It's Mother Xu.

Mother Xu was wearing gray and old clothes and walked towards this side sweating profusely.

All kinds of possible events about Xu's father immediately surfaced in Xu Zhao's mind, such as the aggravation of his condition, such as announcing paralysis, such as... Xu Zhao did not dare to think further, and his body and mind could not help tense.

But things turned out to be just the opposite, because Mother Xu brought good news. Father Xu was in good condition in the afternoon, and all parts of his body were conscious, so the doctor said the hospital stay would be shortened. If there were no accidents during the hospital stay, would it be? will be paralyzed.

Mother Xu just came here to tell her son, let her be lenient, and don't work so hard. I didn't expect to see her son and grandson still busy on a hot day, especially her grandson, so the younger one would help sell popsicles. , the eye circles couldn't help but reddened, looking straight at Xu Fan, whose face and flesh were beginning to become fleshy, and said distressedly, "Our third child has lost weight."

Sanwazi lost weight? Are you skinny?

Where did Mother Xu see it?

Xu Zhao stretched out his hand to wipe off the sweat consciously, and told the truth: "Mom, you three children have gained six pounds."

Mother Xu was taken aback and asked, "Are you fat? Why do I look thinner?"

Xu Zhao said, "I'm so fat, my double chin is about to come out."

"Why didn't I see it?"

"It is estimated that you three children eat into piglets, and you think he is thin."

"It's just you talking nonsense." Xu's mother laughed angrily.

"…"

Mother Xu hugged Xu Fan for a while, and kissed and kissed on Xu Fan's fleshy cheek. Before leaving, she took out half an apple from the cloth bag and handed it to Xu Zhao, so that Xu Zhao and Xu Fan could share it.

Due to the oxidation of the apple, a layer of light yellow has appeared on the pulp. This must have been given to Xu's mother. Xu's mother was not willing to eat it. She brought it all the way to him and Xu Fan to eat. Also followed by sour.

"Dad." Xu Fan shouted.

Xu Zhao looked down at Xu Fan.

Xu Fan said, "Grandma is walking."

Xu Zhao let out a soft "um", looked at the back of Xu's mother leaving, and hurriedly sent half an apple to Xu's mother. He felt that all his hard work was worth it.

Xu Fan's mouth was flat, and he said, "I don't want grandma to leave."

Xu Zhao asked, "Want to stay with grandma?"

"Well, I want to eat and sleep with my grandparents."

"Wait a little longer. When Dad makes money, he will take grandparents home."

"Okay." Xu Fan was easily happy.

Xu Zhao glanced at Xu Fan's hand and said, "Then eat the apple quickly, and we will continue to work."

Xu Fan immediately handed the apple to Xu Zhao and said, "Dad eats it too."

"Dad doesn't eat it, you eat it yourself."

"Dad eat."

Xu Zhao was forced to take a bite of the apple, picked up the shovel again and filled the pitted ground with soil. He was happy because his father's health had improved, and he was distressed because of his mother's loving behavior. He turned to see Xu Fan with a happy face. Di ate half a small apple with relish, and felt sad again.

In the end, these three emotions were silently transformed into the driving force for his struggle.

After filling in the soil and selling the popsicles, he took Xu Fan to trouble Cui Qingfeng with him for a while, then walked back home, made dinner in advance, put it in an enamel jar, borrowed a bullock cart from Da Zhuang, and distributed one from the family. Hundreds of bricks, wood, and a little wheat straw were all loaded onto an ox cart and pulled to the intersection of the county town, waiting for Dad Dazhuang and others to build a house.

I had negotiated with Dad Dazhuang in advance that it would cost 100 yuan to build a tile house. As a result, Dad Zhuang brought four middle-aged men over the next day to take a look at the area of ​​the intersection, and together they said that it would definitely be built for 100 yuan. If you can't build a house, even if you build 18 walls, the foundation and four walls will cost at least 3,500 bricks, and if you count the tiles, it will cost more than 200 yuan without adding labor costs. How is it possible to use one? Hundred bucks to cover.

