This time, Gu Wenzhu gave Xia Yi the same look on his face for several days. He didn't say a word, as if there was no Xia Yi in his eyes. When calling him to eat, he didn't call his name, only two words in a rough voice: "Eat."
At home is like a silent tower.
Xia Yi lived in trepidation, not even daring to open the meal. He stalked Gu Wenzhu blindly, rushing to sweep the floor and plaster, for fear that one accidentally annoyed him: Not only are you insane, but you can eat so much that your family is ruined for you, get out of here!
So Xia Yi only ate half full at each meal, and in the middle of the night was so hungry that he secretly went to the kitchen to rummage through things to eat.
"179, scan it to see if Gu Wenzhu is asleep?"
System: "Sleep."
He tiptoed to the kitchen and started rummaging through the food. I touched the basin in the dark, and with a bang, I didn't dare to move.
"179, is Gu Wenzhu awake?"
System: "Woke up, but he just looked up at the kitchen and fell asleep again."
"I was coldly violent by the family, I was so miserable."
System: "Don't talk about it, let's eat first."
I go to eat every night, fortunately, I can find more or less every night, so I have fooled my stomach.
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During this time, Xia Yi went to see his portion of ground potatoes every day. Coupled with the unilateral cold war between Gu Wenzhu and him, the air in the house seemed to freeze. So apart from sleeping and eating, he spent the rest of the time soaking in the ground.
Gradually, the whole village knew about Gu Wenzhu's stepmother's escaped nephew. Because I used to be hungry, and now I finally have a portion of potatoes. I watch every day, and my eyes will glow green. I wish I could just sleep in the field, looking at it is really pitiful.
Because of this, Xia Yi quickly became acquainted with the whole village who were full of sympathy.
"Xiaoyi, are you going to see potatoes again?"
"Yes, Aunt Four, have you had breakfast?"
"Xiaoyi, I have seen your potatoes for you, but they haven't emerged yet."
"Thank you, Uncle Wang."
"An...an...bean...bean...an...soil"
"Sister Wang, Danba can speak."
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Xia Yi squatted on the ridge with a sad face. It's been so many days, the ground is still the same, there is not a single seedling, these seedlings will not all die in the soil.
At night, he tossed and turned in bed, suddenly turned over and sat up, put on his jacket and shoes, and went out.
System: "Where are you going, host?"
Xia Yi: "I have to go and see my land, or I won't be able to sleep."
System: "Didn't you just go to see it in the morning?"
Xia Yi: "No wonder I think about it so much, I haven't seen it all afternoon."
system:... ...
Xia Yi stepped on the ridge that was so familiar that she could close her eyes and walked all the way to her own land.
The moonlight was like water, and from a distance, he saw a hunched figure in his field at a glance.
Xia Yi's heart jumped, and he said in shock, "179, scan quickly, who is in my field and what is he doing?" His eyes also began to roam around the ground to see if there were any sticks or rocks. "
"Fuck, if he wants to harm my potatoes, I'll kill him."
System: "Don't panic, host, that's Gu Wenzhu, loosening the soil for your potato field."
Xia Yi was stunned for a moment, then stopped and looked carefully. Gu Wenzhu's figure can be seen squatting in the gully in the field, moving little by little, loosening the soil of each potato pit little by little.
Xia Yi suddenly felt warm in his heart, and the grievances and annoyances of being left out by Gu Wenzhu these days also dissipated unknowingly.
"179, I think it's good for Gu Wen to chase people away."
"I don't want to fight him anymore."
Gu Wen returned home after loosening the soil in the field, and as soon as he entered the yard, he looked at Xia Yi's bedroom. Through the window, the room was dark, and Xia Yi had apparently fallen asleep. He was about to go to the corner of the courtyard to fetch water to wash up, but when he turned around, he saw a row of dripping clothes hanging on the clothesline. It was the clothes he had changed and had not washed today.
There was also a pair of trousers hanging on the rope, which fluttered slightly in the wind.
Gu Wenzhu stood there in a daze for a moment. After a long while, he sighed helplessly, shook his head and continued to walk towards the well.
. . . . . .
The potatoes have emerged within two days since Gu Wenzhu loosened the soil that night. The newly unearthed seedlings stretched freely in the sun, delicate and fresh. Xia Yi stood on the ridge, looking at the tender green buds there, with unspeakable joy in his heart.
The villagers who passed by carrying their hoes also noticed the green field.
"Xiaoyi, your potatoes have finally emerged."
"Yes, Uncle Wang, you are early today."
"Oh, it's not easy, Xiaoyi has finally managed to emerge from the seedlings."
"Where, don't worry, the seedlings will emerge anyway, is Aunt Li breakfast available?"
Xia Yi greeted the villagers unhurriedly and politely. With a shallow smile on his face, he looked very calm.
"179,179, the seedlings are finally emerging, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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"179, I really want to roll a few times on the ground."
"179, I want to run a few laps on these fields."
system:... ...
The weather is getting warmer, and the longer the potato seedlings are, the better. The green border is very gratifying. Xia Yi went to inspect several times a day, catching insects and watering them, squatting on the ridge and chatting with 179, discussing the growth of the young seedlings, which was very exciting.
