Chapter 271: Thousands of Arrows Piercing the Heart
"Wild cypress fruit?" Zhang Heyao asked.
"Um."
Zhang Heyao's face, which originally had a hint of a smile on it, suddenly turned dark.
"Why, we could eat this wild fruit before, but we can't eat it now? Sir Zhang, it is really precious." Lu Qiniang said.
"In the past, we couldn't afford rock sugar, so you went to the mountains to find these wild cypress fruits instead. You could fry them to make a sugar color." Zhang Heyao said coldly, "But now, you, Lu Qi Niang, still can't afford rock sugar? Or are you doing this just for me today?"
"Needless to say? If I didn't cook it for you, why would I come to you? Really to cook you a meal? Eat yours." Lu Qiniang put the meat in front of him. "It's just to replenish your brain. You think this thing is easy to find? It's so hard to find it now!"
She actually stated her plan so directly that Zhang Heyao was stunned for a moment.
Nourish your brain.
She used to say the same thing.
So even though our family was poor, we could always have a meal like this every month.
She was the one who went out to find the fish, and she helped the butcher kill pigs in exchange for the meat. Sometimes she could only get pig blood in return, so she fried it with leeks. She felt very guilty and said that she was embarrassed to ask the butcher for meat, fearing that he would be angry and not ask her for help next time.
Lu Qiniang served him a bowl of rice and also served herself a bowl. Then she scooped some soup from the earthenware jar to mix with the rice, lowered her head and ate with big mouthfuls, feeling very satisfied.
Zhang Heyao's eyes were suddenly choked by the hot mist, his Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times, and then he silently picked up a piece of braised pork for her.
It was like an agreement that they had never said before, but had already become a habit.
The first piece was hers, and he would eat the rest.
Because reading requires a lot of brainpower, and he needs to replenish his brain.
Others say walnuts are good for the brain, but she couldn't find any, so she saved money to buy him some...
Lu Qiniang didn't touch the piece of meat in the bowl.
She put down her chopsticks and whispered, "Brother, I bought the fish today. The brother and sister selling fish were dressed in rags. I asked about their parents. The boy's eyes were red and he wanted to speak, but his sister stopped him. I was like that before. I didn't tell others that we had no parents because I was afraid they would bully us..."
"What did you call me?" Zhang Heyao asked.
"Brother." Lu Qiniang said.
Zhang Heyao suddenly put down the chopsticks in his hand. "For Xiao Yan, your mother Lu Qi would also bow her head and return to me? Why don't you stubbornly confront me? You will be stubborn to the end! Mother Lu Qi, are you here to make me a meal of reminiscence today? You are here to stab me in the back!"
Zhang He pointed at his heart with a fierce look on his face, "Lu Qi Niang, hello, you're fine!"
"Am I not worthy of speaking? Even if I ask you to help me save someone, you owe me that. That's what I, Lu Qi Niang, deserve! What's more, I'm not asking you to save someone. I only ask you not to kick someone when he's down. Brother, please don't hurt Xiao Yan. I beg you."
Zhang Heyao was about to explode when he saw Lu Qiniang standing up and about to kneel down.
He reached out and held her, tears in his eyes.
His Adam's apple rolled up and down twice, and he spoke with difficulty: "Lu Qi Niang, if you dare to kneel down today, I will kill Xiao Yan at all costs!"
Lu Qiniang stopped struggling and looked at him calmly: "Brother, if you kill Xiao Yan, I will hate you for the rest of my life!"
"So now, you don't hate me?"
"No hatred. I don't even know what 'the innocent are innocent' means. I'm not worthy of you. You should find someone better." Lu Qiniang said, "But Xiao Yan went to jail for me. You know, I never owe anyone anything in my life. If you kill Xiao Yan, I will hate you for the rest of my life. Don't let me gain power. I will definitely avenge him if I do!"
Zhang Heyao took two steps back and barely managed to stand by holding onto the table.
Lu Qiniang was not joking.
But when she said that she wanted to avenge Xiao Yan, Zhang Heyao felt like a thousand arrows were piercing his heart.
"Brother, let's leave a way out for the sake of our parents." Lu Qiniang said, "Don't harm Xiao Yan, I don't hate you. We are siblings, not enemies. If you are unlucky in the future, your property is confiscated and you are dismissed from office, and you have no food to eat, I will still provide you with a bowl of rice."
Her words were sincere and her eyes were genuine.
Zhang Heyao almost vomited blood.
"Okay, okay." He gritted his teeth, "Thank you for cursing me, get out! Get out!"
"Brother, I'll take it as your agreement."
"roll!"
Lu Qiniang went out.
Zhang Heyao heard her say to Sun Shun, "I have to go get my basket. It's sturdy, so it might be full."
Zhang Heyao slammed his fist on the table.
——How could she, after stabbing me again and again and making excessive demands on me, be so calm now, as if she had said or done nothing.
After a while, Sun Shun knocked on the door and said softly, "Sir, I have sent someone to take Qi Niang back in a carriage."
"You go down too. I want to be alone."
"yes."
Sun Shun went to the next room.
Zhang Heyao picked up the chopsticks and ate the food mouthful by mouthful with tears in her eyes, including the piece of meat that Lu Qiniang had not eaten.
Who is more cruel and who can't let go?
Even though I knew that her "brother" was like a weasel greeting a chicken, I still couldn't refuse her.
He was afraid that she would hate him!
Zhang Heyao put down his chopsticks, leaned his head against the back of the chair, and sat there for a long time.
Then he stood up and staggered out the door.
It's time for him to go back to the yamen.
There are still many bad accounts that have not been sorted out.
The cabinet will have to reconcile accounts in a few days. This is his first "big test" and he cannot make any mistakes.
"Sun Shun, go tell Lu Qiniang that I will—do as she wishes." Zhang Heyao said coldly, "And go now."
He couldn't bear to see her dark eyes.
Even though she was killing him with her memories, he couldn't bear to let her toss and turn all night long.
Lu Qiniang was the only person he had ever lost control of in his life.
I originally thought that he would end this relationship happily.
So when he first came back, he confronted Lu Qiniang directly.
He didn't want to drag things out.
But in the end, it was Lu Qinniang who easily withdrew and even entered into another relationship.
It is he who is still connected, unable to let go, and even willing to be a victim for love.
Lu Qiniang used to be determined to keep out of each other's way and draw a clear line between them.
How great it would be if she could always do this instead of putting herself in a difficult position to come and make peace for Xiao Yan.
But, then he wouldn't be able to hear her calling him "brother" -
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