Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 278: Escape from the Mountains (59)

"I'm sorry...I'm narrow-minded."

Li Yanshu expressed his guilt.

"It's okay. It's human nature."

The reason I brought Li Yanshu here was just because I hoped that their relationship would not be disturbed by other trivial matters.

Work matters were already enough to tax her brain, and Xiaocao didn't want to have to divide her attention to deal with marriage matters later, so she decided to make things clear now while she had free time.

She took Li Yanshu's hand, smiled slightly and said, "Bringing you here is definitely not to expose my scars and ask for your sympathy. I just think you need to understand my past and understand what kind of person I am."

Li Yanshu squeezed her palm tightly.

He knew that the environment in which one grows up will shape one's character.

Xiaocao's poor childhood made him an ambitious and resourceful person.

But at this moment, Li Yanshu did not think that these two descriptions were derogatory.

On the contrary, what Li Yanshu admired about her was the wildness that she did not have.

From the moment he saw this dilapidated yard, Li Yanshu's heartache for her was like an endless stream, flowing through his ventricles and chest.

The two hugged each other under the peach tree, and Li Yanshu held her tightly in his arms.

At this time, someone next door seemed to have heard the noise, walked out of the yard, stood at the gate, and stretched his neck to look out.

"Who's there?"

Xiaocao tilted her head and recognized Aunt Hua at a glance.

Aunt Hua didn't recognize Xiaocao and looked at the two of them with a frown.

"Are you two here looking for someone or what?"

Xiaocao walked out of the yard and got closer, only to find that Aunt Hua seemed much shorter than he remembered.

Aunt Hua looked the two young men up and down. Could they be rich relatives of someone in the village?

"Aunt Hua."

Xiaocao spoke and said hello.

Aunt Hua was stunned: "You... which one are you?"

"I am Xiaocao."

"What little grass..." Aunt Hua muttered subconsciously, and then her expression became more and more surprised.

"Y-You are--Xiao Cao? Cao Ni'er!?"

Aunt Hua widened her eyes and looked at Xiaocao back and forth, as if trying hard to find the shadow of Xiaocao in her face.

Xiao Cao smiled slightly and said, "I'm so sorry, have your cows come back yet?"

ox?

What cow?

Aunt Hua was stunned for a moment, then she remembered the old story.

So many years have passed. Aunt Hua smiled and waved her hands: "Hey, the cow walked back on its own at that time, but unfortunately it got sick and died a few years later."

"Xiaocao, why are you back?"

Aunt Hua was very surprised: "Oh, you have grown so tall."

Xiaocao took out a thick brown paper bag from her bag, which contained ten thousand yuan in cash, and handed it to Aunt Hua.

"I left in such a hurry that I didn't have time to thank you for taking care of us."

Aunt Hua refused to accept it and quickly made excuses: "We're neighbors, don't be so formal!"

She knew Xiaocao must be feeling guilty about the cow incident, so she patted Xiaocao's hand and said, "I don't blame you for the cow incident. It's better for you to leave. You were smart and capable to begin with, and it's all because of that lame Li who held you back."

"Keep the money for yourself. My son is working outside, and I know there are many places where he needs money. You don't have to give it to me."

After Aunt Hua refused, she pulled the person into the yard to drink tea.

"After you left, our village encountered a big problem. Now there are few people living in the village. The young people have all gone out to work."

"My son also works away from home and can only come back a few times a year."

"Nier, your good friend, and Yuanyuan, their families have moved to the county town. And the little monkey's family has also moved to the town."

Aunt Hua talked about the changes in recent years and sighed: "In a flash of 12 years, you have all grown up, and we have also grown old."

She looked at Li Yanshu and saw that he was handsome and well-proportioned. She smiled and said, "Is this from your room?"

Xiaocao nodded.

"Oh, you're so handsome." Aunt Hua smiled, "Have some tea, have some tea."

Aunt Hua's old house had been renovated once. The former cowshed in the yard was gone and replaced by several vegetable fields.

It was another busy farming season, and a lot of freshly harvested wheat was spread out in the yard to dry, looking golden.

"Principal Wang was in poor health a few years ago and now lives in town for retirement. The barefoot doctor is still in the village, but his legs are not so good, so he no longer comes to see patients."

"Oh, by the way, Wang Dafu's daughter Ni'er Zhaodi, who lives east of our village, was admitted to university a few years ago. She was the first university student in our village."

Zhao Di?

"Wang Zhaodi?"

"Yeah, yeah, I forgot what school I got into."

"She borrowed money from us to go to college, and she paid it back a few years ago."

A girl with short hair that reached her shoulders, a red face and a sad expression suddenly appeared in Xiaocao's mind.

Apparently, she had overcome her difficulties.

"Where is Xiaohua? Xiaohua didn't come with you?" Aunt Hua asked.

Xiaocao smiled and said, "She just finished the college entrance examination at the beginning of the month. She went out to play with her classmates and hasn't come back since."

"Oh, that's great. Our village must have another college student." Aunt Hua smiled happily and quickly brought out a basket of wild peaches from the front of the house.

"I remember you loved eating peaches when you were little. These were picked by your uncle Wang in the mountains a few days ago. We were planning to take them to town to sell, but we've been busy these days and haven't had time to go yet. Take a few and eat them."

Aunt Hua said as she stuffed the bag into Xiaocao's backpack.

Xiaocao looked at the fist-sized mountain peach. It was not very big, and its color was not as pink, tender and juicy as those sold on the market.

But in Xiaocao's memory, mountain peach was once the most delicious thing she had ever eaten.

"Thank you Auntie Hua."

...

Xiaocao didn't stay long, sat for a while and then left.

Before leaving, she quietly put the paper bag containing the money into the kitchen basket while Aunt Hua was taking the peaches.

After leaving Aunt Hua's house, Xiaocao went to Doctor Wang's house on the way.

This time she didn't go in, but put another amount of money she had prepared into Dr. Wang's yard through the dog hole.

"Auntie Hua, Doctor Wang, and Principal Wang are the few people in the village who are kind to us."

Xiao Cao said to Li Yanshu, "I probably won't be coming back."

Li Yanshu looked at the endless indigo mountains in the distance, and then at the dilapidated and empty houses, feeling unhappy.

He used to think that Xiaocao's coldness and aloofness were her nature, but now it seems that it is just a protective color for her when facing the world.

Past experiences taught her to hide her shortcomings in silence, and made her understand that only by relying on her own efforts can she live the life she wants.

This place once nurtured the birth of countless sins, but also gave birth to the most colorful wild roses.

She is tenacious and resilient, and is not afraid of any difficulties or dangers, breaking through one mountain after another.

He held Xiaocao's hand tightly in his and said seriously, "Xiaocao, thank you for your honesty with me and thank you for your trust."

“You can do whatever you want without any worries.”

"I will always support your decision and be your strongest and most solid backing."

Little grass, I will always love you.