Chapter 17: Go Home to Eat
Shen Meng went directly into the space after returning to her room, her head still hurting a lot. She found some medicine and brain-nourishing items to eat, and only then did she feel at ease.
She felt sticky all over from yesterday till now, thankfully Wang Guizhi had wiped her down, otherwise, she would have definitely smelled bad.
In the bathroom, she ran hot water and had a refreshingly thorough bath, scrubbing herself fiercely with the bath towel she bought specifically for this purpose. People in the countryside seldom care about hygiene, mud being scrubbed off her original body came off in strips, disgusting Shen Meng so much she almost vomited. She scrubbed twice and soaked in the bath before she finally stopped, her eyebrows tightly furrowed when she removed her shower cap, she would have vigorously scratched her hair if not for her severe headache.
While she was busy scrubbing ash off herself at home, outside, Lu Mingyang and the other kids ran to the hillside to gather grass for pigs. Lu Mingkai, though young, also tried hard to help his brothers and sisters. Without tools, his little hands were marked with several red lines.
He pulled a few more bunches of grass and looked up to see his brothers and sisters bent over working, his mouth curling in displeasure. Other kids gathering grass for pigs had already gone home to eat, but no one had called them yet!
"Daqing, Erqing, hurry home for food, the sun is harsh, stop working."
"Coming, Mom," Daqing placed the grass into the basket and called out to Lu Mingyang.
"Mingyang, why hasn't your granny called you guys back for meals? She didn't call yesterday and hasn't called today either, how could that old lady be so heartless? I saw Yong Qiang and Yong Li have all gone back."
Lu Mingyang continued working without even lifting his head.
"You hurry up and take Erqing home, your mom is waiting for you, we'll go home in a bit."
"You go home, what are you going to eat at home? Your grandma looks miserable, and your mom is the same; Mingyang, why don't you take Ming Liang and the others to my house to eat? My mom won't mind, she'd be heartbroken seeing you guys haven't eaten."