Chapter 69: Xu Damao is weak
"Banggeng, remember, if you are hungry, go to Shazhu's house to see if there is anything to eat. Shazhu won't lock the door, and there is no one else at home." Jia Zhang seriously instructed Banggeng.

Banggeng nodded seriously, but in Banggeng's mind, this Shazhu was a fool, no wonder he was called Shazhu.

Qin Huairu looked at the grandparents and grandchildren in silence. One dared to say it and the other dared to believe it. However, Qin Huairu did not refute it. It was very important for Banggeng to be full.

The next day, Li Shengli was riding his bike on the way back to the courtyard after get off work. A figure riding a bicycle in front of him looked very much like Xu Damao. There was a bundle of green onions tied to the bicycle, and there seemed to be a few strings of mushrooms hanging on the handlebars.

The only person who takes advantage of others and extorts money around this courtyard is Xu Damao.

"Hey, Damao is back." Li Shengli rode his bike to catch up, passed Xu Damao from behind, and rode side by side with Xu Damao.

"Oh, Shengli, you scared me." Xu Damao was frightened when he saw someone jumping out beside him, and greeted him with lingering fear.

"What are you afraid of?" Li Shengli looked at Xu Damao with some surprise. He saw that Xu Damao's face was a little pale and there were two big dark circles under his eyes.

"Da Mao, are you sick? Why do you look so pale?" Li Shengli was shocked.

"No, maybe I didn't sleep well." Xu Damao laughed.

Li Shengli didn't believe that Xu Damao didn't sleep well. Looking at Xu Damao's evasive eyes and guilty tone, Li Shengli immediately understood that Xu Damao must have "cheated" when he went to the countryside this time.

"Da Mao, take care of your health." Li Shengli said meaningfully.

Xu Damao's heart skipped a beat when he heard what Li Shengli said. What did Li Shengli know?

If Li Shengli knew what Xu Damao was thinking, he would definitely complain. Looking at Xu Damao's appearance of overindulgence and his personality, what else could he be doing if not looking for a young widow in the countryside?

Xu Damao was feeling guilty, afraid that Li Shengli would tell Lou Xiao'e, but suddenly he remembered that Lou Xiao'e and Li Shengli were not very familiar with each other, and Li Shengli had no evidence. Xu Damao straightened his back and looked at Li Shengli with confidence.

Li Shengli looked at Xu Damao who was acting so righteous in confusion. He didn't know what Xu Damao was thinking. The two of them rode their bicycles back to the courtyard in their own thoughts.

Xu Damao said hello to Li Shengli and went back to the backyard.

"Ezi, I'm back." Xu Damao pushed the bicycle to the door of his house and lifted it up with his feet.

"I'm back." Lou Xiao'e lifted the door curtain and walked out of the room sleepily. She yawned when she got outside, and then shivered because of the cold air and woke up immediately.

It looked like Lou Xiao'e was taking a nap at home just now.

"I'm back. Take the things back." Xu Damao said as he took the things from the car and handed them to Lou Xiao'e.

"Oh, okay." Now Lou Xiao'e finally came to her senses.

"Da Mao, what's wrong with you? Your face is so pale, and why are there such heavy dark circles under your eyes?" Lou Xiao'e was shocked.

"Oh, it's Li Shengli from the front yard. He scared me when he just came back. I didn't sleep well last night and he scared me again." Xu Damao pretended to be helpless and lied without hesitation.

"As for Li Shengli, I will have a good talk with him next time I see him." Lou Xiao'e had no doubts. The two had only been married for more than half a year and had not yet experienced an emotional crisis.

"Okay, it's okay, I'll just rest for a while." Xu Damao didn't dare to let Lou Xiao'e cause trouble to Li Shengli. The look on Li Shengli's face just now definitely guessed something. "Put the things in the kitchen, I'm going to sleep for a while." Xu Damao sent Lou Xiao'e to work first, and then heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Lou Xiao'e leaving. He quickly took off his clothes and lay on the bed to rest.

After putting her things away, Lou Xiao'e returned home and saw Xu Damao already lying in bed.

Lou Xiao'e opened her mouth but no words came out. She picked up the clothes that Xu Damao had taken off on the ground and prepared to go to the sink to wash them.

"Da Mao, wake up, it's time to get up and eat." Xu Damao finally woke up after a long sleep when he heard Lou Xiao'e's call.

After waking up, Xu Damao looked much better. Seeing this, Lou Xiao'e nodded secretly and said nothing more.

After they finished their meal and cleared away the dishes, Xu Damao began to rummage around the house.

"Ezi, where did the corn flour left in the kitchen go?" Xu Damao asked a little panicked.

Xu Damao searched for a long time but couldn't find the corn noodles he had put there in the place where he had originally placed them. He wondered if the corn noodles had been lost.

"Cornnoodle?" Lou Xiao'e put down her work and walked over to ask in confusion when she heard Xu Damao's shout. Lou Xiao'e really forgot. After all, Lou Xiao'e didn't eat corn noodles.

"It's the bag of cornmeal that I put in the kitchen." Xu Damao was a little anxious, because this cornmeal was related to whether he could touch the little widow's hand.

"Oh, you are talking about the corn noodles. I gave them away." Lou Xiao'e said in an indifferent tone.

"What? You gave it to someone else?" Xu Damao was anxious. "How could you give it to someone else? Who did you give it to?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Lou Xiao'e stared at Xu Damao suspiciously.

"I'm just afraid that you've been cheated." Xu Damao was shocked and realized that Lou Xiao'e was suspicious, so he explained with an embarrassed smile.

Is that so? Lou Xiao'e tilted her head and looked at Xu Damao, thinking about it, and Xu Damao was sweating profusely.

"It was given to Qin Huairu from the Intermediate Court." Lou Xiao'e didn't notice anything unusual.

"What are you doing for Widow Qin?" Xu Damao was a little surprised. With Xu Damao's personality, how could he not have ideas about Qin Huairu? It's just that Qin Huairu had just become a widow and the situation was not the worst yet.

"What? I can't give it to you? Or do you have any ideas about Qin Huairu?" Lou Xiao'e stared at Xu Damao with murderous intent. She looked around and pulled out a feather duster from the cabinet next to her.

It is said that Lou Xiao'e has the temper of a young lady. Xu Damao looked at Lou Xiao'e with a fierce face and without saying a word, and then looked at the feather duster in Lou Xiao'e's hand. Xu Damao's originally angry face suddenly became full of smiles.

"How could that be? That's not what I meant." Xu Damao smiled like a lackey. Lou Xiao'e had done nothing wrong in this matter, and he was also in the wrong first.

"What I mean is that this thing cannot be given to Qin Huairu's family for free. They have Sha Zhu to help them." Xu Damao felt angry whenever he thought of Sha Zhu.

"You know that Sha Zhu and I are sworn enemies. Nothing good will happen if you get involved with him." Xu Damao discussed with Lou Xiao'e angrily, "Qin Huairu's family is so close to Sha Zhu's family. You should stay away from them in the future."

Xu Damao knew the situation of the Jia family. There was nothing to say when Jia Dongxu was still alive. Jia Dongxu's salary was decent and the family lived tolerably well. But as soon as Jia Dongxu left, life became difficult for the family. It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Even Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng's lives did not improve much. Where did they get their things? They were all helped by Sha Zhu. Otherwise, Sha Zhu would be a fool.

(End of this chapter)