The Ji family came back and saw Ji Huai lying in the yard basking in the sun. Their reaction was similar to that of Sister Ji, but they said nice things and hoped that Ji Huai would get well soon, but their thoughts were different.
Ji Huai responded perfunctorily, and continued to weave the bamboo basket without stopping. If you wish him well, how could you rush to separate the family? Aren't you afraid of being dragged down by him
The family love he prayed for was so fragile and even false.
Near noon, Tang Xiuer came back, and she went to pick up some wild vegetables. This time I walked a little far, so I was panting from exhaustion, there was sweat on my forehead, and my face was a little pale.
She had been suffering from nutritional deficiencies for a long time, and her body was so thin that she could collapse if blown by the wind. Ji Huai kept dragging his feet while walking. Ji Huai was frightened and his eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
"I saw that it was getting late, so I walked a little hastily." Tang Xiuer's feet were really weak, so she walked to him and sat down, sitting on the steps in front of the door to catch her breath.
"You are still pregnant with the child, why are you in such a hurry?" Ji Huai scolded in a light tone, lifting the kettle she had put aside this morning and pouring a bowl of water for her.
Tang Xiuer took the bowl and drank water, lowered her eyebrows and obeyed the instructions obediently.
She has always been obedient. She used to listen to Ji's mother, but later she listened to him. She did not dare to refuse what Sister-in-law Ji and Sister-in-law Ji said, and she had a submissive character.
After Tang Xiuer finished drinking the water, she saw the bamboo basket he had woven and took it over to look at it again and again. His knitting was beautiful and strong, and he couldn't help but praise, "Your knitting is better than the ones I bought."
He would make some small items from time to time, and she thought he was just bored and doing it to relieve his boredom. The more she looked at it, the more she thought he was good at making things.
"Really?" Ji Huai raised his eyebrows, his expression had softened a lot, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Really." She nodded affirmatively, pursed her lips and complained, "The small bamboo basket I bought in town last time was not good at all. It deformed after just a few uses."
Hearing this, although he didn't reply, his hand movements quickened. Looking at her slightly childish side, there was an imperceptible smile on her lips.
"I'm going to cook." Tang Xiuer stood up when she saw Sister-in-law Ji had finished cooking.
She walked to the room to get rice and picked up the bag. Her eyes became much more focused. There was only a little bit of rice left in it, probably just enough for today.
When she walked out to the kitchen, she dodged, fearing that Ji Huai would see her.
In the kitchen.
Tang Xiuer started washing rice and cooking. When washing the rice, she reached into the bag, grabbed a little, and then slowly put it down. She felt that it was too little. Ji Huai was afraid that he would not be full, so he could only take more with his eyes closed.
Fortunately, I picked enough wild vegetables today. I will fry more wild vegetables later.
She wondered if the chickens would lay eggs today, she thought and walked out quickly.
After she left, Sister-in-law Ji leaned over and stretched out her hand to open the rice bag. She saw that there were less than two handfuls of rice inside, and her eyes showed disgust.
"The chicken laid an egg today." Tang Xiuer's voice came back from outside. She was talking to Ji Huai with a very happy expression.
"Then I'll cook it for you." Ji Huai slowed down and looked up at her.
"No, I want to give it to you so that you can recover faster. Can I make egg soup for you?" She grabbed the egg tightly and asked his opinion aloud.
Ji Huai did not refuse to her again: "That's okay."
Tang Xiuer's steps were getting closer and closer to the kitchen. Sister-in-law Ji walked aside and saw her busy. She walked over and said with a smile, "Ji Huai looks really good today. He looks much better."
He's healed, but he's still lame. What can he do in the future
"Yes." Tang Xiuer was still quite happy, nodding her head and smiling.
"But you have to keep taking the medicine. Maybe you will be back to the same state as before in a few days. Don't worry about the money for taking the medicine. Talent is the most important thing." Sister-in-law Ji stood aside and guided her slowly.
Tang Xiuer didn't reply.
She felt that Mr. Li was really unreliable. He had taken so many medicines but he still didn't feel better. Moreover, Ji Huai was still in so much pain that he would be much better after stopping the medicine for a few days. She felt depressed when she thought that he still suffered so much after spending so much money.
