Missing Person
After knowing Xu Hongqi's information channel, Xu Nian was not so anxious anymore. He just looked at the junior high school Chinese textbook as usual. After all, in this era of lack of entertainment, poetry and stories can still make people savor the flavor.
Not long after, Grandma Xu came home. Seeing Xu Nian, she smiled. She was the opposite of Grandpa Xu. She liked girls in the family. Otherwise, the family would not have kept Xu Mai Twenty and not rushed to marry her off.
Seeing that Xu Nian looked much better than in the past few days, she looked delicate and fresh, and happily held Xu Nian's hand.
Remembering that there was still a tin box of biscuits that her daughter had sent her last time, she asked Xu Nian to wait for her to go into the house to get it.
Watching Xu Nian eating, Grandpa Xu felt distressed. He wanted to save some for his grandson who was in school.
For some reason, the more Xu Nian looked at Grandpa Xu's expression, the more she wanted to go against him. So she deliberately said to Grandma Xu, "Grandma, look at my grandpa. He loves me so much. Look at me eating a cookie, and the corners of my mouth are smiling."
Grandma Xu Li Jinhua knew her husband's temper very well, so she must have been grinning with heartache, but she was still amused by Xu Nian.
While Xu Nian was talking, he fed a piece to each of the two elders.
She didn't dare stay any longer, thinking that the meal would soon be cooked. If her aunt came back and saw her eating here, she would probably complain. She told the two elders of the Xu family that she would go to her cousin to learn tomorrow, and left with the few biscuits that Li Jinhua had stuffed into her hands.
When she got home, her family had indeed returned in the afternoon. After Xu Nian distributed the biscuits to her nephews and nieces, she left one piece for her mother.
"Mom, I went to grandma's house this afternoon. This is what grandma gave me."
Xu Ma was not surprised at all, and even told Xu Nian, "Go talk to your grandparents more often. They have so many good things, and they can't just give them away to your uncle's family."
This idea coincided with Xu Nian's own thoughts, and she said cheerfully, "Mom, I've already told my grandparents that I'll go study with Brother Kaikai tomorrow."
These words made Mr. Xu, who happened to pass by, feel satisfied. Now the couple had high expectations for Xu Nian, and they felt that he had grown up and become more intelligent.
After dinner, the two sisters-in-law didn't want to wash the dishes, and made an excuse to coax the children, and were about to go back to the house with the children in their arms. When Xu's mother saw this, her face instantly frowned with displeasure.
Xu Nian could understand a little bit. After all, if she had a sister-in-law, she would probably not be happy if she did nothing every day.
She smiled and asked her two sisters-in-law to coax the children. She was washing the dishes today. The food nowadays had almost no oil or water, and she was just doing it to make ends meet, so it was not difficult to wash the dishes.
She agrees very much that a girl's hands are her second face. In her previous life, she even did hand mask treatments. Although there is no such project now, she will still try her best to create the conditions.
After Xu Nian's elder and second brothers got married, although Xu's parents did not allow them to divide the family, they would not take away all the children's private money, so she planned to look for her two brothers.
"Brother, you work so hard every day, and I can't do anything else. From now on, if I'm at home, let me wash the pots and dishes at home!" After saying this, he looked at his two brothers in a cute way.
Brother Xu was rather naive and could not understand his wife's thoughts at all. He just thought that his younger sister really felt that they were working hard, and he was touched again.
Brother Xu is much better than his younger brother. At least he understands that his wife is a little dissatisfied with the family pampering his younger sister, but he thinks that his younger sister will only stay at home for a few more years, and who knows how hard it will be when she gets married. So even if he understands his wife's thoughts, sometimes he pretends to be confused and tries to smooth things over. If that doesn't work, he will do it himself.
After hearing what their sister said today, the two of them agreed a little embarrassedly.
Xu Nian saw that it was almost done and said, "Brother, my hands have been so dry and peeling lately. Do you have any good solutions?"
