Chapter 19 Friends
The sun is still very strong today, but the bamboos are dense and tall, blocking most of the sunlight, so it doesn’t feel very hot staying in the bamboo forest.
Xiaohua had sharp eyes and nimble hands and feet, and their bamboo baskets were soon filled with bamboo shoots.
The mission was completed. It was still early, and thinking of the buns in his arms, Ji Hean started to think about something.
"Xiaohua, I want to discuss something with you." Ji Hean held a bamboo shoot in his hand, with an embarrassed expression on his face.
"What's the matter?" Xiaohua asked.
Put the bamboo shoots into the basket, "I want to visit a friend of mine in the upper village, so I want to leave my bamboo shoots at your house, and I will come back to your house to get them, okay?"
Xiaohua exclaimed, "I thought it was a big deal, but seeing your serious expression, it's okay, of course."
"Thank you, Xiaohua." Ji Hean thanked again and felt relieved.
Since getting married here, Ji Hean hasn't seen Ji Zhongzi for a long time, and she doesn't know how he is doing now.
Ji Zhongzi is the Zhongzhong mentioned by Ji Hean. Like Ji Hean, he is a twin and the middle child in the family, so his parents just casually named him Zhongzi.
The two were the same age, and twins were very rare. They were the only two twins in the entire village, so it was natural for them to play together.
Of course, it also has something to do with other people rejecting them.
However, Ji Zhongzi's situation is better than Ji He'an. Although he is not favored at home, his parents at least treat him as a human being, so he can live a decent life.
Not knowing how Zhongzhong is doing now, Ji Hean wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickened his pace towards Ji Zhongzi's house.
But the closer he got to Ji Zhongzi's home, the more uneasy Ji He'an became, for he was afraid that Ji Zhongzi had already married.
Ji Zhongzi's home was in a relatively remote area, so in order to avoid being seen by other people in the village, Ji Hean deliberately took a small path.
Fortunately, I didn't meet anyone from the village on the way.
After arriving at Ji Zhongzi's house, he did not go and knock on the door rashly, but hid aside and observed for a while. When he heard Ji Zhongzi's voice, his uneasy heart settled down.
He folded his hands together and placed them near his mouth, blew out a few bird calls, then turned around and went to their former secret base.
This has been a secret code between the two since childhood.
When they arrived at the agreed place, Ji Hean waited for a while before seeing Ji Zhongzi running towards them in a hurry.
"Xiaoxiao!" Ji Zhongzi gave Ji Hean a bear hug as soon as he arrived, his tone very excited.
Xiaoxiao was the nickname that Ji Zhongzi gave to Ji Hean when he didn't have a name before.
Ji Hean staggered for a moment, feeling lucky that he managed to take the bun from his body into his hands, otherwise he would have been crushed by Zhong Zhong.
Steadying himself, Ji Hean hugged Ji Zhongzi back, "Zhongzhong, I feel like you've grown taller and lost a lot of weight. It feels like you're just bones."
Ji Zhongzi immediately retorted, "Xiaoxiao, you've lost weight too." His hands dishonestly touched Ji Hean's body left and right.
Ji Hean smiled and did not stop Ji Zhongzi from touching him randomly, "I brought you something good."
"I also brought something for you." Ji Zhongzi raised his beautiful peach blossom eyes and a beautiful smile appeared.
"This is for you. Even though it's cold, it still tastes good." Ji Hean opened the meat bun wrapped in oil paper in his hand and handed it to Ji Zhongzi.
"Wow! It smells so good, is it meat filling?" Ji Zhongzi's eyes lit up and he swallowed unconsciously.
Like Ji Hean, he had never eaten anything good.
"Yes, it's meat buns." Ji Hean nodded heavily, "Eat it quickly."
Ji Zhongzi couldn't wait to take it and took a big bite, "It's delicious!"
After swallowing the bun in his mouth, Ji Zhongzi asked again: "Xiaoxiao, have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten, you should eat quickly, this is specially reserved for you." Ji Hean looked at Ji Zhongzi with a gentle smile on his face.
Since Xiaoxiao had already eaten, Ji Zhongzi was no longer polite and lowered his head to concentrate on eating the buns. It was the first time for him to eat such delicious food.
Looking at Ji Zhongzi wolfing down the food, a hint of distress appeared on Ji Hean's delicate brows.
"Hiccup~ It's so delicious. I wish I could eat something this delicious every day."
One bun was certainly not enough for Ji Zhongzi, and he still looked unsatisfied.
"Yeah, I think so too." Ji and An nodded in agreement.
"Xiaoxiao, who treats you well then?" Ji Zhongzi suddenly changed the subject.
"Huh?" Ji Hean was confused for a moment, then immediately responded, "Are you talking about Ji Zheng?"
"Who else could it be?"
"He was very nice to me." For some reason, Ji Hean's memory of the former Ji Zheng had become blurred, and he only remembered the Ji Zheng who had woken up.
"Really?" Ji Zhongzi was a little unconvinced. After all, if that man was good to Ji Hean, there was no reason for Ji Hean to be so thin and small now.
Ji Hean knows Ji Zhongzi very well. He briefly explained Ji Zheng's changes, "...That's it. He treats me very well at the moment."
