"Isn't this green? How did it turn red?" The little pigtails on Xiaofeng's head were also crooked, and there was a confused look on her little face, which was very cute.

Her younger brother pouted and continued to explain: "It's red! You have to cut a big watermelon with a knife, like this - one click, and the inside is red!"

Xiaofu imitated the way his sister cut the watermelon and used his little hands to imitate.

Xiaofeng opened her little mouth wide, squinted her eyes and almost drooled. She turned around, twitched her legs and ran into the house.

"Mom, I want a big watermelon. It's so sweet!"

She walked into the room, made a big gesture with her two little hands, and looked at Lian Qiuping with longing.

Lian Qiuping burped Dabao, who had just been fed, and put him on the kang. She bent down and wiped the saliva from the corner of the baby's mouth while he was standing on the ground.

"It's your sister who brought the watermelon for Xiaofeng. Don't worry, let's eat it with your father, grandmother, and aunt after dinner, okay? Give Xiaofeng the biggest piece."

The little girl was so beautiful that she nodded vigorously.

"Yeah! Let's eat together~"

"Then did you thank your sister?"

Lian Xiaomin was just about to enter the house with Xiaofu when she heard Xiaofeng shouting at her in a crisp baby voice: "Thank you, Jiejie! The biggest one, give it to Jiejie~"

Lian Xiaomin felt soft in her heart. Xiao Feng'er was almost three years old and had never eaten watermelon.

At the beginning of October last year, when I had just traveled through time and went to live with my aunt, the image of this severely malnourished and frail little kid was still clearly engraved in my mind.

So much time has passed in a flash, and the skinny little guy has now gained some weight.

At least he looks like a child and his hair isn't so burnt yellow anymore.

It is also a fair and clean baby.

The brother and sister on the ground ran out to the outer room together to look at the big watermelon.

The naive little kid was looking forward to the night when his family would come back so that he could eat red meat together.

Lian Xiaomin sat on the edge of the kang, and Xiaoya crawled over from the kang and lay in her sister's arms.

"Xiao Min, where did you get the watermelon? Leave it for dinner tonight and let's eat together. Alas, Xiao Feng'er hasn't eaten it yet. In the past two years, we haven't grown many watermelons in this area. It's not easy."

Lian Xiaomin said quickly, "Aunt, we're not eating at your house. I'll take them back later. There's a melon at home... By the way, I want to discuss something with you."

"I want to take advantage of the summer when there's no farming season to go back to my hometown and pay respects to my parents and uncles and aunts. In the fall, they will definitely be busy with the double harvest, so it's better to go back now."

Lian Qiuping was stunned for a moment, then nodded, sighed, and said slowly: "Yes, you should go back and pay respects to the family members on behalf of your aunt, so that they can rest assured... Look at my brother, it was not in vain that he gave birth to this eldest daughter, he takes such good care of her younger siblings..."

"...When these three babies grow up a little, I'll go back with you next time. Also, Xiaofu and Xiaoya are too young, don't let them suffer, just leave them at home, I'm here, don't worry about them."

She continued anxiously, "Can you buy a train ticket? I heard it's hard to buy. Why don't you ask your uncle, the second brother of the Zhang family, and ask him to try in the county town?"

"No need. I'll get a letter of introduction in a few days and go buy it myself. I heard it's not difficult. Then, auntie, I'll go back first!"

After saying that, she picked up Xiaoya and placed her in a backpack with a thin quilt on the side of the kang. She carried her on her back and called out to the outside, "Xiaofu, let's go home. There is also a watermelon that your sister left for you at home. Come back and have some!"

Xiaofu came running over, raised his little face, nodded, grabbed his sister's hand and walked out, shouting, "Goodbye, auntie. Goodbye, Xiaofengjiejie~"

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The next afternoon, team leader Zhang Shengli had not returned yet, so Lian Xiaomin had to go to branch secretary Xu Fengmin to get a letter of introduction.

Mr. Xu readily prescribed it for her and wrote down the time limit as twenty days.

After closing the drawer, he left the brigade headquarters and went back.

Village cadres don’t stay here all the time when they have nothing to do.

It’s just that due to the special circumstances in the past two days, Xu Fengmin and Wang Kui have been keeping an eye on the security work in the village and have been quite busy.

Lian Xiaomin walked behind and saw him striding towards his home, then turned around and went back to the entrance of the brigade.

I didn't go in this time, but walked slowly in small steps.

In fact, he used his mental power to quietly take three pages of blank letters of introduction from the branch secretary's drawer, and used the seal next to it to stamp each page.

Success~ Looking at the three pieces of paper placed on the study table in the space, she walked around with satisfaction and went home.

The letter of introduction personally written by Xu Fengmin for returning to his hometown in Jiang Province was actually useless and was just a formality.

She had bigger plans for this long journey, so she prepared a few letters of introduction just in case.

Today is June 19th. Pei Ziqiu and I agreed to set off on the 21st. In order to sever our ties, it would be best if we didn't leave the village on the same day.

She will pretend to leave for the provincial capital tomorrow and tell her aunt the same thing.

To take a train to Shanghai, you have to board in the provincial capital.

When I fled here to escape the famine, I had no money to buy a train ticket, and I couldn’t buy one. This time I have money, so it doesn’t matter whether I have a ticket or not.

Most of the villagers have never even been to the provincial capital, let alone know what train tickets are like, so they wouldn't ask in such detail.

Early the next morning, Lian Xiaomin sent her younger brother and sister-in-law to her aunt's house. Zhang Dacui and Yufang had not yet gone to work, so they told Xiaomin to be careful on the road.

Tell her not to worry about home. The two little kids are at home, where they can play well and have company. Just rest assured.

Lian Xiaomin brought enough food for Xiaofu and Xiaoya, and also brought some eggs and apples.

The two little kids were brought here just now by her carrying one on her back and hugging the other. Now they have moved to another kang and are still sleeping, not awake at all.

Yesterday, they knew that their sister would be away for a while, but they were very well behaved this time. They didn't cry or make a fuss, and they got used to staying at their aunt's house.

In this way, Lian Xiaomin set out on the road to leave Sandagou.

It was just daybreak, so instead of riding a bike, she walked directly to the commune and went straight to Sun Xuefeng's home.

His two cousins, Shen Chuntian and Shen Chunqiao, rented two rooms not far from his home and moved out a long time ago. Now Sun Xuefeng is the only one at home.

Someone came knocking on the gate so early in the morning. He walked out a little surprised.

When I opened the door, I was stunned for a moment. I was sure that I didn't know the girl in front of me.

But... looking at this head and body shape, why do I feel a strong sense of familiarity?

A thought flashed through his mind quickly!

Could it be that this person is related to Duan Yu?

Lian Xiaomin had changed into Duan Yu's appearance before, but her body shape and voice did not change.

At this time, he said: "It's me."

Sun Xuefeng recognized it immediately and quickly moved aside to let her in.