The richest man reborn

Bad emotions, after all, this decision makes people feel that the stepmother came in, so they are suspected of kicking out their brothers, and this child has always been sensitive, but he did not expect that from the beginning to the end, his expression was very calm.

"En." Ji Tao nodded after listening.

"Are you... not sad?" Geng Li couldn't help asking.

sad?Ji Tao asked himself.

When he first heard about this decision in his previous life, he was naturally sad, because in his heart, his father wanted to drive him and his brother out to live because of a woman.

His mother doesn't want him, his father doesn't want him, and his brother... Not long after his stepmother came, his brother had a hot fight with the sister brought by his stepmother, which made him feel like his brother betrayed him too Feel.

So he became more and more gloomy, he disliked that family less and less, and his relationship with his family became more and more rigid.

Until his brother announced that he would marry the younger sister he brought, and his father agreed, he was completely disappointed with that family, because he felt that in this way, those four people would become a real family, But he himself is an outsider.

But now...he must have died once, and these things are just for him to experience again, so he said that it is really not sad, and it is probably related to rebirth. I think it makes sense.

Or in the beginning, when that woman was let in, his father really did it because of him and his brother.

But accepting this matter does not mean that Ji Tao can accept those two people.

But even so, Ji Yuan, that woman, Zhao Hong, and her daughter Liu Nan were all relieved, but his brother had a sullen face the whole time he ate.

As for Ji Tao, although he didn't object, he didn't want to talk to the two people who didn't want to see him until his death. Although Zhao Hong and Ji Yuan decided to live together, they were still not familiar with each other. They are not the kind of people who are scrounging, and Liu Nan is a little shy, so everyone at the dinner table is silent.

After finally finishing the meal, Ji Song took Ji Tao back to his uncle's courtyard.

Because his uncle never married, he lived in the same compound as the old couple. Three rooms were built with a wall in the middle, two for Ji Tao's grandparents and one for his uncle. After Ji Tao's grandparents passed away, his uncle So I moved to those two rooms and used the one I used to live in as the kitchen.

Now that there are two more people in Ji Yuan’s family, if he can’t live there, he will discuss with Uncle Ji Tao and ask him to make room for Ji Tao and Ji Song in the kitchen room. .

Anyway, Ji Tao's uncle is alone, and Ji Tao and Ji Song are his nephews, and he still has money, so he readily agreed.

But after all, the time is very short, and I only had time to move the bed where Grandpa Ji Tao slept in to that room. The coal stove and everything are still in the room, so it looks very crowded, and the room smells very strong .

Once inside, Ji Tao opened the window.

Seeing this, Ji Song couldn't help asking: "Why are you opening the window, it's freezing cold."

"The smell in the room is too strong, just open the window for a while, and then close it when you go to sleep." Ji Tao replied while taking the book out of the schoolbag.

"You want to read, but the light bulbs in this room are very small, and your eyes will feel uncomfortable after reading for a long time." Seeing Ji Tao's movements, Ji Song said.

"It's okay, just memorize English for a while, the teacher will ask questions in class tomorrow." Ji Tao stopped talking and recited English silently in his heart.

Knowing Ji Tao's character, Ji Song simply stopped persuading him, took off his clothes and lay down on the bed to sleep.

After reciting what the English teacher explained, and doing some practice questions, Ji Tao went to bed.

"Brother, what do you... think of that woman and the child she brought?"

Hearing Ji Song who thought he was asleep, Ji Tao froze for a moment before replying, "What do you think?"

"I don't like them." Ji Song said with his head buried in the quilt, "We have to move out of the house as soon as they come."

Hearing Ji Song's words, Ji Tao was very surprised. He remembered that in his previous life, Ji Song hadn't expressed any opinions on this matter at all, and seemed to accept the two women easily. Why has it become so different in this life?

It is different when there is a woman in the family. In the past, because Ji Yuan had to get up early to go to the county to wholesale vegetables, the breakfast was prepared in advance. Now they can eat hot meals after school.

"You two asked me to give this to you when your father left. You two went to sleep in that courtyard after dinner last night, and he didn't fall in." When Ji Tao brothers were going to school after dinner, Zhao Hong stopped the two of them, took out two dollars and said.

Seeing Qian Jisong pouted, she was asking her to be a good person. The most face value money his mother gave him before his mother left was only fifty cents.