When Sister-in-law Ji saw that she was silent, her eyes flashed, and she continued, "We are all one family. If you have any difficulties, you must tell us. Although we are separated, Ji Huai's affairs must be between his eldest brother and me. You must take the medicine! You cannot stop taking it.”
She still doesn't know that this little girl Tang Xiuer likes Ji Huai
You have to spend money to take medicine. The child can be reborn in the future. If Ji Huai is going to be lame, it will be a lifetime thing!
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Tang Xiuer pursed her lips and smiled at her. She didn't know if the other party was just being polite, but she took it seriously. Ji Huai still doesn't know what to do now. She can't make money and is afraid it will affect him. If Sister-in-law Ji and the others are willing to pay to help them, she will definitely be grateful.
"You're welcome, do you have enough rice for cooking? Do you want me to get you some rice? By the way, my pickled salted radish is edible. I'll get you some. It's good for rice." Sister-in-law Ji Her attitude became even warmer, and before Tang Xiuer could refuse, she ran to the other side and brought a salty radish with a Xiaodie.
There were finely crushed chili powder on the salted radish. Tang Xiuer was very hungry for sour and spicy food when she was pregnant. She couldn't help but swallow when she smelled the taste. But she knew that Sister-in-law Ji was a person who didn't get up early without benefit, so her sudden attentiveness was not right, so she refused continuously, "Thank you, Sister-in-law, you can keep it and eat it. Ji Huai is recovering from his wound and can't eat it."
"He can't eat you." Sister-in-law Ji put it aside and insisted on giving it to her.
Tang Xiuer had no choice but to accept it and sincerely thanked her, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
She is a simple and easy-to-satisfy person. In the past, Sister-in-law Ji and Brother Ji were mean to them, and Sister-in-law Ji was so bad to her. At this moment, she felt a little better. Everyone didn't seem to be that bad. She even said proactively, "I'm going to pick wild vegetables tomorrow, and I'll pick some for my sister-in-law then."
If others treat her well, she will return the favor.
"No, you can keep it and eat more. You can also eat more vegetables." Sister-in-law Ji rarely said no. After speaking, she looked at her belly, then at the rice bag, and pretended not to say, "Do you know the Li family?" That daughter? The one who hired her son-in-law."
"I know you." Tang Xiuer responded. When the water boiled, I put wild vegetables in it, stirred it again, and carefully put the eggs aside.
The Li family runs a bakery in the town. The Li family's daughter is a little fat, wears gold and silver, likes to apply rouge and gouache, and loves to look pretty.
"Yes, I have a son-in-law who has come to my house. They have been married for so long and there is no movement in my stomach. The Li family only has one daughter. No, I heard that they will 'adopt' a child to inherit the Li family's family business." Ji The sister-in-law raised her voice as she spoke, and then said slowly, "You said, the Li family has such a big family business, how can we do without a child? We must adopt one. That child will definitely be popular as soon as he comes in, and from now on he will be a child of a rich family, and he will eat and drink all his life. Don’t worry.”
Tang Xiuer didn't listen much at first, but the more she heard, the more she felt something was wrong. Her hand that beat the eggs slowed down, and she didn't make a sound.
When Sister-in-law Ji saw that she was silent, she continued, "It is difficult to raise a child now. The harvests have not been good in the past few years. It is said that many families take the initiative to send children to their homes and ask nannies and maids to take care of them. The Li family also He's very kind, and he will definitely live a good life after being sent in, and the benefits will definitely be generous."
If it had been in the past, Tang Xiuer might have understood it. But after becoming a mother, the child is connected to her heart. If she is not helpless or desperate, which mother is willing to give her biological child to someone else to raise
She poured the eggs in, flipped them with a shovel, and asked, "Would the sister-in-law be willing to send Xiu Xiu and the others to live a good life in a rich family?"
"I..." Sister-in-law Ji choked on her words.
Of course she didn't want to. How could her son, who had worked so hard to survive and be sent to a wealthy family to live a good life, still recognize her as his mother
By then, no one knew who she was.
