The wood mage and the native brother

Ji Deng was crying out of breath, Ji Xiaomei was taken aback by her brother, but her eyes were gradually reddened by Ji Deng, thinking of her dead father and father, thinking of not having enough to eat every day, but also being frightened , his eyes were red immediately, and he followed behind Ji Deng sobbing and crying, the gray blood stains on his face were washed out by tears one by one, looking in a panic.

The neighbors who were attracted by the crying of Ji Deng at the door looked at it, and said to the old lady in a hurry,

"The child is so pitiful, let's go back to the house and rest, calm down, and this little one, I have to worry about it."

"The baby without dad and dad is already suffering, Mrs. Fang, you should treat her better and love her better."

The neighbor pointed to Ji Xiaomei who was twitching at the corner of Ji Deng's clothes.

The mothers-in-law at the door agreed one after another, and some people made troubles,

"In the depths of the mountain, even seven or eight strong men dare not go together. Why do you dare to let these two children go, Mrs. Fang? Even if the child is a brother and a girl, there is no reason to behave like this."

Old lady Fang was ashamed.Ji's family is empty, and if they can pick more wild vegetables, they can save more food money and buy pens and books for Ji Laoxiu.However, there are not many rich households in the village, and most of them live frugally, and the wild vegetables that don't need money on the mountainside are naturally harvested early.

But no one has been in the mountain for five or six years, wild vegetables and fungus must have piled up into the mountain. Granny Fang was so greedy that she asked Ji Deng to walk in more.

As for the man-eating worms and wild wolves, Mrs. Fang thought she hadn't heard of them for several years, and she didn't pick them, so she didn't take them too seriously.

But when this matter came out, Mrs. Fang would be treating her grandchildren harshly. This reputation spread, and when Ji Laoxiu came back, she must be taught a lesson.Granny Fang's face twitched, and the pity that had just arisen in her heart for the Ji Deng brothers and sisters disappeared in an instant.

Although Er Ji Deng is wiping away tears, he has been secretly looking at Granny Fang's expression, seeing that Granny Fang's nature is exposed and embarrassing, he couldn't help feeling relieved.

If it wasn't for fear of being seen through by Mrs. Fang if she said too much, Ji Deng just wanted to mention more clearly the fact that their brother and sister were forced to go to the mountains by Mrs. Fang. It's all about Ji Deng's thoughts.

Ji Deng was alive in his heart, but on his face, he turned a blind eye to the winks from the old lady, pretending to be ignorant and sobbing.

Granny Fang, who cast her eyes on the blind man, suddenly fell backward in anger.

The second child is a cunning, and the second husband is also a thoughtful person, why did he have such an elm bump!If it was her Ah Huan, she would definitely know how to smooth things over with her words. First, she would save Ji's family's face and then close the door and speak slowly.Ji Deng is so stupid that he knows how to cry!

Although Fang understands Granny Fang's thoughts, she is a stupid one. She has been repeatedly ordered by Mrs. Fang not to speak in front of outsiders, so she can only stand there sullenly.

As for Sister Xie and Brother Yan, naturally they dared not touch Granny Fang's bad luck, and hid in the corner without stepping out.

Mrs. Fang exhaled the turbid air in her chest, and said stiffly to the neighbors who were watching the fun,

"Stop talking nonsense here, my family has four scholars, and they spend a lot of money. It's the children who want to be more considerate of their family members. Why did I force you to say anything casually, and I became a villain? ! Go on your own, stop staring at my house!"

After saying that, Granny Fang closed the courtyard door, blocking the people and chattering sounds from the door.

The people outside curled their lips in disdain. Who doesn't know that Ji's family is crazy. Almost all the food from the [-] acres of land is put into the private school, and they eat chaff and vegetables. Just a poor scholar.

Ji's family looks beautiful on the surface, but they may not be able to eat and drink enough inside. If they don't have to pay food tax, they may be even more miserable.A few days ago, Ji Hai borrowed the money for his exams, but Mrs. Fang still deceived herself and showed off in front of them. Who in the village doesn't know the background of Ji's family!

