Chapter 81: Storytelling
"Aunt Zhou, you live like this?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Zhang Qing had to find a topic.
"Well, I have two sons, both of whom work in the town on the other side of the river, and they only come back for the holidays. I and his father are the only ones left in the family to farm here, making do with it. Aunt Zhou looked at Ah Longyin and was not angry, she sat there and ate fragrantly, and her heart relaxed.
She doesn't have a daughter, so it's very rare for this little girl to annoy her. Hearing Zhang Qing's question, the conversation box also opened and began to chat with him.
Zhang Qing is actually quite curious about the people at the bottom of this world, so he asked about some things in life. Only then did I know that the Zhou family was good in the village, because the two sons were working in the city, and there were no old parents to take care of, so the burden on the family was small.
The eldest son has already started a family in the town and is doing well. However, the youngest son has only been an apprentice in the blacksmith shop for two years, and has not yet graduated, so he has no salary, but he is in charge of food and housing. Lao Zhou is now farming the family's land by himself, and there is rich food to exchange for some money every year, so Aunt Zhou pointed to saving more, and then when the second child can earn wages after leaving the school, she will tell him that she is close to him, and she feels that her life is complete.
Zhang Qing looked at the few pieces of broken furniture in the house and the patched coarse cloth clothes on their bodies, and thought of the luxurious life in the state lord's mansion and the elders of the Tinghe Gang who casually carried thousands of taels of silver tickets, at this moment finally knew what the gap between the rich and the poor was, and also experienced the bitterness of the commoners in this era.
But looking at Aunt Zhou's proud and happy expression when she talked about her son, and the smile when she imagined her son marrying a new daughter-in-law, for some reason made him feel blocked in his heart.
"Hey, you see I'm talking here and forgetting to make your bed. Well, I still have a house where my son lived before, so you can sleep there. No, can you two live together? No, Lao Zhou and I will empty it for you. "Aunt Zhou originally thought that Zhang Qing was a child, and they were sisters and brothers, so it was nothing to live together.
But then I thought that Zhang Qing's speech and demeanor were not like ordinary people, and I heard that the children of big families had big rules, so I hurriedly changed my words, saying that it was a big deal to make my bed empty, and it was a big deal to squeeze the firewood room with Lao Zhou tonight and deal with it overnight.
"No, let's live together!" Ah Longyin didn't interject in their conversation, but then suddenly spoke.
Zhang Qingleng paused for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Auntie, we just live together, how can you two let the two of you give way." β
"Well, well, then I'll get you two beds. Rest assured, they are all cleaned and stored, and they are not dirty at all. After speaking, the eldest lady went out in a hurry and was busy.
Zhang Qing looked at Lao Zhou, who was squatting and smoking a cigarette on the side, so he opened his mouth to ask about the surrounding terrain and the situation in the river, after all, he had not yet left the enemy's sphere of influence, and there was no mistake in knowing more information.
Lao Zhou was still stumbling at first, but later saw that Zhang Qing was really good at talking, so he introduced him.
After all, Uncle Zhou has two sons in the town on the other side of the river, and he often sells some mountain goods by the way when he crosses the river to see his son, so he is quite well-informed and familiar with the surrounding terrain, so Zhang Qing has learned a lot of things. However, he has not left the village in the last few days, so he does not know what is going on on the river.
By the time the two finished dinner, Aunt Zhou had already prepared hot water, both of them hadn't taken a bath for a long time, and there was a faint sour smell on their bodies, so they couldn't wait to prepare to wash.
Ah Longyin broke an arm and it was inconvenient, Aunt Zhou was going to help her clean it, but she was sternly rejected by the shy girl, and it took half a day to finish freshening up. And Zhang Qing acted quickly, the conditions were limited and there was no bathtub, so he directly scooped the hot water as a shower, took a hot shower happily, and by the way, he also washed his own set of clothes sent by Mrs. Mi.
I have to say that Mrs. Mi's sister is good to him, this set of clothes is not only good-looking, but also after so many touches, there is no damage at all, and the quality is not generally good. However, he only came out of the state mansion with his own knife and some belongings, but he didn't have a change of clothes, so he had to borrow a set of old clothes from Uncle Zhou to wear.
