The little girl looked up at Xu Qingmo, smiled and said, "My name is Yueyue!"
Xu Qingmo laughed: "Yueyue, do you know? When I was in my hometown, I rarely saw children with such bright eyes like you. I was born in the north, where it is rich and prosperous, but the weather is dry and there are often Fengsha, it’s rare for children to be able to raise someone as nimble as you!”
"But my sister is so beautiful!" Yueyue said with envy on her face, "My sister is so beautiful, she looks like a fairy falling from the sky. I have never seen such a beautiful sister!"
Xu Qingmo was amused by the little girl: "Oh, Yueyue is really good at talking!"
"What I said is true. Moreover, my sister's voice is also very nice, and what she said is like what the teacher said. Her words are clear and fluent, unlike us..." Yueyue said, feeling a little frustrated. Headed.
Xu Qingmo raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong with you? Wu Nong's soft words are so nice, so soft, it makes people's hearts melt!"
"Girl, please stop praising her. The master is currently teaching them to read the Thousand-Character Classic and learn Mandarin. This girl can't learn it and makes a fuss all day long!" The woman came back with hot water.
Xu Qingmo looked at the smile on the woman's face and couldn't help but ask: "Are you still studying at the girl's house?"
"My mother-in-law, my father-in-law, and I are enough to do the work at home. She has nothing to do on weekdays. It happened that her brother was going to study, so he asked her to go with him. She didn't want to get rich. Don't be like me and just go blind!" the woman said with a smile.
"That's great. Even in the capital, there are very few farmers like you who are willing to educate their daughters!" Xu Qingmo shook his head and said.
The woman didn't say anything more, she just put hot water at Xu Qingmo's feet: "Girl, please warm your feet!"
As the woman spoke, she wanted to take off Xu Qingmo's shoes. Xu Qingmo quickly pressed the woman's hand: "You can't do it, you can't do it!"
When the woman saw that Xu Qingmo refused, she took back her hand and said, "Girl, can you do it yourself?"
"I can do it myself!" Xu Qingmo said, taking off his shoes and socks, and then carefully put his feet into the hot water.
The woman went forward to get Xu Qingmo's shoes and socks, preparing to bake them on the stove nearby. When she unfolded them, she found that the socks were much larger: "Here, these belong to that young master!"
Xu Qingmo lowered his head and said nothing.
The woman smiled softly: "Oh, we are all people who have been here before. You are a talented man and a beautiful woman. You are also a match, but are you engaged?"
"No!" Xu Qingmo lowered his head and then said, "We have known each other since we were children!"
"That's my childhood sweetheart!" When the woman heard this, her smile became even bigger, "This daughter's feet can't be shown to others casually. The girl looks like a lady at first glance, how could she not know this truth! "
Xu Qingmo looked up at the woman, his earlobes slightly red: "When I went out, I accidentally stepped in a puddle and wet my shoes and socks. He was afraid that I would be uncomfortable, so he gave me his socks!"
"Oh, the young man is always so considerate!" the woman said, taking Yueyue into her arms, "Yueyue's father and I have known each other since childhood. Over the years, Yueyue's father has been away from home. We earn a living and support our family, and we spend less time together and more time away from each other on weekdays!"
"Sister-in-law, don't you have to do all the household affairs all by yourself?" Xu Qingmo looked at the woman and asked softly.
"Then what can we do?" The woman looked helpless. "In the early years, we could only work as helpers for others. We worked hard all year round and could not make much money. We never had enough to eat or wear warmly every month. , in the past two years, her father has found a job, and life has gradually gotten better!"
Xu Qingmo nodded: "If there is no land, it will be really difficult!"
The woman looked at Xu Qingmo and was a little surprised: "There are very few wealthy people here who can understand the hard work of ordinary people like us!"
"No one is born rich!" Xu Qingmo smiled and did not continue talking.
The woman thought she had touched Xu Qingmo's sore spot, so she said nothing more. She just turned the topic to Meng Hetong: "That young master, what kind of business does your family do?"
"Actually, I don't know much about it. I make tea, cloth, rice, and everything." Xu Qingmo shook his head. "I don't know much about these business matters either. On weekdays, I mostly help my mother. Come to her dowry shop!"
"That's right, what can we women know about men's work?" The woman smiled and shook her head, "The men in our family have to work in the wind and rain on weekdays. It's very hard!"
Xu Qingmo's face was full of curiosity, and then he asked: "Are you taking a merchant ship?"
The woman's expression changed suddenly, and then she shook her head: "I'm not sure either!"
Xu Qingmo could tell that the woman was very taboo about talking about this topic, so Xu Qingmo didn't ask much, just lowered his head and soaked his feet.
It's just that Yueyue is a child who is ignorant and can't hold it back and says: "My dad is very powerful. He can carry a big knife weighing dozens of kilograms and walk away. I can't even pick up that knife!"
Xu Qingmo paused for a moment, and before he could react, Yueyue was pulled to his side by the woman and covered her mouth: "Children are ignorant, so what's the point of a knife? It's just an iron knot, and he's wearing it for self-defense! "
Xu Qingmo didn't ask any more questions, just pretending to be confused.
Not long after, Xu Qingmo's socks were dried. She put on her shoes and socks, said goodbye to the woman and Yueyue, and got up to go out. As soon as she walked out of the door, Meng Hetong came over holding an umbrella: "Be careful, don't step in water again." !”
"Why are you here?" Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong, a little surprised.
"I thought you would be well soon, so I came here. The rain has eased a lot, but I was afraid you would catch a cold, so I came here and waited for you!" Meng Hetong said softly. Looking at it this way, he is still a handsome young man!
Xu Qingmo said nothing, said goodbye to Yueyue, and turned to leave.
Their carriage gradually disappeared on the small road, as if they had never been there, and did not disturb the life of the village at all. Xu Qingmo and Meng Hetong, who were sitting in the carriage, were inexplicably silent.
After a long time, Meng Hetong said, "Do you have any clues?"
Xu Qingmo shook his head: "But, I have a bold guess!"
"Say!" Meng Hetong looked up at Xu Qingmo.
"Perhaps all the young men in Zhuangzi have become water thieves!" Xu Qingmo raised his eyes, "The houses in this village are all made of the latest red bricks, which means they must have been built in the past two years. Get up!"
"Not much. The whole village is very new. It's like getting rich overnight. It's very strange!" Meng Hetong nodded.
