Liang Chuan went around to the back of the house, where the charcoal kiln was. He thought that Yi Niang was the only one burning charcoal, but he saw an incredible scene. He originally thought that there was an artist on the mountain burning charcoal. This was the skill that Liang Chuan had taught her.
Unexpectedly, there were more than a dozen children on the back mountain. They were all half-grown boys, and their eyes showed a sense of helplessness and confusion. They were about the same age as the children in the academy, but at a glance, they all Helping others makes people feel inexplicably miserable.
The children were all tattered and disheveled. They were carrying a bamboo basket half as big as a person. They carefully picked up the charcoal and put it in the bamboo basket. They stacked it neatly. It turned out that they were already dirty enough. After applying the charcoal, his face became as black as Yu Chigong.
Looking at the image of the child, Liang Chuan's heart felt like it was cut by a knife. A few days ago, he and He Lu's children went to Qingyuan County to play around, eat delicious food, and buy beautiful new clothes. They could live in the bright Study in the spacious classroom. These children are collecting charcoal here in the middle of winter. .
Yi Niang didn't expect Liang Chuan to come to the back of the mountain. Seeing the faces of these children, she was a little panicked. She quickly greeted the children and said: "Children, you will be here today. You can go back and wash up." wash."
The children knew that this man was the most outstanding figure in the three villages now, and he was also the man of Yi Niang's sister. He was not in Helu a few days ago, but now he seems to be back. Men have always made the decisions in a family, and Sister Yi's family is no exception.
It's just that this man had no joy when he saw his group of people. They stood motionless, like a house of frost hung in the haze of winter.
Their mood also hit rock bottom.
A dozen children bowed to Yi Niang and said with pain in their voices: "Sister Yi Niang, let's go..."
A row of children who were no bigger than Liang Chuan's waist had their hair messed up in the wind. They all walked past Liang Chuan cautiously. Their faces were so dark that the whites and pupils of their eyes were clear and bloodshot. They didn't dare to make a sound. Afraid of annoying Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan couldn't help it anymore, and shouted to them with a sore heart: "Stop!"
As if they were under Sun Wukong's immobilizing spell, the children were frozen on the path at the back of the mountain, looking at Liang Chuan in fear, waiting for scolding and humiliation.
Yi Niang was also frightened by Liang Chuan's sunny weather. She ran over and comforted the children: "Listen to me, you go back quickly, boil some hot water to wash, and then eat a full meal and have a good sleep."
The children left in panic.
"What's wrong with you? You scared them!"
With a cry in her eyes, Yi Niang hit Liang Chuan hard on the arm and asked complainingly. It is undeniable that Yi Niang did not tell Liang Chuan about this matter. She planned to tell it after a while, because she did not know whether Liang Chuan could agree to take in so many children. If he did not agree, the children Are you going to wander?
Seeing Yi Niang being so nervous, Liang Chuan immediately put away his scowl, then quickly put on a playful smile and said with a smile: "Yi Niang, you scared me." Then he pretended to look like a pitiful child. .
The artist couldn't understand why her man, even though he was so old, was still not in shape.
"Oh, it's getting dark. Let's go back after the child is gone. I'll tell you what happened when we get back."
This year's winter came extra early than before. In the past, it was winter when the farm was idle. Today, except for Helu, there was basically no work in the autumn, and the farm was idle early. Every household with money went out for a walk, while those without money just stayed at home. After dinner, they warmed up on the kang and slept. Apart from Bei Feng, there was no entertainment program.
Yang Xiu cooked at home early, Shen Yuzhen helped, and Yi Niang hurriedly helped when she came back. The three women performed a play, and in a short time, a table of delicious food was ready. Liang Chuan asked Yi Niang to buy some wine and food tomorrow and make the food larger. He wanted to entertain the members of the adult management team.
Although the dishes on the table are all home-cooked dishes, they are extremely rich. A large bowl of fragrant rice, two pieces of fat but not greasy pork can hold three mouthfuls of rice, and a sip of hot soup. A large group of people sat around and talked. Laughingly, except for Li Chuyi.
Li Chuyi's old face is really the same all year round, always as cold as winter. He said that if he doesn't mingle with everyone, everyone is used to it, so just let him.
After eating, Yi Niang took Liang Chuan to a place he was familiar with - He's Ancestral Hall. Liang Chuan looked at this familiar place and thought that Yi Niang wanted to bring him to remember the bitterness and sweetness. Unexpectedly, there was a faint light in the ancestral hall with the doors and windows locked, and a cheer came from far away from the ancestral hall.
The two people stopped at the same time from a distance, and Liang Chuan asked in surprise: "Are they... the group of children in the evening?"
Yi Niang nodded and said, "Do you still remember those orphans in Chihe?"
Liang Chuan murmured: "They..."
