It was already noon when we drove the ox cart back.Zhang Xiaoliu quickly poured one of the packs of medicine into the medicine pot and soaked it in water.

"Is Ah Zheng in the room all the time?" He casually asked Mai on the side.

"No, I poured water for him a few times, and Brother Ah Zheng fell asleep after drinking it." Mai Mai helped him put the medicine pot on the stove, because the medicine pot was too small and the stove was not suitable for cooking.

At this time, sleeping more and drinking more water is good for the body, Zhang Xiaoliu felt relieved after hearing this, and told Xiaomai and other medicines to soak for half an hour before turning on the fire.

Maybe it was because he felt hot, the doors and windows in the room were opened, and the quilt was thrown aside.Zhang Xiaoliu went in and saw that his eyes were still closed, but just as he put his hand on his forehead, he heard his voice.

"Brother Liu is back?"

Although the voice is hoarse, it still sounds powerful.Zhang Xiaoliu looked down, but his eyes were still closed.Can't help laughing: "It seems that you are in good spirits, how do you know it's me?"

"Your hands are cold, and you smell..." Zhao Zhengze murmured.He wanted to open his eyes, but his eyes were so sore, he only glanced at Zhang Xiaoliu, and then closed them again.

"Just talk nonsense, everyone lives at the same price for food and drink, and you can still smell different smells?"

"Really, the smell of cooking..." Seeing that he didn't believe it, Zhao Zhengze insisted after thinking about it.

Zhang Xiaoliu thought to himself, could this be the smell of oily smoke?But seeing his chapped lips and haggard face, he didn't want to continue arguing with him over this issue, so he said, "It doesn't matter if you sleep a little longer, I won't bother you."

He wanted to go to the kitchen to make medicine, but when he stood up, he found his hand was being held.

"I don't want to sleep anymore, you talk to me." Zhao Zhengze held him with one hand and was about to sit up.Although I feel a little drowsy, I don't want to lie down anymore.

"Okay, what do you want to say?" Thinking that Mai Mai was looking at the medicine, Zhang Xiaoliu was not worried.Especially since he had never seen Zhao Zhengze so clingy, he couldn't bear to refuse.

"You can say whatever you want...Well, tell me what you did when you went to the market just now?" Zhao Zhengze was half-sitting against the head of the bed, and the two of them were sitting on the bed facing each other now, with no more than half a foot between them.

"I went to the fair just to get some medicine, and I went to buy some candy and came back to see Wang Mo." Zhang Xiaoliu didn't know why he suddenly became interested, and racked his brains but couldn't express the boring formation brilliantly. some.

"When I was going, I met Jia Momo and the others on the way, oh, and Gao Shi, so I took them along. Master Wang's new apprentice was driven back, and Wang Momo seemed to want Mai to learn how to make incense with him. I also bought caramel and plum cake, you can eat it after drinking the medicine..."

Zhang Xiaoliuxu was chattering, while Zhao Zhengze looked at him quietly.Hearing this, he reacted a little slower, and then protested: "You treat me as a child? I don't need plum blossom cakes when I take medicine!"

"It's okay if you don't, Xiaosong can wipe them all out anyway." Zhang Xiaoliu chuckled lightly, he didn't intend to provoke him, but he thought it would be nice to eat something sweet after drinking the medicine.

"Before you came in, I had been dreaming. For a while I dreamed that I was sick, and Momo surrounded me very worriedly. For a while, I dreamed that I was at my uncle's house, and Uncle Mo scolded me for pretending to be sick and not working. I wanted to talk and said Fortunately, you came in at this time, so I woke up." The room was quiet for a while, and Zhao Zhengze said suddenly.

Zhang Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "You have been away from your uncle's house for so many years, why do you still have these dreams? Now that he doesn't dare to look up when he sees you, are you still afraid that he will fail?"

"Of course I'm not afraid of him now. Do you still remember Liu who sent me here? The last time I met him when I went to chop firewood to rest my legs, I kept saying that you are good-looking and capable. Do you want to help me leave uncle? You sent me here." In the past, the two met each other from time to time, but probably because there were other people around, Liu Memo didn't say anything.Only that day on the mountain, I pulled him to talk a lot.

"He has the foresight. Do you think I'm capable? I didn't make you hungry." He couldn't help laughing while talking. If he was capable, Zhao Zhengze must be more capable than him.For a long time, most of the crops in the field, firewood to be burned and other things were obtained by Zhao Zhengze.

"You gave me medicine the day I first came here. I think Daddy is really amazing. He told me such a good brother. Even if I follow you all hungry in the future, it's okay." At first he was worried that there would be another portrait The uncle also has a bad temper, and it was only later that he gradually discovered that the two brothers were soft-spoken.And Xiao Song is only a little bit old, and he is willing to follow behind him.

"..." Zhang Xiaoliu glanced at him silently, feeling that it was inappropriate to say anything at the moment.

"Brother Liu, shall we get married?" Zhao Zhengze didn't expect that he would say this suddenly, but in the end he said the words that had been on his mind for a long time and looked at him intently.

"I..." His eyes were gentle and bright, making Zhang Xiaoliu unable to say a single perfunctory word.All the past flashed before my eyes like a fleeting shadow, and I finally found that I don't know which day, my heartstrings have been touched.

He looked down at the slightly thin palm, and finally regained a trace of reason, and said, "Okay, but..."