Seeing that it will be harvested in two months, Xia Yi is very longing in his heart. When the first task is completed, it will be one step closer to leaving this ghost world as soon as possible.
This afternoon, Xia Yi and Gu Wenzhu were sitting in the courtyard for a meal under the shade of a tree. Since the weather warmed up, they moved the dining table from the kitchen to the yard, bright and cool.
Slowly a dark cloud floated up and stopped on the top of the small courtyard, and the sky gradually became drowsy. Then, with a few thunders of lightning, the rain poured down.
Gu Wenzhu hurriedly brought the dining table to the corridor.
The sky and the earth are getting darker and darker, and the rain is already mixed with hail the size of rice grains, and the courtyard is beating with a crackle.
Xia Yi groaned inwardly, thinking of her own potato. He couldn't help putting down his bowls and chopsticks, standing by the corridor and looking up at the sky anxiously.
"179, I'm a little worried about my potato seedlings, can you scan it?"
"Host, the potato seedlings are safe at present, and the hail is not enough to pose a danger."
The hail gradually grew bigger, like pigeon eggs, and fell down with the heavy rain, and quickly collected a thick layer on the ground. The tiles overhead could be heard crackling, and the yard was littered with leaves and twigs.
"179, scan the potato seedlings again." Xia Yi rubbed her hands around under the eaves, anxious.
"Host, potato seedlings are a little dangerous. Although potatoes are a hail-resistant crop, the hail is too large."
"No, I have to go see my little seedling." Xia Yi stopped pacing back and forth, "I have to pick some banana leaves in the nearby woods to block it."
"Host, no matter how important the mission is, it can't compare to your safety." At the critical moment, 179 was still calmer than Xia Yi.
"I can't take care of that much anymore. If this mission is ruined, how can I go home." Quickly looking for the tub to wash his face, Xia Yi looked up at the gray sky, gritted his teeth, and rushed out of the tub above his head.
"Where are you going?" Gu Wenzhu shouted from behind.
Xia Yi ran and replied, "I want to see my potato seedlings."
Gu Wenzhu roared angrily, "You're dying? You're still thinking about potato seedlings at this time."
Xia Yi didn't bother to answer, and just hurriedly ran towards the potato field with the wooden basin. The hail smashed the tub above the head with a thud, and it was heart-wrenching to hear.
"My little Miaoer, you must hold on. Dad is here, and Dad is going to block the banana leaves for you."
"Ah!" With a short exclamation, Xia Yi slipped and fell heavily. The wooden basin in his hand was also taken off, and Gululu rolled aside.
The hail immediately hit him like a bullet, and he hurriedly put his head in his hands and looked around for the tub. The back and shoulders were smashed into unbearable pain, but now I can't care about it, I just want to get up and go to the ground quickly. As soon as I stood up, there was a sharp sting in my ankle, and I sat down again.
Ankle sprained.
Xia Yi sat embarrassedly in the hail, half-squinted and touched the wooden basin beside him against his head, struggling to stand up.
At this time, a figure stopped in front of Xia Yi. With the darkness in front of him, he was covered by a thick shroud, and he no longer felt pain when the hail hit him.
It was Gu Wen who came here.
Gu Wen picked him up in his arms one by one, and ran quickly to the house. Bend your waist slightly when running, and use your upper body to block the hailstorm for him.
He kicked open the half-open courtyard door, and Gu Wenzhu quickly carried Xia Yi into the house. After laying him down on the bamboo couch, Gu Wenzhu crouched down and asked, "Did someone break it?"
Xia Yi lay on the bamboo couch, feeling pain all over her body, but no amount of pain could compare to the sadness of being destroyed. Turning his head and not looking at him, he only choked and said, "My little Miao'er."
Gu Wen slammed it for a while, and then he was puzzled: "Just a piece of potato, where is it so valuable? Just smash it. If it breaks, I will supply you."
Xia Yi buzzed with a nasal voice: "You don't understand, I want my little seedlings, they are very important to me."
After speaking, he turned sideways, didn't want to speak any more, and was secretly sad.
Thinking that I came to this strange world for no reason, and I have been suppressing the fear of my brother's identity and working hard to return home. Finally got a little hope, a hailstorm shattered all the expectations these days.
Xia Yi's sadness came from it, and the tears finally couldn't help flowing out. He secretly wiped it, not wanting to be seen by Gu Wenzhu.
After a while, Xia Yi heard a rustling sound behind him. Turning his face to look, Gu Wenzhu was wearing a bamboo hat and shoji, dragged a few old bamboo mats taken out from the utility room, rolled them into a roll and tucked them under his arms as if to go out.
"Where are you going? The hailstorm is so big outside." Xia Yi stood up and looked at Gu Wenzhu with hazy eyes.
"I'll save your little Miaoer." Gu Wenzhu glanced at him, turned and rushed into the hailstorm.
"Don't! Don't go!" Xia Yi hurriedly stopped, but Gu Wenzhu had quickly reached the gate of the courtyard, opened the gate and ran out.