One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
"You..." Qin Xianglan looked up and found Xu Ning standing at the window looking down.
The ground in the south is high, there is a high step under the eaves, and the windows are generally high. People in the room cannot actually see a child standing under the windowsill.
Qin Xianglan didn't expect that she would be discovered before she could hear anything.
Xu Ning glanced at her indifferently. Qin Xianglan stood there in a daze, not knowing how to explain.
Just at this time, the village chief's wife came out to look for Qin Xianglan. As soon as she left the room, she saw Xu Ning in the opposite room closing the window, and her granddaughter was standing there in a daze.
"Lan'er, why don't you come back to sleep? Why are you standing there?" The village chief's wife didn't know what was going on and wanted to say something when she saw everyone in Old Lady Xu's room stood up.
In an instant, the village chief's wife realized something was wrong, but it was too late. The Xu family members came out of the room one after another.
"What's going on?" The village chief's wife saw that the Xu family members all looked unhappy. Although she realized the problem and was thinking of how to explain it, when she saw the faces of the Xu family members, she suddenly didn't know what to say.
The village chief of Xianyu Village was awakened by the noise. He put on his clothes and walked out of the room, only to find that the Xu family members were waiting for him in the yard.
"Brother Qin, I'm sorry for disturbing you these days. My family has discussed it and decided to set up a shed next to our new home to live in for a few days. This way we don't have to move back and forth, and it will save you too much trouble." Old man Xu stood up and bowed to the old village chief of Xianyu Village after he finished speaking.
"What the hell are you talking about?! We're living here perfectly well!" The old headman of Xianyu Village quickly hid aside. He paused for a moment when he saw his granddaughter's grimace. Thinking she might have done something, he agreed, "Why don't you wait a few days? The kid's parents will be back from work in the county. Let them help you build a shed."
"That's not necessary. We can build this shed in half a day. We don't need so many people. We appreciate Brother Qin's kindness." Old Mrs. Xu spoke behind Old Man Xu, and her words carried a tone that no room for negotiation.
After hearing what Old Lady Xu said, the heart of Qin, the village chief of Xianyu Village, sank. This was something that only someone would say when they were unfamiliar with each other!
"What's wrong? I didn't do anything! This is my home. I couldn't sleep so I took a walk. What's wrong with that?"
"You kid! Why are you shouting in the middle of the night!" It was rare for the old village chief Qin to scold a child. Qin Xianglan's face became even uglier. She pouted and burst into tears while standing there.
The adults had no time to pay attention to her, and the village chief's wife also felt uncomfortable. Since the Xu family would no longer live in her house, they would have to take away all the things they brought. She used to be able to use some of them, but now she would not be able to take advantage of them in the future.
Thinking of this, she began to dislike her granddaughter.
Village chief Qin was wondering whether the Xu family would have opinions about the entire Xianyu Village because of this, which would make him commit a serious sin.
"You are all bad people!" Qin Xianglan wiped her tears and ran away. Old Mrs. Xu frowned as she watched this scene.
Children aged eight or nine basically understand a lot of principles and should not shout such words. In this case, either the parents have not educated their children well, or the children themselves have grown up in the wrong way.
But no matter what the situation is, it has nothing to do with her anyway.
Everyone in the Xu family breathed a sigh of relief when they thought that they would not have to live in the village chief's house from tomorrow.
"It's late, go back to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow to clean up."