Chapter 406 Want to change land
Chapter 406 Want to change land
Xiao Anyu: "...Really?"
Xia Mo raised his eyebrows and asked, "When has your uncle ever lied to you?"
Xiao Anyu shook his head, "No."
"That's it..."
With him chatting with him, Xiao Anyu's attention was quickly diverted from the fear he had just felt, and his pale little face turned pink again.
After another ten minutes, they finally arrived outside Liu Zheng's house.
When Ling Chuan saw this yard again, his mind couldn't help but reflect on his past life. There was no doubt how good Liu Zheng and the others were to the young man, so even now, he was very grateful to them.
"Cuckoo..."
Liu Zheng's wife was feeding the chickens in the chicken coop. When she came out and turned around, she saw Ling Chuan and Xia Mo, and said "Yo" with a smile.
"I just heard Shuzhen say that you two came back yesterday, and I thought she was joking, but it turns out to be true...Huh? Who is this kid?"
As she spoke, she suddenly noticed Xiao Anyu, who was being led by the young man, and looked at him curiously.
Xiao Anyu, who was named again, was extremely nervous. He said he would change, but he broke his promise. He lowered his head, still afraid that others would see his eyes.
Xia Mo sensed the child's uneasiness, so he patted his shoulder soothingly.
"He is our newly adopted son. All his family members are gone. He will live with us in the future and has already settled down. We want to discuss something with the village chief." Ling Chuan answered her question.
Liu Zheng's wife was surprised for a moment, looked at him and then at Xia Mo, and repeated, "Adopted son? Has he really settled down?"
Xia Mo nodded and said, "Yes, his name is Xiao Anyu, and he is destined to be with us. Xiao Anyu, say hello to grandma."
He patted Xiao Anyu on the back again, hoping to give him courage.
But Xiao Anyu never dared to raise his head again, and just said, "Hello, grandma."
"Good, good, good, you too." Liu Zheng's wife smiled and said to Xia Mo and Ling Chuan, "He's a shy child. Come in quickly. Ah Zheng is still drinking porridge. He had a headache last night and got up late."
"Is the village chief okay?" Ling Chuan asked, and then handed the box in his hand to Liu Zheng's wife, "This is something to nourish the body, it's good for the elderly, you and the village chief can eat it."
"No, no." Liu Zheng's wife didn't take it. She just came as she was told, so there was no need to send expensive gifts.
Xia Mo smiled and said that this was also given by someone else and was only suitable for their age. It was useless for them to keep it, so they brought it along.
After several attempts to refuse, Liu Zheng's wife finally accepted it.
Later, Liu Zheng was surprised to learn that the two had brought a child with them and said that he was their adopted son.
When they saw Xiao Anyu's strange eyes, they were even more stunned.
But they were not scared, they were just shocked.
Xia Mo told them about the child's life story, that his grandfather, a scholar, was no longer around and that he was a miserable man.
After hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Liu Zheng felt sorry for their child. They comforted Xiao Anyu and said many loving words to him. This made Xiao Anyu's eyes have another light. Even though it was still very weak, one day it would brighten up completely.
Xia Mo smiled silently.
Ling Chuan's eyes also moved.
Of course, this was not the purpose of their trip. They came to Liu Zheng mainly to exchange land.
They wanted to exchange the house that had been occupied by Old Lady Liu's family for the land next to the Ling family, and then build a house for Xiao Anyu there to connect the two families.
After hearing this, Liu Zheng didn't say anything final, but said he was willing to help him talk to the family and see if it would work, but he wasn't sure whether it would work.
Xia Mo and Ling Chuan thanked him, chatted for a while, and then took the children back.
At noon, Tiedan, knowing that Aunt Wenrou had returned, went to visit the Ling family by himself.
Since no one would come to cause trouble now, the Ling family did not close the door, and Tiedan entered unhindered.
He was a big and strong man, and he glanced around the yard. He didn't see Aunt Wenrou and Uncle Ling, but he saw a child with his back to him against the flower wall. His first reaction was that he was a stranger, he had never seen him before, and he thought the child was younger than him.
So he trotted over and asked, "Who are you? Are you the child of my aunt's friend?"
Hearing the sound, Xiao Anyu turned around alertly and met Tiedan's eyes as he was about to squat beside him.
Their eyes met for a moment, and his sky-blue eyes were fully exposed.
Tiedan's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Ah! Why are your eyes different from mine? And both of them are different!"
Xiao Anyu's eyes were filled with fear. The images of the kids throwing things at him and chasing him away suddenly came to his mind like a tide. He suddenly jumped up and rushed into the house without looking back.
