They immediately gathered the things together. They had already put the bundle of books into the basket on their way back, and now the two net bags that had just been delivered were also being stuffed into the basket.
The basket is big enough that once it's covered, no one can see what's inside.
Then he pushed the child and the basket towards Uncle Liu, and moved aside himself to make room.
Li Yan, who was behind, was stunned for a moment when she saw this. Tan Yajun, with her sharp eyes, saw that Liu Weimin and his men were about to arrive. She quickly stuffed her things together and piled them tightly next to the simple basket.
Seeing such an obvious action, Li Yan immediately followed suit and quickly tidied up.
Wang Hongmei and the others were in a bad mood, so they stubbornly kept their faces up and sat still.
In the blink of an eye, Liu Weimin arrived with several people. Seeing the oxcart almost full and the people sitting still, his face darkened even more.
Then, upon closer inspection, he noticed a few empty spaces that had clearly been deliberately cleared out, and his face darkened even more.
Liu Weimin doesn't usually deliver goods, but when he gets angry, he can be quite intimidating. Not only Wang Hongmei and the others, but also the villagers on the truck immediately shut their mouths and didn't dare to make a sound. They silently shuffled back, afraid of being noticed.
Seeing this, Liu Weimin's expression softened a little.
The people behind him staggered to catch up, carrying large and small bags. As soon as they stopped, they put their things down and gasped for breath. Liu Weimin's face darkened again.
He's just walking a little fast, isn't he? He can't even keep up with me after just a few steps. How is he supposed to get to work?
Looking briefly behind him, it was neat this time, with three male educated youths and not a single female one.
However, it's no wonder Liu Weimin was angry; everyone was pale-faced, and although they weren't short, they swayed as they stood there.
Given their appearance, if they were older, people would definitely believe they were sent down to the countryside for reform.
Simple and without a doubt, a strong gust of wind would be enough to topple them over.
Is someone like that even qualified to work?
This was clearly Liu Weimin's sore spot, he said gruffly.
"Alright, hurry up and put the things up. If you dawdle any longer, it'll be dark soon."
It's not that exaggerated, but no one would remind him of that at this point.
The three of them hurriedly picked up their luggage, gently brushed off the dust, and put it in the empty space on the car.
There wasn't a lot of stuff, but there wasn't a little either; the empty space that had just been cleared was completely filled.
Simply and directly held the child in their arms, and Li Yan and Tan Yajun also pushed their things further to the middle. The group squeezed together, and the three of them, plus Liu Weimin, barely managed to sit down.
Liu Weimin naturally didn't need to fight for a spot; he sat directly behind Third Master Liu. When he turned around, he met Jian Xin's curious gaze and stiffly tugged at the corners of his mouth.
Jian Xin often saw Liu Weimin in the village, and he was always smiling. She wasn't afraid at all. She stared at him for a while, then looked down and searched herself.
She usually carries some food in her pockets, sometimes a few candies, sometimes a few chestnuts, a handful of peanuts, or a handful of squash seeds. Occasionally, she might secretly slip in a couple of clean-packaged small sausages or dried meat.
After all, other snacks are inconvenient; if you don't pack them properly, they'll be oily everywhere.
This child is a clean person; after it was missed once, he never wore it again.
The oxcart had started moving, swaying back and forth. Little Jianxin kept her head down, swaying back and forth on Jianxin's back. When she finally raised her head, she was clutching a few candies in her hand.
As Liu Weimin was talking to Third Master Liu, he caught a glimpse of the little girl waving at him out of the corner of his eye.
"Hey? What's wrong, Xin Xin?"
The little girl stretched out her arms with all her might. Liu Weimin, not understanding what she meant, also reached out his hand.
"What's wrong?"
Then, a few candies appeared in his palm, still smelling of baby food. He was completely stunned.
"Yes, for me?"
When a child offered him all his candy, Liu Weimin's first reaction was naturally to refuse. He felt embarrassed to accept a child's candy, being a grown man.
He grabbed her little hand and tried to stuff it back, saying, "Xinxin, you keep it for yourself. Uncle doesn't want it. Uncle is an adult, and adults don't eat candy."
The little hand quickly withdrew.
"No, no, here, have some. Eating candy will make you happy."
Liu Weimin froze.
My nose inexplicably felt a little sore. After living for so many years and becoming a grandfather, I was actually comforted by a child who was even younger than my grandson.
Thinking about it that way, the corners of my mouth actually turned up a little.
Even the candy, I carefully put in my pocket. Is it just candy? It's a token of my affection.
Master Liu watched coldly, surprised for a moment, then looked at the dumbfounded Liu Weimin, and shook his head and laughed.
I never expected my child to do something like that. It was so simple.
Wang Hongmei, standing behind, pursed her lips and muttered something, but ultimately didn't dare to say anything.
She was genuinely intimidated by simple combat abilities, not to mention the village chief was still there; she had no reason to invite trouble.
His gaze shifted to the three newcomers. They looked sickly, and judging from their complexions and clothes, they didn't seem to come from well-off families. Their bags of luggage probably weren't anything of value either. He couldn't help but purse his lips, thinking they probably wouldn't get any advantage from them.
The newcomers were quiet, remaining silent the entire way and not making a fuss about observing those around them.
Upon reaching the village entrance, the oxcart didn't even stop; it drove straight to Jian Dan's doorstep.
He jumped off the bus quickly and neatly, picked up the child, and then picked up the basket on his back. Before Liu Weimin could even get off the bus, the other person had already gone to open the gate.
Li Yan also gave one more piece of advice,
"Go back and pack your things first, then you'll be there in a bit."
Since new educated youth have arrived, they'll probably have to get together, just to get to know each other. That's a necessary step.
A simple and decisive nod.
"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."
As soon as the door opened, the four little ones, who had been cooped up all day, rushed out and wagged their tails around their two owners.
Little Jianxin giggled, and even after the oxcart had gone quite a distance, she could still hear it clearly.
Having not returned all day, I knew these kids were getting restless, so I simply carried their baskets inside and left the gate open, letting them get some fresh air outside.
It wasn't late yet, a little past four in the afternoon, which was still quite early for this time of year. There were still several hours before it got dark, so Jian Dan wasn't in a hurry. She slowly lit the fire, boiled water, called the children back to wash up, prepared the dog food, and then took a basket, filled it with about ten sweet potatoes, and prepared to go out.
"We're going to eat at Sister Li Yan's place, you can go with her."
After thinking about it, they did take some fish back yesterday, but they might not be willing to share it with everyone today. Besides, with so many people, that amount of food isn't much. They'll probably have to stick to wild vegetables.
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