Chapter 348 The Untamed Adopted Daughter 17
Chapter 348 The Untamed Adopted Daughter 17
Jiang Jianye's face turned serious. The other party had already attracted attention by asking them to come over, and he couldn't cause any more trouble for his brothers.
Tian Guobin agreed verbally, said a few words, and got up to leave. When he returned, he immediately told his wife to make the bedding a little more ragged and make sure it was warm inside.
Kong Cuihua agreed immediately. If it weren't for the help of the brothers in charge of the family, they would not have the good life they have now.
Miao Huilan settled down, but she also started to worry about her four children. She didn't know how they were doing now, or whether they were being bullied because of her background.
Thinking of her little daughter whom she always loved dearly, Miao Huilan felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. She was sad, of course, but she was always worried about her.
"Miss the kids?"
"Yes, the eldest is calm, but also stubborn. He probably followed us to the countryside after finding out where we were being sent. The second is courageous but lacks a brain. He didn't even realize he was being sold.
The third child is noisy and as simple-minded as the second child. The youngest...ah, she always lives cautiously. I hope she can stand up for herself in the future, otherwise she will be eaten to the bone by the mother and son of the Zhang family.
I'd also like it if the Zhang family married our youngest daughter. It would be best if she never knew about their involvement, otherwise our youngest daughter wouldn't be able to bear it."
Xu Tao burst into tears when she heard the couple's conversation at the door. How could she hurt their hearts when they had such good parents?
"Who?"
Jiang Jianye shouted softly, opened the door, and saw four people standing there in a daze.
"Lao Jiang, what's going on? Who's outside?"
After waiting for no response, Miao Huilan stood up and walked to the door. Seeing her four children standing in a row, tears fell down her face, and her voice choked with sobs, "How...how...why...are you...here?"
"Wow, wow, mom, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Xu Tao threw herself into his arms and burst into tears. Feeling the hand gently soothing her from behind, she became even more unable to control herself.
"Mom, please hit me and scold me. I feel so uncomfortable when you do this."
Miao Huilan had always been a refined person, with her hair meticulously combed and a face that didn't look like someone in her forties. But now she looked much older, with her jet-black hair turning a lot white and now draping messily over her shoulders.
Xu Tao couldn't bear to look at it a second time after the first one.
"Silly child, why would I hit you for no reason? Our Taotao is the most well-behaved daughter."
"Humph, Mom. You can't praise me and criticize me. I'm also the most well-behaved daughter."
"Dear mother, I am also your favorite son. Come, mom has already hugged two sisters. Dad, I don't mind you being an old man, let's hug one."
Jiang Jianye slapped his naughty son in annoyance. He was unwilling to be held in his arms. He looked at his wife with some jealousy. He still preferred his sweet and soft daughter.
With Jiang Yunqin's jokes, the atmosphere became more lively and everyone started smiling.
"Mom and Dad, why are there only two of you here? Where are the others?"
Jiang Yunqin was a little confused. Normally, people would be sent down in groups, but she looked around and didn't see anyone else.
"Hey."
Jiang Jianye heaved a long sigh. Three generations of a family, including a grandfather and his grandson, were sent down with them. However, the little grandson of that family died due to the shock and cold.
The old couple had only this child left besides each other. The child had no will to live and died within two days.
The topic was a bit heavy and the scene became quiet for a while. Suddenly, Xu Tao pricked up his ears and heard footsteps not far away.
"Big brother, second brother, third sister, let's go out first, there's someone coming at the door."
"Kids, go back first and come back when there are fewer people around."
After Jiang Jianye finished giving the instructions, he immediately pushed the people out. His youngest daughter had always had the best hearing, and she said there must be someone there.
Miao Huilan hid the food that the children brought. Fortunately, they knew their limits and didn't bring much, so they hid it quickly.
"Brother Ye, it's me."
After listening to this, Xu Tao knew that the other party had no ill intentions, so she took her eldest brother and third sister back to Xiaohe Brigade first, and agreed with her second brother that they would come back in three days.
"Xiao Tao, you guys are finally back."
Du Liying waited until the evening to see the three men return and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry to have worried you, Yingying. Is anyone looking for us?"
"Yes, Gu Huaijin came to see you once, and someone named Zhao Chunjiao also came to see you and asked you to meet by the river tomorrow evening."
Xu Tao automatically omitted the second half of the sentence and walked to the room on the right and knocked.
Gu Huaijin jumped up when he heard the sound, opened the door and saw the little girl with a smile on her face, "Taotao, wait a minute, I'll go get something."
After a series of clangs, Xu Tao found a warm oil-paper package in her hand, which faintly emitted the aroma of meat.
"Taotao, try my cooking skills."
Seeing the man's expectant eyes, Xu Tao subconsciously opened the oil paper package. Inside were two chicken legs. She took a bite and felt extremely happy. "It's delicious."
"Huh, why don't we have it?"
Jiang Yunqin couldn't stand the man who kidnapped her younger sister. Her younger sister was still very young.
"Of course, Sister Qin, I'll get it for you."
Jiang Yunqin looked at the oil-paper bag in the other person's hand. It was neither a rejection nor a rejection. She didn't expect that the other person really had it.
"Take it, Third Sister. We are all hungry. Let's go to town the day after tomorrow and bring back some delicious food."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunqin stopped being shy and thanked him generously. The four of them then started to eat with relish.
The woman hiding behind the door looked at everything in front of her, clenched her fists in anger, and was so angry that she felt like a traitor.
"Wife, why did you hit me?"
"What can I do? If you don't get up, everything in our house will be stolen!"
"What? There's a thief in our house. I'll get up right away."
Gu Huaiyuan suddenly stood up and bumped into Li Huahua who was about to go to bed. Wailing sounds instantly rang out in the room.
"I'm sorry, wife, how are you?"
Gu Huaiyuan got up in a hurry and knocked the person over, adding to the new injuries. Li Huahua squatted on the ground for a long time and couldn't stand up.
"Little brother, little brother, go and borrow an ox cart from Uncle Zhao. Your sister-in-law is dying."
Gu Huaijin curled his lips. It was that woman's fault for eavesdropping. She deserved it.
"Little brother! Wake up! Your sister-in-law is squatting on the ground unconscious!!!"
Gu Huaiyuan rolled his eyes. He shouldn't have let his elder brother go to literacy class. He just learned a new word and started using it incorrectly. Hearing his elder brother's voice about to split, he reluctantly responded and went to find the ox cart.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
The loud noise woke up the sleeping old couple. Gu Heshun and his wife put on their coats and went out. It was still quite cold at night, and they shivered.
"Mom, my wife is dying!"
When Zheng Chunyan heard this, she was in great trouble and hurried back to the house to get money, and instructed Lao Gu to borrow an ox cart.
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