Ah Longyin is stronger than him, and there are other clothes in the package, but they are similar to the one on his body, they are all black with five poisonous patterns, so he can't see any difference, the old sleeve was torn off by Zhang Qing, and he threw it away.
When the two of them finished washing and entered the room, they unexpectedly found that it was not bad, not only was it clean, but there were also two beds, so that Zhang Qing did not have to sleep on the ground.
"You guys rest early, if there is anything to call Auntie. Aunt Zhou instructed two words, carried a pot of water and put it on the table in the room, and left an oil lamp, and then turned around and went back to the house.
Zhang Qing wanted to lie on the bed when she saw Ah Longyin's wet hair, and quickly stopped her. Seeing the young lady's puzzled eyes, Zhang Qing smiled and sat behind Ah Longyin, and used the internal qi in his palms, the internal qi of the heavenly sword is a fire attribute exercise, which can naturally increase the temperature, and Zhang Qing developed the function of a dryer.
He gently rubbed Ah Longyin's hair with his hand, and said, "You have a fever just right, and your body is still weak, don't fall asleep with your hair wet, you will have a headache when you wake up tomorrow." β
Ah Longyin actually knew that it was not good to sleep like this, but it was too late, she didn't have the energy to wait for her hair to dry naturally, and it was not suitable to light a fire at Zhou's house to dry, so she had to leave it at that.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Qing could use internal qi to help her dry her hair, so that the young lady narrowed her eyes happily, leaned her back lightly on Zhang Qing's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Aqing, you are so good to Ah Longyin." β
Zhang Qing shook his head helplessly, feeling that he was really like an old father who was working hard to take care of his daughter, but with his small body, he had to violate the rules and disobedience.
However, smelling the hair that exudes a faint fragrance without knowing what it is, and listening to Ah Longyin's soft humming of the Shengmiao song, his spirit that has been worried about impatience has slowly calmed down, and he is no longer so full of pressure.
"Brother Aqing, tell me a story!" I don't know if it was because she finally left the wild, which made Ah Longyin's spirit very relaxed, and she made a request that Zhang Qing didn't expect.
"What?" Zhang Qing's eyes widened.
"You remind me of Master, she also helps me dry my hair at night, but Master will tell Ah Longyin stories while wiping them!" Miss Sheng Miao turned her head and looked at Zhang Qing expectantly.
Tell her daughter a bedtime story, Zhang Qing complained silently in her heart, more and more like an old father, hey!
But looking at Ah Longyin's big bright eyes, he really couldn't say anything to refuse, so he had to think about it for a while, considering that the little girl should like love stories, he was going to tell her a Liang Zhu, anyway, there should be no such legend in this world.
However, he ignored Ah Longyin's simple and almost blank common sense, and also underestimated her curiosity, so as soon as he entered the story, he kept having problems.
"What is a academy?"
"Ah, the academy isγγγγγγ β
"Then why do they want to go to the academy? Don't they need to work?"
"They go to the academy to learn their skills, just like you learn from your masterγγγγγγ β
"Then why do you want a woman to dress up as a man?"
"Well, because the academy doesn't accept female apprentices. β
"Why don't you accept female apprentices? My master and I are both women, and we have learned our skills. β
"Hey, do you want to listen to the story!"
"Okay, okay, Brother Aqing, you can talk about it. The young lady closed her mouth aggrievedly.
But after saying that, Liang Zhu and the two were forced to separate because of family pressure, and Ah Longyin couldn't help it.
"Why should they be separated?"
"Because Zhu Yingtai's parents don't agree. β
"Why do you have their consent? Does it have anything to do with them?"
"That, that's the rule of the Han people. β
"Oh, you Han people have a lot of rules!"
When it came to the death of the two of them, Ah Longyin suddenly turned around, stared at Zhang Qing viciously and said, "Won't they escape together? Why do you want to stay there and wait for death?"
"Well, it's because the world has bound them. β
"Why are you bound? Master said to do what you want to do, and no one can stop you. Ah Longyin raised her eyebrows angrily, "I don't care, they all have to live, and then live happily together!"
"Okay, okay, in the end, Liang Shanbo escaped with Zhu Yingtai and lived happily for the rest of his life in a small mountain village, are you satisfied now?"
Looking at the young lady who finally lost her breath, Zhang Qing sighed.
Alas, it's so tiring to take your daughter.