Chapter 193
An Exquisite Dog Hole (1)
No matter how strong Jiang Xiaoman was, she was still just a child. The iron chisel was a bit heavy. She banged on it hard for a while but couldn’t manage to pry out a single brick before tiring herself out.
She tagged out with Yu Qingshi, and with the two of them exchanging shifts they finally succeeded in knocking down a single tile that was attached to the wall’s exterior.
But just because she could celebrate, she felt a chill on her back as a gaze fell on her.
At this ti, Yu Qingshi who was squatting next to her stood up obediently, and bowed his head as if confessing his mistakes, prepared for a scolding or beating.
“Grandma…” Jiang Xiaoman turned around, her little nose twitching. “I was just playing around.”
Jiang Xiui laughed coldly and said, “Even just playing around you could disassemble the wall corner, if you were being serious, won’t you burn the house down? Tell , what are you doing?”
Jiang Xiaoman started to sob cutely.
She already knew that she would be scolded, but she was prepared for it as long as she managed to dig the hole. She never thought that she would be caught before even being able to dig the hole.
Grandma ca so fast.
Jiang Xiui sighed hard. She looked at the silent Yu Qingshi then back at Xiaoman, then brought the two children next door.
She found Yu Wencheng and apologized, “I’m sorry Mr. Yu, my child has caused trouble again. She almost dug a hole on the wall corner. I’m really sorry.”
The walls were constructed really beautifully, and the brick that Jiang Xiaoman knocked down with the chisel looked really ugly1.
It looked like a drop of ink on white paper, very ugly and out of place.
When Yu Wencheng finally learnt the whole story, he smiled and said, “Old sister-in-law, don’t worry. This isn’t a big deal. If the children want to play, just let them. It’s good for them to be lively.”
“…” Jiang Xiui had nothing to say. Since the other party didn’t mind, she took Jiang Xiaoman back ho.
The next day, Jiang Xiui was wondering whether she should use putty powder to cover the brick so it would not look too bad. But when she went to take a look, what she got was a shock.
Holy…!
Yesterday one brick was knocked down, and today a dog hole had finished being dug!
Not only that, but it was also reinforced with cent!
There was also a fra with delicate patterns on the exterior!
This couldn’t have been Jiang Xiaoman’s doing.
Jiang Xiui froze for a long, long ti and finally returned to the house speechless.
Yu Wencheng was spoiling the children too much!
If this continued, perhaps the children might really tear the roof down one day.
Jiang Xiui was really worried.
New Year was approaching, and Jiang Xiaoman was very happy because New Year ant that she had grown up another year. She would also get New Year money, new clothes to wear, and a lot of snacks to eat.
She called her good friends as per their previous agreent.
“Hello, Zhang Xinhua? Happy New Year.”
“Would you like to co to my house for snacks?”
“You’re not coming? I’ll bring them for you when school starts then, okay?”
After hanging up, Jiang Xiaoman also called Ye Jiajia.
Ye Jiajia wanted to co very much, but her parents didn’t have the ti to drive her, and Jiang Xing also didn’t have the ti to pick her up, so she had no choice but to give up.
Sigh, Jiang Xiaoman kind of wanted to go back to the village.
There was no shortage of friends in the village, and it was always very lively.
If she returned with a lot of candies and biscuits, the children would follow her in groups, it would be very lively.
Jiang Xiaoman thought for a while, then ran to ask Jiang Xiui if she would celebrate New Year in the village this year.
Because, she rembered that around this ti last year, Grandma had already told her to pack her belongings. But this year, Fragrance was still at ho and hadn’t been sent to the pet shop yet. There weren’t any signs that they were going to go back.
Jiang Xiui said, “You’re not going back this year, Grandma will go back alone. In a few days, your uncle’s company will close and he will be able to accompany you at ho.”
Sothing like Hong Xingguo happened last year, and Jiang Xiui still had lingering fears whenever she thought of the incident. She was afraid that there might still be other ingrates with ideas about Xiaoman, so she simply wouldn’t let her go back.
Although this line of thought was like the man from Qi that feared the sky falling, but once bitten, twice shy2. Jiang Xiui just couldn’t help thinking this way.
When Jiang Xiaoman heard this, she imdiately made a long face and pursed her lips, whispering, “Then Grandma won’t accompany us on New Year? Let’s go back together or not at all, okay?”
She still liked Grandma very much.
She spent the New Year with Grandma every year, she really wasn’t used to it if Jiang Xiui wasn’t there.
Jiang Xiui glared at her, “How could I leave you and your uncle to celebrate New Year alone? If it’s just the two of you, when others drink and eat at during New Year, you’ll just be eating the Northwest wind3!”
“Ah…” Jiang Xiaoman beca anxious. If she couldn’t eat at or snacks, then what was the aning of this year? Also…
Footnote:
1. There seems to be a tiny inconsistency here whether Xiaoman managed to chisel off the brick or just the tile covering it
2. Bitten once by a snake, and get spooked by well ropes for ten years.
3. Eating air because there’s nothing else to eat.
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