Chapter 16 Catching Snakes
The night wind blew, Ji Zheng withdrew his thoughts, changed the position of the things in his hands, and with a smile on his face, he strode in the direction of Ji Hean.
He was tall and had long legs, and he quickened his pace, so he soon saw Ji Hean.
I saw Ji Hean walking slowly in front of me with his head down. Judging from his speed, he must be waiting for me.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared in Ji Zheng's eyes again.
Knowing that Ji Hean was shy at the moment, he tactfully kept a certain distance from Ji Hean.
The two of them walked slowly home, one after the other, in the moonlight.
After arriving home, Ji Hean went straight to his room. Ji Zheng first went to Ji's father's room to say that he was back, then went to the well to wash up before returning to his room.
In the room, Ji Hean was already on the bed. Because his back was facing Ji Zheng, Ji Zheng didn't know whether he was asleep or not.
Moving slowly, Ji Zheng put the things he bought in the cupboard. There were still two buns left, so he found a place to put them, waiting to have them as breakfast tomorrow.
He lay down on the bed gently, looked at Ji Hean's back, and without hesitation, held Ji Hean in his arms.
Thin eyelids covered the black eyeballs, the long eyelashes drooped quietly, and the beautiful nose breathed regularly. It turned out that the person was really asleep.
Ji Zheng curled the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with warmth that he himself was not aware of.
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As usual, Ji and An woke up on time as soon as the sun rose.
During this period, every time he woke up, he was in Ji Zheng's arms. Ji Hean had gotten used to it.
Ji Zheng hugged him very tightly, and it was impossible for him to break free by himself, so the only thing he could do was wake Ji Zheng up and let him let go on his own.
He shook Ji Zheng's arm, and Ji Zheng opened his eyes in a few seconds. But before he could be happy, he saw Ji Zheng changed his position and hugged him again, and then a stream of hot air sprayed in his ears, "Be good, sleep with me for a while."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
Ji Zheng has been getting up at four or five o'clock every day recently. He finally gets a chance to take a nap, so of course he wants to get enough sleep, and of course his 'pillow' also has to accompany him.
So he quickly suppressed Ji Hean's attempt to get up.
Ji Hean was anxious. He pushed the strong arm across his waist twice and said, "Cook, or your mother will scold you."
Once, he overslept and didn't cook, so he was scolded by Ji's mother. Although Ji Zheng treats him a little better now, Ji's mother still has the final say in the family.
If Ji's mother was unhappy and divorced him on Ji Zheng's behalf, he would definitely be living a life worse than death when he returned to that home.
Thinking of this, Ji Hean's voice was filled with tears, "I have to get up and cook, I have to get up and cook."
He said it twice in a row, which shows how obsessed he is with cooking.
Ji Zheng couldn't sleep because of what he said.
"Don't cry, it's okay. I've already talked to mom, she won't scold you."
There were tears hanging on her eyelashes, and there was a faint red color in the corners of her eyes. Her eyes were misty. This pitiful look made Ji Zheng feel heartbroken.
"Really?" Ji Hean's voice had a soft nasal tone, and his round and moist eyes were wide open as he looked at Ji Zheng like a pitiful cub.
"Really, really." Ji Zheng said two "really" in a row and reached out to cover Ji Hean's round eyes.
He was afraid that if he continued watching, he would do something unspeakable.
"Why are you covering my eyes?" Ji Hean stretched out his hand to pull Ji Zheng's big hand, his delicate eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
Ji Zheng didn't answer. He found that Ji He'an seemed a little different today. He was not so afraid of him and seemed much more lively.
This was a good sign. Ji Zheng smiled, kissed Ji Hean hard on the corner of their eyes, then stood up and put on his clothes in one go.
After putting on his clothes and looking back, he found that the person he kissed had turned into an ostrich and buried himself in the quilt.
My face was hot, my ears were hot, and the corners of my eyes that had been kissed were especially hot. My heart felt like a rabbit was stuffed in it and was jumping around non-stop.
Ji Hean wrapped himself in a quilt, blaming Ji Zheng in his heart, but the corners of his mouth were also raised sharply.
He clutched the quilt tightly, fearing that Ji Zheng would lift it up. However, after waiting for a long time and seeing that Ji Zheng did not make any move, he gradually felt relieved, but at the same time, he also felt a sense of loss.
There was a rustling sound behind me, followed by the creaking of a wooden door, and then everything was quiet.
Like a rabbit, Ji Hean slowly and nervously poked his eyes out from under the quilt, turned around, and found that the person was no longer in the room.
After heaving a sigh of relief, Ji Hean slowly got out of the quilt and put on his clothes.
Then he saw a pair of new shoes placed beside the bed. The uppers were made of cotton and the soles were very thick, so they must feel very soft to wear.
An idea suddenly occurred to him and he took the shoes over. Sure enough, the size of the shoes was exactly the same as his feet.
Did he buy it for himself? Ji Hean's heart started beating again.
After hesitating for a while, Ji and An finally put on their old shoes.
The pair of shoes he has now was the pair of old shoes his mother gave him when he first got married. His mother saw that he was always barefoot and felt sorry for him so she gave him a pair of her own old shoes.
Ji Hean has been wearing it for a year, sewing and patching it up.
Just as he was distracted, he smelled a familiar aroma of steamed buns, followed by the creaking sound of a wooden door.
When I turned around, I saw Ji Zheng coming in with two buns.