"That's it, I just gave you a heart and it's gone." Seeing that the eggs were cooked, Tang Xiuer took the bowl, filled up the egg soup, and went to work again.
Sister-in-law Ji stood aside, but Tang Xiuer didn't talk to her anymore. When she finished cooking and left, Xiaodie didn't take away the salted dried radish either. Sister-in-law Ji was furious and looked like she didn't know what was good or bad. "Ji Huai still doesn't know when he will be better. How will you raise the child? Where can you find a midwife? They will give a big sum of money, and you can hire Ji Huai then." A good doctor can cure his leg! I have no other intention, I just want to tell you."
"Besides, what benefit can I get? I just feel that you are having a hard time. Then the children will also suffer. What will you eat during confinement? Could it be possible that a family of three will starve to death?"
"I see there's no rice in your rice bag either. I'll give you some."
…
Sister-in-law Ji spoke clearly and pretended to be considerate of them.
"No need." Tang Xiuer paused, refusing so decisively and forcefully for the first time.
She knew that Sister-in-law Ji was up to no good. If they didn't want such charity, wouldn't they ask her to sell the child
When she walked out of the door, Tang Xiuer seemed to hear Sister-in-law Ji snorting softly, as if she was laughing at her ignorance and stupidity. The weather had changed a bit, and a gust of cool wind blew. She shrank, and a cold air came from the soles of her feet, making her whole body feel chilly.
In the utility room.
The two of them were sitting on the bed, with a broken but clean table placed on it, and the corners of the table were cushioned with something.
Tang Xiuer pushed the egg soup in front of him and asked him to drink it while it was hot.
"You drink." Ji Huai picked up the bowl to eat and pushed the egg soup back.
"I don't… "
Before she finished speaking, he raised his head and said to her, "Since two people don't want to drink, let's give it to the child."
Tang Xiuer: "..."
Isn't that what she drinks
Ji Huai couldn't resist him, and the other party didn't try to coax him. He just pushed the egg soup in front of her and motioned for her to drink it quickly.
"How about half of it for each person?" She was reluctant to drink it all. If there was something good, she always wanted to give it to him first. What's more, he is still sick. He used to like eating eggs, but now he has been eating wild vegetables for half a month.
"There's no need to split an egg in half. When I'm ready, I'll set a trap and catch some game to eat." Ji Huai waved his hand, as if he didn't care, and finished his meal in a few seconds. There was half of the wild vegetables left on the table, but he had finished his meal.
"It's dangerous in the mountains, don't go there." Tang Xiuer became anxious when she heard that he was going to set a trap.
Ji Huai answered: "It's not necessary to go into the mountains. I know where is safe and where is dangerous."
She didn't understand this and didn't dare to refute it. All I could do was ask him if he wanted to eat some more.
Ji Huai shook his head, "I'm full, you eat."
Tang Xiuer was eating silently. Maybe she had something on her mind. The egg soup she drank didn't taste good, and it had no taste in her mouth. She kept thinking about Sister Ji's words.
Ji Huai doesn't know when he will recover. According to the situation, it might take a few months. Their family has run out of rice. What will they do if their child is born
She had no milk, and they had no money, not even money to hire a midwife.
After all, Tang Xiuer was only fifteen or sixteen years old, still a child. Thinking of this, her body began to feel weak. What happens to her children if she dies? What should Ji Huai do
Ji Huai saw her face turned slightly pale and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Her body is so deprived of nutrients that she really needs to take a good supplement.
"There is no rice at home. I am going to exchange the hen for rice tomorrow. I also embroidered a purse and a handkerchief, and will exchange them for it then, so that we can eat for a while." Tang Xiuer ate the eggs, but It doesn't taste delicious at all.
In order not to waste it and for her child to get nutrition, she endured it and ate it.
"The hen must be kept to lay eggs for you to eat, and cannot be sold." Ji Huai denied it, and then said, "Didn't you say that the bamboo baskets I weave are better than those sold? I will make a few today and let them go tomorrow morning Xiao Huangzi took it with you to the town to sell it."
Xiao Huangzi is an orphan in the village. He used to go hunting with him occasionally. Now he is only ten years old. The poor child who grew up eating hundreds of meals has suffered from long-term malnutrition and his hair is slightly yellow.
