Settling Down (3)

Seeing that Liu Xiaofeng insisted on not accepting the hairpin, Lu Xiaoxiao walked over and put it on Liu Xiaofeng's head. Then, she said, "Sister Xiaofeng, you look really good with this hairpin. It suits you very well. This is the first time I'm giving you a gift. You can't not accept it. Don't worry, I still have this hair tie and hairpin. Just look at my hair, it's not suitable for me to wear."

Lu Xiaoxiao chuckled at the mention of her hair. Before she went to the countryside, she specially went to the barber's shop to ask the hairdresser to cut her hair short. It was fine as long as she could tie two small pigtails. However, the hairdresser might not understand what a pigtail was, so her hair was cut so short that she could only tie it into two small tails.

When Lu Xiaoxiao saw the outcome of the haircut, she was no longer able to complain. Fortunately, she was young and had baby fat on her face. She looked quite cute.

When Liu Xiaofeng heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, she could only accept the items. Then, she carefully placed them in the drawer of the cabinet.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Xiaofeng said to Lu Xiaoxiao, "It's getting late. It's time to lay the blanket and sleep."

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Liu Xiaofeng's words, she took out the blanket from her bag. This was the original owner's blanket. Back then, it was Auntie Zhang who helped pack it. Now that it was not convenient for her to use the space's duvet, she could only cover herself with the original owner's blanket that night, let alone enter the space to take a shower. She could only endure it for the night and find a chance to enter the space to shower the next day. This was also one of the reasons why she wanted to live alone. Otherwise, it would really be too inconvenient.

After Lu Xiaoxiao spread the blanket, she crawled under it. When she saw Liu Xiaofeng extinguish the kerosene lamp, she also crawled under the blanket to sleep.

At first, Lu Xiaoxiao thought that it would be difficult for her to fall asleep. She did not expect her to fall asleep on the warm bed after a while.

The next day, Lu Xiaoxiao was woken up by the sound of chickens. She crawled out of bed and saw that Liu Xiaofeng was no longer in the room. Lu Xiaoxiao did not expect herself to sleep so soundly.

After Lu Xiaoxiao got up and folded the blanket, she took out an enamel cup and a towel from her bag and went out to wash up. She took a small wooden basin from Auntie Cai Hua and went to the kitchen to fill it with hot water before going to the courtyard to wash up.

After Lu Xiaoxiao washed up, she did not see Wang Gang and the captain. She did not know where Wang Gang and the captain had gone early in the morning.

When it was almost time for breakfast, Lu Xiaoxiao saw that Wang Gang and the captain had returned. Wang Gang told her that he, the captain, and the captain's three sons had gone to help her tidy up the small courtyard. The roof had already been built. After dinner, he would bring her to the team to complete the house procedures. Then, they would build the courtyard wall by another half a meter. In the afternoon, they would repair the bed and toilet. Then, they would buy some furniture from the fellow carpenter that the captain had recommended and she could live in the day after tomorrow.

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Wang Gang's words, she thought to herself that it was great. Although the captain's family was quite easy to get along with, it was always very inconvenient at other people's houses. How could it be more comfortable than at her own house?

However, it was not good to keep asking others for help like this. Hence, Lu Xiaoxiao secretly tugged at Wang Gang's clothes and asked him to go to the corner of the courtyard with her.

Lu Xiaoxiao came to the corner and said to Wang Gang, "Uncle Wang, isn't it not good to keep the captain's family busy? Should we give them money?"

When Wang Gang heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, he smiled and said, "You are so young but you are worrying so much. You don't have to worry about troubling them. I promised to help their family introduce someone to be a temporary worker in the clothing factory. Now they're afraid that you don't have anything to ask them for help."

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Wang Gang's words, she wanted to cry. It could be said that it was even harder for farmers to become workers in the city than ascending to the heavens. Although it was only a spot for temporary workers, it was not much easier to get a spot than an official job. There were countless favors exchanged internally to get a spot. Wang Gang was only the sworn brother of the original owner's father. Many biological brothers might not even be willing to do this.

When Wang Gang saw that Lu Xiaoxiao was about to cry, he reached out and patted her head. "Don't think too much. Compared to your father, what I did is insignificant. If not for your father, I would have died long ago."