Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

The bad thing about the old house is that there is no bathroom. You can only take a bath in a basin, or go to the bathhouse, but the bathhouse is closed now.

There was a basin next to the stove, which was the big basin that Ma Dongmei used to wash clothes. Xiaodang sat in the basin to wash. As soon as Xiaodang sat in the basin and stirred it twice, the water became dirty, but he still rubbed his whole body.

Ma Dongmei rubbed his back, and she felt a little distressed when she saw it. "How come you are so thin, kid? You don't have any meat on your body. You need to take good care of yourself for a while."

After rubbing it once, the water turned black, and then I changed the water again, which was considered a rinse. The water was not as black as the first time. "Xiaodang, just wash it today. I will take you to the bathhouse tomorrow."

"No need, auntie, do you know where my mother lives now? I will go to see her tomorrow, she will definitely not ignore me."

"I know. I'll take you there tomorrow. You should get a good night's sleep today."

After washing her body, Ma Dongmei found a few of her own clothes, but they were a little big for Xiaodang to wear. Ma Dongmei had gained a lot of weight over the years, so she went to the cabin to find some of He Hua's clothes, which were also a little big, but okay.

Then he washed his hair again, combed it, and changed the water several times before washing it clean. Then Xiaodang sat next to the stove and blow-dried his hair.

"Auntie, my hands and feet are so itchy and painful."

Ma Dongmei brought some oil and said, "Apply the oil. You have frostbite. Go see a doctor. Otherwise, you will itch and hurt every year when the weather gets cold."

At night, Shazhu slept on one side, Ma Dongmei slept in the middle, and Xiaodang slept on the other side of Ma Dongmei. In those days, when a relative came to the house, they all slept like this.

When Xiaodang first got onto the heated kang, his hands and feet felt itchy, but the warmth was accompanied by sleepiness, and he fell into a deep sleep soon.

"This child has suffered a lot. I hope he can live a good life after this incident."

This was the most sound sleep Xiaodang had had in a while. He slept until noon the next day without realizing it, and was still woken up by Ma Dongmei.

Ma Dongmei shook Xiaodang, and Xiaodang opened his eyes. Ma Dongmei said, "Xiaodang, get up and have some lunch. I have prepared the meal."

"Auntie, I'm sorry, I overslept. I was so cold these days that I didn't sleep well."

"It's okay, get up and eat."

Xiaodang ate more politely today, and Yi Zhonghai did not come to eat. Yi Zhonghai had been eating at Sha Zhu's house over the years, but he also gave him food and food every month.

But after He Daqing left, it was a bit inconvenient for him to come over again, so now Ma Dongmei cooks by herself.

After dinner, Xiaodang offered to wash the dishes, but Ma Dongmei refused as she felt it was very uncomfortable to wash the dishes due to the chilblains on her hands.

After washing, Ma Dongmei took Xiaodang to find Qin Huairu. There was a group of aunties sitting in the yard, waiting to find out the news. The third aunt spread the news that Xiaodang was coming, but Ma Dongmei ignored her and left with Xiaodang.

The two took the bus to the neighborhood where Qin Huairu lived. When they got downstairs, Ma Dongmei said, "Your mother Qin Huairu and her family live on the fourth floor. Xu Damao's house is upstairs from your mother. My son lives across from Xu Damao. Your sister Huaihua lives on the eighth floor, which is the house the company allocated to her last year."

After hearing that the house was allocated by the company, Xiaodang felt a little sad. She ran to the South in a fit of anger because of the house issue, but now she is homeless.

"Let's go," when they got downstairs, Xiaodang decided not to leave.

"She's your own mother, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. No matter how much hatred or resentment there is, she's still your own mother."

Ma Dongmei brought Xiaodang to the fourth floor. Xiaodang lowered his head, and Ma Dongmei knocked on the door directly.

Xiaodang felt complicated and hid behind Ma Dongmei, but the door was soon opened by Qin Huairu.

"Dongmei? Come in and sit down." Qin Huairu greeted

Ma Dongmei pulled Xiaodang out from behind her. Xiaodang kept his head down, his hands tightly clenched together, and he didn't dare to look up at Qin Huairu.

How could a mother not recognize her own child? "Xiaodang, you're back. Where have you been this year?" Qin Huairu went up to Xiaodang and hugged him, tears streaming down her face.

Being hugged by Qin Huairu, Xiaodang burst into tears, "Mom"

The two hugged for a while, and then Jia Zhang's voice came from the room, "Huai Ru, who is it?"

The two of them separated. Qin Huairu wiped her tears and said, "Dongmei, Xiaodang, come in quickly."

Ma Dongmei said, "Sister-in-law, I won't go in. I'll leave it to you. I'll go upstairs to see if my son is there, and you and your daughter can have a good reunion."

After saying that, Ma Dongmei went upstairs and came over to clean the house and wash clothes for her son.

Qin Huairu pulled Xiaodang into the house and said, "Mom, look, who is this?"

When Jia Zhang saw Xiaodang, she burst into tears. "My little Dang, you are finally back. I thought I would never see you again before I died. Where have you been this year? You didn't even come back for the New Year last year. I missed you so much."

Xiaodang couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and she went up to hug Jia Zhang and said, "Grandma."

"My little Dang, what happened to you? Why are you so thin? Did your man bully you?"

"Grandma, Jianjun doesn't want me anymore. I have nowhere to go now."

"When your brother comes back, we'll go and settle the score with him."

After the two separated, Qin Huairu was still wiping her tears and said, "Xiaodang, have you eaten? Mom will cook for you."

"Mom, I ate it at Aunt Dongmei's house."

"Xiaodang, where have you been this year?"

Xiaodang recounted his experiences of the past year.

"My little Dang, you have suffered." Jia Zhang said. Qin Huairu was so distressed when she heard that her daughter had suffered so much that she kept wiping away tears.

"Grandma, Mom, I have nowhere to go now." Xiao Dang cried

"As long as mom is here, this is your home. Sleep with mom at night, but don't be so willful anymore."

"Mom, I know. I will never be so willful again. I also understand that my brother is doing this for my own good. I will apologize to him when he comes back."

"Apologize to your brother sincerely, and he won't ignore you. He loves you two sisters the most."

"Yeah, grandma."

After a few people chatted for a while, Jia Zhang went to rest. Now that she is old, Jia Zhang's energy is a little lacking and she tends to sleep more often.

"Mom, I want to take a bath, but I have no clothes to change into. This set of clothes was found for me by Aunt Dongmei."

This really put Qin Huairu in a difficult position. Xiaodang was so small that no woman in the family could wear her clothes.

Qin Huairu took out some money and said, "Xiaodang, take this. This is what mom has saved over the years. Don't take a shower yet. Go buy some clothes first and then take a shower. But mom has to pick up Yaozu from school later, so she can't go with you."