Chapter 4

The next day, early morning.

Zhang Xiaohua got up early and wanted to see what he could do to help, but he only saw two or three thatched houses next to each other. The strong wind was blowing. The thatched cottage looked like it was going to be "bald" in the next moment.

"Little flower, why did you get up so early?" Ji Su, who was sweeping the floor, saw Zhang Xiaohua standing in a daze at the door, dressed in thin clothes. He quickly took off his little flower jacket and put it on her body. "You should go in and have a rest. It's cold outside. It's windy today."

As soon as the little flower coat left, Ji Su's voice was trembling. Zhang Xiaohua quickly took her cold hand into the room, took off the flower jacket and put it on for her, "mother, you wear it, I'm not cold."

Jisu originally wanted to refuse, but Zhang Xiaohua insisted on not, she had to put on, "the family is poor, nothing good for you, floret, wronged you."

Since yesterday's meeting, Ji Su's family has been talking about "grievances", saying that Zhang Xiaohua is more and more distressed by this strong mother. She is pulling a lonely and weak son to grow up. How can ordinary people think of the hardships?

"Mother, I don't feel wronged." Zhang Xiaohua is deeply in love with this woman, and her voice is soft. "Since we are married, we are a family. What can we say about injustice. If you have any work at home, please do not hesitate to ask. Let's make a good living together

Ji Su's stupefied for a moment, without saying a word and red eyes, "my two dogs Good luck. It's worth the money. You're worth it

Zhang Xiaohua couldn't laugh or cry, and quickly changed the topic, "Niang, didn't we feed piglets and chickens? Or cattle and sheep? How many? "

This home is really too quiet!

Although Zhang Jia is not very rich, she has at least a few sows, a brood of chickens, and a few wild rabbits

Every morning she was called by the crow of roosters.

Rural people mainly farm and feed themselves. In addition to adding oil and water to their families, raising pigs and chickens kills pigs, slaughters cattle and sheep every new year, and sells some money in the town for new year's goods. This is the way for rural people to make a living.

But in this house, there is not even a sound of animals.

Jisu looked at her sheepishly, "at home I used to have three pigs and a group of chickens, and a big yellow cattle plowing the field. But in order to collect the bride price, I sold all the animals, and now there is only one Rooster left... "

Said, she also looked at Zhang Xiaohua sorry, "I am afraid you look upset, led to the back of the closed."

Zhang Xiaohua said:

Therefore, the family was so poor that only their mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and her husband, together with the big rooster who had taken the place of Wang Ergou yesterday.

Jisu was afraid that she would dislike her. She said, "don't worry. When the harvest comes next year, we will buy some piglets and chickens to raise again."

Zhang Xiaohua resisted the desire to sigh, touched his hungry stomach, stood up and said, "mother, I'll make breakfast..."

"No, I'm going to cook. You stay here and I'll bring it in for you." Ji Su's eyes are shining. She seems to be afraid that she will follow her to the kitchen. She quickly closes the door and leaves.

Zhang Xiaohua scratched her hair and went with her.

She put on a coat, opened the door and stood in the middle of the yard. Looking around, she could see the "home" in a glance. Except for three or four thatched houses, only the small earth bags beside the houses were very eye-catching.

Zhang Xiaohua walked by and saw a sign standing in front of the small earth bag -- this is the tomb of her cheap father-in-law. It can't be any more humble.

As soon as she looked up, a gray corner flashed across the corner of the hut. "Who?"

Zhang Xiaohua trotted past, but did not see half of the figure, only the bamboo cage with a fluttering wings of the rooster, the neck of the red silk has not been removed.

There was a flash of light in her mind. The one who had peeked at her just now thought that there was no one else except her husband who was afraid of strangers.

Just about to find someone, Ji Su's cry came, "little flower? It's dinner. "

"So soon?" Zhang Xiaohua was so hungry that he ran into the house, only to see a bowl of rice porridge and a dish of pickled vegetables.

Ji Su's hand rubbing embarrassed way: "there is no rice at home. I'll go back to the next door to borrow some. Don't worry. My mother won't be hungry for you."

Her tone is close to please, Zhang Xiaohua is sad for a moment: "Niang, where is your porridge?"

Jisu shook his head, "Niang ate."

"You're lying." Zhang Xiaohua sighed, "how long is this? Where do you come to eat?"

If she'll have breakfast with her, she'll eat it for sure.

Zhang Xiaohua turns to go out. Ji Su's family chases her out in a hurry. She is afraid that she can't bear hardships and wants to go, "Xiaohua..."

Zhang Xiaohua went into the kitchen and looked at the empty rice VAT. At last, she knew why Jisu didn't let her into the kitchen. She was afraid that she would dislike it?

She took a pair of bowls and chopsticks out, looked at the embarrassed Ji Su's family, smiling: "Niang, eat together."Ji Su's smile with tears, "ah, good."

A meal, eat quite sad.

Zhang Xiaohua picked up the dishes and chopsticks and asked, "mother, what about my husband? Doesn't he have breakfast

She had seen all the rooms in the house, but had not seen any of them.

Ji Su's busy way: "he went up the mountain early in the morning to see if he could find something to eat."

Zhang Xiaohua thought for a moment, "Niang, I'll go up to the mountain to collect herbs, dry them in the sun, and then I can sell some money in the city."

Ji Su's surprised way: "do you know pharmacology?"

"Understand a little, recognize some herbs." Zhang Xiaohua answered, neatly picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and then carried the bamboo basket to go up the mountain to collect herbs.

She had just gone a few steps when she felt dizzy - hungry.

From yesterday to today, she hasn't eaten anything. Today's breakfast

It is nothing.

"Cluck, cluck..."

Zhang Xiaohua, who was so hungry and dizzy, heard a burst of chicken crowing. Just turning around, she saw a big rooster with a big red crown fluttering its wings towards her. Her sharp mouth was very fierce.

"Ah Zhang Xiaohua was so scared that she ran away. All her strength was poured into her legs. She ran very fast. The "cluck cluck" sound behind her was still chasing after three ridges. She jumped into the corn field to hide, and then she got rid of the annoying rooster.

"Oh, I'm so tired!" Zhang Xiaohua panted with his hands on his hips. Through the gap between the corn stalks, he saw the fierce big rooster still circling around the ridge.

She seemed to see the tender chicken under the layers of chicken feathers - plucked, grilled on the fire for half an hour, then sprinkled with salt and cumin

Chi Liu ~

Zhang Xiaohua wiped the saliva from the corner of her lower lip, "fragrant."

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