The next day.
After the family had breakfast, Li, carrying a basket on her arm and her son, who had changed his clothes, said, "Zhu Zi, when we go to Mr. Lin's house later, remember to thank him properly as mother told you to, okay?"
Wang Zhuzi yawned, glanced at the stern-faced Li, and said, "Mother, I understand. You need to greet me politely, and don't look around or run around. Keep your head down and obey."
"Okay, let's go." Li nodded.
At this moment, Li's sleeve was gently tugged. She turned her head and saw her daughter had walked out and stood beside her.
"Erya, what's wrong?" she said.
"Mom, I also want to go with you, can I?" Wang Erya said with a well-behaved look on her face.
Li touched her daughter's hair, but her face showed hesitation and she did not agree.
After a while, she spoke to comfort her, "Er Ya, Mom and your eldest brother are going to their house to express our gratitude. Can we not go?"
Wang Erya pulled Li's clothes without saying a word, with a determined look on her face and a pout.
Mrs. Li checked the time, then looked at her daughter and said, "Okay, then you have to promise me that you won't run around or jump around when this passes. Got it?"
"I understand, Mom." Wang Erya nodded with a smile.
Li smiled helplessly, holding her daughter's hand and calling her son to follow her, and went out with a small basket in her hand.
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In front of the courtyard at the westernmost end of the village, a jujube tree grows extremely lush, and the crisp chirping of cicadas can be heard from the tree incessantly.
Dongdong——
Li walked forward and knocked gently on the door.
After a moment, the small wooden door opened from the inside with a "click".
A pretty lady in blue, with a scarf wrapped around her head, came out. Seeing the three people at the door, she asked Li with a puzzled look on her face, "Sister-in-law Wang, what are you doing?"
"Mrs. Lin, I came here specifically to express my gratitude." Li said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the woman in blue stepped aside to open the door and said, "Sister-in-law Wang, please come into the courtyard and talk."
Wang Erya and her brother Zhuzi followed their mother Li into the yard.
The yard is not big, but it is very clean. After entering, you can clearly hear the sound of reading coming from one of the rooms.
Wang Erya's eyes flashed and she looked towards the room, but her hand was held by her mother Li, so from this position she could only see a figure sitting by the window.
"Mrs. Lin, I came to your house this time to express my gratitude. Yesterday, when our head of the household returned home, I learned that Zhuzi had nearly gotten into a big disaster. It was all thanks to Mr. Lin's intervention."
"You're welcome, Sister-in-law Wang. My husband mentioned it to me yesterday when he came back. He said it was just a small favor and not worth your special trip."
"Mr. Lin is a very indifferent person, but my family cannot take it lightly. This is a worthless item. Please accept it, Madam Lin, and don't despise it."
As Li said this, she opened the basket in her hand and handed it over. Mrs. Lin saw half a bucket of millet and a few eggs inside and quickly declined.
Finally, unable to delay any longer, Mrs. Lin had no choice but to accept it and returned the basket to Li.
"Mrs. Lin, I wonder if Mr. Lin is at home. Let my son thank him in person." Li took the basket and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Madam Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "My husband is at home, checking Yu'er's homework. Sister-in-law Wang, please wait a minute. I'll go and take a look."
Mrs. Li smiled and nodded, and Mrs. Lin got up and went to the room where the sound of reading had just been heard.
Seeing someone enter the house, Li reminded her son again: "Zhu Zi, remember to thank Mr. Lin politely later."
"I understand, Mom." Zhuzi's eyes rolled around and he nodded obediently.
Wang Erya, who was standing by, saw this expression and looked at her elder brother again.
What the hell is this kid trying to do?!
Before she could figure it out, Madam Lin had already walked into the yard with a thin man in a green cloth robe.
"Mr. Lin."
Li stood up and nodded politely, then pulled Zhuzi over and said, "I brought my Zhuzi here to express my gratitude. Thank you so much for yesterday."
After she finished speaking, she pulled the pillar's hand to signal.
The pillar moved a little when it was pulled, and he lowered his mouth and said with his head down: "Mr. Lin, thank you for your help yesterday."
Lin Xiucai glanced at Zhuzi and said politely, "It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Remember this lesson and be more careful in the future."
"Yes." Mrs. Li nodded, turned around and nudged her son, saying, "Zhu Zi, you must remember what Mr. Lin said. Got it?"
"Yeah." Zhuzi nodded.
Li thanked them with a smile, and without staying any longer, she exchanged a few words and took the two of them away.
Seeing this, Wang Erya did nothing. She acted like a well-behaved child and left without saying a word the whole time.
Although she didn't talk to him today, she finally knew what Mr. Lin looked like. It was a successful first step, and there was still a long way to go.
That is, she always felt that her brother seemed to have something in mind, so she paid some attention to him on the way.
Sure enough, not long after they walked, Zhuzi stopped and said, "Mom, I won't go back with you. Goudan and I are going out to play for a while."
Mrs. Li glanced at her son and saw that he couldn't sit still. She let go and said, "Go, go, but be careful, okay?"
"I understand." Zhuzi's voice gradually dissipated into the air as he walked away.
Wang Erya looked at the figure walking away, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Mom, I want to go play with Big Brother too."
Mrs. Li looked at her daughter, who had become much more well-behaved since she woke up from the water, and said with a smile, "Go ahead. Remember to call your brother back for lunch around noon."
"I understand." She nodded.
Li walked away with the basket on her shoulder, and Wang Erya followed the direction the pillar had just run away from.
Since she was going to catch up this time, she didn't delay and used her meager internal energy to perform lightness skills. After a while, she caught up with the pillar that had run a distance.
Under the scorching sun, she watched Zhuzi calling out to a few children who usually played with her, and sneaked back to the place they had just left.
At the entrance of Mr. Lin’s house.
Wang Erya was watching from a distance, not understanding what her unlucky brother was trying to do. He had just set a fire and almost burned himself, and now he came here secretly. Was he going to take revenge on his benefactor, Mr. Lin?
No way?!
"Goudan, come on up and pick the dates. We'll continue down below." Zhuzi glanced at the tightly closed wooden door and turned to a tall and thin child.
Goudan glanced at the red dates on the tree, spat on his hands, and said, "No problem, leave it to me."
After saying that, he climbed up the tree in no time. His thin figure was like a nimble monkey, and he climbed very easily.
Wang Erya, who was far away, reacted too late and hurried over to stop it.
"stop!"
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