Qi Siling led the little girl to the passenger seat, opened the door, pulled out a heavy box from under the seat, put the box on the ground, and waved to the little girl who was watching curiously, "Squat down."
Xia Youyou obediently moved closer to him and watched him open the box. Her eyes seemed to be glued to the dazzling array of jewels inside, unable to move away! There was even coral!
Qi Siling's eyes softened as he saw her clearly becoming excited. As she approached, he could smell the sweet scent of apple. "Do you like it?"
Xia Youyou nodded vigorously, not bothering to pay attention to him at all. Oh, there were also sapphire hairpins, necklaces, and jade bracelets. What surprised her most was the red coral she saw at first sight!
"How old are you?" Qi Siling saw her excitement and asked casually.
"16." Xia Youyou picked up the red coral. Its pure and bright color made it obvious that it was an extraordinary item!
"Why don't you and your brother have the same surname?"
"It's not a kiss!" She carefully put down the coral and picked up a jade pendant! A crystal clear glass-type pendant, the person who wore it must be rich or noble! There are so many good things! No, she has to go find her brother, she wants them all!
Qi Siling got the message out of her, and then he saw her stand up to leave, so he quickly grabbed her wrist. "Where are you going? Is there anything you want here?" He opened the box and took out another layer from the middle.
Xia Youyou watched as the box on the ground suddenly split into two layers, revealing neatly arranged large yellow croakers underneath! Her breath stagnated, and she twisted her wrist to shake him off.
Cao An caught his stumbling sister and steadied her. "Why are you running?"
"I want them all!" The jewels inside are all good. You can tell they are quite old and well preserved.
Qi Siling followed her, clenching her hands at her sides. The little girl had grown some flesh on her face, but her wrists were still skin on bone. Perhaps, like the other children in the orphanage, she had endured much hardship before being taken in by Cao An? Otherwise, with Cao An's doting attitude, how could he possibly let the little girl starve?
"If you like it, take it all!"
Cao An frowned. Something was wrong!
Xia Youyou also looked suspicious, "Why?"
"As long as you like them, these things are useless to me. I can't use them, and it would be a pity to throw them away. Why don't I give them to you?"
"Then we can't take yours. How about this, you decide how much food you want to exchange for it, and come back in two installments, just to make friends." Since my sister likes it, I'll give her more food.
"Can."
The cooperation was thus reached. Xia Youyou sat on the back seat of Cao An's bicycle, holding the box. "Hurry home. I want to show my mother. There's a bracelet inside that would suit her."
"You can't wear it outside now." Cao An walked steadily around a stone to prevent the car from shaking.
"Then let mom put it away and wear it when you can."
I didn't expect Qi Siling to be so generous. Before I even gave him the food, he'd already taken the goods back. We'd agreed to pick up the goods at the temporary building near the greenhouse that night, and their car happened to be there, which made it easier for them. They didn't have to work hard to move it over. They could just back up the car and load it in the evening.
Cao An, however, was cautious, fearing the secret of the space would be discovered, and simply said it was surplus food from the brigade. Believe it or not, it didn't matter; it just offered a way out.
"Mom~" Xia Youyou knocked on the door and called out excitedly at the door.
Liu Hui was in the kitchen preparing to cook. She always locked the door when she was alone. When she heard the noise, she came out, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Stop crying, why are you acting like a tomboy?" I've clearly grown some flesh and brought back a lovely daughter, so why is her personality so erratic?
When Xia Youyou saw the door open, she rushed over and gave Liu Hui a bear hug. "Mom, I got a box of goodies. Let's go inside. I want to give it to you."
"Wait a minute, why are you so dirty?" His face was fair, but there was an obvious gray mark on the back of his black clothes where he didn't know where it had been rubbed.
"You just fell down, it's okay. Come in quickly!" He changed the subject and pulled his mother into the main room.
"Eanzi, go stir the vegetables in the pot so they don't get burnt. This kid!"
The heavy box fell on the table with a bang, startling Liu Hui who was following behind.
"What's in this? Why is it so heavy?"
Xia Youyou said mysteriously, "Mom, guess what!"
"I can't guess." He rubbed her back gently. Why couldn't it be wiped off? Never mind, I'll wash it for her later.
The box was opened, and the contents inside dazzled Liu Hui. She looked closely and saw that it was a box of jewels. "Where did you get these?"
"The guy who bought food from us last time exchanged these for me. We'll put them on him when we go out tonight, and now they're mine." She picked up a jade bracelet and a gold bracelet. "Mom, this one suits you."
"Mom doesn't want it, and I can't wear it outside." Wearing this these days will get you reported.
"We won't wear them outside, you can keep them anyway." He stuffed them into her hands without hesitation and rummaged through the box, finding a pair of ruby earrings. "These are pretty too."
Cao An parked his bike and helplessly watched the mother and daughter pick out jewelry in the main room. He resigned himself to his fate and went to the kitchen to cook. When he came back from the kitchen with the dishes, Xia Youyou was still chattering and gesturing with her mother.
"Okay, put it away and eat."
"I think I'm full."
Cao An put the dishes away and patted her head. "Don't even think about it! Hurry and eat! If you don't put it away, I'll confiscate it from you!" Still not wanting to eat? I'm afraid the meat I worked so hard to build up will disappear again.
Xia Youyou was like a quail, and with a wave of her hand, she put the box away and stuffed the bracelet and necklace on her hand into Liu Hui's arms.
"Mom, put it away quickly, don't let this skinner snatch it away!"
Cao An laughed angrily and pinched her fair cheek. "How did I get skinned? Do you think I deserved a beating?"
"Don't bully your sister! Hurry and eat!" Liu Hui couldn't stand Cao An always pinching her daughter's face. She was so soft, why did he always pinch her? She couldn't bear it!
"Okay! Looks like I'm the one who picked it up!"
Xia Youyou rubbed her face and complained, "Isn't it just picked up? I'm my mother's biological child!"
"Hurry up and eat, we still have to go to the fields later."
The meal was so lively that the two people's chopsticks were fighting on the table.
He rode his bicycle back to the city gate. Qi Siling and Cao Hai were already waiting there. They had a simple dinner of dry food. They just had to wait until the evening to load the goods so they could return to the capital overnight. Seeing the bicycles coming out of the city, he quickly stepped forward to greet them.
Xiao Hai was quite familiar with the place: "Brother Cao, sister, where are we going to load the goods?"
Qi Siling glanced at Xiao Hai and asked, "What do you call me sister?"
"Hey, my sister belongs to everyone!"
Xia Youyou peeked at the two from the back of her bicycle, clutching the belt on Cao An's uniform and waving. "Good evening!"
She had just been forced by her mother to change her clothes, still wearing the same aqua-red jacket. Her skin was whiter than it had been two weeks ago, and the aqua-red color made her face rosy and her eyes lively. The mole on her forehead also made the girl's complexion even brighter.
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