Li Dali looked at Qin Zhao and did not answer for a moment.
Given his personality, he was unwilling to get involved in this matter.
He and Li Hongyu are cousins, but the two families had already separated in the previous generation, so it was their own business. It was just a coincidence that they met yesterday. Otherwise, he would not have followed them to the village chief.
He didn't want to interfere, but he couldn't stop others from coming to him.
Li Hongyu was extremely stubborn. No matter how his family tried to persuade him or beat him, he refused to bow to Qin Zhao. The family had no choice but to ask Li Dali to intervene.
Their idea was simple. Qin Zhao's family was still renting land from Li Dali, so they had to give him face.
Li Dali has always been a good-tempered person in the village. Although he felt that this matter was inappropriate, he didn't know how to refuse.
What's more, if Qin Zhao really "accidentally" leaked this matter, Ah Xiu's reputation would be ruined. How would she survive in the village in the future
Thinking of this, even though he didn't want to be a lobbyist, he had to agree.
What he didn't expect was that Qin Zhao's attitude was so firm.
What Qin Zhao said made sense. Li Hongyu became more and more rampant because there were always people helping him to clean up the mess every time he caused trouble.
Today he is trying to destroy some of someone else's seedlings, but in a few days, will it turn into stealing or even worse behavior
It's time to teach him a lesson.
As for Ah Xiu's reputation, after saying these words to Qin Zhao, he suddenly stopped worrying.
Qin Zhao was unwilling to take advantage of even helping him weed. Is he not trustworthy
After thinking about this clearly, Li Dali not only did not feel angry, but instead felt a little more respect for Qin Zhao.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell you what you mean." Li Dali didn't bother to be polite with him. He put the copper coins in his pocket and said, "Teach that brat a lesson. Don't show any mercy."
Qin Zhao smiled and nodded, then sent Li Dali out of the yard.
When he came back, he saw Jing Li sitting in his original seat, leaning his chin on his hand and looking at him tiltedly.
Qin Zhao asked: "What's wrong? Do you think I'm doing something wrong?"
"No." Jing Li blinked.
It was naturally right for Qin Zhao to do so.
Although they didn't want to hold the Li family responsible, Li Hongyu was at fault first, so he should personally apologize. But he invited a lobbyist to come and try to settle the matter, and even played the emotional card. How could such a good thing happen
In fact, Jing Li was still a little worried when Qin Zhao and Li Dali were talking just now.
Qin Zhao has always been reluctant to have conflicts with villagers, and Li Dali has been of great help to his family. He thought that Qin Zhao would agree to settle the matter peacefully as he had done in the past.
I didn't expect this person to be so decisive this time.
Jing Li thought for a moment and asked, "Are you angry that they used Dali Ge?"
Qin Zhao shook his head: "No."
"Then why—"
Qin Zhao pulled Jing Li's injured hand.
His palm was still wrapped in gauze, and the edge of the gauze was not well-fitted and slightly raised. Qin Zhao smoothed the small area and said calmly: "He caused you to fall, he must apologize."
Jing Li was stunned.
This minor injury no longer hurts, and after a good night's sleep, he even forgot that he had an injury on his hand.
But Qin Zhao still remembered it for him.
Jing Li lowered his head, feeling secretly happy in his heart: "You are so stingy."
Qin Zhao just smiled and said nothing.
He rubbed Jing Li's head and said, "Sit down and rest for a while. I'll go make some medicine."
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished talking yet." Jing Li stopped him, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "I just wanted to say that you took the money without reporting it to me."
Qin Zhao: “…”
The husband of the house was really into his role.
Qin Zhao didn't argue with him and readily admitted his mistake: "I was wrong."
Jing Li insisted: "It's not enough to just admit your mistake verbally, you have to be punished."
Who made Qin Zhao take advantage of him in front of outsiders today? The little koi was determined to take revenge and get the advantage back.
"Okay, I accept the punishment." Qin Zhao's attitude was still very cooperative, and he asked patiently, "What do you want to punish me for?"
Jing Li fell silent.
I haven’t thought about it yet.
The punishment must be something he wants the person to do, but the person is unwilling to do. But Jing Li thought about it for a long time and was surprised to find that nothing seemed to meet this requirement.
No matter what he said, Qin Zhao would always agree to him.
Jing Li thought for a moment and said confidently, "I haven't thought about it yet, so I'll owe it to you first."
Qin Zhao: “…”
This little guy.
Qin Zhao smiled and shook his head, then turned and left the main house.
The villagers originally had two meals a day, but Jing Li couldn't stand being hungry all the time, so he insisted that Qin Zhao change it to three meals a day.
The two of them had been rushing to town in the morning and had not eaten much. Now it was almost noon, so Qin Zhao put the medicine into the medicine pot and simmered it over low heat, and then boiled water and cooked two bowls of noodles.
Each bowl of noodles was topped with an egg, a few slices of vegetable leaves, seasoned, and then ladled with a spoonful of lard from cooking meat. As soon as the noodles were put into the pot, Jing Li came over following the smell.
“It smells so good…”
Jing Li looked at the bowl in Qin Zhao's hand with shining eyes. Just as he was about to take it, Qin Zhao dodged sideways and said, "Why are you covered in mud? Go wash your hands first."
"I was just planting flowers." Jing Li muttered and went to wash his hands obediently.
