"Sister, drink some water!"
After Director Xie left, the servant girl had to bring Li Xiuzhi a cup of tea.
Then, she tilted her head and curiously sized up the new lady in front of her.
The two of them sized each other up and looked at each other speechlessly.
It was not easy for the little girl to open her heart to people she was not familiar with. Even if she had some questions in her heart, she would only hide them in her heart.
Li Xiuzhi held her teacup and looked at Lu Wenwen curiously. She had just arrived and didn't know how to integrate into this unfamiliar environment.
"The dishes are ready. Come and serve the dishes."
It was not until Lu Heng shouted outside that the awkward atmosphere between the two of them ended and they walked out.
The little girl's job was instinctive. It was her job to serve the dishes.
Li Xiuzhi, on the other hand, wanted to do more work. This was what her mother and Director Xie had told her.
Not long after, three simple home-cooked dishes were served on the dining table.
There was meat, eggs, and vegetables.
Smelling the aroma of the food, Li Xiuzhi subconsciously swallowed her saliva, and her stomach grumbled.
It had been almost three days since she left home with two wild vegetable dumplings.
The two wild vegetable dumplings had already been eaten on the train.
Since yesterday, she had only eaten half a steamed bun, which was left over from lunch by Director Xie.
"Sit down and eat first!"
Lu Heng saw Li Xiuzhi's embarrassment, but he didn't make fun of her. He just greeted her with a normal tone.
After a while, the little girl wrapped the steamed rice bowl in a cloth and walked to the table. She looked at Li Xiuzhi proudly as if she was saying," I'm still more hardworking.
Lu Heng distributed the food to the three of them, gave Li Xiuzhi an encouraging look, and then announced that it was time to eat.
The little girl immediately started eating and enjoyed the food.
She usually ate at school at noon. Two taels of food stamps plus eight cents could get two steamed buns and a spoonful of vegetables with some meat.
This was the standard meal in the school cafeteria.
Other than that, she usually had a fried egg in her lunch box.
It was Lu Heng who had asked her to bring her to school for an extra meal. He had even specially instructed her not to let other students see her.
Although Lu Heng doted on her, he didn't go overboard.
In school, it was best not to show too much difference from the other students. Otherwise, she would be easily isolated and not conducive to her growth.
For the little girl who was used to Lu Heng's cooking, even if there were fried eggs for lunch, she felt that it was tasteless.
She hoped that her brother would make her something delicious every night.
The little girl was eating happily, but Lu Heng looked at Li Xiuzhi, who was eating without eating. He added some food to her bowl and asked,"
"What's your name?"
"My name is Li Xiuzhi!"
"Where is home?"
"I'm from the Yao County of Chuan Province."
Actually, Director Xie had briefly explained these things to him before. Now that he was asking again, he wanted to slowly eliminate the fear in the other party's heart through dialogue.
Coming to an unfamiliar environment, facing unknown people and things, and not having control over them, he was somewhat uneasy.
Lu Heng saw that this girl was innocent and deliberately guided her to integrate into the new environment as soon as possible.
Of course, it was not an exception.
This girl had a pair of clear and bright eyes, good-looking facial features, and a personality.
This made Lu Heng give her a lot of points in his heart.
In addition, she might be the female protagonist of the Muma people, Li Xiuzhi.
This score was subconsciously higher.
Although he didn't want to marry a wife, he wanted to help a good-looking girl with a good personality.
It was better than helping an ugly girl with a bad personality.
"She's my sister. Her name is Lu Wenwen. You can just call her Wenwen.”
"My name is Lu Heng. I'm a few years older than you. You can call me by my name or call me Big Brother Lu.”
"I took you in mainly because I hope you can help with some housework.”
"For example, cleaning the house, washing clothes, and cooking.”
"Also, this girl usually finishes school at two or three in the afternoon. I haven't gotten off work yet, so I hope you can help me pick her up from school.”
"The school is very close to here…"
Lu Heng chatted as he ate. He learned more about Li Xiuzhi and talked about what she should do in the future.
Through the questions and answers, Li Xiuzhi was no longer so cautious and could communicate with Lu Heng more normally. She was no longer like when she first came, where she didn't dare to speak loudly.
After the meal, Li Xiuzhi started to clean up the dishes.
The little girl was anxious. Why was this new sister always snatching her work?
She covered the bowl in her hand and didn't let Li Xiuzhi take it.
"Alright, Wenwen, from now on, you and Sister Xiuzhi will take turns washing the dishes.”
When Lu Heng saw this scene, he could not help but laugh. He discussed the division of labor with her.
"Then I'll go first today."
The little girl thought about it and expressed her thoughts.
"Alright, alright, you go first. You silly girl, how can you still fight for work?”
