"You see, the three of us have to listen to our eldest sister. Now you have to listen to me. I'm the second in command." Qing Ya said.
…
Xuemei found that Han Chen was watching them, but they were making a lot of noise.
"Comrade Han, don't look at my brothers and sisters who are noisy now. They will be as good as a pair of pants in just a few minutes. All children are like this. Don't be shy." Xuemei explained.
"I can see that you four siblings have a very good relationship. I envy the relationship between you. It's something I've never experienced before." Han Chen said to Xuemei with some sadness.
"Don't you have any brothers or sisters?" Xuemei regretted asking the question as soon as she asked it. Han Chen must have some, otherwise why would he come to the countryside?
"I don't know whether to say yes or no. Forget it, let's not talk about this." Han Chen said with a wry smile.
Xuemei looked into Han Chen's eyes, which seemed to contain unfathomable emotions, including sadness, pain, and memories... just like the stars in the summer night sky, mysterious and twinkling.
"Sister, are you listening to me?" Mingwu asked.
Xuemei then realized that she had been looking at Han Chen for a long time. She rubbed her ears embarrassedly, but she didn't know that her ears became even redder. Xuemei didn't know that Han Chen had also been looking at her.
"Oh, I was distracted just now, please say it again." Xuemei said.
"I say, I really don't understand what Qingya and the other two are fighting about. Each of them has sixty or seventy cents. I would be so happy. But a grown man like me who is almost fifteen years old doesn't have more than one dollar on my body." Mingwu said hopelessly.
"Third brother, how come you don't even have one dollar? I have saved more than three dollars." Juhua said without giving details.
"I'm not like you. My elder and second brothers give you some pocket money occasionally, and even half of dad's private money is given to you. If I had so many people asking me for money, I must have more than five dollars now. You just spend it recklessly, buying flowers every day." Mingwu retorted.
"Third brother, you are the one who spends money recklessly. Last time, the eldest and second brothers clearly gave you money. Don't think I don't know." Juhua argued.
"Big Brother and Second Brother gave me money, but how often did they give it to me? They gave it to me twice and only once. Don't think I don't know that Second Brother often buys you delicious food at the commune. Little girl, don't take advantage of me and act like a spoiled brat."
"No, I didn't, you're talking nonsense."
"Juhua, if mother gives us both fifty cents this time, I will only give you twenty cents. Do you hear me?" Mingwu asked.
"No, I want to split it equally. We picked about the same amount of mushrooms." Juhua said with a pout.
"How can it be about the same? I picked up much more than you. I also got more than you when I went to the commune just now. It's only right that I get an extra cent." Mingwu analyzed.
"No, I spent almost the same amount of time in the mountains as you today, and I'm going to the commune too, so I want to split it equally." Juhua said rudely.
…
Xuemei looked at it helplessly. There was also a quarrel here and she couldn't get a word in at all.
Xuemei looked up and glanced to the side at Han Chen, just seeing Han Chen's profile. His nose was still as straight and his eyelashes were still as long. Compared with the first time they met, he was a little darker, but still very handsome and still made people feel amazing at first sight.
Xuemei's heart began to pound as she watched. Han Chen turned around, and their eyes met. She hurriedly lowered her head, clutching her chest as she walked forward, muttering to herself, "Beauty is deceptive, beauty is deceptive!"
Han Chen, who was standing behind Xuemei, also smiled foolishly and looked at Xuemei's back for a long time.
…
When they were almost at the door of her house, Xuemei whispered to Han Chen, "Han Zhiqing, wait for me outside my courtyard for a while. I have something to give you."
Han Chen nodded in confusion.
"Sister, why did you take Zhou Zhiqing's backpack back? You could have just asked Han Zhiqing to take it back." Ruirui asked in confusion.
"Han Zhiqing just helped us carry the backpack, so I gave him some dried chestnuts to thank him," Xuemei replied.
Liu's mother, who was in the kitchen, also heard this and came out to say, "Xuemei, pick some chrysanthemum and lettuce for Han Zhiqing to take back and share with the other Zhiqing."
After Xuemei packed her things, she came to the gate of the yard, handed the basket to Han Chen, and said, "Han Zhiqing, the vegetables inside are for you Zhiqing to eat together. The chestnuts inside are mine. They are cooked and dried. When you want to eat them, just steam them in the steamer for ten minutes."
Han Chen looked at Xuemei stupidly without saying a word. Xuemei said uncomfortably, "Han Zhiqing, I'll give you the things and then I'll go back first. You should go back early too!" Xuemei said and ran back.
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