Chapter 594 Who will support her?
Chapter 594 Who will support her?
Ye Shu definitely wouldn’t be able to raise one himself.
Firstly, she is too busy and has too many things to do, and secondly, she already has enough children at home!
Her own children are raised with the help of Mrs. Jin and Zhuang Jingjing, so why would she take on more work for herself?
She's not a saintly woman.
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's ask Sister Zheng Lan first. Will she arrange for someone in the camp to adopt her, or send her back to her hometown, or even send her to an orphanage in town?"
Zheng Lan is in charge of women and children's work in the camp, so this matter must be handed over to her.
Huo Yisheng squeezed Ye Shu's hand and said softly, "Let's go home."
He was indeed worried about his wife. She was the one who brought the child back home, and he was afraid that she would be too responsible and would take on the responsibility herself.
She is so small and has taken on so many things. He is afraid that she will collapse.
Fortunately, my wife had no intention of taking on the job.
So the couple started packing up. Although they had only been living there for a few days, they had quite a lot of things to pack up.
At least there were a lot of pots, pans, and utensils. Fortunately, there were plenty of people in the camp. I just had to call out and ask the young soldiers to help run errands.
Let’s go back to the past. When Ye Shu went back to get the little clothes, Xiao Gao ran out to look for Yaya.
As soon as he told the story, Yaya said:
"Then take the child up there. There are several aunties and sisters-in-law in the camp who have breast milk. Just take the child over and let him drink as much as he can. If you take the milk back, it will get cold as soon as you go out, and you have to heat it up again, which will delay things!"
It's not that she thought Zhu Lai Di couldn't breastfeed, but she was worried that a new mother wouldn't have enough milk to share, so she told her to eat as many mouthfuls as she could.
Because you can eat a few bites from this mother, and then eat a few bites from the next mother.
Although the topic made the men embarrassed and blush, Xiao Gao had to admit that the little girl's idea was right.
So he turned back and talked to Huo Yisheng. Huo Yisheng also thought it was the right thing to do, so he simply wrapped the child in one of his military coats and let him take the child away.
Xiao Gao carried the child out and walked hurriedly behind Yaya.
A tall, straight man, holding a baby carefully in his hands, followed closely behind a little girl of about eleven or twelve years old.
This scene is a bit funny no matter how you look at it.
Yaya went to Zhu Lai Di's house first, because that was what Aunt Ye Shu asked her to do, and Zhu Lai Di's house was also the closest to the infirmary.
After hearing this, Zhu Lai Di did not have any rejection reaction. She felt very sympathetic towards the child and immediately took the child and carried him into the house to feed him.
Xiao Gao stood outside in the living room waiting, and Yaya followed him in to help coax Zhu Lai Di's son.
Zhao Xingyang named his son Zhao Boyu, and his nickname was Shitou.
This nickname was chosen by Zhu Lai Di, who said that a humble name would make the child easier to raise. She originally wanted to give him names like Goudan or Dandan, but Zhao Xingyang firmly rejected them.
The stone in front of them is the result of a compromise between the couple.
Yaya coaxed Shitou, who had just woken up, while Zhu Lai Di fed the little girl. When she held the skinny little girl in her arms, she felt so distressed that she frowned and cursed:
"Too unconscionable!"
But she was not surprised that the little baby girl was abandoned in the wilderness, because such things were not uncommon in this area. It could be said that several baby girls were abandoned in every village every year.
why?
Because almost every household in the eighteen villages in this wasteland has several men marrying one wife, there is little demand for women, so naturally there is no need for many girls.
Zhu Lai Di's family didn't have any extra clothes for her baby girl, so she wrapped her in a towel and covered her with a blanket when feeding her.
After feeding the baby, he didn't return it to Xiao Gao immediately, but asked him to call Ye Shu.
Ye Shu guessed that she was looking for him because of the baby girl, so he simply called Zheng Lan again.
Anyway, she has to make the final decision on this matter, so let's just go together.
On the way there, Ye Shu told Zheng Lan about the baby girl's situation.
The more Zheng Lan listened, the more she frowned. She couldn't help but curse, "What a sin! How could there be such a heartless person!"
"How can they be so cruel?! They are unfit to be parents!"
"Oh, what a sin!"
When they arrived at Zhu Lai Di's house, Ye Shu and Zheng Lan first thanked Zhu Lai Di for being willing to raise a baby girl they had picked up.
Zhu Lai Di said: "It's nothing. My son Shitou has a small appetite now, but I still have plenty of milk. It's no problem to divide it into one or two meals."
Then he changed the subject and asked, "What are you going to do with this little girl?"
Ye Shu looked at Zheng Lan, as if waiting for her to make the decision.
Zheng Lan frowned and thought for a moment: "Should I find her family first? Find out what's going on?"
"Could there be some hidden misunderstanding?"
After saying this, she sighed and continued:
"Actually, in my opinion, it's definitely better to send the child back to his own family to be raised. Even if the parents don't do anything, aren't there grandparents, uncles, and other relatives willing to lend a hand?"
Ye Shu thought to himself, this may not be the case.
Some relatives are really worse than strangers!
But she didn't say it out loud, because Zheng Lan's idea was also a possibility.
However, to their surprise, Zhu Lai Di directly objected:
"Don't look for her anymore. They threw her away. Even if you find her and force her back on them, they'll just throw her away again after you leave."
Ye Shu raised her eyebrows slightly. She had guessed this possibility.
Zheng Lan was quite surprised and exclaimed, "How did you know that?"
It was not a question, but an inquiry, because she remembered that Zhu Lai Di was born and raised here, and might have some secrets that outsiders like them didn't know.
Thinking about her limited experiences with the local people living near the wasteland, she could indeed see that they were very uncivilized, so she believed what Zhu Lai Di said.
But I still can't understand why the baby girl was thrown away.
Zhu Lai Di: "In many of the dozen or so villages of this generation, each man married only one woman, so there was no need for so many women. Too many women would waste food, so many baby girls were thrown away as soon as they were born."
Zheng Lan gasped: "Even if the local area doesn't need such women, they can marry outside!"
Zhu Lai Di shook her head but said nothing more.
Silence is better than sound.
But they all understand that sometimes there is no reason or explanation why a girl is not liked, it’s just because she is a girl!
After hearing this, Zheng Lan sighed deeply, "It's really not appropriate to look for her family again. What should we do? Who will support her?"
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