Where Qin Zheng lives, five hundred meters away, there is a Hope Primary School.

At half past four in the afternoon, the primary school students got out of school, and one by one the children walked out of the school gate happily, and in the crowd, Du Xiaoyan walked out of the school gate step by step with a copywriter, a backpack, and a classroom professional uniform.

Some parents who came to pick up their children knew Du Xiaoyan and couldn't help but chat with her, Du Xiaoyan always had a polite smile on his face, chatted casually, and then said hello and left.

After going out, Du Xiaoyan walked to the parking space next to the school gate, pushed the bicycle out, and got on the bicycle.

Just after riding for a while, Du Xiaoyan smelled the fragrance of braised meat when passing by the vegetable market, she thought about it, and after hesitating, she stopped her bicycle and went over to buy two catties of braised pork.

One catty and eighteen yuan, Du Xiaoyan spent three minutes to cut the price to one catty and sixteen yuan five.

After Du Xiaoyan left, the aunt who sold braised meat was still complaining: "I don't come to buy it once a month, and I still claim to be an old customer, the price is so low, I want me to lose money, if you come often, I'll give you a cheaper price, alas, business is not good these days." ”

After buying braised pork, Du Xiaoyan bought some vegetables in other places, and helped Qin Zai match them with three keys to the door.

Then I left the vegetable market on my bicycle.

But instead of going home, she went to a compound more than 300 meters away from home.

The courtyard still uses a green brick floor, and some damp corners are covered with moss.

As soon as I heard the sound of the bicycle parking, five or six children immediately ran out of the houses around the yard.

"Teacher Du, Teacher Du." A group of children shouted happily.

With a gentle smile on his face, Du Xiaoyan walked towards the kitchen surrounded by children.

I saw that in the kitchen, there was an old woman cooking, this old woman's name was Xue Qin, and she was the owner of this miscellaneous courtyard.

She once had two children under her knees, but they both died in an accident when they went out to work.

The daughter-in-law ran away with someone, leaving behind a bunch of children, a full four children, and two more were adopted by Xue Qin.

Here, in fact, it is equivalent to a super-small children's welfare home.

"Aunt Qin, I'll come." Du Xiaoyan entered the kitchen, put down the vegetables and meat he had just bought, and said with a smile.

A young man named Xue Gang saw the braised pork in it, pointed to it and asked, "Teacher Du, what is that?" ”

"You little gluttonous cat, count your eyes as the most thief, that's braised meat, buy it for you to eat." Du Xiaoyan said with a smile.

"Braised pork!" Xue Gang's eyes lit up as he spoke, and his saliva almost flowed out.

A group of small children also cheered.

Xue Qin frowned: "Xiaoyan, why did you buy these things at any cost." ”

"Children love to eat, and it's not expensive." Du Xiaoyan rolled up the cufflinks and began to wash the vegetables.

"Alas, our Xue family, we owe you too much."

"Aunt Qin, don't say that, I actually like this family a lot, I'm alone, it's because I know Aunt Qin, I'm very happy every day." Du Xiaoyan said with a smile.

Xue Qin just looked at Du Xiaoyan with a look of relief, and she didn't know how to express her gratitude in her heart.

Du Xiaoyan is a middle-class and upper-class person in the neighborhood whether it is her own quality or undergraduate degree, she teaches primary school, earns 5,000 a month, and has a house, in this small town on the edge of the city, it is already a good family condition.

If she wants a home, there are many young men chasing her, but she has never been in a relationship now, why?

Isn't it just that after falling in love, if she has a boyfriend, her boyfriend may not agree with her spending all her money on these children.

Moreover, Du Xiaoyan has to go to work every day, take care of his own life, and take care of these children, and he doesn't have much time to fall in love.

The meal was quickly prepared, and among the six children, there were four boys and two girls, and they shared two catties of braised pork, and their mouths were full of oil, and they were very happy.

Xue Qin and Du Xiaoyan didn't eat much, and they quickly finished eating and chatted on the side.

"By the way, Aunt Qin, my house is finally rented out." Du Xiaoyan said happily.

"Both rooms are rented out?"

"yes, it adds up to a thousand and one rent."

"What kind of person is a tenant? You live there alone, but you have to choose your tenants well and don't meet people with bad intentions. Xue Qin said worriedly.

"It's three rural people who went to the city to work, and I feel that they are all pretty good."

"Well, that's good, don't rent it for those who are angry."

"Don't worry about this Aunt Qin, I'm not young anymore, by the way, Aunt Qin, do you remember how the two of us met?" Du Xiaoyan looked at the moss wall in the distance, with a faint beautiful smile on his face, and asked.

"Why don't you remember, you girl, you were naughty when you were a child, once you took your father's razor and shaved off your own two eyebrows, you were young at that time, your hair was very short, you looked like a tomboy, and your father chased me with a broom, but you were quite clever at that time, and you asked for help when you saw someone." Xue Qin recalled and said with a smile.

"Hehe, Aunt Qin was very majestic at that time, not only helped me, but also scolded my father, and even treated me with a delicious meal at night." Du Xiaoyan said with a grin.

"Yes, I remember that at that time, the eldest and second were still in junior high school, and the old man was still alive." Speaking of the past, Xue Qin couldn't help but think of her former family.

"Aunt Qin." Du Xiaoyan stroked Xue Qin's shoulder, and the two gradually fell silent.

But after dinner, Du Xiaoyan took out his textbook and said to a group of children: "Everyone come here, there are tenants at the teacher's house today, so there is only one class today, and I will go back to give them the key." ”

"yes."

Du Xiaoyan smiled helplessly: "Why are you so happy?" Classes are for the sake of learning, and it is not worth having fewer classes to be happy. ”

"Hehe, Mr. Du, we think you are too tired every day, you can rest for an extra hour if you miss a class."

Du Xiaoyan was slightly stunned, and then showed a relieved smile, looking at this pure and innocent little face, Du Xiaoyan felt that all that she had done was worth it.

Halfway through the lesson, there was a sudden sound of footsteps.

The door of the courtyard was kicked open.

"Hey, old woman, I'm here to collect protection money again." A one-eyed dragon took the lead, followed by a skinny little guy, and the two walked towards the compound together.

The originally happy atmosphere immediately fell silent.

Du Xiaoyan glanced at Xue Gang and asked him to take his younger brothers and sisters back to the house, while Du Xiaoyan himself turned around and said with a frown: "One-eyed dragon, didn't you just collect protection money half a month ago?" ”

(End of chapter)