Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

"By the way, where are my second sister and Xiaocao?"

Lin Xiaoyue drank her soup and looked around, but when she didn't see anyone, she asked.

Miao was too busy to sit still, so she went to knead the dough and prepare dumplings for dinner. "They went to collect some firewood nearby and saw if they could pick some wood ear mushrooms and wild vegetables. They could dry them in the sun and store them for a long time, so they could eat them slowly."

Hearing that the two were just wandering around, Lin Xiaoyue felt relieved and stopped asking. She lowered her head and ate two more mouthfuls of rice, then asked about what she heard before going to bed.

Regarding adopting a godparent, she wanted to hear what Miao and Old Man Lin thought.

It's hard to tell how many hundreds or thousands of miles they have walked, how many winds and rains they have been through, how many thorns and thorns they have cut through, and how many more little grasses they have to have to eat and sleep with their family, so they have to have a name. Otherwise, after a long time, they will have their own thoughts and it will be difficult to deal with things when they disagree.

Miao's men paused, and looked at Lin Xiaoyue cautiously. Seeing that she was calm and composed, he felt relieved for some reason and replied, "That child is also pitiful. She has no father and no mother, and we don't know whether her uncle is dead or alive. The world is difficult now. If she follows our family alone, she will inevitably feel like an outsider and can't fit in. She has to be careful everywhere. After a long time, it will be too hard. The most important thing is that on the night of the wolf pack's sneak attack and last night when we were robbed by a group of vicious bandits, she, an eight or nine-year-old child, risked her life to protect us and Xiao Si and Xiao Wu. Mother feels so bitter..."

It was precisely because of this that Lin Xiaoyue had carefully observed Chen Xiaocao after spending more than ten days together that she believed that Chen Xiaocao was indeed someone worth helping, and that was why she did not resist Miao's proposal before going to bed in the morning.

Besides, although her parents were kindhearted, they were also weak-willed. She and Lin Zhaodi were the main force on the road. If they were busy and couldn't leave, and something happened during their absence, there had to be someone who could take the responsibility and protect her parents and her younger sister.

Although Xiaocao is still young, he has the nature of a wolf. He is not timid or cowardly and does not dodge when faced with problems. He is a capable person.

Although it is very realistic to say this, but if you only know how to protect yourself when something happens, hide behind others and scream and shout at the top of your lungs, that kind of person who is a drag on the team would have been kicked out of the team by Lin Xiaoyue countless times.

Therefore, when Miao proposed the idea of ​​taking in a godparent, Lin Xiaoyue agreed with both hands.

After confirming that Lin Xiaoyue did not reject her proposal, Miao was very happy and quietly asked Lin Xiaoyue what gift she should prepare for Xiaocao? What day would be best?

Lin Xiaoyue slapped her thigh, waved her hand, and said decisively, "Why pick a day? It's better to do it today than to pick a day. Today is a good day. Can't you see the sun is so bright?"

Father Lin and Miao looked up at the sky and looked at each other in silence, "What does a good day have to do with the sun being bright?"

When the fourth and fifth children saw their parents looking up at the sky, they followed them and asked: Is there anything interesting in the sky?

Finally, the mother and daughter talked for a long time and finally settled the matter. Father Lin wanted to interrupt but couldn't, and Chunchun became a background board.

When Lin Zhaodi and Xiaocao came back with the bamboo baskets, the three of them had already made up their minds. Without even a chance to express their opinions, Lin Zhaodi was sent aside, acting like a fool the whole time, holding Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, who were just as confused as she was, and witnessed an incredibly simple recognition ceremony.

Chen Xiaocao was stunned by the surprise that fell from the sky. He was unable to come back to his senses for a long time. He couldn't understand why he had to be recognized as a godparent when he had just gone out for a walk with Sister Erya and brought back some firewood and mountain products?

She was still hesitating about how to tell the Lin family that she was despised by her uncle and aunt and was an unlucky person who had a miserable life and brought misfortune to her loved ones. Before she could figure out how to start, Lin Xiaoyue dragged her to kneel down and kowtow to the Lin old man and his wife, calling them her adoptive father and mother, and even prepared water for her to offer.

Chen Xiaocao: ...

Old Man Lin and his wife gave her a pair of bowls and chopsticks and two pieces of cloth, and happily accepted this adopted daughter.

Chen Xiaocao said awkwardly that she hadn't prepared any gifts for her adoptive parents. Father Lin and his wife waved their hands and consoled him, "Don't worry, it's just a token of your appreciation. It won't be too late to make up for it later when you have the chance."

Lin Xiaoyue also took out twenty taels (robbed) and gave them to Xiaocao as a token of her and Lin Zhaodi's love for their adopted sister.

Xiaosi and Xiaowu are younger than Xiaocao, so there is no need to give them gifts. Qing can just wait for Xiaocao to come back and find a suitable opportunity to give gifts to the two little sisters.

In special times, keep everything simple.

After the ceremony, everyone continued to do their own thing and take care of their children. It was a quick and efficient process.

Until the end, Lin Zhaodi still had a dazed expression on her face as if she hadn't reacted, and the protagonist Chen Xiaocao had an expression of "am I dreaming?"

It would be hard to find another family in the surrounding villages that could hold such a grand ceremony as carelessly and simply as they did.

Fortunately, everyone is not a person who sticks to etiquette and understands the principle of special treatment for special matters. The most important thing is that tying people's hearts together can also achieve the purpose of recognizing relatives.

After solving one problem, Lin Xiaoyue began to rummage through boxes and boxes, looking for some old clothes.

Old clothes are actually easy to find. Both Miao and Old Man Lin are reluctant to throw away things. Even if Lin Xiaoyue bought four new sets of clothes for everyone in the family, they were reluctant to throw away the old clothes.

It is really patched up and torn beyond recognition, and it can be torn apart and used as a face towel, foot cloth or floor cloth. In short, the main purpose of poor families is to never waste.

The whole family looked on in confusion as Lin Xiaoyue tore the two old clothes she had found into long strips of cloth.

Even though these two good old clothes are in tatters, they cannot be wasted like this.

The "swish, swish" sound was like a sharp blade, scratching everyone's chest again and again, causing their scalps to go numb with pain.

Everyone was confused and didn't know what Lin Xiaoyue was up to. They immediately stopped what they were doing and came over to stop her irrational behavior.

Lin Xiaoyue kept moving, asking Lin Zhaodi to stretch out her feet and step on the cart. She squatted in front of her and wrapped her in circles, asking as she did so, "Is it tight?"

Lin Zhaodi was very uneasy. She didn't know what Lin Xiaoyue was going to do. She wanted to pull her foot back, but her ankle was in Lin Xiaoyue's hand, which was clamped tightly like an iron hoop and she couldn't move.

Old Man Lin and Mrs. Miao also stopped her and blamed her for wasting things and tearing up the nice clothes.

Lin Xiaoyue stood still as a mountain. While pestering the people, she calmly explained to them the reason for her actions.

Not to mention that Old Man Lin and his companions didn't know the details, even modern people who have not experienced it personally, the experience of walking 25,000 miles on their own two legs, cannot understand that an ordinary long strip of cloth played an incredible life-saving role during that special period.