When Chen Youyi returned home, Mu Xiulian was cooking in the kitchen, she heard the sound of talking outside, and also heard Chen Youyi's voice, so she came out of the kitchen, but just when she was about to sell it, she saw a little girl walking straight in front of her and kneeling down.

"Xiaoxue greets the old lady."

Mu Xiulian was taken aback, looked at Chen Youyi, who was happy on the side, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" Whose girl? ”

"I picked it up from the street, Xiaoxue, hurry up, don't scare the old lady."

Xiaoxue immediately stood up from the ground, looked around, and looked at the surrounding environment carefully, with a faint smile on her face, as well as a hint of shyness and timidity.

Mu Xiulian pulled Chen Youyi aside and asked with a calm face, "You can tell me this matter clearly, what is the origin of the little girl, and where did you pick it up?" How come I've never seen a girl like this in our village? ”

"Of course you haven't seen it, this little girl is from the town." She didn't want the old lady to worry, so she made everything clear.

Mu Xiulian sat down on the wooden stool on the side after listening, she was originally a soft-hearted person who ate fasting and recited Buddha, and couldn't help but lament after listening to Xiaoxue's experience, "A poor girl, fortunately she was picked up by you, otherwise she would marry that old man, but she would have to suffer for a lifetime." ”

"Yes, so mother, you don't have to worry, I talked a lot with Xiaoxue on the way here, she is a very smart, well-behaved and clever girl, and there is no one else in our family. If I go out, there will be no one to take care of you at home, no matter what, Wang Da will take care of you and there will be many inconveniences, if Xue'er lives with us, I can take care of you, I can rest assured. ”

She raised her head and looked at Chen Youyi, "I know that you are for the good of your mother, but this little girl doesn't know what the origin is, so I'm afraid it's not safe to put it in our house like this." Since you saved her, it's also a good heart, or you can send her out and let her go to her family or distant relatives or something. I don't need anyone to take care of me, don't you think I'm alone at home? ”

Xiaoxue was standing not far away, and when she heard the old lady say something like this, she ran over and knelt directly in front of her, "Old lady, do you dislike me and think that I can't take care of you with my clumsiness, so you want me to go, right?" ”

As she spoke, she burst into tears and wiped her nose from her eyes.

Mu Xiulian couldn't see others crying, especially such a hard-working child, so she hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her up, "That's not what I mean, your sister-in-law is filial, I hope you can stay here and take care of me, but I like to be quiet, although I am old, I can still do the general work by myself and do not need to be taken care of." You are so young, you will be a girl for other people's families, not to mention that we are not the rich and noble, if you have the ability, you should go to your own relatives. ”

Xiaoxue cried even more and turned her head to look at Chen Youyi.

But she can understand what the old lady means in her heart, and she also wants Xiaoxue to leave here to find her family for the sake of Xiaoxue.

"Mother, I have already asked Xiaoxue on the way here, she has no family now, and the only mother took the old man ten taels of silver after she died, and there is no other person in the family. Just let her stay. ”

Under Chen Youyi's persuasion, and Xiaoxue kept crying, pitiful, and kept begging herself, Mu Xiulian finally nodded, "Since that's the case, let's live here for the time being, I have news of my relatives in the future, and you will leave." ”

Anyway, Xiaoxue finally stayed, and she was very happy in her heart.

So she hurriedly went into the kitchen, "I'll help my sister-in-law and the old lady cook, don't look at my age, my cooking skills are good." In the past, I did everything to support my mother. ”

Saying that, she got busy, looking at her hands and feet, she was also lively and cheerful, and she looked good, like a child from a poor family, and she was not so hypocritical.

Mu Xiulian stood at the kitchen door and watched for a long time, and finally gave up in her heart, just stay.

When Xiaoxue was busy cooking, Chen Youyi vacated the firewood room in the west, and when Xiaoxue finished cooking, she pulled her here, "This house is not big, put some firewood or sundries on weekdays, you sleep with me in my bedroom these days, and you will move here to live when you clean up here." I'll buy you daily necessities slowly. ”

Xiaoxue nodded again and again, "Thank you sister-in-law for saving your life, Xiaoxue will never forget her sister-in-law's kindness even if she is a cow and a horse in her life." ”

"Don't say such things, I hope you can take care of the old lady if you stay here in the future, I am busy on weekdays, so you can stay at home and accompany the old lady more." Chen Youyi commanded a few words, and the more she looked at Xiaoxue, the more she liked it.

That night, Xiaoxue slept with Chen Youyi in her bedroom.

Chen Youyi just woke up early the next morning, and saw that the bed on the side was empty, she sat up suddenly, and when Xiaoxue had left, when she walked out of the house, she saw smoke in the kitchen, and walked slowly with a smile on her lips.

"Sister-in-law, when you get up, leave the cooking to me in the future, if you are tired, sleep a little more in the morning." Xiaoxue said very sensibly.

Chen Youyi was even happier and liked her more, "What a sensible child, I will rely on you to take care of the family affairs in the future." I have some other things to do today, I'll go out after breakfast, and I'll tell the old lady if you have anything. ”

She nodded her head and went back into the kitchen to make breakfast.

Chen Youyi plans to go to the town today to find the Tang family, and talk to them about leasing or buying the entire barren mountain first.

When she arrived in town, she first went to the breakfast shop, where she discussed something with your sister-in-law, and when she was about to leave, sister-in-law Lin asked her, "Is there anything important to come here today?" I heard that you bought a little girl yesterday and went back to serve the old lady? ”

Chen Youyi smiled, "It's just picked up on the road, that little girl is sensible." ”

"Do you know how many people in the village are talking about you? Buying a girl to serve people is what the landlord's family of a large family does, and a small family like us is not worthy of buying a girl to find someone to serve. However, there are also those who miss your good, saying that you are filial piety, and many people speculate that you are now rich. ”

Hearing the latter sentence, Sister-in-law Lin and Chen Youyi immediately laughed.