The sixty-second apple seller

  The sky was getting brighter, and Xiao Hei opened the door on time, then skillfully opened the chicken coop door. He sat down at one side, watching as each of the chickens passed in front of him, as if he were counting to see if any were missing. After all the chickens had left the coop, he shook his feathers and came to the water basin in the yard, stretching out his scarlet tongue to drink water.

  Zhao Yang also woke up when Xiao Hei made a noise, he didn't know when he fell asleep yesterday, and it seemed like in the blink of an eye, the night had passed. Looking outside again, the sky was gradually brightening, and a new day was about to begin!

  He looked up to see if the sheet was covering Chen Xi well, then gently pulled his arm back in, letting the little girl wrapped in his chest sleep more comfortably. Looking at her sleeping without a care, Zhao Yang felt that he no longer had any worries, only a desire to keep her happy forever!

  Little Red flew onto the rooftop and began to chirp loudly. The dawn seemed to be awakened a little by the chirping, but she curled up her body and buried her head under Zhao Yang's arm, continuing to sleep sweetly.

  Zhao Yang smiled slightly and closed his eyes, narrowing them into slits.

  The sun rises, and Chen Mei in the west wing starts to get up. She finishes combing her hair, walks to Zhao Yang's bedroom door in her slippers, and calls out softly: "Xiao Xi! Xiao Xi! Are you awake?"

  She put her ear to the door and listened carefully, but didn't hear any movement. She muttered to herself: "This little thing, who wakes up with me every day at one call, now learns to sleep in!" Then she slightly raised her voice: "Don't sleep too late, you still have to go down for dinner!"

  Mei's words were naturally meant for Zhao Yang to hear, she knew that Zhao Yang woke up very early every day.

  Zhao Yang had woken up early and heard Chen Mei going to the yard to fetch water to wash her face. He lowered his head to take a glance at Chen Xue, only to find that she was already awake, staring at him with her big, shiny eyes.

  Zhao Yang lowered his head and gently touched Chen Xi's small face, saying softly: "You're awake too? Do you want to sleep a bit longer?"

  Meng Xiu hummed and closed her eyes, but soon opened them again.

  Zhao Yang turned sideways, stroking the smooth face of Chen Xiu with his fingers, saying: "Not sleeping? Then let's get up?"

  Meng Xue nodded again, placing her small hand on Zhao Yang's chest, but didn't move. After a while, she lifted her head and said: "Uncle, I saw Dad last night! Two dads!"

  Zhao Yang was shocked and delighted at the same time: "Really? You said you saw Dad? Two of them?"

  "Ah, yes... two dads, one smiling at me and the other ignoring me. I ran to Dad, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't reach his side..."

  Zhao Yang's heart was racing, he had to use the Blood and Qi Mirror every night to observe Dong Hai's soul state, Chen Xi saw that it was indeed Dong Hai's soul state! This means that others can also see Dong Hai's soul through the Blood and Qi Mirror he created!

  All along, Zhao Yang has always felt sorry that Chen Mei couldn't see Dong Hai's soul with her own eyes, and Chen Mei naturally yearned to see Dong Hai's soul! For people separated by yin and yang, being able to see each other one last time is the only comfort!

  Zhao Yang couldn't help but feel excited, and he forcefully kissed Xiaoxi's small face. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Xiaoxi, you dreamed of Dad, which means Dad likes you! He came specifically to see you!"

  "Really? Then where's Dad? Why can't I see him anymore?"

  Zhao Yang turned over and lay flat, holding Chen Xi in his arms, looking into her eyes and saying seriously: "Dad is in Xiaoxi's heart! As long as Xiaoxi remembers Dad, Dad will always be by your side"

  These words Chen Xi still couldn't understand, she seemed to understand and nodded "oh!" and then happily said: "Xi Xi has always remembered Dad, so Dad will always be by my side, right?"

  Zhao Yang nodded and held Chen Xi's head against his chest.

  Chen Mei heard the voices of two people talking inside the house, so she knocked on the door and said: "Hey, hey, are you two going to sleep in until when? Isn't it about time?"

  Zhao Yang suddenly straightened up and shouted, "Get out of bed!" With a strange expression on his face, he loosened his grip, wanting to see Chen Xi fall, but unexpectedly Chen Xi grasped the buttons on his chest with one hand!

  After washing his face and changing into new clothes, Chen Xi grabbed Zhao Yang and Chen Mei's hands, one in each of his own, and headed towards the village, occasionally jumping up and floating in mid-air, letting them drag him along.

  Zhaoyang didn't plan to tell Chenmei that others could also see the soul through him until he found a way, but he had an initial idea: perhaps when someone's energy level is close to his, or temporarily boosted to be close to his under his influence, and they mutually trust each other, then they can see the soul together with him!

  Not long after breakfast, Cao Jia, Yuan Yue and others arrived at Zhao Yang's home.

  As soon as they met, Cao Jia hugged Zhao Yang's arm and said: "Brother Zhao Yang, I want to eat an apple!"

  Zhao Yang ignored her and first checked his physical condition for the beginning of the month. As expected, that slender pulse was very obvious, and in just one night, it had grown by about two centimeters!

  Zhao Yang went for a physical examination in January, and Cao Jia naturally wouldn't say anything. She was also concerned and watched from the side. But as soon as the examination was over, she immediately put on a distressed expression, as if she had suffered a great injustice!

