After passing Fengcheng, you are getting closer and closer to home.

As Xiaoguo looked at the place that was becoming more and more familiar, she began to feel homesick.

I haven't been away for long, but it still feels like it's been a long time since we last met.

Thinking about her friends, Xiao Guo felt a little excited. Holding the gifts she had prepared for them, she felt very happy.

Even Zhuangzhuang was affected by Xiaoguo's mood and started shouting and calling out as well.

After the carriage stopped, Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang couldn't wait to get off. They stood outside and looked at the familiar streets. They realized that they had returned to Yonghai County.

"Madam, I will take you here. I have been away for too long and there are many things that need to be done in the government office, so I will take my leave first."

County Magistrate Liu gave Xiaoguo a carriage and a driver, said goodbye, and left with all his people.

Now standing at the familiar store entrance, Xiaoguo truly felt like home.

"As one wishes!"

Xiaoguo brought Zhuangzhuang into the store and shouted excitedly to the busy crowd.

The sound is so loud and exciting.

As soon as the voice came out, the noisy shop suddenly became quiet.

Then a voice sharper than Xiaoguo's was heard.

"Sister Xiaoguo!"

The person who made the sound came out from the kitchen with a big spoon in his hand, and his legs split due to the excitement of the sound.

Uncle Xu raised his head from the counter when he heard the noise. He held up his broken glasses, which were only a corner left. He squinted his eyes and vaguely made out two figures, one big and one small, at the door. His beard twitched with joy as he smiled, "Little Guo is back!"

"Sister Xiaoguo!"

"Sister Xiaoguo, you're back!"

"Xiao Guo!"

Linglong Fu'er and Xiao Cui stopped what they were doing and gathered around Xiao Guo when they saw him. They all looked extremely happy.

Sometimes he pinched Zhuangzhuang, sometimes he pulled Xiaoguo, and sometimes he asked a few questions to the point that Xiaoguo was confused.

"Okay, okay, come one by one."

Xiao Guo steadied himself, almost stupefied by their questions.

"Ah, ah, ah, are we going to do business anymore?"

It's quite lively here at Xiaoguo, but the people who come to eat are confused. No matter how excited you are, you can't stop doing business.

"No more!"

Ruyi said quickly, "Everyone, I'm sorry, we're closed for half a day today. I'll treat you all to noodles today. I'm sorry, please forgive me."

Xiaoguo wanted to hold her back and tell her that there was no need to do this and that business was more important, but Ruyi had already asked someone to return the money and leave.

The diners were dissatisfied, but they didn't say anything. After all, they got a bowl of noodles for free, which was a great bargain.

Xiao Cui saw off the last guest and closed the door.

Back to Xiaoguo, Ruyi took Xiaoguo to the backyard as soon as she finished speaking. There was a big table in the yard, and Xiaoguo placed all the gifts for them on it.

Before she even sat down, Ruyi pulled her aside to ask her all sorts of questions. Linglong and Fu'er poured sour plum soup for Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang. Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, the restaurant has started selling sour plum soup, and it has been selling very well, with almost everyone having a cup.

While answering everyone's questions, Xiaoguo took the time to drink some sour plum soup. After one sip, her throat, which was about to smoke, instantly felt much more relaxed.

Most of the people here have never been out of the county, so they really yearn to go outside, especially to the capital.

Xiaoguo told the story truthfully, without exaggeration, and it was quite lively and exciting.

"Okay, okay." Xiaoguo saw that the time was almost up, so he put the most important time of distributing gifts on the agenda.

"Here, this is Ruyi's."

Xiao Guo opened the bag, took out the gifts for everyone, and distributed them one by one, "This is for Linglong and Fuer, and this is for Xiao Cui."

Xiao Guo took out the glasses and handed them to Uncle Xu who was holding the glasses in his hand. "Also, this is Uncle Xu's."

When Uncle Xu saw the glasses, his eyes were red. He never thought that he could wear new glasses in his lifetime. He thought he would wear the old glasses until he was buried in the coffin. "Thank you, Xiaoguo."