The people in the village went back to their homes and went to various places, and couldn't help but bring up the matter of Ji's family as a joke along the way.

People talk about the Ji family as a joke, and they don't shy away from Mrs. Fang who is in the door.Granny Fang's face turned purple, she looked back at Ji Deng who was sobbing softly with her head down, and cursed out,

"Howling?! How many years have passed since your father and father died, is it too late to howl now?! Go back to the house and stay, if you don't want to stay, go to the ground with your third uncle!"

Ji Deng's movement of wiping his tears stopped suddenly, and his dry and pale lips were bitten and even lost their blood color.

Mrs. Fang was so angry that she didn't see it, she just wanted to train again, Mrs. Fang quickly grabbed Mrs. Fang and persuaded her in a low voice,

"Mother, keep your voice down, don't let outsiders hear you."

Granny Fang choked, and gave Ji Deng an angry look, then lay back in the room covering her forehead, and told Fang,

"Third daughter-in-law, pour me a bowl of water, I'm going to faint from the heartless anger of these idiots at home! Just like his damn father!"

Fang Shi responded and went to the fire room, Ji Deng clenched his fists, sent Ji Xiaomei back to the house first, and followed Fang into the fire room.

"Third aunt, can you get me a dumpling to eat?"

Ji Deng looked at Fang with a pair of red and swollen eyes from crying, his voice was hoarse and unhuman, Fang's heart softened, but he thought that his brother Yan and sister Xi couldn't get enough to eat. Pointing to Mrs. Fang's room,

"Your grandma is holding back the fire. Your grandma knows all these things in the house. If you come here later, if you don't match them, you will definitely get angry. Why don't you and your little sister endure it first, and eat more for dinner."

Ji Deng took a fixed look at Fang, then quickly lowered his head, and whispered,

"Then can I pour a bowl of water to drink?"

Fang went to Granny Fang's room with the bowl in her hand, and answered casually.

Ji Deng took a ladle of water from the big pot on the stove, and then left the fire room silently.

When passing by Dafang's house, he saw that the door of Dafang's room was closed tightly, and he was not disturbed by the noise just now.

Rather than saying that the Ji Deng brothers and sisters live in a room, it is better to say that it is a cubicle, and it is still an acceptable cubicle.

The second room originally shared a room, but after Ji He and his wife passed away one after another, it was allocated to Ji Shuo and Ji Huan by Mrs. Fang as a study room. From then on, the Ji Deng siblings could only sleep in the small room separated from the wood house. Here, anyway, one is a brother and the other is a sister, so there is no need to avoid suspicion, a wooden bed is enough for sleeping.

Ji Xiaomei lay on the bed rubbing her shriveled stomach, and whispered to Ji Deng who came back,

"Brother, I'm hungry—"

Only men in Ji's family can eat three meals. Because Ji Deng has to go to the field, he can also get a Wunuo dumpling in the morning. The brothers and sisters can always fill their stomachs by sharing the meals.However, today this is a waste of time.

Fortunately, I have picked wild fruits to eat on the mountain before, so it is not too difficult now.

Ji Deng handed the water bowl to Ji Xiaomei, then leaned into Ji Xiaomei's ear and whispered comfortingly,

"Be patient, there will be sesame seed cakes tomorrow when I go to sell vegetables in the county."

Ji Xiaomei nodded obediently, gulped down half a bowl of hot water, and her stomach felt warmer, then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

If you fall asleep, you will not be hungry.

Perhaps because she lost her strength from crying just now, Ji Xiaomei lay on the bed and fell asleep after a while.

Ji Deng suffocated the rest of the water in one gulp, and returned the bowl to the fire room.Otherwise, Mrs. Fang will be sorry when she counts the numbers later, and he and his younger sister didn't even have dinner today.

Finally, Ji Deng, who was free, dug out the needlework and rags, and began to mend the torn clothes of the brother and sister. He was proficient in his hands, but his mind was chaotic.

