Old Zheng, who was preparing to eat, had already smelled the aroma of stewed chicken from next door. He was also very greedy. When he saw Hu Lin coming over with half a basin of chicken, he couldn't refuse against his will.
"When I was jogging up the mountain today, I picked up a chicken that had been killed by some unknown animal.
I have cooked it at home, and since we are neighbors and neither of us eat meat very often in a year, I asked you to bring some over."
Hu Lin spoke nicely and sincerely, so Lao Zheng asked Hu Lin to bring the chicken into the house.
He lived and ate together with pigs and cows. The house he lived in was not big. There was no living room. There was only one room, a kitchen and a toilet.
All meals were eaten at the small table on the kang.
They can only live a makeshift life, without even setting up a private plot of land to grow vegetables.
"There won't be any conditions."
Although Lao Zheng was very greedy, he was in his sixties or seventies after all, so he still had some self-control.
"I didn't have any originally, but now that you mentioned it, I want to put forward some conditions."
"Tell me, what are the conditions? I don't believe in getting things for free."
“We grow vegetables in our private plot, but since we just moved here, the manure in the dry toilet is not enough for fertilizer.
If you give us some manure every week as fertilizer, we will send you some game we find in the mountains in the future."
Before Hu Lin came here, he never thought that he would encounter such a good thing. It was a pleasant surprise to be able to gain something from it.
Lao Zheng is not only a normal person, but also a normal person who doesn't like to owe others anything. She really likes dealing with such people.
“Those are shared by all the villagers.”
Old Zheng looked at the baby in front of him, who was neither big nor tall, to remind himself.
"Our private plot is not very big, so we won't need much. Besides, it's out in the middle of nowhere, so no one will find it."
Hu Lin had been looking at Lao Zheng, observing his subtle expressions, but he tried to save face by going along with the words and eliminating all potential dangers for him.
It's just a little bit of feces, once a week, and the villagers won't notice it at all.
Old Zheng was aware of these things, otherwise he would not have been interested.
Hearing Hu Lin say this, Lao Zheng smiled and said, "You are quite clever, girl."
To say this means that I agree.
"We are neighbors, and only by helping each other can our lives get better and better.
Besides, when the vegetables in our private plot are ready to eat, you can have a taste of them too."
"Okay, you can go back and eat. I only have one set of bowls and chopsticks here, so I won't keep you here."
Lao Zheng was eager to eat the chicken, so after he finished talking, he drove Hu Lin away.
"Okay, I'll come and visit you when you have more dishes and chopsticks."
Hu Lin exchanged some polite words and then went back.
Before entering the house, Hu Lin saw Hu Xiaoyi sitting at the head seat of the square table looking at her.
There was no food on the table, and Li Aihua was not seen. It looked like Hu Xiaoyi was waiting for her to come back and settle the account.
"Why haven't you eaten yet?" Hu Lin pretended to be confused and went into the house.
"What are you going to eat? Who told you to go up the mountain every day? Do you know how dangerous it is?"
Hu Xiaoyi looked at Hu Lin angrily with his big eyes.
He only has this one child in his life, and he felt extremely angry when he saw that Hu Lin did not value his life.
"I'm just in the front mountain, where everyone digs wild vegetables. What danger could there be?" She didn't want to argue with Hu Xiaoyi, she wanted to eat meat.
“Is the front mountain not dangerous? What if an animal that lives in the deep mountains runs to the front mountain? Can you escape?
You finally managed to save your life, but you don't cherish it and have to go to a dangerous place to play. Why are you so worrying?"
Hu Xiaoyi was really troubled by Hu Lin who was stubborn and unyielding.
But the matter wasn't serious enough to warrant a beating, and he was still frightened by what Hu Lin said last time.
What does it mean that he either beats her to death or refuses to divorce her? It makes him feel stuck in this dilemma.
I’m afraid that if I really hit him, it will be even more difficult to discipline him afterwards.
"Relax? You've never worried about anything, so how can you be relieved?
I have been on the mountain for so many days, but you just found out today.
If I hadn’t picked up the pheasant, you probably wouldn’t have noticed that I went up the mountain to exercise every day for a long time. ”
Seeing that Hu Xiaoyi was determined to achieve his goal, Hu Lin decided to end the battle quickly.
"Also, are you worried about my safety or are you worried about losing your only child?"
After Hu Lin finished speaking, he went to the kitchen to wash his hands and said to Li Aihua who was hiding in the kitchen, "Take the dishes out and eat."
No one can stop her from eating.
"Of course I'm concerned for your safety."
Hu Xiaoyi did not admit the hidden thoughts in his heart, nor was he willing to face it.
"Then I'll tell you, I'll live well, and you don't need to worry about me.
Instead of taking the time to think about yourself, you should think more about yourself.
Think about whether you are being filial or just being foolishly filial. "
Hu Lin added more rice to his meal.
“By the way, please don’t tell the Hu family about the chicken we found at home.
We didn’t have enough food to begin with, and I was lucky enough to pick up a chicken, which improved our food.
Don't rush to give food to those who have no worries about food and clothing when you haven't even eaten enough yourself."
Hu Lin first gave Hu Xiaoyi a warning, hoping that he could think more clearly.
Don't tell others everything that happens at home just because the Hu family says a few nice words to them.
Hu Xiaoyi pursed his lips and said nothing.
“We are now in the betting period and the meals at home are for the family.
If you want the Hu family to have meat to eat, you can find a way yourself, but don't take it from home.
Anyone who breaks the rules will be deemed the loser."
Hu Lin was afraid that Hu Xiaoyi would waver, so he brought up the bet.
"There were no such rules when we made the bet before." Hu Xiaoyi frowned and looked at Hu Lin.
"So you still have the Hu family in your heart."
"When did I say I was thinking about the Hu family? I was just speaking the truth."
“There is no stated rule, but our bet is that our family will have enough food to eat every day.
If I pick up game again in the future, you will think of giving it to the Hu family. The Hu family knows that we can pick up game from time to time, so won't they come to take advantage of us every day?
There is not enough food at home, and they still come to take advantage of us. What is the point of gambling?
From now on, everyone in the family will listen to you."
Hu Lin looked at Hu Xiaoyi with some annoyance.
Is he done yet? He delayed her meal.
Li Aihua, who was standing by, heard the two people arguing and did not dare to pick up her chopsticks.
"Your grandparents are not that kind of people." Hu Xiaoyi retorted, but as he said this, his eyes flickered.
How could Hu Xiaoyi possibly hide from Hu Lin's superb micro-expression skills? She sneered.
"Shall we make another bet?
After dinner, you can go and tell the Hu family that we have found a chicken.
See if they will ask you for it. If they do, then you lose.
Starting tomorrow, I have the final say in this family, and vice versa."
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