The morning air smells particularly fresh and pleasant, as if it had just rained.
Huanxiao spent the good time of "the day's plan begins in the morning" between helping to put out clean water and helping to pour out dirty water.
Sun Zhaoren did not let Huan Xiao do the busy and tiring work. She really treated Huan Xiao as a guest. She only gave Huan Xiao some light work and even specially picked a big watermelon from the field and cut it for Huan Xiao to eat. .
From inside to outside the house, Sun Zhaoren busily cleaned everything. As time passed, this house finally became somewhat popular.
Huanxiao was holding a watermelon and nibbling next to the sink. When the water was full, she turned off the faucet.
Only after seeing Sun Zhaoren opening a piece of floorboard from the ground not far from the bathroom outside the house, revealing the dark square hole inside, did Huanxiao know where the entrance to the basement was.
"So your basement is outside. Aren't you afraid that others will take the food?"
Huan Xiao was bored and chatted with Sun Zhaoren.
She remembered that Sun Zhaoren specifically warned her not to go to the basement last night to prevent her from stealing food from the basement. But today he told her that the basement of Sun Zhaoren's house was actually outside where anyone could touch it?
The entrances to the bathroom and basement are on the right side of the house. The bathroom has a door and a lock, but there is no lock on the basement, which means anyone can enter.
Sun Zhaoren swept the garbage in the basement stairwell with a broom and replied:
"The people in our village don't mess with other people's food. We are all family members who know everything."
"I see, the people in your village are really nice."
However, Huan Xiao noticed that the smile on Sun Zhaoren's face disappeared after listening to her words.
Huan Xiao asked strangely:
"Why are you still angry when you say the people in your village are nice?"
"Okay? If you are really good, you won't...forget it, you, an outsider, don't care about the affairs of the village."
Sun Zhaoren stopped talking mid-sentence again, as if he was deliberately trying to whet Huan Xiao's appetite.
Such unethical behavior, Huan Xiao immediately said:
"Sister Sun, you are so unethical, half of your words are hooligan behavior! This is not advisable."
Hearing this, Sun Zhaoren sneered and said:
"If I don't tell you, can you still bite me? Besides, knowing too much will do you no good...Give me some water quickly, and stop biting the melon."
Seeing that she wanted to change the subject, Huanxiao stopped pestering her. Although she wanted to know the secret of Huaicun, the person involved was unwilling to tell, and she would not force the question.
After all, stories and secrets can just be listened to for fun, and she won't help solve problems, so why should she be so active.
Huan Xiao placed the half-eaten melon on the stove that Sun Zhaoren had just wiped, and lifted the bucket of water to Sun Zhaoren's side.
Walking to Sun Zhaoren's side, Huan Xiao curiously looked at the cave entrance below.
Occasionally, she saw something white crawling out from under the basement. It looked scary.
Seeing this, Huan Xiao quickly pulled Sun Zhaoren's sleeve, pointed to the basement and said:
"...Sister Sun, what is that? It looks like it's alive."
When Sun Zhaoren heard this, her expression instantly became tense. After seeing the white living things in the dark basement, her pupils tightened, she threw away the broom and said to Huan Xiao:
"Don't move here! I'll go down and take a look."
After saying that, she hurriedly entered through the narrow basement entrance.
When Sun Zhaoren entered the basement, her back blocked Huan Xiao's sight, so Huan Xiao couldn't see what the white living creature looked like.
I saw Sun Zhaoren forcefully pushing back the thing that was about to come out, and then slowly disappeared into the darkness.
At first, there was a sound similar to the barking of some animal in the basement, and then it quickly became quiet.
After waiting for about three or four minutes, Sun Zhaoren, who disappeared from Huan Xiao's sight, came out of the dark basement again.
She was so busy that she was sweating profusely, and she wiped her forehead with her sleeve before climbing up the basement stairs.
Seeing Huanxiao looking at her, she said expressionlessly:
"It's okay, don't be afraid. Those are the fragrant pigs raised by my milk. They jumped out of the pig pen just now. They are full of energy."
"Oh, it turns out to be a pig, but...does it sound like a pig?" Huanxiao asked slightly hesitantly.
Seeing that Huan Xiao didn't believe it, Sun Zhaoren closed the basement door and said:
"You city people have only eaten pork and never seen pigs running around. How can you see live pigs? Moreover, this is a hybrid pig specially studied in our village. It is different from the pigs outside."
Seeing that Sun Zhaoren was steadfast in his oath and that it was not like he was cheating, Huan Xiao no longer questioned whether they were raising pigs, but started to worry about another issue.
"Okay, but why do you have to keep pigs in the basement? Wouldn't it be better to raise them outside?"
Regarding Huan Xiao's doubts, Sun Zhaoren frowned and said:
"If you raise them outside, they will be eaten by wild wolves wandering in the village... Don't worry about that. I won't let you eat our pork anyway. Even sick pigs can't get into your mouth."
"...I don't want to eat it either."
"It's best for you. Even if I give you pork, you can't eat it! You just came to stay in our village. When it's time to leave, just leave as soon as possible and don't disturb them."
When Sun Zhaoren said this, her expression was very mean and ruthless. Coupled with her older appearance, she had an aura of calmness and authority.
Seeing her look so serious, Huanxiao nodded helplessly and said:
"Okay, I'll just stop eating."
"That's fine, don't hang around here. Have you finished your watermelon? My grandma's fruit tree has ripe plums. Anyway, it's a waste to feed the birds if no one eats it. If you want to be free, why not pick a few baskets of plums and come back?"
Sun Zhaoren picked up the small bamboo basket next to him and stuffed it directly into Huan Xiao's hand.
The bamboo basket is not very big, about 20 centimeters in diameter and 25 centimeters in height.
Huan Xiao looked confused and said:
"Where are the plum trees? I don't know."
"You're stupid. It's just in the row outside. There are so many plums and you haven't seen any of them."
Realizing that Huan Xiao really had trouble with his eyesight, Sun Zhaoren rolled his eyes and personally took Huan Xiao to the plum tree.
I saw that the rows of green trees with a height of two people were already full of fruits. They were plump and looked very moist.
"Your plums look so beautiful...but there are too many branches, so picking them is a bit troublesome."
Then, Huan Xiao hugged the bamboo basket and faced the plum tree in silence.
After placing Huanxiao, Sun Zhaoren ran back to continue cleaning the house. She moved swiftly and skillfully, knowing every step with ease.
After looking at the plum tree for a long time, Huan Xiao began to pick plums unskillfully.
There was nothing she could do about it. It was the first time she picked it, and she was still in the world of a trick game. Why did it feel unreal when she looked at it?
Time passes quietly, like a fine hourglass that quickly loses the last grain of sand.
The sun rose to the middle of the sky, and it was noon in a blink of an eye.
