Haizi said that he was very busy because the Yun Family Courtyard was currently short of manpower, and Mr. Zhao was sent out to do errands by Mr. Yun. But her mother still asked Haizi to stay at home for a while and then go back to the Yun family compound after dinner.
"No matter how busy you are, you have to finish your meal before leaving. Anyway, you have to light a fire at home, so there is no need to do it at night."
Haizi didn't say anything more. He took out a pair of cotton shoes from his arms and handed them to his mother.
"Where did this come from?" Mom took the shoe and turned it over carefully: "These are new shoes. Look how good the upper fabric is and how strong it is."
"Miss Wu learned to make it. She said it was for Si Xizi, but Si Xizi didn't want to wear it, so Miss Wu gave it to me. I had no choice but to accept it."
"Isn't this needlework very good? The shoes are also very nice, why doesn't Si Xizi wear them? Children of rich people know how to make random choices and cause harm to others."
The mother looked at the shoes carefully and pulled out a pair of insoles embroidered with mandarin duck patterns. Haizi's mother seemed to feel something and looked at her son thoughtfully for a long time.
"Haizi, we can no longer ask for anything from the fifth lady in the future. She is good to our family, so we accept it. After all, she is the daughter of a rich man, so we have to be careful when dealing with her.
I heard that Miss Fifth’s husband-in-law has proposed to get them married next year. Why are they in such a hurry? The fifth lady is still young, how can Erye Yun be willing to let her go? It’s even more impossible for the old lady of the Yun family to give up! "
"Why didn't I hear about it? Did someone else spread the rumor? I didn't want these cotton shoes at first, but the fifth lady had to give them to me. Otherwise, I would have thrown them away."
"Then keep it." Mom didn't say anything more, but helped Haizi put away the cotton shoes that Monroe gave him. After finishing the work on the kang, he went to the ground to cook.
Farm food is simple and easy to make. Amid the playfulness of Haizi and his younger brother, his sister Erya had already begun to set the table, put on the dishes and chopsticks, and the family was ready to eat.
"Mom, tell us another story."
Sanyang began to pester her mother again. Whenever this happened, Sanyang always made demands of her mother. Most of the time, of course, she asked her mother to tell stories. Sanyang felt that eating in this way would be more enjoyable.
"As soon as it's time to eat, let mommy talk. Mom is tired. Let's have a good meal."
Sister Erya is not very satisfied with her brother's behavior. She doesn't want her brother to pester her mother all the time.
"Brother won't be back for many days. Mom, just tell me something." Sanyang persisted regardless of that.
"Hey, this kid!" Mom was helpless as Sanyang pestered her. "Let me tell you something. After dinner, you have to bring firewood to the house, and you and your sister can clean up before you can go out to play."
Of course Sanyang nodded happily, and the mother began to tell stories to the children while eating.
"Once upon a time, there was a wealthy man who had several sons but only one girl. When the time came for her to get married, the rich man wanted to find a good family for her.
But this girl said nothing and insisted on marrying a young man who worked in her family. Her father then locked her in a dark room and refused to let her out. He also drove away the young disciples.
One day, there was a sudden 'boom' and the ground shook. The rich man went to the room where his daughter was locked up and was frightened. A big pit collapsed in the house, so deep that even the kang collapsed into it.
The rich man hurriedly sent a man down to the big pit to find his daughter. But the left can't come up, and the right can't come up. The rich man lowered the other two men with ropes, but still there was no movement.
One day passed, two days passed, and there was no news at all. But no one dared to go down any further, knowing that there would be no return.
The rich man was anxious and couldn't think of any good solution. At this time, someone suggested posting a notice to recruit brides to see if anyone was bold enough to go forward.
The young man who was expelled did not go far. He ran back to save the young lady after seeing the announcement. Seeing that no one dared to go down, the rich man agreed to give birth to the young man to save people.
Of course, he must promise him that if he can rescue the young lady, he will marry her to him. So, the young man climbed down the rope and agreed that he would swing the rope underground and the person above would be pulled up.
