Chi Xiaohong's younger sister was the first to notice that there was another strange face in the family.

She is used to getting up early to cook poultry.Seeing Jiang Lai exclaiming, he ran over and clapped around him.

Jiang Lai was confused by this little girl, and quickly hid behind Bei Xiaowu.

Bei Xiaowu has never seen Jiang Lai be afraid of anyone, and it's exciting to be watched by a silly girl chasing and dodging all over the yard.

Bei Xiaowu smiled and grabbed Chi Xiaohong's younger sister, and whispered a few words in her ear. The girl seemed to be cast by a spell, and went back to the house in a bouncing manner.

During the day, Chi's house looks even more desolate than at night, but fortunately, it is surrounded by green hills and has plenty of negative oxygen ions, which makes people feel good.

Chi Xiaohong was pulled out by her younger sister, and when she saw Jiang Lai, she immediately ran over with a smile on her face, "Brother Jiang Lai! Are you really here?!"

"Really?" Jiang Lai frowned, looking at Bei Xiaowu.Bei Xiaoarmed was stupid, and chased the old hen away.

Only then did Jiang Lai realize that Bei Xiaowu knew he would run over if he sold out badly, so he must have been fooled.

"Oh, I'm worried about you, come and have a look. How is your family doing?" Jiang Lai asked, avoiding Bei Xiaowu deliberately.

There was a noise in the room, and Chi Xiaohong's parents, grandparents and grandparents all came out after a while.

They looked at a boy who suddenly appeared again, with a dazed expression, and they were at a loss for a while in their own yard.

Chi Xiaohong introduced Jiang Lai to them, saying that he was another son of the employer's family, and Jiang Lai made the last phone call.Chi's father and Chi's mother still remembered that voice, and the tone was decisive and blunt. They didn't expect it to be a half-grown child.

"Here you come? Come in for tea." Chi Xiaohong's father probably felt that this boy was more talkative than the boy from the previous night, so he took the initiative to invite him into the house.

The family drinks tea and cooks around the pot.Jiang Lai didn't need to observe carefully to understand the situation at Chi Xiaohong's house.

It did not surprise him at all that he thought of marrying his minor daughter to a widower in order to make ends meet.

It was completely bright, and the orange sun illuminated the entire yard.After Chi Xiaohong's younger brother woke up, the family officially began to eat breakfast.

Each person has a bowl of porridge, and on the small table is a plate of fried bacon with garlic sprouts that is too hard to eat, and a few pickles.

Chi Xiaohong's mother saw that Bei Xiaowu and Jiang Lai were drinking porridge with their heads covered and poked Chi Xiaohong's arm.Chi Xiaohong quickly reacted and introduced her own pickles of various colors.

Jiang Lai was not very interested, he said he was full after eating a bowl of porridge, but Bei Xiaowu gave Chi Xiaohong a lot of face, and tasted every dish.

Chi Xiaohong's mother didn't know what hope she could see from Bei Xiaowu's actions, and her face that had been crying and mourning stretched a little, revealing a faint smile.

The night before, Chi Xiaohong was called by her parents to ask a bunch of questions.What puzzled Chi Xiaohong the most was that she was asked about her relationship with Bei Xiaowu.

Although Grandma You would tell Chi Xiaohong to marry Bei Xiaowu when she was angry, Chi Xiaohong never took it seriously and never thought about these things.When asked by her parents, she herself was a little dazed.

Bei Xiaowu is about the same age as himself, good at studying, good looking, and good character, especially caring about Chi Xiaohong, otherwise why would he send himself home specially.

Chi Xiaohong's face was getting redder and her heart was beating faster and faster. She didn't know if her cousin was in the same mood when she fell in love with that bastard man. Anyway, she was flustered and couldn't help thinking about it.

Jiang Lai got up and went for a walk in the yard, looked at Chi Xiaohong's silly sister from a distance, and walked back.

"Honghong has caused you trouble." Papa Chi's tone was different from what he heard on the phone before.

Jiang Lai remained silent, Bei Xiaowu smiled, "Chi Xiaohong is very capable, our family likes her."

What Bei Xiaowu said was nothing more than to ask parents not to underestimate their daughters, but it meant something else to Chi's parents and Chi's mother.

Obviously, the orphans in the big cities have a promising future, which is much better than the widowers in the next village.

"Honghong, your life is good." The grandfather who had been silent all this time put down the bowl and said.

Jiang Lai smiled, thinking that it would not be a bad idea to escape.

"When are you going to leave?" Chi Xiaohong's mother began to pack the dishes and asked Bei Xiaowu with a smile.

Bei Xiaowu's throat choked, and he turned his gaze to Jiang Lai, meaning to ask.

Chi Xiaohong originally came back because she was worried about her mother's health. Now that her mother's health is in front of her eyes, staying here would also waste time.

Jiang Lai answered immediately, "Tomorrow, I'm leaving tomorrow, I've already booked the ticket."

"Air ticket? Airplane?" Chi Xiaohong's father's eyes widened. "Have you booked the red one?"

Jiang Lai nodded, "Of course I have."

One second before Chi Xiaohong was still silent in the pink bubble that she imagined, and the next second she heard about returning to the ancient city, she quickly woke up.

