Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Chapter 21 Telling Slowly

Zhou Xinyue smiled and said, "You haven't eaten for a few days, you must be very hungry. I feed you just to keep you alive. Unfortunately, I don't know how to catch fish, so I can only eat some wild fruits to fill my stomach. If you don't mind, I have a lot of wild vegetables and fruits here, which can temporarily fill your stomach."

Ayi nodded calmly. Zhou Xin used the old method to slowly cook some with a concave stone, and gave him a leaf to eat.

Ayi's eyes turned red as he watched Zhou Xinyue's difficult appearance. He said, "Ayue, you've worked so hard. You remind me of my mother. Once upon a time, my mother and I also went through the same thing. I have lived through such days for many years. I will never forget them. I hope my mother can live better over there and no longer suffer from the cold and hunger."

Zhou Xinyue said carefully: "Your mother will definitely live a good life, she will bless you."

They shared the wild vegetable soup bit by bit and ate raspberries, which made their stomachs feel better. After eating, Ayi fell into a deep sleep, and before they knew it, another day had passed.

Zhou Xinyue woke up with a big yawn. There was a piece of weed stuck in her hair, which looked very funny. She opened her sleepy eyes and was startled. She shouted, "Ah, this, this, this, what are these!"

There was a blue sword inlaid with sapphires beside Ayi, and there were many animal corpses in the cave, including snakes, pheasants, birds, a few rabbits and a few bundles of wild vegetables.

Zhou Xinyue hurriedly said: "You are so amazing, when did you go out? How come I didn't know about it?"

Ayi said with a pale face: "The wound hurts a lot. I used too much force. The remaining poison has not been cleared. I may need to rest for a few days. I will send you back when you feel better."

Zhou Xinyue said, "You should take a rest quickly. You fought so much at once, and the food is enough."

Ayi nodded and fell into a deep sleep. He was awakened after a while. When Ayi woke up, the cave was warm because of the fire. There was sizzling meat roasting on the fire, which looked very delicious.

Ayi looked at Zhou Xinyue's warm smiling face illuminated by the firelight, and suddenly felt warm in his heart, an indescribable strange feeling.

Ayi sat up, and Zhou Xinyue asked hurriedly: "How is it, does the wound still hurt?"

Ayi shook his head and said, "It's okay. Just rest for a few days and eat more, and you'll be fine."

Zhou Xinyue nodded, took the meat from the rack above the fire, gave it to Ayi and the other man, and they started eating quickly.

After eating for a while, Ayi couldn't help but say: "This is the most delicious food I have eaten in a long time."

Zhou Xinyue said proudly: "Of course it tastes good because I sprinkled my own secret seasoning on it."

Ayi smiled, looked at Zhou Xinyue thoughtfully and said, "Ayue, you are still young, have you ever thought about finding another way out?"

Zhou Xinyue stared at him with very puzzled eyes and said, "You mean, let me start my own business?"

Ayi nodded.

Zhou Xinyue took a bite of the meat, chewed it for a few times and said, "That's what I planned. I don't want to live under someone else's roof anymore. I want to live my own life."

Ayi's eyes seemed to have thousands of words. He was silent for a while and then said, "You can't choose your previous fate, but you can choose your future fate. It's not your fault that you are young and can't choose. However, you can choose your future life. If you need it, I am willing to help you."

Zhou Xinyue was confused again and murmured, "Handle? What handle? Door handle? What are you talking about? What does handle mean?"

Ayi looked at Zhou Xinyue sympathetically and said, "Don't you know how to hold it? Oh, by the way, you have lost your memory, how could I have forgotten it."

Ayi continued, "There are some poor people who have beautiful boys or girls at home and sell them to those wealthy families. Some male owners of wealthy families prefer boys with male bodies and female features. Therefore, these boys are generally beautiful, slender, and gorgeously dressed, which is very attractive. These poor people do this helplessly, because only in this way can their families afford to eat and hire doctors when they are sick. These wealthy families will send money to the families of the selected ones every month, and many of them pay in full at one time, so..."

Zhou Xinyue sighed helplessly when she heard this and said, "Alas, these people are so pitiful. If they were not in desperate situations, who would be willing to sell their children to make a living?"

Ayi's gentle eyes looked at Zhou Xinyue, as if expressing thousands of words, filled with deep sympathy.

After sighing, Zhou Xinyue took another big bite of the meat and ate it with a slurping sound.

Zhou Xinyue suddenly realized that there was no sound. She looked up and saw Ayi looking at her with a sad face.

Zhou Xinyue was stunned for a moment and said, "Why are you looking at me?"

Zhou Xinyue was silent for a while and said: "You don't think I am..."

Zhou Xinyue suddenly shut up and thought to herself, yes, she has a pretty face and a slender figure, and she wears a chest binder and men's clothes when she goes out, so she is not the "handle" he thinks she is.

Zhou Xinyue gave a bitter smile and thought, well, just shake hands. Anyway, once I get better, I'll find a way to ask him for money, and then we can go our separate ways. You can think whatever you want.

Ayi said: "Where are you from? If you don't want to tell me, forget it. It doesn't matter."

Zhou Xinyue looked at him and said, "What about you? Which family are you from?"

Zhou Xinyue asked casually, and Ayi looked at her in silence for a while and then stopped talking.

Zhou Xinyue suddenly realized that she might have said something wrong. Alas, the other person mistakenly thought that she was a hand and wanted to help her, but she didn't expect that when she asked back, she might have hurt the other person unintentionally.

Alas, I don't want to do that. He is so handsome, he must be a male concubine of a wealthy family. It is really too much to ask him like this.

Zhou Xinyue said hurriedly, "Well, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I, I didn't have a very good life, but the hostess treated me well. On the contrary, the other people in the host's family didn't treat me very well. I just wanted to move out and live on my own. That's all. If I hurt you unintentionally, please don't mind it. It's not easy for everyone."

Ah Yi suddenly spoke up and said, "I had a very good childhood. My father's family was very large. In addition to his first wife and several concubines he married openly, he had countless women. Until he met my mother, my father had never had other women. Before I was young, my father loved me very much and hired many teachers to tutor me. Later, I often attended the family school to study and learn with my brothers. This sword was given to me by my father at that time."

When Ayi said this, he picked up the sword and kept stroking it. Zhou Xinyue listened carefully, as if it was similar to those TV dramas, the dramas of wealthy families fighting each other. She felt a headache when she heard it. She was bullied to death by a concubine in this small mansion. If she was in the big family he mentioned, she might be eaten to the point where there would be nothing left. Zhou Xinyue felt very upset and tired when she thought of this. Alas, modern times are still better, with monogamy and not so many messy things.

Zhou Xinyue said gently: "Mmmm, what a beautiful sword. Sapphire is also beautiful, but I like ruby."

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