The next day.
Lao Li took the cigarette pole out of the house, came to the courtyard and sat down. He knocked the cigarette pole on the stone, then put the tobacco on it. Finally, he took the cigarette pole and took a few puffs. Then he started smoking.
Old Li smiled and took a breath comfortably.
However, when Old Li hummed a little song and looked at the courtyard, he accidentally found the figure squatting outside the courtyard. He suddenly choked on the smoke, "Ahem, ahem!"
Damn, Chen Xun?
Lao Li returned to his senses and immediately put out the cigarette pole. He quickly walked out of the courtyard and came to Chen Xun. When he saw the quilt on Chen Xun's body, his eyes changed slightly.
Good fellow, isn t this granddaughter s quilt?
Old Li asked suspiciously, "You didn't stay here all night, did you?"
However, Chen Xun squatted and did not respond. He did not even move.
Old Li couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart when he saw this. Of course, he knew how cold the night was in the late autumn season now, especially the geographical location of Xiaohe Town.
This brat won t freeze to death, right?
Old Li was flustered. He quickly squatted down and pushed Chen Xun. "Chen Xun! Chen Xun!"
Chen Xun tilted his head and looked askance at Old Li. "Don't disturb my growth."
When Old Li saw that Chen Xun was fine, his heartstrings loosened a little. He couldn't help but wonder, "Growth? What growth?"
Chen Xun said solemnly, "Xiao Sheng is now a sapling. After a while, he will grow into a towering tree!"
Old Li: "..."
After Chen Xun finished speaking, he lowered his head very seriously and maintained a still posture.
Lao Li was helpless. He didn't understand the world of madmen, so he simply shook his head and went back to the courtyard. Later, his granddaughter got up and went to make breakfast.
As a result, smoke soon rose from the chimney of Lao Li's courtyard.
The same is true of many nearby households, each with smoke curling up from kitchen chimneys.
While Old Li was making breakfast, Li Yuan also came to the courtyard and saw Chen Xun outside the courtyard at a glance. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Old Li shout, "Yuan Yuan, eat."
"Got it, Grandpa."
Li Yuan immediately entered the room again.
.....
The breakfast of Lao Li's family is very simple, just porridge and pickles.
Li Yuan was still drinking the porridge slowly. Lao Li had already finished eating it. He made another bowl of porridge, added some pickles and walked outside.
"Grandpa."
When Old Li heard Li Yuan suddenly calling him, he couldn't help but pause. He turned around and wondered, "What happened to Yuan Yuan?"
Li Yuan was torn and said, "Grandpa, Grandpa, it's just a matter of having more chopsticks anyway. Why don't... Grandpa take him in?"
Hearing this, Old Li's eyes glared and said, "Fate! This is not about multiple pairs of chopsticks! Don't you know that Chen Xun ate 11 bowls of noodles yesterday, but in the end, he was still not satisfied!"
This kind of eating method, to exaggerate, Niang's royal family and aristocrats may not be able to afford it, let alone Lao Li.
Of course, the most important thing is that although Chen Xun has sound limbs, he is a lunatic, which means that he has no ability to work.
This can't be taken in!
Otherwise, it has been two and a half years. Why hasn't anyone taken Chen Xun in Xiaohe Town?
Isn't that the reason?
Hearing this, Li Yuan was also shocked. Ten or eleven bowls...
Li Yuan was silent for a while and said, "Grandpa, I can get more needlework in the future. As for his appetite... how about we help him control it every meal?"
In fact, last night, the sentence "thank you" that she thought she had misheard had been hovering in her mind.
And in Li Yuan's view, Chen Xun was indeed pitiful.
Hey!
Old Li was extremely annoyed.
Before, he didn't want his granddaughter to come into contact with Chen Xun because he knew that his granddaughter was too kind and easily relented.
This is good.
"Grandpa, think about it."
Old Li said and walked out.
Soon, Old Li came to Chen Xun with the porridge. He handed it over and said, "Boy, have some porridge."
Chen Xun, who was originally still, moved his nose and took Lao Li's bowl. He finished it in three or two strokes.
Old Li was surprised and quipped, "Yo, yo, do trees also drink congee?"
Chen Xun had already handed the bowl back and returned to a state of stillness.
Old Li took the bowl and shook his head. His eyes were torn before he sighed, "It's fine. I'll take you in for a while. If you don't perform well, you still have to get out. Hmph."
Lao Li, who had finished speaking, went back to the yard with the bowl behind his back.
Chen Xun was still squatting on the ground with saplings, but there was a light in his eyes, which was fleeting.
.....
Time flashed, it was already the cold winter month.
Amidst the flying snow, the world of Xiaohe Town turned white.
Chen Xun has been in Lao Li's house for more than three months, eating, drinking and living for nothing.
Recently, Lao Li and Li Yuan found strangely that Chen Xun's crazy behavior has decreased a lot. He often stands quietly in the yard without knowing what he is thinking.
However, Lao Li and Li Yuan did not bother Chen Xun much. In their opinion, such Chen Xun was quite good, at least quiet.
Unlike when I first came home, Lao Li made a scene every day. Lao Li was simply miserable.
In the evening.
Chen Xun was still standing in the courtyard, not knowing what he was pondering.
Chen Xun was still dressed in a shabby blue shirt, with his hair disheveled and a broken wooden sword on his back.
Previously, Lao Li and Li Yuan wanted to help Chen Xun tidy up, but their hearts were a little scared. Who knew if Chen Xun would suddenly become nervous, so they simply let it stay put and let it go.
"Brother Chen, it's time for dinner!"
Li Yuan came to the courtyard and shouted.
Hearing that they were having dinner, Chen Xun, who had been standing quietly, brightened his eyes. He turned around and rushed towards the room with a wild smile.
Li Yuan did not have the slightest accident. He avoided the body to the side with ease for Chen Xun to pass.
At the dinner table.
Chen Xun buried himself in the dry meal, the wind and the clouds.
Lao Li and Li Yuan looked at each other and gave a wry smile. They were used to it.
Li Yuan suddenly looked at the wooden sword behind Chen Xun and said curiously, "Brother Chen, you carry this wooden sword every day. Does this wooden sword have any special meaning to you? Can I take a look?"
Hearing this, Old Li also looked over, but he didn't feel curious.
Chen Xun was a madman, not to mention carrying a wooden sword. Even if he carried a toilet lid all the year round, Lao Li could understand it.
However, in Lao Li's view, fate is also a white question. Chen Xun's nerves are chaotic, so it's good to recognize people. At present, he hasn't had much normal communication.
In fact, Li Yuan also thought so, but he couldn't help but wonder in his heart and still asked.
But the next moment, Chen Xun's action stunned Old Li and Li Yuan.
Chen Xun stopped eating and took down the wooden sword on his back with his backhand and handed it to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan took it in astonishment.
Chen Xun grinned and continued to work.
Li Yuan carefully looked at the wooden sword on his hand and saw that the surface was potholed. In addition, there was nothing special about it, so he gave it back to Chen Xun.
Chen Xun had already finished eating. After putting the wooden sword back on his back, he rushed out of the house and came to the courtyard. After a sharp brake, he stood quietly...
Lao Li and Li Yuan have become accustomed to Chen Xun's nervous behavior.
But then again...
"Grandpa, have you noticed that Brother Chen seems to have changed a little?"
Li Yuan hesitated.