Tiedan was stunned, with a bit of surprise in his eyes. He chased after him, shouting, "Hey! Don't run!"
As he chased him, Xiao Anyu ran even faster.
If you say he was afraid, Tiedan was more out of curiosity about new things, so he had to look into his eyes again.
But Xiao Anyu didn't think so. Seeing Tiedan still chasing him, he became even more anxious and wanted to find his uncles very much. However, his uncles were discussing something and he couldn't disturb them, so he ran straight to his room.
In the other room, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan heard the sound and turned to look outside.
"It sounds like Tiedan's voice." Xia Mo said.
"It's him." Ling Chuan was sure.
"Could it be that my sister-in-law and Brother Dayong are here? Xiao Anyu is still outside, did they run into him?"
Xia Mo stood up and planned to go out and take a look.
Ling Chuan was also with him.
Although they really want the child to get out of the psychological pain and trauma as soon as possible, the level this morning is enough. More haste makes waste, and too much pressure will be counterproductive.
But when they went out, there were no children or adults in the yard.
If there are no adults around, it means that the children are probably the ones playing by themselves.
Tiedan especially liked the small swing in his house, and he was not afraid that Lingchuan would come often.
"Xiao Anyu? Tiedan?"
Xia Mo tried to shout, then walked towards the inner room with Ling Chuan.
Because Xiao Anyu's room was inside and connected to the small backyard, there was no door in the room. Only a piece of dark cloth was strung on a rope and hung on both sides as a door curtain.
So after Xiao Anyu rushed into the room, Tiedan followed him in easily.
Xiao Anyu had nowhere to hide, "..."
"Why are you running?" Tiedan looked at the strange child who was obviously scared but staring at him, and said with his thick eyebrows knitted.
Xiao Anyu didn't say anything. His whole body was extremely tense, like a kitten walking on a tightrope, ready to fall at any time.
If he doesn't speak, could he be mute? Tiedan thought, but quickly denied it.
Didn't the big fool not like to talk to them before? He didn't answer any of their ten questions, but later he kept chasing after Brother Yingying and calling him his wife.
He looked at the child who was a head shorter than him, or to be more precise, looked into his eyes.
"Why are your eyes blue? This is the first time I've seen..."
Tiedan said as he walked towards Xiao Anyu.
Seeing this, Xiao Anyu's heart began to beat fast and he was ready to resist. If this man dared to hit him, he would bite back hard.
"Tiedan?" At this moment, the door curtain was grabbed by Ling Chuan with one hand, and Xia Mo stood beside him and looked at the two children.
When Tiedan heard Aunt Wenrou's voice, he turned around with joy and did not go to Xiao Anyu, but trotted directly towards Xia Mo.
"Aunt! You're finally back. I helped you feed Moying. It's grown so big!"
Tiedan gestured with his hands while speaking, his eyes full of a desire for praise. He didn't even glance at the other person who had just returned.
Xia Mo smiled, lowered his head and said to him, "Really? Tiedan is amazing, thank you for your hard work, Tiedan." Then he raised his head slightly and smiled at Xiao Anyu, waving at him to come over, "Xiao Anyu, come here quickly, uncle will introduce you to a little friend."
The moment he saw the uncles, Xiao Anyu felt that he was safe. However, when he saw that the child actually knew the uncles and was praised by Uncle Liu, he felt upset as if something had been robbed by someone else.
Is Uncle Liu so nice to everyone?
That’s not right. Uncle Liu knew this child before he picked him up.
In just a few moments, a host of thoughts flashed through Xiao Anyu's mind.
Tiedan was very happy to receive the praise, and after hearing him mention the child with blue-brown eyes, they all looked over there.
"Aunt, Uncle Ling, who is he? His eyes are so strange, why are they different from ours?" Tiedan is a straightforward person and says whatever he thinks.
Xia Mo did not answer his question, but asked him: "Does Tiedan think it looks good?"
Hearing this, Xiao Anyu, who was just mustering up the courage to go over, paused and stood still, and Tiedan also looked over.
"It's beautiful, the same color as the sky. This is the first time I've seen it." Tiedan said, tilting his little head.
Xiao Anyu's eyes widened instantly and he stared at Tiedan blankly.
He said, he has beautiful eyes?
The two adults saw the children's expressions and were very satisfied. Tiedan's words were much more effective than what they usually said.
"His name is Xiao Anyu. He is a new family member of mine and your uncle Ling. You can also come and play with him in the future." After Xia Mo answered Tiedan's question just now, he personally went to pull Xiao Anyu over.