"That's good." Ji Zhongzi was naturally happy that his good friend was doing well.
"Yeah." Ji Hean nodded slightly, "The buns you just ate were also bought by him."
Ji Zhongzi chuckled twice, walked forward and hugged Ji and An in his arms again, "Xiaoxiao is so good to me."
"Did he also buy you the shoes on your feet?" Ji Zhongzi then saw the soft shoes on Ji Hean's feet. They were made of pure cotton and looked like they cost at least a few dozen cents.
Ji Hean struggled to get out of Ji Zhongzi's arms and nodded weakly.
"That's great. Someone will protect my Xiaoxiao from now on." Ji Zhongzi was really happy for Ji He'an, although he was a little envious in his heart.
Hearing the envy in Ji Zhongzi's tone, Ji Hean patted his head and said, "Zhongzhong will definitely meet someone who treats you well in the future."
After saying this, Ji Zhongzi's beautiful eyes were tinged with a hint of sadness. "Xiaoxiao, my parents have arranged a marriage for me. I will get married after the spring."
Ji Hean's hands froze, and his expression became the same as Ji Zhongzi's: "Where is this person...?"
"At present, I only know that he is from Fuhai Village next door, but I don't know what he looks like." Ji Zhongzi's tone was very flat, but it sounded very sad to Ji Hean's ears.
The joy of the two meeting each other disappeared in an instant because of this, and was replaced by a faint sadness.
If Ji Zhongzi married into a bad family, the two might not be able to meet each other in this life. Even if she married into a good family, the two would not be able to meet many times, after all, the distance was a bit far.
"Forget it, it's still early. Don't think too much about it. Guess what good things I brought you?" Ji Zhongzi returned to his previous smiling look.
"But..." The worry between Ji Hean's brows did not dissipate.
Ji Zhongzi seemed to be born an optimist. He stretched out his hand to pinch Ji Hean's face and squeezed it hard, "Oh, don't worry about it. Maybe the man will die before I get married, and then I won't have to get married."
After saying that, he chuckled twice, and his peach blossom eyes became even more charming.
At this moment, someone on the next mountain sneezed violently, then frowned. His already ferocious face looked even more ferocious, like a demon.
Ji Hean was speechless, but he had figured it out in his heart. Let’s talk about the future later. The most important thing is to grasp the present.
"Don't be so depressed. Guess what good things I brought you?" She narrowed her eyes and her long, curly eyelashes trembled as if she was giving someone a flash of electricity.
Ji Hean smiled, "I won't guess, give it to me if you want."
"Oh, why do you have such a bad temper?" Ji Zhongzi also laughed.
"Is it something delicious?" Ji Hean guessed that before he got married, Zhongzhong always secretly brought him food.
"No, no, no." Ji Zhongzi stretched out a finger with a mysterious look on his face and waved it left and right.
"What is that? Is it fun?" Ji Hean guessed again.
"No."
"Then I can't guess it." Ji Hean admitted defeat.
"Ding ding ding! It's money!" Ji Zhongzi took out a cloth purse from his waist and swung it back and forth in front of Ji Hean's eyes.
The sound of copper coins colliding could be heard, and it sounded like there were more than a dozen of them.
"I didn't have the chance to visit you when you got married, and later I didn't know where you got married, so I couldn't give it to you. Now I can finally give it to you."
Later, when Ji Zhongzi found out where Ji Hean was married, before he had time to find time to visit him, Ji Hean came to see him first.
As Ji Zhongzi spoke, he stuffed the money bag into the stunned Ji Hean's pocket, "Other people have a reserve fund when they get married, so I saved some for you, too. It's not much, only twenty-three pieces, but it can be considered as your dowry."
Listening to Ji Zhongzi's nagging, Ji Hean felt warm in his heart and his eyes were sore. Twenty-three dollars, no one knew how much hardship Ji Zhongzi had gone through to save up.
"Zhong Zhong, I don't want it. You can keep it for yourself." Ji Hean returned the money. It was not easy to get the money. "You can keep it as your dowry."
Although Ji Zhongzi's parents were not bad to him, he definitely had no dowry.
"Just take it. This is my gift to you. If you don't accept it, then we don't want to be friends anymore!" Ji Zhongzi's face was very serious, as if he would break up with Ji Hean if he dared to refuse again.
"Then when you get married, I will also give you a dowry."
"Hehe, let's talk about it later. It's still early anyway. You can use the money to buy something delicious." Ji Zhongzi smiled again and put his arm around Ji Hean's shoulders. "Look at you, you've become so skinny that you're just a layer of skin."
"Do you think you're fat?" Ji Hean rolled his eyes.
When the two were about to say something, they heard Ji Zhongzi's mother calling him from a distance.
Ji Zhongzi's expression changed, "Xiao Xiao, I have to go. I'll find a chance to see you next time."
"Yes, go ahead." Ji Hean nodded. He was afraid that Ji Zhongzi would be beaten if he came back late. "I will come to see you when I have time in the future."
The two hugged each other for a while, and then Ji Zhongzi left in a hurry.
After they could no longer see Ji Zhongzi's back, Ji Hean turned around and went home.
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