After eating the porridge, she felt that her stomach was warm and there was no pain of intense hunger. It was just… When the three little villains raised their heads and looked at her with longing eyes, they looked like refugees. The big-headed monster is really hard to shake one’s conscience.
“I really owe you.” She don’t know how the original owner committed the crime. She tortured the three cubs to the point of becoming villian and cold hearted. Lin Chuxia felt guilty again. She secretly reflected that it was obviously not her fault, was it?
After finishing speaking, he stood up and directly picked up the bowls of the three little villains to fill more sweet potato porridge. The sweet potato porridge was quite popular with the little villains. It was sweet, delicious, and warm to the stomach. It made everyone feel happy. It felt warm.
Seeing Lin Chuxia get up to pack the porridge, the three villains looked at her with round eyes, a little confused, not quite understanding what Lin Chuxia meant.
Then, they saw the bowl of porridge in front of them put down. They lowered their head, holding a spoon in their little hand, blowing air, and continued to eat and dry the porridge. They will discuss other doubts later.
For a moment, the entire small table was surrounded by the sound of everyone drinking porridge, accompanied by the occasional sound of “whoosh” blowing.
After eating, she saw that the youngest child had porridge and water all over their clothes. The dirty clothes looked even filthier. Lin Chuxia was completely blind.
“Third child…” Lin Chuxia’s memory did not have the names of these three boys, and the original owner did not remember them. She called them little bastards etc.
As soon as Lin Chuxia’s gentle voice fell, the youngest cub immediately shrank his neck in fear, as if he was afraid that she would hit him.
As soon as the eldest child saw this scene, he immediately stood up, and his little short legs ran over, blocking the distance between Lin Chuxia and the third child. With that childish little face, the little one had a cool voice. He asked, “What do you want to do to him?”
“Dazai, I want to give him a bath. You see that you are all dirty, so you have to change your clothes.” Lin Chuxia couldn’t stand it anymore. If possible, she still want to bring down a bucket of water right now and wash them vigorously.
Upon hearing Lin Chuxia’s words, Dazai’s eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Lin Chuxia with horror on his face, as if Lin Chuxia was going to do something terrible to him.
Half a second later, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the timid San Zai. He suddenly puffed up his small chest and said in a cool little voice with a hint of trembling, “You, you, if you want to wash it, I will go first…”
But no matter how cool he acted, Lin Chuxia could feel his fear from his trembling voice.
After a moment of silence, Lin Chuxia dug out some information about how she treated the three cuns from the memory of the original owner.
Finally, Lin Chuxia understood why they were so scared. The original owner had pushed them into the water because they were too dirty… “Ahem, okay, Dazai, come here…”
She pretended to cough twice and said it very gently, and then filled the hot water with a bucket. Fortunately, she had boiled the hot water when she was cooking porridge. Then she lifted the hot water to the shower room and looked at the tattered towels. The stool was placed there and she waved to the eldest Cub to come over.
The second and third cubs grabbed hold of the eldest cub’s clothes and whispered, trying to tell him not to go over, “Brother, don’t, don’t go over…”
The eldest cub had a stern look on his face, as if he was heroic and sacrificial, and stepped forward. Walking towards the shower room with small steps, he heard her call him over and gritted his teeth. If he didn’t die, he would definitely press her into the bucket in the future!
Then, the aggressive big boy took off his dirty clothes and sat down on the small stool. She said “close your eyes” and the big boy subconsciously closed his eyes.
When he realized that he had listened to this bad woman, he was so angry that he wanted to open his eyes. The warm water came from his head, and she rubbed it slowly, and then applied soap. The movements were not very vigorous, but she was so gentle that the big cub was stunned and forget what this bad woman in front of him has done.
After finally giving the eldest son a bath, she said, “It’s great. After our eldest son took a bath, his whole body smelled good. Oh… I forgot, I didn’t bring you clothes! Just wait a moment, I’ll get them right away!” “
Looking at Lin Chuxia’s fast running back, the eldest cub left behind had a stern face, and the little naiyin muttered: “I’m not called the Dazai, my name is Xie Hongchu…”
However, the immature little naiyin She snorted coldly, he was sounding very much like he was being coquettish. At an age when he was easily coaxed, he was not as cold and hard as he would be in the future.
The Erzai and the Sanzai were scared to death, worried that the bad woman would bully their elder brother again. Sanzai had tears in his eyes, and the Erzai mustered up the courage, thinking that if she dared to bully the elder brother, he, he, he would bite her.
The eldest brother’s cry of pain was not heard. After a long time, the bad woman rushed out and entered the room. The second and third cubs ran in quickly.
The clean baby still smells of soap and is no longer dirty. Although his complexion is sallow and his skin is a bit thinner, he is still a clean baby, which makes people feel comfortable.
