Xinghua Village——
Song Tingzhi drove the donkey cart into the yard, closed the door, and went into the inner room.
"Brother, you're back." Song Qian was embroidering a handkerchief to supplement the family income. She stopped working when she saw Song Tingzhi come in.
"This is Dad's medicine. Remember to cook it." Song Tingzhi handed the medicine to Song Qian and gave him most of the money he earned from selling the medicine today. "Remember to give it to Mom when she comes back."
Song Tingzhi knew where Xu Sanniang had gone without asking. Aunt Jiang had just had a new grandson, and Xu Sanniang was jealous, so she definitely wanted to go and see the baby, so Song Yu followed her.
Got it." Song Qian took the things and put them in the cabinet. "Brother, go next door and call mom and little brother back for dinner!"
"Yeah." Song Tingzhi nodded and bumped into Xu Sanniang as he walked out the door.
"Tingzhi is back!" Xu Sanniang walked over to her son. "What a coincidence that you're back today. I just heard some gossip at your Aunt Jiang's house and I want to share it with you."
Before Song Tingzhi could refuse, Xu Sanniang pushed him into the house, and Song Yu followed him in.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Song Tingzhi was pressed on the stool by Xu Sanniang and could not move.
"Let me tell you, do you know that Chen Mei's family has a boy?" Xu Sanniang said quietly.
"I know." Song Tingzhi knew it was Jiang Cheng as soon as he heard it.
"I heard from people in Taohua Village that Chen Mei's stepson eloped with someone on the first night of Jiang Caiyun's wedding. Chen Mei was so angry that she scolded him for several days. They said that he took all the money in the family and ran away through the window..." Xu Sanniang shared all the news she heard with her son in one breath. Her voice was so loud that even Song Qian and Song Tao in the inner room could hear it clearly.
"Mom, who is Chen Mei? Can you believe what she says?" Song Tingzhi was furious when he heard this. He didn't expect the Jiang family to be so shameless and say such dirty words.
"Why are you so excited?" Xu Sanniang was frightened by Song Tingzhi and patted her chest.
"Mom, don't believe these rumors in the future. The Jiang family is not a good family!" Song Tingzhi frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Yes, yes, that Shen Shi is indeed not a good person. I get angry when I mention her. What a despicable and shameless shrew!"
Seeing that his mother gradually strayed from the topic and started scolding Shen, Song Tingzhi quietly walked out while she was not paying attention.
"Brother!" Song Yu jumped up and ran to Song Tingzhi, "Brother, Aunt Jiang's baby is so cute! The skin is so soft!"
"Really? You have to be careful when you go to Aunt Jiang's house to play. You can't disturb Sister Li's rest, okay?" Song Tingzhi bent down and touched Song Yu's head.
"Um!"
Song Tingzhi and Song Qian said something and went up the mountain.
On the mountain, Jiang Cheng was steaming buns in front of the stove. He mixed hemp leaves with some pork as the filling, and used multi-grain flour as the dough. After fermenting it for a while, he started to wrap the buns. Making them now would be just in time for Song Tingzhi to come back and eat them.
Song Tingzhi caught a rabbit on the way up the mountain and went back to eat it. When he walked outside the yard, he smelled a fragrant smell and his pace quickened.
"What delicious food did you make?" Song Tingzhi walked into the small kitchen. The heat from the steamed buns made it almost impossible to see anyone in the room.
Song Tingzhi opened the door of the small kitchen, let the heat dissipate, and then slowly walked in.
"You're back!" Jiang Cheng came out from behind the stove. "I made some steamed buns with sesame leaves. You came back just in time. They should be ready by now."
After saying that, Jiang Cheng opened the lid of the pot, and immediately a wave of hot steam hit him. Jiang Cheng quickly stepped back a few steps, but unexpectedly Song Tingzhi was standing behind him, so Jiang Cheng retreated directly into his arms.
"Be careful!" Song Tingzhi saw Jiang Cheng constantly backing away, and was afraid that he would fall, so he hurriedly supported him.
After Jiang Cheng stood firm, he quickly stepped back and looked at Song Tingzhi, "Thank you."
"It's okay." Song Tingzhi put his hands behind his back and spoke calmly.
For a moment, neither of them knew what to say. Jiang Cheng felt his face getting hotter and hotter, as if it was about to burn.
"Well... let's eat! Buns taste better when they're hot!" Jiang Cheng turned around, put the lid of the pot aside, and hurriedly tried to take the buns out.
"Hiss~" Jiang Cheng was too anxious and accidentally burned himself. He quickly pinched his fingers on his earlobe to cool it down.
"Are you okay?" Seeing that Jiang Cheng was burned, Song Tingzhi quickly took his hand to take a look, and was relieved to see that he was okay.
Jiang Cheng retracted his hand and whispered, "It's okay, it's okay."
"Let me do it! I won't burn you again." Song Tingzhi moved Jiang Cheng to the side and was about to take the buns out when he felt someone pulling his clothes a few times.
"Go wash your hands first." Jiang Cheng said in a low voice.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Song Tingzhi looked at his hands that had caught the rabbit, and very consciously went out to wash his hands with water before coming back.
Song Family——
Xu Sanniang scolded Chen Mei for a long time before she stopped. When she turned around, she found that her son had already run away. Xu Sanniang walked into the yard and saw Song Yu playing with a rope. She asked, "Where is your brother? How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
"Mom, my brother went up the mountain a long time ago." Song Yu stopped what he was doing, replied to his mother and continued playing.
"Why has this bastard been going up the mountain so often lately?" Xu Sanniang muttered. "Could something happen to this bastard up there?"
Xu Sanniang was a little puzzled. Although Song Tao was ill this year and the family was in urgent need of money, it wasn't to the point of starving. Why did Tingzhi always run to the mountains? I heard there were wolves in the mountains recently. This kid didn't know how to be careful!
"Mom, you're not happy that Big Brother is working harder." Song Qian came out of the small kitchen. "Don't think too much. Lunch is ready. You can eat now."
"Here she comes, here she comes, Xiaoyu, it's time to eat." Xu Sanniang thought about it but couldn't think of anything, so she just went into the house to eat.
The world is big, but eating is the most important!
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