The two men looked at the little sister's raised fingers. They only saw that they were white and tender, with only a little barb on the nail. The rest seemed perfect to them.
Brother Xu reacted and smiled: "There is no good solution. The brothers probably can buy you some clam oil at most, okay?"
Xu Nian achieved his goal and nodded repeatedly with a smile.
This made Mrs. Xu, who was eavesdropping in the house, feel even more complicated. Now she didn't have to wash the pots and dishes, but she felt extremely uncomfortable about having to pay money. However, her husband had agreed to it, and besides, her parents-in-law would definitely have something against her. In the end, she could only sigh and blame "the enemy for being too cunning."
The next day, Xu Nian got up early, had dinner with her family, and washed up before going out to her uncle's house. However, she left too early because her cousin came back late last night and was still catching up on sleep.
Xu Nian didn't disturb him, but followed Grandpa Xu and watched him weave baskets. He was so eager to try that his hands were itching to learn.
She tried to pick up a bunch of stacked straw, and seeing that Grandpa Xu didn't say anything, she imitated him and started to weave it properly. Later, Grandpa Xu saw that her weaving was loose and messy and gave her some guidance. He was much more satisfied with Xu Nian.
The grandfather and grandson were having fun when Xu Fengkai got up.
He was not surprised to see his cousin there. Grandpa had told him yesterday that his cousin would come to study with him and asked him to teach her well. So he greeted her and picked up the remaining rice in the pot to eat.
It was the first time that Xu Nian saw this cousin who was good at studying. She looked carefully and found that he was quite tall, about 1.77 meters, white and fat. If it weren't for his mouth and eyes that resembled her uncle, she would have suspected that they were not from the same family.
After all, apart from her fair and tender skin and distinctive appearance, her family members and the uncle's family members she met these days are all dark, thin and strong farmers.
But no matter what, this is the only way for Xu Nian to contact Xu Hongqi, so Xu Nian doesn't think too much about it.
After Xu Fengkai finished his meal, he said hello to Grandpa Xu and took Xu Nian to his room.
Xu Nian was hesitant to ask directly, so she saw her cousin handing her a math book, so she pretended to be interested in the chemistry book, saying she had never seen it before. She acted very well.
Xu Fengkai did not suspect anything. After all, his cousin had learned very little in elementary school, so it was normal for her to be curious. The only abnormal thing was that he remembered her mother saying that Xu Nian didn't like studying. He himself had seen this little cousin several times acting like a spoiled child with her second uncle and refusing to go to school.
Xu Nian pretended to flip through a few pages and found that his cousin had also started studying, so he endured it for a while. When he felt that he had finished, he pretended to ask in confusion.
"Brother, I see you're taking notes very seriously!"
Xu Fengkai: "No, the teacher spoke very fast in class, and I was afraid I couldn't remember it, so I wrote it down."
Xu Nian: "Then I have to learn from you. No wonder Grandpa thinks so highly of you."
Everyone likes to hear nice words, but fifteen-year-old Xu Fengkai was quite embarrassed.
Xu Nian felt that he had laid the groundwork for the book and continued, "Brother, this is so strange. Why are there two kinds of notes in your book? And there is also a signature on the table of contents. Who is Xu Hongqi?"
Xu Fengkai was taken aback by his cousin's question, and was a little stunned. But he felt that there was nothing he couldn't say.
"This is the name of a classmate. His situation is a bit special, so we use a book. He is a real academic master and learns everything very quickly."
Every teenager has an idol, and Xu Fengkai has one. Looking at Xu Nian, he continued, "Brother admires him very much."
Looking at Xu Fengkai's bright eyes, Xu Nianzhen couldn't help but want to tell him that the person you admire is not a good person, and you don't know if you are one of the victims.
But even though he was complaining in his heart, he still agreed on the surface and said, "Brother, is this true? I want to study hard now. I admire this kind of academic master the most. Can you take me to meet him?"
