Chang Youxin opened the door, and Pan Yinhua stood at the door, wanting to see who it was.
Outside the door, a tall man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat cast a shadow over his resolute and handsome face.
He was soaked through by the heavy rain.
He left quickly, and Chang Youxin ran back to his room, complaining, "Oh my god, this awful weather!"
Pan Yinhua asked, "What's wrong? Who is it?"
Chang Youxin bent down to wipe his feet without raising his head: "The Li family said that they ran into Xu, the educated youth, in the city yesterday. There was an emergency at home, so the two sisters went back to the city."
Pan Yinhua sat up: "You went back to the city? I thought she was in the educated youth dormitory."
Xu Nuo didn't come back yesterday, so Pan Yinhua went to her room to check. She didn't see anything left behind, so she assumed that Xu Nuo had gone to sleep in the educated youth dormitory.
I didn't expect them to go back to the city.
Chang Youxin said, "He left with Comrade Xu Yan. There must be some urgent matter at home."
As the two were talking, a loud "boom" was heard outside.
Pan Yinhua was startled, and then she heard Shen Cuiping's sharp and sarcastic voice: "That damned Feng, does he not want anyone to live?"
Pan Yinhua's face darkened. She peeked out and saw that the rightmost room outside had a large hole in it and was in a mess.
It turned out that the wind was too strong and blew off a piece of the eaves, which happened to break the window in Changzi's room.
The window broke, and the wind and rain poured in, soaking the bed and getting both Chen Cuiping and Chang Zigeng drenched.
Chang Xiaohong was sleeping in the innermost room. She opened her eyes groggily and saw that the room was a mess. She was so frightened that she burst into tears.
Pan Yinhua hurriedly ran to Chang Zi's room, helped him take out the useful things, and shouted in a loud voice, "Go to Xia Jie'er's room, quick!"
Shen Cuiping was the quickest to act, darting into the next room and plopping down on the bed, not caring that she was soaking wet.
Chang Zigeng and Chang Xiaohong came in carrying their things. Chang Xiaohong shrank back onto the bed. Chang Zigeng disapproved, saying, "This is where Teacher Xu lives. Don't get it wet."
Upon hearing this, Chang Xiaohong tried to get out of bed, but Shen Cuiping pulled her back. Shen Cuiping glared at her and shouted fiercely, "What? Who's your wife? You're showing concern for someone else! You beast, have you been bewitched by that vixen…"
The child was still inside when Changzi's usually honest face turned anxious and angry. He slammed his hand on the table and roared, "You woman, you're talking nonsense!"
Shen Cuiping spat, "You bastard, you're always worrying about whether other people's blankets are wet or not. You treat me like your enemy." Shen Cuiping rolled her eyes to the sky, kicked off her shoes, and shrank into bed.
Hmph, anyway, the room is in such a state that it's uninhabitable. She and Changzi are definitely going to stay at Xia Jie'er's place. As for that Xu Nuo, let her go back to where she came from.
Shen Cuiping became more and more excited as she thought about it, and felt that it was a good thing that the window in the room had been broken by the eaves.
She looked around, trying to see if Xu Nuo had left anything behind, only to find that the room was empty; Xu Nuo had taken everything.
She pursed her lips, reached out and pulled open the drawer, rummaging through it.
Chang Zigen saw her rummaging through the drawers and asked, "What are you doing?"
Shen Cuiping ignored him and searched the place thoroughly before stopping. There wasn't even a piece of candy, let alone any moisturizing oil. She was really craving sweet candy, but she couldn't get any, which made her extremely upset.
Shen Cuiping retorted, her neck stiff, "They live in our houses, eat our food, and don't pay us a single grain of rice. Do they think we're easy targets?"
Chang Xiaohong whispered, "Teacher Xu taught us to read."
Shen Cuiping glared at her: "You didn't pay tuition? You each paid one yuan. What's the big deal about her teaching you a few words? Besides, what use are the words you learn in the future?"
Chang Xiaohong stopped talking, and Chang Zigeng was too lazy to pay attention to her. He sat down on the stool by the cabinet and didn't say anything for a long time.
...
Xu Nuo slept until she naturally woke up. Outside, the sky was dark and the rain was pouring down.
After a night of rain, the earthen walls of the kitchen were soaked, and the floor was covered with a layer of water, so wet that your shoes would get half wet as soon as you stepped on it.
When Li Xian returned from outside, the floor was soaked with water. He took out the package he was carrying.
The package was wrapped in waterproof plastic; although the outside was very wet, the inside was still dry.
Just in case, he started a fire, removed the plastic film, took out the clothes wrapped in a cloth bag, and put them on the stove to dry.
He quickly took off his wet clothes, and without using hot water, he went outside and took a shower in the pouring rain, then went into the kitchen to dry off and change his clothes.
The red bean porridge in the pot was cooked. He stirred it a couple of times with a spoon to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
The yellow wooden cabinet was opened, revealing only a bowl and a basin inside. In one of the basins were a few eggs. The man took one and put it in the water to boil.
After quickly finishing, he was about to go into the room when he realized he was still chilly, so he went to the fire to warm himself for a while.
The rain was so heavy that as soon as the door opened, wind and rain poured in through the cracks.
Li Xian tiptoed to the bedside and saw Xu Nuo with her almond-shaped eyes, which were half-closed and watery. When she saw it was him, she narrowed her eyes slightly, looking both charming and playful.
"Awake?" Li Xian sat down by the bed.
"Mmm." Xu Nuo's voice was sweet and soft. She reached out and grabbed his waist, resting her head on his leg. Her eyebrows and eyes still looked a little sleepy from just waking up, making her look delicate and endearing.
"Are you hungry?" Li Xian's ears burned a little. He hugged her and wrapped her tightly in the blanket before asking.
"I'm not hungry." She shook her head with her eyes closed, and mumbled, "I feel dizzy."
Actually, I wasn't dizzy; it's just that I slept for a long time, and my head felt a little lightheaded when I woke up.
The man's rough fingertips touched her scalp, and with a gentle press, she got goosebumps all over her body from the comfort.
Li Xian's eyes were serious, as if he were doing something delicate.
Xu Nuo closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment for a while, but almost fell asleep again.
"Okay, I'm not dizzy anymore." She looked up at him and said with a smile. But then she remembered that Li Xian had an injury on his hand, and her expression suddenly changed. She sat up abruptly to look at his hand and said anxiously, "You're injured."
Li Xian had been massaging her wound for so long, it must have bled again. She unwrapped his gauze and saw that the wound was covered with scabs. Although it hadn't healed yet, it wasn't bleeding anymore, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Nuo held his hand in a daze, and blushed a little when she thought of what he had done to her yesterday. Li Xian took his hand back, wrapped it with gauze, and gently comforted her, "It's okay, it will be fine in a few days."
He was rarely unscathed; he was always injured or aching, but to him, these were hardly injuries.
"It's raining heavily outside, don't go out, I'll go get you some porridge."
Xu Nuo nodded and sat on the bed waiting for him. She saw him go in and out several times, bringing in a lot of things. In the end, he was carrying a bag that looked very familiar to her.
"My clothes!" Xu Nuo exclaimed in surprise, "You went to Duan San's house?"
Li Xian nodded.
Speaking of Duan San, Xu Nuo thought of Xu Yan and Luo Chen again. Before she could ask, Li Xian spoke up: "Your sister... lives at Duan San's house."
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