"Can it be sold?" Tang Xiuer actually had never sold it before, so she was a little doubtful.
"Didn't you say that the ones I made up were stronger than the ones they made up?" Ji Huai was unhappy, as if she was trying to coax him with her words, and his pupils shrank slightly.
He is a bit arrogant and does not allow others to look down upon him.
"No, it's really better than theirs." Tang Xiuer quickly confirmed.
"Then why can't it be sold?" he asked.
Tang Xiuer had nothing to say. She lowered her head and held her little hands, but she didn't dare to offend him. "I don't know how to sell it. It's not that I can't sell it."
This is the truth.
Ji Huai: "Then let Xiao Huangzi sell it."
She nodded.
In the afternoon, Ji Huai didn't go out and was weaving bamboo baskets in the house. Tang Xiuer was sitting at the table on the side doing embroidery. She wanted to finish embroidering the purse before tomorrow.
If the bamboo baskets can be sold, they may have a source of income in the future. She will take advantage of the opportunity to embroider more purses in a few months so that she can save some money.
She doesn't want to give this child away, so she has to be able to raise it.
Sister-in-law Ji's words kept swirling in her mind. She didn't want to give the child away, but what about Ji Huai
She didn't know what he was thinking, but if he insisted on sending the child away, she would not agree. But, what should she do then
Tang Xiuer was confused and scared. She didn't know Ji Huai's feelings for this child. He didn't seem to care much. Ji's mother cares about it, but Ji's mother is gone.
If Ji Huai really wants to send the child away, who can make the decision for her
While she was thinking wildly, the needle pierced her fingertip. She hissed, her finger retracted, and blood began to ooze out from her fingertip.
Ji Huai looked up immediately, but he couldn't come over and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the injury?"
She took her fingertips in her mouth and shook her head.
"Let me take a look." He looked at her exit, and when he saw that she hadn't come over yet, he repeated again, "Come here and let me take a look."
Tang Xiuer moved towards him with small steps. Seeing that Ji Huai had been looking at her, his whole body was tensed, and he walked slower and slower.
When he reached his side, he stretched out his hand to pull her hand over, looked down twice, and touched it with his slightly calloused thumb, "Forget it, stop embroidering. It hurts your eyes and body, and you're still pregnant with a child." .”
"I want to embroider, but the family has no money." Xu Shi began to think about her, and her hand was still held by him. The grievance she just felt welled up, and she choked and said, "Sister-in-law just said that the Li family is going to embroider. If I don't Earn money, what will I do when I give birth? Where will I get the money to hire a midwife, and how will I be able to support him? Are we going to give him away?"
The little girl was still crying, and her shoulders began to shake when she talked about her grievances, not to mention how many grievances she had.
She also had tentative thoughts and wondered what Ji Huai thought of this matter. He had always valued his two brothers and sister-in-law. If he agreed to give away the child, then she would have to think about herself and the child.
She had been abandoned since she was a child, so she would never abandon her children.
Before he finished speaking, Ji Huai's face turned dark and he said loudly, "I'm a useless person, so I will naturally make money to support you. I don't care about the Li family and the Zhang family, whether they adopt them or not. I have to eat my own children." Take care of it! This is not something you should worry about, just take good care of your baby."
He was very angry, as if his dignity had been insulted.
What kind of man gives away his first child? Are you still a man
In the previous life, Sister-in-law Ji also raised this matter. Although he is lame, he wants to save face. Just because he is lame, he wants a healthy child. When the other party brought it up, he immediately rejected it and lost his temper.
This is why Tang Xiuer later worked hard to earn money to support him. He kept the child, at least he didn't think of giving it away.
Sister-in-law Ji was angry. It was five taels of silver and she was about to get it, but Ji Huai refused to do it.
Just as there were rumors circulating outside, she came up with a plan and told Ji Huai about these things. There are hints in and out of the words that the children who are desperately trying to stay don't know if they are his seed.
It was then that he thought about sending the child away. He knew that she valued the child, so he wanted her to be punished.
Neither Sister-in-law Ji nor he expected that things would turn out to be what they were. The child died and Tang Xiuer committed suicide.
