Ning He blinked and listened to the man's low and magnetic voice beside her ear.

"Me too. I like you."

She rested her chin on the man's shoulder, listening to his direct and bold confession.

Ning He's cheeks flushed suddenly. She patted his shoulder and whispered, "Okay, okay, it's late at night and you're still outside. Can we go home first?"

He Shaochuan was obedient and rode back home quickly, but the situation gradually got out of control.

Until it was over, Ning He regretted it so much. If she had known earlier, she would have carried Qian Lin to their room when she came back, so that He Shaochuan would not dare to do it again.

But fortunately, I was able to use family planning products this time.

Otherwise she would refuse to do anything.

The next day, Su Xingliang went to find those villagers to buy land. As soon as he got the land certificate, he gave it to He Shaochuan.

In order to thank Su Xingliang for his help, Ning He suggested making delicious food to thank him, and also invited Hu Zi and A Kun to come.

Coming to the Ning family would be too blatant, so Ning He suggested taking advantage of this period of free time to go back to He Shaochuan's home.

He Shaochuan's home is located in Daliu Village, which is the village next to Shili Village. Daliu Village is the poorest village in the entire county.

When Ning's mother heard that Ning He and his friends were going back to Dalui Village, she was still a little worried.

"It's been a long time since you went back. What are you going back for now? The house has been vacant for so many years. No one has cleaned it. The dust is piled up thickly. You have to clean it when you go back."

Ning He said, "Mom, Shao Chuan finally got a vacation, he should go back and burn some incense for his parents. You don't want to hear those people outside say he's unfilial, right?"

Ning's mother thought about it and felt that what Ning He said made sense. It was a rare opportunity for him to come back, so it would be unreasonable not to go back and burn some incense.

After hearing this, Qianlin also said, "Mom, I want to go too. I want to burn incense for my grandparents too."

Ning's mother was helpless and had no choice but to watch the family of three ride away on their bikes.

Shili Village is not far from Daliusi Village. After riding for about half an hour, they finally entered the entrance of Daliusi Village.

Unlike Shili Village, when you enter Dalui Village, what comes into view is a row of densely packed low earthen houses, which are dilapidated, and there is not a single person on the village road.

Qianlin asked in confusion: "Dad, why is there no one in the village?"

"Almost all the people in Daliu Village have gone out to work, and they only come back during the holidays."

It is only August now, and the Chinese New Year is still several months away. The young people will not come back, and only elderly people and ignorant children will be left in the village.

Qianlin nodded, not quite understanding: "So after this time, we won't be able to come back until the Chinese New Year?"

He Shaochuan nodded: "You can say that."

Qianlin had never been to Daliushan Village since he was born.

Full of curiosity about things I have never seen.

After riding for another ten minutes or so, I finally saw a few villagers on the road.

When they saw He Shaochuan, they were all surprised: "Is Shaochuan back?"

He Shaochuan stopped the car and said hello to a few villagers: "Come back and burn incense for my parents."

"You rarely come back, you should burn some incense for your parents. Are you bringing your wife and children with you?"

The villager looked at Qianlin in the front and Ninghe sitting in the back seat.

Seeing He Shaochuan nod, the villagers didn't say anything else until they watched them leave.

Several villagers looked at each other in shock.

Not only the villagers of Shili Village knew about what happened back then, the villagers of Dalui Village were even more deeply impressed by it.

Because her original body was washed from the pond in Shili Village to Dalui Village downstream, and was seen by He Shaochuan, who jumped into the pond in time to rescue her.

Many villagers saw it at that time, and rumors spread throughout the county in an instant.

It was thought that this pair of unhappy couples who were forced to be together would soon go their separate ways, but unexpectedly, what they expected did not happen. On the contrary, this family of three looked very happy and loving.

Soon the car stopped in front of He Shaochuan's house. He Shaochuan's home was located in the most remote corner of the village, and there were not many houses around.

The only thing that caught Ning He's attention was the family next door.

Unlike when they first entered Daliu Village, where all they saw were mud houses, the family next to theirs lived in a stone house. The house was made of large and small irregular stones, and the gaps between the stones were filled with loess mud.

Ning He pulled He Shaochuan aside and asked, "Is this Yu Nianbai's home?"

He Shaochuan glanced in the direction Ning He was looking, just nodded, and then took Ning He into his own yard.

"Don't bother with other people's houses, come in and take a look."

Ning He's attention was quickly drawn back. She looked at the overgrown yard and said with a smile, "If you come back any later, this place will have grown into a big forest."

Qianlin stood at the door, not knowing where to start: "Mom, is there a snake here?"

Children are most afraid of reptiles like snakes. Not to mention Qianlin, even Ninghe herself is afraid of them.

He Shaochuan frowned: "Why are you, a boy, afraid of snakes?"

Qianlin pursed his lips: "Who said boys can't be afraid of snakes?"

Ning He also nodded: "Yes, it's normal to be afraid of snakes. I am afraid of them too."

Since Ning He said so, He Shaochuan didn't know what to say. He just asked them to wait outside the door while he went into the house to get a sickle and started clearing the weeds outside the yard.

Soon, the three-foot-high grass outside the yard was cut clean by He Shaochuan.

He put down his sickle and said to them, "You may come in."

As he spoke, he carried the bucket to the hand-pumped well to pump out some water, then went into the house carrying the bucket.

Wipe all the tables, chairs and benches inside clean.

As Ning He entered the main room, he saw two photos hanging on the wall in front of him.

The man and woman in the photo appear to be in their early forties, but their hair is already half white, and their faces are always filled with kind smiles.

Ning He pulled Qian Lin and said to him, "Lin Bao, these are your grandparents. Say hello to them."

Qianlin was also very sensible. He imitated Ninghe and put his hands together and bowed three times before saying, "Grandpa and grandma, Qianlin is back to see you."

He Shaochuan stopped what he was doing, looked up at them, and looked somewhat touched.

Ning He took out three incense sticks from the drawer under the altar, lit them with a match, bowed three times himself, and then passed the incense to Qianlin. Qianlin followed suit and bowed three times. Finally, Ning He took the incense and walked forward to light it.

She turned around and asked He Shaochuan: "Can the stove in the kitchen at home be used?"

"I'll go clean it and pick up some firewood that can be used."

Ning He nodded, and then said to He Shaochuan: "I want to prepare some tributes for my parents. Can you go to the nearest supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat, vegetables and seasonings?"

"Okay." He Shaochuan put down his things and rode out on his bike.