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On a dark night, young boys and girls walked on the road in the cold wind, bringing a touch of warmth to the winter that should have been lonely and cold.
Fortunately, Xu Hongqi did not continue to dangle a carrot in front of her to deceive her this time. Not long after walking, the two of them stopped at the door of a farmyard.
Xu Hongqi took off his schoolbag and rummaged through it, but there was someone hanging on his elbow, so it was obviously inconvenient for him to look. He glanced at her.
Xu Nian was already very tired and her mind was in a daze. Xu Hongqi had been dragging her for half the journey. Now that they had arrived at the place, she didn't react at first when he looked at her. It was only when Xu Hongqi pulled her arm that she understood. After she understood, she stood up straight, looking a little embarrassed.
Without her holding them back, they quickly found the key and opened the door. He stepped in first, then turned around and waved to Xu Nian.
Xu Nian rubbed his eyes and became somewhat sober. He was a little curious about where this was, but when he opened his mouth, he yawned loudly. So he didn't say a word and took a sip of the northeast wind.
Xu Hongqi probably wanted to make her slow so he walked over quickly and pulled her into the yard. Before Xu Nian could see clearly, he pulled her into the innermost room.
There was no wind in the room, but it felt even colder. Xu Hongqi let go of Xu Nian's hand and said, "I'll go find a candle and light it."
The room was even darker and it was an unfamiliar environment. Xu Nian was terrified. She shook her head and immediately realized that Xu Hongqi couldn't see her. "I'm scared. I'd better follow you." After saying that, she grabbed the corner of Xu Hongqi's clothes tightly.
Seeing her so cowardly, Xu Hongqi didn't say anything and walked to a place in the dark room according to his memory. Xu Nian felt that it was next to a table. Then he heard the sound of pulling and guessed that it should be a drawer.
Sure enough, not long after, Xu Hongqi's hands moved, and then a small spark lit up. It was the firewood stick that was lit and quickly placed on the candle wick. The room became much brighter than before.
With the light in his eyes, Xu Nian was not so scared anymore. He loosened his grip on the man's clothes and looked around. The house looked old and mottled everywhere, and it was obviously an old and dilapidated house. However, the things in the house were still in good condition, with a table, a stool, and a bed, which was enough for people to live in.
"Brother Hongqi, whose house is this? No one lives there."
Xu Hongqi put the pile of things he was carrying on the table. Without pausing, he took out the things he had brought from inside and asked, "Brother Hong's house?"
Xu Nian repeated it doubtfully, "Brother Hong?" It sounded familiar.
What Xu Hongqi took out were bed sheets and quilt covers, which he bought through his connections. He said they were defective goods and did not need an invoice. There were big flowers on them, and they were some old brands. He swept the bed with a manual broom before taking the sheets and spreading them on the bed.
Without stopping, he answered Xu Nian's question, "The friend your third brother brought along when he treated us to dinner last time."
When he mentioned this, Xu Nian instantly remembered, "Oh...it's him."
Then she felt strange again, "How did you get involved with him? Isn't he my brother's friend?" But after asking this question, she immediately understood, "You are doing well. It's better to make more friends. It's easier to do things with people."
As she spoke, she saw Xu Hongqi walking behind her again. There was only one candle, stuck to the table, and the light could not illuminate such a large area. Xu Nianqu followed him step by step and saw that there was a large wooden box.
Xu Hongqi just opened it and the first thing he saw was oilcloth. As he continued to lift it up, he saw that it was a quilt. It looked bulgy and seemed to be quite thick.
Xu Hongqi signaled her to help hold up the cabinet lid. Xu Nian hurriedly did it. After watching him take out the quilt, she gently closed the lid and followed him to the bedside.
His behavior was also very obvious. He was trying to put on the quilt. Xu Nian followed to help, "Brother Hongqi, is Brother Hong's family very rich? This yard is considered to be in the county, but it is left uninhabited."
She watched Xu Hongqi skillfully shake and lay the tiles evenly, making them neat and tidy. The room, which had been gray just a moment ago, became lively with the addition of colors.
Xu Hongqi seemed to have finally finished his work. He stood up straight and looked at Xu Nian and said, "Have you heard that the problem is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of distribution?"
Xu Nian nodded, "I've heard of it!"
"This yard belongs to Hongge's grandparents. They're good at making ends meet. They have a little money, and although they had many children, they all became employees, good or bad. Now their generation has even more children, and each family is eyeing this house. It's hard for his grandparents to give it away easily, but the families can't agree on a good solution, so it ends up being empty."
Xu Nian said "Oh", "Then can we live here? We won't be kicked out, right?"
Her words seemed to make Xu Hongqi laugh. "It's hard to say. How about we go back to school?"
Xu Nian puffed out her lips, it sounded like he was teasing her, "I'm too tired, I can't walk at all, just carry me and I'll go back."
Xu Hongqi narrowed his eyes and said, "Tsk, you are becoming more and more rude to me now."
Xu Nian smirked, "I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Xu Hongqi walked past her, nodded her head lightly, and went to the table to pick up the things he had just brought back from the bathhouse.
No one knew what was inside, it was wrapped in a cloth bag. Now he opened it, and Xu Nian leaned in to take a look, only to find that it was two infusion bottles.
She didn't know what it was for, "What is this for?"
Xu Hongqi picked it up and looked at it before saying to her, "I'm here to warm your bed. Aren't you cold?"