Yi Niang let out a long sigh: "Yes."
At the beginning, Liang Chuan had people find all these children together. There were too many things at that time, so he arranged a few meals for them. Later, even Zhang himself forgot about these children because he wanted to go to Qingyuan. Later, I didn't even pay attention to these orphans. Now that I think about it, and the scenes in the evening, I raise my hand and suddenly slap myself hard in the face.
The sudden snap frightened Yi Niang again, and she held her man's face in distress: "What are you doing? Why can't people understand everything you do all day long?"
"And you took them in, right?"
Yi Niang nodded: "I thought you would do it at first, but when I saw that you didn't make any move, I thought it was because you didn't want to, so... so I didn't dare to tell you that I decided to take them in myself."
What more can a husband ask for when he has such a wife!
"How could I not want to? After the war, there were so many things going on that I forgot about these children. Fortunately, I have you, Yi Niang. Otherwise, these children would not have a home. Without a family, I would not know what to do in the future. ?”
Liang Chuan held Yi Niang tightly in his arms. The one who understands him best and is the most in line with his wishes will always be this considerate wife.
"Then why are you angry at them today?" Yi Niang asked doubtfully.
"I'm not angry at them. I just want to keep them and let them come to our house to take a shower and have dinner together. What do you think I said?"
"I thought you disliked them because they were dirty and dark..." Yi Niang misunderstood Liang Chuan's meaning and smiled sheepishly. She just said, her third brother is not such a person. How should she do things in the afternoon? It's completely incomprehensible.
After the mountain people were pacified, the most miserable village was Chihe Village. The entire village of Chihe Village was killed. The red-eyed mountain people rushed into the village, and there was a mountain of blood and corpses in the direction of the sword. The adults could hide a few children at home. In the place where people were hiding, the younger children were all protected. After the war, only these dozen children, both boys and girls, were left in the originally huge village. All of them became homeless overnight. Returned orphan.
It turned out that Liang Chuan had arranged for them to eat for a few days, but then Liang Chuan was so busy that he forgot about them. There were more than a dozen mouths to eat, but no one else would have the willpower, so the matter was dropped.
After Liang Chuan went to Qingyuan, Yi Niang took care of the family. Normally, Yi Niang goes to Fengshan Market to buy groceries and stuff. The only way to Fengshan is to pass by Chihe. One day, when Yi Niang passed by Chihe, she stopped and sighed when she looked at the burned-out ruins. As a result, five or six orphans with pale faces and shapes like wandering souls came out from behind these ruins.
A little girl tremblingly walked up to Yi Niang, pulled her clothes, and said, "Sister, I'm hungry."
Yi Niang has always wanted a child, so she is very kind to children. This scene goes straight to the bottom of Yi Niang's heart and brings back the long-standing childhood memories in her heart. Wasn't she hungry all the way from the north in those years? When I went to the south, my stomach was so full every day that my chest pressed against my back, and then I met Liang Chuan.
Yi Niang couldn't restrain her emotions. She knelt on the ground holding the female doll and cried heartbrokenly: "Children, you all come out and follow sister. Sister will give you food to eat!"
The children were already on the verge of starving to death. They wanted to beg for food in an unattended place, but they didn't dare to go far. They could only stay at their original house for several days and nights before going down. They have to go see their dead relatives.
The appearance of Yi Niang ignited their hope in life, and more than a dozen children came out one after another, calling each other.
Yi Niang brought them all back without even landing.
Everyone in the three villages witnessed Yi Niang's kind act with their own eyes, and they also knew that all these children would die if they were not taken care of. Now that they are married, everyone is thinking of Yi Niang's great kindness and kindness. This is the heart of a great benevolent Bodhisattva. Liang Chuan and Yi Niang are both gods from heaven who have descended to earth.
"There are too many children, and I can't find a place to arrange them. Then I discussed with Lord Baozheng and arranged for the children to live temporarily in the ancestral hall."
"Well, the ancestral hall has been occupied by us since we came here. This is still the territory of the He Lu He family. I feel sorry for them."
"I've thought about this too. Master Baozheng called several elders of the He family over to discuss it. Everyone said it was a good deed and they all supported lending the ancestral hall to these children to live in first."
Yi Niang continued stubbornly: "I won't stay here for long. I am taking the children to burn charcoal. After you leave, I want to continue doing this. Now with the help of the children, I can burn a lot of charcoal in a day." Tan, when you make enough money, you can build them their own houses."
“Is our family’s money gone?”
Liang Chuan thought to himself, that's not right. I remember that I left a lot of money at that time, and the Fengshan Wanda store should have a lot of business now and make a little money. He Baozheng's dividends should make a lot of money. Bar.
"It's a lot of money, but it's your money. I want to make some money to do something for the children.
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