Just as his lips twitched and he said "good", Zhao Zhengze, who had been putting all his attention on him, flashed his eyes and was filled with brilliance in an instant.Then, a burst of strength came from nowhere, and she got up and threw herself on him.

"Great! We can finally get married!"

Zhang Xiaoliu was embraced by him, seeing that he ignored the words behind him, he hurriedly said: "But you have to promise me, we won't get married until next year!"

In fact, he wanted to talk for a longer time, but he expected that Zhao Zhengze might be wronged, so he still said next year somehow.

As expected, the shaking hand holding him stopped, and Zhao Zhengze looked at him, still unable to hide his joy, nodded and said, "I will listen to you, next year will be next year."

Anyway, it's already March now, and it's just right to wait for the house to be built this year and live in it next year.

Because Zhao Zhengze was ill, Shi Zhu came to play with Mai Mai in the morning and was driven back by him.At this time, he was sitting alone in the hall, feeling a little irritable.

Somehow, in the past few days, Momo has brought up the matter of letting him go to the town again.He didn't know why his father and the others gave up three years ago, but this time they were determined, and it was impossible for him to run away from home and threaten them again.

What is there to do in town?They all said that people should go on a better and better road, but he didn't want to go at all.Mai Mai didn't go to the town either. Mr. Chen said that he was the most talented in writing, much better than Ling Jun, who Zhang Wushu often used to praise.But Mai Mai didn't want to take the exam, and brother Xiaoliu didn't force him to go either.

He also didn't want to go to the town, although it was lively there, there were many delicious things to do, and maybe even a lot of money.But he wanted to stay in the village, with his father and wheat.

What should I say to let him stay?

"What are you thinking about?" Qiuming came in from the outside, seeing his son in a daze, bent his five fingers and tapped him on the head.

"It hurts!" Shizhu yelled, looking at Qiuming sadly.

"Don't scare me, just do it lightly." Qiuming didn't like his trick of pretending to be pitiful, and said, "Have you thought about what to do? In a few days, go follow the school and make an account, and give it to me." Be careful."

"I don't want to learn how to do accounts." Shi Zhu frowned, still working hard.

"Then what do you want to do? Farming? Playing behind the wheat all day?" Qiuming was so annoyed, this child didn't know who he looked like, but he was stubborn.

"When you farm, you farm. Aren't we farming now?"

"Hmph, I've never experienced the hardships of farming. Anyway, don't try to hide this time. I've already told them that you can only learn for half a month." Even the accountant with some skills refused to give up his own knowledge. To learn from others, he talked nonsense, so my brother found an acquaintance.

Since he wanted him to gain a foothold in the town, Qiuming also made efforts to inquire about him.Not every family has the opportunity to learn how to make accounts, and he only hopes that Shizhu can learn the skills, and he will have a solid foundation in doing business in the future.It's just that at this moment, I don't know if I can find someone to transfer the berth, so I can only let him learn first.

Shi Zhu kept his head silent, of course he knew that his father was planning for his future life, and there was no harm in being able to go to the town.Taking ten thousand steps back, even if you don’t do well there, you can still come back to farm.If you don't give it a try, you will never have a chance to change in your life.

But I always feel that if I leave so rashly, I will definitely be a little bit unwilling.

Seeing that he was thinking seriously, Qiuming felt relieved that he had finally considered his words seriously, so he went to the kitchen without disturbing him.Both of them didn't know that each other didn't want to go together, Shi Zhu saw him go to cook, so he also went to his room.

"Shizhu, Maimai is here." Just as Roll was thinking of how to get his father to convince him, he heard his father's voice outside his house.

But the point is, is the wheat coming?

He got up quickly, opened the door with a bang, and saw the small figure standing behind his father at a glance.

"Mai, are you here?"

Mai Mai nodded, suddenly feeling that his attitude was too agitated.Today, he and his brother cooked and ate early, so that Ah Zheng could eat and drink medicine.Thinking that he came to look for me just now, I wanted to ask him what's the matter.

During lunch, my brother also told him that Wang Memo wanted him to learn how to make spices, and reminded him again and again that if he didn't want to go to the next time, he could simply refuse.

Zhao's father called his son out and left, because he ran into Mai Mai on the road and didn't even wash off the mud on his body.Shi Zhu hurriedly let Mai into his room to talk.

"What do you need to tell me today?" If it weren't for the troubled look on his face when he came to find him, Xiaomai wouldn't have come over right away when he was free.

"It's okay." Shi Zhu originally wanted to complain to him about Memo's tough style, and then asked him if there was any way to make Memo change his mind.But just now it occurred to him that almost all of the money that Dad and the others had saved for so many years was spent on him this time, and they suddenly didn't want to let them down.

"Oh, I don't go to school now, and I can't help at home. My brother told me to ask someone to find out about the houses in the town today. If it's done well, maybe I will spend most of my time in the town in the future." Things are still undecided, and Mai also felt that it was not appropriate to speak out, and she didn't know what else would change.But Shi Zhu was almost his closest friend, and it seemed too late to talk about it after everything was ready.

"Really?" Shi Zhu shouted in surprise.

Mai Mai was a little surprised. He thought that Shi Zhu might be surprised, and maybe he would chase him for details, but he didn't expect to be so excited.

But Shizhu was already so happy that he couldn't stop talking from ear to ear. What a coincidence, they could be companions in the town!When he earns money, he will take over his father, and all his troubles will be solved now.

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