The ox seemed to understand that Grandpa Ma was praising him, and it happily wheezed twice, swishing its tail, while the small blanket that Grandpa Ma had given it was still securely draped over its body.
After Sheng Yi left, Grandpa Ma affectionately patted the ox's head, took out the fare Sheng Yi had given him, took the small bucket off the sled, and headed towards the state-run restaurant.
I didn't buy anything else, just a bowl of hot porridge. I shamelessly asked for some hot water, poured it all into a bucket, and gave it to the cow to drink. Then I clutched the bun in my arms tightly and urged it slowly back home...
The first thing he did upon returning to the cowshed was to put down two steamed buns in the room, then take the remaining eight and go next door to find Zhu Yanzhi.
"Uncle Ma's back? What can I do for you?"
Old Man Ma smiled and nodded at Zhu Yanzhi, then stepped forward and placed the bag in his arms.
"Stop passing the buck, hurry back and take it home. Heat it up and share it with your family."
"Eh, this—"
By the time Zhu Yanzhi realized what was happening, Grandpa Ma had already gone into his room and quickly closed the door.
When he opened the oil paper package, he discovered it contained meat buns, which startled him so much that he immediately went to knock on the door.
"Uncle Ma, Uncle Ma, please open the door! This is too valuable, we can't accept it. Please take it back and enjoy it with your aunt. Uncle Ma, please open the door..."
As expected, no one opened the door for him. The elderly couple inside were all smiles, each holding a steamed bun and happily munching on them, completely ignoring the shouts outside.
"Old man, do you think Xiao Zhu will go back if we don't open the door for him?"
Grandpa Ma took the malted milk powder handed to him by his wife, took a small sip, and then said;
"We'll go back, don't worry."
Grandma Ma glanced at her rickety door with some unease, but finally nodded.
"I don't know why Xiao Zhu is so stubborn. His family has always taken such good care of us, but now that we're giving them this little bit of stuff, he won't accept it."
After a moment of contemplation, Old Master Ma slowly spoke.
"They are all good people. They probably took pity on us two old folks, so they have been trying their best to make our lives better."
"Yes, then we should treat them even better in the future. We should always remember the kindness they show us."
Seeing his wife's health had improved significantly, Grandpa Ma felt increasingly hopeful.
"Okay, good. May both our families be well. Dr. Jiang even told me today that we can both live to be a hundred..."
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As for Zhu Qinghao, after Sheng Yi left, she felt a little guilty and could only keep finding things to do to distract herself.
Just then, since the prey that Sheng Yi had brought back had only undergone preliminary processing, Zhu Qinghao picked out some of it to make jerky.
The rest will be kept in the space and can be taken out later under some pretext.
With all this busyness, several more days have passed.
Just when Zhu Qinghao thought that the days ahead would pass peacefully, she discovered that someone would always be loitering around her home, constantly looking at her and Si Tian's house.
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