Lu Heng smiled and said to Li Xiuzhi,""Just let her wash up. She knows all these things. If you spend more time with her, she will talk to you about everything.”
Lu Heng began to teach Li Xiuzhi how to get along with Wen Wen.
"Wenwen, can I call you that?”
"Do you usually wash the dishes?"
Outside the house, Li Xiuzhi helped Wen Wen fetch water and asked a few questions from time to time. She was trying hard to integrate into the new environment.
…………
The night passed quietly.
When the morning sun shone into the room, Li Xiuzhi opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. After a moment, she was ready to get up.
Wen Wen, who was beside her, heard the commotion and opened her hazy eyes.
"Wen Wen, wake up."
Li Xiuzhi greeted Wen Wen with a smile as she got up to get dressed.
Then, she picked up the basin and went to the courtyard to get water to wash up.
Last night, she had tried to interact with Wenwen. She already knew from her where to get water and where to go to the toilet…
He was no longer unfamiliar with this new environment.
After washing up, she began to wash the dirty clothes she had changed out of last night.
She had worn it on the train, and it was already covered in dust.
The clothes she was wearing now were quite clean because she was wrapped in a blanket.
After washing the dirty clothes and the quilt that was also covered in coal ash, the second auntie pushed open the door and walked out.
"Your name is Xiuzhi, right? I saw you when Director Xie from the street office sent you here last night. However, Director Lu did not like people coming to disturb him, so he did not come over to greet him.”
"I heard from my husband that Director Lu took you in and asked you to help with the work.”
The second aunt nagged and seemed more enthusiastic.
In the words of their husband, he was a seventh-grade official of the prime minister's gatehouse.
Although the girl who was taken in by Director Lu was a country girl who escaped from famine, she had to be polite to her.
They were both living under the same roof, and that lady was also quite good-looking. The two of them spent every day together. What if she became the director's wife in the future…
The second aunt remembered these words and did not dare to underestimate Li Xiuzhi. She enthusiastically introduced the courtyard house to her.
After a while, Li Xiuzhi, who had finished hanging the clothes, said,""Second Aunt, I'm done bathing. I won't talk to you anymore. There are still many things to do later.”
Li Xiuzhi wasn't looking for an excuse. She really had a lot of things to do.
Not long after, some people came to the backyard intermittently with some weapons in their hands.
They were the family members of the factory workers who Liu Haizhong had found last night to help him renovate his house.
As it was the weekend, not only the family members of the workers who had been scheduled to work came, but also the workers.
The department director's house was going to be renovated, so he had to help out no matter what, right?
Therefore, more than a dozen people came.
At this moment, he heard some commotion outside.
Lu Heng had also woken up. When he went out and saw that everyone had already arrived, he went over to give everyone a round of cigarettes.
After chatting for a while, they started to work intermittently.
First, he had to move everything out of the house.
Reinforce the roof with steel.
He connected Lu Heng's and Wen Wen's rooms, leaving a door-wide gap between them.
Lu Heng's room would be turned into two small bedrooms, leaving a wide corridor leading to Wen Wen's room.
As for Wen Wen, it was changed into a living room and an indoor bathroom.
In addition, he needed to find a piece of wasteland behind the courtyard to build a manure pit.
Then, he connected the water and electricity, and simply painted the house and the outside.
It was fine as long as it looked clean and tidy. After all, it was the working class. It was not good to be too luxurious.
Lu Heng was the one who had drafted the design. The project was not complicated, and it was just a reconstruction of the original foundation.
According to the workers who came to help, it would be almost completed in about ten days.
While everyone was busy, Li Xiuzhi was also busy preparing breakfast. Second Aunt was helping her.
Lu Heng's stove had been removed because it was a little in the way of the door, so he had to go to Liu Haizhong's place to get it.
"The lady seems to be quite diligent and she looks decent. Perhaps it's really possible.”
Liu Hai, who was moving the table, looked at Li Xiuzhi, who was working in front of the stove, and muttered softly.
The director's house was being renovated, and as his number one lackey, he naturally couldn't just stand by and watch.
Not only could they not watch, but they also called on the entire family to fight.
Xu Damao was the same. Not only did he do the work himself, but he also asked his wife, Lou Xiao'e, to help move some things that she could do.
In addition to these people, Li Gen, who was called a cripple in the front yard, also called those who could help at home to help.
As a result, Li Xiuzhi's pretty face was already red by the time she made breakfast.
There were about twenty people, and each of them had a bowl of three taels of noodles and a small bowl of egg soup.
Li Xiuzhi's face turned red from the steam.
"Thank you for your hard work. Many people have to go to work tomorrow, so there won't be so many people.”