"Dad Ye gave this to you two?" Zhao Hong added with a smile seeing that neither of them moved.

After looking at the money for a while, Ji Song stretched out his hand to take it, and gave Ji Tao a piece, don't want it for nothing, if you don't spend it yourself, it's hard to keep the child brought by that woman to spend.

Seeing the money stuffed into his hands, Ji Tao suddenly wanted to laugh for some reason, but he didn't, because he was dragged out by Ji Song afterward.

Walking to the gate of the courtyard, Ji Song suddenly said to Ji Tao: "Brother, don't worry, that woman dare not treat us badly. I heard from my third aunt that she has been sterilized and can't give birth to children."

Hearing that Ji Tao stopped pushing the cart, he looked at Ji Song with complicated eyes. Is his brother trying to comfort himself?

In fact, in the past six months, he has seen the changes of his father and brother in his heart, and he even has some luck in his heart. Maybe it is because of the changes of his father, his brother, or even himself that those two people will no longer forcefully intervene. I'm among them, but...

Because of the little luck in his heart, Ji Tao was somewhat unhappy about the arrival of Zhao Hong and her daughter Liu Nan, which made him not very interested all morning, which made Xu Minghua ask him several times For the second time, was it in a bad mood, or something happened at home, but Ji Tao shook his head and didn't say anything.

It wasn't until Xu Minghua asked him to go home together after school at noon that he heard Ji Tao shaking his head and refusing: "I won't go."

"Not going?" Xu Minghua was taken aback for a moment.

"Yeah." Ji Tao nodded: "I won't go to your house for lunch in the future."

20. Xu Minghua's uncle...

"Why?" Xu Minghua didn't understand, "Why didn't you go to my house for dinner when you were fine?" I don't remember where I offended him recently?

Although I usually like to pinch his face and poke his back with a pen when I'm free, but isn't he used to it?

"It's not your problem, it's because someone at my house is cooking at noon."

"Is someone cooking?" Xu Minghua was taken aback, "Your dad won't be selling vegetables today?"

"No." Ji Tao shook his head, "My dad found me a stepmother."

Stepmother... Damn, this tone is a little too calm.

"That..." Looking at Ji Tao, Xu Minghua asked cautiously, "Isn't that why you were in a mood this morning?"

Ji Tao hesitated for a while, then nodded.

"Are you worried that your stepmother treats you badly?" Looking at Ji Tao, Xu Minghua asked.

"No." Ji Tao shook his head, at least before his brother married Liu Nan, that woman treated him pretty well.

"That……"

"Okay, it's okay." Interrupting Xu Minghua, Ji Tao said with a smile, "You don't have to worry, I'm fine, I'm going home for dinner, you can go back too, tell your aunt when you get home, I won't Went to your house."

"...That's fine." Although he felt a little uncomfortable, but someone at Ji Tao's house had already cooked, so he could still ask him to go home with him.

What surprised Ji Tao was that when he came home from school at noon, he found that his father was also at home.

"Dad, have you finished shopping for vegetables?" Ji Tao looked at his father and asked.

"No, I'll sell some left over in the afternoon." Ji Yuan replied with a smile, he seemed to be in a good mood.

At this moment, Zhao Hong came into the room with a pot of rice, and when she saw Ji Tao, she smiled and said, "Xiao Tao, school is over, and the rice is just ready, so I'll go and serve it to you."

"Hey." Ji Yuan replied with a smile.

Ji Song, who entered the house earlier than Ji Tao, curled his lips when he saw this. It's only been one night, and the relationship has progressed really fast.

"Dad." Holding a bowl of good noodles, Liu Nan placed it in front of Ji Yuan, and then brought Ji Song and Ji Tao's noodles in front of them.

Although he doesn't like her, as the saying goes, you don't hit someone with a smiling face when you stretch out your hand. Besides, everyone is like this, so Ji Tao couldn't say anything, so he smiled at her.

Speaking of it, Liu Nan is not like her mother at all. Although her big eyes are not double eyelids, they are quite aura, and her skin is also fair. On her handsome nose, there is a very light, pinpoint-sized black circle. All in all, it's pretty entertaining.

Therefore, even Ji Song, who still doesn't like her mother and daughter very much, can't keep up with her careful flattery.

"By the way, Xiao Nan, you are eleven...do you still want to go to school?" Ji Yuan asked halfway through the meal.

