Eating big melon is so refreshing

"Don't worry, second brother. I will come back directly after get off work and won't go anywhere. I will take good care of the four children, especially my fat niece."

Zhao Wulang patted his chest to assure him. He glanced at Xiao Chunya and finally found the problem. "Second brother, did you notice that Xiao Chunya has lost weight?"

"There's nothing I can do. The weather is too hot and Xiaochun doesn't feel like eating anything except water." He didn't think it was a big deal, as his appetite had been poor during this period.

"No, a few days ago she ate rice porridge with dried radishes, didn't it smell delicious? I even saw her eat two bowls." Zhao Wulang thought his brother was being careless. How could a child not eat?

"The problem is that after Third Aunt's dried radish is finished, she doesn't want to eat porridge, let alone dinner."

Zhao Erlang was also having a headache. Neither he nor his wife were good at cooking, and their son was not picky about food and would eat anything. He only ate a little, as long as he didn't starve to death.

The fat girl won’t eat anything that tastes bad and would rather drink more water. She used to drink six bowls of porridge a day, but now she only eats one sesame cake or one steamed bun a day.

"I'll go back to the village and ask my third aunt for a can of dried radish." It wasn't a big deal. His brother didn't have time, but he did. It was heartbreaking to see his chubby little niece walking around in circles.

"Don't bother. Send the two little ones back to the village tomorrow. When they get running water, I'll go get them back."

Zhao Erlang said, "Uncle Ku, you can use my mule-drawn cart to go back to the village. When you and Auntie come back tomorrow, have your fifth brother take the two little ones back to the village, and pick up your third brother and his family at the same time."

Uncle Ku saw that it was too late to find an ox cart to return to the village, so he thanked them and drove away in the mule and horse cart.

"See? Uncle Ku and I have never had much friendship, so we are quite distant." Zhao Erlang patted Zhao Wulang on the shoulder and said, "You should respect him more in the future. He is your master."

"I understand, second brother." Zhao Wulang is the youngest son and has the least pressure at home, so he has a very cheerful and somewhat heartless personality.

"Dad, I want an ice drink."

"But you've already had two drinks today. Children will have diarrhea if they drink so many cold drinks."

Zhao Erlang dotes on his daughter but will not back down when it comes to her health. "Let's eat jelly."

The two little guys shook their heads at the tasteless jelly, indicating that they didn’t want to eat it. They decided to go home and drink cold water, which would make them feel better.

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It was already dark when Uncle Ku returned to Zhaojia Village. Zhao Nan, who was standing at the entrance of the village, saw the mule-drawn carriage from afar and cursed, "This kid is back."

He went out in the morning and said he would be back in the afternoon, but he didn't come back until dark. If Uncle Ku hadn't been so self-disciplined, they would probably have gone into the city to look for him.

The 42-year-old Uncle Ku is just a kid in the eyes of the 46-year-old Zhao Nan. To put it bluntly, the relationship between them is even closer than that between real brothers.

Aunt Ku staggered out of the yard. The head of the household had never returned so late before. She was so worried that she couldn't eat. The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. She was wiping tears in the house.

The carriage drove into the village entrance, and Zhao Nan, who was in charge of closing the gate, closed the village gate. People in the village generally would not visit other villages after dark, unless something major happened, then they would ring the gong.

"Did something happen in the county?" Zhao Nan frowned, thinking to himself: Uncle Ku has always been punctual and trustworthy. If it weren't for something particularly important or difficult, he would never delay returning home for so long. What's more, this mule-drawn carriage was actually borrowed from Erlang's family... Thinking of this, Zhao Nan couldn't help but become more worried.

While he was daydreaming, Uncle Ku had already jumped off the carriage and walked up to him quickly. He looked serious, but his eyes revealed a hint of excitement and pride.

"We encountered human traffickers in the county town!" Uncle Ku said in a low voice, and briefly said, "Wu Lang and I captured two human traffickers and rescued several abducted children!"

Zhao Nan's eyes widened, and he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. He never thought that Uncle Ku would be caught by human traffickers.

Uncle Ku continued, "What a coincidence! One of the children who was rescued turned out to be the son of the county magistrate! When the county magistrate learned about this, he was very grateful and decided on the spot to promote me to the captain of the patrol team and let me be responsible for maintaining public order in the county. In three days, I will officially take up the post!"

"Is Ku Wa back?" Zhao Bei, Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi walked to the village entrance together. It was Zhao Dong who called Ku Wa first.

Zhao Nan acted as a mouthpiece and told the story of how Uncle Ku caught the human traffickers and rescued the son of the county magistrate, and how he promoted him to the position of patrol team leader as an exception.

"Ah?" There is such a good thing? Uncle Ku finally became a government official and got paid by the government at such an old age!

"Brother Dong, Brother Xi, Brother Bei, I won't invite you to come in and sit down. Due to time constraints, I have to pack my luggage tonight and take my wife and luggage to the county town early tomorrow morning."

Uncle Ku said, "Wulang has also passed the test and will start work in three days. He will send Erlang's two children back tomorrow and pick up Sanlang's family to the county town. Sanlang will also pack up tonight."

Before, Zhao Erlang had said that he wanted Zhao Sanlang to go into business with him. Now he wanted Sanlang and his family to go to the county town. It should be because the dessert shop's business is booming and Jiang Shi cannot handle it alone.

"Will Xiaochun and Xiaoqiu come back tomorrow?" Compared to his youngest son's success, Zhao Bei wanted to see the two children from his second son's family more.

"Brother Bei, the two children are not in good condition." Uncle Ku told the truth. "The weather is hot, and children have poor appetites. Since the day before yesterday, the two children have only drunk water and eaten one sesame cake or one steamed bun every day. They are not picky eaters, but they don't want to eat after eating the dried radish they like. Erlang should have discovered the problem a long time ago. His business in the store is indeed busy, but he is not so busy that he can't spare the time to send someone home with a letter. Maybe he thinks that if he starves the children for two meals, the children will eat obediently."

Zhao Bei was so angry that he saw stars. This brat actually deliberately abused his grandson! "This brat deserves a beating. How can he be a father like this!"

"Isn't it just dried radish? It's not some precious thing like ginseng or ganoderma." Zhao Nan also scolded, "If the child likes to eat it, let him eat it. He also liked to eat it when he was a child. Now that he has grown up and doesn't like it anymore, you don't let him eat it. How can you be a father like this? When he comes back, the fourth brother will beat him up!"

"Third brother, don't worry." Zhao Erlang couldn't escape this beating. It was too much!

"Erlang's intentions were good, but his method was wrong. Although his two children are only four years old, it is clear that they are not as smart as seven-year-olds. When they come back tomorrow, we will keep them for a while longer and send them back after they have recovered."

Sometimes adults' negligence can cause certain hidden dangers to children.