Seeing this, Wen Yunhuai had nothing to worry about.
Consider it as temporarily hiring a free nanny for my daughter for the next two years.
He will pay him the reward once everything is back to normal.
The saying "discard the donkey after it has done its work" probably refers to this kind of usage.
The time they spent together was short, and the father and daughter cherished every minute and second, but time always passes.
Although they both knew that this predicament wouldn't last long and that they would meet again in the near future, how could these few short hours possibly express the longing they would feel for the nearly one thousand days and nights to come...
When Wen Yunhuai saw his beloved child crying and constantly shedding tears, he couldn't help but tear up as well, but he still suppressed the bitterness in his heart.
"Xiao Yan, take her back as soon as possible. Go find the brigade leader and ask him to arrange an oxcart to take you to town."
Yan Xiao pursed his lips and bowed deeply to Wen Yunhuai.
"Uncle Wen, the journey is long and arduous, please take care!"
He had a premonition that this wouldn't last forever; the country wouldn't let talented people be buried in the countryside. Otherwise, it would only discourage many students.
Wen Yunhuai was moved and raised his hand to press down his eyelids. Afraid of losing his composure in front of the younger generation, he waved to him and turned away.
After a long while, the thin, hunched figure slowly walked back into the room, leaving only the moonlight and the earth to see and feel his sorrow.
But when he got back to his room, he saw that the bag the kid had been carrying was gone.
I thought to myself that this kid was really careless, but I only realized something was wrong when he brought it up.
Unzipping the travel bag revealed it was full of mountain produce, including various mushrooms and wild game.
There was a cloth bag in the corner, and he was shocked the moment he opened it.
There was also a note on it, with strong, neat handwriting.
"Thank you, Uncle, for entrusting Qingqing to me. This is part of the betrothal gifts. It's not a large amount. I will send you more when I have more money in the future."
The entire bag below contains an astonishing number of large ten-yuan notes. What's this kid's background? How does he have so much money?
He roughly counted them and found they totaled over five thousand.
He couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. And he still said the amount wasn't much?
In an era when an ordinary farming family's annual income was only a hundred yuan or so, his single act amounted to nearly half the village's annual income.
He regretted it. This kid is so rich now, will he really be able to just pay him off?
But now that the person has left, he has agreed to their marriage without thinking clearly.
I don't know if it was right for me to hand Qingqing over to him.
We can only hope that this kid will be sensible, keep his word, and not bully his daughter.
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He picked up the mountain produce and prepared to put it in the kitchen; it would be enough for him and his old buddies to get through a while.
When they opened the kitchen door, they were surprised to find it filled with rice, flour, oil, salt, and other daily necessities.
Well, needless to say, this could only have come from his daughter's secret space.
Didn't his little darling expect how to deal with all these things that suddenly appeared?
Looks like I'll have to dig a cellar tonight, otherwise, he just had a family visit today, and who knows, those people might come to inspect tomorrow.
Without further ado, he took a hoe and started digging where the firewood was stored in the kitchen. He dug for most of the night before he had managed to create a space of just a few square meters.
He was fortunate that the kitchen was only so big, and the cellar he dug could just fit all the supplies; otherwise, he wouldn't have finished digging by dawn no matter how much work he did.
After he had put away all the things the boy and girl had given him, and piled firewood on top, he finally went to sleep with peace of mind.
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Wen Qinghe, ever since leaving the cowshed, has been depressed.
Yan Xiao tried to comfort the little girl gently for a long time, but she remained sad and heartbroken.
Until he said that he would find an opportunity to come with her again in the future.
The little girl finally let go of her worries and smiled.
On the way back, they didn't call an oxcart, because the road was difficult to travel at night, and the oxcart couldn't keep up with their pace.
He put the little girl on his back, leaving the large travel bag behind in the cowshed. He only carried a suitcase, which made things easier for him.
As he stumbled along the road to town, relying on his excellent night vision, the little girl pulled out a flashlight from somewhere...
Two small hands were placed on his neck to light his way, and the ground, which was originally somewhat unclear, became as bright as day under the strong light.
He had never seen such a bright flashlight before.
She assumed it was her future father-in-law who was worried about her walking alone at night.
He sighed inwardly, realizing he had given the girl far too little, and that he needed to work even harder when he got back.
Her charming and innocent demeanor in front of her father was a side of her he had never seen before.
What his father-in-law could give, he could also give.
I hope that one day Qingqing can rely on him as much as she relies on her father-in-law.
...
More than an hour later, Yan Xiao finally carried the little girl on his back to the town.
The little girl fell asleep halfway through the journey.
He also saw the light from the flashlight begin to sway, and the little head on the back of his neck began to breathe heavily.
He carefully took the flashlight from her hand so she could sleep more comfortably.
By the time they arrived at the town's guesthouse, it was already past ten o'clock. The receptionist was dozing off, propping her head up with one hand.
Upon seeing the person enter, a tall man was carrying a woman on his back with a tender expression. Seeing how carefully he was taking care of her, one would assume they were a couple.
Yan Xiao handed over the money and the letter of introduction and placed them on the table.
The man took the letter of introduction without looking at it closely, assuming the two were a couple, so he gave him the key to one room, gave him the remaining money and tickets, and then, unable to stay awake any longer, lay down on the table and fell asleep.
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