It was almost noon that morning, Bao Yongshi and his wife, who were chopping firewood in the alpine forest, were about to tie firewood bundles and carry their burdens down the mountain, but they saw Bao Maoying coming with a sharp burden again. Qu Xiaolan was the first to see it, so she asked, didn't you tell you to guard at home? Did anyone bring firewood to our yard today? Bao Maoying thrust the tip into the mountain and said yes! It is for this matter that I have come up to you.

Who is it, do you know? Qu Xiaolan couldn't wait to ask.

It's the Dong Pai who followed me last time. When Bao Maoying said this, she also told everything she had asked and what Dong Pai had said, and emphasized that Dong Pai said that he had a purpose in sending firewood to our house, but I asked him what the purpose was, and he didn't say it, saying that he would only talk about it when he met you.

Then I'm going to ask him. Qu Xiaolan said this, and then glanced at her husband Bao Yongshi, who slipped down from the tree that had taken care of the branches and stood next to listen to her and her daughter. Bao Yongshi muttered, this matter is a bit strange, I want to go back and ask him, to see what his purpose is, if the purpose is not pure, I will ask him to carry all the firewood bundles that are carried to our yard, otherwise I will be unkind to her.

In front of Bao Yongshi's house, the courtyard door was always open, but there was no door. On this morning, Bao Maoying met with Dong Pai, asked some questions, and went up the mountain to "complain" to his parents, Dong Pai picked up a few loads of firewood to her courtyard and stacked them, and put the last load of firewood properly.

Bao Yongshi took a break from the firewood, wiped the hot sweat on his forehead and asked him, Dong Pai, what is the purpose of you sending so much firewood to our house?

Dong Pai grinned, looked at Bao Yongshi's wife and daughter, who were also carrying firewood, and deliberately let go of his voice and said, Brother Bao, the purpose of my firewood to your family is very simple, that is, to tell you to be parents, why bother to ask your daughter Bao Maoying to go up the mountain to pick firewood every day, the long mountain road makes her sweat, how tired! Don't you have enough firewood at home? You see, in a few days—the big stacks of firewood he stacked in the courtyard—I brought so much firewood. If you feel that you have enough firewood, you can also rest.

That's what you're aiming for? Bao Yongshi, who asked this, stared at him in disbelief.

That's the purpose, you don't know the heartache daughter, is it wrong for me to replace your heartache daughter by someone else? Dong Pai said, his eyes bursting with confidence.

At this time, Bao Maoying rested the bundle of firewood and heard what Dong Pai said clearly. She said to Dong Pai, of course we are grateful for you sending firewood to our family. But you misunderstood, it wasn't that the Venerable Master asked me to go up the mountain to pick firewood every day, but that I consciously and spontaneously wanted to go up the mountain to pick up firewood, to do something for the Venerable Master, and to be more sure-footed.

Dong Pai, did you hear clearly? It's not that we, as parents, don't know our heartache daughter, it's that our daughter is very filial and knows how to be considerate of her parents. Bao Yongshi, who said this, was as proud as if he had washed his innocence, and he gestured and continued, It is not uncommon for our family to send firewood, I suggest that you move all the firewood sent.

Brother Bao, so why bother? Although firewood is not rare, it is not a waste, it is a usable thing. Dong Pai said while thinking, and said while thinking, if you insist that I move the firewood sent to your yard, it is better to do this, you will go up the mountain to chop firewood and tie it into bundles in the future, don't pick it at home, let me pick it, pick it to my house, even if your family repays the firewood I gave to your family, isn't this the best of both worlds? It can also save you a little strength, isn't it tiring to pick up firewood from the mountains and go home from a bumpy road?

Then do as you wish! Bao Yongshi raised his hand, and as he spoke, he picked up the firewood and walked into the courtyard gate, and his wife and daughter, who were muttering to each other, also followed in with the firewood.

The next day, Bao Yongshi informed Dong Pai that we have always gone to the mountains to chop wood and tie bundles into bundles, so you can pick them! Let us give you firewood. Dong Pai said okay! In the middle of the morning, he found a spring and poured a pot of spring water into the mountain forest to quench the thirst of Bao Yongshi and his wife, who were chopping wood.

