Looking at his daughters' admiring eyes, Song Guoliang's cold face raised a gentle smile. His black eyes swept over the smiling little face beside him, and there was tenderness in his clear eyes.
Du Xiaoying pursed her lips and said, "I've almost found everything. Let's go count the money. I still have a lot of work to do at home."
The gatekeeper looked at the pile of things on the ground, glanced at the family of seven, and guessed what was going on. He put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "The rotten wooden cabinet is one dollar for you, these bottles and jars are fifty cents, and the remaining small items are ten cents, a total of one dollar and sixty cents."
Du Xiaoying didn't expect it to be so cheap. She quickly took out one dollar and sixty cents, fearing that the old man would go back on his word.
"Guoliang, move the things onto the ox cart first."
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Song Guoliang gently patted the old ox's butt, and the ox cart moved slowly. On the cart, Du Xiaoying was holding Wu Ya in her arms and holding a large lame wooden cabinet with both hands.
Each of the Daya sisters was holding something in their arms, and each of their faces was filled with anticipation and longing for their future life.
On the way back, the sun was scorching hot above our heads, and it was very hot.
The ox cart slowly stopped in front of his house.
The courtyard gate is ajar!
"Oh no! A thief has broken in!"
Du Xiaoying and Song Guoliang looked at each other, picked up the wooden sticks and boards from the ox cart and walked over.
"Daya, take care of the ox cart with the sisters."
Da Ya and Er Ya pursed their lips to protect their younger sisters, and looked nervously at their parents' backs.
The yard was completely silent. The old door lock that had been locked before leaving lay quietly on the ground. The broken door had completely detached from the door frame and fell sideways at the door.
The family's only luggage and bedding on the kang were turned into a mess, even the kang mat was turned over, and even the big steamed buns on the counter in the main room were gone.
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