Chapter 184 Can I eat?

After being hit in the chest and scolded by Pitou Gaisha, Xia Qingcao stood there at a loss, forgetting to speak for a while.

"Are you dumb?" Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lu Xiaoxue rolled her eyes and said, and soon realized that this was the family that Xia Qingxiong had mentioned to her yesterday, and asked casually:

"Are you Xia Qingxiong's brother?"

Xia Qingcao came to Lu's house once four years ago and met Lu Xiaoxue, but she was young at that time and probably forgot about herself.

Now hearing Lu Xiaoxue calling her sister by her name, it was obvious that he didn't respect her. If someone doesn't respect her sister, there is no need for her to respect her. He only heard him reply with a stiff nasal tone.

"Hmm."

The two of them were getting close to each other. Lu Xiaoxue suddenly smelled something. She sniffed unconsciously and muttered in confusion:

"What's that smell?"

Then she suddenly leaned over to Xia Qingcao and smelled his clothes. She immediately showed a disgusted expression on her face and said loudly:

"You stink!"

The long-sleeved and long-pants sportswear Xia Qingcao was wearing was bought for him by Xia Qingxi when he went home last time. It was also his best clothes. He wore it in the morning to walk more than ten miles on the mountain road and stayed in a crowded carriage for almost a day. Now the weather is hot, so it is inevitable that there is some smell.

In such weather, he should wear short clothes and pants, but he only has this good clothes, and he doesn't want to wear them too shabby to embarrass his sister, so even if it's hot, he silently endures it, but forgets that sweating will smell if covered.

After hearing what Lu Xiaoxue said, Xia Qingcao, who always had a strong sense of self-esteem, blushed.

Lu Xiaoxue didn't care about his embarrassment at all, and continued to pout and said:

"I heard from Aunt Zhao before that you country people don't take a bath once a year. Haha, it seems to be true."

Xia Qingcao's face became even redder after being belittled. Although he was very embarrassed, the stubbornness in his bones made him not back down. He opened his mouth to refute:

"Who said we don't take a bath? We take a bath every day."

"That's strange, why do you still stink after taking a bath?" Lu Xiaoxue said, and suddenly laughed:

"Haha, is it because you are smelly? You can't wash it clean."

"Lu Xiaoxue, stop talking nonsense!" Xia Qingliu, who was going home with Guo Yumei after washing the vegetables, happened to hear what Lu Xiaoxue said to Xia Qingcao, and immediately spoke up to stop her. She walked quickly to Lu Xiaoxue, looked at her and asked,

"Have you forgotten what you promised me yesterday?"

After she reminded her, Lu Xiaoxue thought of the toffees and peach cakes, as well as her new skirt, and she sneered, said nothing more, and walked into the house.

"Qingcao, don't listen to her." Xia Qingli walked over, patted Xia Qingcao on the shoulder and comforted her:

"It's so hot, everyone would sweat."

Xia Qingcao blushed, feeling ashamed and annoyed, but she knew that Lu Xiaoxue was the daughter of this family. If she had a conflict with her, it would be very difficult for her sister. So she swallowed her grievances, nodded, and said softly:

"Oh."

Xia Qingli knew that Xia Qingcao had a strong self-esteem. Lu Xiaoxue's words must have hurt him, but with Lu Xiaoxue's temper, it would be impossible to ask her to apologize. She might even say something even more unpleasant.

After thinking about it, Xia Qingxi decided to take them to buy new clothes tomorrow to avoid such embarrassment. In order to divert Xia Qingcao's attention, she pointed to the bicycle next to her and said to him:

"Qingcao, do you like it?"

Xia Qingcao looked at the bicycle and was a little confused. Seeing that he was looking at her in confusion, Xia Qingxi smiled and said:

"Sister, can I give this bicycle to you?"

Brother Qingshu's legs can't ride a bicycle. This 26-inch bicycle is not as high as the 28-inch bicycle, and it is much more convenient for Qingcao to ride.

"How can this be done? How can you go to work without a bicycle?" Guo Yumei said hurriedly.

"I quit my job and don't need to ride a bicycle to work. I will also leave in two days. I can't take this bicycle with me. It's just right for Qingcao to ride." Xia Qingxi explained.

"Where are you going?" Xia Qingcao's eyes lit up when he heard his sister say she was going to give him the bike. He didn't even dare to dream of getting such a beautiful bike, but when he heard his sister was leaving, the joy in his eyes disappeared and he asked quickly.

Seeing her nervous face, she was obviously worried about him. Xia Qingcao explained to her:

"Don't worry, I'm going to your brother-in-law's army."

Hearing the word "army", Xia Qingcao's eyes were even brighter than when he heard his sister say she was going to give him the bike.

"Going to the army is good! Going to the army is good!" Guo Yumei beside him said in agreement.

Although her daughter had called yesterday and said that she was going to join the army, she was still very happy for her daughter when she heard her say it again. She finally let go of her worries.

In the past, she was worried that her son-in-law would be gone for several years and her daughter would have a hard time at home alone. But now that her daughter has joined the army, she no longer has to live apart from her son-in-law. Maybe she will soon be able to hold her grandchildren.

At this time, Xia Qingxiang took out the bicycle key and handed it to Xia Qingcao, smiling and saying,

"Qingcao, try it by yourself first. I will teach you how to ride it in the next two days. When you go back, take the bike back with you."

Xia Qingcao's eyes were filled with excitement that she could not hide. She took the key from Xia Qingxiang and wanted to say "thank you, sister", but when the words came to her lips, they turned into an "oh".

Seeing that he was in a better mood, Xia Qingxiang smiled and said nothing more. She and her mother carried the washed chicken mushrooms and went into the kitchen to cook dinner.

Because making noodles is much easier than cooking rice, dinner was quickly prepared.

When the chicken mushrooms were being fried, the overbearing aroma quickly attracted Lu Xiaoxue, who was listening to the radio in the living room. She even stopped listening to her favorite song "Nezha's Trouble in the Sea" and ran into the kitchen, asking Xia Qingliu:

"What are you frying that smells so good?"

"Here, the chicken mushrooms I told you about at the beginning." Xia Qingliu deliberately scooped up the chicken mushrooms with a spatula and put them next to Lu Xiaoxue's nose for her to smell.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Lu Xiaoxue swallowed her saliva unconsciously when she smelled the overbearing aroma.

At this time, Xia Qingcao also walked in, and Xia Qingliu found that he had changed his clothes. Although the clothes were a little old, they were very clean and had no patches.

"Do you want to eat it? This is picked by Qingcao. Why don't you ask him if he is willing to give it to you?" Xia Qingli wanted to save face for Xia Qingcao, so she looked at Lu Xiaoxue and said deliberately.

Lu Xiaoxue was a little foodie, and had no resistance to delicious food. She turned her head and looked at Xia Qingcao behind her, and asked without any embarrassment:

"Can I eat it?"