The cold wind outside was still biting, and the sound of the firewood burning in the stove in the kitchen was equally clear.

The constantly warming room and the constantly rippling atmosphere permeated the man and woman who had been apart by nearly ten years. Not daring to continue in front of Xiao Sheng's gaze, Zhao Qihong, who quickly got up, turned her back to Xiao Sheng, lifted the lid of the pot and said, "Drink some porridge after drinking to nourish your stomach." ”

The tall figure who also got up made Zhao Qihong, who was facing away from him, pause his hand movements a little. Especially when she felt that this figure was getting closer a little bit, her heart, which had already been dead and silent, continued to accelerate as if it had been resurrected. The whole person's cheeks became hot, and there was even a scorching sense of déjà vu.

The shadow of the arm is so clear. Zhao Qihong, who was looking at all this, bit her red lips tightly, and her body trembled slightly.

At this time, Xiao Sheng, who was standing behind her, was equally complicated in his heart. The raised right arm, which was almost on her shoulder, was instantly retracted.

"That...... Sister, I won't drink porridge anymore. I, I'll go back first. ”

After saying this, Xiao Sheng hurriedly turned around and walked in such a panic that his body touched the corner of the table, making a messy collision sound.

Xiao Sheng, who opened the courtyard door, pushed the battery car and drove towards his house. The cold wind still raged on his hot cheeks, and the temperature was as low as zero to cool the inner commotion. Restless.

Until Xiao Sheng left the courtyard, Zhao Qihong didn't go out to see each other, even to take a look. It wasn't until she heard the sound of the battery car gradually disappearing outside the hospital that she slowly turned around.

Teasing the slightly messy bangs, the residual heat on his face has not completely faded. Looking at the crooked dishes and chopsticks on the square table that were hit by Xiao Sheng, Zhao Qihong, who had a charming smile on her face, muttered a sentence in her mouth: "Virtue ......"

Walking out of the kitchen, the courtyard door was still wide open. From this point alone, it is not difficult for Zhao Qihong to judge how panicked Xiao Sheng was when he left.

The sound of the soles of the feet gently stepping on the snow made a 'creaking, creaking' sound. Zhao Qihong, who was in the same complicated mood, walked to the gate of the courtyard step by step.

I didn't dare to poke my head out, but I stood in front of the door for a long time before biting my red lip and closing the courtyard door and adding a wooden bolt.

Turning back into the kitchen, she cleaned up the 'mess'. Her movements were slow, reminiscing about the bits and pieces just now. She was assuming, if Xiao Sheng had just made an abrupt move, what would she do?

"Nerd...... No compromise nerd. ”

Zhao Qihong, who muttered these words in her mouth, put aside her distracting thoughts and quickly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table. At this time, Xiao Daguan, who had returned to the Xiao family, lay on the bed for a long time and couldn't sleep.

What I think about the most is Zhao Qihong's amorous style......

But he also knows very well that before he achieves anything, any so-called ripples, feelings and thoughts are just people in the mirror and the moon in the well.

In the small village of Chenzhai, Xiao Sheng can't guarantee his thoughtfulness, so how can He De talk about these 'extravagant' things?

It is precisely with this idea that Xiao Sheng, who is working hard in the next few days, is like a motor that is starting at full strength, and he is busy in order to 'cover the land'.

However, idealized plans are far less brutal than reality.

As we all know, Baodi will choose several plots of land next to each other. This is easy to manage, especially in today's mechanized operations. The acres of land are also convenient for mechanical operation!

The more than 400 acres of land that Xiao Sheng fancied were all located around Xiao's house, including the barren mountains a few hundred meters away behind the courtyard. This area was chosen for its own ease of management. More importantly, most of these owners of arable land have a good relationship with Xiao's father, and it should not be difficult to communicate.

However, he ignored that these people had a good relationship with Xiao's father, but they were more subject to Chen Maliu. For no other reason, they either worked in the Chen Maliu mine, or they were afraid of Chen Maliu's notoriety in ten miles and eight townships.

