Chapter 23 Let's Call Dou Pingan
I felt sad for a while.
Zhao Tian'er wiped his tears and looked at his sister who was comforting him. He suddenly felt a little shy, sniffed and touched his head uncomfortably.
I thought to myself, I am a man, how could I cry?
He needs to be strong, and he also needs to protect his sister and sister.
Loosening her hands holding her younger siblings, Zhao Xueer looked at Dou Hongxia who was sitting at the table and looking at them softly, "Auntie, from now on you will be my relative on my father's side..."
Dou Hongxia nodded to express her understanding.
For a moment, everyone in the house was speechless, and the chirping of cicadas outside could be clearly heard.
Yun Xiaotang couldn't help but yawned and felt a little sleepy. Zhao Xueer saw this and went back to the room to make the bed. She wanted to move into her father and mother's room with her sister and free up this room for Dou Hongxia.
After stretching, Yun Xiaotang cheered up and followed her sister to help clean up. Zhao Tianer took a handkerchief and went to clean the room they were moving into.
Seeing this, Dou Hongxia immediately stood up, put down the child and wanted to help. She also looked at the mud all over her body, fearing that it would dirty the place, so she could neither retreat nor advance for a moment.
"Auntie, you sit down first and we'll clean up. After you've cleaned up, you can take a hot bath first."
Zhao Xueer spoke up and stopped her.
Dou Hongxia had no choice but to return to the stool and sit down. For a moment, she felt restless.
The three children moved very quickly and tidied up the room in a short time. The original room was re-covered with clean sheets and cotton wool. From then on, this was Dou Hongxia's room.
Zhao Xueer also found her grandmother's clothes and her sister's childhood clothes for Dou Hongxia to change into. Then she poured the boiled hot water into a wooden basin and put it in the room.
"Auntie, you guys take a shower first. These are my aunt and sister's old clothes. You can make do with them first."
Dou Hongxia nodded, hugged the child, picked up her clothes, and went to take a shower first.
During this free time, Zhao Xueer filled the pot with water again and continued to boil the hot water.
Yun Xiaotang sat next to her sister. At this moment, she thought of the fireflies she had caught. "Ah, the fireflies I caught must not die in this moment!"
She glanced around and picked up the cloth bag placed on the empty stool aside. There was a faint light inside the cloth bag.
After shaking it gently, fireflies were flying in the cloth pocket, and Yun Xiaotang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, sister, let's go to the yard and watch the fireflies." They picked up Zhao Tian'er and Zhao Xue'er and walked towards the yard.
The summer night sky is full of stars, and the entire Yushu Village is shrouded in the starry sky.
"Watch it." As soon as the cloth bag was untied, fireflies with green-green tails flew out and circled in the yard.
The stars in the sky are blinking, and the fireflies are dancing on the ground.
"Wow, it's so beautiful." Zhao Tianer walked around the fireflies and danced happily.
The corners of Zhao Xueer's mouth raised, a smile appeared, and she looked at the fireflies in the night sky, feeling the inner peace at this moment.
After Dou Hongxia finished taking a bath, Yun Xiaotang and the others took turns taking a bath, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.
A night of silence.
The next day, early in the morning, Zhao Xueer got up and went to the kitchen to make breakfast and then wash up as usual.
There are already people in the kitchen.
Dou Hongxia, who was putting firewood into the stove pit with her head lowered, heard footsteps, raised her head and saw Zhao Xueer standing at the door.
"I - I see that you are still sleeping, and I don't want to disturb you, so I will cook you some wild vegetable soup first. I...I picked the elm money in the yard without wasting other food..."
Dou Hongxia's words were a little incoherent and she hurriedly explained that she was afraid that Zhao Xueer would misunderstand that she was thinking about their family's food.
Zhao Xueer smiled and said, "Auntie, you're talking to someone else again. You help me sit down for breakfast, and I'll be lazy for a while. It's not too late to be happy." After saying that, she stepped forward, opened the lid of the pot, and smelled it.
"Auntie, you can teach me how to cook in the future. They are all Yuqian soup, but the ones I make are not as fragrant."
Dou Hongxia looked at Zhao Xueer who was smiling gently, and her anxiety gradually calmed down.
When we came together this morning, she looked at the unfamiliar room and felt like she was in a dream. She was cautious, fearing that the dream would be broken easily.
At this moment, she truly realized that all of this was not a dream. She didn't know why, but the girl in front of her was obviously young, but the look in her eyes made her feel at ease.
This girl doesn't look like a child, it's like her peers who have learned a lot are talking to her.
She nodded loudly, "Hey, Haole. I'll teach you. I'll also make delicious food. I'll cook it for you in the future when things get better."
"Okay, I'll cook it for us from now on. We have two greedy little cats at home."
When she mentioned the word "little greedy cat", Zhao Xueer's tone was extremely gentle.
Yun Xiaotang, who just got up and walked to the yard: "..."
The little greedy cats my sister talks about are probably her and her brother.
At this moment, the cry of a child came from the room.
As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately went to Dou Hongxia's room and saw a little guy sitting up on the bed, looking around in panic and calling "Aniang".
Dou Hongxia stepped forward and wrapped up the child. The child smiled when he saw grandma.
Yun Xiaotang discovered that this child had pear dimples when he smiled, which was very cute.
"Nanny, these are sister and brother, call me sister and brother." Dou Hongxia turned the child to Yun Xiaotang and the others and said.
"Sister...Guo Guo——"
The child still had some slurred speech, but he was trying hard to speak.
Yun Xiaotang stepped forward, grabbed the child's little paw, and responded with a crisp voice, "Hey~".
After breakfast, Zhao Xueer took Dou Hongxia to find the production team leader. There were more people in the production team, so of course they had to report to the team leader. Now, Dou Hongxia's household registration is no longer here, and she needs to change her household registration here.
Captain Li was just about to go out when he saw Zhao Xueer coming, followed by a woman holding a child.
"Girl Zhao, what are you—"
Captain Li looked at Dou Hongxia and the child in her arms doubtfully, and asked Zhao Xueer.
"Captain Li, this is my aunt, Dou Hongxia, who is a relative on my father's side. Now there are no relatives on my aunt's side, so we are left with three sisters. My aunt came over with her children and stayed with us.
Take care of us."
Zhao Xueer said without changing her expression what she had already thought about in her heart.
Captain Li didn't ask any more questions, nodded, picked up a pen and wrote down Dou Hongxia's name in the household registration book, and then looked at the child in her arms, "What's the name of this child?"
Dou Hongxia was speechless for a moment. This child has not been liked by her grandma since she was born. She is almost one year old and has no name yet. She usually calls her Nannan.
Captain Li didn't press him and waited for Dou Hongxia to answer.
"Auntie, why don't you call me Ping An? May she be safe and happy." Zhao Xueer on the side suggested.
"Okay, let's call it Pingan, Dou Pingan!"
After registration, you need to report to the commune and wait for the commune to issue a household registration book.
Chapter completed!