Chapter 11 Rebirth as an Orphan (V)
The next day, Lu Xiaoxiao got up very early. Firstly, she had a lot of things to pack for the move, and secondly, Zhang De's family was coming to help her move.
Because she forgot to make an appointment with Zhang De and his family yesterday, she didn't know the exact time Zhang De and his family would come today, so she had to get up early and wait for them. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable if she was still sleeping when Zhang De and his family came.
Lu Xiaoxiao drank a glass of milk for breakfast today and felt full. Since she was still in the growing stage, she also ate an egg. After eating, she was so full that she burped.
She rested for a while and saw that it was only eight o'clock, so she wrapped the clothes of the original owner and her parents in bed sheets, and then put the food and vegetables in a backpack, and also put the seasonings and bowls and chopsticks in a backpack. The other things were beyond the capacity of her small body to carry, so she could only wait for someone to come and help.
Just when Lu Xiaoxiao sat down on the stool to rest, she heard a knock on the door, so she trotted over to open the door, and saw Zhang De's family of three standing outside the door. Lu Xiaoxiao hurriedly invited them into the house, and then told them that she had packed some things and only the big items were left.
There is strength in numbers. Soon all of Lu Xiaoxiao's things were packed up and moved to the jeep driven by Uncle Zhang.
It was just past nine when the car stopped at the courtyard. The neighbors heard the noise and came out to watch the fun. Aunt Zhang greeted the neighbors skillfully and said that her niece had moved in here today. Since the move was too messy, she would not invite everyone to come and sit down. After the house was cleaned up, everyone was welcome to come over for tea.
After the greetings, Aunt Zhang and Lu Xiaoxiao started to move things inside. Since the furniture in the main house of this small courtyard was complete, the furniture moved from the main courtyard was placed in the two empty rooms on the right.
The two side rooms on the left are one kitchen and one storage room. The main house has three rooms. The larger one is for the original owner's parents, the smaller one is for the original owner, and the other one is a study. After all the things were put back in place, everyone was tired and sat down to rest.
Lu Xiaoxiao saw that it was almost time for lunch. It was obviously unrealistic to cook in the courtyard. It was impossible for people to come to help and be exhausted after a morning of hard work without even a meal. This was simply unreasonable.
She thought about it and decided that it would be best to go to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, so she said, "Uncle Zhang, everyone is tired from helping me move today, so I'd like to invite everyone to dinner. Don't rush to refuse and listen to me. I'm very grateful for your hard work in helping me. Now that my parents are gone, I have to learn to grow up, but I'm too young to do much, so I can only invite you to a state-owned restaurant for dinner. I hope you can agree."
After listening to this, Aunt Zhang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and agreed to go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner.
When they arrived at the store, Lu Xiaoxiao asked her aunt and the others to sit down, and then she went to buy food.
Lu Xiaoxiao saw that braised pork, dumplings, mutton offal soup and steamed buns were available today, so she ordered a serving of braised pork, two plates of dumplings, four bowls of mutton offal soup and ten steamed buns, spending seven yuan and sixty-eight cents and three catties of grain coupons and one and a half catties of meat coupons.
When Aunt Zhang saw the dishes served, she said that Lu Xiaoxiao ordered too much and it was a waste, and she also warned her not to be so extravagant when she lived alone in the future.
Lu Xiaoxiao knew that her aunt was doing this for her own good, so she replied, "Don't worry, aunt, I bought a little more today just because I'm happy. Just think of it as a warming meal for my move. It won't be like this in the future. The food is getting cold, so eat it quickly."
Lu Xiaoxiao was full after drinking a bowl of soup and eating two dumplings. After her aunts and others had eaten, there were still four steamed buns left. She asked Aunt Zhang and others to take them away, saying that she had only been drinking porridge and not eating steamed buns these days. When Aunt Zhang saw Lu Xiaoxiao say this, she had to accept it.
Zhang De sent Lu Xiaoxiao back to the courtyard and then left. Lu Xiaoxiao sat down to rest for a while and then started to walk around. When she saw the neatly arranged belongings, she was very happy. This was her first home in this world and she might live here for a long time in the future. A good living environment would naturally make people happy physically and mentally.
(End of this chapter)
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