Sister-in-law Ji only lost the five taels of silver she had not yet obtained, but foolishly he lost his wife and son, and his family was ruined.
Seeing Ji Huai being so excited, Tang Xiuer held back her tears and her heart slowly fell to the ground. It would be fine if he disagreed.
Ji Huai looked at her with red and swollen eyes, calmed down his temper, and softened his voice, "Stop thinking so wildly, I will be fine by the time you give birth to a child. As a grown man, can I still not be able to support you?" I can support you no matter what I do!"
His words were like reassuring pills. Tang Xiuer's chaotic thoughts gradually became straightened out, and she nodded.
evening.
Sister-in-law Ji told Brother Ji about this, and she said with a face, "I don't even know what's going on now. She still looks like she has some backbone. I kindly gave her some rice, but she didn't want anything."
"Can I harm her? The child can be born again. Now it's hard to survive. I don't know where to get tomorrow's food. There is only one old hen left. Could it be that they are drinking from the northwest wind?"
…
She was talked back to by Tang Xiu'er, she couldn't hold her breath, and her words were also very rude, venting her anger.
Brother Ji sat, feeling irritated as he listened, and waved his hand, "Stop talking, they can do whatever they like, and you should take it easy and don't let people say that they are forcing them to sell their children. Do you still want the face by then?" "
Since the separation, the people in the village had criticized them. Once, he heard others talking about the two brothers behind their backs.
It was Sister-in-law Ji who encouraged the family to break up in the first place. Although he also wanted to break up and was afraid of being implicated by Ji Huai, he still felt lost when he was teased.
"I know, I know." Sister-in-law Ji was annoyed and pulled the quilt to fall asleep. When he saw his two sons beside the bed, he scolded them and told them to sleep inside quickly.
She wanted to see how Ji Huai and his wife could survive with just that little embroidery work and wild vegetables. After half a month of picking wild vegetables, Tang Xiuer has almost finished picking all the wild vegetables nearby.
When winter comes, what should we do
The second day.
Brother Ji and his wife went to work in the fields, and they brought their two daughters with them. Their children were only six or seven years old, but they could also go mowing the grass with them.
The couple didn't talk much. When they saw Ji Huai sitting in the courtyard again weaving bamboo baskets, they asked a few polite questions and left.
On the way, Sister-in-law Ji followed Brother Ji and said, "Brother Ji looks a lot better. Yesterday he was just lying down, but today he is half-lying. His foot seems to be able to bend. Do you think it will be all right?" Get up, we can still go hunting then.”
Her parents' family was poor and couldn't eat meat even once a year. But when she came to Ji's house, she could eat meat every now and then. All this was thanks to Ji Huai, and of course she missed those days.
As soon as she heard that Ji Huai's feet were healed, the two daughters beside her pursed their lips. The eldest daughter raised her head and asked her, "Mom, do we have chicken to eat? There are also hares to eat."
The stir-fried hare and chicken are delicious.
They haven't eaten for a long time.
"Eat, eat, eat, what to eat?" Brother Ji interrupted calmly, waiting for Sister-in-law Ji, "When my sister-in-law said we wanted to separate the family, didn't you agree quickly? If he gets better, the things he brought from hunting will be returned. Can you give us points? Do you really think Ji Huai is a fool?"
When Sister-in-law Ji was scolded, she shrank her neck and whispered, "Mr. Li said that his leg cannot be cured, but look at how good he looks these days? Besides, Third Brother is not the kind of person to care about anything. Even if the family is separated, isn't the kitchen still connected? He won't eat alone. I just want him to get better, so that everyone can have a better life."
Li Langzhong said that Ji Huai was going to be lame, and she was afraid that she would be implicated, so she listened to Sister-in-law Ji and quickly separated the family. Ji Huai was indeed half-dead during that period. She thought she couldn't survive it, but who knew that the other party seemed to be getting better and better.
Brother Ji heard the same thing.
No matter how extreme things they did, Ji Huai would never be angry with them or hold grudge against them. After a while, I thought about them even if I had something delicious to eat.