Hearing this, several people who were eating stopped their chopsticks and looked at Liu Nan.

Ji Tao remembered that Liu Nan had never been to school since he came to his house, and sure enough, Liu Nan refused.

Shaking her head, Liu Nan said, "I haven't gone to school for almost a year, and I almost forgot everything in school."

"That……"

Ji Yuan wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhao Hong: "If she doesn't want to go, she can't go to school, she is not expected to go to school."

Moreover, she has only been here for two days, and the two children haven't accepted her yet, so it's better not to cause trouble for this family at this time.

Liu Nan's mother said so, and Ji Yuan didn't say anything more.

Although he doesn't like Zhao Hongniang, Ji Tao has to admit that his family's quality of life has improved a lot since they came.

Every day after school, you can eat delicious meals, and you don't have to wash your clothes by yourself. Even Zhao Hong's house is cleaned every day, including the place where Ji Tao and Ji Song live.

And no matter whether it is facing Ji Tao or Ji Song and Zhao Hong, they are always smiling, and they always choose what they like when cooking, and they don't pick Ji Yuan's good ones. He brought water for him right away, and even water for washing his feet at night, and asked for his opinion on everything. Compared with Zhao Ping's attitude towards him before, it was completely different.

Even the daughter Liu Nan she brought with her is extraordinarily diligent. Brother Tao and Brother Song call each other so sweet every day.

But in three or four days, Ji Song didn't reject them as much as before. Even Ji Tao, if it wasn't because of the things he experienced in his previous life, maybe he would change his view of them and even accept them slowly.

but……

When he thought that the estrangement between him and his family in his previous life was caused by them, and that his dear nephew, Liu Nan's son, was responsible for his death, he couldn't accept it from the bottom of his heart.

"I think it's quite cold today, so I made two cotton-padded jackets. You two can change into them tomorrow morning."

That night after dinner, when Ji Song and Ji Tao were going back to their uncle's yard to sleep, Zhao Hong took out two newly made padded jackets and handed them to Ji Song and Ji Tao brothers.

Touching the thick cotton padded jacket in his hand, Ji Tao felt a little complicated for some reason.

It seems that it was also at this time in the previous life, and this woman made one for him and his brother, but because she was too angry at that time, she didn't want it.

For this matter, his father even beat him up. Of course, in the end he blamed Zhao Hong's mother and daughter, and he didn't wear the padded jacket after all. Once he has done one thing, the thing is over.

Thinking about it now, I was still young at the time, and it seemed quite ignorant, plus his father and his brother's easy 'rebellion' made him dislike the mother and daughter more and more, whether it was sincere or false to please her All speculated with the worst mentality.

Thinking about it now, no matter what she thinks in her heart in the future, at least she is sincerely treating herself well now, although her purpose of doing so may be just to stay in this family well.

Probably because of reliving a new life, the level of thinking is different. Ji Tao finds that when he thinks about things from a different angle, the result seems to be completely different.

Frankly speaking, after this woman came home, the life of my father and three did feel a lot more comfortable. That woman always took care of things in an orderly manner, which she did even better than her own mother.

But why, the daughter she brought had to become... a couple with his brother?

correct!

Ji Tao suddenly remembered, wouldn't it be enough to stop his brother from being with Liu Nan?

In the previous life, the reason why his father agreed with his brother to be with Liu Nan was because his brother was notoriously not on the road in the village (in dialect, it means always fooling around, not living a good life, and having no skills), plus His mother's reputation is not good, his family is poor, and various reasons combine to cause his brother to be of marriageable age but no one can match him, so he agreed to marry Liu Nan.

But it's different now, his brother seems to be much better in the past six months than in his previous life, although his studies are still not good, but he doesn't just know how to make trouble like before.

As long as his brother is rehabilitated, and then he finds a way to improve the family's economy, and then builds a few more houses, will he still worry that his brother will not be a daughter-in-law?

At that time, Ji Yuan and Ji Song, who have a choice, will not choose Liu Nan like they did in their previous life, right?After all, the mother has lived with the father, and the daughter has lived with the son. It is not nice to talk about this kind of thing.

The more Ji Tao thought about it, the more he felt that the idea was good, so he nodded involuntarily, but he didn't expect the teacher to suddenly call his name.

"Ji Tao, your nodding means you know what to do?"

