Chapter 110 - 37: Even the Burial Spot Has Been Decided

Chapter 110: Chapter 37: Even the Burial Spot Has Been Decided

"Why would there be worms in your tummy?" Dazhuang asked, looking completely lost. "Don’t people die if they have worms in their tummy? Why haven’t you turned into little mounds of dirt?"

Er Zai nearly blurted out, ’You’re the one who’ll turn into a little mound of dirt!’ but his older brother held him back.

Da Zai calmly explained, "My mom said if you drink unboiled water often, you’ll get worms in your tummy. Roundworms. You don’t die, but you get stomachaches and diarrhea. You just have to eat some candy to get the worms out, and it’ll be fine. Er Zai and I got them all out. We don’t have worms anymore."

Dazhuang remembered that he always drank unboiled water. A look of terror filled his eyes, as if the sky were falling.

"Grandma, do I have worms in my tummy too!?" he said fearfully.

Wang Chunhua hurriedly asked Da Zai, "Da Zai, candy can get rid of worms? Where did your mother get that candy?"

"I don’t know. She probably bought it in the county town," Da Zai guessed.

After saying that, he took Er Zai by the hand and went back home.

Wang Chunhua rushed to the outhouse. In the fresh pile, she did indeed see some worms.

They really came out!!

She was completely astonished.

Seeing her grandson looking dejected, Wang Chunhua said, "Don’t be scared. When Da Zai’s mother gets back, Grandma will go ask her about it."

Mother Gu saw the two boys coming back from next door, her eyes filled with suspicion. "What were you two doing next door?"

"I went to borrow their outhouse."

Hearing Da Zai’s words, Mother Gu grew even more puzzled.

’What’s wrong with our outhouse? Is it not big enough for his little butt?’

Er Zai was a chatterbox. His mouth never stopped as he told his grandma all about how he and his brother had pooped out worms.

Mother Gu was startled. "You pooped out worms?"

"Yeah! If you don’t believe me, Grandma, I can take you to see." Er Zai, who had no concept of embarrassment or shame, grabbed his grandma’s hand to show her the fruits of his digestive labor.

Not finding it disgusting, Mother Gu actually went to look.

"So you’re saying your mom gave you two some candy, and you pooped out worms?"

Er Zai nodded. "Yep."

He licked his lips. "That candy was surprisingly tasty."

Then he sighed softly, "But each kid could only have one piece."

Mother Gu: "..." ’Do you want to eat it every day and poop out worms every day?’

"Does your mom have any more of that candy?"

Da Zai answered, "I don’t know."

"Alright, I’ll ask your mom when she gets off work," Mother Gu said.

Thinking about the twins, she walked quickly into the house. The Third Child and Fourth Child were already awake. The two little ones lay with their heads together, staring quietly at the ceiling, being very well-behaved.

"Oh, you’re awake."

Hearing the familiar voice, the little milk dumplings on the bed rolled over and sat up, calling out in their babyish voices, "Grandma!"

Those two cries melted Mother Gu’s heart.

"Yes!"

She dressed her little grandson and granddaughter and took them outside to wash their faces.

Er Zai came out holding a can of yellow peaches and said to Mother Gu, "Grandma, help me twist the lid. I want to eat the canned fruit."

"Canned fruit first thing in the morning?" ’The boys just got rid of worms,’ Mother Gu thought. Worried the canned fruit would be too cold for them, she tried to reason with them. "Let’s eat the canned fruit at lunch. You should have something warm for breakfast, since you just passed those worms."

Da Zai was easygoing and said, "Okay."

"How about some plain congee?" Mother Gu asked.

"That’s fine," said Da Zai.

Er Zai asked, "Grandma, can we have an apple after the congee?"

"Your mom bought you apples too?" Mother Gu thought that her third son’s wife really knew how to spoil the children. ’Still, it’s better than before when she didn’t care about anything. I have no complaints.’

"Yeah, a really red apple. Can we eat it?" Er Zai pressed.

"Of course," Mother Gu said.

"Grandma, can you cut it for us later? Me and my brother will each get half," Er Zai requested without any hesitation.

Da Zai came out of the room with the milk powder, planning to make milk for the twins. Hearing Er Zai’s words, he looked at Mother Gu and said, "Grandma, you can have half of my apple."

Of course, Mother Gu wasn’t going to take food from her grandson, but that didn’t stop her heart from warming. She patted Da Zai’s big, round head, her face full of affection. "Grandma won’t eat it. Da Zai, you eat it."

Time flew by during a busy workday, and after lunch, it was quitting time in a flash.

Ignoring the dirty looks from Liu Chunhua, Lin Zhao clocked out right on time without changing her expression, not staying a minute longer.

As for the gossip from her coworkers behind her back, she didn’t care at all.

It was the same as always: as long as they didn’t flaunt it in her face, she could pretend she didn’t know.

Just like yesterday, she first went to the post office to mail a letter.

"Comrade Lin, you bought a watch! It’s so nice," Liang Yi complimented her.

The watch looked ordinary, but it was so beautiful on Lin Zhao’s wrist that it made her want to buy one from the same brand.

Lin Zhao chuckled lightly. "Thank you."

After exchanging a few words, she left the post office and headed for the textile factory’s family housing.

Uncle Song had joined the factory in his twenties and had worked there for about thirty years. He had been assigned housing long ago. Since the apartment was assigned early on, it was quite large compared to others—a two-bedroom unit of over fifty square meters.

At this time, Aunt Song was home. She worked the night shift and had just woken up.

Hearing a knock on the door, she thought Old Song had come back.

"Yuncheng, go get the door."

Song Yuncheng got up with a resigned sigh and opened the door.

Then, he froze.