Chapter 253: Unfinished Love

For the whole day, I locked myself in the room and did not go out.

Hu Zi and Ling Er went to the meat shop to buy a lot of meat. After returning, they worked around the iron pot for a short day to stew all the meat, and then found the plastic sealing machine and started vacuum sealing.

Not long after Pao Zhen finished talking to me, he went out again. This time he did not go out to deliver a cow, but went up the mountain to collect herbs.

Before leaving, he specifically told us that he might be out for a few days this time, so that Hu Zi and I could adjust our condition and prepare for the next practice.

I know that the reason why Pao Zhen went to collect herbs is also to prepare for the next practice, and the herbs he wanted to collect are not available in the pharmacy.

"Qianyu, the meat is cooked, do you want some?" Hu Zi suddenly opened the door, holding an elbow in his hand, and his smiling face made me speechless.

"Damn, this Hu Zi is really careless, isn't it just eating meat, why is he so happy?"

I curled my lips and said, "No."

"Tsk, you are not active, there is something wrong with your brain, Qianyu, you have been looking at that picture for a whole morning, what is drawn on it? Is it... a naked woman?"

After saying that, Hu Zi stretched out his hand to grab it, but I quickly dodged and said, "Go away, your hands are all greasy, don't make them dirty."

This morning, I have been looking at the map left to me by my senior sister. I even borrowed Ling'er's mobile phone and compared it with Baidu Maps.

After comparison, I found that the map my senior sister left me was extremely accurate. It almost completely replicated the appearance of the Shiwandashan Mountains. It was even more accurate and detailed than the maps on the Internet.

"Tsk tsk, it's just a map, why are you so nervous!" Hu Zi curled his lips nonchalantly and said, "Qian Yu, we will go into the mountains in two days. Uncle Pao said that he wants to take me as his apprentice, but I..."

"What?" I glanced at Hu Zi and asked, "What's the matter, you are still not happy?"

"It's not that I'm not happy, it's just..." Hu Zi sighed, then shook his head and said, "The Pao family's knife skills are passed down to men, not women, but when it comes to Ling'er's generation, it happens to be a girl, and Uncle Pao lost his wife early in his life, and he refused to remarry in recent years, so... There are no male descendants in the Pao family in this generation, and if I learn Uncle Pao's knife skills, I will have to..."

Hu Zi paused and looked worried.

But I understood what he meant in an instant.

"After learning how to use a knife from Uncle Chef, you have to marry into the Chef family. In the future, the child you and Ling'er have must have the surname Chef, right?" I looked at Hu Zi with a half-smile, my eyes full of schadenfreude.

"My Lord, you can still laugh." Hu Zi punched me, then said worriedly: "Uncle Cook's knife skills seem to be very powerful. I really want to learn, especially... after what happened in our village, I think I still have to have some skills. Otherwise, once something happens, let alone protecting my family and the people I care about, I won't even be able to protect myself. Besides, Ling'er is also a good girl, and I like Miss Ling'er very much."

At this point, Hu Zi suddenly saw my playful eyes, and immediately said: "What are you thinking about, the like I'm talking about is not that kind of like, but... the kind of like between good friends, for example, you are my brother, and I like you too."

"Get lost!" I felt a chill and said unhappily: "Don't hate me!"

"Hey, Qianyu, why don't you understand me?" Hu Zi pretended to be coquettish and lifted his hair, but then he became a little depressed and said, "Qianyu, what should I do? Miss Ling'er doesn't seem to reject me. These two days, Miss Ling'er has been particularly enthusiastic towards me, so enthusiastic that... even I feel something is wrong. What should I do?"

It can be seen that Hu Zi is really worried.

However, I never expected that Hu Zi would be worried about a girl being too enthusiastic towards him.

Based on my understanding of Hu Zi, if a girl is enthusiastic towards him, Hu Zi will be very happy and can't stop smiling, but now, why is he worried?

"Could it be that Hu Zi is still thinking about Miao Cuicui?" I frowned and thought to myself, "Miao Cuicui took Hu Zi away. Where did they go during that time? What happened between them?"

"Hu Zi, are you still thinking about Miao Cuicui?" I suddenly asked, staring at Hu Zi.

Hu Zi was obviously stunned after hearing what I said, and a look of confusion flashed across his eyes.

After seeing this look of confusion, I immediately understood.

"It seems that Hu Zi is indeed deeply in love with Miao Cuicui, and he still has feelings for her!" I shook my head secretly.

"Qian Yu, what are you talking about?" Hu Zi punched me and said, "Miao Cuicui is already someone else's wife, and she has... turned into a female demon. There is no possibility between us."

At this point, Hu Zi's expression suddenly became lonely.

Except for when his parents disappeared when he was a child, this was the first time I saw Hu Zi show such an expression. Even when Hu Zi's grandmother was in trouble before, Hu Zi was just worried and angry.

I didn't say anything, and patted Hu Zi's shoulder.

"Qian Yu, can I learn how to use a knife from Uncle Chef without... buying a ticket?" Hu Zi suddenly raised his head and asked me, "Give me some advice."

I shook my head and said, "How can I want to get on the bus without buying a ticket? Hu Zi, if you really want to learn how to use a knife, go and talk to Uncle Chef. Maybe Uncle Chef will understand you."

I know that the reason why Hu Zi didn't want to buy a ticket was not because the word "buying a ticket" sounded bad, but because he felt that his love for Ling'er was not the kind of love between men and women, and he was afraid that if they were really together, it would hurt Ling'er. After all,

Ling'er was a kind girl. Who could bear to hurt such a kind girl?

Another thing, I guess Hu Zi is also afraid of Pao Zhen. After all, Pao Zhen only needs a look to scare Hu Zi. If Ling'er knows this in the future, he has been thinking about a dead woman who has become a female demon. If she tells Pao Zhen, Pao Zhen will chop him with a knife!

"Oh!" Hu Zi sighed, and at this time, Ling'er suddenly opened the door and said to Hu Zi with a smile: "Brother Hu Zi, there is still some meat that needs to be dried into meat jerky, come and help."

"Oh, I'm coming." Hu Zi nodded hurriedly, then put the pork elbow on my bedside table, got up and left.

I shook my head and smiled at the sight, and then lay on the bed in a daze.

"I really didn't expect that even Hu Zi has a girl who likes him. I just don't know where my girl is?"

I suddenly remembered my engagement, and then I thought of Feng Churan.

"By the way, I don't think I've called Feng Churan yet." I suddenly stood up, found a note from the drawer of the bedside table, picked up Ling'er's phone, and called her directly.