Most people I know would just tell me not to play with Xu Hongqi, because he has a hard life with his parents and is also cold and aloof. It's rare that my cousin has the same idea as him, and I'm also a little eager to find Xu Hongqi, thinking that the exam is coming soon, and I can improve my studies with him.
But then he suddenly remembered that he wasn't very familiar with Xu Hongqi. If he went to his house without authorization, would he be unhappy and unwelcome? Xu Fengkai told Xu Nian about this idea.
Xu Nian didn't care about all that. She hadn't even seen anyone yet, so she had to go check it out. She deliberately advised her cousin, "Of course not. You might even be happy. Look, you two are using the same book. That's what good friends do."
Then he hummed to Xu Fengkai, "Go, go, you told me, if you don't go I won't be able to let this go."
Xu Fengkai felt his resolve was becoming increasingly unsteady, and he said to Xu Nian, "Let me think about it again."
Xu Nian felt that she didn't need to do anything more. Her cousin had already wavered and said to think about it again, which sounded to her like "OK".
He didn't say a word, but just glanced at people from time to time, and calmly turned a pencil in his hand.
Sure enough, not long after, Xu Fengkai looked up at Xu Nian and said uncertainly, "Shall we go?"
Xu Nian was delighted when he heard this and clapped his hands together: "Go! Go! Go!"
Seeing his cousin like this, Xu Fengkai stopped worrying and started thinking about how to get to Xu Hongqi's house.
They are in the Third Brigade. I heard from classmates that Xu Hongqi's family originally lived in the county, but now they live in Xujia Village in the Fourth Brigade, where his aunt lives.
Xujia Village is not too far from their village, but it still takes more than an hour to walk there. He can walk, but he doesn't know if his sister can.
Fortunately, his family had a bicycle, which his aunt had bought for his grandfather. However, his father would only use it to pick him up and drop him off at school. He himself was not sure whether his grandfather would agree.
Seeing that the girl was looking at him excitedly, and thinking about her ability to pester people, he decided to leave this matter to her.
Xu Nian saw Xu Fengkai in deep thought and wondered what he was thinking about, but she didn't expect that he just wanted to borrow a bicycle. What was so difficult about that? She didn't understand.
She didn't ask her grandfather to borrow money, but went directly to the village to find her grandmother. She also brought her grandmother a teacup of water, which made her grandmother happy and successfully won praise from her grandmother's sisters.
Xu Nian waited until they had finished joking around before whispering mysteriously into Grandma Xu's ear, "Grandma, my brother wants to take me to Xujia Village to borrow a book from a classmate. It's really important, but the sun is too strong and the road is too far. Can we ride our bikes?"
When Grandma Xu heard this, she hesitated. Bicycles were a rare commodity nowadays, and one needed money, a ticket, and the goods to buy one.
He knew how much his wife treasured his bicycle and how many envious eyes it attracted, so he said to Xu Nian hesitantly, "Grandma can only talk to you when I get home, but I can't guarantee it will work out."
Xu Nian had long observed that her old-fashioned grandfather listened to her grandmother the most, so after Grandma Xu finished speaking, he obediently took her arm and went home.
Xu Fengkai was waiting for news at home. When he saw Xu Nian coming back with their grandmother, he understood everything in an instant and sighed that his sister was indeed smart.
Grandpa Xu, on the other hand, didn't know at this time that his grandchildren were plotting against his precious car. He was still thinking about how to weave the straw basket stronger so that he could exchange it for more things.
Xu Nian glanced at Xu Fengkai calmly, hooked her little hand, and followed her grandmother into the house.
When the three of them were standing in front of Grandpa Xu, he waved his hand, feeling hot, and asked, "Why are you blocking me?"
Grandma Xu didn't hesitate and said directly: "The children want to borrow a book from a classmate's house. They want to borrow your bicycle. Is it okay with you?"
He wiped his forehead and sighed, "It's so hot!"
Xu Xiuman laughed angrily. What was he thinking? These little brats had to drag their grandmother to perform a speech here.
