Only this green, not disappointing the spring

Well, before Zhou Xiaoxi could think of a solution, Li Shoucai had already helped to come up with a good reason!

Zhou Xiaoxi instantly breathed a sigh of relief, and she nodded hurriedly like a chick pecking at rice.

"Yes, yes, yes. He told me these methods on a whim, and later he regretted it. So he specifically told me not to tell anyone else. It was indeed my fault. At that time, I selfishly thought that he wouldn't know anyway, so I told you everything."

Li Shoucai comforted:

"It's not entirely your fault. After all, you're not doing this for personal gain. Let me pretend I don't know. You can go find him alone first to see what conditions he has to agree to teach you the pruning method. Even if he doesn't want to tell us, we can let him do the job and pay for it."

It's like jumping out of one pit and falling into another!

Zhou Xiaoxi had no choice but to agree pitifully.

Li Shoucai felt that it was a bit difficult for the other person's child. As he walked home, he kept thinking about how to make it up to him.

Zhou Xiaoxi walked slowly all the way to the place where Old Man Liu was repairing the house, hesitating and not knowing how to start the conversation.

Old Man Liu spotted her and asked with a smile:

"Xiaoxi girl, what's wrong with you? Are you here to ask me to help send your father and Erniu back? No way, when did your father become so noble? He hasn't left yet?"

Zhou Xiaoxi waved his hands somewhat embarrassedly.

"That's not the matter, Grandpa Liu. My father has already left with Erniu. I guess we have to go to the city to find Xiaonan to find a solution. Sigh..."

As soon as Zhou Jun left, Zhou Xiaoxi thought of Xiaonan, but she couldn't say anything.

Zhou Jun's words today deeply hurt Zhou Xiaoxi. It turned out that he had always treated her as an outsider.

Old man Liu snorted coldly and didn't bother to ask any more questions. Even an outsider like him was filled with anger.

"Tell me, you come here with a heavy heart, obviously something is wrong."

"Um, Grandpa Liu, do you know how to prune the fruit trees? The kind of pruning that can help the trees bear more fruit next year."

Old man Liu was combing the donkey's hair, but when he heard this, the brush in his hand fell to the ground.

He turned around and looked at Zhou Xiaoxi in astonishment.

"How did you know I could prune fruit trees?"

Zhou Xiaoxi...

"I remember one time when we went to the city, you pointed to a fruit tree on the roadside and said that if you pruned it well, the tree would bear a lot of fruit next year. So I guess you might know something about this."

Zhou Xiaoxi really didn't lie. She used Old Man Liu as a shield because she heard him say this.

I actually hit the jackpot by accident? Is this guy an expert?!

Old Man Liu smiled and continued to pick up the brush to comb the donkey's hair. The donkey had already kicked him secretly and was obviously getting impatient.

"So that's it, I thought..."

He thought that the girl had told him about his past from somewhere.

She thought Zhou Xiaoxi didn't hear it. Everyone has things they don't want to tell others. If the other party didn't say anything, she would pretend not to hear it and stop asking.

"You really know how to prune fruit trees. That's great. We have hundreds of pear trees in Dali Village and we're worried about no one pruning them! I heard that this is the perfect time to prune the branches!"

Old man Liu chuckled. He had already brushed the donkey's fur, and then took over the brushing of his wife.

No one knows where this female donkey came from. She was quite wild at first, but now she has been influenced by her husband and has become very human.

"Then I will charge you money, unless the head of the village agrees to give me a few pear trees."

Zhou Xiaoxi's eyes lit up. This isn't that simple!

"Okay, I'll go tell the village head right away. If I don't have to pay you, he'll be so happy!"

After noon that day, Old Man Liu took the silver given by Li Shoucai and went to the city to find a blacksmith to make scissors for pruning flowers and trees.

Zhou Xiaoxi shamelessly hitchhiked along.

She didn’t know what Zhou Jun was up to. Xiaonan was still so young, and she was really worried.

……

"Sister, I'm very smart. Guess how I got rid of our father?"

The little girl was shaking her sister's sleeve, her eyes sparkling, and she looked like a cute little kitten no matter how you looked at her.

Well, the only thing missing is two furry ears growing on his head!

Zhou Xiaoxi decided that he would go back and study how to make a cat hat for his sister!

"Could it be that you didn't show up at all, so that Doctor Zhang had to show up?"

She wanted to do so, but was caught by her father!

So Zhou Xiaonan wrinkled his nose and spoke like a little adult:

"Alas, he is my biological father after all, and I, as a daughter, cannot be accused of being unfilial. I told my father that we can go to the city gate to find a car rental company. If he doesn't have any money, I'll borrow it from Doctor Zhang. I'll cry for a while when there are many people around, and he will definitely agree to it because he can't bear to lose face."

Zhou Xiaonan couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"Hehehe, our dad is such a face-conscious person, how could he possibly agree to that? So we had no choice but to drag Erniu away."

Zhou Xiaoxi was somewhat puzzled.

"Before she left, mom gave dad two taels of silver. It is said that a poor family has a rich journey, so why would she let him go on a long journey without any money? Didn't dad rent a car in the end? It's such a long journey, wouldn't he have to walk until dark?"

Zhou Xiaonan couldn't help but pursed his lips and snorted.

"I originally planned to take them there to rent a car, but who would have thought that Dad would spend almost all the money on buying things for Grandpa and the others. Dad is still the same stubborn person who only cares about his reputation and suffers for it. He hasn't changed at all!"

That feeling!

If I really changed, I wouldn't have fallen out with my family!

Thinking of what Zhou Jun roared out in the early morning, Zhou Xiaoxi couldn't help but ask Xiaonan:

"Xiao Nan, our father hasn't earned a penny these days, do you look down on him?"

Zhou Xiaonan was a little confused. Why did her sister ask this? But she still answered obediently:

"How could that be? Dad is sick! But he has a weird temper recently and gets angry easily. But our dad is much better than when he was in Huaihua Village. Back then, he was away from home all day and was very fierce."

It turns out that children’s eyes are very sharp.

Zhou Xiaoxi suddenly had a premonition that her father's return to Huaihua Village this time would probably cause quite a bit of trouble.

……

After walking for nearly six hours, still carrying large and small packages in their hands, Zhou Jun and Erniu were too tired to speak.

My feet were all blistered and the pain was numb.

Zhou Erniu looked at her uncle with dissatisfaction. She could have rented a donkey cart and it would have been much easier. But her uncle insisted on spending all his money on buying gifts!

Obviously, you didn't earn a penny yourself, but you still want to save face for yourself. No wonder your family looks down on you!

Zhou Erniu could only vent her anger in her heart. She asked weakly:

"Uncle San, it's so late, where should we go first?"

"You kid, do you even need to ask? Of course, go to your grandfather first."

When the two arrived at Old Man Zhou's house, they couldn't knock on the door.

Zhou Jun was about to leave to visit his eldest brother's house when he was stopped by Erniu.

"Uncle San, listen carefully, why do I seem to hear my grandfather's voice?"