When the teacher called his name, Ji Tao stood up, but he was at a loss for what the teacher said.

Seeing this, Li Jing, who was sitting at the same table, hurriedly reminded him in a low voice: "The teacher is asking the question on the blackboard."

Hearing this, Ji Tao looked at the blackboard. It was a geometry problem, asking him to calculate the degree of one of the angles.

After looking carefully, he should be able to do it, so he nodded.

"Then you go up and do it."

Hearing what the teacher said, he stood up from his seat, went to the podium, picked up the chalk and solved the problem.

"Go back to your seat. Remember not to be in a daze during the class time. You can't rely on your good grades to stop you from attending classes." Seeing that he got the answer right, the teacher waved and said.

Ji Taowen nodded, said something and wrote it down, then went back to his seat and sat down.

"Ji Tao, what are you thinking, you are distracted during class?" After class, Xu Minghua pulled Jitao's clothes and asked.

"It's okay." Ji Tao shook his head, not intending to say anything.

"Forget it." Xu Minghua, who was bored, was a little unhappy, but he got up from his seat and ran to Ji Tao's desk and said to him, "Squad leader, let's discuss something with you." !"

Ji Tao wrote his homework without raising his head and said, "Let's talk."

"Come to my house for lunch today."

Hearing this, Ji Tao stopped writing, looked up at him and said, "Can't you go?"

"You just go~" Xu Minghua said while holding Ji Tao's sleeve and shaking it a few times.

Hiss~ Ji Tao was taken aback by Xu Minghua's actions, glared at him and said, "Can you be more serious?"

"Okay." Xu Minghua put away the smirk on his face and said solemnly, "Actually, my mother said that she hadn't seen you for a few days and missed you a lot, so she asked you to go home for dinner."

"It's only been a few days?" Ji Tao couldn't help interjecting, it's only been four days.

"Four days are not short, you must know that you used to go every day." Looking at Ji Tao, Xu Minghua said persistently, "And my uncle is here today, and he also said that he wanted to see if he could make me behave and make me feel better." What kind of kid is it that Mom is full of praise all day long?"

"But..." Ji Tao was a little embarrassed, "If I don't go home for lunch, my dad will definitely be worried, thinking that something happened to me at school, or... tomorrow? I will come to school tomorrow morning It's time to tell Dad..."

"No." Xu Minghua refused bluntly, "It's about today, and my uncle said, I must invite you home today."

"But..." Ji Tao was still a little embarrassed.

"Let's do this." Seeing Ji Tao's embarrassed expression, Xu Minghua thought for a while and said, "My aunt's house has a phone. When I get home, I will ask my mother to call my aunt and say that you have dinner at my house at noon, and then let my aunt call me. Go to your house and tell your dad, do you think this will work?"

"Will this be too troublesome?" Ji Tao hesitated.

"No trouble, no trouble!"

In the end, unable to withstand Xu Minghua's insistence, Ji Tao followed him home, but he didn't expect to meet Xu Minghua's father at his home.

A few days ago, although he ate at Xu Minghua's house every day at noon, he rarely encountered his father at home. Today, he was a little surprised to see him at home, but then he thought, probably he was at home with Xu Minghua's uncle Well, it must be considered a guest after all.

"Xiao Tao is here." Seeing Ji Tao, Xu's father greeted him, "I know you are here, your aunt went to the market today to cut a few catties of ribs, and they are stewing them."

Ji Tao smiled when he heard this: "Uncle, will it be too much trouble?"

"What's the trouble? Anyway, Ming Hua likes to eat meat, so he made a fuss for his mother to buy it a few days ago."

Hearing what Xu's father said, Ji Tao was about to reply when he heard a voice interjected.

"This is Minghua's classmate that my sister talked about all day long, right? Don't mention it, she looks pretty pretty."

Hearing the sound, Ji Tao turned his head to look at the door, and saw a man in his thirties who was about 1.7 meters tall, with a good figure and good looks, standing there.

What a quality man, and Ji Tao's many years of gay life told him that this person is likely to be of the same kind.

Apart from these, what made Ji Tao pay more attention to him was that this man was the fifth man he had ever seen with a yellow light on his body.

The first pot of gold ([-])

Seeing Ji Tao staring at him intently, Xu Minghua's uncle, that is Fang Lin, said with a smile: "So, the kid is dumbfounded?"

