Zheng Ren had gone to the town school early in the morning. Only Zheng Xiu and her brother were at home.
Although she didn't see anyone behind her, Zheng Xiu was still cautious and tied the black dog to the door.
After she was done, Zheng Xiu clapped her hands and began to clean up the house.
Thinking of the dirty clothes her father brought back the day before, Zheng Xiu was ready to take out her brother's dirty clothes and wash them together.
As soon as she pushed open the wooden door of Zheng Yu's room, Zheng Yu, who was facing the door, suddenly shouted.
Zheng Xiu was almost frightened to death, patted her chest and said to him: "What's wrong!"
Zheng Yu said: "Sister, why didn't you knock on the door? I was changing clothes."
Zheng Xiu rolled her eyes. She was only seven years old. What was there to be shy about? When she just came over, Zheng Yu was only five years old, and he was still the one who did his piss and pee.
"Take out all the dirty clothes. I'm going to wash clothes." Zheng Xiu said and went to turn over Zheng Yu's bed.
Zheng Yu hurriedly put on the clothes he was about to take off.
Zheng Xiu also noticed that something was wrong. The boy's reaction just now was very suspicious.
Thinking of this, Zheng Xiu rushed over and started to strip Zheng Yu's clothes.
Zheng Yu screamed: "Sister, what are you doing? I'm so old, I can change my clothes by myself!"
Zheng Xiu didn't care about him so much, thinking that this kid must have been naughty outside and tore his clothes, and refused to show her.
As soon as she took off his outer shirt, Zheng Xiu was shocked - there was a red spot on her brother's white middle shirt.
"Where are you hurt? Why are you bleeding so much? Does it hurt?" Zheng Xiu checked his body anxiously.
Zheng Yu shrank his neck and dodged, "Sister, I'm fine. This, this is not blood..."
Hearing him say this, Zheng Xiu also reacted quickly. Just now, Zheng Yu was running around with her, and he looked very brisk, and it seemed that he was definitely not injured.
"Then what's on your body?" Zheng Xiu touched the red stain on his shirt.
Zheng Yu then reluctantly opened the cabinet and took out a small bundle from it. The bundle fell open, and inside was a horse-faced skirt in the color of a concubine.
"I wanted to give it to you on your birthday."
Horse-faced skirts can be seen everywhere in the shops in the town, and the material is not the best. But nowadays, dyes are all extracted from plants, which are very rare and require a lot of effort. The labor cost is more valuable than the skirt. As far as she knew, except for the specially customized dresses for the brides who were getting married, there was no such bright dress in the shops.
"Where did you get the money to buy this dress? Did you steal money from home?" Zheng Xiu stared at her. Her father would give her some money as living expenses when he was not back, and she kept it in the box beside the bed. It was usually not locked.
If Zheng Yu dared to steal money from home without her knowledge, she would break his legs!
Zheng Yu was frightened by his sister's stare, and he subconsciously took a step back and waved his hand quickly, saying, "It's my pocket money. The skirt and the dye cost one dollar in total!"
"What about the labor cost?"
Zheng Yu hesitated, "I dyed it myself. Erbao taught me."
Erbao is Zheng Yu's childhood friend, and his family used to live in the village. Later, his parents opened a small dyeing workshop in the town and moved to the town. It was Erbao's help that Zheng Yu was able to buy cheap and good dyes.
Erbao's sister got married in September, and she wore a wedding dress dyed with this kind of dye. At that time, Zheng Yu's eyes widened when he saw his sister.
Later, Erbao found out and said that there was some dye left at home, and he could ask her mother to sell it to him at a low price. Erbao also said that once he and his mother went out to the street, his mother liked a hairpin very much, he went back and told his father, and his father later went to buy the hairpin secretly. His mother was very happy, knowing that it was his idea, she hugged him and kissed him for a long time.
Zheng Yu was tempted, and started saving money in September, and only saved one dollar the day before yesterday.
"Then your undershirt..."
"Erbao said that dyeing would get stains on my body, so I took off my undershirt. Luckily I took it off. Later, one of my feet missed a step and half of my body fell into the dye vat. Erbao pulled me out." As he said this, he even laughed, "Sister, you don't know, when I crawled out of the dye vat, Erbao was so scared that he screamed. He thought I was covered in blood and was going to die."
Zheng Xiu held the skirt with her eyes wide open.
Zheng Yu was still a little shy. Her sister seemed to like the skirt very much. If she hugged him and kissed him later... He was grown up now, not a child anymore. But if her sister was so happy, he could do it reluctantly...
Zheng Yu was happier and happier as he thought about it. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. But then he heard Zheng Xiu yelling: "You little bastard, you dare to go to the dyeing factory. Aren't you afraid of falling into the dye vat and drowning? You don't even wear a quilt in the middle of winter. What if you get sick from the cold?"
Zheng Xiu became more and more angry as she scolded him. She hated a seven or eight-year-old dog, but this little bastard was getting more and more naughty. What if he really fell into the dyeing vat and drowned...
She didn't dare to think about it!
Zheng Yu was stunned by the scolding. This was completely different from what he had imagined! Where was the touching moment? Where was the kiss?
