Chapter 23

Liu Qian hid in the small house with a red face. There was a trace of sweetness and a trace of anger in her heart.

The sweetness was that her thoughts were guessed by others. Presumably, her sweetheart also knew.

The anger was that she had only been at home for a few days. To speak like this, they were looking down on her too much.

Although Liu Qian's face was burning and her heart was a trace of anger, she was also a little confused. After these few days of contact, her grandmother was a very reasonable person. How could she embarrass her in front of her face like this? However, that was not necessarily the case. The elderly were old and it was inevitable that her heart was confused. She could understand, but how could she go out and meet them now?

The people outside were also the same. Looking at the smiling grandmother, Zhang Xiaolong was very speechless.

There was no other way. It was not suitable for him to go in at this time. Guo Sufei thought about it and pinched Zhang Xiaohua's ear and said, "It's all because of you. Go, go and call Liu Qian out."

Zhang Xiaohua rubbed her ear and scratched her head. She muttered, "What does it have to do with me?"

Guo Sufei smiled and pushed her and said, "If you didn't tell your grandmother about your brother and Liu Qian, how would your grandmother know?"

Zhang Xiaohua said, "So you know." After that, she had to get up and walk into the house. As she walked, she thought about what to do.

Liu Qian was in the house with a burning face. Seeing Zhang Xiaohua come in, Zhang Xiaohua happily ran in front of Liu Qian. She held Liu Qian's hand and said, "Sister Liu, it's boring to stay at home. Come with me to see my farmland and the well we dug."

Liu Qian said, "Okay, I heard from your brother that you opened the land yourself. I've always wanted to see it. Let's go, we'll go today."

After that, Liu Qian took Zhang Xiaohua's hand and walked out of the house.

Zhang Xiaohua followed behind Liu Qian. As soon as she walked out of the house, she shouted, "Father, mother, I'll take Sister Liu to see my land on the hillside.

We'll be back in a while. "

Guo Sufei said, "Then you guys go and come back early. You're in a hurry to come back for dinner. Xiaohua, protect your sister well."

Zhang Xiaohua giggled and said, "No problem, Niangqin."

Liu Qian walked in front of Guo Sufei and said in a low voice, "Auntie, I'll go out then."

Guo Sufei smiled and said, "Come back early."

Thus, Liu Qian and Zhang Xiaohua walked out of the Zhang family's small courtyard.

Walking on the path of the Guozhuang House, from time to time, there were familiar villagers who came to greet them. The village was not big. If there was a small matter in any family, they would immediately know. Moreover, the Zhang family, which had always been low-key, suddenly had a beautiful girl.

The neighbor who went to Baligou with Zhang Xiaohua had already been told by Zhang Cai not to say anything about Liu Qian. They only said that the children of their relatives came to stay for a period of time to take care of the sick and injured family. Of course, Zhang Cai was sick. Xiaolong and Xiaohu were naughty and injured. Although they were past the naughty season, it was common for people in the mountains to be injured. Everyone did not suspect anything else.

It was no wonder that Zhang Cai was so careful. The lesson in the neighboring village was an example. It was better not to be too ostentatious.

Although it was reasonable to say that she was a relative, in the eyes of the villagers, it was very thought-provoking. A girl who was prettier than all the other girls in the village came to serve Zhang Xiaolong. All of this could only mean that everyone knew a secret. It was just that no one said it out loud. Looking at Liu Qian, the way they greeted Liu Qian was "ambiguous". Originally, Liu Qian came out to escape the awkwardness. In the end, the small path in the village was even more awkward.

Fortunately, the path was not too long. Soon, they reached the small bridge. Liu Qian liked the stream very much. She liked the stream to flow further and further away. She asked Zhang Xiaohua, "Xiaohua, when you went to Baligou, did you see the stream in our village?"

Zhang Xiaohua scratched her head and said, "I didn't pay attention. At that time, I was thinking about how to find your house. I didn't have the heart to look at anything else."

Liu Qian smiled and said, "The river in Baligou is much bigger than the one in your village. There is also a lot of land by the river. Even my family has a medium-sized piece of land by the river. It's a pity that no one in my family cultivates it, so we rented it to someone else."

Zhang Xiaohua said, "It's a pity. If my family had this piece of land, we wouldn't have to open up a wasteland on the slope."

As they spoke, they crossed the bridge. A winding path led up the slope.

It was not a real path. As the saying goes, there are many people walking on it. This path appeared on the flat ground of the slope. Liu Qian walked lightly on this path. Her elegant demeanor was like a dancing musical note. Zhang Xiaohua could not help but praise, "Sister Liu, you walk so beautifully."

Liu Qian smiled and replied, "You little rascal, why aren't you walking?"

Under the winter sun, the slope was filled with a rare warmth. Along the way, the two of them did not feel cold or bleak. Instead, there was the smell of spring.

The newly opened farmland on the slope was lying there alone. Its owner had not come to see it for a long time. It was still the same.

