There is almost no difference between this side of the stream and the other side, except for a small path, which is surrounded by weeds that are about three or four meters wide and are as tall as a person. There is no house at all.
After walking for a while, Meng Qidi realized that the child was a girl...
"Sister, we're home."
After getting out of the weeds, the little girl pointed at the thatched house in front and ran towards it excitedly, "Grandma! My uncle's friend is here!"
The speed was so fast that Meng Qidi was too late to stop it.
There are only three thatched houses in front of us, and they seem to have been reinforced. Compared with the adobe houses in the village, this one feels more solid. However, if there is a strong wind or rainstorm, it probably won’t survive.
Two tree branches were fixed on the open space on the right side in front of the thatched house, and a few gray-black clothes were hung on the bamboo poles on top.
"Who are you talking about? Your uncle's friend? Is your uncle back?"
The old lady's joyful voice came from the room, and she obviously thought her son had sent someone to bring back news.
Meng Qidi felt a little sad in her heart. In her previous life, she also hoped that her family would rescue her.
Suppressing her emotions, she walked towards the thatched hut and placed the bamboo shoots in her hand on the small stool at the door.
"Grandma, it's not one of my uncle's friends. It's a beautiful sister. She said her last name is Meng." The innocent voice of the little girl came.
There were several sounds of stools falling in the room. Before Meng Qidi could go in to take a look, an old lady with patches all over her body but clean yet groping out with a cane.
Meng Qidi was stunned for a moment, and a bad premonition arose in her heart.
"Grandma, please slow down, my sister is right in front of you." The little girl followed the old lady and said worriedly.
The old lady took a deep breath and suppressed her excitement.
"Is it... is it Meng's Yuzhen? Yuzhen, I'm sorry, it's not convenient for my eyes to see. Please don't mind. Xiaochengzi, move a stool for me."
"Aunt, I don't want to use it. I'm not Meng Yuzhen, I'm Meng Qidi, her sister..."
The old lady was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Her sister, come in and sit down. I'll call you Xiaoqi. Xiaoqi, don't mind the fact that there is one old and one young in our family."
"Yes, sister, come quickly."
Upon hearing that they were her future aunt's family, the girl enthusiastically pulled Meng Qidi in.
"It's okay, just call me that."
Meng Qidi took the opportunity to look around the room. The furniture in the room was simple, but very clean. There was only a table and four small bamboo chairs in the main room.
The old lady fumbled and poured a cup of tea for Meng Qidi.
"My family is poor, so don't mind this tea. Xiao Chengzi's father passed away early, and her mother ran away. She lives with a blind woman like me. Xiao Qi, tell your sister to rest assured that when she marries, she doesn't need to worry about us, the grandparents and grandchildren, and can just follow Ling Xiao to join the army."
"Thank you, auntie."
Meng Qidi silently took the tea. Even at this time, the old lady was still worried that she and her granddaughter would be disliked by her future daughter-in-law...
It seems that the old lady probably doesn’t know that her son has been in trouble, and she doesn’t know that her future daughter-in-law has broken off the engagement.
Originally, she was planning to let the Ling family cancel the engagement, but now, she couldn't bear to say it out loud.
She said it more clearly than anyone else, but I'm afraid the old lady won't be able to bear it, right?
I sighed silently and thought, forget it, let's just wait for Ling Xiao to come back.
Looking around the barren house, Meng Qidi suddenly asked, "Aunt, why do you live here? Ling Xiao should send subsidies back often, right?"
The old lady sighed and her face became a little dull.
The little girl on the side pouted in dissatisfaction, "Sister, you don't know, my cousin's family is very bad, every time my uncle sends money back, they snatch it away!"
Although the little girl is young, she has a good memory.
"Ling Cheng! Stop talking nonsense."
The old lady scolded, then looked at Meng Qidi with an apologetic look.
"Don't mind, Xiaoqi. Children are young and it's getting late. It's not safe for you to go back alone. Let Xiaochengzi take you around the neighborhood. I'll cook you a bowl of noodles. Eat before you leave."
Meng Qidi quickly stood up and prepared to say goodbye. Regardless of whether the other party was sincere or polite, a bowl of noodles was probably all the food reserves of this family.
"You can't leave. Little Orange, play with your sister for a while."
The old lady stood up without saying a word and went into the kitchen.
Meng Qidi sighed and could only follow the little girl out.
The back of the Ling family's house was surrounded by a row of fences, which was obviously carefully built by someone. Behind it was a tall bamboo forest. Next to the house was a stream, and someone had dug a path leading to the water. The source of the stream was in the bamboo forest on the back mountain.
The big and the small discovered a lot of bamboo shoots outside the fence. Ling Cheng excitedly went back to get a hoe to dig them up.
Meng Qidi looked around as if nothing had happened and glanced at a small jujube tree beside the fence. She walked over and while no one was paying attention, she took out a cup of water from the space and swept it at the roots of the tree.
Just as I put the water cup into the space, the jujube tree in front of me grew strangely, and in the blink of an eye it was taller than the thatched house...
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