"The injuries on my body were inflicted by my uncle's children. They bully me and my younger siblings every single day. My grandparents don't care at all. Little Yue is still so young, yet they force her to wash clothes in freezing water during the depths of winter. Her hands are cracked and frostbitten, and they don't feel a shred of pity."
"Xiao Hei has also been forced to drop out of school. On snowy days, my grandmother makes him go out to scavenge for coal cinders. All he can do is dig through the snow; he can't even find much in a full day, and his hands are frostbitten too. If he doesn't bring back enough, my grandmother won't give him any food. Xiao Hei has already gone a day and a night without a meal."
"Today is the Little New Year. They cooked meat at home for lunch, but we weren't even allowed near the table. They only gave us each a single steamed bun made of coarse flour; we didn't even get to taste a drop of vegetable soup."
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