Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

The woman looked up and saw the tall, strong and handsome Xu Damao standing in front of the door. She couldn't help but feel happy. She stepped forward and stopped him and asked, "Young man, are you really collecting antiques?"

Xu Damao stopped walking after hearing the voice and turned to look at the woman. From what he could see, the woman was about 1.65 meters tall, which was considered tall and outstanding in an era when people were generally shorter.

Look at her again, her figure is slender and graceful, like a willow branch swaying in the wind; her big watery eyes are dark, as deep and charming as an unfathomable pool of water.

At this moment, she was speaking, her cherry-like small mouth slightly opened, and the hot air she exhaled turned into wisps of light white smoke in the cold winter day, like a dream.

"Wow, what a beautiful little girl! Just now when I passed by, I heard that lady say that this family used to be a landlord."

Xu Damao muttered to himself, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at the beauty in front of him. At the same time, he didn't forget to complain a few words, "Hey, although we can complain about the landlords' faults in other aspects, we have to admit that they have a very bad eye for choosing people..."

"Oh my, there are so many things in my house. Some of them are not convenient to take out. Why don't you come in and take a look, little brother?"

As he was speaking, Xu Damao turned around and happened to meet the eyes of the little beauty behind him. He saw that the woman in front of him was born with a delicate appearance, and her eyes were full of charm.

When she saw clearly that Xu Damao was actually a sunny, cheerful, and handsome young man, her heart trembled suddenly, and then she smiled, that smile was as beautiful as the peach blossoms blooming in spring, and at the same time she extended a warm invitation to Xu Damao: "Please come in!"

Xu Damao was not shy at all and responded, "Okay, I'll come in right away."

As he spoke, he pushed his bicycle slowly into the yard.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, before Xu Damao could even stand firmly on his feet, the little beauty asked him three questions in rapid succession: "Hey, little brother, what's your name? How old are you this year? How did you come up with the idea of ​​collecting old things?"

Xu Damao scratched the back of his head and grinned, "Hey, my last name is Xu, my name is Damao, and I'm already 19 years old. To be honest, sister, I'm not doing this full-time."

"I'm a projectionist in the city. I came to your Lijiawan today to show movies. Who would have thought that there would be such a heavy snowfall, so the movie couldn't be shown at all. But I can't make this trip in vain, right? So I thought of collecting some old things and setting up a stall to sell them, so that I can at least earn some hard-earned money. By the way, what's your name, sister?"

Xu Damao answered honestly.

If this woman wasn't so beautiful, he wouldn't even look at her if she was some fat, big-eared dinosaur girl, let alone pay attention to her.

There's nothing I can do. Who made Xu Damao so superficial?

The woman smiled and introduced herself, "My name is Li Ruxiu. I didn't expect that you are a projectionist in the city. That's amazing! But look, the snow is all over the sky. The ground is covered with white, and it's getting dark soon. At this rate, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the city today, right?"

Xu Damao scratched the back of his head, a helpless look on his face, and replied, "That's right. The snow has been falling non-stop, and the road is very slippery. If it's dark at night, I can't see the road at all. It's too dangerous to ride a bicycle back. So I plan to look for a house nearby that can be lived in, spend the night there, and then set off back to the city at dawn tomorrow."

Li Ruxiu nodded hurriedly after hearing this, expressing her agreement: "Yes, yes, yes, in this kind of heavy snowy weather, plus it's already late and the journey is long, it's really not safe to ride a bike at night."

"I heard before that some time ago, an elderly man in a nearby town accidentally slipped into a ditch on the side of the road while pushing a wheelbarrow. By the time he was found, he had already frozen to death."

After that, Li Ruxiu warmly invited Xu Damao to go into the house to warm himself up.

"That's right! I really need to find a place to live later. Otherwise, I guess I can only look for some land temples along the way and spend the night there."

While Xu Damao was muttering this, he parked the bicycle swiftly and walked into the main room.

"Oh, who would have taken the trouble to repair those dilapidated temples? They are full of leaks. It's freezing cold now. If you spend the night in one, you'll probably freeze to death. You can't go there!"

"Come on, little brother, drink some water to warm yourself up first. I'll go in and get something for you to see."

Li Ruxiu responded quickly, and then she reached out and picked up the thermos bottle beside her, and skillfully poured a full cup of steaming hot water into a tattered teacup. Then she twisted her graceful waist, slowly turned around and walked towards the inner room.

Xu Damao didn't hesitate to walk to a chair and sat down. Then he picked up the still hot teacup with both hands, blew on it a few times, and then carefully took a sip of the hot water in the cup.

In an instant, I felt a stream of hot heat flowing down my throat, and my whole body felt warm and comfortable.

Not long after, Li Ruxiu walked out of the inner room. She was holding a black cloth bag that looked a bit old in her left hand, and carefully holding a square wooden box in her right hand.

"Brother Damao, you have to help me take a good look at these things and see how much they are worth! They were all brought back from my husband's hometown."

While Li Ruxiu was mumbling, she carefully placed the object in her hand on the slightly old wooden table.

"Sister Xiu, where is your husband? What's wrong? Why is he going outside in such a cold snowy day?" Xu Damao blinked his shrewd little eyes and asked knowingly.

Li Ruxiu's face darkened instantly, and she said quietly, "What kind of man is this? My boss went to the city two years ago, and somehow he just disappeared from the face of the earth."