Opening his eyes again, Zhong Ziqi obviously felt better, without the sense of weight. At this time, it was already dark outside, and his stomach growled. Looking around the room, there were two big boxes in the corner. , There is a square table and two chairs in the middle of the room, without any food.
He propped himself up and went to the dressing table to pick up a copper mirror. His complexion was sallow and his hair was scattered. He looked like a lunatic. He put the mirror back indifferently, took the oil lamp to the door frame and walked towards the kitchen according to his memory. .
At this time, the moon was hanging high outside, and the crickets and frogs were screaming one after another. He pushed open the kitchen door, searched carefully, and only found a cornmeal bun, which was still hard to the touch. Zhong Ziqi was so hungry that he opened his mouth to eat. When you are choking, go to the water tank to scoop some water to drink.
Wowotou is also made of rough noodles. It scratches your throat when you eat it, and swallows it with difficulty. Zhong Ziqi can't help mocking in her heart. Remember, it may be affected by the memory of the original owner, and he also particularly dislikes seeing this family. But it's not so easy to leave here. As a brother, he is still a newcomer to this world. It's not safe to go anywhere. It's better to stay in this village, at least safety is guaranteed.
The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, Zhong Ziqi was woken up by someone shaking her eyes. Was it still the annoying uncle? He looked at him without saying a word.
Li Xiujuan pinched her waist and said loudly: "There is still time to lie here, do you see how bright the sky is? Hurry up and go to work." After speaking, she gave him a blank look.
Zhong Ziqi remained silent. He was going to go out in the next few days, and it would be better to have one more thing than one less thing. Talking back to Li Xiujuan would definitely not yield good results, and waited for him to be free.
Outside the house, the sun just came out. The house he lived in was built by his own father Zhong Zhenhang on the side, and the tall brick house built in the middle was also paid for by his father, but it was his uncle who lived in it. There is also his grandfather and grandma in the family.
Because his father found a good job in the town, the money he got back every day made the uncle's family envious. They cling to an acre of land, and they are lazy. When Zhong Zhenhang proposed to separate the family the next time, they refused to agree to the separation to the death, but Zhong Zhenhang, who valued love and righteousness, did not mention it again.
This early in the morning, Zhong Ziqi didn't know what to do. Seeing his uncle walk into the kitchen, he hesitated for a moment before going in, and asked softly, "What do you want me to do?"
"What are you doing? There is no such thing as chopping firewood, carrying water, watering the vegetable fields, and those old hens outside who haven't been fed. Which one do you say is not a job..." Zhong Ziqi left before finishing listening. It was so noisy!
Li Xiujuan chattered halfway and realized that the person involved was no longer there. She spat out a bit of doubt in her heart, feeling that this kid seems to be different today, what exactly is different? It seems that he no longer obediently allows him to bully him like before, but no matter what, at least he will not seek death anymore, so his one tael of silver will be saved.
Zhong Ziqi went out of the kitchen, walked around the yard, and found that he could not do much by himself. In his memory, carrying water and chopping firewood was usually a job for a man, so he didn't bother to be stupid, he could do anything .
Pushing open the courtyard gate, it was a slanting road with many tall trees. Zhong Ziqi found that all the houses in this village were built irregularly, and behind the village was a big mountain with lush trees and wild flowers blooming. It was too beautiful to behold. .
Zhong Ziqi went into the yard to find a knife, and told Li Xiujuan to go out and cut some grass to feed the chickens. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, he went out. Zhong Ziqi leisurely walked towards the foot of the mountain with a knife and a basket, planning to cut some grass there.
When the sun was rising high, Zhong Ziqi's grass was almost mowed, and he planned to go back, otherwise, according to the personality of the family, he would never leave food for him later.
"Ziqi!" A crisp voice sounded from behind.
Zhong Ziqi stopped and turned around and found that the person who called him was a handsome boy in a light blue cloth with red brows, who was shorter than him. He searched his memory and found out who this person was, Zhao Ning Like him, this playmate with the best body is sixteen years old and has reached the age of marriage.
Zhong Ziqi adjusted her expression silently, and said with a smile, "Xiao Ning."
Zhao Ning ran to Zhong Ziqi's side in two or three steps, sized him up, and said angrily, "You've lost weight again. We haven't seen each other for a few days. Why are you so thin?"
Zhong Ziqi knew that Yuan Shen's suicide had been covered up as soon as he heard it, and he didn't point it out: "It's okay, it's just that I haven't been feeling well these few days."
"Are you okay? Did you see a doctor?" Zhao Ning immediately asked worriedly.
"It's okay, it's much better."
Only then did Zhao Ning heave a sigh of relief, then looked around and saw no one, so he leaned in front of Zhong Ziqi and whispered, "Ziqi, I heard from my mother and the others that when you marry that idiot Zhao Zhengan, their family will immediately arrest you." separate it."
Zhong Ziqi was very uncomfortable with Zhao Ning's sudden approach, but was immediately attracted by his words, separate? Isn't that in line with my own mind? Only when you live alone can you be quiet and free. Even if you live with a fool, it is much better than being with a big family. You must know that there is nothing good about that family.
Zhong Ziqi raised the corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "That's not right, it's not so bad to be separated."
"But--I heard from those gossipers in the village that you can give you two or three acres of land at most, and the money is probably less. So--how will you live then?" Zhao Ning said anxiously.
The foot of the mountain is not far from Zhong's house, and the time to speak has come. Zhong Ziqi patted Zhao Ning's shoulder comfortingly: "Don't worry, I know what's in my heart. Go back quickly, I'll go back to eat too."
"Oh, okay." Zhao Ning left reluctantly, wondering if Ziqi had always been very repulsed to marry Zhao Zheng'an
Zhong Ziqi went into the yard, threw the grass into the chicken coop first, washed her hands and went into the main room. The whole family was eating, when she saw him come back, the uncle rolled his eyes and said sharply: "It took so long to cut so I must be lazy to order grass, and I will come back at dinner time."
Zhong Zhenping pulled Li Xiujuan and frowned: "Say a few words, Ziqi will come over for dinner soon." He looked like a good old man.
The old man Zhong Wansheng and Mrs. Wu sitting in the middle watched the scene in front of them without saying a word. Zhong Ziheng and Zhong Zijun winked at Zhong Ziqi with disdain, and grabbed the dishes on the dinner table into their own bowls.
Zhong Ziqi sat on the stool silently as if she hadn’t seen or heard. The food on the dining table was the most inferior coarse grains, and the dishes were just radishes and cabbage. There was no meat at all. Zhong Ziqi took a bite of the vegetables and found that there was no oil How much is really stingy.
In fact, Zhong Ziqi really missed Li Xiujuan. Except for the big family, all ordinary people don’t know how to use oil. You must know that oil is not cheap these days. Vegetable oil is delicious but expensive. It’s better to buy it. Two taels of fatty meat is fried into lard, which can be eaten for a long time, and the remaining few pennies can be used to pull a few more pieces of fabric.
After eating, Zhong Ziqi didn't care about anything else and immediately left. He really didn't want to stay here for a minute now, so he hurried back to his room.