Chapter 32: Both the Incumbent and the Indecisive

Xia Jing's eyes were red and her cheeks were still a little swollen, but the swelling had subsided a lot compared to the first day.

Zhou Hao saw her coming over, drank the porridge in one gulp, and then asked, "What's wrong?"

"My sister is eating chicken over there."

Xia Jing felt aggrieved because her sister always gave her the delicious food first.

She didn't know what went wrong and why her sister suddenly changed.

Zhou Hao was silent. He swallowed his saliva. The aroma of chicken was so strong. It wasn't like he had a bad nose. He should have smelled it a long time ago.

If it were in the past, Xia Liang would definitely give most of it to Xia Jing.

And Xia Jing would take it for herself.

But now...

When they saw the little bits of food on the ceramic jar, they couldn't wait to get in and lick them.

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It was a rare opportunity to eat chicken at the village chief’s house, and the village chief’s three little grandsons also came over.

A pheasant, stewed with mushrooms in a big pot.

The fragrant chicken, the mushrooms, and the orange chicken soup were covered with fat. Before the stewed chicken came out of the pot, Xia Liang also cut some green onions, which made the big pot look even more tempting.

But no matter how tempting it was, there was only one chicken, and even though it looked meaty, each person wouldn't get much with so many people eating.

The village chief distributed the meat himself.

First there were two big chicken legs, Xia Liang and Ning Zhiyuan.

Xia Liang: This chicken drumstick looks delicious, but...

Looking at the eager little kids, Xia Liang really didn't know how to enter under their eager little eyes.

"Your sister Xia Liang is weak and needs nourishment, and your brother Zhiyuan is a patient. Do you all have any objection to them eating chicken legs?"

Yang Aiguo asked with a straight face.

A few little radishes nodded hastily. The village chief smiled with satisfaction and put a large piece of meat on the plate for Wang Bin as well.

"Uncle Yang, I'm not a patient..."

"You are a guest."

Yang Aiguo's face turned cold and Wang Bin quickly shut up.

Then came the three children, Yang Xiaohong, and finally the old couple.

After everything was divided, not even a bone of the chicken was left.

Xia Liang was still hesitating when she heard the man's whisper:

"Eat it. It's a bit... meatless."

Xia Liang looked at the man sitting next to her and eating seriously, but he didn't even look at her.

She even doubted whether the words just now were said by that person.

Xia Liang felt that he was hinting at something. Wang Bin, who was standing beside him, tried hard to hold back his laughter, but it was hard for him not to burst out laughing.

Xia Liang lowered her head, her face slightly reddened. She didn't want to be undeveloped. She had eaten too little before, and there was not much nutrition. How could she develop? She didn't have two taels of meat on her chest. She had been laughed at for this many times.

But can you gain those 20 taels of meat by eating chicken legs?

Xia Liang was very suspicious. She didn't pretend to be nice anymore, she picked up the big chicken leg and started to chew it.

Although it was a bit too much for an adult like her to eat the only two chicken legs, but...

After all, she was the one who discovered the chicken. Maybe she has the physique of Koi fish now?

How many times had she eaten chicken legs in modern times? None of them had the pure wild fragrance.

The chicken leg looked big, but it was finished in just a few bites. Xia Liang also drank all the chicken soup.

The mushrooms inside are so delicious. They have absorbed the fresh flavor of the chicken and are even more delicious than meat.

After finishing the meal, Xia Liang raised his head and saw the three kids were also eating with their mouths full of oil.

In Yangliu Village, when sons get married, they will move out, which is a good thing. In some places, a large family lives together, which is really lively, but quarrels and fights are also common.

After dinner, Xia Liang decided to go out for a walk. She had eaten too much, and it was quite oily, so she was worried that she would have trouble digesting it if she just lay down to sleep.

The moonlight is pretty good today. Few people in the village go out at this time, so it is very quiet outside.

Before she knew it, she had wandered to the cowshed.

“Ouch…”

It seemed that he could hear someone screaming in pain from a distance, and Xia Liang was shocked. Could it be?

She remembered that in her previous life, she found that Mr. Lu was injured not near the cowshed.

The voice was a little far away. Just as Xia Liang was about to go over, two figures stopped her.

"Xia Liang."

Looking at the two people blocking the way, Xia Liang's pupils shrank.

She didn't know what was wrong, or maybe it was because too much time had passed and she remembered it wrongly. She had seen these two people in her previous life.

Li Xue and Feng Xin came from the same place and can be considered fellow villagers.

Feng Xin was in poor health and it was impossible for her to survive in Yangliu Village on her own. She got married just a few months after arriving here.

Marrying a girl from the city, who is not bad looking, even if she is a little weak in body, many people in the village would be willing to marry her.

Feng Xin made a different choice from the others.

Xia Liang never said that there was anything wrong with her. She just didn't want to get married just for a meal.

"What's up?"

I could hear cries of pain just now, but now I can't hear them anymore. I don't know if Mr. Lu has passed away or what. Xia Liang is very anxious.

"Xia Liang, did you eat chicken tonight? Where did you get the chicken?"

When she smelled the scent at night, Li Xue swallowed her saliva countless times.

The bowl of cornmeal porridge in my hand, which was so thin that you couldn't see much grain in it, was originally meant to fill my stomach.

After drinking it, I felt full in my stomach and fell asleep.

But because of the smell of chicken from the village chief's house, Li Xue felt hungry all night and felt very uncomfortable.

She was feeling so miserable that she wanted to go out and find someone to play with.

She and Feng Xin had a good relationship before, and she went to her place to see if she could find something to eat.

It’s a pity that Feng Xin’s family conditions were not good, she didn’t have a high status, and no one dared to give her food.

The two of them went out for a walk and met Xia Liang.

Looking at Li Xue's righteous expression, Xia Liang was so angry that he laughed:

"None of your business?"

Xia Liang looked at Li Xue indifferently. She didn't know how Li Xue had the nerve to ask her this question.

The two of them were not familiar with each other, and she wanted to ruin her reputation because of what happened that day. It's not an exaggeration to say that the two of them are enemies. This person is too shameless.

"I...I just care about you."

Li Xue's eyes turned red with grievance. If someone didn't know, they would think that Xia Liang bullied her.

"No need."

Xia Liang spoke bluntly. She was worried about Mr. Lu and didn't know how he was doing now.

"Xia Liang, how can you say that? Xue'er is really doing this for your own good. We are all educated youth and we will all live in the same village in the future. We should get along well with each other." Feng Xin said disapprovingly. Xia Liang looked at Feng Xin who looked like she was doing this for her own good and suddenly smiled:

"Aren't you married? Are you still an educated youth?"

"You..." Feng Xin's little face suddenly turned pale, and her eyes turned red. She had been in poor health since she was a child, and that was not what she wanted.

If she had not married a man from the village, she would have starved to death.

Is it wrong for her to marry just to survive? But what did Xia Liang just mean?

"Xia Liang, you are really going too far. How can you say that about Xinxin?"

Li Xue saw her friend being wronged and was so angry that she stepped forward to argue. Xia Liang smiled coldly:

"What did I say? She's not married yet?"