Ma Xiaole was frightened and became a little angry, but faced the village party secretary with a smile on his face.

"It's me, Ma Xiaole, who went back to the village to buy mosquito coils. There are so many mosquitoes in the orchard." Ma Xiaole said in a flattering tone, "Secretary Fan, are you still up so late?"

Fan Baofa didn't pay any attention to what Ma Xiaole said, but said in a very disappointed tone: "Little thing, I thought who was here to congratulate you."

When Ma Xiaole heard this, he cursed in his heart, but he had to keep it sweet, otherwise when the land was divided at the end of the year, all the land would be thin and barren, and no good crops could grow. "Secretary Fan, this congratulation is for sure.

Everyone in the village has to come to congratulate you. Zaoni has been admitted to the county's key high school. It is an honor for your family and the village!" He immediately complimented, "No one in our village has been admitted before!"

When Fan Baofa was told this, he couldn't help but feel smug, "Xiao Le, have you bought the mosquito coil at this late hour? If not, I will get you a plate."

Ma Xiaole frowned and quickly replied: "Secretary Fan, I really haven't bought it yet. The shops are closed."

"Zao Ni, bring me a plate of mosquito coils!" Fan Baofa turned around and shouted into the room.

Ma Xiaole was very happy when she heard this. It was beautiful to be able to take the mosquito coil from Fan Zaoni's hand.

Soon, Fan Zaoni ran out of the courtyard with small steps, "Dad, why do you want mosquito coils?"

"Here it is, Xiao Le. I live alone in the wilderness. I don't have mosquito coils to feed the mosquitoes!" Fan Baofa looked like a kindhearted person, "This Lai Shungui, alas, is not my biological child after all. It doesn't hurt."

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Fan Zaoni was a brat and knew that what Fan Baofa said was inappropriate, "You can't see when someone is in pain." After saying that, she waved the mosquito coil and walked towards Ma Xiaole.

"Zao Ni, congratulations, you have brought glory to Xiaonanzhuang Village!" Ma Xiaole's outstretched hand was trembling a little.

"You are the only one who can talk." Fan Zaoni said angrily, "Ma Xiaole, tell my dad this, I don't like it." As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the mosquito coil into Ma Xiaole's hand and turned around to enter the house.

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"This child is spoiled and doesn't know what's good or bad!" Fan Baofa scolded Fan Zaoni, with some pride and pride in his words, "Xiao Le, for what you just said to congratulate me, I will also come to drink tomorrow. What's going on with Zaoni?"

We are classmates too."

"Oh, okay, Secretary Fan, I will definitely come!" Ma Xiaole nodded and walked away, almost jogging all the way to the orchard. I was so happy that I got lucky tonight. Not only did I watch Zhang Xiuhua take a bath

, and was also invited to a wedding banquet by the village party secretary.

When they were about to arrive at the orchard, Ma Xiaole heard Ah Huang scream twice. Could it be that someone in the family had gone missing? He ran over as fast as he could.

The courtyard door is open, someone must have been here, there seems to be someone in the house.

"Who is it?!" Ma Xiaole asked loudly, emboldening himself at the same time, "I am holding the dog, let go and I will bite you to death!"

"What are you talking about, bastard! I am your godfather!"

"Oh, godfather, why are you here so late?" Ma Xiaole walked into the yard.

Ma Changgen also walked out of the house, "A night owl asked me to give birth to him? I ran out to have some fun in the middle of the night."

"I'm going to the village to buy mosquito coils."

"Isn't there a mosquito net?"

"It has a lot of holes and it doesn't work anymore."

"Didn't your godmother just buy it? Why are there so many holes? It must have been burned by your boy smoking!"

Ma Xiaole touched his head and said nothing.

"Mosquito nets cost a lot of money, don't worry about it." Ma Changgen said without complaining, "Have you bought the mosquito coils?"

"No, the shops are closed, but Fan Bao sent me a plate."

"Secretary Fan?" Ma Changgen almost didn't believe it, "He gave you mosquito coils?"

"Yes." Ma Xiaole said proudly, "He even invited me to have a drink tomorrow!"

"Please?" Ma Changgen stared.

"Zao Ni and I are classmates, what's wrong with inviting me?"

"Hehe, you look so beautiful. I think it's probably Secretary Fan who drank too much and was talking nonsense." Ma Changgen patted Ma Xiaole's head, "Go back to bed and get up early tomorrow. There's still work to do."

Ma Xiaole nodded, entered the room, went to bed, picked up the Book of Changes and started reading again.

"You kid, you have been reading these craps all day long. It would be great if you could read more study books before you have the ability. It would be great if you could do well in the exams like Zaoni. That would be a great honor to your godfather!" Ma Changgen grabbed the horse with his hands.

Xiao Le threw the book aside, "Oh, I don't have that chance!"

Ma Xiaole's mind was not on the book at this moment. He was still thinking about Fan Baofa's words, "Godfather, it seems to me that Fan Baofa is not drunk at all. He is not talking nonsense. He did ask me to come to his house for a drink tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, then go and take a look. It would be weird if you don't get kicked out!" Ma Changgen said impatiently.

Ma Xiaole knew that he and Ma Changgen could not talk together, so he touched the back of his head and laughed, and asked about other things, "Godfather, why did you come to sleep in the orchard tonight?"

"I had a fight with your godmother. That stinky bitch became more and more outrageous. I was so tired that my bones almost fell apart, and she kept messing around all day. Wasn't she looking for a fight?" Ma Changgen said angrily.

"Godfather, what do you mean?" Ma Xiaole didn't quite understand.