  Cao Jia's actions didn't feel artificial at all, but instead made Zhao Yang truly feel like he had a little sister. He gently scratched Cao Jia's nose with his hand and said indulgently: "I picked them early for you guys, they're all in the orchard!"

  Cao Jia scolded: "Hate! You've even flattened our noses!" And then said: "If you try to fool us with rotten apples, don't expect us to call you brother from now on!"

  Zhaoyang said that the apples at night are not as delicious as in the morning, which makes some sense: during the day, the fruit tree undergoes a day of photosynthesis, and at night, it replenishes the energy stored throughout the day to the apple. After a night of sedimentation, the nutrients must be more abundant! Moreover, the humid air in the morning condenses on the fruit tree, making the apples even crisper!

  Seeing the brightly colored, fist-sized apples washed and arranged on a plate, Cao Jia walked up and took a bite of one, then picked up another and handed it to Yuan Yue. Zhao Yang took several apples and distributed them to Cao Hua Xiang, Sun Ju, Qin Pei Yu and others.

  These apples were picked from the best feng shui tree that Zhao Yang had left for his family to eat, and Cao Jia's eyes were sharp. She and Yuan Yue ate two of the three, leaving one for Chen Mei and her mother.

  Only saw Cao Jia devour the apple in her hand in one breath, sticking out her tongue to lick the corners of her mouth, and exclaimed: "It's crispy and sweet, it's delicious! I've never had such a delicious apple before!"

  January also eats faster than usual, but before she finishes eating, she nods in agreement.

  At that time, the apples on other trees were not as good as those on that tree, but the difference was negligible, so Cao Huaxiang and others also ate with relish.

  Today is also the day when Zhao Yang's family started selling apples.

  After eating an apple, let Chen Mei accompany Qin Peiyu and others to chat, while Zhao Yang goes to help pick apples.

  For picking apples, Cao Jia and Yuan Yue who have always lived in the city are very curious about it. They also joined the ranks of apple pickers, but they were purely playing!

  In January, she wore pink shorts and didn't dare to climb the tree. Cao Jia wore a light green long skirt and climbed the tree first. She had seen the biggest apple at the bottom of the tree and climbed up for it, but when she reached the top, she found that the apples in front of her were shining with dew, and that one was not the biggest!

  Cao Jiaxuan picked for half a day and finally plucked two apples. Seeing Yuan Yue looking up at her, she smiled slyly and asked: "Little wife, did you find out what color underwear I'm wearing today?"

  Yuanyue snorted and saw that Zhao Yang and others were relatively far away, so he said: "Do you dare to spread your legs a bit wider? Are you not afraid of being torn apart by the branches?"

  Cao Jia jumped down from the tree, holding the apple in her hand and said to Yuan Yue: "Dare to scold sister? Look at sister making you the first little girl in Huaxia to be hit by an apple!"

  She took an apple and rushed towards Yuan Yue!

  Yuè yuè turned around and hid on the other side of the apple tree.

  Cao Jiaqiang stood up straight and shouted at Yuan Yue: "You'd better not run!"

  Yuanyue smiled and adjusted her position according to Cao Jia's movements.

  ……

  They put straw at the bottom of the willow baskets and then carefully placed the apples inside, Zhao Yang and his group quickly picked four full baskets.

  There are about twenty of them, which is the result of Cao Jia and Yuan Yue's labor.

  After picking apples, Cao Jia and others were also very interested in selling apples, so they followed them to the town.

  Zhao Yang washed his face and returned to the house, Qin Pei Yu smiled and said: "Zhao Yang, do you buy apples for your family in such large quantities? This efficiency is too slow! I just discussed with Uncle Cao, anyway, we are going to sell them, so let's find someone to take them all away!" And then she said: "The quality of the apples from your family is very good, there's no problem with the price, you can name it!"

  Zhao Yang smiled and said: "No need, it's fine like this!"

  Zhao Bingxing had long been looking forward to selling apples! He enjoyed the life of pulling fruit to the town every day and bringing back a lot of cash in the evening. And apples are easy to keep fresh, so it's estimated that from the start of selling apples, he will enjoy more than 20 days like this!

  Qin Peiyu saw that Zhao Yang was indeed going to sell the apples, so she didn't say anything else. She sat with Cao Huaxiang and her husband for a while before returning to town first.

  By four o'clock in the afternoon, all four baskets of apples were sold out, and Cao Jia and Yuan Yue also returned to the village.

  The two were covered in dust, but their emotions were very excited, and it was clear that selling apples had been a pleasant experience.

  Cao Jia pulled Zhao Yang's arm and said, "Zhao Yang brother, do you know? There is a bespectacled person named Xianxian who has asked about you! Do you two know each other?"

  Zhao Yang still had some impression of that girl and nodded: "I saw you a few times when I was selling peaches last time!"

  Cao Jia continued: "I think she's taken a liking to you! What does an old woman like her have that's worthy of you?"

  Old woman? Just two months ago, Zhao Yang still remembered her, but at most 24 or 25 years old, in Cao Jia's eyes she became an old woman?

  Cao Jia let out a long sigh and said, "Alas, I originally wanted to introduce Yuan Yue to you! Look at our Yuan Yue, she has a great figure, a beautiful face, and is young and pretty. Unfortunately, your mom intervened and made her my goddaughter instead. This is just not fair!"

  My face turned red to the point of almost bleeding in January!

  Zhao Yang felt a twitch in his facial muscles, and he strode forward, pinched Cao Jia's neck and threw her out the door!

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