Ji Tao's face froze when he heard this, was he being molested?Have you been molested?

Just at this time, Xu Minghua's mother Fang Qing came out, saw this and said with a smile: "Okay brother, don't tease him anymore, Xiao Tao has a very thin skin."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Ji Tao again: "Xiaotao, this is Minghua's uncle, you can call him uncle with Minghua."

Ji Tao nodded when he heard the words, and then shouted to Fang Lin with a smile: "Hello, Uncle!"

"Hey." Fang Lin responded when he heard the words, stepped forward a few steps, touched Ji Tao's head and said with a smile, "You're so cute."

"Uncle, what's the matter, isn't the squad leader pretty?" Xu Minghua, who was sitting by the side, suddenly spoke triumphantly, with an expression that said I was right.

Hearing this, Fang Lin looked at Ji Tao for a while, then nodded and said, "It's quite beautiful."

Perhaps it was because Fang Lin might be of the same kind, and he felt uncomfortable when he looked at Ji Tao.

After talking to Ji Tao again, Fang Lin and Xu's father went to the back room, probably because they had something to discuss, while Fang Qing went to the kitchen, where the ribs were still stewing on the pot.

For a moment, only Ji Tao and Xu Minghua were left in the main room.

"Xu Minghua, why didn't your little uncle bring his child with you when he came to your house?" Ji Tao asked Xu Minghua who was watching TV.

"Oh, the boarding school his son goes to." Xu Minghua replied without turning his head.

Already married, Ji Tao is thoughtful, could it be that he guessed wrong?Fang Lin is not gay at all, that's right, there are so many gays, especially in conservative places like rural areas.

After watching TV for a while, Fang Qingfan was ready.

"Xiaotao, Minghua, don't watch TV, come over to eat." Fang Qing called out from the kitchen after finishing the meal.

When Ji Tao and Xu Minghua heard the words, they stood up and went to the kitchen. Seeing Xu's father and Fang Lin sitting at the dining table, Ji Tao walked up to Fang Qing and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, Xu Minghua and I went to the main room with the bowls. eat it?"

Generally in rural areas, women and children are not allowed to eat at the table when there are guests at home.

"No need." Fang Lin, who was sitting at the dinner table and was about to eat, probably heard Ji Tao's words, said, "I often come to my sister's house, and it's not considered a guest, so you can eat at the table."

"That's right." While pulling Ji Tao to the table, Xu Minghua said, "Just sit here and eat, my uncle comes here often, we all eat together, and we never treated him as a guest."

Hearing what Xu Minghua said, Ji Tao took advantage of the situation and sat down.

Taking a few pairs of chopsticks and putting them on the table, and serving millet soup for several people, Fang Qing also moved a stool to eat in front of the table.

"Your name is Xiaotao, right?" Fang Lin asked Ji Tao at the dinner table.

"Yes." Ji Tao nodded.

"Oh, then what village are you from?" Fang Lin then asked.

"I'm from Jizhuang, uncle."

"Oh."

After asking Ji Tao some homework, Fang Lin stopped talking to him, after all, the purpose of his visit today was not for him.

"By the way, Xiao Lin, which factory are you going to buy those electric hoists from?" Father Xu suddenly asked Fang Lin in the middle of the meal.

Electric hoist?Isn't that what the crane and the gantry crane need to use?

Thinking about it, Ji Tao quickly raised his ears and listened carefully.

At this time, their town didn't have a lifting factory yet, but the town next to the county seat seemed to have one, and that factory could be regarded as their first lifting factory in Changtan.

But then I don’t know why, when the lifting factory slowly developed in Chong County, the factory suddenly closed down. I heard that it seems that the factory manager’s son had lost too much gambling and mortgaged the factory?

However, what Xu's father meant meant that Fang Lin was also a crane operator. As far as he knew, there were very few crane factories at this time, so there were very few crane operators.

"Not yet." Fang Lin replied while eating, "You know that there are only two gourd factories in our county. I asked about them, and they all said that there are more orders these days, and mine will be at least half a month later. It can only be fixed, but after a week of driving, it has to be sent."

"What should I do?"

"Let's talk about it. If it really doesn't work, I'll go to a gourd factory in another place and ask."

Hearing this, Ji Tao tightened his hand holding the chopsticks. He remembered that the gourd factory in their village was built this year.

