Chapter 20
Hearing that there was no movement outside, Zhong Xixi came out and locked the gate, piled a few sharp-edged stones under the courtyard wall, and then walked into the house.

"sister!"

Zhong Mumu was alone in the room. She was relieved when she saw her sister came back safe and sound, and quickly sat aside to make room for her sister, "How's it going outside? Is it really like what Aunt Sun said, there are thieves coming to steal things?" ?”

"No, it's just that someone smells that our food is too delicious and wants to come over to eat and drink."

After eating and tidying up, I blew out the candles, "It's not a problem to light candles all the time, I have to ask Uncle Wang to help fix the light bulb wires tomorrow."

The house is old and the wiring is broken.

It's okay to just light candles on the first day, but if you want to live for a long time, it's not an option to stay like this.

"Sister, I listen to you!"

The siblings are now truly dependent on each other.

Zhong Mumu is always the first one to do physical work, but when it comes to making decisions, he only has one sentence: "I listen to my sister".

Zhong Xixi was very pleased to have a younger brother like this.

"And our bed, ask Uncle Wang to build us a set of tables and chairs for eating, and another big bed. When my sister saves up the cloth ticket, I will buy a bedding, a bed sheet, and some cloth to make you new clothes. , what other people have, my brother must have too!"

Hearing this, Zhong Mumu turned over happily on the kang, as if the hay under her body had turned into a soft mattress full of cotton, "I want to grow up quickly, earn a lot of money, and give my sister a lot of money." I will buy a cabinet of floral dresses, and I will buy you some leather shoes, and I will exercise to become invincible and protect my sister..."

At night, Zhong Xixi had a dream. She turned back and forth several times, and the sound of "swish, swish, swish" rain rang in her ears.

What's the situation?

Why are you so wet?
Thinking so much, Zhong Xixi suddenly opened his eyes as if he had thought of something.

After a short period of blankness in the mind, the dense and rhythmic dripping sound of "tick-tick-tick" sounded.

Why is it raining so much!

Not only is it raining, the old house they live in is also leaking, and there are several places where the rain is leaking on the kang.

Clothes were soaked with rainwater that dripped in.

"Mumu, get up!"

After waking up, Zhong Xixi straightened up and sat up on the bed. When he wanted to wake up his younger brother, he stretched out his hand but it was in vain.

Zhong Mumu is gone?

Coming to this conclusion, Zhong Xixi's heart sank, and he hurriedly fumbled out a candle from the darkness to light it up, "Mumu, Zhong Mumu, where are you? Are you still at home? Mumu!"

After getting along for a short time, Zhong Xixi already regarded the obedient and sensible Zhong Mumu as his own brother in his heart.

"Sister, I'm here!"

"The rain is too serious, sister, our kang is half wet, I'm afraid you won't sleep well, so I want to bring the bucket in to catch the water..."

"Mu Mu!"

I saw Zhong Mumu was carrying a bucket in one hand, his body was completely soaked, water was dripping from his hair and the hem of his clothes, his situation was so bad, and he had to remember his sister.

Zhong Xixi was really moved this time.

How could there be such a sensible child!
Taking the bucket from Zhong Mumu's hand, Zhong Xixi didn't rush to receive the water, but took out the small suitcase in the cabinet first.

Wipe Zhong Mumu clean and put on clean clothes, and put the candle in a place where it doesn't leak, and asked.

"Mu Mu, your task now is to look at this candle..."

"Sister, let me help you..."

"A candle that never goes out is the greatest help to my sister!"

Zhong Xixi used all the waterproof tools at home.

All of a sudden, the house was ticking and tinkling like a symphony.

"Mumu, come here and lie down here."

Fortunately, the kang was half wet, and the side was still completely dry.

Putting the largest bucket on the leaking place, Zhong Xixi moved the dry straw mat to one side, and after Zhong Mumu lay down, he took out a piece of clean clothes from the box and covered him before covering himself. The half-dry clothes lay curled up.

Staring at Zhong Mumu's thin face in the dark, she felt unspeakably uncomfortable and distressed.

She can't go on like this anymore, she has to struggle and make money, a lot of money, at least the house repair is imminent, at least she can't let her young brother suffer this kind of crime with her!
The rain did not know when it stopped, but when Zhong Xixi woke up the next day, the sun was already shining outside.

If it weren't for the pots and pans filled with water, she suddenly thought that the stormy night last night was a dream she had.

"Mumu, wake up."

After exercising his muscles and bones, Zhong Xixi pushed Zhong Mumu who was still sleeping beside him. It was raining last night, so it would be safer to drink some hot soup now.

However, things backfired, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

With Zhong Xixi's push, she was startled by the temperature she could touch.

"Why is it so hot?"

Thinking it was her own illusion, she tentatively touched Zhong Mumu's forehead, the temperature was so high that it was not normal at all, "Mumu, wake up, can you hear my sister?"

"Sister, I... I can hear you."

He had a fever and had no strength, and Zhong Mumu's voice was breathless when he spoke, and his already thin face was now so pale that there was no trace of blood.

"Lie down first, wait for me for a while, don't sleep!"

"Ah."

Is the hemp rope broken at the fine point?

Zhong Xixi didn't dare to delay, and after waking her up, she hurried to the kitchen to light a fire and boil a pot of hot water.

These days, there are no fever-reducing medicines that are fast and effective. Considering the current situation, she used her thoughts to take out fever-reducing medicines and cold medicines from the tens of billions of warehouses the moment the water boiled.

After drinking, throw the medicine bag into the fire and burn it. Who knew that antipyretics existed in the 60s?

"Mumu, wake up!"

After flushing the antipyretics, Zhong Xixi dragged Zhong Mumu up from the bed and leaned against him, "Drink this, your body will be fine after drinking it, and you won't feel uncomfortable."

"Ahem... sister, what is this?"

"My mother gave it to me in a dream. It's called antipyretic medicine. She said that drinking it will cure fever."

The taste of antipyretics is a bit strange, not sweet but not bitter and astringent like ordinary traditional Chinese medicine.

After Zhong Mumu drank the medicine and went back to sleep, Zhong Xixi drank the Banlangen he had taken for prevention with hot water.

Don't wait, let's get started.

He glanced at Zhong Mumu who was still lying on the bed.

Zhong Xixi pursed his lips slightly, and then used his thoughts to take out a bag of white noodles and a box of [-]-stick plasters from the tens of billions warehouse at once.

It is better to hit the sun than to choose a day. Today, she is going to explore the black market. As long as the market is opened, she will never have to bring her brother to experience today's difficulties.

"Ugh……"

The weather has completely cleared up, the house will no longer be drenched in rain, and breakfast is left for my brother before going out.

Zhong Xixi grasped the handle of the basket, and walked around the muddy road to inquire about the black market.

(End of this chapter)

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