Although Grandpa Xia was old, his pace was not slow. He soon came to them, patted their shoulders, and kept saying, "Okay, okay."
"You two are the only ones who came back. The second brother and the others didn't come back?"
Uncle Xia asked as he was cleaning the weeds that had accidentally gotten on his clothes while working.
"They're all back. They're watching the luggage at the door."
Father Xia stood by, looking at his buddy excitedly. Finally, he thought that they were outside and there were many things that were not convenient for others to hear, so he said:
"Okay, let's go home first. We'll talk about it when we get home."
After hearing this, Grandpa Xia said, "Yes, yes, the second brother is right. Let's go home first."
Just as they were about to leave, the neighbors who lived close to their land gathered around them, and each of them was extremely enthusiastic.
"Oh, you see, it's still better to be in the city. Yan Jun has only been there for a few months, but he's already completely different from us country bumpkins. He's whiter and looks more energetic."
"No wonder people are all running to the city. It seems the city is better. You can make more money and don't have to work hard."
"Uncle San, you're going to be blessed with grandchildren like this. Look at those brats in our family. I wish they could be half as successful as your kids."
"Who says it's not? I'm really envious."
"Oh, this is Xiao Jin, look at her, she's so pretty. I heard she's still in high school and will be taking the college entrance exam soon. How come she's so amazing?"
"She's good at studying, can earn money, and even brings her brothers over to help her make money. She's really enviable."
"Xiao Jin, I'm Aunt Niu from the village entrance. If you have any problems, just come to me. As long as you ask, I will do it for you, no matter how difficult it is."
"And me, and me. I'm from the east. This is my little boy. If you need anything, ask him to help you. Just order him around."
"My aunt's family, the young man in my aunt's family is also very capable. If you have anything in the future, just ask me. I promise to do it beautifully for you without saying anything else."
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Xia Jin looked at the people who surrounded her and felt a little embarrassed because she didn't know any of them. However, these people were extremely enthusiastic. Looking at them, it seemed as if they wanted to eat her alive.
She felt a little panicked as she watched them rushing to speak, constantly praising themselves, or making promises one after another.
She had no idea how to deal with these extremely enthusiastic people. She had not been home many times, so she had no idea which families had a good relationship with her and which families had a bad relationship with her.
If she spoke rashly, she might offend other families. After all, her family still had to live in this village.
She knew that her recruitment would draw gratitude from the surrounding villagers, but she didn't expect the impact to be so great.
She felt that if she said now that she wanted to be the village chief, they would definitely let her do it without hesitation.
They were so enthusiastic, as if they had done something great recently. They wanted to give all the rare things in their homes to me.
But it’s better this way, because this way, my family will live more safely and comfortably here.
After all, everyone will respect them for their sake and will not offend them or embarrass them.
And if they need any help at home, there will definitely be many people to help, so they don’t have to worry about the villagers isolating their family.
Father Xia looked at his daughter's increasingly helpless expression and shouted loudly from the side:
"My daughter just came back, don't scare them. Besides, go do your work, we are going home. They just came back, let them have a good rest first."
Grandpa Xia also said, "Yes, everyone, please disperse first. We can talk tonight. Now let's go home. There are people waiting at the door."
After hearing this, the people around tactfully made way, and Xia Jin pulled his elder brother and hurriedly walked out from the middle.
After walking out of the encirclement, even though I had my back to them, I could still feel their gazes on me, so eager and focused.
On the way home, I met a few people working in the fields. We chatted for a few minutes before Grandpa Xia and the others turned them away.
They walked and stopped all the way, and when they got home, they were spotted by Xia Yanbing who was squatting at the door. Xia Yanbing suddenly stood up and shouted at them:
"You are finally back. Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Uncle, did you miss me?"
"I missed you guys so much when I was over there."
Aunt Xia was angry at her troublesome son, so she slapped him and said:
"I've thought about it. Even though you always get into trouble at home and talk back to us, I love you. Not to mention I miss you a lot after you left. After all, there's no one around us all the time, making us angry."
"Alright, get out of the way, let's open the door and go in first, otherwise we'll be surrounded by villagers who heard the noise."
Xia Yanbing obediently stepped aside and waited for them to open the door, then walked in carrying the bags in his hands.
The others followed closely behind him and walked in with the packages on the practice ground. After entering, they put the luggage into the house.
Looking at this clean and tidy house, I knew that a house was going to be built, but I didn't know it would be so big. Xia Yanbing sighed:
"That's great! I never thought that one day our family would be able to live in a house like this."
"Okay, let's look at the house later. Put your luggage in your room first. You and your eldest brother will be on the first floor, and your room, Xia Jin, will be on the second floor, on the easternmost side, facing the sun."
They put all the luggage in the room, then came downstairs to open the things they bought for their family and let them see them.
Looking at his grandson sitting there, Grandpa Xia said, "Big brother, you go first. Send Hongshan back, and then call your sister and her family to come to our place for dinner. We can have a good reunion."
"Okay!"
After seeing this person leave, they started chatting again. Xia Jin gave them the things he bought for everyone. This time, it was not only Xia Jin who bought things.
Brother Xia and his friends also bought gifts for Grandpa Xia. When Grandpa Xia received the gifts, he was very touched. This was something he had never dared to imagine before, that his own child would have such abilities.
Although he blamed them for spending money recklessly, it was obvious that he was still happy in his heart.
"Grandpa, this time we're coming, we're going to the capital with the people we recruited earlier. You decide when to notify them. We'll leave in five days."
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