"I've never had so many people accompany me for dinner. My dad always comes home very late, so I eat alone at noon every day. I don't have a mother. My dad said that my mother died of illness when I was too young to remember. I miss my mother!" Wu Xinyi said in a crying voice.
"Good boy, come here often in the future. Grandma Xu will have dinner with you. Look, there are so many people in our family, they all like you very much." Wang said with some heartache.
"Really? Then I will come here often in the future. Grandma Xu, please don't find me annoying." Wu Xinyi said with sobs.
"How could that be! Xinyi is so beautiful, we can't wait to like you!" said Wang.
Wu Xinyi looked up and glanced at the people sitting around. Seeing that they were all looking at her with smiles and kindness, she no longer felt sad. She picked up the bowl and started eating again.
After dinner, Qibao prepared to take Wu Xinyi for a walk around the village. Yaya also wanted to go with them and followed Qibao all the time. Zhier saw that his playmate was about to leave, so he put down the toys in his hands and wanted to follow.
Mrs. Qian couldn't stop him and felt helpless.
Seeing this, Wang said, "Chunlan Fuqiu, you two follow Qibao and help watch over these two little ones. Don't let them get near water."
"Yes, old lady." They both answered in unison.
Qibao took Wu Xinyi to his greenhouse and said, "This is my vegetable greenhouse. There are many vegetables grown in it."
Wu Xinyi said, "I heard from my father that the vegetables at Zuixianlou are provided by your family. I've eaten them a few times and they're very delicious. Can I go in and see what these vegetables look like?"
"Of course!"
Since everyone is busy building the house, they only need to take care of the greenhouse vegetables in the morning, so there are not many people in the greenhouse.
Qibao took Wu Xinyi into the greenhouse, and the two little ones followed them in.
Wu Xinyi looked at the vegetables in the greenhouse curiously and said, "What are these purple vegetables?"
Qibao said, "This is eggplant. The eggplant box we had at noon was made of it."
Wu Xinyi said, "So this is what it looks like when it grows in the ground. It's quite different from the dish it's cooked in."
Qibao took Wu Xinyi to check out every vegetable greenhouse.
Yaya was holding a big red tomato and smiling happily. Qibao picked the tomato and said, "You can eat this raw, too. It's sour and a little sweet."
Wu Xinyi said, "I know this. This red fruit scrambled eggs is especially delicious!"
Qibao said, "It's called a tomato. Take it out and wash it later. It's delicious raw too."
Wu Xinyi nodded and happily picked the reddest one.
Qibao picked a few more and gave one to everyone.
Qibao took her to his orchard, which surprised Wu Xinyi so much that she picked a strawberry and said, "This looks really good! It must be delicious!"
Qibao said, "The filling in the snack you ate earlier was made of it. It tastes best when it's freshly picked."
Wu Xinyi didn't even bother to wash it with water. She took out a handkerchief to wipe it, then stuffed it into her mouth. The sweet juice overflowed in her mouth.
"It's so delicious! It's sweet, I love it so much!" Wu Xinyi jumped while eating.
Qibao said, "If you like it, bring some back when you go back."
Wu Xinyi said, "Okay, next time I'll bring something I like to share with you."
Passing by where the villagers were working, everyone was curious about the strange girl next to Qibao.
Uncle Xu explained, "This is the county magistrate's daughter. She came here today to play with my Qibao."
When everyone heard this, they were extremely surprised. They didn't expect that this person was the county magistrate's daughter. They all looked at Wu Xinyi with respect.
However, Wu Xinyi did not act like a spoiled young lady and greeted the villagers very kindly.
Everyone returned the greetings.
"Whose house is this? It's so beautiful! I've never seen a house of this style!" Wu Xinyi asked, pointing to a house.
Qibao said, "This is the house of our village chief. It's newly built. In the future, every family in our village will live in a house like this."
Wu Xinyi said, "No wonder so many people in the village are building houses!"
The sun was setting, and Qibao realized it was getting late and they had been playing all afternoon, so he decided to take Wu Xinyi home.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a carriage parked there.
Wu Xinyi said dejectedly, "This is our family's carriage. My father must have sent someone to pick me up."
Sure enough, a man dressed as a yamen runner stepped down from the carriage and said, "Miss, the county magistrate sent me to pick you up."
At this time, Wang and Zhang came out of the house, holding two baskets in their hands. They said, "Xinyi, these are some snacks and fruits I prepared. Take them home and eat them slowly. When you are done, come to Grandma Xu's house and get some."
Wu Xinyi said, "Thank you, Grandma Xu. I'm going back now. I'll come to see you next time."
Wang nodded and put the basket into the carriage.
Wu Xinyi hugged Qibao reluctantly and said, "Thank you for showing me around your village today. You also let me see a lot of interesting things. This is my first time seeing them all! I had a lot of fun today. Can I invite you to my house next time?"
Qibao nodded and said, "Of course!"
Wu Xinyi let go of Qibao and said, "Then it's settled, but my house isn't as fun as yours."
After sending Wu Xinyi into the carriage, the bailiff drove the carriage towards the town.
Wu Xinyi stuck her head out of the car window and waved goodbye to the Xu family.
Watching the carriage drive away, Wang said, "Xinyi has no mother. It's rare that the county magistrate has taught her so well. It's not easy!"
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