"Dad, let me go back with them. I will definitely work hard over there and save some money to call you." Chi Xiaohong clenched her fists tightly for fear that Chi's father would disagree.

Chi's father glanced at Chi's mother, then at the dilapidated home, and coughed violently, "Um... do they know about your marriage?"

Papa Chi spoke in blunt Mandarin, obviously to make Jiang Lai and Bei Xiaowu understandable.

"I know." Chi Xiaohong lowered her head.

Chi's father slowly lit his pipe and took a deep breath, "A year ago your younger brother was going to school, so he asked the family to borrow 3 yuan because he didn't have any money. I thought that you would marry sooner or later anyway, and at worst you would ask for less dowry. Now that you leave, don't you have to pay back the money?"

Chi Xiaohong huddled in the corner and shook her head repeatedly, "Father, don't, I have sent you all the salary that Aunt Xue gave me, and I will pay you back slowly after I earn money, and I will definitely be able to pay back."

"All of you are back, and you have two boys with you. How about spreading the word? Either you will stay, or... No matter what, you have to find a way to pay back the 3 yuan."

Papa Chi's voice gradually became louder, and Jiang Lai and Bei Xiaowu could imagine how he usually talked at home.

"3?" Jiang Lai asked.

Papa Chi nodded slightly, "Yes."

"We don't have that much money now," Jiang Lai was a little tired of everything here, "I'll call you when I get back."

Jiang Lai guessed that the old man didn't know that he could transfer money by mobile phone for a long time, so he said so on purpose.

Chi's father got up and walked around the dark room, seeing his son and his silly daughter catching chickens in the yard, as if he had finally made a difficult decision, "Well, don't wait until tomorrow to leave .Because there are not many people in the village seeing you, go back today, Honghong will be relieved when we meet once."

Chi Xiaohong, Jiang Lai, Bei Xiaowu, the three young people didn't expect Chi Xiaohong's father to change so quickly, they didn't react for a while, and they were still in place.

"There are quite a few relatives from there in the village. I'm afraid they will insist on keeping Hong Hong back when they see Hong Hong comes back." Papa Chi explained hastily.

"Oh." Jiang Lai didn't want to stay here anyway, nodded and got up to wink at Bei Xiaowu, stepped into the yard and took out his mobile phone.

He was calling the driver who had just brought him here.Bei Xiaowu faintly heard Jiang Lai calling for a car, and couldn't help but admire Jiang Lai's foresight in his heart.

There is only one bus from the small village to the town every day. It staggers through many villages, and I don’t know how long it will take to reach the town.

"Okay," Jiang Lai hung up the phone and looked back at Bei Xiaowu, "The driver drove all night and was resting at a place [-] or [-] kilometers away. He answered the phone and said he would come right away."

Bei Xiaowu smiled and nodded, feeling a little relieved, "Xiaohong..."

He had promised Xiaohong that he would take Xiaohong home after seeing her mother, and it seemed that he would not break his promise.

But Xiaohong's eyes were red, and she hugged her silly sister and mother tightly, her nose and tears smeared together.

After seeing the outside world, Chi Xiaohong knew what kind of life she had lived before.In the past, she was unaware of her parents' partiality, but now, although she sees her situation clearly, she can't hate her mother.

Because she knew that her mother had lived in a closed village since she was a child, and men were her heaven, and there were too many things beyond her control.

"Xiao Hong, I went to listen to my grandma and aunt over there, don't trouble them, and be more diligent." Mother Chi instructed with tears in her eyes.

Under such a situation, Jiang Lai, who claimed to see through this family, was also a little moved.No matter who it is, the tears when parting are always sincere.

The sun was rising, and the people who went out to farm in the small village began to return home in twos and threes. Jiang Lai's cell phone rang, and the driver had already arrived at the entrance of the village.

"Let's go!" Bei Xiaowu called Hong Hong.

"Brother, I will go to the ancient city to find you in the future." Chi Xiaohong's younger brother grabbed Bei Xiaowu's sleeve.

Bei Xiaowu nodded with a smile, and called out again: "Xiaohong."

"Go, go, you are the one who wants to run, and you are the one who is crying and reluctant to leave. Remember your mother's instructions, don't spend money indiscriminately, there are many places to spend money at home." Chi Xiaohong's father knocked on the cigarette pouch again , said impatiently.

Chi Xiaohong's silly sister went back to her room and took out a greasy package, which contained beautiful feathers she had collected. This was a common hobby of their little sisters. When they went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, they picked up the feathers dropped by birds. I was very excited when I thought that these birds came from far away, and although they would fly away, they left traces.

And now, Chi Xiaohong is about to turn into a bird with wings.

Chi Xiaohong took the cloth bag, picked out a black to green tail hair, pinned it to her ear, smiled and kissed her sister, "Goodbye!"

Jiang Lai and Bei Xiaowu walked quickly in front, and Chi Xiaohong followed behind.When she came, she carried a big bag with a lot of things for the family, including clothes for her younger sister, dictionary for her younger brother, knee pads for her grandparents, and down vests for her parents. Now she was leaving, but the bag was empty. Just my own toothbrush and towel, and a feather in my ear.

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