Chapter 8 Sending warmth

After dinner, it was not completely dark yet, so Ah Li thought of something.

She ran to the kitchen and took a look and found that there was still a bowl of brown rice left.

So he ran to Mr. Pei in a hurry.

"Mom, can you give me the leftover rice?"

"Is Lili not full if he wants leftovers?"

Ah Li shook her head, "Sister Zhaodi will be hungry if she doesn't have anything to eat at night."

Mrs. Pei was a little surprised. She didn't know when Ah Li became so familiar with the Li family's daughter-in-law.

After all, she and Liu Cuihua didn't get along, and the children from the two families rarely played together.

So she called Dalang over and asked what happened.

Lin Dalang told Mr. Pei what happened during the day.

Mrs. Pei sighed, "This Mrs. Huang is just as bad as her mother-in-law. Her daughter doesn't feel sorry for her at all, and Zhao Di is pitiful. With such a father and mother, please go and ask your third uncle to accompany you."

Let’s go and have a look together, Lili!”

She thoughtfully kneaded the leftover rice into rice balls, and put some uneaten meat residue in it.

It is not easy for their family to eat a meal of meat. Usually, even the leftovers from the first meal are left for the next meal.

She cooked a lot tonight, otherwise there might not be any leftovers.

Ah Li took a rice ball in one hand and walked happily to the Li family yard with Lin Sanrong.

"Why is Lili so nice to Zhaodi?" Lin Sanrong asked with a smile as he followed behind her.

"Because Sister Zhaodi is my first friend!"

"Then aren't we your friends?"

Ah Li stopped and turned around, looking at Lin Sanrong with a pair of big bright eyes.

"No~ Third brother, you are my favorite relatives!"

Lin Sanrong knelt down and gently pinched Ah Li's soft cheeks.

"Where did you little girl learn to speak so nicely?"

Ah Li smiled with a crooked eyebrow, "I heard what mom said, hehe~"

Sure enough, the little girl was still cute. He was thinking that if he got a wife in the future, he would definitely have a daughter as cute as Ah Li.

The Li family was not very far from the Lin family, and Lin Sanrong arrived quickly holding Ah Li in his arms.

Their purpose was to see if Li Zhaodi was outside. If not, they would go home.

Lin Sanrong and Ah Li walked around the fence and found Li Zhaodi sitting in front of the haystack, sobbing.

She was already a little dark and the sky was a little dim. If they hadn't heard her crying, Lin Sanrong and A Li probably wouldn't have been able to spot her.

The skinny little person was huddled in the hay, with the toes of the shoes on his feet exposed. The picture looked really pitiful.

Ah Li called out "Sister Zhaodi" in a sweet voice.

Only then did Li Zhaodi realize that someone was coming. She immediately raised her head and saw that it was Ah Li.

"Why are you here, Lili?"

"Sister Zhaodi, do you have no food to eat tonight? We have brought you rice balls, so you don't have to go hungry."

After hearing these words, Li Zhaodi's young heart, which had been tortured, suddenly broke down, and tears fell down in large "swishes".

"Sister Zhaodi won't cry if she doesn't cry."

After A Li finished speaking, he put the two rice balls into Li Zhaodi's hands.

Lin Sanrong, who was watching from the sidelines, felt uncomfortable.

"Don't feel bad. Eat your food quickly. If your mother finds out later, you won't be able to eat it. It will get dark soon, so we will go back first."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhaodi quickly wiped her tears with her sleeves and said "thank you" to Ah Li and Lin Sanrong.

Watching their leaving figures, I ate the rice balls with big mouthfuls. When I tasted the taste of meat in them, my eyes became moist again.

When she came back today, her mother gave her a scolding and told her to go to the mountain to collect a basket of firewood before she could go home.

When she came back, her family was having dinner, and no one called her to eat.

When she went to get a bowl of rice, her mother pushed her to the ground and scolded her.

"Eat what you want, your brother is not full in my stomach yet! Get out of here quickly, you are not allowed to eat tonight, you will not die of hunger."

Her father, Li Daniu, and her grandmother, Liu Cuihua, glanced at her with disgust and went to eat on their own.

Li Zhaodi got up without crying or fussing and walked to the haystack outside the yard. She had long been sensible in such a family environment.

Because this kind of thing happens almost every few days, just because she is not a boy.

Ah Li's actions warmed her heart, and she smiled with tears in her eyes while eating.

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The next day, Lin Darong and his wife took Dalang and Silang to their grandmother's house.

Some time ago, their maternal family asked someone to send a message asking them to go, so they had time to visit relatives.

They just left.

Li Dazhuang and several children in the village stood outside the Lin family yard and shouted to Erlang Sanlang in the yard.

"Erlang Sanlang, today we are going to the river to catch fish, will you go?"

Erlang and Sanlang also want to go to the river to play.

"Wait a minute, I'll tell my mother."

Then he entered the house.

At this time, Mrs. Yan was combing Ah Li's hair and tying it into pigtails.

"Mom, is it okay if Sanlang and I want to catch fish?"

Yan raised his head and glanced at him, "The river is too dangerous. Besides, if you leave, who will Lili play with? It's better not to go and let Da Zhuang and the others go into the courtyard to play!"

"Sister-in-law, I also want to catch fish. The fish is delicious."

Hearing what Ah Li said, Yan lovingly scratched her little nose with her fingers.

"If Lili wants to go, then let's go! I'll go and have a look with you, too."

Erlang was confused in the wind.

"Mom, you are truly my mother."

"You brat, don't be poor. Go get the barrel and let's go! I'll come back early to cook for your grandma and send it to the fields."

Lin Erlang happily greeted Sanlang to get the barrel.

Yan locked the door and walked to the river with A Li's little hand and a group of children.

The weather in September feels a bit hot when the sun is shining high.

Mrs. Yan was watching by the river to see if there were any edible wild vegetables.

Erlang Sanlang took off his shoes and speared fish with a branch in the shallow water.

Ah Li also took off his shoes, sat on a rock, and dangled his two fleshy little feet in the water.

She likes it here so much, and she likes the water so much. She even wants to dive into the river and swim around.

But Mrs. Yan gave her numerous warnings not to go into the water. She was a good child and had to be obedient.

I had no choice but to play with the water with my feet and enjoy myself.

After a while, Li Dazhuang and others had caught half a bucket of fish.

Erlang, Sanlang and the others were a little discouraged after fishing for a long time without catching a single fish.

It seems that we can't eat any fish today.

Seeing that they hadn't caught a single fish, Li Dazhuang planned to give them two, but Erlang refused.

It was so difficult for others to catch it, how could I have the nerve to ask for it?

The two men lowered their heads and prepared to go home to find Ah Li.

When they walked up to Ah Li carrying the empty barrel, the scene in front of them shocked them again.
Chapter completed!