Chapter 199: Saving the Baby on the Riverbank
The old man of Tianshui didn't know how he listened to them say these words, he was full of anger and was suppressed, and his palms were bloodshot by himself. It wasn't until the group was gone that he hurried to the river to see if there were any baby girls alive.
In the night, in the torrential rain, he carried light work on the bank of the river and kept looking for the baby girl washed away by the river.
It's just that he was busy for most of the night, and only two of the baby girls in the group were still breathing weakly.
He knew that the two girls could not be brought back to the city, so he walked to the nearby village, hoping to find a way for the two children to live.
That night he knocked on countless doors, but no one was willing to help him, and when he walked to the back, he lost hope a little, and a corner of the courtyard door opened.
"I hear the child crying, is this?"
A woman showed her head, dressed as a woman, looking about thirty years old, less than forty, and asked softly.
"These two children are suffering from the cold, and I want to find a place to borrow them for one night to take care of them."
The old man of Tianshui saw that someone took the initiative to ask and hurriedly responded.
"It's okay to take care of two children, but I'm a widow, you ......"
The woman's brow furrowed slightly.
"I'm not going in, please take the child in and take care of it."
The old man Tianshui quickly understood what she meant, and he didn't want to cause trouble for her, so after handing over the two baby girls to her, he hid away.
The widow saw that they were both very cold, so she hurriedly changed her clothes, and then warmed the goat's milk and fed it to the two baby girls. Probably because the two baby girls had some desire to survive, although there was some fever that night, but under the care of the widow, they were relieved.
"Oh oh oh ~ "
The sky was bright.
The widow pushed open the door and wanted to talk to the old man Tianshui, but saw him standing motionless on the opposite corner, still dripping water from his body.
"This old gentleman, the child looks much better."
The widow walked over with an umbrella.
"That's good, I'm sorry for you this night!"
Although the old man Tianshui stood on the corner of the street to avoid the wind and rain, his body was already soaked.
"You've been drenched in the rain for most of the night, so let's go in and take shelter!"
The widow hesitated for a long time, but in the end the kindness of her heart prevailed.
"It's not good for you, I'm still not going, and besides, the rain is about to stop."
The old man Tianshui thought about it and refused, it was not easy for the other party to be able to take in the two children, and he couldn't add any more trouble.
"This rain can't stop for a while, while everyone hasn't gotten up yet, you go with me, otherwise you won't be able to tell it when you are seen."
The widow thought about it, but she couldn't bear to let him continue to be drenched in the rain and the wind.
The old man Tianshui thought about it and followed the widow into the courtyard.
"There's the kitchen over there, the fire is still burning, you go in and warm up by yourself, I'll go find you a change of clothes."
The widow hurriedly arranged.
The old man Tianshui was roasting the fire in the kitchen according to the widow's arrangement, probably coming in from a cold place at first, and the warmth on his body made him a little sleepy, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
"Wake up, wake up ......"
The widow gently shook him awake.
"Excuse me...... I ......"
The old man Tianshui was in a daze and wanted to get up and apologize.
"It's okay, these are clean clothes, you go to the next room and change your clothes before you go to sleep."
The widow looked tired and told him to rest.
The old man Tianshui was also too tired to toss, and slept in the next room until the afternoon.
By the time he walked out of the room, the rain had stopped, and he looked closely to see that the widow was busy eating.
"I'm here to help?"
The old man Tianshui was a little embarrassed and walked over to help.
"Ah, it's okay, you can bring these two dishes, and the goat's milk."
When the widow saw that he was awake, she was willing to help, and she did not give him an order.
Soon the dishes were set on the table, but the widow was not in a hurry to eat, but first fed the two girls some goat's milk.
"Both of them are very well-behaved, and there should be no problem with careful care."
The widow sat down on the edge of the table and briefly explained to the old man Tianshui.
"Thank you ......"
The old man of Tianshui said for a while, and he didn't know what the widow's surname was.
"My husband's surname is Li, you can call me Li's second sister-in-law."
The widow smiled, knowing that the other party didn't know what to call herself.
"Second sister-in-law Li, the old man's surname is Xu."
The old man Tianshui also hurriedly introduced himself.
"Mr. Xu, the weather is so bad, why are you in a hurry with your two children."
Second sister-in-law Li asked with concern.
"It's a long story, their parents are gone, and I inadvertently took them in."
The old man Tianshui hesitated for a moment and gave such a statement.
"And where are you going to take them?"
Li's second sister-in-law thought that the surrounding area was not prosperous, and it was really inconvenient for the other party to take the two baby girls on the road.
"It's not a secret, I didn't think about it suddenly, I wanted to find a good person to entrust it temporarily, but it didn't seem to be very convenient."
Speaking of this, the old man of Tianshui couldn't help but sigh.
"It would have been nice if I had been a little older, but I'm too young now."
Li's second sister-in-law was also worried about the fate of the two baby girls.
"I have a reluctant request, can you please take care of these two children for a while, and come and pick them up when I find a place where I can settle them."
The old man Tianshui struggled for a long time in his heart and still spoke up.
"This ......"
Second sister-in-law Li was a little hesitant, after all, she was alone here, and if she had two children who came from nowhere, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
"I know it's a bit difficult for strong people, and I really have no other way, these two children follow me, I'm really afraid of ......"
The old man Tianshui couldn't go on anymore, he knew in his heart that this was really embarrassing. According to his idea, the best choice for these two children is to send them to his friends' homes first. But no matter who it is sent to, the journey is too long, you must know that far water cannot quench the thirst of the near, the two children are still swaddling, and they have to go through bumps and tosses all the way, and he is very afraid that something will go wrong.
"I'm married here and widowed, and people here don't know much about my family. Then you said to the people, "You are my cousin, and you have suffered trouble on the way home, and all the people with you have been scattered, and when you pass by here, you remember that I am here, and you come to me for help." ”
Li Er's sister-in-law saw that although this person was a little down, she was willing to take in the two children, it didn't seem like she had any bad intentions, and it was okay to live alone, if she could help take care of the children, it would be good to do good deeds and accumulate virtue.
"Thank you!"
The old man of Tianshui got up and bowed, to be honest, few people in the rivers and lakes could afford his worship. He has been famous for more than 30 years, although he has been hidden in recent years, but it is still a well-known task in the rivers and lakes, but in this small fishing village, for the sake of two children who have nothing to do with each other, he worships deeply.