The next morning, everyone in the Xu family got up early. In the yard, Xu's father was packing up the kitchen. Xu's mother stood aside and said, "Hey, take the oil, salt, and the bacon in the cupboard. Remember to take them too."
While Xu's mother was tidying up the pots and pans in the yard, she was loudly giving instructions to Xu's father in the kitchen.
Cheng Jiawen came out of the room and saw how Xu's father and mother were cleaning up. If you didn't know, you would think they would never come back in this life. They cleaned the room so cleanly that there was nothing left.
He interrupted them with a smile, "Dad, Mom, there's no need to take so many things at once. We're not not coming back. Just pack the important things. You can pick up the rest later."
"That's right, we're not going away from home, so forget it, we won't take these. But we still have to take the kitchen items away, otherwise it will attract rats." Mother Xu put the wash basin aside, looked around at the packed luggage, and then silently took out the washboard.
"Jiawen, how big is our new home? I forgot to ask last night. Can it accommodate all these things? If not, I'll pack some more things out and we won't have to take so much with us." Father Xu rubbed his hands, poked his head out from the kitchen, and asked expectantly and nervously.
I forgot to ask him how big his new house is last night. What if it is very small? I have packed so many things and there is no room for them. This is the bad thing about living in the city. The house is small and it is not comfortable for a family to live in.
Cheng Jiawen moved the small luggage onto the bicycle and tied it to the back seat with a rope. "Don't worry, Dad, there's enough space for our family. The house has four bedrooms, a separate kitchen and bathroom, and a small yard."
"Okay, okay, that's good." When Mr. Xu heard this, he quickened his pace and soon he had cleaned up everything in the kitchen.
"Boom boom boom~" The sound of a tractor came from outside the door.
"Fourth brother, are you up? I'm here." Xiao Niu shouted loudly at the door.
Cheng Jiawen heard the sound and walked out the door, "Come on, come in."
"Uncle, aunt, good afternoon, my...my name is Xiao Niu." Xiao Niu scratched his head and said a little shyly.
"Hey, Xiaoniu, hello, hello, thank you for your hard work. Come and help us move." Mother Xu looked at the boy in front of her who was strong and powerful but shy of strangers, and couldn't help laughing in her heart. How could this boy, who was so grown up, be shy when he saw strangers?
"It's okay, it's okay, it's not hard." Hearing what Xu's mother said, Xiao Niu's face turned red instantly, and he waved his hands quickly and said anxiously.
Seeing how shy he was, Xu's mother didn't say anything more to him. She just said kindly, "Have you had lunch? I'll make you something to eat."
"No, no, I came here after I had eaten."
When Xu's mother heard this, she saw that although he looked shy, his eyes were open and honest, so she thought he had really eaten. However, they didn't expect him to come so early, so they didn't leave anything for him.
She suddenly remembered that there were still a few tangerines on the table. She quickly walked into the house, took out a few tangerines, and stuffed them into Xiao Niu's hands. "Here, take them and moisten your throat."
Xiao Niu had his hands stuffed with oranges, and he looked a little at a loss. He just stood there with the oranges in his hand, staring at Cheng Jiawen, as if silently asking him if he could take it.
Cheng Jiawen sighed inwardly, feeling a little amused. "Take it, moisten your throat. It's not worth two cents."
After hearing Cheng Jiawen's words, Xiao Niu heaved a sigh of relief and accepted the tangerines. He smiled shyly and said, "Thank you, auntie."
He peeled the tangerine and put it into his mouth in a few seconds. The tangerine soaked in well water was icy cool, refreshing and delicious.
The more Xu's mother looked at the boy, the more she liked him. She looked at him with a smile, "Xiao Niu, how old are you this year? Have you got married yet?"
"I'm 20 this year and still single." Xiao Niu blushed and replied shyly, "Um, Auntie, I, I'll go in and help you move your things."
Xiao Niu felt uncomfortable after being asked questions by Xu's mother, so he had to find an excuse to escape.
Seeing this, Xu's mother stopped asking questions. The other person obviously didn't want to talk about this. Although she meant well, she also had to know how to read people's expressions.
The Xu family didn't have much luggage, and they didn't take any large items with them. They only took clothes, quilts, food, and other things for a few people. They didn't plan to take any other furniture with them.
Soon, they moved everything onto the tractor, and Cheng Jiawen made a comfortable place behind the tractor with straw and quilts.
He helped Xu Qianjiao sit on the back seat of the tractor, "Wife, sit here. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me."
"Okay, I got it." Xu Qianjiao held Cheng Jiawen's hand, squatted down to the ground with difficulty, and then slowly sat down on the ground.
There is no way. My belly is too big now, and it is very difficult to sit down, let alone sit on the ground. But it is too unsafe to put a stool on the tractor, so it is better to sit on the ground.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu climbed onto the tractor and looked back at the house where they had lived for so long with reluctance, feeling a sense of reluctance in their hearts.
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"Boom boom boom~" The tractor started off. Xiao Niu drove the tractor, Cheng Jiawen sat next to him, and a group of people walked towards the city in a lively manner.
The tractor was not moving very fast, and it took them an hour to reach the city.
The sun was shining brightly at this time. Xu Qianjiao was holding a leaf that Cheng Jiawen had picked on the way to block the sun, and drops of sweat were sliding down her forehead.
Finally, when Xu Qianjiao was about to give up, the tractor finally arrived at the door of her new home.
"We're here." Cheng Jiawen jumped out of the car and pointed at the house in front of him.
Xu Qianjiao looked up and saw that the house in front of her looked like a courtyard house with one entrance. Cheng Jiawen helped Xu Qianjiao into the house. What came into view was a courtyard with a living room in the middle, a room on each side, a kitchen next to the courtyard, and a separate bathroom in the corner of the courtyard.
The house in front of me is not new, but it has obviously been renovated. The white plaster on the wall is still new, so the whole house looks very beautiful.
There is a peach tree in the yard. Under the peach tree is a lounge chair that can accommodate two people and a swing.
Xu Qianjiao looked at the swing in surprise, "Did you install this on purpose?"
She didn't expect that Cheng Jiawen would take her casual words to heart and give her such a big surprise.
She had told him before that she wanted to build a swing under the tree and put a lounge chair that could accommodate two people. Then, she could play on the swing when she was bored, and watch the stars with him on the lounge chair at night.
This was also what Xu Qianjiao said unintentionally when they were chatting before. Unexpectedly, Cheng Jiawen wrote it down and helped her realize it one by one at this time.
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