When Xiao Sheng mentioned the matter of baodi to them in the morning, everyone politely agreed. But in the evening, they all came to the door one after another, and refused his request with a look of embarrassment.

Among them, there are some straightforward villagers who frankly informed: After the news of Xiao Sheng's desire to buy the land spread, Chen Maliu directly released cruel words, if anyone dares to hand it over to him, he will not be able to get along with him Chen Maliu in the future.

Regardless of their considerations, they did not dare to take such a risk.

politely sent every villager who came to the door to 'refuse', and Xiao Sheng's face did not show any 'anger' from beginning to end. Of course, this is only scratching the surface.

Ye Wei's first village committee meeting was held on the fifth day after she came to Chenzhai. When she mentioned that she was going to contract out the barren mountain behind Xiao's house, Chen Dahe directly refused to take the case: "Chenzhai Village, a lot of 10,000 yuan of contract money this year. ”

is very domineering and scoundrel, which is equivalent to directly tearing her face and telling Ye Wei: In the future, I will reject any of your opinions. It doesn't matter if it's good or not. If you have the ability, you will go to the township and the town to complain. Over there, Chen Maliu has already said hello, if you can win, you have the ability.

To put it bluntly, this matter is 'bullying'. Chen Dahe has no prestige in Chenzhai Village, but Chen Maliu does. It depends on the owner to beat the dog, and there is nothing adulterated in this statement.

The matter that Xiao Sheng's 'baodi' was targeted by Chen Maliu in the village has long been rumored. And Chen Dahe's 'domineering answer' in the village committee seemed to make him earn back face, which also made him, who was originally quite low-key recently, high-profile again.

Approaching the solar calendar year, although the countryside is not very cold about this day, it is also a festival. Especially after the living conditions improve, some villagers will also hang two red lanterns in front of their homes to show their festivities.

It is always open at night, which also makes the originally dark Chenzhai Village illuminated by this red light.

Xiao Sheng, who travels back and forth between Huaicheng People's Hospital and Chen Zhai all day long, chooses to return after dinner with his parents every day. And by this time, most of the sky has already darkened!

Riding on the country road home, the red lanterns on both sides of the road reflected the road conditions for him. But at this time, Xiao Daguan seemed very absent-minded.

Spring is about to begin, whether it is planting crops or cash crops, it is about to make preliminary preparations. But now that the land has not been covered, how can Xiao Daguan not be upset?

In addition, there is the matter of 'interest-free loans'. I just got news from Ye Wei that this year, the credit union will only give this quota to those 'big planting and breeding households'.

In other words, if Xiao Sheng does not wrap up the acres of land before the Spring Festival and submit the information. Ye Wei was willing to help him get this loan, and he also lost his 'qualification'.

These are not the only things that make Xiao Sheng worried! Since the villagers learned that the old Xiao family had 'blackened' Chen Ma for 630,000 yuan because of Xiao's father's hospitalization, those creditors rushed to the scene as if they were discussing.

Of course, it is a matter of course to repay debts. For these people, Xiao Sheng has always been grateful. They opened their mouths, and Xiao Sheng was not ambiguous. But after repaying the principal, they asked for interest in a unified voice.

It is said that if the money is placed in the private credit company, it will be at least one and a half cents. Your Xiao family is rich now, don't you give it according to this 'interest rate'?

Although they are all small profits, Xiao Sheng's current 'family property' doesn't care about these. But this incident somewhat made him panic. When they borrowed money, Xiao's parents carried things with them. Many of them, the IOU is 10,000 yuan, and hundreds of dollars have been withdrawn when they actually arrive.

And now, as if they had been 'encouraged', several old women asked Xiao Sheng for a second time. As long as Xiao Sheng questioned them, when the interest had not been withdrawn before, several mothers-in-law scolded the street without admitting it.

What did I know that your family was in trouble, so I lent you money? Now that you have the cash in your hand, you won't pay the interest as promised......