Yuan Junxian fumbled with the quilt, patted Yuan Xiu's feet, and smiled innocently: "You sleep with the child, I'll sleep on the chair." ”

He was so tall and curled up in a chair that he felt uncomfortable to think about.

But Xu Yan accepted his affection and knew that he was afraid that she would not be suitable, so he wronged himself.

So she gritted her teeth, struggled for a moment and said, "You can also go to bed, the bed is so big, just let Xiao Xiu sleep in the middle." ”

Yuan Junxian did not refuse, since he brought Xu Yan back, then they will be a family in the future, there is no need to be so angry.

The first rays of morning light shone on the land, and the village resounded with the crows of chickens.

Xu Yan was woken up by the little guy moving in his arms, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Yuan Xiu rolling on the bed, he would get into Yuan Junxian's arms for a while, and writhing under Xu Yan's squeaky nest.

"Mother!"

Seeing that she was awake, the little guy called her crisply, but he didn't recognize her at all.

"I'm hungry. I'll cook and go. Xu Yanxiang took a bite of the little guy and was about to get out of bed to cook.

"No need, you can rest." Yuan Junxian said sullenly, turned over and got out of bed, put on his coat and went to the kitchen to work.

Xu Yan helped Yuan Xiu get dressed, she looked at the wardrobe, Yuan Xiu's clothes were very old, and today she rummaged through them carefully, only to find that most of the clothes in them were Yuan Xiu's when she was a child, and now she can't wear them anymore.

Xu Yan tied Yuan Xiu's hair while thinking that she had to find a way to make money, she didn't have to suffer a little, Yuan Xiu was growing her body, but she couldn't be hungry.

Thinking like this, Xu Yan couldn't help but feel sorry for the two silver she gave to Sun Lezi yesterday, she knew that her family was so difficult, and she didn't give Sun Cripple a penny!

"It's time to eat." Yuan Junxian brought two white steamed buns and pickled vegetables to the table, as well as a small bowl of white porridge.

Xu Yan thought that the porridge was for Yuan Xiu to eat, but she didn't expect Yuan Junxian to put the bowl in front of her, with a look of debt in her eyes: "You just entered the door and there is nothing to eat, you can eat this bowl of porridge." I'll go to work at the dock later, and I'll pay my monthly money in two days. ”

"No need, give Xiaoxiu food." Xu Yan shook her head with a smile, she blew with a wooden spoon, and then sent the hot porridge into Yuan Xiu's mouth.

Yuan Junxian's job is to carry things at the dock, he has a lot of strength and moves a lot, but when it comes to the evening, his eyes are not good, and he can't work anymore, so he gets less paid than everyone else.

In the past, Yuan Xiu was still young, Yuan Junxian had to take the child to the dock to watch, if it weren't for the foreman's kindness, it would not be easy to see him a man with a child, and he would have been dismissed a long time ago.

Now that Xu Yan is at home, Yuan Xiu is taken care of, and Yuan Junxian is also a lot more relieved.

The two men in the family, one big and one small, didn't clean up the house much, so Xu Yan took a rag and wiped it everywhere, sorting and placing the sundries.

And Yuan Xiu followed Xu Yan's back like a little tail, occasionally holding a hand, sometimes Xu Yan suddenly stopped, and Yuan Xiu, who couldn't react, would hit her leg, and then embarrassed to look away, and showed two big white teeth, giggling.

Xu Yan was about to melt by his cute heart, so he picked it up and pinched it before he let go.

There were clean clothes and sheets floating in the yard, Xu Yan rubbed his somewhat sore waist, and looked at Xiao Xiu who was doing the same action at his feet, full of a sense of accomplishment.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

There was a knock on the door outside, Xu Yan wiped his hands and went over to open the door, and saw a hunchbacked middle-aged man standing at the door frowning and twisting his face, looking impatient.

"Who are you?" The man was startled by Xu Yan's face at first, and then unceremoniously pushed her into the room.

Xu Yan pulled Yuan Xiu behind him and stared at the man vigilantly: "Who are you?" ”

"You don't even know me? I am the Lin family responsible for collecting rent, just call me Lin San. What about Yuan Junxian? It's time to pay the rent today. Lin Sanyi stepped on the ground that Xu Yangang had swept clean, leaving a string of crooked dirty footprints.

"He went to work on the docks and hasn't come back yet." Xu Yan poured a cup of hot water for Lin San, and a smile appeared on his face, "How much should I pay for this rent this year?" ”

Lin San took out the account book and rummaged through it: "Let me take a look, Yuan Junxian rented two acres of land, and the rent has risen this year, so he should pay three dollars of silver!" ”

"Third master, Brother Yuan hasn't come back yet, otherwise I'll ask him to send it to you tomorrow." Xu Yan touched his sweaty forehead, the Yuan family only rented two acres of land, and usually planted some vegetables to eat by himself, and the rent of three yuan was really a lot.

"Okay, let Yuan Junxian come over when the time comes!" Lin San's eyes wandered around the room, and he didn't see anything good, so he left disappointed.

Xu Yan was worried about preparing to cook, but when he opened the rice bowl, there was only a small handful of brown rice grains in it, looking at Yuan Xiu's thin appearance, Xu Yan weighed and simmered half a bowl of porridge for Yuan Xiu, and he only ate the dry bread and naan in the cupboard.

It is not a way to go on like this, Xu Yan patted his ass and stood up, and took Yuan Xiu to the nearest neighbor's house.