Before Ji Xingzhi could refuse Liu's kindness, Li Shi came back with a basket of fish. He waved and shouted as he ran, "Mother Xue Zhao, I caught a lot of fish. We have fish to eat today."
Now that Li Shi has arrived, the previous topic has to be put aside.
Ji Xingzhi walked over and took the fish basket from Li Shi's hand. She looked into the basket and was stunned. The fish was as big as a finger and was not enough to feed her teeth. What's more, there were five people to feed. She felt that the vegetables or porridge she had eaten in the past two days were so bland that she didn't even feel the smell of oil or water in her mouth.
"Why is it so small?" Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but ask.
Li Shi scratched his head and said with a simple smile, "The big ones were all sent to the market to be sold."
Ji Xingzhi was slightly stunned. So that's how it is. It's true that children from poor families have to grow up early. She had previously thought that Li Shi was just going fishing for fun, but who would have thought that he was fishing to sell to supplement the family income.
"Oh..." Ji Xingzhi walked over to Liu with the fish basket and said with a smile, "Aunt Li, I'll be the one making the fish porridge today."
Liu had no doubts at all and handed the kitchen to Ji Xingzhi, while she served as Ji Xingzhi's assistant.
After Ji Xingzhi prepared the meal, she took it into the house and waited for Li Mao to come back.
When Li Mao came back, he was stunned for a while when he saw a table full of food that was very different from usual.
Ji Xingzhi asked Li Mao to sit down, served him a bowl of fish porridge and said, "Uncle Li, try it."
Li Mao took a bite and was stunned: "Hmm, not bad. Did you make this?"
Ji Xingzhi just smiled without saying anything, and served a bowl each to Hua Yihen, Aunt Li, Li Shi and herself.
Pointing to the dishes on the table, he introduced: "This is pan-fried tofu, this is rice wrapped in vegetable leaves..."
After dinner, Li Mao patted his thigh and praised generously, "Xue Zhao, you have such skills at such a young age. If Shi Er marries you, it will be a blessing for him."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Xingzhi's smile froze on her face, except for Liu and Li Shi. Apparently... Liu had told Li Mao and Li Shi as soon as she knew her identity...
Hua Yihen's face was even colder than ice.
"Uncle Li, stop joking. My father and I won't stay here long. We'll leave once my father's injury gets better. Thank you for taking care of me these past two days. One day, my father will definitely repay Uncle Li's family for their kindness." Ji Xingzhi said as usual with a kind smile on his face.
After Hua Yihen's injury healed, she quietly slipped away. It was up to Hua Yihen to repay the kindness of Li Mao's family himself.
When Hua Yihen heard Ji Xingzhi say this, his expression eased a little, and he drank the medicine and went back to sleep.
The matter about Ji Xingzhi and Li Shi was left unresolved.
At night, Ji Xingzhi saw that Hua Yihen had fallen asleep, and Li Mao's family had also gone to bed one after another, so she tiptoed out of the house and ran away without thinking.
How could she really wait for Hua Yihen to recover before leaving? If she waited until Hua Yihen recovered, she wouldn't be able to escape.
Ji Xingzhi ran all night and finally collapsed on the road from exhaustion.
When Ji Xingzhi woke up, it was already noon. She was shocked to find herself sleeping on the side of the road. She was so tired from running last night that she fell asleep on the road. She was becoming less and less vigilant.
Feeling lucky that he had slept for several hours on the road and had not been eaten by wild beasts or crushed by passing carriages, Ji Xingz gathered his strength and stood up.
Looking into the distance, I saw a small town not far ahead. There were many people gathered at the city gate, and it was quite lively.
Ji Xingzhi adjusted her clothes and hairstyle, then walked into the city.
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