About an hour later, Grandpa returned from the brigade clinic. Xiao Man had already prepared a basin of clean water on the stone platform. Grandpa washed his face and hands, then took off the clothes stained with Mo Xiaosu's blood. Xiao Man immediately took them to soak, wash, and hang out to dry.
Grandpa changed into a jacket and came out. Grandma had already felt her way around to set the food on the table for him. Grandpa was starving. He sat down and devoured half a pot of congee in one go, finishing all the dishes that had been saved for him.
Once he was full, Grandpa went and sat under the pear tree to tell Grandma and Xiao Man about Mo Xiaosu's injuries.
A ten-year-old girl isn't very sturdy to begin with, and Liu Fengying is so strong. That slap really knocked half the soul out of Mo Xiaosu!
