Chapter 124 The Brat Calls Me Brother-in-Law
Shitou didn't care that the steamed bun was hot. He hissed and broke it open to pick out several pieces of lean meat.
He didn't eat it himself, but handed it to Gu Xixi first, "Sister Xixi, are you hungry too?"
"I washed my hands twice, they are clean, eat now."
Gu Xixi thanked him and took it. Under Shitou's eager gaze, she took a bite and nodded and smiled, "Hmm! It's worthy of you to pick it up yourself. It's delicious!"
The stone laughed out loud, even happier than when he was eating meat himself.
Aunt Zhang also took the opportunity to praise Shitou, "This child is capable and sensible. When you are not at home, he helps me light the fire, fetch water, and sweep the yard every day."
"Well, the mule and horse stables are now empty, and the stones must be swept inside and out, and the fences and posts must be wiped clean."
After hearing this, Gu Xixi couldn't help but praise Shi Tou again, until his little face turned red.
Speaking of the stable, Shitou missed Fengchi a little.
"Sister Xixi, when you went out to look for General Meng this time, did you go to see Fengchi? How was it?"
Gu Xixi apologized, "The schedule was tight this time, so I didn't see Feng Chi, but I asked General Meng, and he said Feng Chi is fine and has grown stronger after training."
Fengchi was a war horse after all, and Gu Xixi had only borrowed it at the beginning. Even though she was reluctant, she still returned Fengchi before the New Year.
Shitou buried his head, looking somewhat dejected. "Fengchi and Laifu, they are both my friends. Brother Gouwa was talking about Fengchi this morning. What if Fengchi misses us?"
Gu Xixi understood Shitou's feelings very well and comforted him, "I am just as reluctant to leave Fengchi as you are. Anyway, we are not far away, and we will meet again if we have the chance in the future."
Shitou looked at Gu Xixi with sparkling eyes, nodded, and his worry turned into joy.
"I'll listen to Sister Xixi."
Turning his eyes to the opposite side, Mu Nanzhao had just finished eating a steamed bun, and Shi Tou immediately and attentively took another one and handed it to him.
"Would you like another one, sir? With vegetables or meat? Or just eat it as it is?"
Mu Nanzhao glanced at him calmly and said, "No need. I'm afraid I won't sleep well if I eat too much at night."
This kid is being so attentive for no reason. There must be something strange about him.
Shitou was chewing his bun, his eyes flicking towards the other side, his eight hundred thoughts and thoughts all in a frenzy.
Aunt Zhang saw this and said, "Why can't you eat peacefully? It's like there's a thorn under your butt!"
When Shitou saw Mu Nanzhao looking at him, he quickly sat still and drank his porridge and picked up some dishes properly.
Mu Nanzhao noticed the boy's expression and behavior, and he already knew the reason.
He deliberately ate more politely, and his meal lasted one third longer than usual.
Only after the elders have finished their meal and put down their chopsticks can the younger ones get up and leave. This is the rule taught in school.
The stone was full and waited patiently.
Finally seeing Mu Nanzhao put down his chopsticks, he couldn't wait to jump off the kang, but he heard a voice saying "Wait".
It was as if thunder exploded in Shitou's mind. He stiffened his body and turned his head away with a dry laugh. "What's the matter, sir?"
Mu Nanzhao raised his eyebrows. Are you pretending to be stupid?
He said calmly, "Before I left, I felt grateful for your farewell, so I added a little more homework."
"Yours should be all done, take it..."
Before Mu Nanzhao could even utter the word "bring it here", Shitou suddenly gritted his teeth and closed his eyes in a desperate move, "Brother-in-law!"
The house was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The kang was warm. Gu Xixi had eaten her fill and was leaning against the wall, feeling sleepy. However, she was awakened completely by the shock of her "brother-in-law".
Mu Nanzhao's eyes flickered, and he cleared his throat somewhat uncomfortably.
"What did you call me?"
In the time it takes for Stone's eyes to turn, his thoughts have already turned a thousand times.
The gentleman never listens to other people's nonsense, but now he asks him to say it again.
So, sir, you love to listen!
Shitou mustered up his courage and reiterated, "Brother-in-law!"
This time he spoke more decisively, with more emotion and from the bottom of his heart.
"Sister Xixi is my biological sister, so of course you are my brother-in-law!"
Gu Xixi: “…”
She turned her head to look at Mu Nanzhao. What does that mean? Refute it quickly!
However, Mu Nanzhao acted as if he didn't notice the look Gu Xixi gave him, and calmly put on his shoes and got off the kang.
"I'm tired and don't have time to look at your homework tonight."
Stone's plan was successful, and he silently grinned, shook his head and wagged his tail to celebrate his escape.
Mu Nanzhao walked to the door and paused for a moment before saying, "If you can't hand in your homework tomorrow morning, you will be punished by standing outside the school gate with ten rulers."
"Oh, and your friends too."
Mu Nanzhao went out after saying this.
Seeing Shitou's cheerful face quickly fall and become one of despair, Gu Xixi felt no sympathy at all.
"Should!"
"Whoever tried to curry favor with him by taking shortcuts, in the end, still had to do all the homework he was supposed to do."
Shitou looked so sad and pitiful, "Sister Xixi..."
Gu Xixi still felt soft-hearted. "I advise you, while it's not too late now, go and inform Gou Wa and the others what the consequences will be if you don't finish your homework tomorrow."
"Then come back and fight late into the night."
Gu Xixi patted Shitou's little shoulder and went to the backyard to find the old doctor.
Five days, ten days, twenty days passed.
Ever since he got the firefly bone flower, the old doctor has locked himself in the house almost all day long.
At the same time, Mu Nanzhao was given acupuncture, herbal medicine and medicinal baths every day at a high frequency.
In the words of the old doctor, we must do our best to regulate his body to the greatest extent possible, and live one day at a time until the antidote is successfully prepared.
In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of spring.
The village will hold a spring festival ceremony at the land temple, and all villagers will participate, praying that the fields will be worthy of the farmers' hard work and that the crops will have a good harvest every season.
Since the school is located inside the land temple, it is natural that it has to be closed for one day.
At the auspicious time in the morning, the land temple was crowded with people inside and outside.
Gu Xixi and her family were also standing in the crowd, except for the old doctor who was obsessed with prescribing medicine.
Thanks to the old doctor's efforts, although Mu Nanzhao looked a little weak, he could still move and sit like a normal person.
Gu Xixi glanced at Mu Nanzhao and whispered, "If you can't stand it later, go back first. We are enough to represent the family, and others won't say anything."
Mu Nanzhao looked at the ceremony going on in front of him, his voice so low that only the two of them could hear it.
"Don't worry. I know you can't carry me. I won't fall here for people to see."
Gu Xixi choked.
Mu Nanzhao continued, "It's already this time. Instead of worrying about problems that don't exist, you might as well worry about what to do next."
Gu Xixi glared, she shouldn’t have meddled in his life or death!
But he was not wrong.
Gu Xixi looked around at the crowd around her. The Beginning of Spring announced the arrival of spring.
It also meant that the plan to plant fruit trees could no longer be delayed, and it was finally time for her to face everyone.
At most, we have to wait for another half a month until the local temperature stabilizes, and then the pre-ordered Pinellia truncatula seedlings will be transported to Huachidu Village.
Today is the best time while everyone is gathered here.
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