The friends around immediately gathered around and looked at the stone curiously.
"Where did you live originally?"
Shitou looked up timidly: "In... in Zhangjia Village."
"Zhangjia Village! We passed by it on our way to school!" said the oldest friend. "Grandpa said that if you come to Lugou Village, you belong to us. From now on, you belong to us!"
The friend patted his shoulder as he spoke.
Shitou gradually felt less scared and looked at his little friend in front of him with curiosity.
His friends pulled him aside and said, "Let's herd sheep together. When the sheep are fat, we'll have sheep to eat during the New Year!"
"Really? Is lamb delicious?" Shi Tou was full of curiosity. He had never eaten lamb before!
"Delicious!" The friends nodded, "The meat is delicious!"
Shitou agreed with this point very much. He had eaten pheasant meat these days, and it was so delicious that he wanted to eat it with his tongue!
So Stone went to play with his friends...
Over there, Zhang Xingrong actually won first place in cutting corn stalks. She worked quickly and well, and was praised by the villagers. Zhao Xiaomei let her go back first.
Zhang Xingrong didn't waste any time and hurried back to cook. On the way home, she picked some wild peppers and vegetables and brought them back to make a salad. She still had some red bean porridge from the morning, so she used the red beans to make red bean paste pancakes.
She also washed some wild peppercorns to make chili sauce in the evening, and dried some to make dried chilies and chili oil.
When the meal was ready, Shitou came back. She pulled Shitou aside and said, "Shitou, I'll take some bread to Uncle Jie Fangjun who saved us yesterday. You can eat at home and rest, okay?"
"Sister, I'll go with you!"
Zhang Xingrong looked at her clingy brother and smiled, "Sister has eaten, but you haven't. Aren't you hungry? Sister made some delicious mixed vegetables. Why don't you go and take a look?"
Shi Tou's nose became more sensitive. He sniffed hard and smelled new dishes. They were so delicious that his mouth was watering!
"Eat first, then take a nap, or go find some friends to play with, okay?" She paid special attention to Shitou in the morning, as he went to play with the young men from the village. The children here are also very simple and honest.
Shitou really wanted to eat, so he nodded.
Zhang Xingrong carried the red bean paste cakes and headed out of the mountain. Just beyond the mountain pass was Zhangjia Village. Not long into the journey, she saw people repairing a canal. Because the double harvest season was approaching, many more people were out working today.
Some paddy fields have too much water, making it difficult to harvest. At this time, it is necessary to dig canals to drain the water.
"Oh, isn't that Zhang Xingrong? Why is she here?"
"I wonder if she was driven out by the people of Lugou Village? I just think that her look is so annoying..."
"If you keep talking nonsense, do you believe you'll be arrested and sent to a labor camp? Yesterday, Wu De's wife came home crying. Her husband was sent to a labor camp!"
Now no one dared to say those harsh words anymore, and no one dared to talk about Zhang Xingrong's mother anymore. However, everyone still pointed fingers at Zhang Xingrong.
Aunt Dawu thought about how Zhang Xingrong had been targeting her these past few days, and she felt righteous in her heart: "Zhang Xingrong, why did you come back? Were you driven out of Lugou Village? Even if you were driven out, we in Zhangjia Village won't accept you!"
Zhang Xingrong glanced at her calmly and said, "Don't worry, I won't come back even if you give me one million!"
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