Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I want to go to the moon

Xu Damao kept talking nonsense - he accidentally rode into a ditch on the road, but fortunately the equipment was not damaged.

Looking at his miserable appearance, it didn't seem like he was faking it. Not only was he dusty, his clothes and shoes were torn, and even the wheel of his bicycle was a little crooked.

So everyone almost carried Xu Damao back to the brigade headquarters.

He first had a hot meal, then a large wooden barrel was brought to him and he took a nice hot bath. Only then did Xu Damao feel alive again.

"Comfortable!"

At this moment, the door opened and it turned out that Widow Zhang came in to bring him hot water and some clean clothes.

"SG! You didn't come to see me in such a long time!"

Seeing that there was no one outside the door, Widow Zhang smiled and punched Xu Damao hard on the shoulder - so strong!

Why does it feel like this physique is stronger than before?

Isn't he a pampered projectionist?

So, Widow Zhang gave him a smile that you know...

I don’t understand! I really don’t understand!

Xu Damao panicked——

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Half an hour later, nothing happened, because Xu Damao was in the second gear at that time, and that was no joke.

Widow Zhang went out angrily, looking very unhappy. At this moment, little Jingru came over, jumping and skipping.

"Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang, is Xu Fangying here? I have something to talk to him about!"

After saying that, Qin Jingru rushed in quickly -

"what"

Then he rushed out immediately...

Xu Damao was so upset that he wanted to cry, but he had no tears. Could he knock on the door?

Are there any rules?!

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After a long while, Xu Damao finally got ready and went out, carrying a large wooden bucket to pour out the water.

As he came out, he said nonchalantly (pretending to be nonchalant): "Qin Jingru, can you knock on the door before you enter next time? How can a young girl be so aggressive?"

As long as he is shameless and doesn't take it seriously, nothing will happen.

Xiao Jingru blushed and turned aside: "Humph! Who cares? You bad guy!"

Widow Zhang looked at the two of them with a smile on her face, as if they were two little enemies.

She didn't go back, but sat on a bench beside to watch the show. Anyway, she didn't have any land to farm, and she lived not far away. If Xiao Jingru made a fuss here, it would be better for her to stay, so that she would not have any witnesses to any gossip in the village.

At this time, her son Hu Zi also came running over.

"Mom, Sister Jingru——"

Then he just stared at Xu Damao without saying anything, because he had indeed only met him a few times.

Widow Zhang slapped him lightly on the head and said, "Why are you standing there? Call someone, this is your Uncle Xu."

Then Hu Zi said honestly, "Hello, Uncle Xu."

Xu Damao had just finished pouring the water. When he heard Hu Zi's crisp call, he immediately laughed: "Hey! Hu Zi, be good!"

"Here, Uncle Xu will give you some snacks, take them!"

Xu Damao went straight into the house and took out the snacks that the driver gave him in the morning and handed them to Hu Zi.

When Hu Zi saw Dianxin, his eyes lit up, but he hesitated and looked at his mother.

Widow Zhang said gently, "Just take what Uncle Xu gave you. You are not an outsider."

Only then did Hu Zi take the snack with both hands and said politely, "Thank you, Uncle Xu!"

Xu Damao nodded with emotion: "Hu Zi is very polite, not bad."

"Look at them, learn a little more? You're already an adult, but you can't even knock on the door!"

As for Qin Jingru, Xu Damao really has no way to deal with her. She is only 11 years old, which means she is in the fifth grade of primary school. What can you do to her?

"Hmph!" Qin Jingru knew that she had done something wrong, but she just didn't want to apologize to Xu Damao. She always felt that Xu Damao was not a good person, but he always gave Aunt Zhang and her delicious food. She couldn't explain how she felt about Xu Damao. Maybe she had some kind of attachment to him?

An attachment to food?

"By the way, what do you want?"

"The movie will be shown tonight. Please bring the food to your Aunt Zhang's house for me later."

"No... my sister is here, so I wanted to ask, do you have anything for the baby to eat, such as milk powder?" Qin Jingru's thoughts were seen through by Xu Damao, and her face turned red again, but she did have something to ask Xu Damao.

"Your sister? Which sister?"

Xu Damao was confused. Could it be Qin Huairu who came running over?

What's happening here?

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Xu Damao first delivered a sack of things to Widow Zhang's house, then carried the bag and followed Qin Jingru into the village.

It was indeed Qin Huairu. She was holding Xiaodang with tears in her eyes and begging the people in the village, to be precise, her own parents and brothers, as well as Qin Jingru's parents and cousins.

After listening to their explanation, I realized that Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu are actually cousins, but their mothers are also sisters, so it is the same to call them cousins.

She came to the village to borrow money and food, but what is the situation now?

The food supply was insufficient, and the villagers were eating the reserve food, which was not much. The price of food in Pigeon City had already risen, and coupled with the aftereffects of the Great Leap Forward and the commune canteen, it could be said that the end of the year was the most lean period, and no family had any surplus food.

As soon as they heard that they needed to borrow money and grain, the brothers and cousins ​​who had wives were called away by their wives, and those who didn't were also sent away by their parents. What could they do if they stayed? They couldn't help at all. Only Qin Jingru thought of her sister's kindness and hurried to find Xu Damao for help.

The only people left in the room were Qin Huairu's father Qin Dashan, Qin's mother, and Qin Jingru's father Qin Dahe, who were smoking with frowns on their faces.

"Xu Damao, why are you here?" Qin Huairu saw Xu Damao and quickly wiped away her tears.

"I'm here to show a movie. I just arrived this morning. What's going on? Are you and Xiaodang the only ones here?"

"Where's Jia Dongxu?"

Xu Damao thought to himself, could it be that it's time? It's not time yet.

"Dongxu... Dongxu's legs were broken a few days ago, and he has already taken a leave of absence from the factory. Last month, he was beaten by the security department. He spent a lot of money to go to the hospital, took many days of leave, and paid a 50 yuan fine... Now his legs are broken again, and he has to spend money and take leave again..."

"I haven't received any salary in the past two months, and my family has no money left, so I haven't been able to eat enough recently, and I don't have any water..."

"Mom and Dad, if you don't help me, Xiaodang will starve to death. Please help me, save Xiaodang——"

Having said this, Qin Huairu knelt down and kowtowed to her parents.