"Hurry up and tell me, hurry up and tell me." Xu Qianjiao looked at Qin Guizhi anxiously.
Qin Guizhi looked helpless and had to slowly explain what happened. "The thing is, I went to the army to take care of my eldest brother. On the way there, I encountered a criminal gang and was almost kidnapped by them."
"What? A criminal gang? Are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?" Xu Qianjiao couldn't help but feel anxious when she heard that Qin Guizhi had encountered a criminal gang, and she quickly pulled her to check if she was injured.
Qin Guizhi took her hand, pressed her back onto the kang, and soothed her softly, "I'm not hurt. Nothing happened. Someone saved me."
Hearing her say that she was not injured, Xu Qianjiao slowly felt relieved, "What happened?"
"It's like this. I was on the train going there when I saw someone sneaking around with a child in their arms. The child was sleeping the entire time. I didn't notice anything at first, but then I accidentally saw her feeding the child medicine. That's when I felt something was amiss. Furthermore, the child slept for three days on the train and never woke up."
Having said that, she took a sip of water and continued, "Tell me, what child would sleep for three days without waking up? Then I kept observing her, and when I saw she was about to leave, I quickly followed her."
Hearing this, Xu Qianjiao couldn't help but pat her, "Why are you so aggressive? Follow them? These are usually gang crimes, and you're alone. What if you get caught?"
Qin Guizhi was actually a little scared. "I didn't think too much about it at the time. If I hadn't followed him, he might have gotten away."
"I was almost discovered, but a soldier saved me. Later, I went to the army to take care of my brother, and I saw him again. It turned out that he was my brother's comrade-in-arms."
Xu Qianjiao had a playful look on her face. "You're still talking about me. Aren't you also a hero saving a beautiful girl? You've got some ideas, right?"
Qin Guizhi blushed at the teasing and nodded slowly, "Yeah, who wouldn't love a soldier? He's so cool, okay?"
"What about you guys next?" Xu Qianjiao looked at Qin Guizhi expectantly, hoping to hear what happened next.
Qin Guizhi said helplessly, "No, nothing, I don't even know his name. During the days I was taking care of my brother, he happened to be on a mission, and I haven't seen him since I came back."
"Just...that's it? That's all?" Xu Qianjiao scratched her head, frowning and looking at her in confusion. "Then why are you blushing? You thought there was something wrong?"
Qin Guizhi touched her nose and said guiltily, "Uh, I'm just a little shy."
Xu Qianjiao stared at her, "No, there's something wrong with you. Something must have happened. Tell me now." She looked at Qin Guizhi excitedly, stood up, and pounced on her to tickle her. "Hurry, tell the truth."
"Hahaha, stop tickling me. I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Qin Guizhi laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. She lay on the kang, slowly calming her breathing. After taking a few deep breaths, she continued, "That's right, it was when he saved me, we...we..."
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Tell me quickly." Xu Qianjiao couldn't help but ask when she saw how shy she was.
Qin Guizhi blushed and whispered, "It was just an accidental kiss."
"Kiss? How did they kiss?" Xu Qianjiao looked at her curiously, determined to find out the whole story.
Qin Guizhi shyly pushed her away and said, "Oh, don't ask, it was just an accidental bump."
"Okay, we bumped into each other by accident~" Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of him, Xu Qianjiao just accepted the result.
The two chatted at Xu's house for an entire afternoon. The sky began to slowly darken, like a huge black curtain slowly covering the entire earth.
The mountains in the distance were vaguely outlined in the afterglow, like the silhouettes of an ink painting. The trees on the mountains were also swallowed by the darkness, leaving only dry branches swaying in the cold wind, as if telling of the bleakness and loneliness of winter.
Qin Guizhi looked at the sky and looked at Xu Qianjiao reluctantly, "I should go home. It's getting dark."
Xu Qianjiao held her hand and said, "Why don't you eat at my house before going back? I'll ask my dad to take you home later."
"Don't bother uncle, I still have to go back to cook. Let's go, no need to see me off." After saying that, he walked out of the Xu family.
Nowadays, every family is not rich. When people visit each other's homes to chat, they usually leave before dinner. Even if someone invites you to dinner, it is just a courtesy. Every household does not have enough food, so few people will eat at other people's homes.
Generally, those who can eat at her house are very close relatives and friends. Although she and Xu Qianjiao are very good friends, it is precisely because of this that she does not want to eat at her house for fear of burdening her.
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After sending Qin Guizhi away, Xu Qianjiao went to the kitchen to cook dinner. She only knew how to cook sweet potato porridge, and the other dishes had to be cooked by Xu's mother.
They are going to eat sweet potato porridge with sauerkraut tonight. The sauerkraut made by Xu's mother is amazing. Just add a little bit of minced meat and stir-fry it until fragrant. It tastes delicious.
"Jiaojiao~" Cheng Jiawen walked in from outside with a big backpack on his back. Seeing Xu Qianjiao standing at the kitchen door, he called out softly.
Xu Qianjiao saw Cheng Jiawen coming back, her eyes flashed with surprise, and she ran to him, "You're back?"
"Yeah." Cheng Jiawen looked at Xu Qianjiao gently, with a slight smile on his face. "I brought you something. Guess what it is?"
Xu Qianjiao's eyes turned and she sniffed, as if she smelled a fragrance. "Hmm, is it sweet and sour pork?"
"You have a dog's nose. You can even smell this." Cheng Jiawen teased her with a smile, while taking out a lunch box from his backpack and handing it to Xu Qianjiao.
Xu Qianjiao took the lunch box, which was still warm. In such a cold weather, the lunch box could still remain warm after returning from the city. You can imagine how thoughtful Cheng Jiawen was.
She took Cheng Jiawen's hand and said, "Hiss, why are your hands so cold? Come into the house and warm them up."
"Wait a minute, there are some pig offal in the backpack. I'll help you deal with it first before going into the house, so that your clothes won't be dirty." After saying that, he put down the backpack and took out pig intestines, pig intestines, pig tails, pig ears, and a bunch of other things from it.
"When I'm done, I'll ask Aunt Xu to cook it for you." He said as he prepared to squat down to deal with these things.
Xu Qianjiao looked at him wearing a thin, ragged cotton jacket with the sleeves a little too short, and his face was a little pale from the cold. She couldn't help but feel distressed. She wanted to reach out and hold his hand, but he dodged her.
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