When she came to her senses, she found that Su Erhe had stood in front of her without her knowing when. He made a circle with his right thumb and middle finger and flicked her forehead, leaving a red fingerprint. "Wake up, it's broad daylight, stop dreaming."
If Su Erhe couldn't see that Zhu Xing had dug a hole for her to jump into, she might as well dig a hole right there and bury herself.
Zhu Xing covered her forehead in disbelief, "You hit me?!"
Su Erhe curled his lips in disgust, "Don't make such a fuss, it's not the first time."
She originally wanted to crack it with an egg, but then she thought that Zhu Xing's thing was not worth wasting a precious egg on, so she had to save food.
Then I used my fingers instead.
Zhu Xing covered her forehead and glared at her angrily. How did Su Erhe become like this? Su Erhe used to have a good temper and was easy to get along with, not like she is now.
She was so angry that she blurted out, "Humph, don't be so proud. He Zheng likes the old Su Erhe, not you!"
She thought that saying such words would make Su Erhe angry, but she didn't expect Su Erhe to just look at her quietly.
"Is it interesting? You keep talking about boys. Are you only eighteen or nineteen? You're thinking about men to this extent?"
That is to say, she thought that people in this era are conservative and simple. Originally, Suerhe had said something more unpleasant and explicit. Although people got married early in this era, she didn't talk about men all the time. In fact, she had just arrived and had no idea that there was a reason why Zhu Xing was so anxious. Her brother couldn't get married, and her family wanted to give her to her brother in exchange for a wife.
Su Erhe was indeed unaware of this, after all, she had just arrived.
Seeing Zhu Xing's face flushed with anger due to her words, she didn't rub salt into the girl's wound.
He walked away with the eggs.
On the way to He's house, she didn't meet many people on the road. Most people went to work in the fields, and there were not many people like her who were "idle".
Walk all the way to the end of the village and you will see five imposing brick houses. That is the He family. Just looking at the house, you can tell it is different from other houses. The wall is also made of bricks, neatly stacked half a person's height. The yard is paved with blue bricks and is kept spotless.
Su Erhe didn't rush in, but stood outside and called out, "Is anyone home?"
The door curtain of the middle room was lifted, and a woman wearing a blue flowered rag dress came out. She was the hostess of the house, Wang Xiu, and also He Zheng's mother.
"It's Erhe, come in and sit down." Wang Xiu is a very cheerful person. She speaks loudly and always has a smile on her face. Her family lives a good life, so naturally she looks good. She is also much younger than other women of the same age in the village. In this era, people get married early. Although she has given birth to two sons, she is only in her early forties now and is in very good spirits.
"No," Su Erhe did not go into the house. "My mother asked me to bring some eggs. Aunt, here they are."
Wang Xiu's eyes turned, and she grabbed Su Erhe's hand and pushed him away. "Your mother is being polite, using these empty formalities. It's just that He Zheng gave you a piece of meat this morning. Just take it. He Zheng saved up the money himself, so how he spends it is his business. I don't care."
The implicit meaning of this statement is that she is a very open-minded mother who will not control her son too much.
Su Erhe understood something, but didn't know how to respond for a moment.
The main reason was that she didn't know what kind of person Wang Xiu was. Moreover, her relationship with He Zheng was so unclear, so she couldn't speak carelessly and only mentioned Su's mother.
"Aunt, you should accept it. My mother specifically told me to bring it here. If I take it back like this, she will scold me for being ignorant. You know, I have only been exchanged here for a few days and I don't know how to do many things. I rely on your guidance."
Her words touched Wang Xiu's heart. Everyone liked the well-behaved girl, and her heart softened immediately. "Since you said so, it would seem unkind of me not to accept her. So, I'll take the eggs. Don't worry about leaving. I'll get you something else."
He took the enamel basin and went into the house to take the eggs away. When he came out, he was holding a small butter paper package in his hand and stuffed it into Su Erhe's hand. "Take it back and eat it. There's not much in it, so don't let anyone see it. You can keep it for yourself."
Suerhe didn't want it, but this time Wang Xiu refused to agree no matter what and insisted on forcing the thing into her hands. Suerhe had no choice but to accept it. After putting the thing away, she turned around and saw that He Zheng had returned at some point and was leaning against a paulownia tree in front of the door.
The man is very tall and strong, and his presence is very strong when he stands there.
His eyes fell on the oil-paper bag in her hand.
Su Erhe felt a little pain on his face. He had just said that he didn't want anything from their family, but he accepted this.
"How about I give it back to you?"
She said tentatively.
As soon as he finished speaking, He Zheng's expression changed. He took a few big steps and came in front of Suerhe. He was so tall and strong that the air seemed thinner. Suerhe was very tactful and took a step back.
"Su Erhe, you..."
Su Erhe raised his eyes quietly to look, his body still leaning back, as if ready to escape at any time, one eye open and the other half-closed, performing an action vividly.
She was just afraid that he would beat her!
He Zheng made her laugh in anger, "You feel uncomfortable if you don't make me angry for a day, right?"
"How would I know that a grown man like you would get angry so easily?" Su Erhe argued in a low voice.
She lowered her head and felt a gust of wind coming towards her. She was probably going to be beaten. She was even ready to run away. However, the big hand suddenly stopped when it was about to touch her forehead. Instead, it extended its index finger and tapped her smooth forehead.
"Just piss me off, I'll make you a widow for the rest of your life!"
Su Erhe wanted to say that they were not married, so why should they be widows...
As if he knew what she was going to say, He Zheng didn't give her a chance to speak. "Go back, get your things, and you're not allowed to go to the river!"
"riverside?"
Su Erhe repeated.
He Zheng immediately raised his eyebrows and warned fiercely, "Don't go!"
Soon, Su Erhe also thought of something. Zhu Xing had asked her to go to the river before. It seemed that there was indeed a problem by the river. But never mind. She had no plan to go there anyway. If she knew there was a problem there, she would go there and get killed.
She is not a fool!
I got home without turning a single corner.
Su Erhe closed the gate directly, and quickly went to the backyard, and then covered the shaky wooden board in the yard. No matter whether it could block people or not, it was better than nothing.
He put the enamel basin away first, then remembered that he had a package in his arms. He took it out and opened it. Inside were three pieces of peach cakes. He used to eat them often at the Du family, and didn't think they were rare. But nowadays, they are really rare in the countryside, and only the He family with the conditions and resources can afford them.
Su Erhe was not so keen on the peach cakes, so he kept them in the kitchen and waited for the Su family to come back to share them with them.
There was no time to waste. After making sure that there was no one around, he brought a handful of straw from under the eaves and spread it on the ground. He then took out a kitchen knife from the kitchen, and then took out the pork from the space. It was too heavy.
She was carrying dozens of kilograms of things, and she sat down on the ground, almost having a close contact with her second brother.
But he didn't care about many things at the moment. He just cut half a pig into several large pieces. This was really a physical job, which was strenuous and laborious. The knife was not specially made for cutting pork. It was okay to cut the meat, but he couldn't cut the bones at all. Suerhe worked for more than an hour and was exhausted. His hands were so sore that he couldn't lift them.
Looking at the sun rising, she dared not dawdle any longer. If she was really seen by someone, she would not be able to explain herself even if she jumped into the river.
The meat was thrown into the space, leaving behind a large piece of leg meat weighing about three or four pounds. As for the straw stained with pig blood, it was all thrown into the stove when the fire was lit. The fire burned it cleanly without leaving any trace.
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