the two children went out directly with their small bags.

The two sisters had no luggage, only a small bag of clothes Xu Nannan had brought from Li Jing, and a bed of cotton wool covered by the two sisters.

The cotton wool had already been very old, and Grandma Xu looked down on it, so she didn’t stop her.

Except for these, anything else is forbidden to be taken away.

Xu Nannan was also looked down upon, holding a bag in one hand and Xu Xiaoman in the other, they walked out of the yard.

Mrs. Xu scolded as they went, “Get out of this door and don’t even think about coming back!”

It’s a pity that Xu Nannan didn’t look back.

“This dead girl, no, I will send a telegram to Jiansheng tomorrow.” Old lady Xu angrily covered her chest. Liu Qiao hurriedly helped her, “I should send a telegram to make it clear, or else the eldest brother will have to misunderstand that we don’t want Erya and Siya at home.”

Grandpa Xu said, “No need to post, he will be back in a few days, anyway. There is no need to let Jiansheng come back and delay his work.”

“Then what if they ran to the city to find Big Brother again?” Xu Jianhai asked worriedly beside him. When Zhang Cuiqin heard it, she nodded again and again, “That is, if they could take the opportunity to go to the city.”

After Xu Nannan took Xu Xiaoman into the city last time, no one doubted that these two children had this ability.

Moreover, Xu Jiansheng’s performance at home last time gave them a sense of crisis.

Third Uncle Xu Jianping frowned, “Or I will get the two children back.” The child is too naive, so she must be disciplined.

Grandpa Xu smoked a few cigarettes, “I’ll go to Gensheng and say that he won’t be allowed to open a letter of introduction to them this month. Gensheng is a sensible person and should know great.”

He felt that within a month, the child would come back by herself, maybe in a few days.

When Grandpa Xu said so, the Xu family naturally could only listen.

Although Mrs. Xu is the master of the Xu family, big things are really going on. As long as Grandpa Xu speaks, the weight is still very heavy.

Meanwhile, outside, Xu Nannan took Xu Xiaoman’s hand and walked out of the village. Although it was already dark at this time, they had no place to live, and they could only temporarily live in the wooden hut on the mountain. No matter what, it was a place that could shelter them from the wind and rain.

The two people walked through the front room, and the door of the front yard suddenly opened. Song Guihua walked out from the inside and looked at the two children anxiously, “Nannan, why are you out?”

“Aunt Song Guihua, Xiaoman and I have left home, and we will live by ourselves in the future.”

“Is what you said true?”

Song Guihua said in surprise. Shitou is her youngest son, unlike his twin brother, the youngest brat likes to make trouble outside. It was dark now, and before he comes back, Song Guihua was going to look for him, but the child ran back to his feet, saying that he heard that Xu family is going to drive two sisters out of the house. So she kept watching in the yard, but she didn’t expect to see the two sisters coming out of the house.

“Mom, I didn’t talk nonsense, I heard the old beggar say so.” Shitou showed his small head behind the door, his hair slicked and shaved. Most of the kids in the village have this kind of easy-going hairstyle.

“I said what are you talking about? Why are you shouting? Hurry into the house.” Song Guihua scolded with a dark face.

She felt embarrassed when her son called the Grandma Xu an old beggar in front of the her own family.

After driving away her son, Song Guihua looked at the two sisters again, “Why do your adults have such cold hearts? In this dark of a sky, they are driving you outside, and they are not afraid that you have no place to live? No, I will lead you back. You go to Xu Gensheng, and if he doesn’t care, let’s go to the township to find the secretary of the commune. ” It’s not okay to abuse the child at ordinary times, so It’s a big deal for this child to go out.

Xu Nannan waved her hand again and again, “Auntie, don’t go. I was willing to come out by myself. They don’t want me to stay at home, and I’m still not happy to be at home. When I come out, at least, I won’t be obscured anymore.”

“Why don’t you understand, it’s not good to come out. What would you eat and where would you live? It won’t be a day or two from now on.” Song Guihua looked at the two children, worriedly.

