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Chapter 307: When we meet again, we should pretend we don’t know each other

Chapter 307: When we meet again, we should pretend we don’t know each other

Weeding and turning the soil attracted the attention of birds, and Dandan was busy having a lot of fun.

Apart from the weeds beside the wall, Qiu Huoming discovered that there was a door in the yard. It had an ancient style and blended in almost naturally with the surrounding environment.

Not long after, Zhao Jiamin came back with a basket of things. There was a stove in the kitchen, but no coal was bought. The utensils were not complete, but there were still common pots and bowls.

She went in to light the stove and boil some water.

Lao Jin can’t drink beverages, he has to boil the water before drinking.

Zhao Jiamin looked pampered, but she did her housework very quickly. In addition to buying vegetables, she also bought three honeycomb coals, stuffed weeds and cork under the stove, and ignited them with matches. The first fire started in the brand new stove. After the honeycomb coals were burning, she filled the samovar with tap water and placed it on the stove.

Zhao Jiamin's voice came from inside the door, "Hey, the door is not locked, did you bring too many things?"

Just as he finished speaking, the young man opened the door a crack. He pushed it with his hand, and the door creaked open halfway.

"Uncle, I understand..."

The tap water here was connected later, and the pipes were laid directly in the corners of the walls. These are metal pipes, and the outer diameter clips that wrap the pipes have been rusted.

The young man glanced at Qiu Huoming, covered his face, and ran out quickly.

Before reaching the old house, I saw a young man with a gloomy face. Although he did not look old, his hair had already turned white. He was standing under a banana tree outside the door, with his feet raised and looking towards the open window beside him.

"I don't believe it. You are the only son in your family, so you must be spoiled to the sky."

It was unknown how long it had been before Qiu Huoming walked in from outside. He turned on the light and Zhao Jiamin suddenly realized that it had become dark outside.

Qiu Huoming was shocked. He never expected that Old Pan had such a past. Even Zhao Jiamin had never heard of it.

"I made an appointment with your Uncle Xu to fight. Oh, no, it's a physical fight..."

"She was also implicated by me. After all, one is a married woman, and the other is the head of the family. Their treatments are completely different. She didn't need to go to the countryside..."

"Go, call Huo Ming back and stop getting entangled with that guy."

Zhao Jiamin responded and walked quickly to the door, "Ahuo, come back first..."

Today is Sunday, and we met the group of kids again on the road. They were playing the game of catching robbers and chasing each other in the open space. Qiu Huoming drove his car around them and out the door.

Qiu Huoming shook his head, "Then I can't bear to let you serve me. I'll wash it myself. You've been tired all day."

Qiu Huoming responded, walked quickly to the door, unbolted the bolt, and opened the door. Sure enough, there were two people who looked like farmers standing at the door. "Is this Director Jin's house?"

"Comrades, come this way." Qiu Huoming walked around to the gate and helped push the cart towards the backyard.

Lao Jin took a sip of warm water and continued talking about his ancestors.

Qiu Huoming carefully walked around him and went to the kitchen in the side hall.

Qiu Huoming wrote it down.

Then he moved closer to Zhao Jiamin, "What else do you need to buy for the family?"

When Qiu Huoming saw his figure disappearing into the distance, he turned around, took the basket off the handlebars, walked quickly into the house, closed the door with his backhand, and put the bolt on it.

This time, Zhao Jiamin nodded immediately without hesitation.

"It's such a miserable loss..."

He trotted back to the yard, picked up Dandan, and threw him to Zhao Jiamin, "Watch him carefully, someone might come in to plant trees, and it would be bad if they get scared."

Lao Jin nodded, "After saying so much, you guys must be annoyed, right?"

Just as Lao Jin was about to speak, there was a knock on the door.

"They did more than just this..."

Qiu Huoming asked: "What's your last name?"

After the trees were planted and watered to help them take root, the two farmers collected their money and left.

After a while, Zhao Jiamin settled Lao Jin down and went into the kitchen again. Another door of the kitchen led to the backyard. There was a sink near the outside where she could wash the mop and water the flowers and plants.

This is the old city area and there are several stores selling condiments. It didn't take long for Qiu Huoming to buy all the condiments. In addition, he also bought a few towels and soaps, put them all in a basket, and hung it directly on the handlebars before turning the bike around and riding back.

Qiu Huoming said loudly: "This man has been sneaking around the window for a long time..."

"Yes, yes, wait a moment."

Zhao Jiamin turned her head and looked over when she heard the voice. Qiu Huoming couldn't help but burst out laughing. Probably because of the fire, Zhao Jiamin's forehead was stained black by coal ash. But she didn't know it yet. She touched it with her hand, and she looked extremely cute.

