The sky was dim, and Jinli couldn't see clearly the scenery moving rapidly behind her. She could only feel the black shadows moving away, and the wind no longer made her feel cold but sober.

She really felt a little cold.

But fortunately, it didn't last long. After more than 20 minutes, she asked the motorcycle driver to stop at the fork between the cement road and the loess trail.

After ten dollars, the motorcycle driver quickly turned around and left.

"It should be here."

Xu Shi really hadn't spoken for a long time, so Xiao Jinli muttered to himself in a low voice.

There was a lot of gravel on the loess, so the suitcase couldn't be dragged directly. Jinli held the handle of the suitcase with both hands and tried to carry it forward.

Although the suitcase was heavy, Xiao Jinli felt more at ease.After a long day on the road, we finally arrived at our destination.

The little girl's eyes lit up again.

She can.

As long as you work harder and harder, you can do things you thought you couldn't do.

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

Even though Jinli kept walking cautiously close to the roadside, several dogs jumped over and barked fiercely at her.

Jinli's heart trembled, she picked up a pebble on the ground and stood there looking at the dogs.

Mom said you should not run away when you meet a dog.

Jinli threw a stone over.The dog in that direction dodged quickly.

She felt more at ease.

It seems that these dogs cannot bite people.It's just because I'm not familiar with her.

While she was afraid of them, they should also not dare to act rashly.

Jinli continued walking forward.

The sound of dogs barking attracted many people to go out and take a look. When they saw a strange girl dragging a suitcase, no one said anything. They glanced at Jinli, muttered in a low voice and left.

After walking along this stretch of road with several houses, Jinli put the heavy suitcase in his hand on the ground and took a short rest.

She was actually not used to being looked at by adults, especially strangers.So even though her wrist hurt a little bit just now, she still didn't want to stay, and she didn't want to show her troublesome and weak side.

Xiao Jinli didn't fully understand why she was acting like this, and she didn't have time to think. The most important thing now was to go to her grandparents' house.

It seems like there is still an uphill climb.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Wang Wang!"

Grandma’s family also has a dog, a yellow and white dog.Doesn't look particularly bulky but doesn't look skinny either.

Every year when she meets this dog during the Chinese New Year, Xiao Jinli usually hides a little distance behind her parents.

The wooden door of the house has been closed, with an air of indifference that refuses to disturb anyone.

Jinli took a few steps forward, and the big yellow dog rushed over and barked several times.

Let her not dare to come forward again.

Tears wanted to fall again, but she tried to hold them back.

No, you can't be so fragile.

Jinli stretched out her little hands, which were red and bruised from carrying the suitcase, and picked up two stones on the ground.

She continued to take a few steps forward.

The big yellow dog seemed to be even more angry because of her actions, and rushed directly towards Jinli, showing its sharp fangs.

Xiao Jinli was a little frightened and threw all the stones in his hand.A stone hit him, but it didn't stop the yellow dog.It roared and rushed forward again.

Seeing that the yellow dog's sharp teeth were about to bite her calf, Jinli blocked the suitcase in front of her in desperation.

"Boom!"

Jinli knocked on the door several times while avoiding the angry yellow dog.

"Who is it? Come on, come on, don't knock!"

A hoarse, high-pitched voice with a strong local accent came from inside the wooden door.

Then there were several sounds of the door latch being pulled out, and the wooden door was opened.

It's her grandma.

Ma Xiuying's appearance is not as difficult to get along with as her voice. She is ordinary and kind-hearted.

But Jinli knew that when it came to her children, if they did something wrong, grandma would scold them angrily.

During the Chinese New Year, she has always been a little afraid of Ma Xiuying.

"grandmother."

Seeing Ma Xiuying come out, the big yellow dog stopped chasing Jinli and biting her.It took a few steps back, still eyeing the unknown stranger.

Ma Xiuying looked up and down at her granddaughter dragging the suitcase, and frowned: "Where did you come from so late? Why did you come back suddenly? Where is your father?"

Ma Xiuying suspected that Jinli came back by herself.

"Which one is it?"

Before Jinli could answer, another question came from inside the room.

My grandparents have always lived with my uncle's family in an old house. This voice obviously belongs to my grandfather Jin Shuren.

"Grandpa, I'm back."

When Jinli saw Jin Shuren coming out, he quickly called someone obediently.

Jin Shuren glanced at her with a little surprise in his eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions and just said: "Come in first, it's so late."

"okay."

The commotion outside made everyone watching TV in the room come out.

"Uncle, aunt, sister Yamin, brother Yayang."

Jinli held the handle of the suitcase and called people one by one.

"Lao Er's girl? Why are you back?"

Jinli pursed her lips slightly.

They were all surprised by her return. Didn't dad say that he had already told his grandparents?

"My dad asked me to come back."

"What about your father?"

"He said he had something to do and it was not convenient to take me with him. He asked me to go back to my grandparents."

The others didn't say anything when they heard this. The eldest aunt took the lead and curled her lips and said, "Well, we are all relatives. How can we not give you a place to live. Come with me."

Seeing that the matter was resolved in this way, everyone went into the first room on the right to watch TV.

Jinli then silently followed her aunt to the kitchen.

"Don't think about the good life in the city when you come to our village. Use this water to wash your face and feet. Then change into these slippers, do you understand?"

"Oh, I see."

After the aunt said this, she left Jinli in the dimly lit kitchen.

The Jin family's kitchen is actually very large, but it uses a wood stove instead of a gas stove.In addition to a small mat in front of the fire hole, there is the small bench where she is sitting.

The walls were blackened by smoke, giving it a dim and old feel, with a hint of tranquility.

The aunt fetched a basin of water for her.She needs to wash her face first and then use this water to wash her feet.

Because there is no running water at home, the adults go to the mountain spring to fetch water every morning, so the family has always been very economical with water.

After washing her face, Jinli wanted to simply wipe her body.

I'm so tired today.

She wanted to take a bath, but for some reason, she didn't dare to bring it up with her aunt.

So let's do it.

First rub it briefly and then wash your feet.

No more trouble.

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