Chapter 840: Chapter 843: You’ll Get Better After Eating Rice Porridge
Xiaoxiao finally remembered the matter of Little Shitou asking for silver. She quickly took out one tael of silver from her pocket and handed it to Little Shitou, saying, "Take it."
Seeing that it was one tael of silver, Little Shitou was too scared to accept it. "Auntie, just staying one night doesn’t need that much."
Xiaoxiao forcibly pushed the silver into Little Shitou’s hand and said, "We also pay one tael of silver for lodging outside."
Xiaoxiao realized that this child is a filial one, asking for silver entirely for his blind mother’s sake.
Upon hearing this, Little Shitou clutched the silver in his hand and said tearfully, "Auntie, my mother is sick, we have no silver to see the doctor, so I..."
Little Shitou paused and continued, "Auntie, don’t worry. After my mother sees the doctor, I’ll return all that’s left to you."
Seeing such a filial child, Xiaoxiao’s heart softened. Such a young child living with a blind mother is not easy, and this village looks so poor that seeing a doctor is a luxury. If one can help, they should. Besides, for Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming, one tael of silver is something they can afford now. "Yes, Auntie knows."
"Thank you, Auntie, you are all great people."
Little Shitou wanted to kneel to Xiaoxiao but was stopped by her. "A man’s knee is as valuable as gold, you shouldn’t kneel to others easily, understand?"
"Yes, thank you Auntie." Little Shitou said gratefully.
Xiaoxiao patted Little Shitou’s head and said, "Then quickly bring the meal to your mother. You go eat first, after the meal, go find a doctor for your mother."
"Okay." Little Shitou agreed, put the silver into his pocket, and took the meal into his mother’s room.
Upon entering the room, he saw his mother still lying there, seemingly in great distress. He was very worried, not knowing whether his mother was asleep, and he dared not make a sound.
As soon as Little Shitou entered the room, his mother heard him. She moved her body and sat up with difficulty.
"Mom, let me help you." Seeing his mother was not asleep, Little Shitou quickly went over to assist, helping his mother to lean on the bed.
Once seated, Shitou’s mother asked, "Little Shitou, are they all settled?"
"Mom, yes, they’re all settled down, don’t worry."
"That’s good." Shitou’s mother nodded.
"Mom, you must be hungry, let me bring you a meal." Little Shitou said, handing the bowl of porridge to his mother. "Mom, smell it, doesn’t it smell nice, this is rice porridge."
Upon hearing this, Shitou’s mother’s eyebrows furrowed, her expression turned unpleasant, and she suddenly said sternly, "Little Shitou, how did I teach you? How can you accept things from others?"
Little Shitou felt a bit aggrieved and tearfully said, "Mom, don’t be angry, Little Shitou was wrong, Little Shitou won’t accept things from others ever again."
"Return the rice porridge." Shitou’s mother continued sternly.
Upon hearing this, Little Shitou burst out crying, "Mom, can’t we not return it? You are sick, eating rice porridge will make you better."
In Little Shitou’s eyes, rice porridge was a precious item they couldn’t afford, thinking it could cure illness.
Upon hearing this, Shitou’s mother felt very upset, tears falling from her eyes. Thinking about how her son and she couldn’t even eat enough, she felt very sad. "Son, don’t take it away, Mom will eat it."