Lao Jin sat down and began to tell them about the past of Thirteen Hongs. During this time, Zhao Jiamin went back to the kitchen to bring him some hot water to drink.

He parked the car, walked over quickly, approached the man and suddenly shouted: "Who are you? What are you doing here!"

He put away his tools and turned around to find that Lao Jin had fallen asleep leaning on a chair. The afternoon sun began to slant, and the light enveloped most of his body. This was good, as he no longer had to worry about him catching a cold.

Qiu Huoming grabbed the back of his neck by his clothes and dragged him outside. Zhao Jiamin looked at the two of them in a daze, and Lao Jin's voice came from behind her.

He walked to the rice jar and opened the lid, but found nothing inside.

"Jin, um, no, my last name is He..." The young man was suddenly stunned, "Why should I tell you!"

After Lao Jin spoke out the things that were weighing on his mind, he felt relieved. "I'm afraid this little beast is having a hard time, otherwise he wouldn't have come back. Let's go. Someone will be here to deliver saplings soon. I plan to plant two kapok trees in the garden..."

"He is very obedient to your mother. It's a pity that your mother likes the boy named Zhao..."

"Yes, yes, yes." The visitor breathed a sigh of relief. The two returned to the cart and asked politely, "Is there a door to the backyard? We can't get in through the front door..."

"Okay, I like the kapok tree the most." Zhao Jiamin forced a smile. What just happened was still lingering in her mind. Her heart was beating wildly and she couldn't calm down for a while.

"Alas, the young men back then are now...all old." Old Jin talked a lot and was obviously a little weak.

"Well done." Old Jin curled his lips. "He changed his last name to He. What does that have to do with my Jin family?"

He started talking about sex. There were too many things weighing on his mind, so he just blurted them out. The Jin family no longer had a successor, so finding an excuse to talk about those old things could also be considered a way of relieving his worries.

"Try to curse again..."

Qiu Huoming frowned. Normally no one lives here, so it would be hard to guard against thieves coveting the place.

Zhao Jiamin sorted the things Qiu Huoming bought and began to prepare dinner.

"Amin, what your father did back then wasn't the most outrageous thing..."

By this time, Qiu Huoming had already turned the soil over, and he let Dandan catch insects and flutter around.

The young man struggled hard to break free but failed. He was so angry that he started cursing and was slapped by Qiu Huoming. His cheeks immediately swelled up and his voice became mute.

"Not really. Of course, it's mainly because I'm self-aware..." Qiu Huoming put the remaining vegetables into the basket and brought it to the sink.

Qiu Huoming put down the basket and moved a chair to the backyard. Dandan was still fighting with the bugs in the soil. The little guy's fur was already dirty, and there was no time to clean it, so he was still struggling.

"Buy some more candy..."

In the kitchen, Zhao Jiamin fed Dandan some water and threw it two dried fish. Dandan lay on the ground eating. It was also tired after a long day and it was just the right time to take a rest.

Qiu Huoming followed with the basket.

Qiu Huoming pushed him away and said, "Get lost."

Qiu Huoming suppressed his smile, walked out of the door, unlocked the bike, got on the bike, and rode out of the compound...

Qiu Huoming suddenly remembered what the other person said. It turned out to be Lao Jin's son. "I didn't know it just now. I punched him. I'm sorry..."

Qiu Huoming listened attentively. Old Jin talked about his ancestors all the way to the founding of the People's Republic of China, and then began to talk about his glorious moments. There was a faint blush on his thin cheeks, and he looked better.

"Buy some soy sauce and vinegar. Here is salt..." Zhao Jiamin ordered while washing the vegetables.

Zhao Jiamin's cheeks flushed. She looked at Qiu Huoming who was getting closer and closer, and suddenly put her hand on his chest, "You...be serious."

"Your Uncle Pan and I have been together since we were young. Don't be fooled by his decent appearance now. In the past, he was a fat boy who stayed at my house every day..."

It has become extremely natural for Lao Jin to order Qiu Huoming around now.

"Yeah." Zhao Jiamin didn't even dare to raise her head.

"Amin, next time you meet that little bastard, you must remember this. Don't be soft-hearted. He is not your elder brother. He is an enemy."

The vegetables on the ground were almost done, so she put the picked vegetables into the sink and started washing them.

Qiu Huoming opened the door to the backyard and went out. The door was located at the corner and was very hidden. It was blocked by a banana tree when viewed from the front. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to find it.

As soon as he finished speaking, he shrank back, as if he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Qiu Huoming responded, "Do you want to buy some more rice?"

Lao Jin's face turned pale. He exhaled and said, "He is that little bastard..."

He angrily pushed Qiu Huoming away, walked to the door, and knocked on it, "Pa pa pa..."

