Chapter 194: Chapter 194 – I Need to Live a Few More Decades_1
“It’s a hot day, cold water is fine for washing.” Heating water consumes so much firewood and energy.
However, Meng Yunhan thought differently, “Dad, you might not feel anything now as you’re young, but as you age, you’ll start experiencing all sorts of conditions like arthritis. For Xiaohu and me, you should aim to live another few decades. By then, you’ll still be around to see Xiaohu get married and hold your great-grandchildren.”
Old man Zhao’s face lit up with joy, “Alright, I will strive to live a few more decades to hold my great-grandchildren.”
Meng Yunhan was bathing Xiaohu, washing his tiny bottom. Due to the hot weather, Meng Yunhan worried that Xiaohu would overheat. Each time, she would wipe their bodies down with warm water.
Once she finished washing Xiaohu, she let him play on the bed.
Then she started to wash Yun Hao, “Ahao, my twentieth birthday is just a few days away, I wonder if you can wake up by then, I wonder if Mom and others will come to celebrate it with me. They might have forgotten.” Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽
“I wonder if Little Zhuzi will cry because he hasn’t seen me. Will he forget the aunt who made him delicious food after some time? When Xiaomen has her baby, I will go back. By then, I will bring him some delicious food. You ate half of the ginseng without finishing it. It was big, how come there are only a few pieces left? But don’t worry, I will go into the woods to find some. The mountains are filled with wild fruits, dried fruits, some mushrooms. Each trip to the mountains is plentiful, but there might be snakes. Don’t worry, I will carry a knife with me into the mountains to protect against poisonous snakes.”
After washing Yun Hao, Meng Yunhan helped him dress in a vest and shorts and started to massage him.
“How about that, son? I’m getting better, right? Once youwake up, you must give me a massage.”
During these days, Meng Yunhan felt that her strength had greatly increased. All of this was pressed upon her.
She was willing to do all this for this man.
“Our little Xiaohu is already asleep, what a good boy.” Meng Yunhan truly thought her son was very well-behaved. As long as he wasn’t hungry or had to poo, he rarely ever made a fuss, making things more convenient for her.
The next day, after making breakfast, Meng Yunhan left the house with Xiaohu on her back, preparing to forage for mushrooms in the mountains and to gather some firewood on the way back.
At this time of the year, the mountains were full of treasures. She picked all the edible mushrooms, as well as some wild vegetables and mint to the house. She also brought resources back as firewood and wild fruits.
When she came back, Meng Yunhan had Xiaohu on her front and a basket on her back filled with the stuff she’d collected and firewood on her shoulders.
The nearby villagers knew about Meng Yunhan, they saw her carrying all these things back and they wanted to help her.
But Meng Yunhan just thanked them. After putting down the firewood, she picked up some mushrooms and distributed them to her neighbors.
“Hanhan, you’re too polite.”
“Everyone should have a taste.”
Meng Yunhan gave them to the townspeople. Some worked or went to factories for work and simply didn’t have the spare hours to go into the mountains to gather these things, especially on hot days .
But Meng Yunhan didn’t shy away from hardship.
“I knew it, you went into the mountains.” Old man Zhao sighed, ready to go home to have some food, but found that no one was home, he remembered her mentioning a trip to the mountains.
“It rained last night, the mushrooms must be very fresh today, so I went to the mountains for a while.”