"I'm not lying."
Hua Shi shook her head seriously, denying his words.
"Y-You're... a liar!"
The little fellow, who was not good at speaking, was so choked by her shameless rebuttal that his eyes turned red.
Seeing that he was about to cry, Hua Shi took two steps towards him and said, "Didn't I just tell you? Crying is useless."
As she spoke, she shook her head.
The little guy sniffed and said aggrievedly, "B-but...you lied!"
The exasperated Xiao Huaying could even utter the three words "you liar" fluently.
Hua Shi said: "If you don't tell me what I lied to you about, how would I know?"
Xiao Huaying stared at her with tears in her eyes. Seeing that she really didn't want to speak again and even looked like she was about to turn around and leave, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious and said with difficulty:
"Hawthorn Cake... there's more! You... you said you didn't have any!"
Hua Shi's eyes lit up slightly, a sly look flashing through them. "I didn't lie to you. I said there was only one piece per person and no more. That's exactly what happened. And those hawthorn cakes I just took out were originally meant to be eaten in the evening, not now, so they're still one piece per person. I didn't lie to you."
Xiao Huaying didn't understand her long speech, she only caught one word, and the tears that were already in her eyes fell down.
"Woo... Y-you gave it all to him!"
He sobbed and looked at her with tearful eyes, which were full of accusations.
Hua Shi had a headache and finally managed to coax Xiao Huaying into submission. Then, from behind the main hall, a faint sound of footsteps was heard.
Turning around, I saw Hua Li walking towards me with red eyes.
Hua Li looked at her with complicated and tangled eyes. It was obvious that she had just cried, and her whole face was visibly red.
But at this moment, his emotions calmed down, and the accusations and resentment in his eyes disappeared completely, replaced by a hint of complex entanglement.
Hua Shi glanced behind her and saw Xiaoying, who was burying her head and rubbing her eyes with her small hands. Then she turned to look at Hua Li who was almost walking up to her.
Hua Xiao, walking slowly, also came out from the direction of the main hall, but she did not come forward. Instead, she stood at the entrance, blinking and looking over here.
Hua Shi looked at the brother and sister, and finally his gaze fell back on Hua Li.
As soon as Hua Li looked up, he met Hua Shi's clear eyes. He could clearly see his tiny reflection in those clear pupils.
Somehow, when he saw the flowers, he couldn't suppress his emotions, his nose felt sore, and he felt like crying again.
Hua Shi waited for a long time, but Hua Shi didn't come out. Instead, she looked at him with red eyes, as if she wanted to cry but couldn't.
Hua Li had something to say just now, but now, for some reason, her emotions were aroused and tears started flowing...
She sighed silently, and the remaining anger in her heart slowly receded, but she didn't show it on her face:
"Do you want to say something?" she asked. "If you want to make a fuss, forget it. I don't want to hear it."
Hua Li carried her on his back and secretly ran into her house. He found that the little white dog was still alive. His first reaction was to blame and resent her for not telling him.
Hua Shi's mind turned, and he became furious at his reaction.
She didn't care that he was young and spoiled him, then scolded him back with a cold face.
It was his own fault. He insisted on bringing the little white dog back home, regardless of the consequences. He knew that Mrs. Li would most likely not agree to let him keep a dog at home, but he still stubbornly brought it back. The consequences can be imagined...
If she hadn't had the spring and saved the little white dog, she wouldn't be where she is now...
At eight or nine years old, he should have understood right from wrong. If he had just politely admitted his mistake instead of turning around and blaming her and not telling her, with no remorse at all and being too self-righteous, he would have only intensified his behavior and become more extreme...
Hua Li rubbed his eyes, his voice trembling a little: "I, I'm not... I'm sorry... I was wrong..."
The air was silent for a moment, and only Hua Li's choked breath could be heard.
After Hua Li apologized, she kept her head down, carefully wiping her tears, not daring to look directly at Hua Shi.
Hua Shi paused, and after hearing his apology, he looked indeed regretful, and his expression softened a bit: "Alright."
She waved her hands, knowing she was wrong and there was nothing more to say, so she stopped nagging about it.
Hua Li raised her head, her red eyes slightly brightening as she looked at her pitifully. She hesitated and said, "Then, then Xiaobai...can I go see it...?"
He asked cautiously and tentatively, the thing he had always been most concerned about...
Hua Shi looked at him, pondered for a moment and said: "...it depends on your performance."
…
After that day, three days of calm passed, but Li and Hua Ciyuan still had not returned.
Now that Hua Shi had enough money, he was no longer reluctant to spend it. In the past few days, he took some silver and money to the village and exchanged it for a lot of things.
While Li was not at home, she quietly prepared the things she needed, quilts, cloth, rice, noodles... She mingled with the villagers and exchanged them in scattered locations, for fear of exchanging too much and attracting too much attention.
Fortunately, it is cold in winter and few people in the village go out. Most of them stay at home, comfortably warming themselves by the fire, and are reluctant to go out.
Hua Shi ran back and forth for two days and became familiar with the entire huge village. He also learned about the conditions of many households in the village.
Most families live a rich life. The richness she mentioned refers to the fact that the villagers have no worries about food and clothing, and they have enough firewood stored at home, so they don't have to go out to collect firewood in the cold weather. The stored food is enough for them to survive the winter, so they rarely go out for a walk in the wind and snow.
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