While Erzai and SanZai were stunned, Lin Chuxia found a better piece of clothing and pants among the pile of tattered clothes and put them on the DaZai.
Now she found that there are still many things that she needs to take care of, such as the daily life of these cubs, the hygiene and cleanliness of this house, and the safety issues around the house, all of which need to be taken care of one by one.
She is still looking so weak now, and she is really afraid that she will faint from overexertion.
Of course, she found clothes for the eldest cub, and she also thought that the second cub and the third cub would have to bathe them soon. She found the clothes and put them on the stool just now, “You are not allowed to come over and play with fire for a while, you understand? Otherwise, If house is on fire, we can’t even live in the house!”
She wanted to say, be careful or I’ll hit you, but obviously such a joke will make the three villains take it seriously, and they will think of the bad things the original owner did, and they will be afraid after recalling it. On her head, the gain outweighs the loss.
The hot water was put on the bucket, but it was obvious that the water brought back from the well was not enough. She rubbed her sore forehead and looked at the short hands and feet of the three little cubs. They were still little babies. They couldn’t help at all.
“Er Zai, come here, it’s your turn to take a bath.” Lin Chuxia said to Er Zai. When she waved, she saw that he was not moving, so she stepped forward and pulled him over, not with much force, for fear of hurting the little guy.
The Erzai and the Sanzai were bathed as if they were washing their hair and bathing with the Dazai. Perhaps the Sanzai was timid, so Lin Chuxia coaxed her for a while, “You are dirty, and your brother is clean, so if you won’t take a bath, you won’t be able to go to bed.”
The gentle coaxing and threats came together, which made San Zai take a bath in frustration, but when he found that he smelled as good as his brother, he wiped away the tears hanging in his eyes.
Lin Chuxia poured water into the boiling pot and washed the dishes. The three little guys also used a lot of water, and all the water they picked up was used up.
“I’m going to fetch water. You guys just sit here obediently. You’re not allowed to go anywhere, you know?” She is afraid that the little guys will get dirty again from running around.
When she was about to go out with the bucket, she suddenly thought of another situation, “Don’t play with fire!”
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Carrying the bucket, she walked out of the house in the direction of her memory. This village was very different to the new rural areas in her impression.They are all mud-brick houses, one dirt road after another, and there are many people walking around.
Seeing Lin Chuxia come out, especially the injury on her forehead, everyone guessed what happened. The new daughter-in-law of the Jingming family was really miserable.
“Daughter-in-law of the Jingming family, are you coming out to fetch water?” The aunt greeted Lin Chuxia with a warm and cheerful expression on her face, and did not ask about the bitter things.
“Yes, yes.” Lin Chuxia smiled softly. Coupled with the bloody scar and pale face, she looked particularly weak.
The aunt couldn’t bear to see it, “Your aunt-in-law is here to cause trouble again? Oh, what a trouble. You have to be strong. Otherwise, how can you protect the three children at home?, Even if you are bullied, don’t bully the little ones in Jingming’s family. “
The aunt knows that it’s hard to be a stepmother, but she can’t take it out on the children when she gets angry, right?
“I understand, Auntie.” Lin Chuxia nodded, but she didn’t say any words of guarantee. She has known people’s hearts for a long time, and no matter how extravagant her words are now, they are all false.
Seeing that Lin Chuxia was so obedient, she glanced at Lin Chuxia suspiciously, but she didn’t say anything else. They still had to fetch water, and she had to go home.
Lin Chuxia came to the well. She had never used a bucket before, and she was studying how to use it. She happened to see an elder brother carrying two buckets to fetch water.
Immediately, Lin Chuxia’s eyes lit up, and she stepped aside to let him fetch water. Seeing his quick and swift movements, Lin Chuxia immediately said, “Brother, can you help me fetch a bucket please?”
She was friendly and polite. The brother who was fetching water looked at her in surprise, as if to say: How come the daughter-in-law of the Xie Jingming family became so easy to talk to today?
However, he didn’t refuse and poured a bucket directly on Lin Chuxia’s bucket.
“Uh…Brother, half a bucket is fine. I can’t lift it…” Lin Chuxia looked at the full bucket of water and said awkwardly. It was a waste of the brother’s strength to help her fetch the bucket of water.
The brother looked at her thin arms and legs and seemed to understand, so he poured half a bucket of water back for him.
Seeing her staggering home with half a bucket of water, the brother shook his head, said nothing, turned around and went back with his own water.
Finally returning home slowly, she found that this body’s hands didn’t seem to be particularly weak. She might try to carry water next time.
She glanced at the little villains sitting in rows on the small stool and breathed a sigh of relief. Then she put down the bucket and stretched out her hand to the three little villains. “It’s so hard for mom to bring the water back, see my hands are all red.”
T/N :-
Dazai – Eldest son
Erzai – second son
Sazai – Third son
also the three children = cubs = villians