We all share the same stove. Where can we hide any delicious food? You can't eat meat behind their backs, right
He also wanted Ji Huai to get well soon. As for the family separation, wasn't it because Ji Huai's mother was gone? When they separated, they also gave Ji Huai and the others a bag of rice. Isn't that too much
Brother Ji also went to work, and Sister Ji was still at home. According to her observation yesterday, Ji Huai and the others only had enough rice to last for one day. She wanted to see what Tang Xiuer would do if there was no rice today.
The only thing they could exchange for rice was the old hen, but the old hen was still there, and the vegetables grown in the ground didn't grow much, so it would be a long time before they could eat it.
Seeing Ji Huai still weaving bamboo baskets, Sister-in-law Ji walked over deliberately and looked left and right, "Why didn't you see Xiu'er today? Are you still awake?"
After saying that, he deliberately looked into the utility room. God, it's so dark inside. It's so suffocating to sleep in such a small room.
"She went to town." Ji Huai reached out and took out a bamboo pole without raising his head.
"Going to town?" Sister-in-law Ji didn't react for a while, but then she recovered. "Are you taking the purse she embroidered and selling it?"
Tang Xiuer's hands were more skillful than hers, and her purse and handkerchief were also embroidered by her, which looked pretty good. It is said that it will cost several yuan to buy it.
"Yeah." Ji Huai's tone was neither salty nor cold.
Sister-in-law Ji understood and observed him again. Among the three brothers of the Ji family, Ji Huai is the tallest. The eldest brother Ji is strong and the second brother Ji is tall. Only Ji Huai is tall and tall, just right. And because he hunts all year round, his muscles are strong and he looks more pleasing to the eye and more masculine than the two brothers.
At that time, she met Ji Huai once and fell in love with Ji Huai. It was a pity that she was two years older than him. Otherwise, marrying Ji Huai would definitely be better than marrying brother Ji.
If he marries Ji Huai, he will not share the prey he hunts with others. Their family's life is not yet very good.
What about Orion? Living well is the last word!
Forget it, when she thought that he was already a cripple, Sister-in-law Ji lost her mind again and began to be glad that she did not marry Ji Huai, otherwise she would be teased to death.
Sister-in-law Ji calmed down and said with a smile, "Did Xiuer go to exchange for rice? Yesterday I told her to give her some rice. After all, it has not been easy for you recently, so I asked you to slow down. She said no, it turned out to be her. If you want to buy it, then I’ll feel relieved.”
Ji Huai and Ji's mother never allowed Tang Xiu'er to be disrespectful to them, so Tang Xiu'er never dared to talk back to them. They usually wouldn't refuse whatever she asked them to do.
She deliberately told Ji Huai this time that Tang Xiuer would misunderstand her kindness and he would definitely be embarrassed.
As expected, Ji Huai frowned, stopped moving, looked up at her, and asked with a sullen face, "Why did she refuse sister-in-law's kindness?"
"I don't know either. Maybe it's because I have to sell pouches today, so I didn't eat the salted radish I brought her. I don't mean anything else, it's just good for dinner, so I'll give you a taste. "Sister-in-law Ji continued.
Ji Huai definitely didn't know about this. In the past, he would give them half a hare and they would give them some food, and the other party would be very happy. Tang Xiuer refused her kindness over and over again without telling him. Ji Huai would definitely not tolerate it and would scold Tang Xiuer.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll talk to her when she comes back." Ji Huai promised.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. You don't need to talk about her. As long as you have something to eat." Sister-in-law Ji continued to laugh, looking very satisfied.
No matter what they do, Ji Huai will not lose his temper with them and rush to please them.
Who is Tang Xiuer? She's just a maid bought with money. Do you really think she's a green onion
Ji Huai changed the subject and said, "She may have thought that it would be difficult for you, sister-in-law, so she didn't ask for it. But sister-in-law also knows that we are really in difficulty now. How about you and brother lend us another half bag of rice? We will pay it back later."
Before he finished speaking, Sister-in-law Ji's smile had disappeared. She was stumbling and embarrassed, "How can we have so much rice? As you know, the harvest this year is not good, so..."
Ji Huai: "Didn't sister-in-law just say that she would give us some? I thought she had some, but we are indeed out of rice. Sister-in-law can give us as much as she wanted. It will be enough for five or six days."
