Yao Xiaoman propped herself up in the mud with both hands and raised her head with difficulty, "Pooh, pooh, pooh——"
She had chewed up a lot of mud and was now spitting out the mud frantically as she climbed up.
Seeing Yao Xiaoman's embarrassed look, everyone was stunned at first, and then they all burst into laughter.
Even Zhou Lanfang was amused so much that she completely forgot about those unhappy things.
Qiao Qingqing walked over and grabbed her arm to pull her up. "Why are you so anxious? She won't run away."
Yao Xiaoman's state of mind reflects the state of mind of all people in the current era. They think that if Zhou Lanfang doesn't come, they may never see her again in their entire lives.
After all, her family had all been sent down to the countryside, and it would be extremely difficult for her, an educated youth, to return to the city - especially after listening to Qiao Qingqing's analysis of her before, she felt that there was no hope for her to return to the city.
So Yao Xiaoman grumbled: "Aren't you just afraid that she will run away? We agreed to go visit relatives together and come back together, but she stood me up, hum..."
As she spoke, Yao Xiaoman seemed to realize that her words had touched upon her best sister's sad memories, so she stopped talking awkwardly and carefully observed Lan Fang's expression.
But Zhou Lanfang has come out of the haze - in fact, the fact that she can get here shows that her family members no longer have that much influence on her.
Now that she has met these friends and found happiness, she has become more determined in her ideas.
"Yes, yes, it's my promise. I'm sorry to you. How do you want me to make it up to you?" Zhou Lanfang asked with a smile.
Yao Xiaoman secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her back straightened instantly: "Then you finish the task that Sister Qingqing assigned to me this morning."
She pointed to the pile of seedlings that belonged to her on the edge of the field, with a look of confidence.
"You just said that Lan Fang needed to rest..." Qiao Qingqing was speechless, "Don't try to be lazy."
Yao Xiaoman wilted and laughed: "I'm just kidding, I'll do it, I'll do it myself."
Sister Qingqing took most of the tasks on herself, and only gave a few points to her and Zhao Yong. It would be unacceptable for her to be lazy again.
Shaking her head helplessly at Yao Xiaoman, Qiao Qingqing turned around and said to Lan Fang gently, "Lan Fang, don't listen to her. I see that you don't look well. I'm afraid you haven't eaten well recently and you are a little anemic. I suggest that you don't come to plant the rice seedlings for now. Just help us move the seedlings on the edge of the field."
Sister Qingqing is always observant.
Zhou Lanfang thought so in her heart and verbally agreed: "Okay, Sister Qingqing, I'll go right away."
Carrying seedlings is not a tiring job and is more suitable for Zhou Lanfang at the moment.
At noon, everyone walked towards the river, chatting and laughing. The children in the village ran in front, and the adults behind them shouted instructions.
"Slow down! Don't fall!"
“Watch the road!”
"Don't go into deep water!"
"Aniu, keep an eye on your brother!"
And Qiao Qingqing was a little dazed when she saw Lu Heng coming with a child in his arms.
Lu Heng's hair was a mess, like a chicken coop, and it was obvious that he had been badly beaten by the cubs. At this moment, facing his wife's confused eyes, he was full of melancholy: "The third brother is looking for you."
He didn't understand why Lu Xiaoqing was still whining and insisting on looking for her mother even though her biological father was by her side, hugging and coaxing her?
It’s not like I haven’t prepared complementary food for Lu Xiaoqing!
Qiao Qingqing looked at him and his eyes lit up when he saw her. She stretched out her arms to hug the third child and then looked at Lu Heng: "Have you fed him yet?"
Lu Heng sighed: "I fed him, but he didn't eat."
Qiao Qingqing understood.
Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang also understood.
"This is looking for milk."
Qiao Qingqing then said, "Wait a minute, I'll wash the mud off my body first."
She went to the river to wash, and Lu Heng waited on the shore with his son in his arms. Lu Xiaoqing was so hungry that his mouth was pouting and his eyes were full of tears. If his mother had not fed him a meal in the morning before going to work, he would have burst into tears at this moment because he could not bear the hunger.
"Hey! Comrade Lu, are you bringing your son?"
With so many villagers coming and going, there was always someone who could talk to Lu Heng, so it was inevitable that they would tease him.
Lu Heng nodded politely, and then said, "Thank you for your hard work."
He didn't even know some of the people, so he simply skipped the process of calling them.
"Comrade Lu is a good father. Look how well he takes care of the children. He must have helped the educated youth Qiao a lot at home."
"Yes! That child is plump, fair and tender, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks really pretty!"
"It's said that Comrade Lu is good-looking. Even his son has inherited his father's looks. He will definitely be a handsome young man in the future."
"It's not just Comrade Lu who has good looks. Look at Qiao Zhiqing, he's become whiter and fatter now, and he looks good too..."
Some people who didn't dare to come forward to talk stood by the river, washing the mud off their bodies and talking in low voices.
Feng Xiumei washed her hands, walked over and smiled as she held out her hand to little Lu Qing: "Come here, San San, let grandma hug you."
Lu Xiaoqing was not as brave as his two brothers. Although he had met Grandma Xiumei a few times, he was not brave enough to let her hug him. He twisted his waist and lay on his father's chest, his two little hands tightly grasping his father's clothes.
Grandma Xiumei was not discussing anything with him.
"Hey! You can't be so timid! You are a boy, you need to be braver!"
Feng Xiumei took the child without saying anything. Lu Heng couldn't refuse, and thought that letting the third child have more contact with people might be a good thing, so he let go.
Lu Xiaoqing was held by someone else. She was stunned for two seconds, and tears began to fill her big black eyes.
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