This is not the same as previously agreed.

Obviously not trustworthy!

Dazhuang's father immediately quarreled with the other four middle-aged men, saying that the four middle-aged men were blackmailing, that the four middle-aged men did not give him face, that Xu Zhao was his eldest brother, and that he would pay for a hundred yuan. How can the small house not work, in short, it is noisy and attracts the attention of many passers-by.

Seeing this, Xu Zhao quickly stopped and appeased Dad Dazhuang.

In the end, after some negotiation, it was decided to build 18 walls, three walls, using wood and wheat straw instead of tiles, plus labor costs, all down to 150 yuan, so that we can finally stop arguing and start laying foundations , and mud, building walls, etc. into the state of building a house.

During this period, Xu Zhao did not treat the four men differently because of his previous unpleasantness. On the contrary, Xu Zhao was very polite. In addition to tea, he also provided popsicles and occasionally flatbread every day.

A week later, a small tile house was completed at the intersection. The promised three walls turned out to be four walls, but the doors and windows were relatively large, which made it especially suitable for business.

Xu Zhao asked in surprise: "Brother Li, didn't you agree on three walls? How come it has become four walls again? Did you say something nice for me again?"

Dad Dazhuang said, "Who helped you speak well? You helped yourself."

Xu Zhao asked, "How do you say it?"

Dad Dazhuang said: "You greet you with one or two popsicles a day. Everyone is like a mirror in their hearts. They are not bad people. How can they always take advantage of others? , I can't let you have no way to install the door, so I built the front wall, and installed the side door for you. It's not worth the money, so don't worry."

Xu Zhao shouted gratefully, "Brother Li."

Dazhuang's father immediately smiled and said, "Don't be mushy, I can't stand it."

Xu Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll treat you to a meal."

Dad Dazhuang said, "Take it down. I know you're poor. When you're rich, I'll invite you again."

"Thank you Brother Li."

"Come again."

Xu Zhao said again, "Thank you, Brother Li."

"Thank you again for believing your sister-in-law's words. I think you are stupid when you study."

Xu Zhao immediately laughed.

Dad Dazhuang walked towards the intersection of Nanwan Village with a shovel, a mudbag and four middle-aged men eating a popsicle each.

Xu Zhao turned around and hurriedly opened the side door to take a look at the new house. As Xu Zhao requested, the front had large windows and the door was on the side wall, so the lighting was particularly good.

However, because the 18 walls were not made of cement, but of clay, the whole house was full of clay and wheat bran. Xu Zhao immediately cleaned up with a shovel and a broom, and then went to Cui Qingfeng's house to remove Cui Qingfeng and Xu Where to take a look at the new house.

"Wow!" Xu Fan said.

"Wow." Cui Qingfeng deliberately learned from Xu Fan.

Xu Fan turned his head and asked, "Dad! Is this our house?"

Xu Zhao said, "Yes."

"Wow, look great!" Xu Fan said happily.

"..." It's obviously very small, and even the walls are exposed bricks, okay? Where does it look good? However, compared to the thatched hut where he and Xu Fan slept, this one was almost a part of the Forbidden City.

"Dad, will we live here in the future?" Xu Fan said.

"Not for now," Xu Zhao said.

Xu Fan asked, "Why?"

Xu Zhao asked back, "There's nothing here, are you waiting to starve to death here?"

Xu Fan tilted his head and said, "We can eat popsicles."

Xu Zhao asked: "Okay, you live here, I will give you popsicles every day, no meat or anything, will you?"

Xu Fan quickly said, "No."

"Why doesn't it work anymore?"

"I want to live with Daddy."

"Then I don't live here."

"Then I can't stop." Xu Fan came over and hugged Xu Zhao's leg.

Also learn to act coquettish!

