Xia Tiezhu rubbed his eyes in a dull manner, and said with a dull look, "Dad, it really is two hundred taels..."

"Two hundred taels?!" Lily turned to look at Xia Qingqing and demanded, "You're not going to rob people, are you?!"

"I'm a civilized person. How could I rob someone if I don't curse or fight?" Xia Qingqing curled her lips and said casually, "Su Xi is from the mountain gate. I saved her once, and this is her reward to me."

Lily was obviously a little skeptical, but when she secretly glanced at Su Xi that day, she found that he was indeed a little different from them and had the temperament of a hidden master.

Xia Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that several people had been fooled.

She had no idea what Huo Yihan's true identity was, but she was certain he was in the military. Judging from his armor, he must be a high-ranking soldier, at least a vanguard or a junior general.

He came back and threw away his armor because he didn't want the villagers to know.

And if others knew that Huo Yihan had such a large sum of money, some people would definitely become suspicious.

Most importantly, someone would definitely come to him to borrow money.

In order to avoid trouble, Suxi is still the best.

Finally, Xia Qingqing signed an agreement, paid the money, took the land deed, and headed home. As soon as she reached the door, she saw Su Xi squatting in a dark corner.

"Susu..."

"I'm sleepy and want to sleep."

Seeing Su Xi distraught and looking as pitiful as an abandoned kitten, Xia Qingqing finally didn't ask anything.

He just sighed and instantly took Su Xi into the space.

Seeing her return to her room and close the door, Xia Qingqing went to the bathroom in her room, took a shower, and dried her hair before leaving the space.

After secretly adding some coal to the barbecue wood, Xia Qingqing returned to her room to sleep.

Lying on the warm kang, Xia Qingqing's fatigue was swept away and she felt extremely comfortable.

The kang in the countryside is big and long, and it feels like there is a river between Xia Qingqing and Huo Yihan.

Plus it was dark, so it wouldn't be too awkward for either of them.

But even so, Huo Yihan still smelled a faint fragrance, which made his heart restless.

After a long while, he slowly said, "Are you asleep?"

"No."

"You've changed a lot in the past two years." Huo Yihan asked tentatively.

"Everyone changes, don't you?"

Huo Yihan was stunned for a moment when she heard this. Her tone was calm and had a sense of vicissitudes as if she had experienced a thousand years of experience.

"Go to sleep."

The temperature in the room gradually warmed up, but the hearts of the two people were just like the distance between them at the moment, both with a hint of vigilance and temptation, unable to get close.

The sky gradually brightened. Huo Shuang'er drowsily lifted her quilt and murmured, "It's so hot..."

"hot……"

There was a curtain hanging in the side room, and Huo An and Huo Gang also opened their sleepy eyes behind one of the curtains.

"Oh my god! Why did I take off my cotton coat?"

Huo An was shirtless at this time. Looking at the cotton coat thrown aside, he asked in surprise, "Why is the house so warm today?"

"Yes! I'm very hot too. Look at Shuang'er, her face is as red as a monkey's butt..." Xu Xiuxiu hurriedly wiped the sweat from Huo Shuang'er's forehead.

Even if the kang was heated at night, it would still be very cold the next morning. Generally, no one was willing to expose their heads to the sun, so getting up was always a difficult and painful experience.

Everyone was puzzled and hurried out of the house, only to see Xia Qingqing standing at the courtyard wall with a shovel facing a pile of black stones.

"Sister-in-law? What is this?"

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Huo Yihan coming out of the toilet. His fair face had turned black, and it was obvious that there were black marks left by his fingers.

"Second brother, what's your face?"

Huo Yihan paused for a moment, and when he saw Xia Qingqing smiling secretly with her head down, he knew that she had been wiping his face with good intentions but had no good intentions.

Damn.

He was actually daydreaming just now.

He walked over to the kitchen water tank and took a look, then couldn't help but smile bitterly. This Xia Qingqing really had a strong desire for revenge.

Didn't he just say that her face was blown a little dark, and she should remember to wear a headscarf?

During breakfast, Xia Qingqing told everyone about the coal. Everyone was shocked to hear that the coal could burn continuously all night and still be so hot.

"Where did you get such good fuel?" Huo An asked, eager to try it out.

"I found it on the beach."

Xia Qingqing said something nonsense, and felt Huo Yihan's gaze. Xia Qingqing smiled awkwardly: "Su Xi told me about this thing, but it's not easy to pick up. You need luck..."

"Oh." Huo An's restless heart died again.

It seems that this thing is the same as fishing at sea, not everyone can get it.

"By the way, where is Miss Suxi? She usually shows up for breakfast." Xu Xiuxiu asked.

"Yes. We have too few houses. Miss Suxi goes to live in the woods at night. This cannot last long." Mrs. Ding said worriedly.

Xia Qingqing glanced around and found that Su Xi's door was still closed.

She said to everyone, "She has to go back to the mountain gate for something and will be back soon."

Ever since the people in Dayu Village no longer suffered from hunger, they had the energy to start gossiping about other people's families.

Especially the three loudspeakers in the village, Ying Pozi, Lai Hongxia, and Chunhua Da Niang, also known as the matchmaker.

"Have you heard that Xia Qingqing has some new charcoal to sell?" said the matchmaker. "I heard from my son Ergou that the coal is really hot if it burns all night long."

"Tsk! I don't believe it," Lai Hongxia said with a sigh, "If it's really charcoal, it must be so expensive! Who in the village can afford it? I think it's probably a scam."

"This Xia Qingqing has been causing trouble all the time lately, causing my grocery store to lose all business..." Mrs. Ying angrily broke a dry branch in her hand.

Just then, a plainly dressed young girl walked in from outside the courtyard. She raised her hand and scolded, "Xia Baozhu, you always followed the second son of the Huo family. Why don't you learn from Xia Qingqing's methods?"

"Is it okay now? I'm enjoying the delicious food! I'm cooking seafood and making charcoal fires. These should all be yours!"

Xia Baozhu felt humiliated when she heard these words and argued, "I wouldn't resort to such dirty tricks! Besides, the seafood and charcoal fire were all prepared by Xia Qingqing, and they have nothing to do with the Huo family!"

Snapped!

"You've even learned to talk back!" Mrs. Ying slapped Xia Baozhu in the face and said angrily, "You're a piece of shit!"

"Alright, Yingzi." The matchmaker quickly lit the candle and persuaded Yingzi, "Why are you so angry with the child?"

"Actually, if you really want Baozhu to marry Huo Yihan, there are ways. I heard..." Matchmaker Hua approached the two of them and whispered, "I heard that they haven't had their wedding night yet..."

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