"Brother Wei, bring me a bowl. Don't let the chicken blood go to waste."

Xu Zhimu took the sharpened knife, first plucked the hair from the front and neck of the chicken, and made two gestures with the knife.

Wang Ningning was still a little scared when she saw the shining kitchen knife, so she grabbed Liu Ningqing's arm and hid behind her.

Liu Ningqing actually sees a lot of chickens. Her family raises a few new chickens every year, and she doesn't want to kill one until the holidays.

She and grandma handled it all together.

Chen Wei was obviously seeing this scene for the first time. He came over with a bowl and said, "Damn it, Brother Mu, you really know how to kill a chicken?"

Chen Wei held the bowl and felt that the chicken's eyes were always staring at him.

"What's wrong with this? Put the bowl away."

Xu Zhimu laughed and slashed the chicken's neck with the kitchen knife in his hand.

Giggle...

"Ahhh! So cruel..."

Wang Ningning frowned as she looked at it, and kept digging into Liu Ningqing's arms.

Xiao Wu, who was having nothing to do in the kitchen, also came out.

"Ah, brother Xiao Wu, come and comfort my sister's fragile heart."

Wang Ningning waved to Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu rolled his eyes, walked over, took out a candy from his arms and handed it to her.

"For me?" Wang Ningning was flattered.

Xiao Wu nodded.

"Ah, she's so cute, let me give her a hug."

Wang Ningning took the candy and just stretched out her hand to hug her, but Xiao Wu turned around and hid behind Liu Ningqing, looking warily at this strange big sister who always wanted to do something to her.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Qingqing, please let me hug my brother."

Wang Ningning shook her arm.

Liu Ningqing smiled and touched her brother's head, and then Xiao Wu slowly stretched out a small hand and asked Wang Ningning to squeeze it, just once.

Xu Zhimu was holding the chicken wings tightly.

After struggling for a while, the chicken stopped moving at all.

Xu Zhimu said to the cold chicken: "I hope you won't be a chicken in your next life. You will be a human being in your next life. It would be great to sing, dance, and play basketball..."

Chen Wei took the chicken blood and put it aside to cool down, causing another scream when he passed Wang Ningning in a sticky state.

There was suddenly a cheerful atmosphere in the yard.

Then Xu Zhimu poured hot water into the iron basin and soaked the bled chicken in the water.

After the skin and flesh have been soaked in hot water and relaxed, the hair can be easily pulled out.

At this moment, Wang Ningning chased Xiao Wu and played with a toy gun. Liu Ningqing also moved a small bench and sat with Xu Zhimu to prepare to shed the chicken's feathers.

And because Chen Wei scared Wang Ningning with chicken blood just now, he will be disliked.

Alone, like a big enemy, he went to play with the little yellow dog sleeping and taking a nap nearby.

"It's rare to have such a leisurely day."

Xu Zhimu looked at Liu Ningqing, feeling that he had been free for half a day and had a beautiful woman by his side.

Excellent.

But... Xu Zhimu looked at the clothes on the junior girl and suddenly remembered that they were both wearing couple's outfits.

He got used to wearing it and even forgot about it. He looked at the door and asked Liu Ningqing in a low voice: "Qingqing, I want to ask you something."

"what."

"Didn't grandma ask about the clothes we are wearing just now?"

Mentioning this, Liu Ningqing's face suddenly turned red and he hesitated: "I asked..."

"Uh...then what did you say?"

Xu Zhimu saw that her grandmother's expression didn't seem to have any major changes.

Or am I overthinking it? Maybe the old man doesn’t even know what couple costumes are?

Liu Ningqing's face turned even redder. She raised her shy eyes to look at Xu Zhimu and said in a voice like a mosquito: "I just said...it's the school uniform..."

Xu Zhimu was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "There are uniforms in the university? You are just bullying the old people who don't understand this."

"You still said that!"

Liu Ningqing blushed with embarrassment, picked off a chicken feather, and poked his face twice.

"If you dare to fight back, I'll strike you with my chicken-feather sword!"

Xu Zhimu also picked a chicken feather and scratched her white little nose.

In the whole courtyard, Xu Zhimu and his junior school sister were in love with each other, Wang Ningning and his younger brother Xiao Wu were laughing happily...

Chen Wei silently moved a small bench and sat with the napping little yellow dog.

People's joys and sorrows are not connected with each other. Chen Wei only feels that these laughter are harsh...

…

Grandma was picking vegetables in the vegetable garden at the door. Behind her, a tanned old man came over carrying a bamboo basket and a sickle.

"Jun's mother, whose car is parked at the door today?"

The old grandfather was Liu Ningqing's grandfather. He pointed to the silver-white Audi car parked on the roadside. They didn't recognize the car, but any car with four wheels was not cheap.

"It's Qingqing who's back. This car is said to belong to his squad leader." Grandma recounted what had just happened.

"Hey, I didn't expect there to be such a good person, that is... Jun's mother, do you think these two children are..."

Grandpa Liu Ningqing looked at the very impressive car parked on the roadside again.

"I think that young man is quite nice. Qingqing also said that she has no one to talk to now. My granddaughter has finally found some friends, so let's not think too much."

The laughter and laughter could be heard in the yard, and the vitality of the young people made the two old men feel much better.

The house has really not been so lively for a long time.

"I'll go feed the sheep first..."

Grandpa took out all the freshly cut grass from the bamboo basket and fed it to the sheep.

Then the two elders started walking home.

Outside the low wall, the two elders saw their granddaughter and the boy sitting together, shedding chicken feathers, and playing with each other from time to time.

Qingqing's face showed a smile that she hadn't seen for a long time.

The two elders looked at each other and opened the door without saying anything.

"Qingqing is back?"

"Grandpa!"

Liu Ningqing stopped arguing with Xu Zhimu, stood up and trotted over.

"Hello grandpa."

People in the yard also looked over and said hello.

"You children have worked so hard, and I want to thank you on behalf of my granddaughter."

Grandpa Liu Ningqing looks like a typical farmer. He has dark skin, a thick layer of calluses on his hands, many holes in his clothes, and his hair is half white. He looks simple and honest.

Xu Zhimu also stood up, but he always felt that the eyes of the two elders were always looking at him.

"Children, please stop being busy and leave it to me. Don't get your clothes dirty in a moment."

Grandpa washed his hands and was going to pick the chicken feathers. He would also have to deal with the internal organs later. He saw that the children's clothes were all clean, but it would be bad if they got dirty.

"It's okay, grandpa. If your clothes are dirty, just wash them. You've been busy all day, so take a rest first."

Xu Zhimu took out a cigarette from his pocket and held it against his grandfather.

"No, no, I have it here."

Grandpa took out a pipe from the bamboo basket. It was filled with dry tobacco, which was very choking, but for farmers, it was the best to relieve addiction and be cheap.

"This is our specialty tobacco, please try it."

Xu Zhimu put the cigarette into his hand and looked at the old man's calloused hands. The fingerprints had long been worn away, and the lines on his palms were like dry and cracked river bottoms.

This has been cultivated for a lifetime, by the hands of working people.

Xu Zhimu sighed in his heart, then smiled and took out the lighter and lit it for him.

Grandpa's old eyes were a little sour. It was the first time in so many years that he had smoked such a good cigarette. It was also the first time in so long that he had lit a cigarette for him like this.

Looking at Xu Zhimu in front of him, he patted his hand: "Good boy, thank you for taking care of my granddaughter..."
To be continued...