Xu Zhao smiled gently, reached out and touched Xu Fan's head, looked at Cui Qingfeng and said, "I owe you 250 yuan." The extra 50 yuan for building the house was borrowed from Cui Qingfeng, otherwise He has no money to pay Xu's father's medical bills.

Cui Qingfeng smiled and said: "What are you talking about, if it weren't for you, I would never have made two hundred and fifty yuan, right? And I still have money in my hand now, don't worry, when will you be rich? Also."

Xu Zhao said sincerely: "Thank you Qingfeng, I feel very lucky to have you as a friend."

Cui Qingfeng lowered his head shyly, wanting to say that he didn't want to be a friend, he wanted to be a lover, but Xu Zhao was so good, he couldn't say it for a while, so he could only add: "Between friends, don't say anything outside."

Xu Zhao said, "Okay, then let's start selling popsicles all day tomorrow."

Cui Qingfeng asked, "Do you start selling all day tomorrow?"

Xu Zhao said, "Well, the whole box of popsicles is here, either you are looking to sell it, or I am looking to sell it, how about it?"

"Success." Cui Qingfeng replied immediately.

Xu Zhao said: "Also, tomorrow I will order newspapers and sell them by the way."

Cui Qingfeng asked, "Have you contacted the newspaper?"

"Get in touch."

Paper products are very popular these days, especially newspapers. Television and radio are not popular. Almost all information about the outside world is obtained through newspapers. Therefore, newspapers are very popular, and some families love to buy newspapers.

"Well, let's tidy up the house first," Cui Qingfeng said.

Cui Qingfeng provided a long table to move into the small house for newspapers, then moved stools and chairs and kept them for Xu Zhao and Xu Fan, and took a cardboard box and a writing brush, ready to write on the cardboard box - Selling popsicles and newspapers throughout the day.

But Cui Qingfeng hesitated and said, "My handwriting is ugly, why don't I let my uncle write it, my uncle's handwriting is particularly good-looking."

Xu Zhao said, "Your uncle is not at home."

"My uncle will be back in a while."

"What are you doing after a while, I'll write."

Xu Zhao took a writing brush, dipped it in ink, faced the cardboard, and wrote the words "Sell popsicles and newspapers all day."

After writing it, Cui Qingfeng finally discovered that Xu Zhao has a shortcoming, that is, the writing is ugly.

As far as Xu Zhao is concerned, let alone his uncle Cui Qingfeng, it is incomparable with Cui Qingfeng, a poor student. Cui Qingfeng wanted to know that he had written it, but now he can't say that Xu Zhao's writing is ugly. , but Xu Fan came out of the room, clapped his little hands and said, "Wow! Dad's writing is so good! It's so beautiful!"

Close your eyes and blow!

It's a real eye-opening blow!

Cui Qingfeng didn't even look at Xu Fan anymore.

"Okay." Xu Zhao asked Cui Qingfeng and said, "Okay?"

Cui Qingfeng twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Okay." That's it, it's enough to be able to recognize these words anyway.

Xu Zhao put down the brush and said, "Then let's see what else is missing and prepare."

Cui Qingfeng said, "I'm missing a lock."

"Yes, go buy a lock."

So one morning, Xu Zhao and Cui Qingfeng made up everything they could think of. When they were about to make popsicles at noon, a sudden rainstorm fell, and the whole county cooled down. Seeing that the weather was bad, Xu Zhao and Cui Qingfeng did it. One hundred popsicles were sold in the small house at the intersection, but they were sold out, making Cui Qingfeng friendly to the small house.

The weather was fine the next day, and it was just the right time to plant soybeans. All the villagers in the villages below the county seat were busy, including Xu Zhao.

Xu’s father and mother couldn’t come back to plant soybeans, Xu Zhao couldn’t grow soybeans alone, Xu Fan couldn’t help, and he couldn’t partner with Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng. Xu Zhao once again planted soybeans with Da Zhuang.

