"Yeah," Tang Shiyue said, "I just remembered it too. He probably thought I was dead... Then when I woke up he thought I was a ghost and was pretty scared."
Tang Shirong said silently: "I'm sorry, I didn't know anything about it."
"It's okay. I'm fine now anyway." Tang Shiyue remembered and asked him, "By the way, brother, why was I sold in the first place?"
Tang Shirong said: "This, I'm not really sure either."
It is said that there was a girl named Tang Shuizhi in this village who became a concubine of a wealthy family in the town. They wanted to buy a maid in the village, so her grandmother sold her for three hundred coins. Then the next day, she was beaten half to death for "offending the master of the house". She was sent back home, and no doctor was called. She died just like that.
But why did this family buy a fool as a maid? Even if it was just to make up for the occasion, a fool couldn't do it, right?
There must be something wrong with this. It's a pity that I don't know what it is.
Tang Shiyue thought for a while, then changed the subject with a smile: "Brother, don't you have to go to school? As I remember, you only have a day off every ten days?"
"Well," Tang Shirong said, "I was on leave the day before yesterday, and I happened to see you injured. I was worried so I came back to check on you. Unexpectedly, I ran into you..." He paused, "I asked my classmate to help me take a day off last night."
"No need to ask for leave," Tang Shiyue said, "I'm at home now, you can go to school in a while."
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Tang Shirong hesitated for a moment, then gently touched her head: "Yueyue, you are doing very well now! Really very well! Mom has a soft temper, and sometimes... I often make mistakes. I will feel more at ease with you at home in the future."
"Well," Tang Shiyue said, "You don't have to worry about home! Just take care of yourself."
Tang Shirong smiled, and told her in detail where to find wild vegetables and wild fruits. Tang Shiyue nodded continuously, and then asked him about the treatment in the clan school. Knowing that the food expenses were paid in advance, she felt relieved that she would not go hungry for the remaining half month at least.
Urged by her several times, Tang Shirong simply ate two bites and left in a hurry. Tang Shiyue sent him back to his room. Xiao Yaoer was holding the bowl and eating, but Wang was staring at the dish, as if she was filled with hatred and didn't even move her chopsticks.
Tang Shiyue ignored her and sat down to eat.
This vegetable is called broom grass, and it is everywhere in the mountains. When it grows up, it can be flattened into a big broom. When it is tender, pinch the tip and mix it with garlic, or cook it directly like this. It tastes soft and chewy. For Tang Shiyue, who often ate boiled vegetables to maintain her figure in her previous life, it is not really unpalatable.
During the time it took to eat, four or five groups of people arrived and the news spread quickly.
Tang Shiyue remained calm.
After all, these days, country folks have only this much entertainment, and even a child would be gathered together by a large crowd to watch. News like "A Fool Is No Longer Stupid" would probably top the annual news list, and everyone wants to see something new.
The fifth group of people left, and Tang Shiyue also finished eating the wild vegetables. Just as she was about to collect the bowls, someone rushed in again and stared at her as soon as he saw her. Tang Shiyue raised the corner of her mouth and smiled: "Madam Zhao."
Here, people with different surnames and clans don't call each other uncle or aunt. Instead, they call them Madam or Madam to show respect. I don't know if it's a custom or a limitation of the dynasty. After all, she doesn't know what dynasty she is in yet.
Madam Zhao also has a silly daughter at home, but the original one is the kind of silly who is dull and quiet. Her daughter Zhen'er has the IQ of a four or five-year-old child. She can call daddy and mom, and say she is thirsty and hungry, so she always thinks her daughter Zhen'er is much nobler than her.
As expected, as soon as she opened her mouth, Zhen'er's mother curled her lips, and the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowed: "You are really not stupid! What kind of magic medicine did you take? Tell our Zhen'er about it too."
Tang Shiyue smiled and calmly took the bowl.