Liu Qian looked and said in surprise, "Xiaohua, did you open this by yourself?

It's a huge piece of land. "

Zhang Xiaohua raised her head and said proudly, "That's right, Sister Liu. It was all done by me. Big Brother and Second Brother also helped a little."

Liu Qian praised her, "You're really not simple. You're an amazing child."

Then, she naturally saw the huge stone that looked like a bed under the tree. She asked in surprise, "This kind of stone is rare. It's so neat. It's actually so big. It's also rare to see it in the mountains where we come from."

Zhang Xiaohua asked Liu Qian, "Sister Liu, can you guess where this stone came from?"

Liu Qian smiled and said, "How can I guess?

Could it be that you dug it out when you were reclaiming the land? Could it be that you even carried it from the river? "

Liu Qian walked to the big stone and sat down. Holding the stone with her hand, she realized that the stone was not like what she had imagined. It was still somewhat warm. If not for the ugly color of the stone, she might have thought that it was a big piece of jade.

She thought in her heart, "Strange."

Zhang Xiaohua did not pay attention to the details of the stone. When she brought it up, she was so tired and sweaty. Who knew if it was warm or not?

Moreover, she had just left it there and did not seem to notice it. Even when she sat on it, she thought that it was because of the sun.

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "Since sister can't guess it, let me show you something."

Then, she led Liu Qian down the hill and walked to the well at the foot of the hill. Liu Qian looked at the huge well and could not help but laugh. It seemed that the stone was dug out from here. She had never seen a well with such a big hole.

Zhang Xiaohua said, "Sister, that stone was dug out from this well. At that time, it took a lot of effort and the well was almost not dug out."

Then, she used the tools beside the well to get some water from the well and handed it to Liu Qian, saying, "Sister, try it. The water is really good. It's sweeter than the water in the river."

Liu Qian took it and took a small sip. She raised her eyebrows. Xiaohua was right. The water was really sweet. It was much better than the spring water she used to get from the hill. If she used it to make tea, her father would definitely like it. Thinking of this, she laughed in her heart. If her father knew, he would definitely stay in the Zhang family and not leave. Every day, he would get fresh spring water to make tea. At the very least, he would bring a few buckets home.

Liu Qian asked again, "Is the spring water here so good?"

Zhang Xiaohua shook her head and said, "No, the spring water on the hill is not so sweet."

Liu Qian said, "Is it because of the well at the bottom of the hill?"

Zhang Xiaohua shook her head again and said, "The village next door also dug a well on the south slope. I don't know if it's good or not, but no one cares about it."

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Liu Qian asked curiously, "Why?"

Zhang Xiaohua told her what happened at Mr. Wu's house in the neighboring village. Liu Qian listened with a sad expression.

After a while, Liu Qian looked at the sunset on the hill and said, "Xiaohua, get some water. We'll go back and make tea tonight."

Zhang Xiaohua happily said, "Is it the one I drank at your house?

Isn't it very bitter?

I've tasted the one at Old Guo's house in the east of the village. It's too bitter. "

Liu Qian said, "I didn't see the tea you drank, but it should be it. I brought some this time and didn't take it out. Let's try it today."

Zhang Xiaohua energetically fetched a bucket of water from the well and carried it up the hill behind Liu Qian. They walked back home.

As they walked, Liu Qian asked, "Xiaohua, why do you think that Mr. Wu from the neighboring village had such good luck?"

Zhang Xiaohua thought for a while and said, "He got something good and bad people found out. He didn't have the ability to hold on to it."

Liu Qian seriously said to Zhang Xiaohua, "Yes, Xiaohua. You have to remember, an ordinary man is innocent, but treasuring a jade ring is a crime."

Zhang Xiaohua didn't understand and said, "Sister, what does this mean?"

Liu Qian said, "The meaning of this sentence is that if a person is living a good life and has beautiful jade or good things in his possession, he will attract disaster.

Xiaohua, you're still young and maybe you don't understand. In fact, the most unpredictable thing in the world is human nature. It's hard to guarantee that someone won't covet your jade. Mr. Wu's mistake is that although he dug out the treasure, if other people found out, those covetous people would come to snatch it. If no one saw when he dug it out, others wouldn't know that he had a treasure and naturally wouldn't come to snatch it. "

Then, Liu Qian jokingly said, "In the future, if Xiaohua has any rare treasures, you have to keep it a secret. Don't let others know. Only in this way can it be your own treasure."

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "I will, sister. In the future, if I have a treasure, I won't tell anyone but you, okay?"

Liu Qian said, "No, you tell me a secret and you think it's okay if I'm the only one who knows. But I might inadvertently tell another person. I also think it's okay to tell one person, and if another person also thinks so, don't you think that many people will know?"

Zhang Xiaohua nodded and said, "Yes, sister, you're right. People will know if it's passed on."

Zhang Xiaohua said again, "Then, sister, what if the one who dug out the treasure is Hero Wen?

Will it be okay? "

Liu Qian said, "Then the situation will be different."

Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously, "What's the difference?"