In order to plant flowers, he changed into a dark red shorts. The sleeves of his clothes were hastily rolled up, and the gauze from the hem to the sleeves, from the fingers to the palms, was all stained with a lot of dirt.
Jing Li simply removed the gauze and rinsed his hands directly in the water.
The rule that wounds cannot get wet only applies to ordinary people. Jing Li is a fish, and if the water quality is not bad, the wounds can even heal faster in water.
He quickly washed his hands, and Qin Zhao had already carried the noodles to the main house.
The main door of the house was open, and the scene in the yard could be seen. The small piece of land in front of the main house had obviously been turned over, and it was just dug out by Jing Li.
The pits were arranged in an orderly manner, dug deep, and the distance between them was roughly the same.
Qin Zhao observed carefully for a moment and asked, "Can you also grow flowers?"
"Of course, I'm good at growing flowers. In the past, we--" Jing Li's voice paused.
He wanted to say that he was the one who took care of the flowers and plants in the welfare home in the past.
Jing Li actually didn't learn these things specifically, but he seemed to have a talent for taking care of flowers and plants. No matter if it was an unknown species of flower or a dying plant, as long as it was in his hands, he could plant it in any piece of land and it would survive and bloom beautifully.
But he couldn't tell Qin Zhao this.
Jing Li was a little annoyed that he had said the wrong thing again. He concentrated on eating his noodles and did not dare to continue speaking.
Qin Zhao glanced at him indifferently, hiding the smile in his eyes.
The little guy almost let the cat out of the bag again. He really can't keep any secrets.
Qin Zhao was almost certain that Xiaoyu must have lived as a human for a period of time before coming to his house.
However, what he was doing during that time, why he refused to speak out, and why he ended up here, these are still secrets.
Qin Zhao was not in a hurry.
With Jing Li's confused personality that can't hide anything, he will tell everything in a few days.
After lunch, the two took a short rest and then continued to plant flowers in the yard.
Jing Li was soon surprised to find that Qin Zhao didn't know how to grow flowers.
"… No, we need to dig deeper. Wait, the spacing you left is too small, the flower roots won't grow well."
It was rare to find something that he could do but Qin Zhao couldn't, so Jing Li simply stopped working, put down the hoe and concentrated on directing Qin Zhao to dig the soil.
But his sense of superiority did not last long.
Qin Zhao's learning ability was astonishing. Not only did he become more and more proficient, but in the end, he even dug faster than Jing Li.
Jing Li was aroused by him and felt a rare competitive spirit. The two of them secretly competed with each other and quickly dug up the land in the entire yard, scattered flower seeds, and covered it with soil.
“… Just water them every two or three days, just like growing vegetables. Then just wait for them to sprout. Once they sprout, we can see if they need to be pruned or transplanted.”
Jing Li walked back and forth in the soil, watering the flower seeds and telling Qin Zhao how to take care of them in the future.
After not hearing a response for a long time, Jing Li turned around and saw Qin Zhao leaning on a bamboo chair with his eyes closed.
This sickly guy pushed himself to his limit today and worked for almost two hours. No wonder he is almost dying.
Jing Li smiled secretly, watered the flower field, washed his hands, and walked quietly to Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao's breathing was steady, as if he had fallen asleep. He didn't look like he had just finished farm work, his whole body was clean, except for a little bit of sweat on his forehead.
Jing Li wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Fearing that his wound would be infected by the dirt, Qin Zhao re-bandaged it. The gauze was wrapped snugly around his palm without affecting his movement.
Qin Zhao didn't sleep very soundly, his brows were tightly furrowed, his lips were tightly pressed into a line, and his face was a little pale.
With this body, she still wants to find a husband.
It would be better to find someone to take care of him.
Jing Li thought so in his heart and couldn't help but smile.
The hand he wiped the other person's forehead slowly fell, across the high nose bridge, and to the corner of the lips.
Qin Zhao's lips were very thin, with sharp corners, and he looked a little cold. Jing Li had seen this kind of cold face in a book, but Qin Zhao was obviously not a cold person.
He is clearly gentler than anyone else.
Jing Li looked down at those thin lips and bent slightly.
Jing Li didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but he just felt that the height of the bamboo chair was too delicate. He only needed to bend down slightly to get in front of Qin Zhao.
Especially suitable for doing bad things.
That handsome face was infinitely magnified in front of Jing Li's eyes. He stared at him absentmindedly, and the touch from his fingertips was warm and soft.
Suddenly, there was a slight sound outside the courtyard gate.
Jing Li stood up suddenly, took several steps back, and almost fell into the pool.
He...what stupid thing did he do just now? !
Jing Li managed to keep his body steady, his ears were burning, and it took him a while to notice that the noise was someone knocking on the door.
Jing Li rubbed his ears and walked over quickly.
When I opened the gate, Li Hongyu was standing outside the yard.
Li Hongyu's hands were wrapped in bandages, and there were a few small bruises on his face, looking like he was badly beaten. His eyes were a little red, and his face didn't look very good: "I'm here to look for you and Qin Zhao, is he here?"
At this point, he seemed to hesitate for a long time before he said stiffly: "...Apologize."
Jing Li said: "Qin Zhao is-"
"Let him in," a voice interrupted him.
Jing Li looked back and saw that Qin Zhao had woken up and was sitting on a bamboo chair pressing his forehead.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Jing Li felt that Qin Zhao seemed...
A little unhappy.