Bao Yongshi slowly had a good impression of him, so he said what he thought, according to us, we should also pick the firewood bundle to your door to stack, so that the firewood can be returned, but if you are willing to pick it yourself, we will end up with an easy, eliminating the fatigue of picking firewood bundles over the mountains and mountains. Dong Pai laughed and said that I didn't want you to climb such a high mountain to cut wood to return me, but you were so polite, I am deeply grateful to you, so I will do my best to send you some spring water to drink.

Wow! We're going to try to chop more wood for you, more than you can send to my yard, to be worthy of you. Qu Xiaolan said, took the cup full of spring water handed by Dong Pai, put it in her mouth and drank it happily.

Bao Yongshi and his wife chopped firewood for Dong Pai for a total of three days, and estimated that there were almost as many bundles of firewood that Dong Pai sent to their courtyard, so they called it a day and went down the mountain.

Walking to the door of the house, they suddenly heard the sound of a chicken cart (i.e., a wheelbarrow), Bao Yongshi and his wife looked back, Dong Pai parked an empty chicken bus on the side of the road, covered the purse on his chest with one hand, and raised it to greet them with the other: You wait. He ran over and came to Bao Yongshi and his wife, and the hand covering the purse took out a few hundred yuan bills from the purse and handed it to Bao Yongshi.

Bao Yongshi felt inexplicable and didn't catch it immediately, and asked him what kind of fame he was doing, why he sent money. Qu Xiaolan was also puzzled and wanted to hear what he said, staring intently at Dong Pai's hand holding the money.

At this time, Dong Pai looked at Bao Yongshi and opened his mouth, Brother Bao, these hundreds of yuan were returned to me by you who climbed into the mountains and forests to cut firewood, and I did not move the firewood you cut back. He turned sideways and pointed to the side of the road—but he pushed the bundle of firewood in the chicken cart to Jinse City and sold it for money, why should the money be given to your family? I see that although your house is a separate courtyard, the courtyard is open, and there is no door repair, so the money will be donated to your family, so that your family can repair a door, and it will be more cautious and safe to put your belongings and other things.

Oh. It's for this reason. Bao Yongshi suddenly said. Seeing Dong Pai hand over the hundreds of yuan banknotes and touching his palm, he suddenly had a thought: As the old saying goes, the blind man opens his eyes when he sees money, and the camel stands up when he sees money. Do I want to be demented when I see money? It's better to be blind and camely? Don't be in vain.

At this moment, Qu Xiaolan also made a look at him asking for money, Bao Yongshi grabbed the money handed to him by Dong Pai, and happily told the reason for asking for money, Dong Pai, I didn't want this money, but your heart is so sincere, the door of our courtyard is open, and there is really no door, and this courtyard is a bit useless. If you donate this money, I still have to make a gate for the yard.

All right. Dong Pai, who sighed, was a little absent-minded, where was his heart? Thinking of Bao Maoying in his heart, he turned his head and saw that the yard was empty and there was no shadow of Bao Maoying, and he felt a sense of loss. He smelled the smell of rice wafting from the tiled house, and guessed that Bao Maoying must be cooking at home and waiting for his parents to come back to eat.

He really wanted to see Bao Maoying, but he was embarrassed to say it, and he couldn't say it, so he frowned, and had a way, and lied to Bao Yongshi that he was a little anxious and wanted to go to the toilet. This was certainly allowed.

Bao Yongshi said, you go into the courtyard and walk through the main house, there is a latrine behind the house. Dong Pai had just entered the courtyard, and Qu Xiaolan approached Bao Yongshi, who was also entering the courtyard, and whispered, you can't do it if you want to do the courtyard gate! Remember? There is a Mr. Yin and Yang who looks at the homestead and said that our house can't be used as a courtyard gate, and if the courtyard gate is made, it will stop the God of Wealth, which is unlucky.

Bao Yongshi glared at her and said, I know, I took Dong Pai's money, and I have to find a reason to convince him. Qu Xiaolan "hummed" and said, you got money, and you haven't been a courtyard gate, Dong Pai asked, how to say it?

Bao Yongshi said, oops! That's not good to prevaricate? Just make up a reason to convince him! Could it be that the money he sent was too embarrassed to go back? Qu Xiaolan was silent, and secretly thought: Why is Dong Pai so good to our family? What exactly is the intention? She couldn't figure it out.