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The mud monkey-like child put on clean clothes, but there were still some mud spots on his face. He was rubbing vigorously with the back of his hand, and soon his cheeks were red.

Xu Cheng, who was standing outside the door, smiled unconsciously: "Hello?"

"Brother!" The child hurriedly put down his hand and said hello obediently, "Hi brother! Do you want to find my brother?"

Xu Cheng asked in surprise: "Xu Lin... your brother is at home? Are you back?"

The child nodded, with some pride in his eyebrows: "I came back before! But go out and draw now!" Speaking of this, he seemed to remember something, and pouted, "Don't take me there!"

"It's raining. It's too cold outside. Your brother won't dare to take you out." Xu Cheng pulled Bai Jiu, who had started to lose his temper again, and followed the child into the house. They happened to meet Xu Lin who was washing vegetables with a dustpan in his hand. Mom, Aunt Xu.The other party recognized him at a glance: "Hey, Ah Cheng, why are you back in the village?"

Xu Cheng ignored the layer of water mist on the glasses, and said hello first: "I was busy with work before and didn't have time to come back. It just happened to be a holiday during this time, so I brought my friends back to have a look. Auntie, this is my friend Bai Jiu." While speaking, he tugged Bai Jiu's sleeve to ask him to say hello.

Seeing the elder, Bai Jiu restrained her unhappy expression just now, and behaved very obediently: "Ah...Hello, auntie."

"Okay, okay, okay!" The older middle-aged women liked young people with good looks, "Stay here for dinner?" Aunt Xu was very hospitable.

"No, no, I came here to buy some rice and vegetables. I haven't cooked for a long time, and I want to try the newly built stove in the old house." Xu Cheng's face showed a bit of embarrassment.

Aunt Xu has a blunt personality, and she can't understand him like this: "Buy what to buy! Take whatever you want, how many of you?" Then she turned and went into the kitchen.

Seeing that Aunt Xu was about to empty out everything, Xu Cheng, who followed in, couldn't laugh or cry: "Auntie! There are only four of us, and we brought food, just to try something new."

"I'll take it for you!" Aunt Xu packed a big bag of rice noodles and vegetables, and there were two fish just caught from the small river by the village.Forced Xu Cheng to take it, she showed a sincere smile, and turned to teach her children: "Xu Sen! Where's your brother! Where did you go in the rain!"

The child squeezed against the door and poked his head out: "Brother went to the river! He said he wanted to draw a picture! He has an umbrella!"

"Who asked if he brought an umbrella!" Aunt Xu was so angry that she waved her hand and wanted to beat him up. Concerned about Xu Cheng and the two of them, she put it down resentfully, and wiped her hands on the apron, "That guy A Lin likes to go out all day Run, I just came back from the city and said I was looking for some inspiration, but I disappeared early in the morning. Otherwise, Alin must be very happy to know that you are back..."

Bai Jiu, who was standing behind Xu Cheng, turned dark instantly.

Xu Cheng noticed the bad atmosphere behind him, so he quickly pulled Bai Jiu secretly with his hands behind his back, and then interrupted Aunt Xu's chanting: "I have to stay here for a few days, there will be a chance to see you."

"A few days, remember to come here for a meal when you have time, and bring all your friends with you." Aunt Xu smiled and forgot to reprimand the child who sneaked out.The child hiding aside took the opportunity to slip away, but he had to wipe off the mud on his clothes, otherwise when Xu Cheng left, his mother would definitely beat him to death when he saw the dirty clothes.

At this time, Bai Jiu, who had been relatively silent since entering the door, suddenly said, "Do some people in the village hate Ah Cheng?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Xu was stunned, and quickly understood, she blushed with anger: "Those old men who don't practice!"

"Auntie..." Xu Cheng still wanted to stop her, but Aunt Xu was panicked and was about to find a way to vent her anger, "Ah Cheng! Don't pay attention to them! They're all old bastards! Hmph, I can't manage my own children well. Seeing that you are promising, everyone is jealous!"

Bai Jiu knew there was an inside story, so she glared at Xu Cheng, with a sincere smile on her face: "Auntie, why don't they like Ah Cheng?"

Aunt Xu let out a long sigh.

It turned out that when Xu Cheng was thrown by the woods behind the village, he didn't cry or make trouble, but just closed his eyes tightly, not like a normal child.After Xu Cheng's adoptive father found him, he wanted to take him home to raise him. As a result, the old people in the village heard about this and came to the door one after another, saying that it must be a bad thing for a child of unknown origin to be thrown out of the woods, and it might bring disaster to the village. .

