Then he walked for more than half an hour before finally arriving at the Shu family, exhausted.
Bai Zhenting hadn't been here for many years and found that the Shu family's mud house no longer existed.
It was replaced by a two-story red brick building with a medium-sized yard in front of it.
And it looks like this building has been built for quite some time.
Back then, the Shu family was very poor, but they had enough money to build a house a few years ago.
He thought that the Shu couple must have misappropriated the money he sent to Shu Jizu for his studies, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Smoke was rising from the kitchen in the yard, and it seemed that someone was cooking lunch inside.
Bai Zhenting walked over with Bai Lisa and saw a woman with gray hair who looked to be in her sixties.
He was putting firewood into the stove while busy frying the food in the pot.
He then forced a smile and greeted her, "Happy New Year, big sister!"
"Who are you?"
"The older sisters don't recognize me anymore. I'm the eldest brother of the Bai family."
"Ah? Oh! I was blocked for a moment. It turned out to be the eldest brother of the Bai family. Why are you here?"
The woman looked at Bai Zhenting and recognized him after a moment.
However, judging from her stiff expression, it was obvious that she was not very welcome to his arrival.
"I haven't been here for many years. I'm afraid I won't be able to walk when I get old, so I came here this year to wish you and Brother Shu a happy new year. Sister, isn't Brother Shu at home?"
"He has also gone to visit relatives for the New Year and hasn't returned yet. He probably won't be back until the afternoon."
"Oh, then, is Jizu at home?"
When the woman heard Bai Zhenting asking about Shu Jizu so impatiently, a look of unnaturalness and displeasure immediately flashed across her face.
Then he looked at Bai Lisa who was standing next to Bai Zhenting with a hint of obvious wariness.
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