Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Apart from anything else, Pei's biological parents did have good vision when it came to finding a godparent for her.

Although these godparents were not wealthy, they were considered well-off in the surrounding villages.

Ganniang Xu's name was Xu Liuqing. She was in her thirties and very beautiful. As she got older, she became more graceful and charming. The red mole under her eye made her particularly attractive.

She had been married once in her early years, but was divorced by her husband's family because she could not have children. Fortunately, the Xu family had some wealth to rely on. She could do embroidery and had a fairly generous dowry, so it was more than enough for her to support herself.

However, after staying at home for too long, her brothers and sisters-in-law would inevitably be unhappy, so she thought of adopting a child and establishing her own household, but in the end, neither of these things came true.

Pei Xiaohai was adopted by nuns. Three years ago, she married an old man who was more than 20 years older than her.

Zhao Lizheng's eldest son is two years older than her, and his youngest daughter is now seven years old. Zhao Lizheng's original wife died after giving birth to this youngest daughter.

After her death, Zhao Lizheng never mentioned remarrying, and others thought he had no such intention. Unexpectedly, when he did marry, he married a young and beautiful woman.

No one would believe that Xu Liuqing married Zhao Lizheng because she fell in love with him. The two of them were not a good match in terms of age or appearance. There was a lot of gossip in the village, but since it was Lizheng's family business, no one dared to say anything in person.

Little Pei had heard a few words, but she didn't care. She liked this beautiful godmother very much. Her master said that when she was a child, she would dive into her arms as soon as she saw her and couldn't be pulled away. When she was learning to speak, she always called her godmother Xu Niangniang, which caused a lot of jokes.

Pei Xiaohai no longer remembers these things, but that beautiful face and the eye-catching red mole are unforgettable to her.

Just one look at her will make you feel better.

As soon as he entered the yard, Pei Xiaohai saw a familiar figure in the yard and happily called her godmother, even forgetting to say "Xu".

Xu Liuqing turned around and covered her lips with her hands, chuckling softly: "It's Master Jinghui and the child. It's been a long time since we last met. Does the child miss his godmother?"

Pei Xiaohai said softly, affectionately, and a little shyly: "I want to~~"

Cheng Tianbao scratched his ears after hearing this: "So you are still just a looker, so superficial!"

Pei Xiaohai was pretending and didn't even glance at him.

Jinghui explained her purpose and gave her some fruits from the basket on her back.

Xu Liuqing tried to get them dinner, but Jinghui said she had somewhere else to go, so she asked them to come back after they had sent her off.

When the master and disciple returned to Zhao Lizheng's house at noon, Xu Liuqing had already prepared vegetarian food.

Little Pei was very full.

Unfortunately, except for Xu Liuqing, the other people in Zhao Lizheng's family were indifferent to them, and even turned a blind eye to them. So although Pei Xiaohai was reluctant to leave her beautiful godmother, she still wanted to leave after dinner.

Xu Liuqing didn't keep them any longer, but gave them two half-new clothes.

"This is for Dong Miao. She's still growing taller, and these are already too short after being made. She hasn't worn them many times yet. I need to alter them so they're just right for her."

Zhao Dongmiao was Xu Liuqing's seven-year-old stepdaughter. Zhao Lizheng's family was wealthy, so she always had new clothes to wear. Even though she was given two pieces as a gift, she didn't care. Instead, she ran over curiously, touched Pei Xiaoxiao's head, and said, "You're so bald."

After touching him, she ran away, ran back to the house and peeked out, as if that just now had exhausted all her courage.

Cheng Tianbao chuckled.

Pei Xiaohai: What is she doing?

Xu Liuqing said, "Oh, Dongmiao really likes children. She's shy and timid. She rarely leaves the house and can't play with the children in the village. I was worried she wouldn't be able to make friends, but now she's fine."

Xu Liuqing leaned over and said to Pei Xiaohai, "Since you two are sworn sisters, you should interact more often in the future. When you have nothing to do, why don't you go to your sworn sister's house and play with her?"

Pei Xiaohai didn't realize why Zhao Dongmiao liked him, but he couldn't refuse Xu Liuqing, so he nodded and said, "Okay, godmother."

After they left the house, Cheng Tianbao asked her:

"Are you really going to come and play with her? The nuns won't let you go out, so why are you coming from so far away?"

Little Pei didn't even have to think: "The devil is coming."

She doesn't like making friends.

Jinghui heard this, shook his head and said nothing.

Cheng Tianbao: "What are you talking about? If you don't come, why should I come?"

Pei Xiaohai was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The basket was still full of rice, flour and vegetables given by the villagers, so she still had to walk back.

Two blisters formed on Pei's feet that day, and he screamed in pain.

Jingchi grabbed her and picked up the needle to prick the blister, squeezed out the water, and applied some medicine to her. He said without any emotion:

"Okay, stop crying. It will be fine in two days. I told you to come with me earlier, but you refused. Now be good and come with me tomorrow."

"I don't want to," Pei Xiaohai hugged her feet distressedly, crying, "Can't I stay in the nunnery by myself? I want to be alone."

"You're dreaming. See if you still think you're dreaming after being eaten by a tiger." Jingchi was the one who least indulged her. He retorted after just two words. He grabbed her, wiped her with a wet cloth, stuffed her into the quilt, and slapped her roughly twice. "Go to sleep now, or I'll beat you up."

Pei Xiaohai sobbed and muttered: "Who is that person... Why are you so mean... Who is that person..."

Jingchi glanced over fiercely.

Pei Xiaohai wisely shut up and turned over angrily to let her know that he was also a person with a temper.

She closed her eyes and wiped away her tears, thinking that she would be too sad to sleep. The next day, she looked so haggard and pitiful, so pitiful that the master and the others couldn't bear to take her out. Master Jingchi even made many delicious meals for her out of regret, but the reality was that she was too tired and fell into a deep sleep without even a word of complaint.

The next day, she felt pain all over her body, but she was still in good spirits. The rabbit behind her somehow jumped into the front yard, and she was eager to catch it, enduring the pain in her feet, and was caught by the old nuns.

Pei Xiaohai couldn't help but hate her iron will. Who could understand how regretful she was for not being able to see Master Jingchi blaming herself and feeling guilty while making food?

Who would understand her?

After having breakfast, Pei Xiaohai succumbed to the pain and lay on Jingchi's shoulder with a gloomy look.

For the next few days, she had to stay with Master Jingchi. Naturally, she was beaten, and scolded as well.

However, Master Jingchi did not let her walk by herself when she was tired, but took a break and continued to carry her, which touched Pei Xiaohai's heart.

Maybe it's because he has seen too many sour faces, so if Jingchi is a little better, Pei Xiao can notice it immediately.

On the last day of delivering the fruit, Pei Xiaohei put his arms around Jingchi's neck and said hesitantly, "Master, I, I seem to, I mean, I seem to like you a little bit."

Jingchi: "Oh, then come down and hold me for a while."

Pei Xiaohai: ...

Jingchi sneered: "Do I need you to like me?"

Well, she really doesn't need it. Pei Xiaohai's love is just words. Even if you ask her to give up a piece of candy, she will probably feel heartbroken for a while.

After the fruits were delivered, Pei's head and feet, which were swollen and blistered, were almost healed.

I can run around the nunnery chasing rabbits again.