He said it easily, as if he said it casually.
"How can we have so many? Food is very tight this year, and I'm afraid we'll all be hungry in a while." Sister-in-law Ji quickly declined, desperately looking for excuses.
When she heard Ji Huai's tone, it seemed that he was relying on her, and she was almost scared to death. It's so embarrassing to say that five or six days of food is enough. Why don't you grab it
"Yes, it's not easy for everyone, and it's not easy for eldest brother either." Ji Huai expressed his understanding.
Sister-in-law Ji was in pain at first, but when she saw that he didn't want her anymore, she became anxious again. After all, she wanted to please Ji Huai, so she endured the heartache and said, "We are all a family. Your brother and I can't provide food for five or six days, but we can do it for three days. You are still injured, and Xiu'er is pregnant with the child." , how can you do it without eating enough?"
"Sister-in-law is right, thank you, sister-in-law." Ji Huai sighed and accepted it helplessly.
"We are all one family." Sister-in-law Ji endured the pain of cutting her flesh and went inside to get rice.
Although they didn't have polished rice, the coarse rice was still very valuable. She didn't even let Brother Ji eat a single meal of dry rice. This rice could eat several bowls of dry rice!
When she came out with the rice and put it next to Ji Huai, she added intentionally or unintentionally, "Your leg needs to get better quickly. Your brother and I can help you for a while, but there is nothing we can do in the future."
She was doing it for their own good both inside and out. Ji Huai must be extremely grateful for receiving the rice this time. He would give more next time and rely on relief to win over Ji Huai. At that time, she said that there was nothing they could do and they really couldn't give them food, and asked him to think about sending the child to the Li family for "adoption."
Ji Huai will trust her when the time comes and won't think she is harming him.
"What my sister-in-law said is that this leg still has to live up to its expectations." Ji Huai touched his slightly bent leg and nodded.
Sister-in-law Ji also glanced at her, not believing that she would get better at all. Ji Huai just waits to become a cripple. It's okay to be a cripple, so that she can have a balance in her heart.
After she left, Ji Huai glanced at the rice bag put aside with sarcasm in his eyes.
Not for nothing, how many good things has he given them over the years? how much did you spend? It's his turn to get some back.
Brother Ji and his wife came back from outside. When Ji Huai saw them, he took the initiative to say hello. When they got closer, the rice bag on the table next to him fell to the ground.
Ji Huai looked sideways, reached out and picked it up again, with a look of rejoicing, "Fortunately, I didn't scatter it. How long will it take to pick it up?"
Sister-in-law Ji looked at the rice bag and couldn't help but ask, "Is it filled with rice? Why didn't you take it inside the house?"
Didn't she hear Sister Ji say that the two of them didn't have much rice left? Where did this come from
Ji Huai: "Sister-in-law just gave it to me, but I haven't taken it in yet."
How can Second Sister-in-law Ji still not understand Sister-in-law Ji? Is the Iron Rooster plucked? Her smile froze and she was extremely confused, "Why did my sister-in-law suddenly give you rice?"
After hearing this, Ji Huai sighed and said, "Why don't we see that we have no food, so give us some. Xiu'er is pregnant, and I am recovering from my injury. My sister-in-law wants us to eat enough, so that my injury can heal quickly." a little."
"That's right." Sister-in-law Ji smiled with a sly look on her face and walked to the other side.
Back in the house, she looked at brother Ji Huai, stretched out her hand and pushed him again, "Hurry up and get some rice to send to Ji Huai and the others."
"Where do we have rice?" Brother Ji immediately scolded her, "You can do whatever others do. We don't have much rice left!"
"Are you stupid? Can my sister-in-law still run a loss-making business? She must have thought that Ji Huai's leg was getting better, so she hurried to deliver rice to him. Do you think that when Ji Huai goes hunting, he can still give us meat to eat? Even if you give it to us, it will definitely not be more than what my sister-in-law has!" Sister-in-law Ji said anxiously, "Is that rice worth more or the meat?"
Brother Ji suddenly became enlightened and quickly went to get the rice.
