Chapter 117: The sound of horses' hooves
The villagers who helped the workers were happier than they were paid, and this was the first time in their lives that they had gloves. Working in winter, the hands were so cold that they were painful, and everyone's hands were frostbitten, and some even had pus. But they still have to work, just so that their families can have enough to eat and their children can buy new clothes.
Seeing the people in the village walking down the hill with satisfaction and interest, Li Ziyu was also very happy.
Most of the people in the village are still very kind-hearted. They have a good temperament and are busy with life every day. A little favor to them, they will be very grateful, simple and lovely.
Li Ziyu just wanted to enter the courtyard, but she heard the sound of horses' hooves not far away, galloping in the direction of their house from far and near.
Li Ziyu narrowed her eyes slightly, and saw a fast horse straight through the village street, and in the blink of an eye, it was at the bottom of the slope. The person on the horse looked a little familiar, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be Wang Tiehammer.
Wang Tiezhu was arranged by Li Ziyu to serve as a guard in Hot Pot City, and now that he is about to get dark and comes on a fast horse, something urgent must have happened. At that moment, Li Ziyu hurriedly ran down the hillside and rushed to Wang Tiehammer's horse.
"Uncle Wang, what's wrong?" Li Ziyu's tone was eager and trembling slightly.
Wang Tiehammer jumped off the horse, tied the horse to a locust tree not far away, and then turned around and said, "The shopkeeper asked me to come and tell you that tomorrow you will go to the restaurant early, and you must go." ”
Li Ziyu stabilized her mind and asked, "Is something wrong?" ”
Wang Tiehammer glanced around alertly and did not speak.
Li Ziyu secretly screamed ashamed. How did you forget? I can't say anything here. Although he prides himself on being safe here, it is better to be cautious. So he took the lead and walked home, and Wang Tiehammer walked away and scanned the surroundings. followed behind Li Ziyu.
Li Ziyu closed the courtyard door tightly and walked towards the house with Wang Tiehammer.
Li Luo's mother and daughter were cooking dinner in the hall, and at first glance Wang Tiezhu was stunned and thought that he was dazzled, rubbing his eyes and seeing that it was true, he hurriedly exclaimed in surprise: "Big brother, why are you here?" Are the big sisters and the kids okay? ”
"Sister Li! They're all good, thank you for worrying. Are you okay here? ”
"Okay, I'm fine here! I'm better here than at home."
"Auntie. Uncle Wang and I are talking about something in the Westinghouse, and you are watching at the door. Li Ziyu interrupted Li Luo's words and ordered.
Li Luo immediately stopped talking. hurriedly responded: "Miss, I know." You and the big brother go inside the house, you can rest assured outside. As soon as Li Luo heard Li Ziyu speak, she felt that the expressions of Li Ziyu and Wang Tiezhu were a little unusual. Immediately realized that something must have happened. Wait for Li Ziyu and Wang Tiehammer to enter the house. She hurriedly closed the door so that no sound could come through.
Li Ziyu and Wang Tiehammer entered the house and invited Wang Tiehammer to sit on the edge of the kang, while he stood not far from Wang Tiehammer, staring at him closely.
Wang Tiezhu said straight to the point: "I don't know the specific situation, I just know that the atmosphere seems to be a little tense." I'm just guessing what happened, it seems that the owner of the restaurant is going to return to Beijing before the year. As for why you went to town, I haven't asked yet. ”
Wang Tiehammer was arranged by Li Ziyu to enter the hot pot city. He automatically regarded himself as Li Ziyu's person. Li Ziyu didn't ask about some news, and he would also think of inquiring and telling her.
Li Ziyu couldn't figure out what was going on. Anyway, she was going to go to town a year ago. She wanted to go to Fu's house to see why there was no news about the opening of the shop. Tomorrow happens to be two things together.
The matter was clear, and the time was not early, so Wang Tiehammer was in a hurry to go back.
Li Ziyu didn't keep him, but just brought some fresh vegetables to his house, and brought a hare and put it in a small bamboo basket.
Wang Tiehammer didn't refuse, took the bamboo basket and left.
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves gradually moving away, Li Ziyu's heart was heavy. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it is right for them to return to Beijing. In the Daya Dynasty, Chinese New Year's Eve is a time for the whole family to reunite, and as long as there are no very special circumstances, people will go home on that day. But why let her go again? Is there anything to explain to her? Or is something really going on?
Xiao Shan, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu looked at Li Ziyu after Wang Tiehammer left, as if they wanted to ask something. But in the end, no one asked. The sound of horses' hooves came suddenly in the silent twilight, and they all felt it. But my sister didn't let them know, so there was a reason not to let them know.
This night, Li Ziyu slept very unsteadily, and her heart was like eighteen buckets. She had a feeling as if something big was about to happen. Thinking that my family has just improved a little, I will have to go through wind and rain, and I am very worried.
The next day, when she got up early for morning exercises, Li Ziyu told her younger siblings about going to town. Then I hurriedly ate breakfast, and then went on the road with a bamboo basket on my back.
The bamboo basket contains roe deer meat, and the top and bottom sides are covered with clean oiled paper. I picked some of the various vegetables, cleaned them, covered them with a soft cloth, and put them on top. Finally, a layer of cotton pad was added to protect the vegetables from freezing.
Li Ziyu planned to go to Fu's house first, and then go to the restaurant after handing over the things in the bamboo basket to the Fu family. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the town restaurant, a young man waited at the entrance of the town and led her straight to the third floor of the daily restaurant.
Li Ziyu had no choice but to follow the young man to the restaurant and didn't ask anything.
Entering the Ziyun Pavilion on the third floor, Li Ziyu found that not only Ren Xiaohang and Zhang Junjiang were in the house, but Fu Xiaoshuang was also present.
"Brother Zhang! Brother Ren! Sister Xiaoshuang! Li Ziyu stood at the door and greeted everyone in the house.
As soon as Li Ziyu appeared, Fu Xiaoshuang ran over and grabbed her hand and whispered, "Come here, sit with me." ”
Li Ziyu nodded, put the bamboo basket aside, and sat down next to Fu Xiaoshuang.
As soon as Li Ziyu entered the house, Ren Xiaohang's eyes were on her. These days have not been seen, Li Ziyu seems to have grown taller, her face is as smooth as jade, exuding the unique brilliance of a young girl, which makes people feel bright. And the alertness, calmness and ability in her body made Ren Xiaohang, who was accustomed to seeing aristocratic girls pretentious and feel good about herself, couldn't help but feel heartbeat. I couldn't help but have a slight fever on my face, and my heartbeat was a little faster than usual. Ren Xiaohang was very annoyed by this feeling, so he frowned slightly and forced this feeling to suppress himself.
Jiang Junzhang was also looking at Li Ziyu at this time, and the feeling he felt when he saw Li Ziyu was the feeling of seeing a caring family. The feeling was warm and warm, and it made him feel like crying. The thought of returning to that cold home made his heart cold and indifferent.
"Xiaoyu, how is the family? Xiaoshan: How are they doing in martial arts? Jiang Junzhang opened his mouth first and asked.
"Brother Xie Zhang is worried about it, the family is fine, and the younger brothers practice martial arts very hard, and they have made a lot of progress." When Li Ziyu saw someone asking, she hurriedly stood up and replied seriously.
I received four monthly passes yesterday, which was very unexpected for me, thank you for your reward! Thank you! (To be continued......)