Chapter 39: Visiting the Lu Family
Zhang Xiu told Ding Gui everything that happened on the mountain. She was very anxious, and the more she thought about it, the more anxious she became.
But after she finished speaking, Ding Gui was not only not anxious, but also laughed heartily: "Hehe, she is worthy of being my daughter, Ding Gui. Just based on her last sentence about bringing food back, this daughter was not raised in vain."
"You're going to die. Xiaodie...she's so young, and she's going with strangers. Aren't you worried at all?" Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and hit Ding Gui on the arm.
"What are you afraid of? Just wait. Xiaodie will come back sooner or later."
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The couple's conversation was suddenly interrupted by Miao Dayou, who rushed out. He was sweating profusely and looked at them anxiously: "I heard everything you said. Xiaodie was taken away by that Mr. Lu, right? It's okay, I'm going to go find Mr. Lu and ask for her back. If he doesn't return Xiaodie to me, I will fight them to the death."
“…” Zhang Xiu was shocked and widened his eyes. What was going on?
Only now did she slowly remember who Miao Dayou was.
Ding Gui patted his friend's shoulder, feeling both amused and helpless. "My dear friend, didn't I tell you not to be impulsive? You have a whole family at home waiting for you to support. How can you just fight with others so easily? Besides, Xiaodie is fine. She was invited to visit Mr. Lu's home. She will come back naturally after eating and drinking!"
This time Miao Dayou also glared at him: "You are so careless, such a small child..."
"Okay, okay, let's continue working. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go home. Wife, you should go back too!" Ding Gui was really not worried. He knew how smart his darling was. Anyway, he would not suffer any loss.
Zhang Xiu had no choice but to turn around and go back in shame.
She didn't know if it was because she saw the man so confident that she felt more at ease.
…
Lu family residence.
Buildings and courtyards, sedan chairs and flowing water, long and winding corridors! !
"Wow, Master Lu, you are so rich! Wow, such a big house, Xiaodie has never seen it before. Not to mention me, my parents have never seen it before, and my grandma has never seen it before, wow!!"
A childish little girl's voice, full of exclamation marks, started praising people the moment she walked into the courtyard. It is said that children's words are the most sincere.
Mr. Lu was so flattered that his brows were filled with smiles: "The little girl is really sensible."
For Ding Xiaodie, she was not just trying to flatter, but was genuinely amazed by such a perfect building. After all, they were on the road fleeing famine when they first came here.
I have never seen such a beautiful house.
As they were talking, a woman dressed elegantly and gracefully met them on the corridor. She saluted Master Lu with great grace and said in a voice that was neither arrogant nor humble: "Master is back!"
Mr. Lu nodded.
The woman's attention was immediately drawn to the small piece of cloth beside the master, and she asked in surprise, "Who is this little beauty?"
"I met her in the mountains. She came here with her parents to escape famine. I saw she was quite brave, so I invited her to come home and sit with me." When Mr. Lu mentioned the little girl beside him, a smile appeared on his face.
"Really? Are you brave?" The woman smiled and stretched out her hand, motioning Xiaodie to hold her hand: "Come on, I'll take you around."
Ding Xiaodie hesitated for a moment. She was best at reading people's expressions. At this moment, she felt that the woman had no ill intentions, so she smiled sweetly, handed her her little hand, and called out innocently, "Madam, hello!"
"Oh, what a sweet little mouth." Mrs. Lu was immediately happy. She had never seen a poor child with such courage, calmness and generosity.
Mr. Lu also laughed out loud, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, take her out to play!"
Mrs. Lu took the order and happily took Xiaodie to her courtyard. A few little maids gathered around to listen to Xiaodie's speech.
She was a little upset: "..."
In fact, she really wanted to eat the fruit on the table. Since she came here, she had eaten millet porridge, meat, and noodles, but never vegetables. Now her little body was seriously lacking in vitamins ABCD!
"Are you hungry?" Mrs. Lu finally figured out something.
Oh my god, they are really pampered in this big house and have no idea what the world outside is like. They only realized she was hungry now.
Ding Xiaodie was not polite and nodded immediately.
"Oh, I was careless. Hurry up and tell the cook to make a bowl of egg noodles for Xiaodie. Come on, Qiuju, peel an apple for Xiaodie."
Qiuju was only about thirteen or fourteen years old, and she worked very efficiently. After a while, she peeled the apple and put it in Xiaodie's hand: "Eat it quickly!"
Xiaodie bit the apple and stared at the pile of apple peels. What a waste.
Fruits nowadays don’t have any pesticides, so what’s the harm in eating the skin?
For the victims outside the courtyard wall, apple peels are many times better than tree bark and Guanyin soil.
Qiuju seemed to understand something and quickly took the apple peel away.
Mrs. Lu said, "Xiaodie, don't worry, there will be more after you finish eating."
But just as he finished speaking, he saw the little girl blinking.
"Xiaodie, what's wrong with you?"
Everyone gathered around anxiously: "Why are you crying?"
"Because this apple is so sweet, it reminds me of many things." Ding Xiaodie really shed a few sad tears. She remembered that in her previous life, whatever fruit she wanted to eat, she could buy it in the supermarket outside the community gate.
When thinking of fruits, she naturally thinks of everything else she likes to eat, such as skewers, spicy hot pot, and tamarind juice!
Alas, how could she not cry when she thought that she might never be able to taste those flavors again?
Mrs. Lu was a little amused and said, "How old are you, and you're already remembering so many things?"
Ding Xiaodie shook her head, then shifted her focus back to this world and told a rather tragic story: "Do you know how my parents, my grandmother, and the villagers of Aozigou managed to survive during this time? We were already starving before we even started fleeing the famine. Every household was living on the edge of a meal, and some people starved to death on the way here!"
After half an incense stick...
Mrs. Lu and the maids around her were wiping away tears sadly. It was really tragic, poor Xiaodie.
It turned out that their family of three was almost trampled to death by the villagers!
After saying all this, Ding Xiaodie had already eaten an apple and a large bowl of egg noodles.
It’s just that the original owner’s stomach was too small to hold much, otherwise she could have eaten a little more.
"Compared to Xiaodie and the villagers in Aozigou, we are so lucky!" Mrs. Lu wiped her tears and turned her head to order, "Qiuju, go see if there is anything else to eat in the kitchen and bring it back to Xiaodie."
"Yes, ma'am." Qiuju turned around and ran with red and swollen eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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