The next day, Old Man Zheng discussed moving with Zheng Ren.
Zhu was still determined to stand under the window and eavesdrop, but after a while, Old Lady Zheng came out after lifting the curtain. Zhu was caught red-handed and felt a little embarrassed.
Old Lady Zheng didn't say anything to her. She was just kicked out by Old Man Zheng, and she felt bad. They had been married for a lifetime, but they didn't expect that they would be abandoned by the old man when they were old.
Old Man Zheng talked to Zheng Ren for a long time, and he didn't come out before lunch.
Old Lady Zheng had nothing to do, so she went to work on the stove.
Zhu used the excuse of taking care of Zheng Rong to avoid being lazy. Zheng Rong was stung by a wasp before. Although he applied medicine, his face was still terribly swollen these days. He was laughed at by someone outside two days ago, and he hid in the house and refused to come out these two days.
Old Mrs. Zheng didn't want to take care of Zhu. The old man was always stubborn and his decision could not be changed even by ten cows. Although Old Mrs. Zheng was reluctant to leave her grandson, she couldn't really separate from her husband and wife. She must go to the town with him. Anyway, they couldn't live together for a few days, so she let Zhu go.
Zhu walked around the house and saw that no one was taking care of her, so she quietly went out.
Although Old Man Zheng had said something the day before, and Zheng Quan also said that the family would no longer have to rely on the land for a living, she was still thinking about the rent of the eldest wife's land. After all, no one would complain about having too much money.
Zheng Xiu prepared lunch at home, and it was almost past dinner time, and her father had not returned yet. Seeing that the sun was bright that day, she took the quilts and sheets from the house out to dry them.
When Xue Zhi passed by Zheng's house, he saw Zheng Xiu holding a large thick quilt, standing in front of a bamboo pole that was almost a head taller than her, and trying hard to put the quilt on by tiptoeing. I don't know if it was because the quilt was too heavy or she was not strong enough, she tiptoed several times, but the quilt could not be put on.
She was also a little annoyed, and screamed "Ahhhh" several times in a row, and then said to herself: "I just don't believe that I can't cure such a quilt of yours!" Then she began to jump up and throw one end of the quilt onto the bamboo pole. The quilt swung back and forth, and her bun bounced back and forth. After trying several times, the quilt just couldn't be thrown up.
"Sister, how about I bring you a small stool." Zheng Yu couldn't stand it
anymore. "No, I want to do it myself!" Zheng Xiu was angry and complained: "Why did Dad put the bamboo pole so high yesterday?!" The bamboo pole used before was also old, so the family replaced it with a new one during the New Year. Zheng Ren just put it up the day before.
Xue Zhi had never seen her like this before, so he could not help but stop and secretly laughed at the side.
"Uncle Xue, why are you here?" Zheng Yu was sharp-eyed and soon spotted him.
Xue Zhi coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, but quickly calmed down and said, "I passed by your house on my way back from a drink. A Shao said before that your family will move out soon, so I came to see if I can help."
Zheng Xiu blushed in annoyance, not knowing how much of her embarrassment he had seen.
After Xue Zhi finished speaking, he stepped into the yard and walked in front of her, "Girl, give me the quilt, I'll help you hang it up."
Zheng Xiu nodded with her eyes downcast, and handed him the quilt. The two were close, and they could still vaguely smell the alcohol on him.
Xue Zhi was tall, and he hung the quilt up with his hand.
"Do you have any other quilts? I'll help hang them up."
Zheng Xiu didn't bother to be polite with him. She took a few quilts out of the house and let him hang them up.
After hanging the quilts, Xue Zhi asked again, "Is there anything else to do at home?"
Zheng Xiu shook her head, "Nothing."
Xue Zhi said, "During the period of moving, just tell me if you have anything." As
the two were talking, Zhu came.
Zhu stood at the door and saw a tall and majestic man standing in the yard. She was stunned, and then walked in while saying, "Xiu girl is at home. I saw this man standing in the yard at the door and thought I had walked into the wrong door."
She had a smile on her face, and her words were not necessarily meant to sneer at her. But Zhu was always unreasonable and always spoke with a lot of sarcasm. Zheng Xiu was particularly upset by what she said.
Zheng Xiu glanced at her and said, "What's the matter, aunt?"
"Of course... it's about what happened yesterday." Zhu rubbed her hands. "Look, should we talk about it in the house?"
Zheng Xiu didn't want to go into the house and say anything more. Anyway, it was a done deal to rent the land to someone else. Now there were guests, so she didn't want to be rude in front of others.
Xue Zhi was afraid that she would feel inconvenient, so he said, "Then I'll go back first. If you have anything to say, just ask Auntie to come home and tell me."
Zheng Xiu pouted, "What's the inconvenience? Anyway, Second Auntie will be home soon."
