"Since you're here, come in and have a cup of tea."

With such a loud noise outside the yard, how could the people in the yard not hear it? The whole family stood at the door and watched for a long time.

It has to be said that anyone who sees Qiao Qingyun for the first time will be amazed.

Zhao Guizhi even thought that if this person was an ordinary man, changed his clothes and said he was a young man, people would believe him.

But he was not only a juren, but also the president of the ancient town academy. How could it be possible... She was overthinking.

Zhao Guizhi sighed, and seeing that the person was about to leave, she had to speak. The person her son had already chosen was definitely above her status, so if she continued to look embarrassed at this time, it would be her son who would be the one.

"Qiao, Qingyun, come in and sit down." Zhao Guizhi wanted to smile, but it seemed a little difficult, so she didn't force herself.

Chu Xiao also greeted him: "Master Qiao, it's windy outside, please come in quickly."

Qiao Qingyun then walked over slowly and bowed, "Aunt, Big Brother Yan, Little Brother Chu, sorry to bother you."

Qiao Qingyun entered the yard and looked at the dilapidated thatched hut without feeling disgusted. After all, his school was not much better than this one.

The general cleaning has not yet been completed, and Qiao Qingyun did not act pretentiously: "Aunt, the dust removal is not yet completed, why don't I help."

Zhao Guizhi didn't feel comfortable asking someone to work for her the first time she came to her house, but before she could say anything, Chu Xiao bluntly ordered, "Then you guys just finish your second brother's work."

"Okay, let's continue cleaning up the woodshed." Yan Zhennan said as he pulled people towards the woodshed. He didn't care whether it was dirty or not, as it would be dirty soon anyway.

Zhao Guizhi felt something was wrong: "Xiao brother, how can this be good?"

Chu Xiao smiled slightly: "If you let him work, he will feel at ease. We are all family, no need to be polite, use him when necessary and give him orders when necessary."

Zhao Guizhi scolded, "You are the only one who has many tricks."

As soon as Yan Zhennan entered the woodshed, he pushed the man into the corner and kissed him hard against the wall.

However, Qiao Qingyun was not as bold as him. He kept his eyes on the door, afraid that someone might come in and see him. That would be really inappropriate.

"Ayun, I miss you so much." Yan Zhennan was like a big dog, kissing here and licking there.

Qiao Qingyun pushed him: "It's so dirty."

"You despise me." Yan Zhennan said aggrievedly.

Qiao Qingyun smiled faintly and counted at his lips: "It's inappropriate."

Yan Zhennan snorted: "Scholars are just picky about things."

Qiao Qingyun didn't care about what he said and gave him a light kiss on the lips: "Get to work."

It was just a brief touch, but it made Yan Zhennan very happy. After all, his wife rarely took the initiative.

Qiao Qingyun had never done this before, so he naturally had no idea what to do. Yan Zhennan was reluctant to let him do such dirty work, so he gave him a feather duster and told him to just sweep down there.

He was responsible for cleaning the cobwebs and dusty areas on the roof, and also for cleaning and checking every nook and cranny. Any rat holes he found had to be blocked with mud.

The cleaning took the whole morning. The most difficult places to clean were the kitchen and the woodshed. After cleaning, we saw that the men in the house were all very dirty.

Even Qiao Qingyun was not very clean. Although he did not touch those things, he still got a lot of dust on him when the dust from the ceiling fell.

Zhao Guizhi called out from the kitchen, "Come over and wash your hands and faces. Clean up the outside of the yard in the afternoon, and then take a bath and wash your hair together in the evening."

Several people went to the kitchen to wash their hands. Their hands turned black after just a few rubs. They had to change the water basins several times before they could wash them clean.

Qiao Qingyun had never eaten in dirty clothes before, but now he was sitting at the table, with Yan Zhennan on his left constantly picking up food for him, and Yan Zhengdao on his right also saying, "Don't be polite, eat as much as you want, your aunt's cooking is great."

"Well, thank you." Qiao Qingyun had never eaten at the same table with so many people since he was twelve years old. He thought that he would only have one bowl of rice and a dim lamp for the rest of his life.

After getting to know Yan Zhennan, I had more expectations and began to crave the company of another person.

But now sitting at the dinner table, he realized how greedy he was. He also wanted to have such a warm home.

Qiao Qingyun's eyes were slightly red, and he lowered his head and began to eat seriously, not wanting others to see his vulnerability.

But most of the people at the table were paying attention to him. Even if they didn't look at him directly, they would glance at him from time to time, and naturally noticed his red eyes.

Thinking about his life experience again, Zhao Guizhi sighed in her heart, what a poor child.

The dust removal took a whole day, and it was almost dark when they finished cleaning the house inside and outside. Everyone was covered in dust and dirt. Chu Xiao sat in the kitchen to boil water as they had to wash.

Qiao Qingyun wanted to go back, but seeing that his face and clothes looked a bit ugly, he couldn't let him go back like this.

After the hot water was boiled, everyone began to take turns to bathe. Zhao Guizhi took out the robe she had made earlier and put it in Yan Zhennan's room: "I made this by accident, you can wear it first."

Qiao Qingyun was a little stunned. Almost everyone in this village wore shorts, so why would they wear long robes? Then he looked at Yan Zhennan, who was winking at him with a smug look on his face, and he seemed to understand.

He felt mixed emotions for a moment and bowed deeply: "Thank you, auntie."

Zhao Guizhi sighed, "It's getting dark now, you're not in a hurry to go back, just hang out with the two brothers tonight."

Qiao Qingyun felt that this didn't seem a good idea, but Yan Zhennan was so thick-skinned that he had already agreed to it.

It was a busy day and the whole family went to bed early after washing up.

In the middle of the night, the howling northwest wind sounded like ghosts and wolves, making the bed frame and the door creak.

Yan Zhenshen got up after hearing the sound, and Chu Xiao asked in a daze, "Such a strong wind?"

"Well, I'll go to the backyard and take a look." Yan Zhen answered while putting on his clothes.

The winter wind was bitingly cold, and it blew so hard that he was worried that the shed in the backyard would be blown down.

He was right. The chicken coop and duck shed were against the east wall and collapsed due to the strong wind. The ducks were trapped underneath and kept quacking.

The chickens in the chicken coop were not affected and they all huddled on the other side.

When the wolf cub saw someone coming from the backyard, he poked his head out from behind Taxue. He whimpered twice, but was blown back by the cold wind.

Yan Zhenshen had just lifted up the shed that had been blown down from the duck house when Yan Zhennan and Qiao Qingyun came to the backyard and asked, "Brother, are they crushed to death?"

"No, but two of them must be injured." Yan Zhennan picked up a duck with a crooked leg and said, "The wind is too strong. Let's lock the chickens, ducks and rabbits in the woodshed first."

"Oh, I'll go get a backpack." Yan Zhennan said as he turned around and wanted to go to the front yard to get the backpack, but as soon as he turned around, a breath of cold wind blew into his mouth and he almost couldn't hold his breath.

Qiao Qingyun turned the man to avoid the wind and said, "I'll go get it. You help big brother catch the duck first."

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