Because of the new construction and the small size of the factory, not many people knew about it at this time, and the business was not very good. However, after a few years, with the increase of nearby lifting factories, it gradually became famous. The business is also getting better and better. Later, almost all the electric hoists used for driving in several nearby towns are from their factory.

So the two gourd factories that Fang Lin was talking about now should not include the factory in his village.

Thinking of this, Ji Tao coughed and asked, "Uncle, is the electric hoist you mentioned used for driving?"

Fang Lin couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the words, and looked at Ji Tao: "Yes, but you are very knowledgeable and know how to drive."

It wouldn't be surprising if an adult knew about it, but Ji Tao was still a child, still in school, and I heard that kid from Minghua say that his family's financial conditions were not good, and no one in the family had access to such things as lifting.

"That's right." Xu Minghua, who was sitting next to Ji Tao, said, "Squad leader, how do you know how to drive? I also know because my little uncle is a driver. But I don't know what an electric hoist is either."

Xu Minghua said and looked at Fang Lin: "Uncle, what is an electric hoist?"

"Oh, the electric hoist, it's just..." Fang Lin thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out how to explain it. Finally, he reached out and touched Xu Minghua's head and said, "I don't know how to tell you, anyway, you Just know it’s something you’re going to use on the road.”

"Oh." Xu Minghua replied with a puffy face. He seemed a little upset. It wasn't because Fang Lin didn't answer his question, but because he suddenly felt that he didn't know as much as the squad leader.

Seeing that Xu Minghua changed the subject like this, Ji Tao didn't explain any more, turned to look at Fang Lin and said, "Well, I want to say, if my uncle...is in a hurry, there is a gourd in our village Although the factory is not very big, the finished products produced are still very good, at least those sold this year have never heard feedback about substandard quality.”

If Fang Lin was just a little surprised that Ji Tao knew about driving and electric hoists just now, he is very surprised now.

It wasn't the hoist factory he mentioned, but his words were very professional, as if he knew a lot about electric hoists and driving.

Obviously he is just a kid who has just entered junior high school, but neither his tone nor the expression on his face when talking about driving is not like that of such a big kid. For a moment, he even gave him a kind of sitting Opposite him is the feeling of an adult like him.

"Uncle..." Seeing that Fang Lin kept looking at him silently, Ji Tao couldn't help reminding.

"Ah?" Fang Lin recovered after hearing the words.

"About what I just said..."

"You mean the gourd factory, right?" Fang Lin said, looking at Fang Qing and his wife, "Sister, brother-in-law, have you heard of the gourd factory in their village?"

"Yes, I saw that factory when I went to their village a few days ago, but it doesn't seem very big, and there are not many workers in it." Fang Qing said honestly.

"I also know." Xu's father also said after hearing the words, "The factory is indeed newly built. In fact, I was going to tell you about it."

"Oh." After pondering for a while, Fang Lin said, "Brother-in-law, do you think that factory...is okay?"

"This..." After thinking for a while, Xu's father said, "I don't know much about it, and I don't usually pay much attention to it."

"That." Ji Tao said again, "If uncle is worried, you can go and have a look, if you think their products are good, you can solve your urgent needs, if not, it's not too late to think of other ways, isn't it? "

"That's it~" Biting his chopsticks and thinking for a while, while Ji Tao was waiting anxiously, Fang Lin finally spoke, "This is not impossible."

Hearing Fang Lin's agreement, Ji Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief, but...

"Well, uncle, if you go, can I take you there?" Seeing Fang Lin finished speaking, Ji Tao held his breath and waited for his answer.

The first pot of gold ([-])

"This is..."

Hearing Fang Linmo's ambiguous tone, although he didn't expressly refuse, but he didn't agree either, Ji Tao couldn't help being a little cautious: "Why, will it cause trouble for my uncle?"

"No." Seeing Ji Tao's anxious look, Fang Lin couldn't help laughing, "It just so happens that I don't know the way."

Hearing Fang Lin's agreement, Ji Tao also smiled: "Then how about going tomorrow, it happens to be Saturday tomorrow, and we don't have classes."

"Okay." Fang Lin nodded.

"Is it morning or afternoon?"

"Well...just in the morning."

After receiving Fang Lin's specific answer, Ji Tao said with a smile: "That Saturday morning, I will wait for you first in the east of our village."

"Yeah." Fang Lin nodded, "It doesn't have to be too early, just around ten o'clock."