If possible, she is also willing to take in these two children. After all, she also has two boys at home, so she could just raise two girls. But her family can’t afford it, and although she is valued in this family, she can’t be the master.

“Or, let’s go to my house for one night only, and we will find those cadres tomorrow to see if they can help you settle down.”

Song Guihua thought for a while, but still couldn’t bear to let the two children sleep in the wilderness.

Xu Nannan shook her head, “Auntie, I know you are kind enough to help us, but Xiaoman and I already have a place to live. We are going to live on the mountain farm, and there is a resting hut available. As for food, somehow I can dig some wild vegetables on the mountain over there. When it’s winter, I can also divide the grain.”

After finally leaving the Xu family, she didn’t want to go to other people’s homes anymore. She doesn’t want to owe more favors, and she doesn’t even want to cause trouble to Aunt Song Guihua.

“How do people live in that place?” Song Guihua sighed.

“I usually work over there, and I am familiar with it. Auntie, don’t worry about us. Xiaoman and I have to go there to pack our things, so we’ll go ahead and talk to auntie in a hurry.”

“No, I’ll go with you, and help you clean up.” Song Guihua was a little weak. She wants to help the child more, but she can’t do anything. She can only look tomorrow and discuss this with the cadres in the village. See if the village can help.

Xu Nannan couldn’t refuse her kindness anymore, so she could only agree.

Song Guihua entered the door to pack some things, and soon went out with the basket. “Let’s go, let’s go, it will be hard to prepare when it gets darker later.”

The wooden hut on the farm usually only has a broken table and chairs, which He Qiusheng prepared before. There is no place to sleep inside. But Xu Nannan cut a pile of hogweed in the afternoon. Song Guihua helped to make a bed, and put the broken cotton wool Xu Nannan took from Xu’s family on it, which temporarily became a bed.

“How would you live with a place like this? Go back with me and let’s talk about it tomorrow.” Song Guihua couldn’t bear to look at this place. These two are still children, and it is too hard to live outside.

“It’s very good, Aunt Song Guihua, don’t worry.” Xu Nannan patted the new bed. She always has to face this day, so it’s better to get used to it earlier.

Song Guihua couldn’t. Seeing that the darkness is not good enough to stay longer. She took out the contents of the basket. A few wowotou, and two eggs. The other is a small bag of millet, which looked like five or six kilograms, and it can be cooked for a few days if it is cooked with wild vegetables.

“You are still children and don’t know the hard work of living. Apart from finding a place to live, you must have everything you need to eat. Let’s do this for now.” Song Guihua still felt that the two children should definitely go home. Even if their grandparents don’t care, and their parents would come back and know, they shouldn’t let them live outside.

As for Xu Nannan taking Xu Xiaoman to live outside, it must be impossible. This Nannan is only fifteen years old, and she is a child. How can she set up a family?

When Xu Nannan looked at these things, her heart was moved warmly. These things are nothing in the future, but in this era when materials and food are scarce, they are very precious things. Aunt Song Guihua and them are not relatives, but they are more like relatives than those of the Xu family.

“Auntie… thank you. Thank you so much,”

“Don’t bother, okay? You and Xiaoman should rest early. Sleep for one night, and it will be fine after daybreak. I will go back now.” After Song Guihua finished speaking, she stopped and helped the two children to bring the door to the doorframe.

Xu Nannan opened the door and watched Song Guihua slowly walk away, absent-mindedly.

“Xiaoman, you must keep in mind the people who are good to us. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must repay others.”

“Well, I remember, Auntie Song, Uncle Gensheng, and Director Zhu…” Xu Xiaoman said seriously about these people who had helped them. It’s just that she felt a little worried, will they have the ability to reciprocate them in the future?

Xu Nannan bought a candle from Taobao. She originally wanted to buy a flashlight, but because Xiaoman’s beside her, she chose not to buy it.

The candle was lit, so there was light in the room, and it was a little warmer.

Xu Nannan pulled another blanket out of the haystack. She made the bed a bit warmer than it looked.

