Xu Qingzhi would not say at that time that the bayberries grown in the bayberry forest watered with spiritual spring water were very clean. He only said, "It's not clean, but you won't get sick if you eat it. Bayberries can help digestion. You ate so much for dinner, try one."

Xu Zijun didn’t have any mysophobia, so he blew on it symbolically with his mouth and then ate it.

"Mm, this bayberry is so sweet."

After Xu Zijun ate a bayberry, his stomach, which had been aching when he walked due to overeating, suddenly felt much better and he could walk without pain anymore.

"It really helps digestion. Last time I heard from my mom that bayberries are ripe this year, but they were not ripe at that time, so I didn't try them. I didn't expect that when I came back this time, the bayberries were not only ripe but also so delicious."

"Sister, I want one more."

Xu Qingzhi put his hands behind his back, like an old man watching a play, "Can't you pick it yourself? Don't you have hands?"

Xu Zijun: ...

She said that because Yangmei was right above her head.

Xu Zijun walked over a few steps, lifted the piece of clothes on his belly to make a bag, picked dozens of bayberries and put them in the clothes.

The two men stepped onto the road and continued walking up.

Xu Zijun ate as he walked along the way, saying, "This bayberry tree never bore fruit before. Mom complained to Dad about it many times. I didn't expect the first fruit to be so delicious."

Xu Qingzhi recalled the sour bayberry he had eaten when he first got home, and suddenly felt his teeth aching, "Is that so?"

Xu Zijun loves eating bayberry so much. I don’t know if it’s because she was tortured by the cooking skills of the cafeteria chef at school, but even the cucumbers sent by home seem extra fragrant. This time when she came back, she felt that everything she ate was fragrant, even the bayberry was so sweet. She was so happy.

"Are you on good terms with your classmates?" Xu Qingzhi asked.

"fine."

"That boy who bumped into you at the school gate, what happened?"

Xu Zijun was surprised, "You saw it from such a distance?"

"I have good eyesight. Did you know that on the first day?"

"Well, it's nothing. He just likes a girl. That girl always comes to me to ask questions, and he can't stand it. Plus, his family has some money, so he's a bit arrogant. But he just said a few words. Our school is a good school, and everyone's mind is more on studying."

Xu Qingzhi listened to him quietly, then asked: "What's the girl's name? How tall is she? Where is she from?"

"Sister! Are you checking the household registration book?" Xu Zijun said unhappily, with a little heat on her face.

"Don't you have a girlfriend at school?" Xu Qingzhi asked.

Xu Zijun said seriously: "I am still a student, I don't fall in love prematurely."

Xu Qingzhi looked at his shy brother and stopped teasing him. "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. But if that person comes to provoke you again, don't be like a stupid old man and say nothing. Boys should have blood. There are some things that should be endured, and there are some things that should not be endured."

"Then what can I do? I am a good student in the eyes of the teacher. I will not argue, let alone fight. If I fight, the teacher will call my parents, and it is not easy for my parents to go to school." Xu Zijun still had the same idea as always, and seemed to have forgotten that his family already had a car.

Xu Qingzhi had a headache. She knew her brother well. He would not scold her. He would hold back all words if she said something to him, and fighting was even more impossible for him.

She gave him some advice: "Otherwise, every time he comes to bother you, just imagine in your mind that he falls down in front of you."

"What's the point of thinking about it? You're not going to fall."

"When you think about others' misfortunes, you can feel secretly happy. You can't scold or beat them, so don't let yourself get hurt by holding back your anger."

Xu Zijun: ...

He knew that he couldn't count on his sister to come up with any good ideas.

He responded perfunctorily: "Okay."

I walked along the road and met other people from the village who were out for a walk.

"Hey, aren't these the two siblings from the Xu family?"

Xu Qingzhi called out politely, "Aunt Zhang, come out for a walk too."

"I'm going to play cards upstairs. You two siblings, be careful when you take a walk. Don't go to the small fork on the left ahead. There are many snakes there when the weather is hot."

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, we won't go there, we'll just go around and go home."

"That's right, Qingzhi, I heard that you are farming at home and won't be going back to the city. So when are you going to sell your vegetables at the market? I will come to support you then."

"Thank you for your kindness, auntie."

"Okay, you two can go shopping slowly, I'm going to play cards."

"Okay."

Along the way, Xu Qingzhi met many acquaintances, and he would greet them politely, calling them aunt or uncle.

After a walk around the village, I was almost home.

Xu Zijun finally asked, "Sister, you're not going back to the state capital? Are you just farming at home?"

"yes."

"Okay, just don't think too much." Xu Zijun spoke out what was in his heart. There were rumors on the Internet that his sister was going to commit suicide, which scared him terribly.

Xu Qingzhi didn't want to continue this topic, so he asked him, "You only have 100 yuan pocket money a month, is that enough?"

Xu Zijun waved his hands quickly and said, "It's enough. Please don't give me any money. Otherwise, when you find a partner in the future, people will say you are a brother-supporting demon."

Xu Qingzhi covered his forehead and said, "Come in, I don't want to talk to you for now."

Xu Zijun still had six bayberries in her arms. She walked into the house and shouted, "Mom, I picked some bayberries and left a few for you and Dad."

Xu Fuqiang is still washing dishes.

Wang Yanmei had already taken a shower and just came out. "Hey, these bayberries are very sour. Why did you pick them?"

"Sour?" Xu Zijun almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, I picked some bayberries a while ago. They were so sour that they almost made your teeth fall out. They didn't have any bayberry flavor. Your sister also ate them, and she was so sour about it."

"It's not sour, but delicious, much better than the bayberries you buy outside." Xu Zijun went into the kitchen to find a bowl to put the bayberries in, rinsed them with water, and couldn't help eating another one. He confirmed, "It's very sweet, and it's not the kind of greasy sweetness, but a refreshing sweetness. I don't want to stop eating it. It's simply Xuanmai bayberry, even more Xuanmai."

"What is Xuanmai?" Wang Yanmei didn't understand.

Xu Zijun thought about how to explain it, and finally gave up and said simply, "It means that bayberry is delicious, I want to keep eating it, and I don't want to stop at all."

“Is it really so delicious?” Wang Yanmei didn’t believe it. She always felt that the two siblings wanted to play a prank on her. The two kids had done this kind of thing many times before.

"Mom, you try it." Xu Zijun handed the bowl of bayberries to his mother.

Wang Yanmei frowned, the sour taste still in her mouth, "Let your father try it."

Xu Fuqiang finished washing the dishes, wiped his hands and came out, "Let me try it."

He picked up a bayberry and took a look. "Wow, how come this bayberry has become so big? It's bright red, much prettier than before."

He put the bayberry in his mouth, and the juice of the bayberry filled his entire mouth. The aftertaste remained two or three seconds after he swallowed the flesh.

He couldn't help but eat another one, then said, "This bayberry is really delicious, Yanmei, you should try it too."

(End of this chapter)