He was generous and got two days more rice than Sister Ji's family. Ji Huai was thanking him when Sister-in-law Ji went out and saw him. She stopped immediately and her eyes suddenly sank.
What the hell is the second guy doing? Why did he suddenly use food to please Ji Huai? Is it possible that their family also knew about the Li family's "adopted" child
That's five taels of silver, enough for an ordinary person to live for a year.
She couldn't let them take it away!
The other end.
Tang Xiuer has sold out all her purses and handkerchiefs. Today was going well. A young lady saw that she was doing well in embroidery. Perhaps she also saw that she was having a difficult time carrying a child, so she bought them all.
As for the bamboo baskets made by Ji Huai, Xiao Huangzi was helping her sell them, and they all were sold. When Xiao Huangzi put a bunch of copper plates in her hand, she was startled, "Can it be sold for so many?"
The money from those bamboo baskets was more than the money from the handkerchiefs and purses she sold.
"Brother Ji said you have to sell it for the money. If it's less, you won't sell it." Xiao Huangzi nodded.
Since it was Ji Huai who said it, Tang Xiuer relaxed her mood again. She wanted to give Xiao Huangzi two coins, but he wanted nothing. She ended up using the money to buy rice and flour.
"I'll carry it." Xiao Huangzi was thin but strong, so he picked it up directly and said, "Brother Ji said, if you are pregnant with the child, don't be too tired to carry it, just give it all to me."
"Thank you, can I buy you buns to eat?" Tang Xiuer was reluctant to eat them. The other party helped her, and she wanted to repay the favor.
A steamed bun cost a penny, and she felt it was not cheap, so she was reluctant to eat it, but Xiao Huangzi helped her, so she was still willing to buy it.
"No, what's so delicious about steamed buns? When little brother Ji is ready, we'll go hunting in the mountains. When the time comes, roast the caught hare. The taste can't be matched by anything else!" Xiao Huangzi As he spoke, his mouth watered down. He took a deep breath and had an incomparable aftertaste.
Tang Xiuer followed him and couldn't help but ask, "Do you often go to the mountains to roast hares?"
When she first came to Ji's house, she was also very attached to Ji Huai and often followed him, but he was very annoying to her and would not let her follow him with a stern face. As time passed, she no longer dared to bring it up and just stayed at home and worked.
"Of course, there is everything on the mountain. Hare, pheasant, hunting birds and digging out bird eggs, eating wild fruits, and eating several non-venomous snakes. No need for any cooking wine, they are all delicious when roasted. There are sweet potatoes in the ground. , there are fish in the river, you can eat whatever you want. The days with Brother Ji are free and happy days." Xiao Huangzi jumped up and down as he spoke, just wanting Ji Huai to recover quickly, and he would follow He went to have fun together.
"That's great." Tang Xiuer was envious.
Every time, she could only wait for him at home to see what he brought back, and she had to clean it up and deliver it to Brother Ji and Brother Ji. She never heard him say these things at all.
"Of course. When Brother Ji is well, we can go together." Xiao Huangzi didn't think too much and blurted out. He thought of her pregnancy and comforted her, "Brother Ji knows where it is safe. No. If there are wild beasts and big insects, just treat it as fun, and you can also set traps to catch a lot of hares."
Ji Huai didn't talk much at all, and it was even less likely that he would talk to her about these things. Along the way, she walked slowly and kept asking Xiao Huangzi about where Ji Huai took him to play and what he was doing.
She only knew that hunting was dangerous, but she didn't expect it to be so interesting and fun.
After arriving home, Xiao Huangzi put down his things, said hello to Ji Huai and left.
Tang Xiuer helped him walk into the house, unable to hide the surprise in her tone, "All the bamboo baskets have been sold, and the grain purchased is enough for us to eat for half a month."
After saying this, she saw the rice bag on the ground again, walked over and took a look, and saw that there was rice inside, "Who gave this to me?"
"Sister-in-law..."
"We don't want it!" Before he could finish speaking, she became emotional, "We don't want her things! She doesn't mean well at all, I..."
Ji Huai reached out to take her hand, pulled her over, and spoke again, "This is what the eldest brother and the second brother are doing together."