In order to avoid suspicion, Ling'er was confined to her home by her father, and she couldn't even go to the village.

Every time she practiced calligraphy, the house was very quiet, the family sat around the hall, put a charcoal basin in the middle, my father did some bamboo weaving hand work, my mother was busy sewing and mending, and there was only the occasional snapping sound in the charcoal basin in the house.

And every time she finished writing a piece of paper, the old lady would take it with a smile and look left and right, and then show it to her father, and praised: "Dad, look, let's Ling'er write new words again, which is different from the previous one!" Ling'er, what is this reading? ”

Although the old lady often took the paper in the wrong direction, her happy smile still moved Ling'er, and she had to pretend to explain it to the old lady seriously.

After three days like this, the twenty-third day of the lunar month passed the New Year, Ling'er followed her father and mother and began to be busy cleaning the house, cleaning up the utensils, washing and bathing, sticking the couplet door god or something, and was busy until the afternoon, Ling'er washed her hair and was drying in the warm sun in the courtyard, and suddenly heard a sound at the door, she looked back and saw Xiaohuzi probing his brain outside the bamboo door.

Ling'er ran over to open the door: "Little Huzi, why are you here?" ”

Xiaohuzi said: "Hehe, Ling'er, I haven't seen you go to the village for a few days, let's come to see you!" ”

"You guys? Who else? Ling'er looked around, and suddenly a person jumped out from behind the little tiger: "Hehe, there's still me!" ”

"Sister Yue'er, why are you here?"

Yue'er raised her mouth: "Ling'er, you are not interesting enough, people came to see you, and you didn't let people into the yard!" ”

Ling'er hurriedly got out of the way and invited the two into the yard, the old lady came out when she heard the sound, saw the two, greeted them warmly with a smile, and brought out all the dried fruit snacks prepared at home. Xiaohuzi was embarrassed to tell the old lady that she didn't need to, but Yue'er was unceremoniously, thanked her with a smile, and sat on the chair.

She looked around while eating rice cakes, and then smiled and said, "Wow! Ling'er, your family has changed a lot, the last time I came to your house, there were a few broken houses, they were all about to collapse, and there was nothing at home! Hee-hee, this time it suddenly became a new house, which is really good! Well, it would be nice to add some tables and chairs or something! ”

Ling'er snorted and dealt with it, "Sister Yue'er, are your mother and eldest sister still at the master's house?" ”

"Let's go, I just left yesterday afternoon, or I would have come to you a long time ago! Hehe, Ling'er, I'll tell you good news, I'll always be staying at my grandparents' house in the future, and I'll not leave! Let's follow my grandfather to read and write every day, and play together every day, do you think it's okay? ”

Ling'er has known this news for a long time, Yue'er's girl is very arrogant, she has no heart, she is kind-hearted, enthusiastic and easy to fight, she is a good girl, it is worth making friends, with her by her side, the future days will not be so boring, of course Ling'er is happy.

Yue'er said again: "That's right, Ling'er, I'll go back and tell my grandfather later, after the New Year, Xiaohuzi will also come to study with us, and the three of us will be even more lively at that time!" ”

"Huh?" Ling'er was stunned for a moment, why did you want Xiaohuzi to come? Didn't he already drop out of school? Besides, the reason why Yue'er was left by her mother was to let her avoid suspicion, and now she has pulled a little tiger in, and his mother knows......

Ling'er hesitated: "Yue'er, you...... When did you become so familiar with Xiaohuzi? Besides, Xiaohuzi has already studied, and Aunt Fu is afraid that she will not agree! ”

Yue'er raised her chin and crossed her waist with one hand and said proudly: "Hehe, Xiaohuzi is my defeated subordinate, and I have been familiar with him for a long time!" I went to Aunt Fu just now, and she agreed, and she was quite happy! ”

"Huh?"

Xiaohuzi scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Hehe, that was a few years ago, Sister Yue'er, don't talk about it!" In fact, my mother has always wanted me to study with the old village chief, but unfortunately his old man is not in good health! The school in the town is too expensive, and it's a bit far away, I don't want to go, so my mother doesn't care about me! ”

"Oh, that's it! That... Does the Master agree? ”

Yue'er was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiaohuzi, Xiaohuzi was also at a loss, Yue'er thought about it, patted Xiaohuzi's chest and said, "Don't worry, it's okay!" Grandpa is even willing to accept Ling'er, and he will definitely accept you! ”

Ling'er laughed dryly, why did she think that this girl was belittling herself? His special identity is not comparable to the stunned boy of Xiaohuzi! Forget it, since this girl likes to be the boss, let her try it!

The two joked and joked at Ling'er's house, and helped the old lady to do the work and wash clothes, and did not go back until the sun went down in the evening. In the next few days, these two guys always ran to Ling'er's house as long as they were fine, and they always came together, at first Ling'er was still a little worried about the gossip of the people in the village, but after a few more days, the three of them got used to staying together, and she didn't go into the village, and she didn't feel anything!

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, it was not the day to catch the market, but it was the end of the year, everyone had to prepare the New Year's goods, the town was very lively every day, every day was like catching up with the market, Ling'er, Yue'er and Xiaohuzi made an appointment to go to the town together this morning.

The old lady didn't want Ling'er to go, but she couldn't bear Yue'er's sweet words, and the family really needed to buy some things, so she had to reluctantly agree. The old lady gave Ling'er a hundred dollars, instructed her to buy a pig's tail, a few catties of pork and some needlework, and gave thousands of instructions to personally send the three of them to the gate of the hospital.

If you want to go to the town, you have to pass through the village, and Ling'er followed Yue'er and Xiaohuzi to the village. I entered the village only to find that the village was really lively these days, all the door panels and door frames were pasted with red couplet door gods, many yards also hung festive red lanterns at the door, the children all wore new clothes and happily got together to play and play, the women dressed up in groups of three or five while talking and laughing while comparing, and the men were also dressed up neatly and went out to say auspicious words to each other!

For the first time, Ling'er felt this quaint and lively festival atmosphere, and her heart was full of joy, and when she was looking around curiously and excitedly, she suddenly felt a pain in her head, and she covered her forehead with a sigh.

Yue'er stopped: "What's the matter, Ling'er?" ”

Ling'er rubbed her head, looked down at the stones that were still rolling on the ground, searched around, and found that a group of children at the end of the alley were looking in her direction and clapping their hands. Yue'er immediately understood, crossed her hands on her hips, and pointed at the group of children angrily and shouted, "Hey, what are you doing? ”

The children sang in unison: "Silly girl, silly girl, big fool, wild child that no one wants!" ”

"What nonsense, Ling'er is all right now, you are the big fools!"

One of the children, a tall boy about ten years old, stood up and said, "Hey, outsiders, you don't have to worry about the affairs of our Wangjia Village, you get out of the way!" ”

"What if you don't let it?"

"Humph! I won't let you fight with you! ”