There were no developed machines in this era, and it all depended on personal strength and scalpers, so the speed of planting soybeans was very slow. This kind of planting took a week. During this period, Xu Zhao went to the hospital and Cui Qingfeng's house every day. Xu Fan, even planting soybeans in the ground, Xu Fan followed him. Xu Fan grew up on Xu Zhao. Of course, he saw a lot of the world. Xiao Xu Fan would even say that the most important thing is to gain weight.

Cui Qingfeng suddenly found out that Xu Fan was fat. It was the kind of person who usually didn't notice it when he looked at it, but suddenly took a closer look and saw that Xu Fan had gained a lot of weight.

Cui Qingfeng said in surprise: "Xu Fan, you are fat."

Xu Fan said, "No, I wasn't full last night."

"..." Cui Qingfeng pointed at Xu Fan's small pants and said, "Look at your pants, they are all stretched."

Xu Fan explained, "I have grown taller."

Cui Qingfeng said, "No, you haven't grown taller, you have gained weight."

Xu Fan thought about it and said, "I, I, I'm just a little fatter."

"Not a little, but a lot."

Xu Fan insisted: "Just a little bit."

Cui Qingfeng looked around Xu Fan with his arms folded, and said, "Xu Sanwazi, you're really not a little fat, tsk tsk, it's surprising that people in summer can gain so much weight."

"…"

Seeing Xu Fan's dazed and cute look, Xu Zhao said, "We are fat, we look good!"

As soon as Xu Fan heard this, he immediately laughed, covered his face with his little hands and said, "I'm fat and I look good!"

"Yes." Xu Zhao looked at Cui Qingfeng and asked, "How about the ice pops delivered today?"

"It's good. And it's settled."

"Payment? Why did you pay suddenly?" Xu Zhao asked in surprise.

Cui Qingfeng said: "Well, just in time for them to settle the account, it is settled, and Sister Yun has to order another half a month, but only 200 sticks a day, for the workers to eat, there will be no office staff."

"That's okay, that's how the popsicle business is."

Cui Qingfeng took out the money from his trousers pocket and said, "We settled for 115 yuan, and each of us is 57 yuan and 5 yuan."

Xu Zhao took it and said, "Well, but I still can't pay you back for the time being."

"I know, you can go see your parents. Sister Yun asked you to sign a half-month contract."

"Row."

Xu Zhao came to the hospital with fifty-seven yuan and fifty cents, made up for the medical expenses, and announced that Xu's father could be discharged the next day.

I can finally leave the hospital!

Mother Xu simply cried with joy.

Xu Zhao pulled an ox cart from Nanwan Village to the hospital with a quilt, and carried Xu’s father onto the ox cart and pulled it towards Nanwan Village. In addition to Xu’s father, Xu Fan was on the cart.

Xu Fan was sitting next to Father Xu, and his little meat hand touched Father Xu's half-length beard and said, "Grandpa, I don't know why you are talking."

"Xu Fan!" Xu Zhao scolded Xu Fan.

Xu Fan immediately shut up.

Xu Zhao didn't want Xu Fan's childish words to make Xu's father sad, and the patient was very vulnerable, so he specifically reprimanded Xu Fan.

But Father Xu didn't want it anymore, ah, I couldn't quite hear what he was saying, anyway, it was to hate Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao then stopped talking about Xu Fan, and silently pulled the ox cart forward.

Father Xu looked at Xu Fan with a smile, and hummed a few words to appease Xu Fan, but he couldn't help drooling again.

Xu Fan saw Xu Zhao and Xu's mother wiping his saliva, so he picked up the handkerchief next to him and wiped his mouth with Xu's father and said, "Ah, grandpa, why are you drooling again? Stop drooling."

Father Xu looked at Xu Fan and let out a laugh from his throat.

Mother Xu looked at Xu Fan so obediently, her eyes moistened again.