"Aunt and uncle's family?" Tiedan didn't quite understand. "Like me, my father and my mother?"
Ling Chuan lowered his head: "Yes."
Tiedan exclaimed "Wow" and looked at Xiao Anyu and said, "You are shorter than me, so you are my younger brother? Hello, Xiao Anyu, my name is Tiedan, I will protect you from now on!"
Tiedan looked like they were good brothers from now on and was very enthusiastic. He was completely different from the kids Xiao Anyu had met before. This made his mind confused and he couldn't figure out why the other person was different.
After waiting for a while and seeing that the child still didn't respond, Xia Mo asked him: "Xiao Anyu, Tiedan is our neighbor, he is very easy to get along with, don't be afraid, now that he greets you, what are you going to do?"
Xiao Anyu looked at Tiedan several times before he slowly said, "Hello, my name is Xiao Anyu."
Tiedan grinned, revealing two small canine teeth, "I know, but why did you run just now?"
Xiao Anyu pursed his lips and lowered his eyes.
How should he answer this? Should he say that he was afraid that he would hit him? No way.
"Little Anyu is rather shy and not used to talking to people he's not familiar with." Looking at the child's jet-black hair, Xia Mo answered for him.
Tiedan showed a look of realization, "Now we all know each other's names, so we are no longer unfamiliar with each other. Brother Xiao Anyu, do you want to play on the swing? I'll push you first, and then you can help me push."
As he spoke, he had already reached out to hold Xiao Anyu's hand.
Xiao Anyu retracted his hand and tried to hide, but Tiedan was stubborn and consciously attributed it to the other party being shy. He chased after him and did not stop until he caught him.
Xiao Anyu lowered his head and glared at the hand that was grabbed. He wanted to shake it off, but that would seem very rude. Besides, the uncles also liked him very much, and he didn't want to offend him.
So he looked up at his two uncles for help, hoping that they could let the other party let go of his hand.
Xia Mo and Ling Chuan could see through the pleading in his eyes, but they would not let such a good opportunity slip away, so they pretended not to understand.
But in the eyes of the honest Tiedan, Xiao Anyu was asking for the adults' opinions.
Since he was the one who brought it up first, how could he let his new brother bring it up?
“Aunt, Uncle Ling, can I go on the swing with brother Xiao Anyu?”
Xia Mo laughed like crazy in his heart, "Of course, just be careful when you play."
"Okay!" Tiedan jumped after getting the permission, and dragged Xiao Anyu out, muttering to himself: "Brother Xiao Anyu, you must hold on to the rope firmly when you sit on it later. If you fall, you will knock out your teeth. For example, Gouwazi has lost a tooth, and he still has a lisp when he speaks..."
Xiao Anyu was led by him, looking back every few steps, his beautiful eyes looking at his uncles as if talking, hoping that they would keep him. Unfortunately, he didn't know that his two uncles hoped for this and would not open their mouths to ask for it.
It wasn't until the two children disappeared that Xia Mo said, "It's great to have made some friends."
Ling Chuan curled his lips slightly, retracted his gaze and looked at him, "Isn't everything within Mo'er's expectations?"
"Yes, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." Xia Mo raised his eyes to meet the man's dark eyes, smiled and continued: "But it's not bad now. Let's go. Tiedan is so considerate, and we as elders should also show some appreciation."
With Tiedan, a little community hero, around, he will definitely make a difference in little Anyu's life.
"You want to win people's hearts?"
Ling Chuan did it on purpose.
"Brother Chuan." Xia Mo called out.
Ling Chuan: “Hmm?”
"I don't know if you know a sentence." Xia Mo said.
"I don't know. Please teach me, Moer." Ling Chuan was very humble.
Xia Mo glanced at him and said, "You see it but don't say it. Let's go."
Ling Chuan chuckled and followed, "Looks like I'm in for a treat too."
There is nothing else that can appease children except delicious food and fun things.
When they walked under the eaves, Xiao Anyu had already half-reluctantly sat on the swing. He held the rope tightly with both hands, and Tiedan pushed him from behind.
"Haha! Brother Xiao Anyu, is this fun? You're flying! Do you want to fly higher..."
Tiedan kept chattering, and even if Xiao Anyu didn't respond he could still talk to himself.
Xia Mo and Ling Chuan looked at Xiao Anyu.
Although the child didn't say anything, there were other emotions in his wide eyes. This should be the first time the child played with people of the same age. It must have felt very fresh.
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