Lu Heng, who had just finished carrying a large wooden box, was already sweating profusely. He looked at Li Xiuzhi's busy figure and nodded in praise. At the same time, he also encouraged her.
Throughout the day, Li Xiuzhi's main task was to help Second Aunt prepare three meals in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
It was also during this process that she gradually integrated into this place.
Apart from the Deaf Old Lady, she already knew everyone else in the backyard, including Li Gen's family in the front yard.
As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. After a day, nearly one-third of the entire project was completed.
As the sun set, the people who came to work finished their dinner and went home one after another.
The courtyard courtyard that had been bustling for a day became quiet.
"How is it? Are you getting used to it?"
Lu Heng walked over to Li Xiuzhi, who had just finished washing the dishes, and asked.
"I can adapt. Everyone is very polite to me. You…you and Wenwen are also very good to me.”
Li Xiuzhi didn't dare to look at Lu Heng. She avoided his eyes and spoke louder than last night.
"It's good that you can adapt."
" However, everyone is being polite to you. You have to learn to distinguish between those who are really being polite to you and those who are faking it..."
Lu Heng's words were a little too profound for Li Xiuzhi. She looked over with her watery eyes, and there was some doubt in them.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you don't understand now. In the future, you'll understand slowly.”
"Also, because the house has been demolished, I found a new place for you and Wenwen to stay tonight.”
"He Yushui from the central court came this afternoon. Do you remember?”
"I've talked to her. In the next few days, before the house is renovated, you and Wenwen will sleep at her place.”
Lu Heng sounded a little embarrassed when he said this.
He said that he wanted to take her in, but it was only the second day, and he wanted her to stay elsewhere.
It was a little embarrassing for Director Lu.
What was even more embarrassing was that he had no place to sleep tonight.
He could only go to the factory and spend the night in the technical department's office.
Although Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao both said that they could stay at their place temporarily.
However, Lu Heng rejected them.
Liu Haizhong's family of five only had a small plot of land. No matter how they arranged it, it would not be suitable for them to live there.
Xu Damao's family was married after all. Although they could not give birth, it did not mean that they could not. It would be awkward if they heard some noise in the middle of the night.
Li Xiuzhi didn't know what Lu Heng was thinking at the moment, and she didn't think that this was embarrassing. She said,"I'll listen to you. I'll stay anywhere."
"Alright, I'll bring you there now. Wenwen should be there first.”
Lu Heng said as he led Li Xiu to the middle court.
He knocked on the door. Sure enough, Wenwen was there, swaying her feet to blow the fan.
It was the electric fan that Yi Zhonghai had paid for.
"Big brother!"
The little girl ran over.
Rubbing the little girl's head, Lu Heng looked at He Yushui, who was getting up, and said,""Rainwater, this is Li Xiuzhi. She and Wenwen will be staying with you for the next few days.”
The reason why Li Xiuzhi and Wen Wen were arranged to stay here was because He Yushui had taken the initiative to bring it up.
This afternoon, he chatted with the factory workers and asked them where they could rent a place.
When everyone found out that Director Lu wanted to find a place to stay during the renovation, they all offered suggestions.
He Yushui, who had also come to watch the show, hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to look for Lu Heng. He said that Wenwen and Li Xiuzhi could go over and sleep in the same room as her.
"Aren't you afraid that your brother will come back and scold you?" Lu Heng asked, a little confused.”
Silly Zhu went in twice because of him.
Even if Qian He Yushui had borrowed money from him and had a better impression of him, he wouldn't have suggested that Wenwen and Li Xiuzhi sleep over.
If Silly Zhu knew that his sister was helping the enemy, he would explode on the spot.
Unexpectedly, He Yushui said calmly,""If he can help Qin Huairu, why can't I help you?”
"At least, you lent me money and helped me. Qin Huairu only knew how to suck blood and had never returned the favor.”
When he heard this, Lu Heng knew that this girl probably had some resentment towards Silly Zhu.
She also hated Qin Huairu's family.
Just as Lu Heng was still hesitating, He Yushui said,"
"If you don't think it's appropriate, just take it that I rented it to you. I still owe you five yuan, so I can use the rent to pay you back.”
When it came to money, Lu Heng felt at ease.
He waved his hand and said that as long as Wen Wen and Li Xiuzhi stayed in the house until the renovation was completed, the five yuan bill would be settled.
At most, it would be ten days, and they would only pay five yuan for the rent. This was a high price.
However, it was not convenient to find a place to stay at the last minute these days.
However, this way, he didn't owe He Shuiyu any favors by offering a high price.
Back to the main topic, when He Yushui called Li Xiuzhi and Wenwen into the house.
Not far away, Yi Zhonghai walked over aggressively.
Even a flower, an evaluation ticket, or a monthly ticket would do.
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