BXBX NOVEL Chapter 110
The cool breeze blew slowly, and Ji Yuanyuan began to feel a little confused.
On the heated brick bed, Li Miao also took the cattail leaf fan and fanned Ji Zixuan.
“Don’t have any psychological burden. This time, you have done so well. Our father can be considered to have been able to hold his head up high once. Let him show off!” Li Xu saw that Li Miao had not fallen asleep, so she advised in a low voice.
Hearing this, Li Miao sighed and felt a little sour in her heart.
Speaking of which, the last time her father felt proud was when her sister married Ji Jianguo!
At that time, Ji Jianguo was a university student and had a stable job. His monthly salary was 600 Yuan.
Which person in the village didn’t envy their family and her sister?
But who knew that in just a few short years, they would be beyond recognition.
The two sisters chatted and fell asleep.
The next morning, before dawn, Ji Zi’ang was dragged out of bed by Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua.
Ji Zi’ang’s eyes almost could not open. Who knew that there were so many mosquitoes in the ground that even hanging a mosquito net would be useless.
He had at least a dozen bites on his body and had not slept for most of the night.
“Grandpa, I still want to sleep a little longer. My body is so Itchy!” Ji Zi’ang said as he scratched his leg.
If he had known earlier, he would not have come to suffer. It would have been better at home. Although it was hot, he would not have been bitten so badly that his body was covered in blisters.
“Ptui...” Li Zhiming spat on his palm and rubbed it on Ji Zi’ang’s itching spot. Then, he made a cross on his bag!
He wasn’t in the mood to waste time with Ji Zi’ang. He still had to go to Qili village for the market. Qili village wasn’t near here, so he had to leave early to buy the freshest dishes.
“Hurry up and get up, wait...”
“Ah...” Before Li Zhiming could finish, Ji Zi’ang sat up on the wooden bed.
“Grandpa, did you spit on my leg just now...” Ji Zi’ang’s tone was full of despair, “Grandpa, why are you so unhygienic!”
Ji Zi’ang put on his sandals and went outside.
Fortunately, there was water outside. Ji Zi’ang scooped some water and poured it on his leg. Only then did he feel a little better.
Li Zhiming had already come out and patted Ji Ziang’s shoulder, “What’s wrong?! I used to chew and feed it you when you were young. I never saw you complain about it being dirty!”
Ji Zi’ang clutched his chest and stood on the empty ground. He only felt waves of nausea, and he was completely awake.
Ji Yuanyuan had gone to bed early last night, so she actually couldn’t sleep very well in the morning.
She couldn’t open her eyes, but she could hear clearly what was happening outside.
It sounded like someone had entered the door. From the sound of footsteps, it was her grandfather and grandmother. They had been working in the fields all year round, so the sound of their footsteps was rather heavy.
There was also a child following behind them. It should be her second brother.
However...
Ji Yuanyuan woke up in an instant and sat up from the heated brick bed.
Her second brother was crying!
She stood up and woke up Li Xu as well. Li Miao and Ji Zixuan were also awake.
At this moment, Ji Zi’ang entered the house. The moment he saw Li Xu, he rushed over and cried loudly, “Mommy...”
She had just woken up, and it wasn’t even dawn yet. Ji Zi’ang’s crying made Li Xu feel a little flustered, “What’s wrong? What happened?”
She thought that Ji Zi’ang had bumped into something on the ground, so she hurriedly checked Ji Ziang’s body to see if there were any wounds.
There weren’t any wounds, but there were more than ten red bumps.
“It’s all because of your dad,” Liu Guihua complained. Then, she looked at Li Zhiming, “It’s all because of you. Go and coax him.”
Li Zhiming looked a little embarrassed, “Hurry up and get up. It’s time to get busy.”
Only then did Li Xu realize that it was almost dawn.
Ji Yuanyuan rubbed her eyes and reached out to pat Ji Zi’ang’s shoulder, “Second Brother, what’s there to cry about? You’re a man now. Are you not embarrassed at all!”
With that, Ji Zi’ang’s cries became much quieter.
Seeing this, Li Zhiming hurriedly said, “Miaomiao, you’re the main character today. Don’t go anywhere, stay at home and watch the three kids. If anyone comes, greet them.”
Hearing this, Li Miao had already put on her clothes and went to coax Ji Zi’ang.
Li Xu simply tidied up and rode the small tricycle to the market with Li Zhiming.
Liu Guihua deftly went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Inside the house, although Ji Zi’ang was no longer bawling, he was still sobbing.
“Okay, okay. Yuanyuan is right, you are a man. You can’t cry all the time.” Li Miao took a piece of paper and gently wiped Ji Ziang’s tears.
Ji Zi’ang sniffled and muttered, “I’m not crying all the time!”
It’s grandfather’s fault, he was too unhygienic.
“Aunty, how did we eat when we were young?” Ji Zi’ang asked after enduring for a while.
Li Miao found this question a little strange, “How else could we eat? We ate with our mouths, of course. It’s not like you didn’t have mouths when you were young!”
Li Miao’s words were a little too amusing. Ji Yuanyuan could not help but laugh.
Ji Zixuan was also smiling. However, after putting on his clothes, he went to the kitchen and said very diligently, “Grandma, I’ll help you light the fire!”
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Liu Guihua felt distressed for him and hurriedly said, “I don’t need you. Don’t get your hands dirty, go play with your younger brothers and sisters!”
Ji Zixuan did not leave. He sat comfortably beside the stove and helped to fill the stove with firewood.
Inside the room, Ji Zi’ang finally asked the question, “Grandfather said that when we were young, it was the adults who chewed up the food and fed it to their mouths. Is that true?”
As he spoke, he even sounded like he was crying.
The moment he asked this question, Ji Yuanyuan felt a little nauseous.
It was enough that everyone knew about this. Why did he have to ask?
People like her grandparents had no culture, so how could they know anything about bacteria?
Anyway, they didn’t remember it when they were young. Why did they have to make it clear? Wasn’t she the one who was suffering?
Li Miao finally understood why Ji Zi’ang was crying, she lied without changing her expression, “How is that possible? You all drank milk when you were young. When you are a little older and don’t drink milk anymore, you can use a knife or spoon to break the food and feed it to your mouth. It can also train your teeth!”
Ji Zi’ang stopped crying and looked at Li Miao in surprise, “Really?”
Li Miao nodded very seriously, “Of course it’s true. How could aunty lie to you?”
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Ji Zi’ang was a naive child, so he believed Li Miao’s words. After a while, he was full of life again.
Not long after breakfast, Liu Guihua went to the Xu family’s house in front. Just as she brought the pigs back, Li Yong also came back.
One after another, many neighbors came over to help prepare the vegetables and cut the meat.
The tables, stools, plates, and chopsticks were also borrowed from the neighbors. Soon, a few tables were set up in the yard.
Li Yong was afraid that there wouldn’t be enough, so he set up two more tables outside.
Li Zhiming and Li Miao came back around ten o’clock.
Li Xu’s little tricycle was full of dishes.