Ma Changgen frowned and glanced at Ma Xiaole, "Go, go, go, what do children know? Do I need to tell you?"

Not to mention that it was just right, Ma Xiaole didn't bother to listen. He lit the mosquito coil, turned over and fell asleep.

The next day, a cock crow started a new day.

The white fish is gradually rising in the East, but Xiaonanzhuang Village is still sleeping.

There is a gentle mist in the orchard, and the ripe apples are reddish, like a smiling little girl. There are also a few crabapples in the orchard, with small yellow-green fruits hanging heavily on the branches, looking happy and happy.

It's quiet and peaceful. There are some watermelons, cantaloupes, su melons, and shoot melons under the fruit trees. There is no need to say that Ma Changgen takes care of these fruits. It is one of the best in the village.

The large areas of crops around the orchard are lush and green, and the large area of ​​peanuts in the south of the orchard is growing crazily. The green seedlings seem to be inflated and have reached their peak, and all their nutrients have begun to be transferred to the peanuts.

, in a few months, the peanuts will be harvested.

The sun was rising, and Ma Changgen had already chopped a lot of firewood in the yard. Seeing that it was almost time, he called Ma Xiaole to get up, "Xiaole, get up and get ready to go back to the village for dinner!"

"I'll sleep for a while." Ma Xiaole said drowsily.

"I'm still sleeping. I have a lot of work to do in the morning." Ma Changgen raised his voice, "Why don't you skip breakfast?"

Ma Xiaole reluctantly got up and stretched, "Daddy, what kind of work do you have in the morning?"

"The drainage ditches in the fruit tree field are blocked. We need to open them quickly. If it rains and gets waterlogged, what kind of fruit will be produced next year?!" Ma Changgen straightened his neck and said.

Ma Xiaole's face grew red as soon as he heard this. The work was purely tiring. The fruit branches were so heavy that he couldn't straighten his back. He had to bend down to dig the soil, and his back ached within a few moments.

There was no other way. If he didn't go to school, he would have to do farm work at home. Ma Xiaole followed Ma Changgen home.

Walking along the riverside path to the village, Ma Xiaole looked at the reeds swaying in the wind in the river and listened to the calls of waterbirds inside. He was so envious. The birds were so free. They had spent enough time in the reeds, and there were also other things on the river bank.

There is a large field of crops, where you can fly wherever you want, catch insects and play around, no one cares about you.

As they were walking, Erluzi climbed up from the river embankment, holding a snakeskin bag in his hand and looking around blankly.

"Young fool!" Ma Xiaole walked over and shouted, making the second fool tremble in fright, "What are you carrying? He's as sneaky as a thief."

Erluzi grabbed the bag tightly, "I caught everything, and I didn't steal it."

Ma Changgen also came close, opened Er Lengzi's snakeskin bag and took a look, his eyes lit up, "Good guy, such a majestic eel, if it is eaten as a snack, it will run all over the village, and women will have to hide if they look at it.

I won’t have to walk with my legs crossed the next day!”

"Daddy, why are you walking with your legs crossed?" Ma Xiaole asked with a smile.

"Children don't understand, don't ask." Ma Changgen then turned around and said to Er Lunzi with a smile, "Er Lunzi, give me the eels. You can go to my orchard and eat as much as you like, even if your stomach is full.

You can’t take it home!”

Erluzi stared with big eyes and thought for a long time, "How about I give you half, and then I go to your orchard and eat half of it too?"

"Hehe, this kid is not stupid." Ma Changgen touched Erluzi's head, "What are you going to do with half of it?"

"Leave it to my dad, or he'll beat my ass."

"Haha, okay, just half." Ma Changgen broke off a willow stick, peeled it into slippery strips, and pierced three large eels.

"Uncle Changgen, don't just pick the big one!" Er Lengzi looked at the eel in Ma Changgen's hand and was reluctant to part with it.

"That's not the same. You go to my orchard and pick big fruits to eat, pick the biggest ones!"

The second idiot hesitated for a moment and said, "That's okay!"

Ma Changgen ran home happily carrying the eel, while Ma Xiaole followed behind and panted heavily from exhaustion.

"Damn it!" Ma Changgen shouted as soon as he entered the door, "Look what I got?"

"Why are you back here? If you can, just stay in the orchard!" A strong voice rushed out from the kitchen, and then a thick and fat woman came out with a ladle of water. The woman's figure

He is a bit richer, but his appearance is still upright.

Ma Changgen didn't say anything. He picked up the eel in his hand and shook it. "What else do you call it? Look at this. I stewed it for me tonight. Let's see if you have any other opinions!"

When the woman heard this, she raised her eyes and said, "Look at you, what are you talking about in front of a child?" After saying that, she looked at the eel and her tone became much calmer, "Caught it last night?"

"Still catching it? Can the eel be caught so easily? If it were so easy, it wouldn't be so magical!" Ma Changgen carefully put the eel into a mud jar in the corner and covered it with a thick lid.

Finally, another rock was moved to press it up, "It's only when this thing gets away that I'm resentful. It won't taste good to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year!"

"Look at how useless you are!" The woman smiled, "Where did you get it?"

"I got it from a fool." Ma Xiaole interjected.

Ma Changgen raised his eyebrows after hearing this, "Let's go and play. How can that be called cheating? I exchanged melons and fruits for it!"

The woman burst into laughter, and walked towards the kitchen hall and said: "It seems that Erluzi's father is no longer good. No wonder, look at the strength of Erluzi's mother, the front is bulging, the back is curved, and the middle is thin, what does it look like?
Chapter completed!