“Sister, shall we sleep now?”

“Let’s go to bed later, i want to go down the mountain.” Xu Nannan said suddenly.

“What are you doing down the mountain?”

“Go and see Uncle He.”

After knowing the news of He Qiusheng’s illness before, Xu Nannan felt a little sympathetic to him. But to avoid suspicion, he didn’t go to see He Qiusheng. After just experiencing Song Guihua’s warm feelings, she felt that if she was capable, she could help the other party appropriately. Who knows if he needs help from others, just like she does now?

If it weren’t for a Taobao store, she might be in a different situation now.

Everyone could sleep at night. When the two sisters arrived near a cattle hut, every household in the village was already asleep. When they came to He Qiusheng’s door, they heard He Qiusheng’s coughing inside.

Xu Nannan knocked on the door lightly, “Uncle He.”

“Xu Nannan?” He Qiusheng said in a weak voice.

“It’s me.” Xu Nannan replied.

Not long after, He Qiusheng came to open the door with a little strength. After opening the door, he leaned on the wall and returned to the bed tremblingly.

“Why are you here?”

“We heard that you are sick.” Xu Nannan went to the online store of candles and put the things in her hands on the table. It was the millet porridge she had just cooked in a kettle on the mountain. “I made some porridge for you, so you can eat something.”

He Qiusheng leaned on the bed and looked at her slightly with his eyes open, “Ahem, I didn’t expect someone to come to see me. I thought no one would know if I died here.”

There was a bit of self-deprecating in his voice.

“Uncle, you won’t die. I was sick before too, but I didn’t die.” Xu Xiaoman hurriedly said. She is most afraid of people saying this word. When she was sick before, her grandma used to say that she would die.

He Qiusheng smiled, “Actually, sometimes, death may be better than being alive.” If he was brave at that time and died earlier, he might not have experienced the torture afterwards.

“But I think it’s better to live than to die.” Xu Nannan heard that He Qiusheng meant that he didn’t want to live, and immediately said firmly. “Uncle He, Xiaoman and I have left home now.”

“Huh?” He Qiusheng looked at her. He seemed a little surprised, or he didn’t understand why she suddenly changed the subject.

Xu Nannan sighed, “Uncle He knows how the family treats us. It stands to reason that Xiaoman and I have no hope in the future. But I don’t accept my fate. God let me meet such a family member, so I have no choice, but I can always try to make myself a better life. Uncle He, did you just admit your fate? You are a high-level intellectual and an educated person. You know more than us, and you must have a better way of letting yourself live than us. It will get better. Maybe it’s uncomfortable now, but who knows in the future?”

She knew that He Qiusheng’s life might be even more sad during the future period, but before that day comes, who knows what will happen?

He Qiusheng was silent.

Xu Nannan felt that the topic was a bit heavy, and put the bowl in her hand, “Uncle, eat some hot porridge, and you will feel better. When you get better, you will feel better.”

Xu Xiaoman nodded, “Yes, if you have a full meal, you will be in a good mood.”

He Qiusheng held the bowl and didn’t move for a while. In the dim candlelight, Xu Nannan faintly saw tears in the corners of his eyes.

Xu Nannan and Xu Xiaoman didn’t wait much. They watched He Qiusheng start eating, and then left together.

He Qiusheng ate the porridge in a few bites. He didn’t know if it was because of his mood or whether the porridge was really useful. He felt that his cold body was warming up. How long has it been? He, himself, has forgotten since that incident. Human relationship is warm and even though the world is very cold, even if the closest people have left him, there is still someone who will give him a little warmth.

Xu Nannan didn’t know that her bowl of porridge could have such a big effect. On the way back, Xu Xiaoman asked him, “Is Uncle He still sad?”

“…I don’t know.” Xu Nannan felt sad. It’s just that she can’t do anything.

I came to see He Qiusheng because I didn’t want to see him lying in bed alone and experiencing pain. She can’t help much, at least she can do what she wants. If He Qiusheng still insists on giving up the hope of survival, she can do nothing.

