In a small yard at the back door of the kitchen, Xie Zhiyuan and several aunts were struggling to wash the dishes when they suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Ayuan."
Xie Zhiyuan looked up and was stunned. He stood up stupidly. After making sure that he was not dazzled, he immediately dropped the plate.
"Grandma."
The originally imagined scene of grandparents and grandchildren hugging each other and crying did not appear. Grandma Xie directly picked up the broom sweeping the floor and chased Xie Zhiyuan to beat her. Before Xie Zhiyuan could react, she was hit several times on the buttocks.
"I told you not to study, and I told you to run away from home if you disagree with me."
Even though Grandma Xie is old, her fighting ability is just new. She was beaten so hard that Xie Zhiyuan screamed and could only hide behind Xu Hongdou.
Xu Hongdou also woke up from the shock and quickly stopped Xie Grandma.
Xie Zhiyao was about to persuade: "Grandma"
As a result, as soon as the words came out of her mouth, Grandma Xie changed her target and gave Xie Zhiyao a few hard blows with the broom.
"I asked you to hide it from me and let you worry me for so long."
Qin Hao almost laughed out loud. Xie Zhiyuan was covering his buttocks and gloating over his misfortune. Seeing his brother being beaten, it seemed that he didn't feel that much pain anymore.
Finally, with Xu Hongdou's dissuasion, the farce ended. Xie Zhiyao rubbed his butt and bared his teeth at Qin Hao: "Didn't you agree to help me stop it? You are too unloyal."
"I don't dare. What if grandma takes the pot with me, will I be wronged?"
"Why are you wronged? This idea was not yours?" Xie Zhiyao said angrily.
Afterwards, the group went to Xie Zhiyuan's dormitory to get a gift, and the owner of the hot pot restaurant also sent a small envelope containing Xie Zhiyuan's salary for the past few days.
"Go back and listen to your grandma's words and study hard. Otherwise, you won't be able to endure the hardships of studying now and will suffer the hardships of society in the future."
Xie Zhiyuan burst into tears. In the past, he always felt that his boss was a bad person, always urging him to work all day long. He was like a contemporary Zhou Xie.
On the way back to Yunmiao Village, Xie Zhiyuan hugged Grandma Xie's arm and told her about her experiences these days, which made Grandma Xie burst into tears. Of course, a complaint was inevitable.
"My brother is so bad. He knew I was here and didn't tell you on purpose."
When Xie Zhiyao heard this, his expression immediately changed: "Grandma, don't listen to his nonsense. I don't want to train him. What if he runs away again within two days of returning?"
"Hmph, I won't run away."
Grandma Xie just smiled when she saw the two brothers bickering. This reminded Xu Hongdou, who was sitting in the passenger seat, of her childhood. When she and her sister Xu Hongmi quarreled, her grandma would look at them kindly.
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Back in the village, when they saw Xie Zhiyuan coming back, the villagers all greeted Grandma Xie warmly. The maids all told Xie Zhiyuan to stop running around, which worried Grandma, and no one mentioned Xie Zhiyuan pooping his pants again.
things.
After this incident, Xie Zhiyuan no longer resisted going back to school to continue studying, but Xie Zhiyuan still contacted his father and asked him to change schools for Xie Zhiyuan.
Two days later, Xie Zhiyuan sent Xie Zhiyuan back to Kunming. By the way, he made an appointment with Mr. Li, who was ordering wood carvings from his former classmates, to help Xie Heshun negotiate business. Qin Hao couldn't help but tease him.
"You shouldn't be in business, you should be in politics. In another twenty years you might be able to move China."
Xie Zhiyao sighed and said with emotion: "When I was a child, my parents went out to work when I was very young. Later, my mother got sick and passed away. At that time, I was thinking, if they didn't go out at that time, how would they stay?
In the village, my mother will not die. I just don’t want the children in the village to be like me and become left-behind children who can only get together with their parents during the Chinese New Year."
"Okay, don't be so ambitious here. I can feel the golden light coming from your head now. I guess even the King of Hell won't dare to accept you when you die."
"Has anyone ever told you that you are good at everything but you have a poisonous mouth?"
"Ha ha"
After Xie Zhiyao left, Qin Hao returned to Youfeng Courtyard and saw Damai and Xu Hongdou making flower cakes, with Master Ma also helping.
"Brother Hao, you're finally here. Come and help knead the dough. We can't even do this job." Damai put an apron on Qin Hao without any explanation, and then pushed him next to Xu Hongdou.
