Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Wait until after burning incense.

Zhang Minghui picked up a mat and spread it on the ground. When Doudou heard what Zhang Minghui said, he knew what kowtow meant. He knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Seeing that Doudou was still trying to kowtow, Zhang Minghui quickly picked Doudou up, rubbed Doudou's head with concern, and asked in a gentle voice.

"Does it hurt?"

Doudou shook his head and spoke sensibly.

"Brother, it doesn't hurt."

Carry Doudou to the kang in the east room.

Then Zhang Minghui started to busy himself with cooking. After bringing Xiao Doudou back, Zhang Minghui seemed to have gained some kind of power and more responsibilities.

I’m afraid this little one will be cold and hungry.

After Zhang Minghui prepared the meal, he secretly took out a duck from the space and prepared it for Xiao Doudou to nourish his body.

Xiao Doudou was lying quietly on the windowsill, not moving, just looking at Zhang Minghui who was busy and chattering outside the window.

Looking at Zhang Minghui's busy figure, Xiao Doudou felt that her brother and mother seemed to care about her very much.

Since Xiaodoudou was born, only her mother has been by her side. The home is shabby and dark. Her mother often hugs her and cries secretly, always speaking in a low voice.

"My child, my poor child, your father is gone, your grandmother doesn't want us anymore, there is no man in the family, how can we live like this!"

Doudou was still young and didn't understand what it meant. He just lay there quietly, watching everything in front of him.

In the following years, Mom would take Doudou with her when she went to the fields. While Mom worked in the fields, Doudou would sit quietly on the ground, watching the outside world. The mother and daughter lived a hard life.

Whenever night fell, the mother would hold little Doudou in her arms and hum softly. Little Doudou could not understand what her mother was humming, but every time her mother hummed, Doudou would fall into a deep sleep.

Later, her mother fell ill, and the sensible little Doudou would pour water for her every day.

But the expression on my mother's face became more and more ugly. Many people from the village came to visit her. My mother begged others to adopt her, but no one wanted her.

Little Doudou overheard the adults saying that there was a drought and they couldn't survive. They were all going out to beg for food. How could they adopt her when her family couldn't even support her?

One night, the mother suddenly felt much better. She hugged Doudou and said a lot of things, but Doudou didn't understand.

I just listened to my mother's instructions, told her to stay alive, to be sensible, and to learn to do more work in other people's homes.

After that, my mother passed away, and it was the neighbors who helped arrange her funeral.

Doudou once naively asked the old lady next door.

"Where's Mom? Why doesn't she go with us?

The old lady didn't say anything, but gently stroked Doudou's head with her rough hands.

Later, after eavesdropping on the adults' conversation, Doudou learned that his mother had died. Doudou didn't know what death meant, but he knew that now that his mother was gone, no one would want him anymore.

Doudou cried secretly several times, missing the mother who often coaxed him to sleep.

My mother always worried that no one would want me, but now she doesn't have to worry anymore, because my brother wants me. I will eat less and do more work.

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Zhang Minghui put the food in the living room, then went into the house and took Xiao Doudou to wash her hands and eat. He locked the door while eating to prevent outsiders from suddenly coming in.

Xiao Doudou ate just a little and stopped, looking at Zhang Minghui nervously and speaking in a low voice.

"Brother, I'm full."

Looking at Xiao Doudou's reserved and somewhat nervous face, Zhang Minghui came to Doudou, squatted down and spoke.

"Doudou, you don't have to control yourself. Just eat as much as you can. There is no shortage of food at home. From now on, you will be the daughter of the Zhang family. I will take care of you for the rest of your life."

After hearing what her brother said, Xiao Doudou's tears slowly flowed down as she spoke in a soft voice.

"Brother, can you hug me? I miss my mother."

At night, Zhang Minghui patted Doudou gently and coaxed her to sleep. Doudou suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Brother, Mom will hum for me."

Zhang Minghui was a little at a loss as to what to do. He didn't know what humming meant. After interacting with Xiao Doudou for a long time, he realized that it was humming a song. Zhang Minghui's scalp was numb. He didn't even know how to do this!

After thinking for a long time, I remembered a song called Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I hugged Xiao Doudou and hummed it softly.

After a while, Xiaodoudou fell into a gentle sleep.

For a period of time afterwards, Director Wang of the Street Office started to get busy running around. He used his connections to help Doudou get a household registration in Zhang Minghui's family, and he got a city hukou and a food ration.

Doudou follows her brother around every day, never feeling tired, and becomes Zhang Minghui's little follower. She follows her brother wherever he goes.

My personality has gradually become more cheerful.

On this day, Zhang Minghui was taking out his parents' cotton-padded jackets from the house, preparing to take out the cotton inside and then make a small cotton-padded jacket for Doudou. Now the weather was getting cold and winter was about to come.

Doudou was sweeping the floor with a small broom.

This was something that Xiao Doudou specially asked Zhang Minghui to make for her. She couldn’t lift the big ones, so she could only take the small ones.

Zhang Minghui didn't let her do this, but Doudou said it in a low but firm voice.

"Brother, mom said that girls should work from a young age and have good sense. This is what I should do."

Touching Doudou's little head, Zhang Minghui smiled with relief. Doudou has a good mother, but her fate is not good.

Seeing Doudou sweating after sweeping for a while, he quickly picked up Doudou's soft body with heartache.

"Stop working, take a break, and watch your brother pick out the cotton. Then I'll make you a flowery cotton jacket, okay?"

Suddenly there was a shout from outside the door.

"Is Minghui at home? I am your brother Damao."

Hearing Xu Damao's voice, Zhang Minghui said with a smile.

"Come in! I'm at home!"

After Xu Damao entered the room, Doudou stood up from the stool, tugged at the corner of Zhang Minghui's clothes, and looked up at the tall man in front of him shyly.

As soon as Xu Damao entered the room, he saw Doudou. He quickly took two steps forward, squatted down, looked at Doudou, and started talking in a low voice.

"Minghui, this is our sister! She looks so cute. Here is some candy for you."

He took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket and handed them to Doudou. Doudou subconsciously glanced at Zhang Minghui at the side, and Zhang Minghui said with a smile.

"Doudou, thank you, Brother Damao. He lives next door."

Doudou said in a soft voice.

"Thank you, brother."

Hearing the soft voice, Xu Damao smiled happily.

"Minghui, it's good to have someone to accompany you, otherwise your day would be too boring. This time the work is finally done."

"Hey, Minghui, you don't know, the countryside is in such a bad state right now. Every household is struggling to survive. There's not much food left."