Back in the wooden house, the two reached the door on the table from the inside, and the sisters lay on the makeshift bed together.

“It’s so soft, soft, and more comfortable than sleeping in the bed at home.” Xu Xiaoman smiled.

“In the future, I will be rich. My sister will buy you a Simmons mattress, so that you can sleep well.”

“What is Simmons?” The little girl started yawning.

Xu Nannan looked at the roof and smiled and recalled, “It’s like sleeping on Cotton Mountain.”

“It must be very comfortable…”

Soon, there was a small grunt. Xu Nannan glanced at her head and then smiled, “Xiaoman, Sister will definitely live a good life and make her life better and better!”

No matter what the reason why God let her come into this world, her only goal is to live like a person. Of course, the primary goal is to truly be independent from the Xu family.

In the morning, the two children cooked porridge with the millet given by Song Guihua, added two eggs, and ate the first breakfast after leaving home.

Since there is no need to be scolded by grandma while eating, Xu Xiaoman feels extremely happy.

“Sister, don’t we need to go home anymore?”

After Xu Nannan finished eating the porridge, he looked at her sideways, “Do you want to go back?” This is a question. She herself is unwilling to go back, but Xu Xiaoman is Xu’s family from the inside out. This fact cannot be changed.

Fortunately, Xu Xiaoman shook her head firmly, “I want to follow my sister. Sister, I can also earn work points, I can go to the ground. I am full now and have strength. Let’s earn work points together, and we will get food at the end of the year. There will be food.”

“You don’t need to earn work points. After a while, your sister will have arrangements.” Xu Nannan felt that she still couldn’t do it when she asked a nine-year-old child to work in the field.

Especially with the fact that Xu Xiaoman is very small, she looks like she is more than seven years old, a little doll, alas, she still needs nutrition.

The two sisters finished their meal and packed them up. Before they had time to go to the village to find Xu Gensheng, Song Guihua panted while climbing up the mountain and called them to go to the village together.

Song Guihua didn’t sleep well all night when she went back, she had always been thinking about the two children living in the wilderness, and her heart was very uneasy. So in the morning, she went to Xu Gensheng to talk about it. Xu Gensheng was a little bit embarrassed and he look down like, he wanted to get along with the mud at his feet. He felt that the child is awkward, so he might just look back. But Song Guihua was not happy, and felt that even if she will only live for a while, she still had to help. So she immediately ran into the mountains to find the two sisters Xu Nannan.

Xu Nannan and Xu Xiaoman followed Song Guihua directly to the field to find Xu Gensheng.

Xu Gensheng is announcing the work to be done at the end of the year. The country has to do a lot of construction work in his village. The task is not small. It is necessary to arrange people to build farmland bases with people in other villages. For them, where there are not many water sources, this is a big task.

People in the village don’t want to do too much, but it is arranged that at least one person must be from each family.

When Xu Jianhai heard about this, they all felt a little bad. There will definitely be more work points and food on the base, but that job is not what ordinary people can do.

If this is really done, how many people can possibly stand it?

Zhang Cuiqin’s eyes rolled, “Captain Xu, must a man go? Can a woman go?”

Xu Gensheng looked at her sideways, “What’s wrong, do you want to go? This is pretty good, I will apply for you as an activist that time.”

“Oh, it’s not me, I can’t go away. I’m asking for our Erya. This kid can also work, but she can’t discriminate.” Zhang Cuiqin waved her hand again and again.

When the people around heard this, they frowned. Adults are not very capable to do the work, can Nannan can do it? If this is done, the child will also be abandoned.

“Yo-yo-YOU!, I really have never seen such a shameless person. A man has to have a little girl to do it instead.” Song Guihua walked over with her waist in, followed by Xu Nannan.

Xu Nannan also looked at Zhang Cuiqin with a black line on her face. It seems that coming out of the house yesterday was not foolproof. This is something that people are thinking about.

“What’s wrong, can you manage our family’s affairs?” Zhang Cuiqin wrinkled her face.

TL Note: That end of chapter 21

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