Qin Hao naturally understood Damai's intention, washed his hands and started kneading the dough.
Mr. Ma was still planning to talk to Qin Hao, but he was dragged out by Damai to clean the flower petals. Only Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou were left in the small kitchen. One was making fillings and the other was kneading dough. The two of them were silent, and the atmosphere was
Somewhat embarrassing.
Xu Hongdou opened his mouth several times, but when the words came to his lips, he could not say them.
Qin Hao kneaded the dough silently and ignored Xu Hongdou.
This scene made Damai furious: "What's going on with Brother Hao and Sister Hongdou? There's been no sign of reconciliation for so many days."
"It's a bit weird. Even if a couple quarreled for a few days and had a cold war, they should have reconciled, right?"
Ma Ye's unintentional words made Damai alert: "Wait a minute, they are not really in love, are they?"
"Probably not? We are together every day, and we haven't seen any intimate behavior from them."
The fire of barley gossip started to burn: "That means more than friends, but not enough lovers?"
"Well, it's possible."
"Then how can we make them reconcile?"
Seeing Damai looking at him expectantly, Mr. Ma said awkwardly, "You're asking the wrong person if you ask me. If I knew this, I wouldn't be 40 years old and still haven't started a family."
"Then I didn't even pay attention. I haven't even been in love." Damai said with an old face.
"Hey, by the way, Sister Nana should have been in love. I'll ask her."
After saying that, Damai left the courtyard and went straight to the cafe.
"I just said that I always feel like something is not right with them recently." Nana suddenly realized.
"However, Xu Hongdou and Lao Qin are both people with strong opinions. I'm afraid they have to resolve this matter themselves, and it will be difficult for us to get involved."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Damai frowned and said: "But Brother Hao and Sister Hongdou have not reconciled for so many days. I heard that the cold war has been going on for a long time, and couples who are deeply in love will break up.
They are not together yet, will they miss it because of this?"
"Sister Nana, don't you think so? Brother Hao and Sister Hongdou look very cliché when they stand together. If they were together, they would be like the hero and heroine of a sweet drama coming into reality. It would be a pity if they broke up like this.
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Nana laughed out loud: "Which overbearing president's novel have you been poisoned by? Both the male and female protagonists have come out."
"But you're right, we really can't let them continue the cold war."
"It's my duty to get involved in emotional matters. It's my duty to talk about friendship matters. I really can't talk about the problem. If we can't be lovers, how can we still be friends?"
Damai nodded repeatedly: "That's right."
"In this case, I'll call Hu Youyu and ask him to get off work early in the evening. I'll call Sister Xiaochun again and let's hold a barbecue party in the courtyard tonight."
"Well, that's a good idea. Then I'll go back and tell them."
"Okay, let's split up."
After Damai returned to the small courtyard, he came to the small kitchen and announced loudly: "Brother Hao, Sister Hongdou, and Sister Nana said that we haven't had a good gathering since we have been here for so long. Let's have a barbecue tonight while Teacher Hu gets off work early."
Party."
Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou looked at each other, then looked away, but neither objected.
"Then it's settled." Damai said happily.
Mr. Ma quietly gave Damai a thumbs up.
Damai returned the gesture with a K.
An hour later, the first batch of flower cakes came out of the oven, and the alluring aroma filled their nostrils. Barley and Ma Ye held the flower cakes in one hand and held the fallen cake crumbs with the other.
The face looks satisfied.
Qin Hao was a little worried: "You made so many flower fillings, can you finish them?"
Damai explained: "These are not just for us to eat. Sister Hongdou said that we would send them back to our families to taste. A share among the few of us is actually not much."
"Then we have to move faster, otherwise we won't be able to make dinner in time." Qin Hao said.
Mr. Ma smiled and said, "I don't think there's any need to cook dinner tonight. There's a barbecue party anyway. If you're hungry, just eat some flower cakes to cushion your stomach."
Well, Qin Hao saves trouble.
The finished flower cakes were packed in boxes packed by the small restaurant, one for each person, and there was indeed not much left. Qin Hao also sent a copy back to his hometown, as a filial piety to the original owner.
In the evening, when Hu Youyu came back with his guitar on his back, the barbecue grill in the small courtyard had been set up. This grill was borrowed by Xie Zhiyao from Yang Guanjun, and he also brought some of his seasonings. Qin
Hao and Xie Zhiyao were responsible for roasting, and Xu Hongdou and the others were responsible for skewering. They chatted while eating, and the scene soon became lively.
