"Heh, Grandma, am I really that bad in your eyes?"
"No, you are my only hope. That's why I only keep you by my side. I just don't want either of you to get hurt."
"Grandma, I haven't changed much from when I was a child, except that my thinking has matured."
"I've taken a liking to Zhang Hongmei, but she doesn't like me back. She's been honest with me and rejected me without hesitation. But how can I give up?" Liu Jingze said firmly in a self-deprecating tone.
“I’ve had this thought since Hongmei woke up, but I won’t interfere with your decisions. Even if you’re not together in the future, I hope you can still be the same as you are now.”
"I don't know what she'll do if I don't get her, but I promise I will never hurt her, I swear."
"Okay, I believe you. Hongmei is indeed a good girl, and the fact that you chose her shows you have good taste. She deserves the best."
"I will become the best, Grandma, don't worry, I won't let you down, I know what I want."
“I’ve known this since you were a child. But I still hope you won’t act in extremes, think things through carefully, and not do things you’ll regret on impulse.”
"I understand, Grandma, I will restrain myself." But no matter how you dress a wolf, it can never become a little white rabbit.
"Was that principal Hongmei brought back today?"
"Yes, he probably owes Hongmei a great debt of gratitude, and he is indeed a good person."
"Not bad, now the little ones in our village will have someone to teach them."
"Is this the condition he's set for living in our village?"
"Yes, he's so old. He's lived a life of luxury and never done any work. How can we expect him to do farm work at his age? I wouldn't have agreed if Hongmei hadn't brought him back."
"Yes, I'm getting old, so I can only do what I used to do."
“Jingze, you two are both in the capital. You should protect Hongmei in some ways. Her parents’ deaths are not simple. I’ve heard the news now. There’s more to their relationship than meets the eye, and Hongmei’s mother is even more cunning. That’s why she harmed them.”
"Sigh! Maybe I shouldn't have let her go to university in the capital."
"What's meant to happen will happen. Let nature take its course!" the old lady sighed.
"Don't worry, Grandma, I will do everything in my power to protect her."
"Alright, go to sleep now, you have to report to their house tomorrow," the old lady teased Liu Jingze.
"Hehe, if I don't take the initiative, your great-granddaughter-in-law will disappear. Go to sleep, I'll sleep here tonight."
"Go back to your own room. I feel light here, and it's uncomfortable to have someone else next to me."
"Honestly, you're complaining about me now. Fine, go to sleep, I'm leaving."
The next day, Zhang Hongmei got up and tidied herself up, and Liu Jingze came over. "We can't go up the mountain today, let's just stay home and wait for help."
“Yes, we’re going up the mountain again tomorrow. Why is it so hard to get a fish? We don’t even know if we’ll be able to make it up the mountain. We really need to prepare more things to bring, at least a machete, a basket, matches, rope, and most importantly, food and a pot.”
"Yes, even if it's late, we have to come back. Otherwise, everyone will worry. We don't want to alarm the whole village and make them look for us."
"How about we don't go up the mountain? I also feel like I've been too stubborn. I can't just risk everything for a mere morsel, can I?"
"It's okay, how about just the two of us? Nobody else is going?"
"But there are too few people and no help."
"Then let's do it the way we agreed yesterday. It might not be that difficult to go up the mountain, but you absolutely have to wear high boots. Do you have any?"
"I have one, don't worry. Jingze, do you have one? Or should I go check myself?"
“If you have that kind of idea, then don’t go.” Liu Jingze was very serious, and his tone was very firm.
Zhang Hongmei gave up and raised her hand, saying, "I swear, I will never go up the mountain on my own."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be with you. We haven't gone to see it yet, so we don't know what the situation is."
"Jingze, are you hungry? I'm a little hungry."
"I'm a little hungry too."
"The dough has risen, let's steam some buns first, I want to eat them."
"Okay, I'll start the fire."
"I'm giving you an important task: clean all three steamers thoroughly. We'll steam one steamer of bean buns and two steamed buns, otherwise it won't be enough to eat."
"Okay, leave it to me."
By the time Er Ya, Shi Tou, and San Ya arrived, the steamed buns and mantou were already in the steamer.
I had some pickled radishes, a bowl of salted vegetables, and a small pot of tomato and egg soup.
"Come on over and eat, I've even made lunch."
"Stones, eat them all you can today."
“Sister Hongmei, I love hearing you say I’m full, so I’ll show you what it looks like when I’m full.”
"Okay, but there's one thing we can't eat that makes us sick. We'll still have it for lunch."
"Hehe, I'm just worried that if I eat breakfast, I won't have enough to eat at lunchtime."
"Don't worry, I'll make you some pancakes if you need more. You can ask for more goat milk after you finish eating, okay?"
"no problem."
When the group sat down to eat, Shi Tou's appetite truly astonished them. The steamed buns Zhang Hongmei made were quite large, about the size of an adult man's fist, but Shi Tou finished one in four or five bites, and even had time to drink some soup before continuing to eat.
Zhang Hongmei ate one steamed bun and one steamed bread, Er Ya ate two steamed breads and one steamed bun, San Ya ate the same amount as Zhang Hongmei, and Liu Jingze ate three steamed breads and one steamed bun.
But Stone ate eight steamed buns and two bean buns.
The people who saw it were stunned. He was so thin, like a stick. Where did all the steamed buns go?
The last two bowls of egg drop soup were drunk up by Shi Tou.
Zhang Hongmei chuckled, "Shitou, are you full?"
"I'm full. So this is what it feels like to be full from eating steamed buns." Stone patted his belly and smiled contentedly.
"Why don't you lie down on the kang and rest for a while?" Zhang Hongmei was really worried that Shi Tou would strain himself.
"It's alright, I'll go get some goat milk right now, otherwise there won't be much left."
Are there many newborns in our village this year?
"There are five this year, three boys and two girls. My mom says they are all quite strong. It's all thanks to the dairy goats. Otherwise, with this kind of food, it would be strange if they produced any milk."
Everyone is talking about how good you are.
"Hehe, as long as it's useful, that's fine. Stone, let's go get some milk. What about the children?"
"Don't worry, Sister Hongmei. There are five milking goats in the village. The children can't drink all of them, so those greedy old women have taken them all. Uncle Qingshan knew you wanted them, and he specifically told me to tell him in advance if I wanted them, so he would save them for you."
"Hehe, this is a token of our friendship from when we were shepherds together. Go ahead and do it."
"Okay, Sister Hongmei, what do you need goat milk for?"
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