Xu's father and Xu's mother had long known about the separation from Xu Zhao's mouth, and they also knew about building a mud wall to separate them, but when they returned to the small courtyard of the three-room thatched hut, they couldn't help but feel chills. Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng were really White raised!

This time, when Father Xu was discharged from the hospital, the neighbors all came to see Father Xu, and the big dealer even gave them eggs, but Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng didn't show up, lest Father Xu get on them in the future and drag them down.

Xu Zhao appeased Xu's father and Xu's mother, killed a rooster, gave a small half to the big house, then kept the big half and was divided by Xu's mother, then burned a potato chicken and a chicken soup for Xu's father to drink. , and the rest are put away.

Xu Zhao said, "Mom, it's hot today, so eat all the chicken. If you leave it for a long time, it will stink."

"Why does it stink? I'll sprinkle some salt, dry it in the sun, and save it for the winter."

stay-stay-over-winter-eat-

This summer has not yet passed, and autumn has not yet come, I am thinking about winter...

Xu Zhao couldn't convince Xu's mother to be frugal at all, but the dishes cooked by Xu's mother were really delicious. Xu Fan kept saying that it was delicious, and his stomach swelled.

After eating, Mother Xu began to clean up the thatched hut.

Xu Fan squatted beside the chicken and duck, watching how the chicken and duck were eating, suddenly heard the sound of a bicycle, turned his head quickly, got up and ran to Xu Zhao, raised his arms and turned his back to Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao asked, "Xu Fan, what are you doing?"

Xu Fan said, "Go to the county town with Dad."

"Who said I went to the county seat?"

Xu Fan turned around and raised his face to look at Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao said, "I'll go to the big dealer to see."

Xu Fan immediately said, "I'll go too."

"Don't go now, stay with grandpa at home first. Grandpa will be anxious if he doesn't see you. I'll be back in a while, okay?"

As long as you reason with Xu Fan well, Xu Fan will always listen, so Xu Fan agreed.

So Xu Fan stayed at home and waited for Xu Zhao to come back, left and right, but when he didn't see Xu Zhao coming back, he asked, "Grandma, where is my father?"

Mother Xu said, "I don't know."

Xu Fan said, "Why hasn't he come back?"

Mother Xu replied, "I don't know either."

"I'll go to the big dealer to find him."

Xu Fan walked to Da Zhuang's house with short legs. Da Zhuang's mother said that Xu Zhao had returned, so Xu Fan ran back and asked, "Grandma, where is my father?"

"I don't know." Mother Xu said, in fact, she didn't want to run around with Xu Fan, so she went directly to the county town from Da Zhuang.

"Did he not come back?" Xu Fan asked.

"No."

Xu Fan opened his eyes wide and asked blankly, "Then where is my father?"

Mother Xu couldn't bear to lie to Xu Fan and said, "Maybe she has gone to the county seat."

"Why didn't he take me?"

"Maybe I'm too busy to take you in time."

When Xu Fan heard what Mother Xu said, he stopped talking, his head drooped, and he dragged small steps towards the corner of the wall, his forehead against the corner of the wall and said nothing.

Mother Xu asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Fan burst into tears and replied, "I miss Dad."

"Dad will be back tonight."

Xu Fan still said, "I miss my father."

Mother Xu hugged Xu Fan and said, "Dad will come back after work, and the three children won't cry. Grandma will make you an egg pancake to eat, okay?"

In Xu Fan's watery eyes, there were two tears that were about to fall, and he said to Xu's mother in a milky voice, "Do it for Dad too."

Mother Xu was so distressed that she quickly said, "Okay."

"It's still done by grandpa."

"Row."

"And grandma."

"Okay." Mother Xu said with a smile, "We do everything, we all eat."