It took the young man a long time to get down to the bottom of the cave. The cave was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, so he had to crawl forward gropingly.
But the further we walked, the darker it became, and it seemed to have no size. I don’t know how long I walked, but I saw a little light ahead. The young man suddenly became energetic and walked towards the bright place.
And the light became brighter and brighter as we walked, and I saw a house. He opened the door and saw no one in the room. When I walked to the back room, I saw that the pot was still steaming.
The young man opened the lid of the pot and saw steamed buns made into cow and tiger shapes. The young man was so hungry that he picked up the steamed buns and started eating them. He ate them all.
There were nine cows and two tigers in total, and they were all eaten by the descendants. After eating it, the young man felt his bones cracking all over his body, as if he was exerting endless energy.
It turns out that he ate steamed buns made by monsters using human brains, and he already had the power of nine cows and two tigers. When the young man looked up, he saw a sword hanging on the wall, so he took it off, returned to the front room, and hid behind the cabinet.
As soon as the young man hid, he heard voices. I saw two people, one black and one white, walking in from the outside. They were ugly and fierce.
I only heard the one in white say, "Brother, I caught a girl who is fair and handsome and asked me to hide her in the cellar." Her family sent three people to look for her, but I killed them all.
I used their brains and blood soul essence to practice Nine Bulls and Two Tigers. Now that I have almost completed it, I invite my eldest brother to enjoy it together. '
'Thank you brother for still thinking of me, just eat all the nine cows and two tigers, and give the girl to the elder brother. The man in black was talking and sniffing.
'Why does your house smell like a stranger? '
'No, I'm afraid it smells like that girl. '
'No, I have to look for it. '
Seeing that he could no longer hide it, the young man rushed out from behind the cabinet with his sword in hand. After a while of fighting, both monsters were finally killed. It turns out that one is a snake demon and the other is a wolf monster.
The young man found the cellar and rescued the girl. When the girl saw that he was a young man, she hugged him tightly with joy. The young man explained the situation, and the two of them went back together along the way they came.
When he came to the bottom of the cave, the young man shook the rope, then tied the rope around the young lady's waist, and asked the superiors to start pulling the rope upward, pulling the young lady up first.
But the young lady disagreed and insisted that the younger generation carry her up together. The young man told her that the weight was too heavy for the two of them together and the upper body could not pull it. The young lady then let go of the young man's hand and promised that she would wait for him above.
The rich man saw his daughter being dragged up and asked, "Where were those three people who went down earlier?" ''They were all killed by monsters, and only the young man who saved me was left. The rich man pulled his daughter up and asked his family to fill the hole quickly.
The girl hit and made trouble and refused to let her fill it. The rich man hugged his daughter tightly and asked his family to fill it up quickly. Seeing that she could not stop the rich man's evil deeds, the girl bit off the rich man's hand.
Ignoring the obstruction of all the servants, the young lady desperately broke away from everyone's hands and jumped into the hole again. When the rich man saw this, he cursed loudly and asked someone to fill the pit.
The young man at the bottom of the cave caught the girl who jumped down, and carried the unconscious girl to the hut where the monster was killed. The two lived happily there, and later had children.
After a long time, the two finally found an exit somewhere else, and returned to the rich man's house with their children in their arms. When the old rich man saw that the raw rice had been cooked, he acquiesced in their marriage.
From then on, the young man and the young lady lived a happy and carefree life, loving each other till they grow old. And the black-hearted rich man died within two years, and he was mourned by his descendants. "
Mom finished telling the story and the meal was finished. Haizi did not stay long and returned to the Yun family compound, but he was still thinking about the stories his mother told him, and his heart was filled with sadness.
As soon as it got dark, Haizi began to feed the horses with grass and ingredients. The black wolf also followed him, turning in front and behind him. The black wolf is the cub of the big black bitch of the Yun family, and Haizi knows that its father is that wild wolf.
This dog is now a half-grown dog and is very close to Haizi. Haizi is also very kind to it. Unfortunately, it only gives birth to one child, so Haizi is too embarrassed to offer to adopt it. The dog was named by Monroe.
