She shook off the water on her hands and said, "Sister, do you think we should wash this dress?"

This is indeed a difficult matter. If I don't wash them, they will be uncomfortable to wear. If I wash them, I will have nothing to wear.

"Why don't you just not wash it yet? At least it will keep you warm. If you wash it, it will be fatal if you are blown by the cold wind in the mountains while wearing wet clothes."

Jinshui thought that was the truth, so he decided not to wash for now. At least it was better than getting sick.

She combed her messy hair, washed up and went back.

I saw the third brother still sitting there without moving.

The two men walked forward and greeted quietly, afraid of waking up the people in the tent.

"Uncle San, we'll go back first."

The third brother looked at Jinshui's dirty clothes and seemed to be hesitant to speak. He thought that Ni'er had a clean set of clothes, and wondered whether he should take them out for her to change into.

Then I thought again that the little girl came out in the middle of the night and changed her clothes before going back. It would be really unpleasant to hear this news get out, and Ni'er didn't agree with it. Fortunately, I didn't mean well but end up with a bad result.

"Hey, be careful on the road."

As he said this, he dug out two roasted sweet potatoes from the ashes at the bottom of the firewood pile.

"Take it and eat it."

Jinshui and Xiuli were so hungry that they couldn't help drooling. They couldn't help but lick their lips with their tongues, but no one reached out to help.

These are my third uncle's things. Although his family is rich and has no shortage of food and drink, we can't just take other people's things. After all, the family has split up, and my father and my third uncle don't get along, and there is a grudge between them.

Moreover, there is a flood now and all the crops are submerged. We have little food to begin with and are just waiting for the autumn harvest. We didn't expect it to be like this now. The price of food will probably go up to an outrageous level. Food may not be able to be bought with money. It is more precious than gold.

Jinshui and Xiuli waved their hands again and again, "No, Third Uncle, we can't have it. Please save it for Ni'er and Niu Li."

The two turned around and were about to leave, but they didn't have the strength to do so.

The third brother stood up and took two quick steps to catch up, stuffing a hot sweet potato into each of their hands.

"Eat."

The two couldn't help but have tears in their eyes. They hadn't had a full meal for a long time and they didn't know when was the last time they had a full meal.

My father never cared whether I was hungry or not, and never stuffed hot sweet potatoes into my hands, not to mention my grandmother who only ordered me to work and didn't let me eat enough.

"Thank you, uncle."

The third brother also knew what kind of life they had lived with the old lady. Seeing their red eyes, his own tears also became a little unruly and began to well up in his eyes.

"Go back quickly and don't let the adults worry."

The two nodded.

"Ah."

After saying that, he left here and walked back.

"Sister, let's eat this quickly so that no one can see us."

Jinshui was still a little reluctant to let it go. Roasted sweet potatoes are delicious, with a sweet and fragrant smell and a warm and soft feel. He wanted to hold it for a while longer.

After hearing what Xiu Li said, she felt no longer reluctant to leave. It was almost dawn, and if someone saw her eating alone and her grandmother knew, she would be skinned alive.

The two found a place sheltered from the wind and carefully peeled off the skin of the roasted sweet potatoes.

After looking at it for a long time, I couldn't bear to throw it away, so I just ate it.

It's a bit chewy, has a hint of wood ash, and tastes pretty good.

After eating the sweet potato peel, I no longer felt as cold as before.

Jinshui's eyes lit up.

"Really delicious."

Xiuli was chewing the sweet potato peel slowly, wanting to keep it in her mouth a little longer. It felt so good to have the sweet food in her mouth.

"Yes, it's so delicious that I can't bear to give it up. I want to save it for the next meal."

Beautiful thoughts are not worth having, so stop them immediately.

"Sister, remember what you said just now? Let's eat quickly and go back after eating. Don't let anyone see us. Don't stay here to avoid getting into trouble."

Xiuli nodded. She couldn’t agree more with Jinshui’s statement.

"You're right. I'm really dizzy from the smell of a sweet potato. Eat it quickly."

The two of them devoured the food, not caring about the heat on their hands and mouths. Their mouths were filled with happiness in their eyes and brows.

After eating the sweet potato, he licked his fingers clean.

I hadn't eaten enough for a long time, so my stomach was already very small, and I was full with just half a sweet potato.

I forced the remaining half in. I patted my bulging belly and felt so happy after having a full meal.

Jinshui was still savoring the taste from before when he felt his sleeve being pulled.

"Can you smell me? Do I smell like sweet potato?"

He leaned over and sniffed hard.

"It's just a little bit, it should be blown away by the wind in a short while, but is it necessary to be so careful?"

Xiuli sighed slightly. Even after being together for so many years, she still didn't know grandma well enough.

"Of course it's useful. You know my grandmother has a nose that's sharper than a dog's. She can smell who ate something last night this morning. Be careful. It won't hurt."

What my sister said is that it is better to let the air blow for a while to disperse the smell before going back. If someone smells it, it will cause a lot of trouble and it will be very annoying.

Xiu Li bared her teeth and said, "See if there is any stain on my teeth."

Jinshui gave an affirmative answer.

"No."

She bared her teeth like her sister.

"Look at mine again."

Read it carefully.

"Neither did you."

The two of them walked back with confidence, and soon they saw Jinshui turn around and look around.

"How long will it take? I can't quite remember the way."

Xiuli put her hand on her lips, made a gesture to keep quiet, lowered her voice, and pointed forward with her hand.

"It'll be there soon."

I saw through a tree that everyone was still lying there and hadn't gotten up.

The two of them tiptoed over, trying not to make any noise, and found a tree to lean against.

Jinshui felt disappointed when he saw Manguan and his grandmother were covered with the same quilt, and his father and mother were covered with the same quilt. Everyone was sleeping soundly and didn't seem cold at all.

It turns out that my sister and I are the only ones who are redundant in this family.

No, it's hard labor when working, but it's not too redundant.

He smiled at himself, with a bitter look in his eyes.

The old lady was a light sleeper and woke up when she heard the noise. She looked towards the direction where the sound came from and found that the two money-losing girls had returned. Why didn’t the wolf take them away and why did they take so long to return?

I don't know where she went, and I'm too lazy to ask. If I wasn't afraid of waking up Fugui and Manguan, I would have scolded them. Now I'd better close my eyes and go to sleep. You are such an ignorant girl, disturbing my sleep.

The second son's wife was worried about the child and couldn't sleep well. She felt a little regretful that she slept so soundly in the first half of the night that she didn't even notice that the child was missing.

I woke up when I heard any noise in the second half of the night to see if they had come back. I was always a little disappointed, but this time I opened my eyes and looked. It was really them, they were really back.

He quickly threw back the quilt and stood up.

A gust of cold wind penetrated the quilt and froze the second son. He said to his wife angrily, "What are you doing? Do you want to freeze me to death?"

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