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There were a total of three rooms, two of them were close to the street, with a little cleaning up, they could be used as studios and doors. The other one was close by, about five square meters, which could be used as a bed.

The cobwebs in the corner, the walls were stained with mildew, and the only piece of furniture — a desk — was missing a leg. It was shaky.

Sigh!

It seemed like tidying up this house was a huge project!

Fortunately, she was able to do her job quickly. She went straight to the hardware store, bought two buckets of white paint, and went to the street to find two other painters who were waiting for work.

They agreed that each of them would give them five yuan to clean the entire house.

He said that he would finish all the preparations for the day and called Cao Xiaolan over in the afternoon of the next day. He said that he would definitely finish all the preparations.

Since there was nothing to take in this empty room, Cao Xiaolian gave the key to one of the older people and said she would come here before noon tomorrow and went back.

When he returned tonight, he could still do some work.

Although their home wasn't destitute, it was close enough. If the chickens were killed, she would pull out some vegetables to send to Gui Hua Niang and the other neighbors. She couldn't take them away anyway.

He didn't bring anything with him. Plus, he was anxious to return home. As he walked, he felt the wind under his feet. He had arrived home before nightfall at a distance of five kilometers.

"Eh? Isn't this Xiao Lian? "

As soon as he entered the village, he met an acquaintance.

"Xiao Lian, I'm going out with your Uncle Tian. Gui Hua is at home. It's good that you're back. Please help me watch over her for a while, I'll be back tonight."

Seeing her flustered, Cao Xiaoling couldn't help feeling curious. "Aunt, what's going on? What happened?"

With a flustered look on her face, she knew that there must be something.

"It was still Auntie Li after all. She went to wash clothes by the river in the afternoon, but she lost her balance and fell in. His head smashed against a rock, causing him to bleed profusely. It would be difficult to carry him back …

I used it. "Your Uncle Li said that he wants to visit the hospital even if he wants to sell the pot to the iron. Isn't this the same as your Uncle Tian? If he wants to follow, then …"

"Sigh ~" she let out a long sigh. After all, they had been neighbors for so many years. Yesterday, they had been joking around, but who would have thought that today's girl was gone?

"Enough, help me look after the osmanthus flowers. Tell her not to run around and properly do her homework. This girl worships you." I will go chase after your Uncle Tian and Uncle Li.

"Sure, don't be in such a hurry, Aunt Tian. I'll be home all night. If you can't, ask Gui Hua to sleep at my place."

"That's fine, I might really not be able to come back. Your Grandpa Li's house doesn't have any children, and there's no one to help him." I haven't come back after ten, so I'll tell Gui Hua to come with you. "

With that, he ran off in a hurry.

Cao Xiaolian sighed.

Even though Grandpa Li held a high position in the family, he was actually only less than fifty this year. Other than having a bit of a white head, everything else was fine. In this lifetime, he had never had any children, so he was especially kind to the younger generation. He didn't expect that after what happened to Auntie Li, she was going to leave his wife for now.

The living are the most painful.

Cao Xiaolian couldn't bear to think any further and quickly walked over to Gui Hua's house. Sure enough, she was squatting in the yard. Her small body looked very pitiful.

"Gui Hua!" She put away her pessimistic thoughts as she was afraid that it would affect her child. She gave a surprised smile and said, "What are you looking at? Let me see."

Tian Guihua turned her head and saw that it was her beloved elder sister Xiao Lian. She immediately stood up, threw herself into her arms and began to cry.

"What's going on!"

Cao Xiaolian touched her head, thinking that she was sad because of Auntie Li's departure. She gently coaxed, "Stop crying, Gui Hua."

"Sister Xiao Lian, is Xiao Xia really not coming back?"

Not expecting her to ask this, Cao Xiaolan looked at her swollen red eyes and was shocked.

That's right, he rarely played with these children, most of them were brought along by Morning Sunset. Like Lady Wu's daughter, Gui Hua was only eight years old, but she had a unique personality …

Don't be like this, always talking and laughing, following Cao Xiaoxia like a little fart. As for Wu Fangfang, she was always very timid. No one dared to raise their head and look at her. Her voice was like a mosquito's. After a long time, no one liked to play with her.

So it was because he was worried about Xiao Xia leaving.

Cao Xiaolian wanted to laugh. Seeing her smiling face, she squatted down and comforted her, "That's right. Big sister Xiaoxia went to be a soldier. Do you want to go, Gui Hua?"

Tian Guihua shook her head, "My mom told me that becoming a soldier is very difficult. One in a million. Big sister Dawn had learned well since she was young, and because she was beautiful, she was chosen. My mom said I'm not good-looking, that I don't eat properly and that I don't grow up, and that people don't pick me when they come. "

"No, Gui Hua is so obedient. If I were to choose, I would definitely choose you."

"Really?" Tian Guihua widened her eyes as she forgot to cry. "Can I join the army as well?"

"As long as you want to." Cao Xiaolian tried to coax her, "But there are a lot of requirements for me to become a soldier. Not only do I need to have a good meal, I need to learn. See, does Sister Xiaoyang want to finish her homework every day before going out to play."

"Then I'll go and do my homework as well." The role of a child's leader was still very strong. Gui Hua immediately stopped crying and ran into the house in her slippers.

Seeing her run in, Cao Xiaolian shook her head and laughed. She went to the kitchen and saw that the stove was still cold. With such a big event happening, Mistress Gui would definitely not be in the mood to cook.

"Gui Hua, take your bag. Let's go to sister's house to do homework."

