Reborn 99 Days Later, Becoming a Landlady and Getting into Tsinghua and Peking Universities

Hua and Qiu grinned: "I figured you guys didn't have time to chop firewood in the city, so you came to chop firewood."

"Where are Ryohei and the other children? Didn't they come?"

"No way! You're all at home! I heard from the villagers that you were at your uncle's house, so I came to find you."

As she spoke, Hua and Qiu took out a piece of cured meat from behind her back: "Auntie, take this and make some snacks for Uncle to go with his drinks."

Nowadays, when daughters visit their parents' home, they usually bring gifts for their close uncles and aunts.

Yan Dahua accepted the cured meat, then turned around and went back into the house to get a bag of longan as a return gift.

On the way home, Hua and Qiu looked the three of them up and down and nodded secretly.

Not bad, not bad, they've all gotten quite chubby.

He said happily, "I came here today pulling a cart. I picked up all the dry firewood and branches I came across along the way!"

"You know what, there's a lot of firewood on the road; my cart is completely full."

Then he said with regret, "If I had known it would be like this, I should have brought a cart every time I came home."

We've lost a fortune!

Hua Lichu's eyes twitched: "You guys walked over here again?"

Hua and Qiu replied matter-of-factly, "Yeah! We're just killing time anyway."

Fearing that Hua Lichu would scold her, Hua Heqiu added, "I ate breakfast before I left today."

Otherwise, we wouldn't have arrived so late.

Hua Yuansheng pressed his throbbing temples and gave a forced smile: "You've improved."

As soon as they got home and opened the door, Hua and Qiu urged Li Liangping to go up the mountain with the three children.

Hua Yuansheng took a deep breath: "We've been walking for so long, let's take a break before we get back to work."

"What rest? I'm not tired at all," Hua and Qiu said dismissively.

Hua Antao quickly took the orange juice she had bought in the city off the oxcart.

He turned around and went back into the house, washed a few bowls, poured orange juice into the bowls, and brought them out.

The youngest, Li Xiangxue (7 years old), was already drooling with envy, but he didn't take the orange juice. Instead, he timidly glanced at Hua and Qiu.

Hua Antao shoved the bowl into his hands: "You're just a kid, why are you being so polite?"

Hua and Qiu stared wide-eyed at the orange juice in the bowl:

"This...this...why would you need to drink something so expensive?"

Peach and pear, you two use your brains too much studying, keep them for yourselves.

Ryohei, go and fetch some water from the well. That'll be enough for us to drink..."

Hua Yuansheng: "If you want to drink well water, you can drink it yourself."

"Xiangxue, drink up! Grandpa's here, your mom won't dare do anything."

Hua Yuansheng looked at his grandson, whose lips were almost cracked, and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Li Xiangxue's little mind works very fast.

Knowing that her mother had to listen to her grandfather, she immediately took the bowl, carefully sipped the orange juice, and looked delighted.

So happy!

He loves visiting his maternal grandfather's house the most.

Every time I visit my maternal grandfather's house, there are always delicious treats.

Ever since he found out yesterday that his mother was coming today, he's been keeping his eyes open and hasn't dared to sleep.

He was afraid that his mother would leave without him.

After all, Mom said he was short and had short legs, not even as tall as a piece of firewood, and that he would only cause trouble if he came.

It also wastes my maternal grandfather's food, so he doesn't want to take care of him.

Li Xiangxue stole a glance at Hua and Qiu.

Hmph, Mom herself isn't as tall as Chai Gao! Why should she be allowed to come?

Hua Antao rubbed Li Xiangxue's head: "I'll pour you another one after you finish drinking."

Li Xiangxue's eyes instantly crinkled with a smile: "My cousin is so kind!"

These words come from the bottom of my heart.

Ever since my cousin Pear mentioned my mother, we've been able to eat meat at home every ten days.

In the past, this would have been unthinkable.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangxue looked at Hua Lichu gratefully.

My cousin Pear is so kind.

Hehe, even my cousin Peach is so kind of her, she even gave him such delicious sweet water to drink.

He had seen others drink this at school.

But this bottle costs several cents, and my family is too poor to afford it.

But it didn't matter; he secretly followed the classmates who had bought drinks.

After they finished their drinks and threw the bottles on the ground, we immediately picked them up.

You can even taste the sweetness by licking the bottle cap!

Even though he was reluctant to part with it, there was very little sweet liquid left on the bottle cap, and he couldn't taste it after a short while.

Looking at the bowl still containing more than half a bowl of orange juice, Li Xiangxue nodded heavily in his mind.

Mom is right. If he weren't her own sister, who would be willing to give him such good stuff to drink?