When Ji Zheng saw Ji Hean looking at him, he immediately smiled. Knowing that Ji Hean was shy, he did not mention what happened just now.
"Come and have breakfast."
Ji Zheng put the stoneware bowl containing the buns on the table and waved at Ji Hean.
The steamed buns were white and plump, and the fragrance they emitted was even stronger, which immediately washed away all the nervousness and shyness in Ji and An's hearts.
The small Adam's apple slid up and down, the mouth began to secrete saliva, and the eyes were completely glued to the plump white bun.
This greedy look made Ji Zheng laugh again. He simply picked up a bun, walked over, and stuffed it into Ji Hean's mouth.
The juice, which was even saltier and more fragrant than yesterday, instantly exploded in Ji Hean's mouth, and his cat eyes turned into starry eyes.
Delicious, very delicious.
When Ji Zheng saw Ji Hean like this, his heart felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.
He did not disturb Ji and An, but stood aside and watched quietly with a doting look on his face.
A bun was quickly finished. Although Ji Hean was not full yet, he knew his limits. There were only two buns in total. He ate one and Ji Zheng ate one.
"Why don't you eat anymore?" Ji Zheng hadn't seen enough. How could someone look so good while eating?
"You eat it." Ji Hean pointed at the remaining buns and said to Ji Zheng.
His lips were light pink because he had just eaten steamed buns. There was a layer of shiny oil on his lips, which looked like jelly, tender and bouncy.
Ji Zheng resisted the urge to kiss her and turned his eyes away from Ji Hean's pink lips.
"I don't want to eat, you eat." Ji Zheng said. He liked to see Ji and An eating with sparkling eyes, which tasted better than when he himself ate.
Ji Hean didn't move, but just stared at Ji Zheng's face, as if to make sure whether Ji Zheng really didn't want to eat.
"I really don't want to eat it. You eat it. I'll buy it for you next time." Ji Zheng reached out and rubbed Ji Hean's hair, his tone filled with helplessness and doting.
Seeing that Ji Zheng really didn't want to eat, Ji Hean withdrew his gaze.
Looking at the delicious food on the table, Ji Hean thought of someone, "Can I give the buns to someone else?"
Her eyelashes were slightly drooped, and there was a look of pleading and caution in her eyes.
"Who do you want to give it to?" Is it that little flower?
"To Zhong Zhong."
"Zhong Zhong?" Who is this? Ji Zheng was confused.
"Yeah." Ji Hean nodded, "Zhong Zhong is my friend, a very good friend."
"Sure." As Ji Zheng was Ji Hean's friend, he did not object to Ji Hean interacting with his friends. He even hoped that Ji Hean could make more friends.
"thank you!"
The eyes became bright again and turned into crescents, which made Ji Zheng's heart beat violently, and even the thing under him began to become restless.
With Ji Zheng's permission, Ji Hean carefully wrapped the buns in his hands and prepared to give them to his good friend when he had time.
Seeing Ji Hean carefully tending to the buns, Ji Zheng felt a pang in his heart. Ji Hean valued just a bun so much. He couldn't imagine how hard Ji Hean's life was in the past.
"Why aren't you wearing new shoes? Didn't I put them next to the bed? Didn't you see?" Ji Zheng's eyes fell on Ji Hean's feet, and he couldn't help but frowned when he saw that he was still wearing those tattered shoes.
Although he guessed in his heart that the shoes were bought for him, but hearing it from Ji Zheng's mouth now, he had a different feeling, and a smile appeared on Ji Hean's face again.
At this time, the eldest sister-in-law Song Meilan's voice rang out from outside the door, "Third brother, it's time to eat."
It seems that his sister-in-law made today's breakfast.
"Okay, I'll be right there." Ji Zheng responded.
"Change your shoes and go out for dinner." Ji Zheng took the shoes and, ignoring Ji Hean's exclamations and objections, forcefully changed the shoes for Ji Hean.
They were very soft, just like stepping on cotton. Ji and An almost couldn't walk after putting on the new shoes. They didn't know there were such soft shoes in the world.
He looked at the shoes and then at the person who put on the shoes for him. Ji Hean's eyes were sparkling under his thick eyelashes.
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At the dining table, the Ji family was having breakfast.
"Just now the six boys came and said that the village is organizing a snake catching activity this afternoon. What do you three think?" Father Ji took a sip of porridge and spoke slowly.
Catching a snake? Ji Zheng paused as he held the bowl.
"Why so early this year?" Ji Feng swallowed the cake in his mouth and said calmly.
"It's not too early. I remember it was around this time in previous years." Ji Cheng came out and said.
Ji Zheng looked through the original owner's memory and realized that catching snakes was an opportunity to make extra money that happened once a year in the village.
Snakes can be sold to restaurants or medical clinics in the town. The prices are quite high. A larger snake can be sold for a few hundred coins, and a smaller one can be sold for a few dozen coins.
Xiashan Village is backed by mountains. In the spring, hibernating snakes come out to look for food. There are quite a lot of them, so the village chief organizes everyone to catch snakes at this time every year.
On the one hand, they can earn some extra money to supplement the family income, and on the other hand, they can reduce the number of snakes to prevent the children in the village from being harmed.
"Then go ahead. Anyway you have to rest for two days before going to the town to find a job." Ji Cheng said.
Every time they finished a short-term job, they would rest at home for two days before looking for the next one.
Ji Feng didn't say anything, just nodded, indicating that he wanted to go too.
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