He coaxed Xu Fan to play for an afternoon. After dark, Xu Fan was lost again. He sat on the stone at the gate of the courtyard and looked at the intersection. No matter what Xu's mother said, he just sat there and waited for his father. He didn't even enter the courtyard. The mother knew that Xu Fan was a long-term and kind child. In the past, Xu Zhao was not good to him, but he was also good to Xu Zhao. He often shouted from his father. At that time, Xu Zhao did not care about him.

Now that Xu Zhao is good to him, he doesn't stick to him every day.

In the end is the father, certainly not the same.

While picking beans, Mother Xu sat in the yard and watched Xu Fan, chatting with Xu Fan.

"Three children." Mother Xu shouted.

"Grandma, why are you calling me?" Xu Fan asked.

Mother Xu deliberately asked Xu Fan to chat: "What do you do when you go to the county town with your father every day?"

Xu Fan replied, "Selling popsicles."

"You also sell popsicles?"

"Yes, Dad said I'm amazing."

"Yes?"

"Ok."

Mother Xu chatted with Xu Fan kindly.

"Dad!" Xu Fan suddenly stood up and ran towards the intersection with joy.

Xu's mother hurried to the gate of the courtyard to look. Her eyes were a bit blurry, and she couldn't see clearly, but she felt that there was a bicycle rider on the road, so far away, how did Xu Fan recognize Xu Zhao.

"dad!"

"dad!"

"dad!"

"…"

Xu Fan was very excited and ran towards Xu Zhao all the way, and when he was about to run to Xu Zhao, he slammed to the ground with a loud bang, and burst into tears.

"Three children." Mother Xu shouted.

Xu Zhao, who had just stopped the bicycle, quickly dropped the car and picked up Xu Fan. When he got home, he looked under the kerosene lamp. There was a little blood from his mouth and his knees were blue. The family was very distressed.

Xu Fan also leaned against Xu Zhao's arms very delicately, without saying a word.

"Does it hurt?" Xu Zhao asked.

"It hurts." Xu Fan replied.

"Don't run so fast next time."

"good."

But the next day, when I saw Xu Zhao approaching the bicycle, he ran faster than anyone else. He grabbed the handlebars of the bicycle with his little hands and looked up at Xu Zhao. Mother Xu said, "Mom, I'll take him there. You watch Dad at home and help Dad out for a walk."

Mother Xu glanced at Xu Fan who was elated and had to say, "Go, take care of the three children."

"understood."

Xu Zhao took Xu Fan to the county seat and went to the steel factory to sign a half-month contract. Originally, he signed two hundred popsicles a day. When Xu Zhao went to sign, it became three hundred, which is a lot. Forty-five dollars, Xu Zhao and Cui Qingfeng were very happy for this, and Cui Qingfeng even took Xu Zhao and Xu Fan to have lunch at home, but Xu Zhao couldn't refuse, so he ate at Cui Qingfeng's house.

During the meal, Cui Qingfeng pointed at Xu Fan and said, "Mom, do you think Xu Fan has gained weight?"

Mother Cui looked Xu Fan from side to side and said, "Don't tell me, you're really fat."

Cui Qingfeng said with a smile: "Mom, have you noticed that Xu Fanguang doesn't grow taller when he grows up?"

Mother Cui gave Cui Qingfeng a blank look and said, "Some children grow up late."

"Maybe Xu Fan is too late." Cui Qingfeng said: "Look at the little boy in the neighbor's house, he is only three months older than Xu Fan, and he is a head taller than Xu Fan."

Xu Zhao became worried, looked at Mother Cui, and asked, "My family's Xu Fan won't grow taller, right?"

Mother Cui said firmly: "It will definitely grow taller, have you seen that, the top of Xu Fan's head is not flat, it is pointed, this head shape will definitely grow taller, and the top of Qingfeng's uncle's head was like this back then. , Everyone said that his uncle is not tall or tall, so I said that his uncle will definitely grow taller, isn't it 1.87 meters now? Xu Fan must have grown up late."

Xu Zhao expressed doubts: "When Qingfeng's uncle was a child?"