Returning tonight is the past, but...

While Ji Deng breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help feeling cold.

Although he knew Ji's family very well, the indifference of Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang still made Ji Deng very sad.

If it was Ji Huan, let alone rolling down the mountain, even a little bit of skin scratches would make Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang feel distressed and caring for a long time.

But who told him that he and his younger sister had no father or father.

Ji Deng buried his face deeply in his palms, trying to hold back the heat from his eyes.

Rubbing his face hard, Ji Deng forced himself to focus on the business.

Thinking about how many papers he has saved up to now, and thinking about going to the county seat tomorrow, he should buy a few more sesame seed cakes to hide in his stomach. Unfortunately, the weather is getting hot and he can't keep eating, so he should buy some Wunuo dumplings.

and also……

Ji Deng sniffed the remnant smell of vegetation from his hands, and couldn't help biting his bloodless lips.

……

Ji Deng was not injured at all, so Granny Fang sent him to the county town early the next morning to sell the vegetables the family had saved for the past half month.

The stalls in the county are to be snatched up, so naturally the sooner you go, the better.Before dawn, Ji Deng got up from the bed, carrying a big basket on his back and took Ji Xiaomei all the way to the county town.

If one can take a bullock cart, it will be easier and faster, but since one person has to pay two pennies, even the child needs one penny, so Granny Fang is naturally reluctant to part with it.

At the dinner table last night, Ji Jiang was worried for a long time when he learned about it from Granny Fang's complaints. Ji Hai said a few words of concern to express his love and care as an uncle, but nothing else.As for Ji Shuo and Ji Huan, as the two grandchildren held in the hands of the Ji family, they have always turned a blind eye to Deng Geer and Ji Xiaomei, two transparent people.

Ji Deng laughed at himself, held Ji Xiaomei's hand tightly, and rushed towards the county against the cool spring morning wind.

Although Xiaohe Village is not close to the county, it is not very far either, otherwise Ji Hai and the three would not be able to go to school.When the season lanterns enter the county, the sky is still bright.

Ji Deng occupied the booth, took off the cloth covering the back basket and spread it on the ground, and stacked the vegetables in the box neatly.

The greens and leeks were divided into handfuls and arranged one by one. The dew from the vegetable field in the morning was still on the radish tassels. It looked quite fresh and pleasing. This was the result of the daily care of Sister Xie and Brother Yan.

When these are done, the sky is already bright.Ji Deng asked Ji Xiaomei to look at the stall, took out a penny from her pocket, and bought a face-sized sesame seed cake at the sesame seed stall next door.

The biscuits are just out of the pan, and they are hot.Ji Deng hissed his tongue, tearing off a piece with his fingers and handing it to Ji Xiaomei.Ji Xiaomei was hungry all the way, and happily took it and ate it.

Ji Deng puffed his cheeks and blew on the biscuits, and when he saw Ji Xiaomei finished eating one piece, he tore another piece.After eating more than half of such a biscuit, Ji Xiaomei is full.

"Brother eat."

Ji Xiaomei sucked her finger, avoiding another piece of cake that Ji Deng handed over.

Ji Deng touched Ji Xiaomei's stomach, knowing that she was indeed full, so she swallowed the remaining biscuits in a few mouthfuls.

Although the biscuits are a bit cold, the meringue on the outside is still crispy and the dough inside is still soft.However, the remaining biscuits were not enough for Ji Deng to eat.

Ji Deng swallowed, and forced himself not to look at the sesame seed stall.

"How much is this leek?"

It happened that Ah Mo, who was carrying a vegetable basket, came to ask, Ji Deng withdrew his mind and replied timidly,

"One penny and one handful."

A basket of vegetables finally sold for [-] cents, which was not far behind what Mrs. Fang had estimated.Ji Deng put away the cloth and picked up the basket, but he was not in a hurry to go back to Xiaohe Village.

Ji Deng turned the road and entered a spice shop. When the clerk saw Ji Deng, he smiled.

"The little brother is here."