"understood."

After the two talked, the meal was almost finished. Fang Lin and Xu's father were probably busy, so they left after eating.

As usual, Ji Tao wanted to help wash the dishes, but was stopped by Fang Qing: "Don't wash the dishes yet, I'll tell you something first."

Ji Tao stopped when he heard that: "Auntie, tell me."

"It's like this. When I was packing yesterday, I found a down jacket that Minghua wore last year. It was too small for him, so I wanted to wear it for you. I asked Minghua to bring it to you. You can try it on and see if you wear it. Doesn't fit the size."

"okay."

Originally, Ji Tao thought it would be half-worn, but he didn't expect to see it when he got it, and it looked almost new.

"Xu Minghua, is this really what you wore last year?" Holding a sky blue down jacket of a certain brand, Ji Tao asked suspiciously.

"That's right." Xu Minghua nodded, and said the lines he had prepared in advance, "My mother bought it last year, but I don't like the color, so I didn't wear it a few times in total."

Ji Tao thought about it after hearing the words, as if he did not see Xu Minghua wearing blue clothes a few times in his memory.

"Why don't you wear it?" Seeing Ji Tao holding the clothes and not moving, Xu Minghua couldn't help but ask.

"I think, this down jacket is still so new, and it's definitely not cheap to buy, it's a bit... how should I put it, isn't there a saying that nothing is worthless, so..."

"Hey, you are indeed our little squad leader, and you know that you don't have to be busy without merit?" Xu Minghua glanced at Ji Tao sideways, and then said, "It's just a piece of clothing that has been worn, so there is no need to be busy." Yes, if you don’t wear it, it’s still there, it’s better to wear it for you, or it’s a waste of money.”

"You can give it to your relatives..."

"There is only one relative in my family who is as old as me, but that kid is very spoiled and won't pick up other people's old clothes to wear."

In short, in the end Ji Tao still couldn't hold back Xu Minghua, and finally put on that down jacket, but his gratitude to Xu Minghua and Fang Qing went up to another level.

Such a new down jacket, if you don't really like yourself and put yourself in your heart, you won't wear it for yourself. It seems that you must urge Xu Minghua to study harder in the future.

If Xu Minghua knew that all his tragedies in the next period of time were caused by himself, he wondered if he would cry to death.

Ji Tao himself is white, and his down jacket is light blue, so he can take advantage of people's faces when he puts it on.

"Tsk, it looks pretty good on you." Xu Minghua went up to pinch Ji Tao's face as he said that.

Pushing away Xu Minghua's hand, Ji Tao looked at him while rubbing his face and asked, "Are you in a bad mood?"

The pinch just now hurt him a lot. Although he usually likes to pinch his own face, he is very measured and will not pinch him.

And when he was eating just now, he didn't say much, and the unhappiness on his face was quite obvious.

"...No." Xu Minghua was silent for a while before replying, "I just feel that I can't get in the way of what you said to my uncle."

Usually in his thoughts, Ji Tao has always been a child younger than him, who needs to be covered and protected by him, but he suddenly finds that he knows a lot more than himself, so there is a momentary imbalance.

After listening to Xu Minghua's explanation, Ji Tao smiled and explained: "You are still young, you will know more when you get older."

Xu Minghua was speechless after listening to it for a long time: "...as if you are older than me."

Only then did Ji Tao remember that he is one year younger than Xu Minghua...

After school in the afternoon, Ji Tao came home wearing the 'old' clothes that Xu Minghua had given him. He was interrogated by his family and finally explained for a long time before he convinced his father and brother that the clothes were given to him by the parents of his classmates. I have been talking about it for a long time, how kind his classmates and his mother are.

Even Zhao Hong and Liu Nan couldn't help but envy him for having such a good classmate, so the new down jacket was given away as a gift.

On the second day, Ji Tao got up from the bed, only to find out after washing that it was not yet seven o'clock.

Because there was no class on Saturday, Zhao Hongfan didn't cook so early. Ji Tao memorized books for a while before going to his father's courtyard for dinner.

As for his brother, as long as there is no class, he will not get up until noon.

Although the agreement with Xu Minghua's uncle was ten o'clock, but because of the importance of this matter, he waited at the east of the village before 09:30, but Fang Lin was punctual, saying that ten o'clock was ten o'clock. o'clock, the error in the middle is less than