Chapter 7 My Little Peach
He Sihai went home with Taozi in his arms, first cleaned up the house briefly, and then boiled several large pots of water.
Taozi was dirty all over and hadn't washed his hair for several days, and some of them were clumping.
When he left home, he thought his grandmother would take care of Taozi, but now he looked weak and might be powerless.
Thinking of this, He Sihai couldn't help but worry again. The money he had saved money in the past few months was originally planned to pay off his debts, but now it seems that he can only delay for a while and take his grandma to the hospital for a look.
"Dad, why are you doing so much water?" Taozi asked curiously on the threshold.
"Brother, I'll take a shower." He Sihai rummaged through the boxes and found a few slightly cleaner clothes to change.
"Take a bath, I have a bath every day." Taozi said I'm clean.
"Is that so? How do you wash it normally?" He Sihai asked curiously.
"Spoon water in the bucket with a water spoon." Taozi raised his arms and gestured as he dripped from head to toe.
He Sihai instantly understood what she meant.
It turned out that she rinsed it with cold water.
There is a pressure well in the yard that can press out the well water, but the well water is particularly cool. Fortunately, Peach did not get sick, so it is probably because of the hot weather.
"Grandma said the well water was too cold, so I pressed out the water at noon, and I could take a shower at night after sunlight. Am I smart?"
Peach pushed the little fat chicken toy in his hand around on the threshold stone, with a smug smile on his face.
It seems to be saying, come and praise me, come and praise me...
"Taozi is so smart."
He Sihai touched her little head and praised her without hesitation.
When the water was boiled, I found that there was no soap at home. As for the toothpaste, it had long been dry and the rest had become chunks.
I don’t know how Taozi lived in these few months.
So He Sihai prepared to go for another trip and buy some daily necessities.
Taozi wanted to go with her, but He Sihai didn't let her stay at home with her grandmother.
She was obedient and obedient, holding the little fat chicken toy, riding on the threshold stone, watching He Sihai leave without blinking.
He Sihai looked back and looked at her face with reluctance and worry, and her heart felt a little sore.
"I'll be back soon and wait for me." He Sihai said loudly.
"Yeah." Taozi showed a big smile.
He Sihai hurriedly bought the things back, and Taozi was still obediently riding on the threshold stone waiting.
When I saw him come back, I immediately stood up and greeted him.
"dad."
"Okay, when I go home, my brother will help you take a shower, it will be fragrant." He Sihai reached out and picked her up.
He Sihai not only bought soap and other toiletries, but also bought a pair of new scissors. Peach's hair was too long, not only dirty, but also hot, so he helped her cut it.
He Sihai found out the large wooden basin where Liu Xiaojuan was washing clothes at home, then cleaned it, and used it as a bathtub for peaches.
When Taozi took off her clothes, He Sihai found that her body was so pitiful that it was heartbreaking, her ribs were visible, and even her spine was slightly protruding.
And the skin is full of mosquito bites and scratches.
"Taozi." He Sihai called out softly.
"Hmm, what?"
Peach, sitting in the wooden basin, looked up and his big clear eyes were full of innocence and simplicity.
"Nothing? Close your eyes and I will help you wash your hair first."
"Okay." Taozi closed her eyes obediently.
He Sihai hurriedly blinked, causing the mist at the corners of his eyes to evaporate quickly.
"Taozi, brother is not at home, you have to take good care of yourself. Don't have dangerous places by the pond. Grandma can't do the work you can't do, so go and ask the fourth grandpa for help..."
The fourth grandfather mentioned by He Sihai is his grandfather’s brother.
There are five grandfathers and brothers in total, ranking second, and the only ones who are still alive are the fourth and fifth grandfathers.
Grandpa Fifth and his son went to the city.
So only the fourth grandfather is left in the village.
Since He Tao and his wife passed away, the fourth grandfather has helped their family a lot.
Before He Sihai went to work in the city, he also greeted him and asked him to help take care of Taozi and grandma, otherwise he would not be at ease.
Even so, they are two families after all.
Taozi's life is still very difficult.
Taozi lowered her head and didn't say anything.
"What's wrong? Taozi."
Before Taozi could speak, He Sihai heard tears falling into the basin, making a clattering sound.
She raised her little face, tears had soaked her cheeks.
"Dad, are you going to work again?" she asked silently.
The last time my brother said something similar to her, the person disappeared.
Grandma said that her brother went to work to earn money and bought beautiful clothes and delicious snacks for Taozi to make her happier.
But she doesn't want good-looking clothes or delicious snacks. As long as she can see "Dad" every day, she will be very happy.
"Stop crying, brother won't leave, be good..."
He Sihai wrung out the towel and wiped it for her.
The water in the bathtub is black and dirty, and it can make the field fat.
Unfortunately, the originally white and tender peaches cannot turn white even if they are washed with soap.
He still clearly remembered that when he came to Taozi's house, He Tao and his wife took good care of him and gave him the best of everything.
But now, how did he take care of Taozi?
So he felt even more guilty.
But can it be okay if you don’t make money? Could it be like this for Taozi’s whole life?
"Dad, I won't cry anymore, don't be angry."
Taozi saw He Sihai in a daze and thought he was angry.
"Brother is not angry, brother is thinking about things."
He Sihai picked her up and wiped it dry.
Then she put on the clean clothes she had just found, and then she realized that the clothes were already small.
"well-"
He Sihai was helpless and could only let Taozi take the lead first.
After taking a shower, He Sihai found a big bowl and covered Taozi's head.
Then, along the edge of the bowl, cut her a neat mushroom head.
"Wow, our peaches are so cute."
He Sihai looked up and down and was very satisfied.
Taozi was actually a little embarrassed to get shy.
But I couldn't help but laugh at the corners of my mouth.
"Okay, have you gotten up with grandma? I'm going to cook dinner."
He Sihai looked up at the afterglow of the sunset, and the day passed like this.
...
When He Sihai was cooking dinner, Taozi wanted to help burn the fire, but how could He Sihai let her do it?
But Taozi swears that she often cooks at home, which is amazing.
Looking at Taozi's proud expression, He Sihai was speechless and finally rejected her with the reason she had already taken a shower.
But even so, she was unwilling to go out.
Stay in the stuffy kitchen and cook dinner with "Dad".
When He Sihai was washing clothes, she sat next to her and played with bubbles.
He kept moving, as if he was worried that he would disappear when he turned his head.
"Grandma, this is the roast duck I bought at Hechuan's house in the afternoon. You can try it."
During dinner, He Sihai did not call his grandma to the table.
So I served the rice, picked up the dishes, brought them to the door, and handed them to my grandmother sitting at the corner of the door.
After my grandmother got up, she sat here, looking at the distance below the slope, and didn't know what she was thinking.
The weak and thin body, like a candle in the wind, will be extinguished at any time.
He Sihai had a bad premonition for some reason.
But he didn't want to think about it, so he quickly shook his head and didn't think about it.
"I haven't eaten it for a long time, I want to taste it." Grandma took the bowl and chopsticks with a smile.
I ate a big bowl of rice with marinade.
He Sihai breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could eat, there should be no major problems in his health.
Chapter completed!