This must cost several cents, right?

When he grows up, he will definitely take good care of his older cousin and buy them sweet drinks.

Buy lots and lots!

Hua Yuansheng looked at his three grandsons, who were barely better than skeletons, and then at Hua Heqiu, who was clearly thinner than the three children, and sighed inwardly.

Sigh, it's all because of poverty.

They're not some cheapskate. Who would refuse to eat good food and only think about living a hard life?

The little girl is afraid of being poor, which is why she's subconsciously frugal.

Although Hua and Qiu made some money selling liangpi (cold skin noodles) during the summer vacation, they started late and didn't earn much before someone else figured out the recipe.

Since then, the price of liangpi (cold skin noodles) has dropped again and again.

Even peas are hard to harvest.

Ke Hua and Qiu also took Hua Lichu's words to heart. Although they were still stingy, every few days they would grit their teeth and buy some meat to nourish their family.

But what can she do if her children just won't gain weight?

Seeing that Hua Heqiu and Li Liangping were really going to drink well water, Hua Lichu stopped them.

"Auntie, do you usually not boil water when you drink it at home? Do you just draw it directly from the well?"

Seeing Hua and Qiu shake their heads, Hua Lichu breathed a sigh of relief.

But clearly, she breathed a sigh of relief too soon, only to hear Hua and Qiu say:

"We don't have a well at home, so we drink river water."

Hua Lichu carefully observed the expressions on her aunt's family's faces.

Only then did I notice that my three younger cousins ​​had patches of white and red on their faces.

With a furrowed brow, he asked, "Do you guys usually get stomach aches?"

Li Xiangxue nodded quickly, surprised, and asked, "Cousin Pear, how did you know?"

Hua Lichu's lips pressed into a straight line: "I not only know you have stomach aches, but I also know you have worms in your stomachs."

"What?" Hua and Qiu were stunned: "There are worms in its stomach?"

Her eyes shone as she looked at Hua Lichu, her burning gaze seeming to scorch her:

"My goodness, can your eyes see into my belly?"

Hua Lichu felt a bit speechless and helpless.

Is this the focus right now?

Hua Yuansheng and Hua Antao asked anxiously, "There are bugs? What should we do?"

“There are worms in unboiled water. If you drink too much of it, the worms will infest your bodies and absorb your nutrients.”

After explaining in simple terms, Hua Lichu added, "The hospital should have deworming medication. Just take the medication as prescribed."

Hua Yuansheng breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that it can be cured! It's good that it can be cured!

Fortunately, the family listened to Pear and drank boiled water.

Hua and Qiu's focus was unusual: "Insects are competing with humans for nutrients? No wonder those three little ones can't gain weight no matter how much they eat!"

He then slapped his thigh, his face full of heartache: "Then all the meat I fed them just went to feed insects? That cost several dollars!"

Hua Lichu and Hua Antao: "..."

Hua Yuansheng inexplicably felt that a few more gray hairs had appeared on his head: "Hurry up and take the child to the hospital to buy deworming medicine!"

Hua and Qiu frowned: "Go to the hospital now? No, I still have to chop wood! I'll go to the hospital on my way back tomorrow."

Anyway, I can't go to the hospital. I've been bitten by bugs for so many days, what's a day or two more?

Hua Yuansheng's forehead veins bulged, and he turned to grab a broom.

Hua Lichu quickly stopped him and said to Hua Heqiu:

"Auntie, let's stew meat for dinner tonight."

"If you don't hurry up and get those bugs off your cousin, won't we just keep wasting them?"

Hua and Qiu immediately dropped their nonchalant expressions.

Nodding in deep agreement, he grabbed the three children and pulled them outside without a second's delay: "I'm going to the hospital right now!"

Hua Antao was taken aback and gave Hua Lichu a thumbs up.

You're really something!

Hua Lichu smiled and said to Hua Yuansheng, "Grandpa, I suspect that many children in the village have worms in their stomachs."

"Why don't you go talk to Uncle Village Chief and ask him to get some deworming medicine from the hospital?"

Children are the future.

Hua Yuansheng immediately nodded and started walking out.

Upon hearing that drinking raw water would cause worms to grow in one's stomach, Hua An Yan could no longer sit still.

As far as he knew, most villagers thought boiling water was a waste of firewood and mostly drank well water directly.

After observing a few different families, I immediately noticed several children with uneven skin tone, who were very thin and often had stomach aches.

For the next two days, the sounds of children breaking down could be heard intermittently from the scattered outhouses throughout Huajia Village.

"Mom, I gave birth to a worm!"

"Grandma, I've given birth to another worm! Oh, it's a huge worm!"