After finishing all this, it was getting dark, so she entered the kitchen and saw the Fu family's younger brother sitting on a small stool. When she saw Xie Ying coming, she gave her a toothy smile.
"Sister-in-law, I left some food for you, some meat and rice."
Looking at the little boy with dirty clothes, Xie Ying reached out and rubbed his head.
"Thank you, little brother."
"When sister-in-law finishes eating, I'll boil some hot water for you and grandma to wash."
But the younger brother of the Fu family said: "Grandma went back to the house to sleep after she was full. Grandma is sleeping cutely."
Xie Ying smiled, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and quickly finished the food in the bowl.
She really ate everything, not even a grain of rice left.
After tidying up the kitchen, she boiled a pot full of hot water.
Fu Changhe was still asleep. He saw someone in the kitchen and came over. However, when he saw that there was a lot less firewood in front of the stove, he frowned but said nothing.
Xie Ying has always been an observant person.
Seeing Fu Changhe standing outside and staring at the pile of firewood, she immediately understood.
"Don't worry, second uncle, I will find a way to cut firewood. I will definitely not let my three-year-old brother and elderly grandmother do the job of chopping firewood."
"I didn't say much about my sister-in-law."
"In this family, my sister-in-law is in charge..."
It's been a busy day today, and Xie Ying has just arrived at Fu's house, and Xie Ying is a little uncomfortable.
But the people in the Fu family respected her. The cold-faced second uncle didn't seem to like her, but he still called her sister-in-law, so he respected her.
The younger brother is easy to get along with and treats her well.
And her sickly husband.
Compared with the Xie family, they are more like a family.
Although the Xie family's younger brothers and sisters were brought up by her, they were still close to the Wang family. She took care of them, but they took it for granted and were ungrateful.
On the other hand, Xie Ying felt that the Fu family was easier to get along with.
Xie Ying filled the hot water, took a clean cotton cloth, washed Fu's younger brother's face, hands and feet, and then took him back to the house to sleep.
Mrs. Fu had already gone to bed, but the mattress and quilt on her bed were indeed too dirty.
The house was also filled with a strange smell.
Xie Ying thought that it would be a good time for her to clean up tomorrow.
Grandma is also asleep tonight, so it’s better to do less trouble.
After finishing all this, she went to wash up.
Fu Changhe was still awake, standing in the yard with his back turned, looking outside the yard.
Changqing Village is surrounded by mountains on both sides. Xie Ying didn't know where the place he was looking at was, but it was getting dark and it was really cold.
"It's getting dark. My second uncle has to go on a journey tomorrow, so it's better to rest early."
Fu Changhe heard Xie Ying's voice and turned his eyes.
Xie Ying then added: "Just now, my husband told me to remind my second uncle to rest early. My husband also said that my uncle does not need to worry about family affairs."
Fu Changhe felt a little anxious when he heard her calling her husband one after another.
"That's what my sister-in-law said."
After saying this, he turned around and returned to the house.
After Xie Ying finished washing, she returned to the main room and saw that Fu Changming had fallen asleep, sleeping on his side.
She couldn't sleep in this bed, so she could only sleep on the floor.
Fortunately, there was a thick straw mat on the ground, and Fu Changming had already told her to sleep on the quilt herself.
Where could Xie Ying sleep? Fu Changming often coughed at night. Every time she coughed, she had to wake up and serve him water. When the cough came up, Fu Changming couldn't speak at all and even had trouble breathing.
Also awake was Fu Changhe.
He thought that he was just concerned about whether his eldest brother was well taken care of by his newly married sister-in-law.
Turns out, she's doing pretty well.
Through the window he saw her beautiful figure moving around the house.
Serve with all your heart and work tirelessly.
The night was dark, and I couldn't sleep much tonight, even if I should sleep or not.
At dawn, the sound of a few horses neighing could be heard in the village. Fu Changhe was ready and walked out the door.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw a figure walking out of the house.
"Second uncle..."
"Sister-in-law called me, what's the matter..."
Xie Ying hurriedly handed over the bag containing the steamed buns and boiled eggs baked on the small stove.
"My husband said, let me prepare some food for my second uncle."
"Take it with you on the road in case you starve."
Fu Changhe didn't refuse, he picked it up neatly and said, thank you sister-in-law.
Just walk outside.
Xie Ying could clearly see that in front of Fu Changhe was a war horse. In addition to Fu Changhe, there were several other people. They seemed to be looking at her.
Xie Ying was a little scared, turned around and ran back to the house.
"Second brother, that little lady is your sister-in-law, right?"
Song Tingnian tilted his head and looked at the running figure. He couldn't see the face clearly, but he could tell that he had an excellent figure.
"It's my sister-in-law." Fu Changhe said.
"Have all the people on vacation arrived this time?" he asked everyone again.
"We're all back. It's not easy to come back from this vacation. I really don't know if I can come back alive next time." Zhao Wu said with emotion, "Originally, my family wanted to find a wife for me. I looked at a few houses, but there was no one. Xiangzhong is going back to the military camp now, but he is thinking that he might as well just get a wife."
Song Tingnian said: "My brothers are all bachelors, why are you so anxious..."
"Second brother, are you leaving?" Xu Mingyuan asked.
Fu Changhe said loudly: "Let's go."
Listening to the sound of horse hooves fading away, people inside the house knew it, and people outside the house left.
***
After Xie Ying joined the Fu family, she lost contact with the Xie family.
She doesn't want to go back either.
Fu Changming was very kind to her. When he was not sick, he would teach her to write.
In a long time, she learned to write her own name and the names of several people in the Fu family.
Fu Changming praised her for her intelligence. If she were a man, she might be able to come back as top scorer in high school.
Xie Ying said he was joking.
She learns quickly because as she grows up, she learns many things attentively and deliberately, so she learns quickly.
Fu Changming did not argue with her about this.
The old lady of the Fu family has some mental problems.
She took her grandson out to visit relatives and stayed at their house for just one night. When she came back, she found her daughter-in-law and son dead. Her eldest grandson Fu Changming, who was originally only sick, arrived because he was seriously injured by a bandit's bayonet. Such a critical state of illness.
The old lady couldn't bear the blow and had mental problems.
When she is conscious, she will call her granddaughter-in-law and talk to her about common things.
When she is unconscious, she will admit her mistakes and say whose little lady she is, she is so beautiful, and she wants to hire her grandson to take her home.
Xie Ying left it to her.
Ten days after getting married, Xie Ying discovered that Fu Changming's health was getting worse.
But he took himself more and more seriously.
While coughing, he held a ruler and hit her palm.
"Are you unhappy?" Fu Changming asked Xie Ying when she saw her expression was bad.
Xie Ying shook her head slightly.
"I beat you for your own good. You must learn to keep accounts. You must learn these words carefully. After I leave, you must run the Fu family well."
Xie Ying's eyes suddenly turned red. The things he was doing now seemed to be to make her better.
When she got better, she could even take the Fu family with her. She understood this, but she still felt heartbroken because of Fu Changming's words.
Even if he is about to die, he is still planning for the Fu family.
Xie Ying thought that the Fu family in the future would definitely be right.
