Dou Hongxia held the child in her arms and staggered into the yard of their home with Zhao Xueer's support.

There were some things drying in the yard, which was full of life, but there was no adult at home. Dou Hongxia was confused but knew not to say anything.

When she walked into the main room, she looked at the mud on her body and suddenly felt ashamed in her heart. She lowered her head and shrank her feet, but she did not dare to sit on the stool for fear of soiling the stool.

At this time, the child in her arms started crying again, and she quickly pushed the child to comfort her.

Zhao Xueer saw her embarrassment and helped her sit down, "Auntie, please sit down and wait for a while. I'll make Mihu Lake for the child to eat."

He turned around and was about to go to the kitchen when he saw his younger brothers and sisters standing aside looking at her, so he asked them to get Dou Hongxia a glass of water.

Yun Xiaotang and Zhao Tian'er responded, took the enamel cups on the table, quickly poured a glass of water in, and placed it on the table.

"Auntie, drink water~"

Dou Hongxia raised her head slightly and looked at the little girl who was speaking. Her heart softened when she heard the milky voice, and she responded with red eyes, "Hey, that's good."

Her voice was hoarse and her lips were chapped and peeled. It was obvious that she hadn't drank water for a long time.

At this moment, Dou Hongxia didn't care about her dirty, muddy hands, picked up the water glass, drank it all in one gulp, and licked her chapped lips after drinking.

Yun Xiaotang watched from the side, took the water glass and went out again, "Auntie, let me pour you another glass of water."

When she came back, she was followed by Zhao Tian'er who was carrying a basin with a clean towel in the water.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Tian'er put down the basin and said, "Auntie, wash your face."

After that, the two little guys looked at her with their dark eyes.

Dou Hongxia felt that the corners of her eyes were a little hot, so she reached into the water, picked up a handkerchief, and wiped the face of the child in her arms before washing her own face.

The originally clear water in the basin has become dirty and turned into a basin of muddy water.

Yun Xiaotang and Zhao Tian'er did not show any disgust, and went out to bring in a basin of water. Only then did Dou Hongxia wash her face clean, revealing a delicate and young face.

This is a young woman in her early twenties.

In the kitchen, Zhao Xueer used the semolina from the relief grains to cook a pot of noodle soup. While the pot was cooking, she went to the yard to pick some elm leaves. The elm leaves were a little old, but there were no other ones.

It’s green vegetables.

At this moment, wild spinach and wild leeks are not in season, so we can only make do with elm money, and make multigrain steamed buns with a little flour.

Thinking that Dou Hongxia must have been hungry for many days, she washed a few more potatoes and cooked some potatoes while steaming the cornbread.

The noodle soup in the pot was boiling. When Zhao Xueer saw that it was ready, she picked up the pot and poured the noodle soup into a large basin, then returned to the main room with the basin.

As soon as she entered the main room, she saw her younger siblings sitting obediently next to Dou Hongxia, looking curiously at the child in her arms.

As soon as they saw their sister coming in with a basin, the two little ones immediately got up and ran to the kitchen to get bowls.

Putting down the basin with pimple soup, Zhao Xueer looked at Dou Hongxia and said, "Auntie, let's have a bowl of pimple soup first. I'm going to steam the steamed buns now."

After saying that, she turned back to the kitchen, cleaned the pot, put in the cornstarch and potatoes, and then returned to the main room.

In the main room, Yun Xiaotang and Zhao Tian'er sat like two good babies waiting for their sister. Dou Hongxia did not move Kuaizi and waited for Zhao Xue'er.

When he saw her coming in, he picked up the bowl.

Dou Hongxia blew on the spoon in her hand, and when the noodle soup inside was no longer so hot, she fed it into the mouth of the child in her arms. Until the bowl was empty, she barely took a few bites and fed it all to the child.

Seeing this, Zhao Xueer picked up the bowl in front of Dou Hongxia very naturally and added a bowl of pimple soup for her, "Auntie, drink slowly, I will go to the kitchen to take a look."

On the stove, the pot was steaming. Open the lid. The steamed cornstarch and potatoes have been steamed. Put the cornstarch and potatoes into the plates respectively. Heat the hot water in the pot. With the plate in hand, Zhao Xueer returned to the main room.

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In the main room, Dou Hongxia was still feeding pimple soup to her child, but she still didn't take a few sips.

Yun Xiaotang saw it in her eyes and lamented the love of parents in the world.

Zhao Xueer put down the plate, picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into Dou Hongxia's hand. Dou Hongxia then ate the steamed bun in her hand. This was her first meal in the past half month since she fled the famine.

She had tears in her eyes after eating this meal, and the bun was still stuffed in her mouth. She tried hard to smile at the three children in front of her, but she had to reach out and wipe the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Auntie, there's not enough." Yun Xiaotang put the steamed buns in her hand into Dou Hongxia's bowl.

Zhao Tian'er, who was on the side, saw his sister's actions and quickly put down the dough head that he was about to bite, and also put the dough head into Dou Hongxia's bowl.

Seeing this, Zhao Xueer did not stop them, but smiled and rubbed the heads of her younger sister and younger brother.

"Auntie, what do you plan to do in the future?"

Dou Hongxia was stunned when she heard the question. What will she do in the future? She doesn't know either...

It would be better to just go back and marry that Mazi. Thinking of this, she looked at the child in her arms again. At this time, the child was full and fell asleep. Her breathing was steady, which made her feel relieved.

Seeing Dou Hongxia like this, how could Zhao Xueer not know what she was thinking.

In her previous life, Dou Hongxia fled here and hid in the Guanyin Temple on the back mountain. As a result, her children did not stay. In the end, in order to survive, she found a farmer in Yushu Village to marry a man whose wife had died.

The farmer's former wife also left behind four children.

It was not easy to be a stepmother. She was bullied by her stepdaughter and stepson every day. The peasant also liked domestic violence. A few years later, Dou Hongxia jumped into a river and disappeared.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xueer's heart sank. She could not remain indifferent. She could not let such a weak woman embark on the tragic path of her previous life.

She looked at Dou Hongxia's gentle face and had an idea in her mind.

"Auntie, our father and mother are gone, and there are only three of us left. My name is Zhao Xue'er, this is my sister Zhao Chun'er, and my brother Zhao Tian'er. There are no adults in our family now. My father is a migrant and can't find anyone.

The relatives over there, and the relatives over there are not good to us..."

"If Auntie is willing, why not stay and we can take care of each other."

Yun Xiaotang and Zhao Tianer looked at their sister and nodded in unison.

Dou Hongxia did not expect to hear such words. She had already prepared for the worst. Looking at the sincere eyes of the three children and then at the child in her arms, the hesitation in her eyes turned into determination.

She nodded resolutely, "Okay, I'll stay, we will be a family from now on, and I, Dou Hongxia, will take good care of you."

Suddenly, Zhao Tian'er started crying and leaned on his sister's shoulder, "Sister, I miss my grandma."

Yun Xiaotang felt sour, wiped Zhao Tian'er's tears, and said, "Brother, grandma is looking at us in the sky. Look, the brightest star in the sky is grandma, and the star next to it is grandma."

Zhao Xueer wiped the corners of her red eyes, hugged her younger siblings into her arms, and the three of them hugged each other.
Chapter completed!