I didn't make things difficult for them. I stood up, brushed off the grass residue on my body, and walked towards the wing room with my hands behind my back.
Xu Nian and the other one looked at her grandmother with admiration for an instant, and then quickly followed behind Grandpa Xu.
The door was not closed yet, and Xu Nian saw that the black 28-inch bicycle was actually hanging on the wall. She felt that she could not understand it, but when she saw the other two people acting as if it was a matter of course, she closed her mouth in surprise.
Putting aside other things, when Xu Fengkai carried the car down, Xu Nian felt that the car looked really new and the wheels were really big.
Xu Nian felt that he had already taken ninety-nine steps to meet Xu Hongqi, so he urged Xu Fengkai to ride his bike out.
After they left, Grandma Xu was a little confused, "Why are you so generous all of a sudden? You actually agreed to let those two kids ride your bike away."
Grandpa Xu said with a bit of pride: "That's true. I'm not that stingy. Besides, when have I ever held my children back in their studies? If everything were easily available to them, they wouldn't learn well."
After saying this, he looked at his wife's deliberately teasing look and his face darkened in anger.
As for Xu Nian, the two of them pushed the bike out. Seeing that the seat was a bit high and not very stable, he repeatedly asked Xu Fengkai: "Brother, you can ride a bike, right? You won't fall on me, right?"
Xu Fengkai was very excited and didn't care about Xu Nian's distrust. "Don't worry, I will definitely send you home safely."
After saying that, he got on the bike first and told Xu Nian that it was okay to get on.
It was just around nine in the morning when they went out, and it wasn't too hot yet. Riding their bikes through the fields attracted a lot of discussion. The two were young and shy, so Xu Fengkai sped up and soon left the field.
Only then did Xu Nian feel like joking: "Brother, it seems that being fat does have its benefits. It makes you stronger!"
Xu Fengkai: “…”
After thinking for a moment, he said to Xu Nian, "Niannian, it's okay for you to tease me, but you can't do that when you meet my classmate later. His family situation is special, and both his parents are gone. You have to be careful with your words."
Xu Nian then straightened his expression and promised, "I will pay attention."
Children from the countryside don’t usually travel far, so the two of them had to ask for directions while riding their bikes. Xu Nian and his friend were good at riding bikes and were sweet-talkers, so they always made people look up to them and get the results they wanted.
By the time they arrived at Xujia Village, it was probably past ten o'clock. The sun was getting stronger and Xu Nian was almost wilted from the heat.
When Xu Nian asked about Xu Hongqi in Xujia Village, everyone was a little wary.
There is actually a reason for this. Xujia Village is a mixed village. Half of the people are surnamed Xu, but there are many other surnames. In order to avoid being excluded or suppressed, most of them are now related to each other.
Although Liu Jun "stole" the job of the child's parents, they were all relatives after all. In addition, sometimes he might ask for help from the Liu family who now lived in the county town, so most people turned a blind eye and would not gossip about it to people from other villages. They were even afraid that someone would say too much and cause trouble.
Xu Nian thought it was a bit strange, so he stopped asking the adults and asked some children instead.
The children were much more honest and adorable. Sure enough, there was a girl who, looking at her sister with a kind and pretty face and asking a question, couldn't help but say, "Xu Hongqi is working in the fields." Then she took them to find him.
At this time of the year, as soon as the seeds were clicked in, the women were weeding and the men were clearing the land. When Xu Nian and Xu Fengkai found Xu Hongqi, they saw Xu Hongqi plowing the soil alone.
Xu Nian never imagined that the "big pervert" mentioned by the Time and Space Messenger, the scum of mankind, would be like this.
She didn't see his face, but the boy's body was clearly visible. He was probably just over 1.7 meters tall and thin. His clothes were not only torn but also had many patches. His short hair was so shiny that beads of sweat could be seen glistening in the bright sunlight.
With a shout, Xu Nian came to his senses.
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