Chapter 408 Another Home
On the way there, Lu Jing drove the car for the first time, and Gu Xixi sat on the back board.
Gu Xixi held the edge tightly with her hands, "This flatbed cart is not as stable as a four-wheeled carriage."
"Are you okay?"
Lu Jing was full of confidence, "No problem! Just sit down and relax."
She controlled the reins while watching the road carefully.
"Since the boss has hired me, I can't ask him to drive the car for me, right?"
"From now on, when we go out, I'll take care of this job."
Lv Jing has been learning to drive recently.
Every day when I have nothing to do, I go and get close to Lai Fu.
In addition to adding food and water himself, he also gave some of his leftovers to Lai Fu.
For example, wheat kernel soup, bean porridge, etc., Lu Jing drinks the thin one, while Lai Fu eats the thick one.
Facts have also proved that hard work pays off.
In the past, this stubborn mule only recognized Gu Xixi.
Even when An Qinghe occasionally drove the car, Lai Fu was reluctant and would protest mischievously from time to time.
But today, it was extremely cooperative under Lu Jing's control.
There were no unexpected incidents on the road and we arrived at the farm smoothly.
Gu Xixi instructed Lu Jing to drive the car into the village.
The road just after entering the front door was very quiet, without even a single person in sight.
Gu Xixi was not surprised by this.
It was the busy farming season, and everyone in the village must be working in the wheat fields.
Sure enough, as we walked further forward, we heard human voices.
"Drink some water, mother!"
"Grandpa Chen, Grandma Tao, have a drink of water and take a break!"
Gu Xixi couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips, as she knew they were the two little girls, Xiulan and Xiuhe.
Lu Jing asked curiously, "Why are there children on the farm?"
Gu Xixi said, "They are Wu Niangzi's daughters. The elder sister is Xiulan and the younger sister is Xiuhe."
"Now the three of them are temporarily living in the manor."
Lu Jing is also a person who has experienced separation and death.
I know that a woman is alone with her child and is living in someone else's place.
He must have suffered some pain.
So Lu Jing didn't ask any more questions.
The mule cart turned a corner and stopped by the side of the road. In front of it was a large yellow wheat field.
The wheat is growing vigorously, and the ears are huge, so dense that they are touching the ground.
Only a few figures could be vaguely seen appearing and disappearing from time to time.
At this time, Lai Fu neighed twice.
The person closest to this side turned around to look.
Gu Xixi was surprised to find that it was Miss Wu.
Mrs. Wu was wearing a brown hemp cloth dress, loose gray-black trousers, and a straw hat.
From the back, how can you tell that she is a woman?
Madam Wu squinted her eyes and looked hard for a moment in the sunlight. When she confirmed that the person coming was Gu Xixi, she waved happily.
"Boss!"
"Uncle Chen and Aunt Tao! Our boss is here!"
The land that Chen Dafu and his wife Tao claimed to own was deeper in the country.
Then they heard joy in their voices.
"The Dong family is back from the capital?!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! I've been thinking about my boss all day long, and now I can finally see him!"
Gu Xixi couldn't stop laughing, "When you come here, go slowly, be careful not to fall!"
Madam Wu also put down the farm tools in her hands and walked towards Gu Xixi.
But before she even stepped on the ground.
Two bright little shadows, one goose yellow and one tender green, had already rushed towards Gu Xixi.
"Aunt Xixi!"
Gu Xixi was prepared. She bent down, stretched out her arms, and accurately caught the two little birds.
The sound of silver bell-like laughter filled the surroundings.
Gu Xixi squatted down and hugged the two little ones, looking at them from left to right, "It's been a while since I last saw you, you've grown taller."
"It's true that if you have seedlings, you don't have to worry about them growing."
Xiulan said, "I'm still taller than my sister!"
Xiuhe pouted and stood on tiptoe, "One day, He'er will be as tall as her sister!"
Xiulan wanted to pull Gu Xixi to look at what they had written recently.
Xiuhe said softly, "Since Aunt Xixi is not here, we should just write obediently."
The little girl raised her hand and said, "Five big ones every day!"
Xiulan said, "We can write those words with our eyes closed."
Gu Xixi smiled, "Is that so? Then I will teach you a few new words today."
While the two children were talking, they secretly glanced at Lu Jing who was standing behind them.
They lived in the farm and only occasionally went out with adults to buy things, so they rarely had the chance to meet strangers.
Lu Jing also squatted down like Gu Xixi, "What a pretty little girl, Xiulan Xiuhe, right?"
"I'm Lu Jing, and I also work for the boss."
"When we meet more often in the future, you can call me Aunt Lu or Aunt Jingjing, whichever you like."
When the children saw that Lu Jing was as kind as Gu Xixi and heard that she did things like Gu Xixi, they were no longer so shy.
They all called out in a sweet voice, "Aunt Jingjing."
Lu Jing was really touched by the cuteness and agreed happily, "Hey! So good!"
At this time, Madam Wu, Chen Dafu and Mrs. Tao also came forward one after another.
Having not seen each other for a long time, they couldn't help but ask about each other's well-being and were particularly warm and friendly to each other.
Gu Xixi said, "I got two cuts of pork in the car. Let's have a good meal at noon today."
"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Tao."
Tao is an excellent cook, and his home-cooked meals are as good as those in some small restaurants in the city.
She happily agreed, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
The children cheered and the adults were happy too.
Madam Wu said with a smile, "Xiu Lan and Xiu He have become picky eaters because of their grandmother Tao. They said the food I cook is not tasty."
"Then I'll help move things, wash vegetables and light the fire, and help Aunt Tao."
Gu Xixi also brought some snacks, candied fruits and candies that are specialties of Beijing.
It was divided into two parts in advance, one for the Chen Dafu couple, and the other for Wu Niangzi and her daughter.
They were all too embarrassed to accept it.
Chen Dafu said, "The boss gives us such a good living."
"After using the oxen and the new farm tools customized by the employer, I have saved a lot of effort."
"We don't have the nerve to ask the host to bring gifts again."
Madam Wu also nodded, "The boss has already invited us to eat meat."
“You can’t collect these things anymore.”
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "It's just some snacks."
"You can eat it yourself or take it back to give to your relatives and children."
"Just try it for something new."
Chen Dafu and Wu Niangzi were still hesitating.
Tao said cheerfully, "This is a good thing that the boss brought back from the capital."
"A heartfelt gesture cannot be rejected."
"Besides, I want to show off to my neighbors that our boss is a big shot who has been to the capital!"
This was said humorously and everyone laughed.
Madam Wu glanced at her two daughters and said, "Thank you very much, Master."
As a mother, how could I not see that my children had been greedy for a long time, but had been enduring it?
Madam Wu became more determined to live a good life with her own hands.
When she earns her own grain from the summer harvest this year, she will definitely take the children to the city and buy lots of delicious food!
Gu Xixi took out two velvet flowers that she bought in Beijing.
Give orchids to Xiulan and lotus to Xiuhe.
"This is a reward for you two for writing well."
The two little ones had never seen such exquisite head flowers before, and they were so happy that they even forgot to eat.
"Thank you Aunt Xixi!"
"Auntie is so nice!"
The two sisters softly put their arms around Gu Xixi's neck and kissed her on both cheeks.
Gu Xixi was wrapped in sweet burden while listening to Chen Dafu's report on official business.
“We have been taking turns to look after the fruits grown by our landlord.”
"We don't know when the red and green ones are ripe."
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