"Yes, you're here to deliver saplings, right?" Qiu Huoming looked at the two short trees as thick as pots placed on the cart outside the door. The crowns of the trees had been removed, leaving only some branches. These were not saplings at all, but clearly old trees.

Only then did I realize that there seemed to be something wrong with the two people in the hall.

The corners of Lao Jin's mouth rose. "Later I learned that he and your Uncle Pan's family are old friends. We got to know each other through fighting, but he became my best friend. Your Uncle Zhang is even more outrageous. He likes martial arts..."

Zhao Jiamin shook her head. "We can't finish it. Let's make beef noodles today. You can buy some rice noodles..."

Zhao Jiamin was looking at Lao Jin.

"Go back and take it off. I'll wash it for you." Zhao Jiamin looked at the black spot on the hem of his clothes with some embarrassment.

He swept the floor with a broom.

Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Children from poor families grow up early."

"Later, I acted as a peacemaker and we all had hotpot together, and the matter was finally resolved..."

Qiu Huoming took the key and carried the empty basket, "Then I'll go shopping."

Qiu Huoming leaned forward and approached Zhao Jiamin, "How about you give me a kiss as a reward?"

"There's a lot of it here..." The young man suddenly stiffened his neck and said, "It's all mine!"

Qiu Huoming then straightened up with regret, "What's wrong with that? This is a legitimate request."

Zhao Jiamin responded and simply took Dandan into the kitchen.

There were no cups, so she washed the dishes and hung them by the sink.

"They must be here to deliver the saplings. Huo Ming, go and greet them..."

At this time, the water on the stove had boiled. Zhao Jiamin walked over, picked up the samovar, poured some water into the bowl, and let it cool.

Qiu Huoming walked to the sink, washed his hands, and washed his face to remove the sweat stains.

"Whether the window is open or not is none of your business?"

The young man was startled and was about to curse, but when he looked up, he saw Qiu Huoming was tall and didn't stand up. He took a step back and muttered, "Why is there a window here?"

Old Jin sighed, "Back then...back then, that little bastard did something even more outrageous with his mother...your mother actually..."

Qiu Huoming saw the purchased vegetables placed on the kitchen floor. Although he had never cooked before, he knew how to pick vegetables. It seemed that Zhao Jiamin planned to cook at home today.

The young man immediately gave in, "I'm sorry, please let me go and I'll leave right away."

One of them asked carefully.

When he first looked inside, the light was too dim for him to see clearly.

Zhao Jiamin raised the corner of her mouth slightly, "Don't be polite, there will be no such shop after this village..."

"I didn't expect, Ah Huo, that you could do housework!" Zhao Jiamin bent down and removed a weed from Qiu Huoming's head.

Lao Jin was not at all soft-spoken when he reported the information.

Zhao Jiamin quickly stretched out her hand to smooth his back, "Okay uncle, you should take a break too."

Zhao Jiamin turned her head away from him and started cleaning the table.

Zhao Jiamin raised her elbow, revealing her pocket. Qiu Huoming reached in and took out the key. His hand went into her pocket and touched the skin around her waist. Zhao Jiamin suddenly found that their actions were somewhat ambiguous, and her ears turned red.

After Zhao Jiamin finished all these, she went out to see Lao Jin.

He really liked this feeling of playing house. The sound of water splashing in the kitchen, everything seemed normal. These peaceful daily routines were where he found peace of mind. What's more, his beloved girl was by his side.

There were two bottles of soda on the table. Qiu Huoming opened one and drank it straight down. He was sweating all over and was very thirsty.

Zhao Jiamin asked in surprise: "How could he do this?"

Qiu Huoming scratched the back of his head and simply stopped thinking about it. He moved a small stool over, lowered his head, and started picking vegetables...

"The key is in my pocket. My hands are wet. You can take it yourself."

Zhao Jiamin listened carefully. She knew something about these things, but not in detail.

Before Zhao Jiamin got angry, Qiu Huoming quickly stepped forward, picked up the corner of her clothes and helped her wipe her forehead. He had just finished working and was sweating all over, and only the hem of his clothes was dry. Zhao Jiamin didn't have time to dodge, so she just let him wipe it.

The young man's clothes were relatively clean and there were no patches on them, so he seemed to come from a well-off family.

"I met your Uncle Xu in college. He came to our school to play and got into a fight with me. He's good with his fists, but not with his tongue. After I tricked him a few times, he actually decided to fight me with words..."

Lao Jin smiled and said, "Come here, let's have a good chat..."

Qiu Huoming quickly expressed his opinion, "I am very excited to hear this, Uncle Jin, you are really amazing..."

On the ground nearby, Dandan was lying on his back, sleeping in a disorganized manner.

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