She didn't understand, but it didn't stop her from suddenly feeling cold. When she was walking just now, it was exercise, so her body wasn't that cold. Now after staying in the house for a while, the heat in her body was gone, and her feet started to feel cold.
The key point is that she was really sleepy. As soon as the two of them started talking, she started yawning non-stop. It was very ungentlemanly to open her mouth so wide. Xu Nian covered her mouth lightly with her hand and blinked frequently.
"I'll go boil some water quickly. You can rest in the house for a while and you'll be able to sleep soon."
Xu Nian felt that Xu Hongqi had worked hard all night because of him, and she didn't want him to work any more. "Are you boiling water to fill the IV bottle? If not, don't boil it. I think the quilt is quite warm, so it shouldn't be cold."
Xu Hongqi explained: "This room is usually unoccupied and will get damp. Although I have a layer of oilcloth, it is better to put a thermos in it, otherwise it will get damp at night.
Xu Nian thought about the damp quilt and wondered if it would become a breeding ground for head lice. She shook her head in disgust and said, "Then I'll go with you. I'm too scared to go alone."
"That's all the courage you have. Haven't you heard that it's forbidden to become a spirit after the founding of the country?"
Xu Hongqi's voice was deep. He had gotten used to speaking like that since his voice started changing. It wasn't unusual at other times, but it was a bit creepy in a strange place at night. Xu Nian said hurriedly, "Stop talking about it. Don't mention it."
She is now even more inseparable from Xu Hongqi's surroundings. The house outside is very similar to Xu Nian's old house. The kitchen is also in the corridor. Moreover, Brother Hong's house is better renovated than hers. There is only a crack on the roof of the kitchen, and the rest are sealed.
Xu Nian listened to Xu Hongqi, half-cupped one hand to block the wind and held a candle with the other. The kitchen must have been cleaned by someone. There was firewood and half a tank of water in the water tank. He had everything.
Xu Nian was amazed. "It doesn't look like no one lives here." She was just looking for company, gossiping to Xu Hongqi, "Brother Hongqi, do you think anyone from Brother Hong's family is secretly living here?"
While Xu Hongqi was throwing firewood into the stove, he glanced at her. Even though he was about to fall asleep, his gossiping spirit was still lingering.
He clapped his hands and said, "Don't guess blindly. I usually come here after school. I didn't go home during the weekends a few times, so I lived here."
Xu Nian actually half guessed it and pretended to be surprised for a moment, but the performance was obvious and too perfunctory.
The firewood in the stove hole crackled, but the fire spread so quickly that the red light was illuminated, and there was no need for candles. Xu Hongqi saw that she had finished her fake performance and probably moved closer to the fire because she was afraid of the cold, so he pulled her clothes from behind her neck and pulled her back.
Seeing that she was pulled back with an unhappy face, my hands felt itchy for some reason and I wanted to pinch her face. But then I thought about how she was usually very delicate and her eyes were red. I guess she cried a lot today, so I wanted to make her happy.
"I've rented the house. If you don't want to live in school for the next two weeks, tell the teacher and you can stay here. I'll take you to the hospital to get some medicine tomorrow."
Xu Hongqi didn't want to impress Xu Nian or anything, he just wanted to make her happy, but as Xu Nian spoke, it was obvious that their brain frequencies were not on the same wavelength.
"Brother Hongqi, tell me honestly how much money you have left. You haven't spent it all, have you?" His expression was extremely serious.
"You still have enough money to go to college. Old people often say that if you can eat well and wear well, you will be poor, but if you can't plan well, you will be poor. As a man, you should be generous, but you can't..." Xu Nian said as he stretched out five fingers, and the five fingers were stretched out straight, "You can't be too wasteful."
"Hey, how are you going to live in the future?" Xu Nian glanced at him disapprovingly. She wanted to say that he was a poor kid, but she didn't dare to say it. She felt that he was not as forward-looking as herself. She was such a lazy person, but she tried her best to open up a money-making track and prepare for a rainy day. How could he, a villain, not be able to keep his money?
Xu Hongqi saw her expression of looking down on him, and his hands were really itching to shut up. He did not think of hiding it.
Xu Nian thought about some of his affairs outside and said, "Don't worry, neither you nor I will starve to death."
Hearing him say that, Xu Nian became even more frightened. She asked cautiously, "Brother Hongqi, why do you say that? Will there ever be a day when money can't be spent?"
Xu Hongqi stood up and lifted the lid of the pot to take a look. It was still a little short of the heat, and the water was about to boil. He covered it and said, "I've been doing a little business recently."
Xu Nian's heart was pounding, "Are you doing business? Aren't you not allowed to do that now?"
Xu Hongqi didn't say anything.
Xu Nian came closer to him and said, "Brother Hongqi, let's go watch a red movie tomorrow!"
Xu Hongqi pulled the corner of his mouth. He had long had a feeling that Xu Nian always invited him to watch movies with a purpose. Sometimes he even watched them, while the person who kept shouting that it was definitely good and that one would be at a loss if he didn't watch it fell asleep several times.
Xu Hongqi had no idea that Xu Nian had watched the movie several times with different people. No matter how good a movie is, one can't stand watching it over and over again. However, she had good intentions. Many people judged and selected the best movies before letting the always busy Xu Hongqi go.
Seeing Xu Hongqi looking at her thoughtfully, she pretended not to see and advised, "Brother Hongqi, studying is the most important thing. Everything else is just a passing cloud. You understand!"
Seeing no reaction, he immediately said, "If you don't study hard and don't do your job properly, I will despise you."
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