Soon, only Wan Qiqi, Chen Yongliang, and Lin Zhaodi remained in the square.
Lin Zhaodi hesitated, her whole body trembling, making it seem as if she was still in shock. Only she knew that she was afraid that if her uncle returned before he had fully recovered, she would be scolded by her family.
Wan Qiqi thought she was afraid of the dark, so she turned to Chen Yongliang and said, "Yongliang, you take Zhaodi back first."
Chen Yongliang craned his neck, looking into the distance at his own house where the lights were still on, while the main road was pitch black. He said, "It's too dark. I'll take you home first."
Wan Qiqi thought to herself: I need you to take me? It's not that far! The one who's far is Lin Zhaodi; you should be the one taking her!
But then she thought about it again and realized that she was wrong to do that. She hadn't asked Chen Yongliang what he thought, so maybe he didn't even have any ideas?
As the two were struggling with their decision, Lin Zhaodi reached out and tugged at Wan Qiqi's sleeve, weakly saying, "I...I don't want to go back..."
Wan Qiqi then realized that Lin Zhaodi wasn't afraid of the dark, but rather afraid of going home.
She looked at the dark sky, then at Chen Yongliang, and said, "Let's take her home with us!"
The night was dark and the cold wind howled as the three walked side by side.
In the Chen family's courtyard, Chen Yongxing carried the shepherd's purse that had been drying in the yard into the yard, muttering to himself, "Mother, why are you drying so much shepherd's purse again? Wouldn't it be better to keep it fresh and eat it?"
Wang hung the gourd on the wall, picked up the oil lamp from the stove, and walked towards the gate of the yard. "The vegetables were planted late this year, and I don't know if we'll have enough to eat. I'll save some for the winter."
"It's still early, as long as it doesn't snow."
Wang sighed softly upon hearing this, but remained silent.
Compared to his second son, the eldest son was much more thoughtful and far-sighted; the open space behind the house was now filled with firewood!
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