"Wang Chunxiu, wait a moment. I have something to tell you."

Wang Chunxiu stopped, puzzled.

"What's wrong? Oh, right, you told me this morning you wanted to borrow some salt, and I forgot. I'll go get it for you right away."

"No, no, I have salt."

Xia Xizhi held her back.

"I want to tell you something else. It's like this. Sun Jiajia seems to be taking that village scoundrel to the Youth Home. She'll be sharing a room with you, so she'll definitely take your room. You better be careful. That scoundrel Ge Si is not a good person. He's a thief. You'd better keep your money with you."

"what?"

Wang Chunxiu was surprised and couldn't believe it.

"We are both unmarried girls. How could she bring a man she doesn't know into our room? How could she do this?"

"She felt sorry for the idiot and wanted to bandage his wound. Oh, you should keep an eye on her from now on. Who knows, one day she might take pity on the old bachelor and have no one to cook for him, so she might bring him home late at night to show her kindness. If you encounter this kind of situation in the future, get out of here right away."

"I'm just giving you a heads up. Just remember to pay attention to Sun Jiajia's behavior in the future. I've been busy all day and I have to go back to cook for my son. If you encounter anything, just call me."

Xia Xizhi finished speaking quickly, then turned around and walked away with Li Xiao.

Li Xiao listened to the whole process, raised his head slightly and looked at Xia Xizhi's face, but quickly looked away, not knowing what he was thinking.

Wang Chunxiu was stunned for several seconds, digesting what Xia Xizhi said.

After thinking about it, he returned to his room and quickly took out the more than 50 yuan and a dozen food coupons and cloth coupons wrapped in three layers from the kang cabinet and put them on his body, then turned around to fetch water and cook.

......

The room where the original owner Xia Xiaoxi and Li Xiao lived was different from the row of rooms in the large courtyard.

It is a separate, small adobe house located in the eastern corner of the Youth League compound, separated by a fence, like a small courtyard inside a large courtyard.

This place used to belong to an elderly widower. Later, his yard was expropriated to build houses for educated youth, but his small house was not demolished so he could continue to live there.

After the old man passed away, Xia Xiaoxi and Li Xiao were sent to the countryside. This small adobe house was just right for them, so they were allowed to live there.

Xia Xizhi looked at the adobe house in front of her. Although it was shabby, it was exactly what she wanted.

Fortunately, she was not arranged to sleep in the same room with other educated youth, otherwise her space would not be put to good use.

The first thing Li Xiao did when he came back was to fetch water and wash in the yard.

While he was busy, Xia Xizhi went into the room, closed the door, and quickly took out two little pheasants, a portion of wild dried mushrooms, and four eggs from the space.

After thinking about it, he took out another big wooden barrel.

The first thing Li Xiao saw when he came in was the big wooden barrel, and he paused.

Xia Xizhi lied without any guilt,

"I bought this from Carpenter Wang at the village entrance before I left for work at noon. It's for bathing. You haven't bathed in a few days, right? You need to take a bath."

When he heard the words "I haven't taken a shower for several days", Li Xiao's ears turned red.

There was no time to think about whether there was Carpenter Wang in the village. He turned his head quickly.

"I, I don't need it."

Then he quickly and secretly pulled up his collar to take a look at his body. It was indeed a bit dirty...

"I'll just wash in the river."

After saying this quickly, Li Xiao turned around and walked out quickly.

"You're just a little brat, and you're still shy?"

Xia Xizhi pulled him back and placed him on the kang.

"The river is too dangerous. I'm worried about you going there. You've been tired all day, just lie down and rest. I'll boil some water and call you."

After saying that, Xia Xizhi turned around to fetch water and poured it into the big pot used to heat the kang in the outer room.

Li Xiao looked at the busy Xia Xizhi through the crack in the door and pursed his lips slightly.

She seems to have really become a different person...

"I'll light the fire."

After getting off the kang, Li Xiao walked to the stove in the outer room, squatted down and added firewood, and said awkwardly,

"Also, I'm not a brat anymore. I'm ten and will soon be eleven. Don't call me a brat."