Mother Cui asked, "It was Qingfeng's uncle when he was young, what's wrong?"

Xu Zhao was afraid that Cui's mother would lie to herself and say, "Qingfeng's younger uncle, how did you know that, auntie?" This means that he is about the same age. Maybe Cui's mother is younger than Cui Qingfeng's younger uncle. How could Cui's mother remember Cui Qingfeng's childhood? Woolen cloth.

Mother Cui and Cui Qingfeng were taken aback for a moment, and then they laughed together.

Xu Zhao was confused by the smile.

Cui Qingfeng covered his stomach and laughed, and after a while, he asked, "Xu Zhao, don't you think my uncle is a potbellied old man?"

Indeed, Xu Zhao has always imagined that, thinking about Cui Qingfeng's uncle, even if he is not a potbellied old man, he must be at least forty years old, and he is very old.

Mother Cui couldn't stop laughing.

Cui Qingfeng laughed out loud and said, "Xu Zhao, my uncle is only twenty-eight years old this year, okay? Is twenty-eight years old?"

The corner of Xu Zhao's mouth twitched and said, "Twenty-eight years old."

Twenty-eight years old?

Xu Zhao was embarrassed.

Cui Qingfeng slowly stopped smiling and said, "Yes, when my father was seventeen, my grandparents wanted a daughter, and then gave birth to my uncle. My uncle was not yet an adult, and my grandparents passed away one after another. My uncle lives in my house."

Mother Cui continued: "Actually, his uncle didn't live with us for a long time. Uncle Qingfeng was smart, and he was really poor at that time. When my father and I got married, we only had a pot, and we definitely didn't have money to go to school. Many people None of them went to school, and Uncle Qingfeng didn't go to school either, but when others were playing, he ran to the window of the classroom in the next village to eavesdrop on the teacher's class, and was discovered by the school teacher.

"The teacher is also a good person. He gave him a test paper and asked him to take the test. As a result, he got a perfect score. The teacher felt that he was a piece of study material, and dragged him to find Grandpa Qingfeng, hoping that Grandpa Qingfeng could let him go to school. Grandpa Qingfeng brought soybeans to the teacher to let him go to school.

"He is also very sensible. He knew it since he was a child. He knew that his family was poor. He kept skipping grades and graduated earlier than the average person. Therefore, he started to fight for himself very early. If it weren't for him, our whole family would starve to death."

Xu Zhao sighed after hearing this: "He is really amazing."

Mother Cui said, "Yeah, she's only four years older than Qingfeng, and she has suffered a lot in rolling and crawling.

"Being cheated." Cui Qingfeng replied: "I was cheated once. More than three years ago, my uncle was-"

"It's your nonsense." Mother Cui interrupted Cui Qingfeng's words and said instead: "Anyway, his uncle has suffered a lot. When the matter at his hand is finished this time, I will let him rest at home. He doesn't even go back to his own house, just right here, I'll cook for him every day."

"I eat too." When Xu Fan heard what he was eating, Liba followed.

Mother Cui laughed immediately, touched Xu Fan's fleshy little face and said, "Okay, bring the clever Xu Fan to eat."

Xu Zhao smiled and looked at Mother Cui. Thinking of the purpose of this meal, he said, "Auntie, the one who opened the noodle factory in your colleague's house before, is it still open?"

"Come on, what's wrong?" Mother Cui asked.

"I want to go into his house and sell some noodles at the intersection."

"Into the noodles?"

Mother Cui and Cui Qingfeng were shocked.

Cui Qingfeng asked inexplicably, "Xu Fan, why do you sell everything?"

Xu Zhao said honestly, "Make money."

"...will this make money?"

"Yes, if you earn popularity first, you can make money. Let's do it bit by bit."

"You wouldn't want to open a grocery store, would you?"

"more than."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"Make money."

"…"

Cui Qingfeng couldn't understand Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao looked to Mother Cui and said, "Auntie, can you help me set up a line? Her noodles are delicious. I want to sell them in her house."