Under the stimulation of alcohol, everyone talked more than before.
Xie Xiaochun was already a little tipsy, holding up a can of beer to toast Xie Zhiyao.
"You don't know, when I was in high school, I actually planned to drop out of school. Our father passed away early, and my mother raised Xia Xia and me. We were so poor at that time, and my mother paid for the tuition.
I borrowed money from everywhere, and later my eldest brother said he would support me. My four-year college tuition and living expenses were all provided by my eldest brother."
As he spoke, Xie Xiaochun burst into tears. Everyone looked at Xie Zhiyao with admiration, including Qin Hao.
Think about it for a moment. When Xie Xiaochun was in high school, Xie Zhiyao had just graduated from college two years ago. His salary at that time was not much higher. Even though Xie Xiaochun called him eldest brother, in fact they were related by blood.
He had already left the fifth server, but Xie Zhiyao resolutely shouldered Xie Xiaochun's tuition and living expenses for four years. That was four years, not a small sum of money. Many biological parents could not do it. Xie Zhiyao did it.
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"No, don't look at me like this. I'm embarrassed. I just thought Xiaochun was very good at studying. After studying for so many years, it's about to take the college entrance examination. It would be a pity to give up." Xie Zhiyao was greeted by everyone.
My face turned red when I saw it. People are like this sometimes. They like to hear compliments behind their backs. Face to face, it makes people uncomfortable.
In order to ease the embarrassment, Xu Hongdou pretended to be curious and asked Xie Xiaochun: "So later, Mr. Xie returned to his hometown to start a business, and you came back with him?"
"Well, my eldest brother said at that time that it would be very risky to start a business, and I might not be able to pay my salary. I said I don't care, as long as I take care of the food. In fact, it's been very difficult for my eldest brother these past few years. I have a horse farm and a short-term rental home.
, there are cafes, online stores, etc. He invested all the money he earned before, not to mention he also took out a lot of loans, so I can't help him." Xie Xiaochun cried again as he spoke.
stand up.
Xie Zhiyao quickly comforted: "Okay, didn't I say that I will find a way to deal with the money? Can it be more difficult now than when I first came back? At that time, our village didn't even have a decent road.
No, why don’t we grit our teeth and get through it?”
Xie Xiaochun took a while to calm down: "I'm sorry, I ruined the good atmosphere of the party."
Everyone felt relieved, and Damai took the opportunity to wink at Nana.
Nana cleared her throat: "Well, why don't we all talk about how we came to Yunmiao Village, let's start with Hongdou."
"Me?" Xu Hongdou didn't react for a while, and then she said quietly after a while.
"I used to be the front office manager of a five-star hotel in Beijing. I was extremely busy every day. The more everyone was on holiday, the busier we were. Later, I felt like a gear on the clock in the front office, being worn away little by little.
Youth and passion may be seriously worn out one day and can no longer work for the boss, so they will be thrown away casually. Then, I resigned and wanted to find a place where no one knew me, think about nothing, and give myself a good vacation.
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After Xu Hongdou finished speaking, Damai couldn't wait to say to Qin Hao: "Brother Hao, what about you? Why did you come to Yunmiao Village?"
Qin Hao spread his hands: "I bought a house in Beijing with a down payment, but then I felt that it was too boring to go to work every day and pay the monthly payment, so I sold the house and invested the remaining money. I found this
Life is much more comfortable than before, and I was tired of staying in the capital, so I went out to Yunnan to go shopping. After shopping around for a while, I finally ended up here."
Nana pretended to be surprised and said: "The purpose of Lao Qin and Hongdou coming to Yunmiao Village is quite similar, and they are both from the capital. Isn't this called fate?"
"That's right, we are together by fate. Let's have a drink together." Xie Zhiyao originally planned to brighten the atmosphere, but when he saw Damai and Nana both rolling their eyes at him, they were a little confused for a moment.
The barbecue party lasted until ten o'clock. Worried about disturbing the rest of the villagers, they dispersed. Damai and Nana were a little disappointed that they had not achieved their set goals.
Mr. Ma and Hu Youyu had a great time drinking. They helped each other drunkenly before returning to their respective rooms.
Just after everyone left, Xu Hongdou suddenly stopped Qin Hao who was about to get up and go back to his room.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't force my guilt towards Chen Nanxing onto you, I just..."
As she spoke, Xu Hongdou's eyes turned red.
Qin Hao sat down again and sighed.
"Cry if you want to. Don't keep it to yourself if you have anything."