No pain no gain

……

"Go in and sit for a while!" Zhao Ziyang stretched out his hand and said.

"Ah, um, no need, there are other guests in your house today, I won't bother you... Ah, by the way, I planted some lotus roots this year, you can try these lotus pods, um, black ones Cook porridge with lotus seeds..." Da Zhuang shook his head, turned around and took the bag containing lotus roots from the car.

"Da Zhuang..." Zhao Ziyang yelled in astonishment, reaching out to pick up the bag.

A young man behind Zhao Ziyang took a quick step forward and took the dirty-looking bag first.

Da Zhuang withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and said embarrassingly: "I'm going back, I'll come to you next time when I have time..."

"Da Zhuang, my parents sent someone here. There are no guests. I'm free now. Let's go in and sit for a while!" Zhao Ziyang quickly stepped forward, pulled Da Zhuang back and said.

"Hey, ah, that's it!" Da Zhuang felt uncomfortable being stared at by the two people behind Zhao Ziyang, and hesitantly said: "Forget it, there are still things at home!"

"Big Zhuang!" Zhao Ziyang exclaimed in surprise.

"I, I'm going back..." Da Zhuang hurriedly broke free from Zhao Ziyang's hand, turned around and drove the donkey cart away.

Zhao Ziyang pursed his lips tightly, looking gloomy at the back of Da Zhuang running away in a hurry...

"Brother..." The eldest girl yelled worriedly as she sat on the cart with her arms around the twins.

"Well, ah, big girl, what's the matter?" Da Zhuang came back to his senses and asked with a smile.

"Shall we go to brother Zhao Ziyang's house in the future?" Da Niuer asked in a low voice.

"Go, of course..." Da Zhuang replied casually, and then paused: "Let's talk! Alright, sit still, let's go faster!"

"En!" Da Niuer responded, and quickly grabbed San Zhuang and Si Zhuang.

The fool bit his lips and stared at the back of Da Zhuang with his shoulders hanging through the gap between the two panniers that contained the things he bought in the town...

After returning home, Da Zhuang quickly returned to normal. At least on the surface, the children didn’t see anything unusual, but occasionally when talking with people in the village, Da Zhuang’s somewhat lonely expression was concealed. I can't hide it, it seems that the only friend who still has some common language is almost lost...

"Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master..."

"Ah..." Zhao Ziyang raised his head abruptly, with a shameful expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, master, I..."

"What's wrong with you? It's been like this for the past few days. Didn't Mrs. Madam send someone over to see you?" The middle-aged scribe said with a frown.

"It's nothing, master, let's continue!" Zhao Ziyang lowered his eyelids and said calmly.

……

"Master, let's talk!" Jin Xiongguo put down the wooden sword in his hand, patted the bench under the old jujube tree and said.

"Master..." Zhao Ziyang put down the wooden sword with some doubts, rubbed his sore wrist, and walked over.

"I heard from Menzi that last time some little guys came to look for you in a donkey cart, didn't they?"

"En." Zhao Ziyang's eyes flickered, and he nodded.

"It's Da Zhuang and the others! They left without entering the door, right?"

"Yes, I let him in..." Zhao Ziyang said in a depressed mood.

"Eldest Young Master, have you ever wondered why Da Zhuang behaved like this?"

"It's all those two damn gatekeepers..."

"No, no, even without those two sects, Da Zhuang wouldn't be able to get along with you like before, it's me and you, Master Liu... The young master should think about why Da Zhuang became friends with you Let's go!" Jin Xiongguo said, patted the dust on his body, and left slowly with his hands behind his back, well, it seems that this afternoon can be free, hey, it's a pity that Renxue will definitely not agree during the day...

Before the autumn harvest, Da Zhuang went to deliver the baskets again. As soon as the goods arrived, he paid the bill and left in a hurry, making Zhao Ziyang who rushed over to block him grit his teeth angrily.

"Da Zhuang, Da Zhuang, go and have a look, the Wu family is fighting..."

As soon as Da Zhuang untied the donkey from the cart, there was a burst of shouting outside.

"I'm not free, so what should I do when their family is arguing!" Da Zhuang frowned and replied, leading the donkey to the trough and tied it up, ready to feed the donkey with water.

"Oh, I told you, you didn't go by yourself..."

The sound outside gradually faded away, Da Zhuang let out an angry "cut", but he began to hesitate in his heart, the fool went home last night, and he didn't come to find himself this morning...

"I said sister-in-law, the family hasn't been separated yet, the fool's land is not counted as the public house, and the money earned by the eldest brother from woodwork..." Wu's third daughter-in-law said angrily, "Third brothers and sisters, that's not the case. As you said, if you plant the land in the public house together, it is of course counted in the public house, and the idiot's own land is planted by himself..." The idiot's mother retorted sharply.

……

The courtyard wall of the Wu family is a two-meter-high wall made of solid earth bricks, and the courtyard door is not just a fence door that can only block the chickens. Da Zhuang stood outside the two closed wooden doors and listened for a while. There were only two women who yelled loudest, and no fool's voice was heard.

Da Zhuang shook his head and left quickly.

The next day, the fool still didn't come over, and Da Zhuang was a little unaccustomed to weaving the basket by himself, and every time something came to mind, and when he was about to say something, he realized that there was no one on the other side...

"Big Brother, Big Brother, where's Big Brother A?" The fool didn't come over for several days, and even Er Niuer asked.

"Ah, Erniuer, Big Brother Ah has gone home and is at their own home." Da Zhuang replied softly, feeling a sense of uneasiness involuntarily in his heart. I will try my best to find my own...

"Well, then, big brother, is he still coming?" Er Niuer asked shaking her head.

"Speak well, don't shake your head for no reason!" Da Zhuang didn't answer Er Niu'er's words, held down Er Niu'er's head and gave a lecture, making up his mind to visit Wu's house after lunch...

"Enen!" Er Niu'er turned her head to avoid Da Zhuang's hand, responded indiscriminately, and ran away.

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"Is there anyone? Ada, are you at home? Is there anyone..." Da Zhuang shouted, banging on the wooden door.

"Who is it?" Someone inside asked in a guarded tone.

"I'm Da Zhuang, I'm looking for Ah Da! Is Ah Da at home?" Da Zhuang asked loudly.

"Not here, not here..." The person inside said impatiently, and there was no more to say.

"Hey, wait a minute, open the door first, where is Ah Da not at home?" Da Zhuang asked anxiously, knocking on the door.

Da Zhuang waited for a long time, but there was no reply...