"Hey, it's okay." Xiaoguo couldn't bear to hear the old man crying.

Everyone looked at the gifts that belonged to them and was filled with emotion.

Uncle Xu took off the tattered glasses he had worn for decades, carefully put on the new glasses, and when he opened his eyes, the scenery in front of him was so bright and clear, the sky was blue, and the clouds were white.

Ruyi was very happy when she saw the exotic clothes and couldn't wait to put them on and admire them.

Linglong and Fuer also couldn't let go of their own head flowers. The designs on them were lifelike and this gift was exactly what they wanted.

After taking it, Xiao Cui rubbed her eyes, wiped her hands vigorously on the apron, and gently stroked the winter skirt given to her. She thought that she would never be able to wear such a beautiful and warm winter skirt.

Xiaoguo was very satisfied seeing everyone was so happy. As long as everyone liked it, that was enough.

It was getting late, so Xiaoguo declined their invitation to stay for dinner and took Zhuangzhuang with her in a carriage to Taohua Village.

Qin Anming didn’t know that he and Zhuangzhuang had returned. Xiaoguo must have been shocked by the thought of coming back suddenly.

"Zhuangzhuang, how about we give uncle a big surprise?"

"What is it? A big surprise. How big is it?"

Zhuangzhuang asked naively.

"When we get back later, my uncle will be very surprised to see our expressions and appearances."

"Okay, I will definitely look carefully at my uncle's expression!"

Zhuangzhuang frowned and said seriously that he wanted to see how surprised Dadada looked.

The mother and son both had smirks on their faces. Xiaoguo was prepared to suddenly appear in front of him and scare him. When she thought of Qin Anming's expression, Xiaoguo found it funny.

When we arrived at Taohua Village, it was lunchtime. White smoke was coming out of the chimneys of every household. No one was outside; everyone was staying at home preparing for lunch.

When Xiaoguo came out of the county town, he did not lower the curtain and kept looking at the familiar place.

From the moment they entered the village, Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang were inexplicably excited, until they stopped at the door of their house, which happened to be closed, otherwise Qin Anming would have been alarmed.

After thanking the groom and saying goodbye, Xiaoguo asked Zhuangzhuang to knock on the door, and then hid quickly when he heard the noise.

I had too much luggage to carry and it was inconvenient for me to run, so I had to let Zhuangzhuang carry out the task.

Xiaoguo looked at Zhuangzhuang standing in front of the door, and quickly looked for a place to hide. After searching for a long time, he finally hid behind a big tree in front of the house.

After feeling good, he gave Zhuangzhuang a gesture and asked him to start knocking on the door.

Zhuangzhuang received the signal and immediately knocked on the door loudly. The dog in the yard heard the noise and started barking.

Zhuangzhuang knocked on the door several times in a row, and then ran away according to Xiaoguo's instructions.

Xiaoguo secretly showed one eye and looked at Zhuangzhuang with a smile.

Seeing Zhuangzhuang knocking on the door and then running towards him, Xiaoguo was shocked and shook his head vigorously to tell him that there was no place to hide here.

But Zhuangzhuang was very nervous because it was his first prank. He just ran away after knocking on the door and didn't know where to hide, so he came towards Xiaoguo.

There was no other way, Xiaoguo could only grab Zhuangzhuang, hold him in her arms, and stick tightly to the tree, hoping that Qin Anming couldn't see her.

Maybe God heard Xiaoguo's voice.

There was a creaking sound of the door opening from the inside, and then Qin Anming's voice was heard, asking who it was.

After asking a few times, there was no movement, and then the sound of the door closing was heard.

Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang laughed secretly, then prepared to try again. It was Zhuangzhuang who knocked on the door again and hid himself.

Just as Xiaoguo turned around and was about to put down Zhuangzhuang, he suddenly heard a loud shout, "See if you dare to come again!"

Then a hoe came at them. Xiao Guo was holding Zhuang Zhuang and was stunned for a moment, unable to dodge...