After Haizi filled the horse with grass and mixed the ingredients, he led Hei Lang back to the house. The outer room of the house where Haizi lived was very large, filled with already chopped grass and horse feed. There was a lot of grass prepared, and it was almost piled up to the roof of the shed.
The back room is where he and Master Zhao live. Today, Master Zhao has entered the city, leaving Haizi alone. Hei Lang takes the opportunity to come to keep him company.
When Haizi walked into the inner room, he looked up and saw Monroe standing in the room at some point, looking very charming under the dim light.
"Why...are you here!"
Haizi was surprised and looking forward to it. He stuttered a bit when he spoke, and maybe he seemed a little embarrassed.
"Why can't I come!" Monroe stared at Haizi and smiled. She seemed to be in a good mood today, "It's cold outside. Your hands are freezing. Why don't you put on gloves?"
As Monroe spoke, she took Haizi's hand with both hands and started rubbing it gently. The purpose was of course to warm Haizi's hands, but this made Haizi even more confused and at a loss.
"Hey...hey...where are the gloves? No, I'm using my hands."
Haizi giggled in a panic, his face turned red, sweat broke out, and he reluctantly withdrew his hand. His instinctive behavior made people look funny.
"You kid, I already have a husband, so why are you embarrassed? Why are you pretending to be a grown-up?"
Monroe seemed to be blaming Haizi like a big sister, but she was not at a loss like Haizi. Instead, she was calm, chatting and laughing, and she was still the usual eldest lady.
"It's...no...it's just..." Haizi didn't know what to say. He stared at Monroe with blank eyes, looking very naive.
Monroe smiled sweetly, touched Haizi's forehead with her hand, and deliberately patted his head.
"There is nothing wrong with him. Why did he become stupid? He is really a child, a stupid child, a big stupid child.
Okay, no more fussing with you. Grandma asked me to ask you where you were in the book you were telling her. You can't go and read to grandma today. Grandma asked me to go over and read to her. "
The old lady of the Yun family was willing to listen to books, and often asked Haizi to read to her for a period of time during the winter slack.
Of course Haizi is also willing to read to Mrs. Yun. Firstly, it can win Mrs. Yun's favor. Secondly, the younger members of the Yun family, such as Monroe, Fourth Girl, Sixizi, etc., often go to read to her. People of the same age are always together. Very happy.
"The old lady should know where to read." Haizi took the book, turned to the page he had folded and said, "That's it. You can continue reading for Grandma Yun."
"Here are two meat bones. They are quite rotten. You can chew them and let the black wolf gnaw the rest of the bones. I'm leaving." Monroe pointed to a paper bag placed on the edge of the kang. .
"No, no. Please don't bring me anything again. I feel very uncomfortable. You are good to me, I know, and I always remember it in my heart. One day, I will repay you, I swear!"
Haizi was a little excited and his face turned red again. Monroe found it funny when she saw Haizi's embarrassment, but she didn't try to provoke him anymore, fearing that Haizi would be even more embarrassed.
"You kid, just say some useless words, just don't forget me." After Monroe finished speaking, she turned around and left.
"I'm not a child anymore, why do you always call me a child?" Seeing that Monroe was acting strangely today, Haizi wanted to say something else, but didn't.
Seeing Monroe leaving, Haizi felt a little melancholy, but even more confused. On the other hand, Black Wolf jumped a few times happily and wanted to share the bones with Haizi.
That night, Haizi tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. One was thinking about haying the horses, and the other was flustered by Monroe's arrival.
He always felt that Monroe was a little abnormal today. Why? From the spring when Monroe went to deliver food and met a wild wolf, to today delivering shoes and bones, scenes and scenes kept flashing in Haizi's mind.
Especially in the small shack, he really saw Monroe's body clearly, that white, shiny, ice-carved body, those soft curves, and her flushed apple-like face.
All that... always lingers in Haizi's mind, going back and forth over and over again, and can't go away. Haizi tossed and turned like this, not sleeping much at all.
