Because of a sprained foot, Tang Wan simply took time off work these days.
After she recovered, she rode the ox cart in the village to the market and bought a catty of dim sum, a roast duck, two catties of pork, some sweets, and rice noodles.
It was midday when she returned to the village, and she asked her to send the rice noodles back to Li Cheng's home, while she carried roast duck snacks and sweets and walked towards Xue Xingtong's home.
The place is easy to find, the ruined mud-walled house closest to the end of the village is Xue Xingtong's house.
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Xue Xingtong was not at home when Tang Wan arrived.
It was his younger brother who opened the door, who looked very thin.
Seeing Tang Wan, the 13-year-old boy looked at her vigilantly, "Who are you? Is there anything going to happen to my house?"
Hearing this, Tang Wan smiled at the other party, "Hello, this is Tang Wan, I'm here to see your brother Xue Xingtong."
"Big Brother is not at home now," the boy said.
Tang Wan was a little disappointed when he heard that, but soon smiled and passed the thing in her hand to the boy and said, "Well, you take this back. Your eldest brother saved me a few days ago. This is my thanks. Please also You must accept it."
Hearing this, the boy hesitated.
Upon seeing this, Tang Wan stuffed something into his hand and said, "Take it! The life-saving grace will be reported by the spring, this is nothing."
Only then did the boy take what Tang Wan handed over.
After watching Tang Wan leave, he walked in with his things.
At this time, a girl with the same yellow face and thin skin stared at what was in his hand, "Second brother, I seem to smell meat!" After that, she swallowed.
Hearing this, the boy bit his lip, and then opened the cloth bag sent by Tang Wan.
The next moment, the brothers and sisters slobbered wildly, and then swallowed desperately, but no one went directly to eat the contents.
After a while, the girl said: "Second brother, I'm hungry..." The eldest brother hasn't come back yet, and the lunch hasn't settled yet!
The boy hesitated, and finally he picked up a snack and handed it to his sister: "Then you can eat a snack first."
The roast duck is temporarily unable to move. What if the other party regrets it again?
His family cannot afford to pay for a roast duck.
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After the girl took a bite of the snack, a happy smile appeared on her face. Then, she passed the snack in her hand to the boy's mouth: "Second brother, you also eat."
The boy hummed and took a small bite.
When Xue Xingtong came back, he saw the two brothers and sisters staring at a roast duck without blinking.
Upon seeing this, his face suddenly sank, and then put down the two sweet potatoes in his hand, and said coldly: "Where did the things come from? Have you eaten them?"
Upon hearing this, the two children shuddered.
"It was a gift from a sister named Tang Wan and said it was a thank you gift. We ate a snack, and the rest was not touched!" The boy quickly explained.
Xue Xingtong squeezed his fists instantly after hearing it, and the knuckles made a clicking sound.
What does she mean?
He was just helping her straighten her bones. She was so thankful?
But seeing the brothers and sisters reproaching themselves and being scared, they endured the anger and said, "Since it is a thank-you gift from others, you can rest assured to eat, but next time you must not collect other people's things! Backbone."
"We know the big brother!" The two sighed in relief, but their eyes fluttered on the roast duck, but no one dared to get started.
Upon seeing this, Xue Xingtong loosened his fist, and stepped forward to break off the two legs of the roast duck and handed it to the two of them, "Eat it."