Easy to farm

Chapter 43
After packing up his things, Pei Xiangxiang went straight into the house, completely ignoring Mrs. Lin who was chattering outside. Seeing this, Mrs. Lin stomped her feet angrily, and finally returned home with a sleepy expression.

Pei Xiangxiang came back a bit late, it was already past the time for lunch, but when he entered the kitchen, Pei Xiangxiang saw a large iron pot on the stove top covered with a wooden lid. Afterwards, it was the food that Mrs. Yang had left for Pei Xiangxiang inside.

Half a plate of fried asparagus, a small plate of shredded carrots and a large bowl of rice sandwiched with whole grains.

Seeing such plain meals, Pei Xiangxiang didn't have the discomfort and resistance she had when she first came here. She calmly took the meals out of the pot and brought them to the table to eat.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. In terms of food, Pei Xiangxiang has already realized it very deeply. However, under the premise that material conditions are indeed very scarce, she has gradually accepted this reality, and this This situation aroused her desire to fight.

After eating and washing the dishes, Pei Xiangxiang picked up the rice paper bought in the town and went to her third uncle's house. Speaking of Pei Xingcai, Pei Xiangxiang really felt that he was a person with personality, especially in the situation of Pei Zhenglian's autocracy Under the circumstances, he can still persistently choose to do business.

Pei Xingcai didn't like reading since he was a child, but he suffered from Pei Zhenglian's strict requirements. He didn't finish his studies until he was [-] or [-] years old. Then, regardless of Pei Zhenglian's objections, he started a business partnership with a few former classmates. For this matter, Pei Zhenglian was angry. It took him almost a year to ignore Pei Xingcai, until later Pei Xingcai's business gradually improved, and he got married and had children. A lot of the Pei family's expenses came from Pei Xingcai, so Pei Zhenglian treated Pei Xingcai a little better.

Two months ago, Pei Xingcai traveled far away. According to what Pei Xiangxiang knew, he seemed to be following a caravan to resell mountain goods. Because he traveled farther this time than before, it may take three or four months to return.

After entering the house, there was a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. Pei Xiangxiang followed the smell of medicine and soon arrived at the door of Pei Zhiheng's room.

Pei Xiangxiang raised his hand and knocked on the door, and someone inside answered, "Who is it?"

The voice of the person speaking in the room was not loud, and he was a little out of breath. Hearing this voice, Pei Xiangxiang said repeatedly, "Third Brother, I am Xiangxiang."

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

Pushing open the door and entering, the smell of medicine inside became stronger. A pale young man was leaning on a chair with thick cushions. With a thin blanket.

In April, it was already spring and flowers were blooming. Everyone put on spring clothes, but Pei Xiangxiang looked at Pei Zhiheng now, and felt that he was still deep in winter.

"Xiangxiang hasn't come to my place for a long time. I heard from Xiaojing that you always go out to dig wild vegetables recently. Why are you free to come here today?"

In the past, Pei Xiangxiang was always bullied by Pei Yuxue and Pei Zhihua, and he didn't even like to get too close to Pei Yufang and Pei Zhiwen, and the Jiang family didn't like Pei Xiangxiang's family, and Pei Xiangxiang didn't want to play with her son Pei Zhiyong, so he came to see him since he was a child Zhiheng and Pei Sijing are more brothers and sisters.

When Pei Zhiheng said this, Pei Xiangxiang froze for a moment. The original owner really liked coming here. Although she had completely digested the feelings left by the original owner, she had to be more rational, so in order to improve the conditions at home, she was busy digging wild vegetables to make money , so unknowingly alienated friends who had a good relationship before, such as Lin Xu, Pei Zhiheng and Pei Sijing.

"I went to town early today, and when I came back, I happened to be back in a bullock cart. It didn't take much time, and I didn't go digging wild vegetables in the afternoon, so I came to see my third brother."

After Pei Xiangxiang finished speaking, he handed the rice paper in his hand to Pei Zhiheng and said, "This is the paper I bought for the third brother. If the third brother likes to draw, keep on drawing. I like to see the paintings of the third brother."