Zhen'er's mother had obviously heard all the rumors, so she didn't ask any more questions. She snorted and looked around again: "Oh my, tell me, how did you guys end up like this! Look at this house, the roof must be leaking, right? Tsk tsk tsk... What is this food, Madam Wang, tell me, when Tang San was here, how could you have eaten this! This kind of food is used to feed pigs at home, to feed pigs! It's not something a delicate person like you can eat. Oh my, if I had known that your girl Yue was fine, you wouldn't have to be kicked out of the house, and you wouldn't have to suffer such a living hell..."
She talks without restraint and never stops.
Wang suddenly covered her mouth, let out a shrill wail, then twisted her body and rushed out.
Zhen'er's mother was standing by the door and was almost bumped by her. She was stunned for a moment before she asked, "What is your mother in such a hurry to do?"
Tang Shiyue looked at her with a half-smile: "Don't you know what she is going to do? Are you saying so much for nothing?"
Zhen'er's mother was stunned, then she curled her lips and left.
Xiao Yaoer sat at the table, looking at her with her big bare eyes, then at Tang Shiyue, with some panic in her eyes, but she didn't cry or scream. Tang Shiyue really felt sorry for the child, and moved Wang's bowl over: "If you're not full, eat a little more, don't worry about other things, I'm here!"
Xiao Yaoer nodded obediently and whispered, "Sister."
"Yeah." Tang Shiyue touched her head and went out. Standing in the yard, she could clearly hear Wang's sad cries. She kept saying, "Mother! Mother! Yue'er is not stupid anymore, please let us go back! Mother! All the mistakes are my fault. Let us go back, you can punish us however you want!"
She kept crying and screaming. After a long time, Granny Sun's voice, mixed with pride and cruelty, rang out, and she said coldly, "I knew you would come back! You spineless and shameless bitch, how could you be willing to give up this ready-made meal from my Tang family!"
Mrs. Wang continued to cry.
Grandma Sun said, "I have seen through you for a long time. You are just a vixen with no shame! You can't live without a man! Only the foolish and fat-blinded Third Sister can't see through your tricks and obey you in everything. Even I, as your mother, have to stand aside! As a result, you are spoiled into a useless piece of shit! Even stray dogs on the roadside know how to protect their cubs, but you are worse than a dog!"
Tang Shiyue sneered.
She has just said it so clearly, but she still wants to go and get scolded. What kind of idiot is she!
She suddenly realized something and raised her head, and saw a young man with a bow and arrow standing quietly outside the door.
The boy looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a tall build, a pair of pointed inner and outer eyes, long straight black eyebrows, and sharp facial features. But he was still young after all, so even with his masculine features, he still looked exceptionally youthful and handsome.
He just stood a dozen steps away, looking at her through the half-closed wooden door with a calm expression.
The strange thing was that he didn't seem to mind letting her see that he was looking at her, but his eyes were calm and frank, and even had a sense of scrutiny.
Their eyes met, and after a moment, he actually walked over to her and said, "Are you not stupid anymore?"
Hmm? I didn't expect this guy to be so gossipy? Tang Shiyue hummed subconsciously, and he asked, "How did you cure it?"
Tang Shiyue said: "There is no cure, it will get better on its own."
He stared at her for a while, as if to confirm that she was not lying, and then said, "Sorry to bother you." He turned slightly and walked away.
Tang Shiyue was a little confused, which was rare.
Why is this person so strange? Judging from his demeanor, he doesn't look like a villager.
But after thinking carefully for a long time, she still couldn't find this person from the original owner's memory. But the original owner was a fool and she didn't remember much, so she was too lazy to think about it.
After finishing this meal, I don’t know where the next meal will come from. Nothing is more important than filling my stomach!
While thinking about this, Tang Shiyue walked around the yard. In the corner of the yard where straw used to be piled, there was some straw residue piled up.
Tang Shiyue suddenly saw something and was immediately cheered up. He found a branch nearby, scratched it carefully a few times, and confirmed that it was a rat hole.
Tang Shiyue half-knelt down, not caring about the dirt, and dug the soil bit by bit. Less than a foot deep, he dug out a broken water jar. It had been buried underground at some point and was mistaken for a cave by mice. As soon as he removed the straw covering the water jar, Tang Shiyue was delighted.
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