"You are not from Xinghua Village? I have never seen you!" Song Yu went over the impressions of the villagers in his mind, and had never seen Zhang Jinyou, so he said affirmatively.
Song Yu has been running around the village since he could walk and talk, and he remembers what every villager looks like.
"Yes, I'm from Lihua Village!" Zhang Jinyou said in a low voice.
"Lihua Village? My mother said that everyone in Lihua Village has the surname Niu! Is your surname Niu too?" Song Yu asked curiously.
"No... no..." Zhang Jinyou blushed when he saw Song Yu's face approaching, and he spoke even softer.
"If it is, it is. If it is not, it is not. Why are you, a young man, speaking so vaguely?" Song Yu couldn't bear to hear Zhang Jinyou speaking slowly, so he took another step forward and said.
"No..." Zhang Jinyou stepped back and carefully reached out to push Song Yu back, "You are a little brother, you should stay away from me, otherwise... otherwise it will damage your reputation!"
"Oh!" Song Yu nodded, and suddenly remembered that he and Zhang Jinyou were both young men and brothers, so it was indeed not appropriate for them to get too close, so Song Yu took a few steps back.
After Song Yu took a few steps back, Zhang Jinyou's breathing became much smoother.
"By the way, what's your name? My name is Song Yu!" Song Yu remembered that he didn't know his name yet, and asked curiously.
"Zhang Jinyou." Zhang Jinyou said his name, looked at Song Yu, thought for a while and then said, "Brother, you can't tell your name to outsiders casually."
"Oh! I've already told you that I don't care. What are you afraid of?" Song Yu waved his hand and said indifferently.
After saying that, Song Yu felt that the air was too quiet, so he found a place to sit down.
"Did you run away from home too?" Song Yu thought about how he was so angry that he thought Zhang Jinyou also ran away from home.
"No..." Zhang Jinyou said in a low voice, "I... I don't have a home!"
"What did you say?" Song Yu was afraid that he had heard it wrong.
"My parents died a long time ago..." Zhang Jinyou was unable to say it.
"Then why are you here?" Song Yu was confused. Lihua Village was not very close to here!
"I... I was driven here by other people in the village..." Zhang Jinyou lowered his head as low as possible, not daring to look into Song Yu's eyes.
Under Song Yu's questioning, Zhang Jinyou stammered and told Song Yu about his situation in Lihua Village.
Zhang Jinyou's father was a native of Lihua Village named Niu Zi'an, and his mother was from another village named Zhang Yun. Zhang Jinyou took his mother's surname.
In Lihua Village, there were almost no people with the same surname as their mother, so Zhang Jinyou's father was regarded as a traitor to Lihua Village, and no one treated their family well.
Less than two years after Zhang Jinyou was born, his father died of overwork, leaving him and his mother to depend on each other.
After Niu Zian died, the people in Lihua Village increasingly disregarded Zhang Jinyou and his mother. They were forced to do the dirtiest and most tiring work in the village, and were driven out of their original house to a small wooden house at the end of the village.
Because she had to raise a child and suffered torture every day in the village, Zhang Yun passed away after five years, leaving behind Zhang Jinyou, who was only seven years old.
Since his parents died, Zhang Jinyou has been living on hunger and sometimes earning a few copper coins by helping villagers with chores.
Zhang Jinyou is now twelve years old, but he is not much taller than Song Yu. This must be the reason.
"This is too much! How can this be done?" Song Yu stood up angrily, clenched his hands, and stood up for Zhang Jinyou.
"It's okay, I'm used to it." Zhang Jinyou looked at Song Yu's angry look and thought he was quite cute.
"How about you come to my house for dinner today? Come to my house for dinner in the future!" Song Yu came up with a good idea. Why not let Zhang Jinyou move directly to their village? This way, they can meet often in the future, and Song Yu will have another playmate!
Song Xu expressed his thoughts and looked at Zhang Jinyou expectantly.
"No... don't bother, I'm doing fine now!" Zhang Jinyou's face gradually turned red again when Song Yu looked at him.
"What are you afraid of? My mother will definitely agree when she sees how pretty you are!" Although Song Yu was only nine years old, he knew Xu Sanniang's preferences.
Although Zhang Jinyou is a little thin and haggard, he has a good-looking appearance and Xu Sanniang will definitely like him.
"Really?" Zhang Jinxingyou felt embarrassed. It turned out that he looked pretty good in Song Yu's eyes!
Song Yu nodded sincerely. Zhang Jinyou couldn't argue with him, so he changed the subject and said he would take Song Yu to hunt rabbits.
When Song Yu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't care that he had run away and followed Zhang Jinyou directly.
Zhang Jinyou took Song Yu to the trap he had set. There happened to be a wild rabbit in the trap. Song Yu was very excited when he saw it, and kept pulling Zhang Jinyou's arm to swing it.
He always wanted his elder brother to take him hunting, but his elder brother never agreed. Although this is not hunting, it is almost the same.
When Zhang Jinyou saw Song Yu so close to him, his heart almost jumped out.
Zhang Jinyou was afraid that if he continued like this his face would turn red, so he quickly walked to the trap and found a tool to lift the rabbit out.
Song Yu said he didn't know how to cook, so Zhang Jinyou took him to the river, started collecting firewood to make a fire, and then used the knife he carried with him to go to the river to deal with the wild rabbit.
After Zhang Jinyou finished processing the rabbit, he put it on the fire to roast. During the whole process, Song Yu sat on the rock and watched Zhang Jinyou complete a series of movements smoothly.
"You are so awesome!" Song Yu praised.
"Thank you..." Zhang Jinyou sat down, not daring to look Song Yu in the eye.
Song Yu found many topics to talk about with Zhang Jinyou, as if he could never say enough. From Song Tingzhi to Song Qian, and then to Jiang Cheng, Song Yu almost told all about his family background.
After Song Yu said he was tired, he swallowed and moistened his throat.
"You've said so much, aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?" Zhang Jinyou asked when he saw him stop.
"You don't look like it, and with your physique..." Song Yu looked at Zhang Jinyou and felt that he was not as strong as himself!
Zhang Jinyou understood the meaning behind Song Yu's words and quickly argued, "I'm not weak, I just look thin!"
"Yeah, I believe you!" Song Yu said perfunctorily.
Zhang Jinyou knew that he didn't believe it but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't just lift up his clothes to show him!
While the two were talking, the rabbit was roasted. Zhang Jinyou took out the rabbit leg and gave it to Song Yu to eat. Song Yu didn't hesitate and took it directly and took a big bite.
"It's so delicious!" Song Yu said while eating.
"If it tastes good, eat more!" Zhang Jinyou gave the remaining rabbit leg to Song Yu.
Song Yu quickly waved his hands and said that he couldn't eat anymore. Zhang Jinyou saw that he really couldn't eat anymore, so he started eating himself.
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