Pei Zhiheng was weak and sick since he was a child, and he read books intermittently for several years, but because of his poor health, Xu and Pei Xing didn't trust him, so they bought a lot of books and let him stay at home. After a long time, Pei Zhiheng didn't care much about reading. On the contrary, I fell in love with painting.

Although Pei Zhenglian hopes that his children and grandchildren can study hard and make their ancestors shine in the future, with Pei Zhiheng's situation, he also knows that he can't count on Pei Zhiheng. However, Pei Zhenglian has no objection to his painting. In his opinion However, painting is also an elegant thing that literati and inkmen like, and it does not insult the reputation of the Pei family.

Looking at the rice paper that Pei Xiangxiang handed over, Pei Zhiheng hesitated for a moment before taking it and putting it on the long case, but when his eyes fell on Pei Xiangxiang again, he looked at it a little more carefully, which made him unable to help but think, When did his little sister become so delicate, even the paper for drawing at home was gone, the Xu family and Pei Sijing who lived with him didn't know, but Pei Xiangxiang found out.

However, when Pei Zhiheng ran out of rice paper, Pei Xiangxiang bought the paper and sent it over. It was really just a coincidence. Ever since he knew that Xu had used his dowry to buy medicine and supplements for Pei Zhiheng, Pei Xiangxiang knew that her third uncle was not at home. Pei Zhiheng's life is not much better than her family's.

Pei Xiangxiang also knew that Pei Zhiheng used a lot of paper and ink for painting every month, so he thought about buying paper and sending it over. If he sent food, he might share it with other people after Mrs. Zhu found out. It's better to give rice paper, so that others can only look at it when they know it.

"Heng'er, it's time to drink medicine...Xiangxiang, you're here." Mrs. Xu was quite surprised to see Pei Xiangxiang in the house, and thought that Mrs. Zhu had forced her to ask Mrs. Yang for debts before and was forced to kill her. Xu was a little embarrassed about Pei Xiangxiang's chicken.

"Hello third aunt, I'll come over to see third brother and give third brother something. Third brother, take your medicine first and have a good rest. I'll go first." Pei Xiangxiang said the following words to Pei Zhiheng After finishing speaking, she bowed to Mrs. Xu and walked out.

Xu clearly felt the alienation between Pei Xiangxiang and herself. This feeling made her face burn, and she only thought it must be because of that debt repayment.

After Pei Xiangxiang left, Pei Zhiheng saw that Mrs. Xu was still in a daze, and his face was not very good. He had seen the scene just now, and he could roughly guess the reason for Mrs. Xu's daze, but he pretended not to understand anything. , said out loud, "Mother, bring the medicine here, I'll drink it while it's hot."

Hearing Pei Zhiheng's voice, Xu came to his senses, brought the medicine to Pei Zhiheng, and said apologetically, "There is no candied fruit at home, this medicine is very bitter, bear with it, it will take a few days Mother will go to the town to buy some candied fruit and come back."

Pei Zhiheng has been drinking a lot of medicine since he was a child. Because the medicine is very bitter, Xu always prepares some candied fruit, but Pei Xing has only been away for a few months, and every time he hears about it, the money he stayed at home before is almost spent. .

Mrs. Xu was worried that Huagong had too much money to buy medicines for Pei Zhiheng, which would cause Lin and Jiang's dissatisfaction. She had always used her own money to subsidize Pei Zhiheng's medical expenses, and she could hardly afford the medicines. Not to mention.

"Mother, let me do this. You don't need to ask a doctor to buy medicine for me in the future, and don't waste money anymore." Pei Zhiheng lowered his head, rubbing the blanket on his lap with his hands, with a calm face, but if he looked carefully, You will find the loss, helplessness and despair in his eyes.

As soon as Pei Zhiheng said these words, Xu felt that someone had slammed his chest hard, and there was a tearing pain, and then tears rolled down instantly, and the grief on his face was clearly visible.

The crying from next door finally caught the attention of Zhu Shi and Pei Zhenglian.

(End of this chapter)