Chapter 273 Talking about the old man's betrayal

The group of boys were also very enthusiastic, waving their arms: "Yeah, yeah, Uncle Dong, we're very capable! Let us do it!"

Among these young men, some had been to Qiao Family Village before. That time, the Qiao family got fourteen wild boars, and all of them who had gone to the mountains with them also shared one.

After bringing so much wild boar meat back home, they were showered with praise.

Because of this, this group of boys were extremely happy to follow the Qiao family's boys.

When I learned from Qiao Kun and Qiao Xu that Qiao Changdong was going to build a house and that they would help him when they had time, I was already eager to try.

Firstly, I genuinely wanted to help, and secondly, I wanted to have some fun, which was much more interesting than the tedious training.

Secondly, they hoped to curry favor with Qiao Kun and Qiao Xu so that the two brothers would continue to take them along to play and go hunting for wild game in the mountains with their "Chicken Goddess" sister!

It's a win-win situation.

Seeing that Qiao Changdong refused to take them no matter what, they all hung their heads like wilted eggplants, looking extremely disappointed.

"You really want to help?" Qiao Changdong found it amusing.

Is there a chance?

A group of boys quickly raised their heads, looking at Qiao Changdong with expectant eyes.

Qiao Changdong laughed and said, "Okay then. Come help out when you're free. Just so you know, there's really no pay, but you can eat as much as you want."

The group of boys immediately cheered and shouted with joy.

"Hey! We'll definitely come!"

"Very good!"

"Thank you, Uncle Dong. You're such a kind person!"

"That's right, Uncle Changdong, you're such a good person!"

"..." Qiao Changdong, a truly good person.

He had never seen such a silly boy before, who not only eagerly helped others with their work but also wanted to thank them.

Qiao Changdong kept shaking his head, expressing his deep concern for the future of these silly boys.

He had no idea how much of a role his good nephew Qiao Xu played in all of this!

Qiao Xu is a shrewd person.

I heard from my parents that my uncle is building a house. Because he wants to speed up the construction, he has hired a lot of workers, which may cost him more than others.

In order to trick his group of good brothers into doing free work for him, he had been intentionally or unintentionally preparing them psychologically from the day Qiao Changdong started preparing the house.

First, they would subtly suggest that their uncle was poor and couldn't afford to hire many workers, and that the house might take two or three years to build, implying that their uncle was really pitiful.

Secondly, it also implies that although his uncle is poor, he provides the best food for the workers.

Because his little fairy sister, the Chicken Goddess, would take the brothers to the mountains to hunt wild game to improve their meals whenever she had free time.

Especially now that it's winter, the weather is cold, and all kinds of wild animals don't roam around anymore. They mostly stay in caves, making them much easier to catch than in autumn.

at last.

Qiao Kun, Qiao Jing, and Pei Yuanfan were his straight men.

The brothers chatted back and forth, talking about how fun it was to go to the mountains and how easy it was to hunt, with the other kids who had been to the mountains before as witnesses.

That completely fooled a group of kids at the martial arts school.

All they wanted to do was help Uncle Qiao, who was very poor, couldn't afford many workers, but had a little fairy daughter named Chicken Goddess, and could go hunting in the mountains anytime.

And that's how this situation came about.

When Grandpa Mo and Qiao Changcai left with a group of young men, Tan Qian and Tan Yan, who were also interested in martial arts, followed them. Only Dou Yufeng remained behind.

With two women who doted on Qiao Qiao looking after her, Qiao Changdong felt quite at ease. After handing her over to them, he went back to his work.

Qiao Qiao, Yan Liti, and Dou Yufeng sat in the makeshift shack, warming themselves by the fire and chatting.

"Before you go to Kyoto after the New Year, you must call Aunt Dou. Aunt Dou will come to pick you up."

Yan Liti and Dou Yufeng chatted about their plans after the New Year. Dou Yufeng was overjoyed to hear that Qiao Qiao was going to Kyoto.

She had originally intended to say that if she wanted to stay in Kyoto for a long time, she could stay at her place, but upon seeing Yan Liti, she swallowed her words.

After all, her own grandmother is much more capable than her.

I believe that everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation will be taken care of perfectly.

There's no need for her to worry about it.

Qiao Qiao nodded obediently. She wanted to look at the photo albums that Dou Yufeng had told her about before, to see the traces of her mother's life in this world.

Around 10 a.m., Mr. Tan and Tan Hongwei, who had finished watching Mr. Shen's performance, came over.

Looking at Qiao Qiao being led by Yan Lidi, Grandpa Tan thought of the request Grandpa Shen had made to him at the hospital.

While Yan Liti and Dou Yufeng were talking and not paying attention to him, he beckoned Qiao Qiao over.

Qiao Qiao was peeling an orange that had been roasting over a fire when she saw Grandpa Tan waving at her. She jumped off her chair and went over, generously giving him half of the roasted orange.

"Grandpa Tan, please eat this. Grandma said it's good for coughs." Last night, Qiao Qiao heard Grandpa Tan coughing while she was sleeping.

She had heard Dou Yufeng say that, given the old man's condition, it was actually not suitable for him to return to Wushi; staying in a heated place would be more beneficial for his health.

However, since Grandpa Tan hadn't been back for quite some time, he took advantage of the fact that he was still able to move around and, despite his discomfort, went back with Tan Hongwei and the others.

They had only rested for two nights before rushing to Hongfeng Town.

After such frequent travel, his body is probably in even greater distress.

Qiao Qiao heard him coughing again in the middle of the night yesterday. Fearing that he was sick, she took advantage of him being asleep to transfer spiritual power to him and dissolve the bullet that had remained for many years.

Otherwise, with her uncle-in-law and great-uncle in front of her, needing her spiritual power to heal them, Qiao Qiao wouldn't prioritize others over her own family.

When Grandpa Tan heard Qiao Qiao say that, he couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

He thought to himself, "What a wonderful child! How come that old man doesn't know how to appreciate him?"

"What a good little buckwheat baby!" Grandpa Tan happily accepted the orange.

At Mr. Tan's age, he can't eat raw or cold food anymore, but the orange flesh was warmed up by the roasting, and when he ate it, he felt even warmer inside.

Originally, Grandpa Tan wanted to ask Qiao Qiao privately if she wanted to visit her own grandfather.

But now it has become—

"Sister-in-law, your old man asked me to secretly take Qiaowa over, but I don't think that will work. He'll find another way. You should be careful."

The old man called Yan Liti "little sister-in-law" because it was a habit he had developed over the years.

Yan Liti and Shen Tuo were too far apart in age, and Shen Tuo was the oldest among them. When the two first got married, none of the old folks could bring themselves to call her "sister-in-law".