Zhu said hurriedly, "I just got here, why are you chasing me away?"
"I'm not chasing Second Aunt away. Second Aunt is upset about what happened yesterday. That thing is a foregone conclusion. No matter what you say, it's useless. You might as well save your energy and go home early."
Zhu had tried to make a scene in front of everyone the day before but failed and ended up being treated as a laughing stock. Later, she got angry at Old Man Zheng. Just when she was in a bad mood, she was able to suppress her anger and talk to her with a smile. But now, Zheng Xiu didn't give her the slightest face in front of outsiders. It was simply not treating her as an elder!
"Xiu girl, what you said is so rude. Your family is not decent. Your uncle, as your elder brother, has no regard for family affection at all and wants to force our family to death. You, as a youngster, don't have any manners at all!"
Zheng Xiu was too lazy to waste words with her. She thought that if she had known, she would have let Ji Lei stay overnight yesterday. Now she is letting the dog out. It is guaranteed that Zhu will not say anything and will run away faster than anyone else!
"Whatever Second Aunt says is what it is. But we are not blind. A Yu, go and call Dad back for dinner."
Zheng Yu responded and trotted out the door.
Zhu came here specially when Zheng Ren was not around. When she heard that she wanted to call Zheng Ren back, Zhu could not stand it any longer. She went out while still saying, "Everyone is not blind. I will have a good talk with the villagers. You are an unmarried girl, don't blame the second aunt for being ruthless."
What she meant was that although everyone knew some things, people's gossip was scary, especially for a girl like Zheng Xiu, who valued her reputation more. Don't blame her for bringing bad things to her. The meaning of these words was already vaguely threatening.
Zheng Xiu didn't care about her so much. She was scary, anyway, those rumors couldn't cause any substantial harm to her.
Xue Zhi also clasped his fists towards Zheng Xiu and said, "Then I won't bother you any more."
"Goodbye, Xue Hunter." Zheng Xiu followed him and saw him off.
Zhu listened at the gate of the courtyard and realized that the man in front of her was the hunter who had no news before and was said to have died on Tiger's Mouth Mountain. She leaned against the door and sneered: "Xiu girl, didn't the second aunt say that you are an unmarried girl after all, why do you hang out with a widower all day long?"
This was extremely unpleasant. Zheng Xiu and Xue Zhi were innocent to begin with. Although they stood closer and said a few words just now, it was broad daylight and the gate of the Zheng family's courtyard was open, so the two of them were naturally upright. But in her mouth, the two of them became "hanging out". Zhu said this at the gate of the Zheng family, and her voice was raised. Many passers-by in the village heard it and cast curious eyes.
Zheng Xiu was about to scold her, but Xue Zhi had already clenched his fist and punched Zhu on the head.
He was very tall, more than a head taller than Zhu, and his fist was as big as a sandbag. He punched Wan Jun and just punched her head, which frightened Zhu so much that her legs went limp and she sat down on the ground.
There was a loud "bang", and Xue Zhi punched the door panel behind Zhu. The door panel was directly punched through.
Zhu was so scared that her heart and liver broke, and she couldn't even imagine what it would be like if that punch had landed on her face.
Of course, Xue Zhi didn't hit her under the head, but the top of her head. Otherwise, with Zhu's reaction speed, she couldn't avoid this punch at all. But
Zhu didn't know, she just felt that she almost died in Xue Zhi's hands!
"You, you, you..." Zhu couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Zheng Xiu was also shocked. Although Xue Zhi looked mighty and strong, he was honest and worked hard in her family. She always thought Xue Zhi was an honest man with no temper. She didn't expect that this "honest man" would be so scary when he got angry!
"If I hear you making up stories about the young lady again, this door panel will be your fate!" Xue Zhi looked down at Zhu with a blank expression and said coldly.
Zhu was still in fear and looked at Xue Zhi as if she had seen a ghost. Then, when their eyes met, she felt that Xue Zhi's eyes were like cold arrows, piercing her body and making her feel cold. She didn't care about anything anymore and ran away.
"Xue, Xue the Hunter, is your hand okay?" Zheng Xiu swallowed hard a few times before she could say a complete sentence.
Xue Zhi shook his head indifferently and said in a stern voice: "I usually practice some boxing and kicking, this little skin injury is nothing. It's me who has implicated the eldest girl." If it weren't for him, then Zhu wouldn't have said such harsh words.
Zheng Xiu knew that it wasn't the case. Zhu was holding a grudge against their family, so she found an excuse to make up
a story. "It's my second aunt who is always in trouble and speaks incoherently. It's not your fault."
Xue Zhi looked at the door panel with a hole in it again, "I'll go back to find some wood and come to rebuild the door for your family tomorrow." Zhu's incident had just happened, and many people were watching. He couldn't stay any longer, so he said goodbye and left immediately.
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