Xia Xizhi looked at his childish face and said that he was not a little kid anymore. He wanted to laugh but held it back.

The little villain has a strong sense of self-esteem, so you have to be careful.

"Okay, I understand. Then I'll just call you Li Xiao from now on, okay?"

Li Xiao nodded.

Xia Xizhi held back his smile, took the little pheasant to the door to pluck its feathers, and stewed the chicken and mushrooms on the small stove outside.

The original owner bought pheasants and rabbits from others every day, so it was not strange for her to bring out a pheasant.

Xia Xizhi stewed the chicken and mushrooms, and added some cornmeal, put them on the grate of the pot, and steamed a few vegetable dumplings.

The aroma of pheasant meat was so strong that Xia Xizhi couldn't help swallowing.

After working for half a day, she was really hungry.

Li Xiao washed himself quickly, and the meal was ready just as he finished his shower.

"Come and eat."

Xia Xizhi put a chicken leg in Li Xiao's bowl and scooped him a bowl of egg soup.

Li Xiao paused, as if he didn't expect Xia Xizhi to share the chicken with him.

"Thank you." His tone was a little shy and unnatural.

Li Xiao, who hadn't eaten a single bite of meat since moving to the countryside, thought the chicken leg was particularly delicious.

"Why are you being so polite to me? The money your father gave us is for both of us. You don't have to be so polite to me in the future."

As he spoke, Xia Xizhi smiled and gave him a few pieces of meat.

"Eat more. You are in the growth stage now. Eating more meat will help you grow taller."

......

When they were almost done eating, Xia Xizhi suddenly said,

"By the way, there's something I need to tell you."

Li Xiao looked up in confusion.

Xia Xizhi coughed lightly.

"Well, hitting someone is wrong, and killing someone is even illegal. We should be civilized and polite young people. I was impulsive today, so don't follow my example. I'm not usually like that."

She has to hurry up and establish correct values ​​in her child to prevent him from becoming crazy in the future.

Li Xiao paused, raised his head and looked at her silently.

After a moment, he said,

"I don't think you did anything wrong. Gurth deserves a beating. If he bullies you again, killing him is the best way to deal with him. I see you seem very strong, so you could fake his death as an accident, where a large rock rolled down the mountain and hit him."

Xia Xizhi: ...

"System, are you sure the villain turned evil after being abused? Why do I feel like he was born with a black heart..."

System: "Uh..., villains are inherently different from ordinary people. Anyway, host, just correct his values ​​and don't let him turn evil again."

"Li Xiao, as your stepmother, I have to teach you that your thinking is wrong. Fighting violence with violence is wrong. Murder is against the law. If he harms you, you should call the police and let the law punish him, not retaliate. Do you understand?" Although she also fought violence with violence and took revenge on the spot.

Looking at Xia Xizhi's serious expression, Li Xiao pursed his lips and nodded, and stopped talking.

Xia Xizhi nodded with satisfaction.

He is very obedient. If she educates him well in the future, he should be able to establish correct values.

After dinner, the sun went down, and the sunset illuminated the earth. Xia Xizhi stretched and said, "I'm going to take a shower. Please watch the door for me. Don't let anyone in."

The door bolt was broken, so someone had to watch over him while he showered. Xia Xizhi glanced at the broken door and wondered when he could hire someone to replace it. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

Li Xiao nodded and said okay.

After closing the door, Xia Xizhi quickly took off his clothes and sat in the wooden tub. Surrounded by the hot water, his tired body instantly felt comfortable. He couldn't help but sigh.

"Comfortable~"

He took out shampoo from the space and washed his hair first, then took out shower gel bubbles and applied them all over his body, and couldn't help humming a little tune.

At this moment, after a burst of footsteps, the door was pushed open.

"Xia Xiaoxi, did you steal my money?!"

As Sun Jiajia pushed the door open, Li Xiao chased after her and pulled her.

"I told you not to come in, why are you...?"

Before he finished speaking, Li Xiao's eyes fell on Xia Xizhi who was sitting in the wooden barrel.

After being stunned for a second, Li Xiao's face turned red and he quickly turned around.

"I, I didn't mean to..."

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