His wife didn’t come to the county health clinic to see him?
Last night, Big Brother hadn’t followed them to the county town, and Dad even sent a message with him. His wife clearly knew he was here at the county health clinic, yet she hadn’t come to see him?
Zhao Tianhai felt somewhat conflicted.
"Sister-in-law, I’ll head back first in a bit. Tomorrow I’ll come to pick up Big Brother with the ox cart," Zhao Tianhai certainly hadn’t forgotten about Big Brother’s discharge from the hospital tomorrow.
Last night he made do by sleeping on another bed for half the night, with a sore back and aching waist.
Zhao Tianhai took the village’s ox cart to go back.
"Zhao Laoer, what happened to you?"
How could it be nothing?
It was obvious that something had happened.
However, seeing the several tears in Zhao Tianhai’s cotton-padded jacket, they didn’t press him with more questions.
As soon as Zhao Tianhai entered the house and didn’t see his wife, he started calling for her.
"Dad, you’re back?" Xiao Shu had been playing with the nearby kids. Hearing his dad’s voice, he ran back home. His brother had gone to study.
"Xiao Shu, where’s your mom?"
"She went to the homestead."
Even after the family split, they still kept a piece of homestead. Da Shu’s mother had planted cabbage and radishes there.
Last night, after hearing from Zhao Tianyong that the child’s father hadn’t suffered any serious incidents, Da Shu’s mother went back to sleep, and she didn’t plan on visiting the county health clinic this morning either.
Zhao Tianhai saw that his wife had not only failed to visit him in the county, but now that he had returned, she wasn’t even at home.
Xiao Shu also knew his dad had gone hunting in the mountains, but he came back empty-handed, with no meat?
Zhao Tianhai went straight into the house, took off his clothes, and lay down.
But Xiao Shu, staring at his dad’s back, wondered why his dad hadn’t managed to hunt any meat. Da Bao and Xiao Bao, they all had meat to eat.
"When you’re done, come and rest for a bit."
Zhao Tianlei raised a smile, "I’m not tired, this is much easier than working a job."
Mentioning this job, Yun Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered that after the autumn harvest, no one from their household had gone to work a job any longer.
When it came time to divide the grain, it might not be enough for everyone in the family to eat.
"If someone comes to steal from our house, teach them a harsh lesson."
"Wife, I’ll go cook."
Looking at his wife’s fair skin and the way she gazed at him made him almost uncontrollably want to reach out and touch her, but it was daytime, and with the two youngsters around, he had to hold back.
Isn’t it a bit early?
After lunch, Zhao Tianlei went out, and as their blankets were being washed, Da Bao and Xiao Bao had to sleep in Yun Xiaoxiao’s room if they wanted to nap.
However, it seemed the two brothers didn’t intend to sleep but rather read books with their mother, Yun Xiaoxiao.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law ..."
Er Dan’s voice came from outside. Why was Er Dan visiting at this time?
"It’s Brother Er Dan ..."
Da Bao immediately ran to open the door. In fact, the door wasn’t bolted shut from the inside.
"Sister-in-law, kudzu powder ..."
Seeing that Er Dan had brought kudzu powder.
Yun Xiaoxiao immediately took it from him and exchanged a pair of noodles for him, about two pounds, along with five pounds of flour and a packet of sugar.
"Your shoes are broken, I have a pair of rubber shoes you can make do with."
Yun Xiaoxiao noted that Er Dan’s feet were red from the cold. The female supporting character had a pair of rubber shoes, which she had worn a few times. After she came here, she didn’t wear them again. Intimate apparel was even more so changed,
"That’s too much, sister-in-law."
Yun Xiaoxiao looked at Er Dan and explained, "It’s not too much. I actually feel like I’m taking advantage of you. You don’t know, but kudzu powder sells for eight jiao per pound at the Cooperative in the county town."