"It seems that I have to teach you a lesson today!" Zheng Xiu said as she went to the wall to find a cane.
Because of Zheng Yu's naughtiness, the usually gentle Zheng Ren began to implement "force education". There were not many other things in the house, but the cane was always available.
Zheng Yu saw that something was wrong and ran away!
Before Zheng Xiu found the cane, Zheng Yu had already run out of the door like a gust of wind.
Zheng Xiu did not look for it anymore, but picked up a broom nearby and followed.
"Smelly boy, don't come back if you dare to run out of the house!"
Zheng Yu did not dare to run out of the door, but just walked around in the yard.
Zheng Xiu could not run faster than her, and the two chased each other in the yard like an eagle catching a chicken.
Finally, Zheng Xiu was out of strength. She held the broom and gasped: "You...you, do you still dare to do such a dangerous thing?"
Zheng Yu shrank his neck and assured repeatedly: "Sister, I dare not. I will never do this again next time."
Zheng Xiu threw away the broom, "Come and help me, you are capable of running."
Zheng Yu stepped forward to help her, and Zheng Xiu pinched his ears.
Zheng Yu stood on tiptoe and cried "ouch ouch".
Zheng Xiu pulled him into the house, and as she walked, she felt the feeling of being spied on again.
She looked back, the door of the house was open, a black dog was tied to the door, and there was no one.
It was really a ghost!
After cleaning up Zheng Yu, Zheng Xiu took out two silver coins from the box. One coin was to return his pocket money, and the other coin was for him to give to Erbao. This dye doesn't look cheap. Can't let my younger brother take advantage of others since he was a child.
Zheng Yu touched his burned ears and pursed his lips without saying a word.
Zheng Xiu touched the top of his head again, "Okay, sister likes the skirt very much. Take the money and go out to play, buy some delicious food for Erbao, and come back before dinner."
Zheng Yu smiled and skipped out.
After Zheng Xiu finished washing the clothes, it was time to prepare dinner. Laba Festival is in two days. When Zheng Ren came back the day before yesterday, he brought back a lot of Laba porridge ingredients given by students. Just put it in the pot and cook it. In addition, there are spicy cabbage and pickled radish that Zheng Xiu had pickled just before the beginning of winter. If you cut some bacon and stir-fry some vegetables, you can have dinner.
The family had dinner the past two days, and the black dog ate all the leftovers. I just don't know if the black dog will drink the porridge. Zheng Xiu has never raised a dog in her life, but she has seen the local dogs in other families in the countryside of her grandparents eat everything. After the porridge was cooked, she washed the bowl prepared for the black dog, then served it a large bowl and put a small piece of bacon in it.
With meat in it, it should be able to eat a little.
Zheng Xiu put the porridge at the door and looked at the black dog with hope on her face.
But the black dog just came up and sniffed, without even touching it.
At this time, Zheng Yu had just returned after a walk outside.
Huaishu Village is not far from the town, and it is only a quarter of an hour's walk for ordinary people. Zheng Yu had already returned from a walk in the town. He also brought back a big bone. He tied it with a thin rope and came back carrying it.
"Where did you get the bone? Did you spend the money I gave you?"
Zheng Yu shook his head, "No, you asked me to buy food for Erbao, and I didn't know what to buy. It happened that Erbao's mother came out to buy vegetables, so I gave her the money. Erbao's mother gave me a big bone. She said to bring it back to make soup."
It was a big bone with a lot of meat on it. There aren't many families who can have a full meal these days, let alone such pork bones.
Zheng Xiu poked his forehead helplessly and asked her to repay the favor she owed him, but he accepted his things again. It seems that she has to go to Erbao's house in person. After
dinner was served, Zheng Yu had no appetite. He drank a bowl of porridge and put it down.
Zheng Xiu couldn't help wondering: "Why do you eat so little? You will be hungry in the evening." This brat can usually eat a full bowl of dry rice.
Zheng Yu wiped his mouth and said: "Erbao's mother bought me two oil cakes. I'm not hungry now. I'll eat them when I'm hungry in the evening."
This brat even ate two oil cakes...
Zheng Xiu couldn't help feeling ashamed.
After clearing the dishes, Zheng Xiu went to the door to check again.
The bowl in front of the black dog was empty, but the bacon was still there.
Zheng Xiu was puzzled. Why did the dog finish the porridge without touching the meat?
What dog doesn't eat meat? It was clearly enjoying the leftovers two days ago.
If people saw her feeding the dog with meat, they would inevitably accuse her of wasting things.
Zheng Xiu scooped another bowl of porridge from the pot and filled it up.
It was getting dark at this time, so Zheng Xiu went back to the house.
The skirt that Zheng Yu gave her was not tailor-made, let alone compared with the exquisite ones in modern times, but she still happily compared it in front of the bronze mirror for a long time.
After comparing, Zheng Xiu went to the toilet to relieve herself.
When she passed the yard, she suddenly noticed something was wrong. The moonlight was bright that day, and the snow had not melted yet, making it even brighter.
She immediately saw a dark shadow next to the black dog outside the fence.
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