By this time, it was already ten o'clock.

Xie Qingxiao usually didn't come back for two hours late, and the people waiting for him at home became very anxious.

"Could something have happened?" Xie's mother was very worried.

Lin Xiangyi was also worried. There were still many people robbing people on the road. What if Xie Qingxiao and the others were really robbed?

Lin Xiangyi comforted herself that it wouldn't happen, and said to Xie's mother: "Maybe he was delayed by something. Mom, don't worry, I'll ride my bike to the county town to have a look."

"No, no, no, don't go. Let our Guoqiang go. Xiaomei, go home quickly to find Guoqiang and ask him to look for Axiao and the others," Aunt Xie said hurriedly.

Su Xiaomei quickly agreed and was about to run home to find Xie Guoqiang when Xie Qingxiao and Zhang Pengfei came in.

“They’re back!”

Everyone quickly gathered around:

"Why did you come back so late today?"

"We were all so worried. We thought you were in danger on the road. We were just about to ask Guoqiang to look for you."

"Are you okay? What happened? What took you so long?"

Zhang Pengfei quickly hid back. He didn't know, so he asked Brother Xiao.

"It's okay, we just saw an old man fall on the road, and we helped send him to the hospital. We delayed some things, don't worry," Xie Qingxiao made an impeccable excuse.

Sure enough, when people heard that they were trying to save people, no one blamed them.

"So it's about saving people, that's a good thing!"

"Yeah, hey, stop talking, hurry up and unload the goods and get to work, or it will be too late."

Everyone started to unload the goods and then got to work.

Lin Xiangyi was left looking at Xie Qingxiao suspiciously: "Is it really because of saving people?"

"Otherwise?" Xie Qingxiao asked back. He was still a little angry that she didn't tell him about her worries, so he didn't tell her either.

——In fact, I mainly want to wait until I find out whether Chen Fengmei is really pregnant with Lin Shan’s child before telling her.

Lin Xiangyi asked this question and said angrily, "Then I am worried about you, right?"

Xie Qingxiao softened his heart again, took her hand and pulled her into his arms, rubbed her head: "It's really okay, don't worry."

Zhang Pengfei, who had been frightened all the way, said: "..." My sister-in-law is really helpful.

The others were no longer surprised by Xie Qingxiao's occasional naughty gestures towards Lin Xiangyi, and they smiled knowingly.

When they came over, Xie's mother remembered something and said, "Ah Xiao, Xiangyi, the busy farming season is coming in a few days, do you want to stop the business for a while?"

Business is very profitable, but for the older generation like Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie and Aunt Xie who have been farmers all their lives, farming is the serious business.

After all, no one knows how long the business can last. If one day a policy comes out saying that business cannot be done, at least there is still land to support oneself.

Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi had already discussed this issue, and Xie Qingxiao said, "Dad and Mom, let's hire someone to help with the crops in the fields, and just pay them some wages."

Ask someone to do it?

This is an idea that Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie and Aunt Xie have never thought of.

Father Xie thought about it and thought it was feasible: "This idea is good."

The business was so profitable that they were reluctant to stop it, and it was much easier than working in the fields.

"I'll go to the village this afternoon to ask if anyone can help," Xie's mother said happily.

"If we can hire someone, then my family will hire someone too," Aunt Xie agreed.

There are three people in their family who came to work. She and Su Xiaomei earned one dollar a day, and Xie Guoqiang earned several dollars a day. They could earn a lot of money, and they didn't want to stop if it wasn't necessary.

If you can hire someone, it would definitely be better to do so.

So in the afternoon, after Xie Qingxiao and his friends went out to sell goods, Xie's father, mother and aunt Xie went to the village to inquire.

When the villagers heard that there would be wages, those with large families all rushed to come and help.

Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie and Aunt Xie selected a few trustworthy people to help, and the matter was resolved smoothly.

As the days passed, the busy farming season soon arrived, and the village became bustling with activity. Even in the Xie family's home, one could faintly hear the laughter and shouts coming from the fields. It was really lively.

After Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie and Aunt Xie finished their work on the braised food every day, they would go to the fields to work and supervise together. Their days were busy and fulfilling.

Lin Xiangyi stopped selling braised food because the sun was too hot and Xie Qingxiao didn't allow her to go.

If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. Lin Xiangyi can read books and sleep at home. When she feels like it, she can make some snacks and food so that Xie’s father, mother and Xie Qingxiao can eat them when they come back.

Occasionally, if I make too much, Aunt Xie's family and Zhang Pengfei will also enjoy the treats.

Everyone praised Lin Xiangyi's cooking skills and said that even if they did not do the braised food business, they would have no problem selling food with Lin Xiangyi's cooking skills.

It’s just that Zhang Pengfei is a little strange. Every time he would rub his palms embarrassedly and ask Lin Xiangyi if he could pack some food to take home?

Lin Xiangyi just thought that he liked her cooking, so she made a little more every time and packed it for him to take home.

She seemed to have forgotten the Lin family. She never mentioned Lin Shan and never returned to the Lin family.

Lin Shan had looked for Xie Qingxiao twice to inquire about Lin Xiangyi's recent situation, but he was angered by Xie Qingxiao's attitude every time.

As for Chen Fengmei, she didn't know whether Lin Xiangyi really misunderstood her or she was just being too cautious.

I stayed quietly in the Lin family for more than half a month. Apart from going out to buy groceries and cook, I didn't do anything else.

The series of doors are rarely visited.

Er Laizi asked Xie Qingxiao if he wanted to continue squatting. Xie Qingxiao was not in a hurry at all and asked them to be patient.

—

A family of four was walking on a narrow mountain path covered with grass.

The woman was holding a four-year-old girl in one hand and carrying a bag in the other. The man was carrying large and small bags, and a boy of about seven was walking beside them, panting. All of them were sweating in the sun.

The family of four consists of Xie Qingxiao's eldest sister, brother-in-law and their two children.

"Mom and Dad, when will we get to grandma's house?" Xiaolian had a gloomy face. Why was grandma's house so far away? She was so tired from walking.

"Be good, we'll be there in half an hour." Sister Xie felt sorry for her little daughter, so she gave the things to her husband, put her little daughter on her back, and looked back at her eldest son: "Yongqiang, can you still walk?"

"Yes!" Yongqiang wiped his sweat and said firmly.

Sister Xie looked at her husband Wang Fugui, feeling both relieved and sad.

If their home wasn't in the mountains, they wouldn't have to walk so far.

"It's my fault that I don't have the ability," Wang Fugui said guiltily, "I made you and your mother suffer."

"Don't say that. I have never regretted marrying you in my life," Sister Xie whispered.

All of Xie's children inherited their good looks, and eldest sister Xie is no exception.

Although she was not well educated, when she was a girl, many wealthy families wanted to marry her. She chose the poorest but most honest Wang Fugui among them.