Mother Cui said happily: "Of course, she is worried about not being able to sell it. I will ask her to give you something cheaper later."

"Thank you auntie, thank you."

"You child is too polite."

Speaking of that, Mother Cui gave Xu Zhao and Xu Fan a piece of meat each, and then told Xu Zhao that she would ask him about the noodles in the evening. After Cui Qingfeng discussed it, he planned to sell ten noodles at the small house at the intersection and try it out. Anyway, there are popular popsicles to bring with them and sell them to others.

If it sells well, keep selling it, if it doesn't sell well, forget it.

Next, Xu Zhao waited for Mother Cui to bring him ten handfuls of dried noodles, while he and Xu Fan were sitting in a small house at the intersection selling things, covered by a tile-roofed house, so they didn't need to be exposed to the sun. They were much more comfortable, but it was still a little hot. Zhao Na fanned the fan to himself, and also fanned the wind to Xu Fan. Xu Fan was sitting on the stool and folding the plane. He raised his head and asked, "Dad, where's Uncle Cui?"

Xu Zhao replied, "Go to the power station to pay the electricity bill."

"When will he come back?" Xu Fan asked.

Xu Zhao replied, "I guess I'll be back in a while."

"Oh." Xu Fan didn't know if he really wanted to know where Cui Qingfeng was, but he couldn't stop his small mouth. He always said this and that, without any rules.

Xu Zhao returned to him one after another, focusing on the road, thinking that Mother Cui should bring ten handfuls of noodles over, but she didn't wait for Mother Cui. He appeared with a light-hearted face in the basket, and when he saw Xu Zhao, he immediately exclaimed, "Oh, Xu Zhao, I forgot about the noodles."

Xu Zhao smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay to bring it at night."

Mother Cui explained: "No, no, I brought the noodles home. I was in a hurry and I forgot to bring them to you. I'm rushing to the market to buy vegetables, otherwise I won't be able to buy them if the market strikes. Now, why don't you get it yourself, someone at home is there."

"Okay, auntie, hurry up and go grocery shopping."

Mother Cui said happily: "Okay, let's eat here at noon later."

Xu Zhao said, "No, I'll take Xu Fan home this afternoon."

After Xu Zhao finished speaking, he wanted Xu Fan to look at the store and see how Xu Fan looked so good-looking. What if he was carried away, so he temporarily locked the door and took Xu Fan to Cui's house.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Xu Zhao shouted, "Qingfeng, Qingfeng."

Xu Fan shouted, "Uncle Cui, Uncle Cui, where are you? Dad and I are here!"

Father and son shouted several times, but Father Cui finally responded, "Who, who is looking for Qingfeng, is it Xiao Xufan?"

Xu Fan replied, "It's not me, it's me and my dad."

This answer... just perfect! Full marks!

Xu Zhao wiped away his sweat and was about to see Father Cui when a tall man walked out of the main room. The man was wearing casual white short-sleeves and trousers, and a pair of brand-new slippers under his feet. It gives people a sense of luxury and oppression, especially for men who are tall and handsome, with no faults in their eyebrows and eyes.

When Xu Zhao was working odd jobs in the 21st century, he had seen many male stars who were handsomely groomed, but none of them could match the natural beauty and aura of the man in front of him.

Xu Zhao was stunned.

Xu Fan also stared blankly, it was the first time he saw such a good-looking person after being born almost three years ago.

"Qingfeng is not here." The man's voice was low with a hint of laziness.

Before Xu Zhao could answer, Xu Fan said, "I, we don't look for Qin Hong, we, we look for noodles." Xu Fan stammered and didn't pronounce Cui Qingfeng's name correctly.

The man asked blankly, "Where are the noodles?"

"I don't know where the noodles and noodles are, but my father knows." Xu Fan raised his head to look at Xu Zhao and asked, "Dad, where are the noodles?"

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