When I arrived at the gate of the village chief Li Mancang's house, I heard Funiu's giggling laughter.
Xu Jianguo pushed open the gate and walked in, and found Funiu sitting on a rocking horse and smiling happily. Next to her was a little boy, Li Mancang's youngest son, named Shitou.
When Funiu saw Xu Jianguo coming in, she quickly jumped off the wooden horse and ran towards him with her short legs.
The loose Taoist robe makes the little guy look full of joy.
"Haha, you're back!"
Xu Jianguo was afraid that she would fall, so he took a few quick steps and stretched out his hands to greet her. But suddenly he remembered the four clear fingerprints on the ox cart, so he quickly controlled his strength and gently picked up the little girl.
"Yes, I'm back. Did you listen to what Uncle Mancang said at his house?"
"I'm a good boy. If you don't believe me, ask Shitou Ga Ga!"
Funiu was showing off proudly. At this time, the village chief Li Mancang came out of the house.
"Jianguo, are you back? Is everything done?"
"Uncle, it's done, very smoothly!" Xu Jianguo said, then put Funiu down and handed the receipt and the fish in his hand to Li Mancang.
"Uncle, here's the receipt and this fish. You can stew it tonight to improve your health."
"Jianguo, where did you get the fish?" Li Mancang asked.
Xu Jianguo told Li Mancang about buying fish, but did not say how much he bought.
"You are so brave. You are not afraid of being seen."
"It's okay, there's no one on the road. You worried about Funiu when she was sick. This fish is Funiu's thank you." Xu Jianguo said.
"Isn't that right, Fu Niu?"
Xu Jianguo turned to look at the little girl in his arms, but saw that the child was staring at the fish in Li Mancang's hand without blinking.
This made Xu Jianguo and Li Mancang very embarrassed, thinking, "This unlucky child is so embarrassing."
"Uncle, don't worry about your food, we'll go back first." After saying that, he carried Funiu out of the yard and walked towards home.
He felt that if he stayed any longer, the soles of his cloth shoes would be scratched through.
When the two returned home, Xu Jianguo put Funniu on the kang and prepared two large bowls of well water for himself and Funniu.
"Haha, this water is so sweet!"
Xu Jianguo gulped down the water in the bowl in one breath and said with a smile, "Drink more if it's sweet. This water is good for Funiu's health."
After returning the empty bowl to the main hall, Xu Jianguo took out two eels from his space and placed them in a basin. He then went to the vegetable garden and picked two eggplants. He then took out a pull-back car toy from his space. He then turned back into the house and said to Funiu, "Funiu, I'm going out for a while and will be back soon. You just wait for me at home. Do you hear me?"
"Haha, can you take me with you?"
Xu Jianguo thought of the scene where Funiu was staring at the fish at the village chief's house just now, and decisively refused: "Brother will take you there next time and show you something fun." Then he took the toy car in his hand to Funiu and demonstrated it to her.
The little girl's attention was instantly attracted by the novel toy, and she completely ignored Xu Jianguo.
Xu Jianguo was afraid that the little girl would not behave well and fall off the kang, so he carried her to the ground and said, "Funiu, have fun at home. Brother will be back soon."
Funiu squatted on the ground, looked up and said, "Okay, ha ha, I'll wait for you at home, come back soon."
Xu Jianguo closed the door, took out a carp from the space, and walked towards Li Dashan's house.
When he arrived at Li Dashan's house, Xu Jianguo saw the old man sitting in the yard in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about. The slightly dilapidated yard made the old man look a little lonely.
The sound of the door opening startled the old man. Seeing that it was Xu Jianguo, he smiled and said, "Jianguo, why are you here?"
"Grandpa Shan, I came to give you a fish to thank you for saving me today."
"You kid, you're so polite to me. Come and sit down and have a bowl of water."
"Grandpa Shan, I won't sit down anymore. I'll put the fish in the main room for you. The little girl is still waiting for me at home. I have to go back quickly. This fish is fresh. You can stew it in the evening."
Li Dashan didn't ask Xu Jianguo where the fish came from. In this day and age, if a family has something good, they will hide it, for fear that others will know. If you really ask about it, it will inevitably make people dislike you.
Although the old man is very old, he still understands this principle.
"Okay, then thank you, old man."
"Hey, no need to thank Grandpa Shan. It's better for you to enjoy your meal than anything else! You can take a rest. I'm going back now."
"Okay, I won't keep you here. Go slowly on your way."
"Okay, goodbye, Grandpa Shan!"
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