Holding hands, Cao Xiaolian cleaned the table in her room before heading to the kitchen to cook.

The chickens were all killed, and the eggs were all gone. Cao Xiaolian saw that there were some strings of beans on the peas rack in the yard. She picked them and found that there was enough for a big plate.

Then braise the rice and stew a bean.

As soon as Gui Hua finished her homework, she smelled a fragrance.

"Sister Xiao Lian, what are you doing? It smells so good!"

Cao Xiaoliu pinched her nose and said, "Greedy Cat, go wash your hands and then come over for dinner."

There was also a small piece of cured meat in the house. She cut it up and stewed it with a bean. The bean was rotten and gave off the fragrance of the cured meat. This was the only ingredient in the osmanthus flower. She ate two big bowls of rice.

In the end, he still wanted to eat, but Cao Xiaoling stopped him, afraid that she would eat too much.

"Don't sleep until you're done eating. I'll take you out for a walk."

It would be hard for children to accumulate food, especially the one with the osmanthus flower's normal appetite. I'm probably hungry today. Plus, the food is also delicious, so I ate so much in one go.

There was nothing to stroll around in the countryside. At this time, the sun had just set and there was an occasional cool breeze. It was not as warm as during the day. Walking in the fields felt quite comfortable.

As he was walking, he heard a voice from behind him. "Cao Xiaolan?"

She turned her head and saw several unfamiliar faces.

"I'm sorry, but you are?"

I can't blame her, she really didn't seem to have seen these people before.

Other than the boy standing in front of her, there were also two men and two women in the field. She recognized one of them with just a glance. Wasn't that Li Yugeng?

Ah!

Cao Xiaoliu instantly understood their identities.

"You must be a university student from the capital."

Li Yugeng was a former student of the University of Science and Technology. He came here to experience life just like Li Yugeng.

However, he never expected that the beautiful scenery here, the beautiful water, would be even more beautiful.

The first thing he saw when he arrived was this beautiful woman from the mountain village.

He could still remember the first time he saw her. Cao Xiaolan was right in front of his house, wearing a white linen dress with her long hair flowing down her shoulders. She looked back and smiled as if someone was calling her.

But he was too timid and too shy to say anything. After hearing that she was about to move, he thought that if he didn't speak now, he wouldn't have the chance, so he called out.

The youth could not help but feel somewhat vexed. As he looked at that bright and moving face, he didn't know what to say.

He even thought, as he watched her hold the osmanthus, that it would be nice if they could have a daughter like that.

Pah pah pah! Ceng Xuezhi felt that he was just a hooligan, so he quickly shook his head.

Looking at him blushing and shaking his head, Cao Xiaoling was also confused. In her two lifetimes, she had never interacted with these bunch of university students. What was going on today?

Gui Hua suddenly asked, "Brother, are you sick? Why is your face so red? It's like you have a fever."

Her voice was clear and melodious, clear and melodious. It was especially loud in the field at dusk.

As for the other four people in the field, they heard different voices.

"I already knew that he had his eyes on this village flower. Look, he's finally going to take action."

The one who spoke was called Zhu Xiaowong, who was also from Polytechnic University. He was friends with Ceng Xuezhi. The two of them shared a room, so he knew a few things.

"Ah, no." Ji Qingyun did not understand. "But we're still students. We'll be back in a few months."

"At our age, in some places, children can use soy sauce."

Li Li also joined in the laughter, "Don't say it, these two people are really compatible standing together. Look at the village chief's osmanthus flower, do they look like a family?"

"Forget it. Cao Xiaolian looks like an antenna. She is not handsome, but she is not ugly either. Looking at Village Chief Tian, she looks like she's crappy. His Gui Hua is also ugly."

"Zhu Xiaofong, you should just speak as much as you can. Look at what you've said about him. He's still a child."

While he was joking, he didn't notice that Li Yugeng's face had turned darker and darker.

He looked at the three people standing not far away. A family?

Humph, you've learned wisdom like that before?

Cao Xiaoliu was about 1.68 meters tall. Ceng Xuanzhi was only 1.7 meters, and with Cao Xiaoliu's long legs, she looked even taller than she did before.

It was like a flower stuck in cow dung.

Li Yugeng, who was 1.82 meters tall, walked over with his long legs.

The three people behind him were stunned, not knowing what he was going to do. They could only foolishly watch as he walked over to Tian Guihua's side.

Cao Xiaolian was facing the ground, so she could see clearly. Zeng Xuezhi, with his back facing her, was stuttering.

He did not expect Li Yugeng to walk over to Tian Guihua's side and squat down in thought. He said gently, "Guihua, what are you doing out here so late in the night instead of sleeping?"

Like the little girls in the village, Gui Hua especially liked her big brother from the capital. Hence, she sweetly smiled, revealing her front teeth that were missing due to the change of teeth. "The rice that Big Sister Xiao Lian cooked tonight was too delicious. I ate two big bowls.

Did she cook?

However, when Li Yugeng saw that Ceng Xuezhi was standing beside him, he even blushed and looked bashful. He then associated her gentle smile with him, saying that she was a university student from Beijing. He was also a university student from Beijing, and was also from Peking University. He was not the least bit wiser than her. Why had he never seen her smile so gently at him before?

Li YuGeng's heart was so sour that little bubbles began to appear in it.

"Gui Hua, what your Big Sister Xiao Lian said is also wrong." He glanced at Ceng Xuezhi. "It's too late, and it's not safe outside. What if we encounter a big bad wolf?"