In fact, this statement is not ridiculous. After all, everyone in Fen Village knew that it was raining heavily that day, and no outsiders had ever entered the village. Naturally, there would be no possibility of abandoning their children.This child seemed to appear out of nowhere, maybe it was something.

However, more of it was because the old people knew that Xu Cheng's adoptive father and mother were dead, and he lived alone. If he died of old age and no one inherited it, the village would naturally be able to take back the land.What's more, Xu Cheng's adoptive father is a pervert who likes men - the stubborn old people regard him as an unworthy descendant, if he is not still occupying the house on that land, he would have been kicked out of the village long ago.

However, Xu Cheng's adoptive father "rebelled" since he was a child. Instead of letting the child fend for himself as the old people said, he went out to check the child and go through the adoption procedures that day. When it was done, the house was recorded under Xu Cheng's name.

Xu Cheng rarely came back these years, and those families kept spreading rumors, saying that he also likes men, and that he is an outsider, so he shouldn't occupy the land in the village by force.If the land is taken back, the old house can just be borrowed to build a small school, so that the children in the village can be enlightened earlier, and it will be more convenient to study in big cities in the future.

"What a small school! It sounds good! Who doesn't know how loud their little calculations are in their hearts! According to me, they are the old bastards who have shamed the ancestors!" Aunt Xu was so indignant that she almost knocked over the dustpan.

Bai Jiu nodded in agreement: "That's right, the land is owned by the collective, but the house belongs to Xu Cheng. Although it's remote and there's not much outside control, you can't use such nasty means to rob the house..."

Seeing Bai Jiu defending Xu Cheng, Aunt Xu's heart sank a little, for she was afraid that the other party would break up with Xu Cheng because of the rumors in the village.As for whether he likes men or not, that is Xu Cheng's own business. Wherever he needs blood relations, the villagers who are always abducted will make a beak. "The village has its own rules, but ah, you don't have to abide by them everywhere. My life is enjoyable, and even my ancestors will laugh when they see it!" She sniffed and smoothed the wrinkles on the apron.

Xu Cheng was also recalled, pursed his lips, and said to Bai Jiu in a low voice: "When I... was seven or eight years old, my adoptive father's lover came to the door and wanted to take us away. At first, my adoptive father refused desperately, but later it seemed Because of me, I was persuaded to move out of the village, but I didn’t reunite with the other party at that time.”

As for what the two of them were struggling with, and why they got back together somehow, Xu Cheng didn't know, and he didn't intend to meddle or take advantage of that person's influence.He went to Xincheng early to study, and then looked for a job, working hard on his own.

Hearing this, Bai Jiu's dissatisfaction deepened, and she really wanted to sneak out at night to trouble those families.Feeling that Xu Cheng's mood was a bit depressed, he felt distressed again: "Little... Ah Cheng, don't think too much. Go back first, godfather and the others are still waiting."

Xu Cheng came back to his senses, wiped the corners of his eyes, and coaxed Aunt Xu, who had red eyes, to see her tearfully smile before leaving with Bai Jiu.The rain had stopped outside, and the mud on the ground hadn't dried yet. The two of them walked slowly with the vegetables in their hands, never mentioning the topic just now.When I was about to return to the old house, a man came to me, carrying a painting tool, and his hair was all wet from the rain.As soon as they met each other, Xu Cheng was stopped by the other party: "Ah Cheng?"

Xu Cheng stopped and looked suspiciously for a few more times before he recognized the other party: "Xu Lin? You really are back."

"That's right." Xu Lin seemed to be a bit dumb, maybe it's a common problem for people who study art, he talks eloquently in front of the beautiful scenery, but he looks like a gourd in front of his friends.After exchanging a few pleasantries, he hurriedly said goodbye and walked towards the house.

Staring at Xu Lin's back coldly, Bai Jiu's face was unkind, but Xu Cheng held the free hand: "Let's go, go back and cook for you."

Bai Jiu immediately forgot who that was: "Okay! Little Cheng Cheng, I want to eat fish..."

"Okay, let me see if there are green onions, ginger and garlic in the bag."

"Eat steamed!"

"It's more fragrant when it's fried. This is a river fish with a strong earthy smell."

"Then fry it, I want to eat the fattest one!"

The sound of the conversation gradually faded away, and Xu Lin, who had a dull face, turned his head, and the two figures could no longer be seen.There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and he quickly calmed down.It's just that in his arms, in a painting half-soaked by rain, that delicate face has long since become somewhat blurred, but the eyebrows and eyes are so familiar...

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