Xue Zhi strode into the house and bowed to Zheng Ren, saying, "I am sorry to have caused trouble for you."
Zheng Ren replied, "It's okay, it's okay. I hope Xue the Hunter is back safely."
Xue Zhi turned to look at Zhou, who had dark skin, sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a burly figure. He was two heads taller than the old, hunchbacked Zhou. He looked down at Zhou with an expressionless face: "My son did it. I wonder what kind of compensation this lady wants?"
Although Zhou was the wife of the village chief, she was a woman after all. Facing Xue Zhi's imposing questioning, she was a little out of breath and said vaguely: "Xue, Xue Hunter, your child is naughty, you should discipline him more."
Xue Zhi nodded and agreed, "I will punish him later. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Xue Zhi admitted this, and Zhou's wishful thinking naturally did not work. Although she was still unwilling, Zheng Ren and Xue Zhi stood together. The one was a scholar and the other a warrior, and it seemed that neither of them was easy to get along with. Zhou could only take Daniu back in dismay.
Xue Zhi was a man from outside the family, so Zheng Ren sent Zheng Xiu to the stove to prepare dinner, and he and Xue Zhi went into the east room to talk.
Zheng Yu, who had not shown any displeasure when Zhou came to ask for an explanation, now pouted and pulled Xue Shao aside to ask in a low voice: "Your father is back, so are you going to go home to live?"
Xue Shao nodded.
Zheng Yu bit his lip and said, "Then you have to come and play with me during the day."
Xue Shao thought for a moment, "My father hasn't been home for a long time. I've been lazy these days. When he comes back, he will definitely urge me to practice boxing and kicking."
Zheng Yu was still unwilling to give up, "But I can't practice for the whole day. Can you come out when you have time? I'll wait for you at home.
" Xue Shao agreed, "Okay, I will definitely come." Zheng
Yu smiled, "Then you should have dinner with your father today before leaving. My sister has cooked a lot of dishes. Let's eat together."
Xue Shao looked towards the east room and didn't agree at all.
The two little ones were whispering in the main room, and Zheng Ren and Xue Zhi were also talking in the east room.
Xue Zhi thanked Zheng Ren again, and the two of them had to exchange a few words.
Xue Zhi also talked about his situation in the mountains over the past month. He had gone to Hukou Mountain with two hunters from the neighboring village. On the second day, it suddenly snowed heavily, and the mountain was blocked by snow. They lived in a wooden house on the mountainside. The snow continued for several days. Later, the other two hunters were anxious to return home. They ignored the wind and snow and rushed home. On the way, they encountered a landslide and were buried. Xue Zhi rescued them all by himself. Later, in order to take care of them, and because the weather had not improved, he did not dare to go down the mountain rashly. He waited until they were almost recovered and the weather cleared up before returning together.
Of course, what Xue Zhi didn't say was that after he sent the two hunters home, he was thinking about his son all the time. Although he had confidence in his son, he was still worried about him, so he rushed home as soon as he got back to the village.
When he got home, Ji Lei was gone in the yard, and when he entered the house, Xue Zhi was also gone. The furniture was covered with a thin layer of dust, and it was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.
Xue Zhi was confused at the time: Damn, where is my dog? Damn, where is my son?
But after the panic, he quickly calmed down and went to the village to ask people, only to find out that his son had arrived at Zheng's house, so he rushed over without stopping.
After the two finished talking, it was getting dark.
Zheng Ren also wanted to keep Xue's father and son for dinner before leaving.
Xue Zhi declined, saying, "The house has been unoccupied for a long time, so it needs cleaning. I also brought back some prey, which also needs to be dealt with, so I won't bother you anymore."
Zheng Ren then did not force him.
Zheng Xiu was not very confident about Xue Zhi, this careless parent, so she asked Zheng Yu to take a bowl and put some dishes in it, cover it, and put it in the basket. Then she took a few hot steamed buns, wrapped them in gauze, and put them in. The basket was so full that it was almost full.
Zheng Yu tried to carry the basket, but because it was too heavy for his little arms to hold, he changed to holding it in his arms. He followed his father and sister to see the Xue family father and son out, and then handed the basket to Xue Shao, reminding him: "Eat well when you get home."
Xue Zhi wanted to refuse again, but saw that his son had nodded and took it. So he didn't say much, and bowed to Zheng Ren and Zheng Xiu and said: "I will come to your house to express my gratitude formally another day." After that, he took his son and the dog home.
Xue Shao was very happy that his father was back. But when he left Zheng's house, he felt a blockage in his heart for some reason, and couldn't help but look back every few steps.
Zheng's house was getting farther and farther away, and he could only see the bright lights there.
Xue Zhi coughed lightly and said, "Don't look, it's gone."
Xue Shao said sullenly.
Xue Zhi reached out and stroked his son's soft head, "We live in the same village, what's there to be reluctant about?"
Xue Shao said nothing.
Xue Zhi then found another topic and said, "They have helped us so much, how can you have the nerve to take their things again?"
Xue Shao was strong, and it was not difficult for him to carry a basket in his hands. Before, his father wanted to help him carry it, but he insisted on doing it himself. At this time, he only felt that the warm food in the basket made him warm.
"Anyway, I already owe them money, so it doesn't matter."
Xue Zhi was a little amused, and he didn't know where he heard this from.
Naturally, he learned this from Zheng Xiu. Every time Zheng Xiu wanted to stew an egg or make a soup for him to nourish his body, and Xue Shao refused to accept it, she would say that. Over time, Xue Shao also accepted this statement. However, he was also clear in his heart that he would need to work very hard and do a lot of things to repay the Zheng family's kindness to him. His father had taught him before that he should not owe others, and he always remembered it. But facing the Zheng family who were good to him, he did not feel awkward, because he would treat them very well in the future.
After the two got home, they had dinner together first. Then Xue Zhi started to clean up the house, but he was a rough man and didn't care about details. So he just cleaned up the spider webs in the house, wiped the tables and chairs, and then tidied up the kang and changed the bedding in the cupboard.
Xue Shao followed his father and worked around. It was already mid-moon when they finished cleaning up the house.
At night, the two of them lay on the kang. Neither the father nor the son was a talkative person. Xue Zhi simply asked if he had been doing well recently. Xue Shao said that everything was fine, and then told his father about his lost silver. Xue Zhi responded, but he didn't take the few taels of silver to heart.
Xue Shao was sweating all over. He was used to taking a bath every two days at Zheng's house. Today was the day when Zheng's family was supposed to take a bath, so he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
Xue Zhi closed his eyes and asked: "Do you have lice on your body? You feel so uneasy."
Xue Shao stopped moving.
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