What unbearable suffering this is!
He refused!
He couldn't understand why there were so many fruit trees to plant, given the endless holes he was digging.
Besides, we can plant them when spring arrives next year; there's no need to rush to plant them in the next six months.
But what did Aunt Shuiqing say?
"Shivering and shivering, I'll build my nest tomorrow, but then winter comes and the nest still isn't built, and the bird freezes to death."
We need to build our nest and make ample preparations before winter comes.
Bai Ziqian scoffed, not at the correctness of the statement, but at the fact that thorough preparation was the right thing to do.
Instead, he thought of Uncle Fan, who was nearly thirty and hadn't even passed the county-level imperial examination, and how his family of seven still lived in a small thatched hut. It was ironic that such words came from someone like him.
At your age, what were you doing all this time?
If I had worked harder earlier, I would at least be living in a brick house now.
Bai Ziqian looked toward Shanshui Village not far away, where there were two brick and tile houses.
The Fan family, who live in a thatched hut, have decent food and good understanding. Wouldn't it be even better for families living in brick houses?
He didn't ask for much; he just wanted the food to be similar to what Aunt Shuiqing cooked, and he only needed to do half the work of Uncle Fan's family.
The donkey in the Bai family also needs to rest, but in the Fan family, it's so hard for it to even catch its breath!
He made up his mind; he was going to work for a good family! Maybe he could even get paid.
Bai Ziqian was extremely excited at the thought of his wages.
He tidied himself up and came to Shuiqing—actually, there was no need to tidy up; he had only brought the same set of clothes, so he could change back.
Looking at the arrogant yet spirited young man before her, Shui Qing casually asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
"Water flows downhill, and people strive for higher places. Aunt Shuiqing, you have to understand, right?" Bai Ziqian thought that Aunt Shuiqing felt she had wronged him, the one who did the work, and was now regretting it because he was leaving.
"Alright, but considering we've spent about ten days together, I'll let you in on this: the food in the village isn't as good as what we eat at home," Shui Qing offered a friendly reminder.
However, Bai Ziqian heard the good intentions more like a way out, which he refused to accept!
If someone living in a thatched hut can have this kind of food, how could someone living in a brick house be worse off?
Besides, Aunt Shuiqing's cooking is only good in taste. Compared to our family's usual meals, which include four cold dishes, twelve hot dishes, and several soups and desserts, the variety of dishes is far too small.
Well, although he finished eating everything, if there were a family with good food and a wide variety of dishes, he would naturally choose that family first.
Bai Ziqian remained silent for a moment, then, thinking of the person in front of him who had saved his life, he took out a jade pendant from his pocket, which was smooth, warm, and white, and handed it over.
“Auntie, I can never repay your kindness in saving my life by working for you. This jade pendant is worth a hundred gold pieces and I have worn it since I was a child. It is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it.”
They can use this jade pendant to build a big house.
Bai Ziqian had assumed that Aunt Shuiqing would either refuse outright or at least politely decline.
Unexpectedly, she accepted it very readily.
"Farewell!" he thought angrily. Was his life less valuable than a jade pendant in her eyes?
Shui Qingcai didn't care. Touching the smooth and lustrous jade pendant in her hand, she said without looking up, "No need to see me off."
Bai Ziqian grew increasingly angry and turned to leave without a second thought.
Only after Bai Ziqian had gone far away did Yan Qiu and the others gather around Shui Qing.
"Mother, are you really not going to care about Hei Zi anymore?" Yan Qiu asked with a hint of doubt.
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