When he woke up the next day, it was already bright. Du Jiang rubbed his sore waist sleepily. As for the culprit, he had already gone to work. Touching the other half of the mattress that had turned cold, Du Jiang gritted his teeth and hammered on the mattress angrily.
"Bang bang~"
Hearing the pounding sounds inside, Mrs. Huo, who was carrying breakfast, turned around a little embarrassedly and put the breakfast on the dining table, "Jiang Jiang, get up and have breakfast."
Hearing the shouting outside the door, Du Jiang paused, and then a blush covered her head. Her cheeks were as red as if she had a fever, as if she would steam at the next second.
Exhale~Inhale~Exhale~Inhale
After preparing himself mentally, Du Jiang slowly got out of bed and walked out. As he opened the door, he met the two elders in the living room. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, Du Jiang still felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the two elders also knew what was going on and immediately looked away.
Seeing this, Du Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the stool with his hand on his waist and began to enjoy his breakfast. Perhaps because he was very hungry, Du Jiang ate very voraciously. Although he was a little impatient, he did not seem rude.
After finally finishing the meal, Du Jiang really didn't want to continue the awkwardness, so he hurried back to the house, picked up the bamboo basket and walked out, "Grandma, I'm going out for a walk."
"Alas," Mrs. Huo didn't even call out to her, but Du Jiang had already run away. Looking at her back, which was running like a dog, Mrs. Huo held her forehead with her hands, "This girl is still so shameless."
"Ahem"
Compared to Old Mrs. Huo's indifference, Old Man Huo was not so comfortable. After all, she was his junior, so he could only cough awkwardly and said, "Old woman, you really have a mouth..." Old Man Huo shook his head, not knowing how to describe his old woman.
Mrs. Huo was a little confused about Mr. Huo's embarrassment. "It's normal for a couple to be in London. Besides, I used to be a doctor. There's nothing wrong with saying this."
"Okay, okay, whatever you say." Old Man Huo was willing to admit defeat to his wife's words and immediately waved his hand and said, "But you should also pay attention to the occasion. After all, I was here just now. This doesn't sound good."
Uh, Old Man Huo finally realized what was happening and looked embarrassed. "Sorry, I forgot about that. When I was studying with my teacher, we didn't differentiate between men and women. Now that I feel comfortable, I think of the past."
“Yeah, I really miss the old days.”
Memories came to mind, and both Old Man and Old Mrs. Huo felt a little melancholy, but fortunately their melancholy did not last too long, because Du Siming, you are back.
Seeing Du Siming returning in broad daylight, the old couple were very surprised, especially Old Man Huo, whose brows furrowed involuntarily, "Siming, has something happened?"
"It's okay." Knowing Old Man Huo's worry, Du Siming immediately waved his hand, then poured himself a glass of water and drank it all. "A few more people from the village have come. I'm thinking of arranging them to work at the kiln factory. After all, it's physical work, and it would look good to the higher-ups too."
"A few more people have arrived. What about Aze's place?" Old Man Huo suddenly became worried. "Aze lives there alone. Although the smell is unpleasant, it is a brick house after all. If they are newcomers, it will be difficult to treat them differently. If someone accidentally reports them, it will be troublesome."
"But it will be inconvenient if we live together," said Old Mrs. Huo, also becoming worried.
"Uncle, aunt, it's okay. I have my own arrangements. I just want to tell you." Du Siming drank the water in the cup. "Well, I'm leaving first. The corn stalks in the field are infested with worms. I need to be busy recently. Don't go over to Aze's place recently. I will take good care of him."
"Okay, you should be careful too." Knowing that Du Siming was worried, Old Man Huo nodded and agreed, "I will let Yangyang and Du Jiang be careful. You should be careful yourself. It doesn't matter if we live together. We can just build two more houses."
"That's not necessary," Du Siming said, as he was more informed than the old couple. "Xu Zhizhou and Du Yingying are moving to town, and there will be two vacant rooms at the educated youth center. We can ask them to switch places, or have Yu Chunxiao move to the front, and then open a back door for Aze."
"No one in the village will say anything, right?" Although Du Siming's suggestion was good, Mrs. Huo was moved but also a little worried. After all, such obvious care could easily give people something to talk about.
"What can I say?" Du Siming waved his hand disapprovingly. "In the past few years, under Du Jiang's subtle influence, most of them have started picking medicinal herbs, and the others are working in the kiln factory. They are all busy making money. Who has the time to find fault?" Du Siming paused, his eyes flickering slightly, and he said uncertainly, "If anyone really wants to find fault, it's probably Zuo Qingfeng. That kid and Wuchuan have been fighting and scolding each other for the past few years, and their life has not been easy. It's a pity that they got married back then, and he can't get rid of Wuchuan unless he lets go."
The old couple of the Huo family knew something about their neighbors' movements. Old man Huo nodded and said, "Leave Zuo Qingfeng to me and your aunt. We will keep an eye on him."
"Okay, thank you for your help, uncle. I will go and arrange some people first." After saying that, Du Siming left.
He really came and went in a hurry, but it was obvious that he was really busy.
After sending Du Siming away, Mrs. Huo felt a little restless. After all, this was about her youngest son. She immediately paced back and forth in the room, "Old man, why don't I go and take a look? I can't let Zuo Qingfeng ruin everything."
"No need," said Old Man Huo, who had thought much more than Old Man Huo. "It's too obvious if you go out and see now. After all, Du Siming just left. So, let's go out for a walk in two days. It just so happens that my feet can move now."
"But…"
"Don't worry, old lady. Our Aze is not stupid either." This was the only way Old Man Huo could comfort Old Mrs. Huo. However, the effect was average, because until Du Jiang came back, Old Mrs. Huo already looked absent-minded.
Looking at Mrs. Huo who was frequently distracted at the dinner table, Du Jiang was completely confused. He could only cast a puzzled look at Mr. Huo, "Grandpa, what's wrong with Grandma? Is she not feeling well?"
"No, your third uncle came over this morning." Then Old Man Huo repeated what Du Siming had said that morning. After listening to it, Du Jiang suddenly understood and said immediately, "Grandma, don't worry. Zuo Qingfeng can't go out for the next two days."
"Can't go out?" Mrs. Huo suddenly became energetic, "But what happened?"
"Well," Du Jiang hesitated and repeated what he heard on the riverbank, "I heard that he had a fight with Wuchuan last month and broke his leg. He has been lying in bed recently and I'm afraid he won't be able to go out until next month."
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