"Aqiu, look at them..." Zhang Lihua came over and whispered: "Shall we have another round?"
Looking at Zhang Lihua's eager and expectant eyes, Song Qiu nodded without hesitation, pulled her away from the table, and looked around for a new empty table.
After running for quite a while, I finally found a table with two empty seats and sat down hurriedly.
As soon as I sat down, I realized that there was an acquaintance there.
But it was Zhou Shitou and the others.
When Zhou Shitou saw Zhang Lihua, he smiled happily and said, "Lihua, we called you before we left the village! We didn't call the person who agreed, so we came by ourselves. Are you just here?"
Zhang Lihua said: "We went up the mountain before rushing here. We have been here for a while. You guys came early, why did you just sit down now?"
When Zhou Shitou heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment, "Hey, we are already on the third round."
Zhang Lihua's eyes widened. She was eating at the third table? So delicious?
Song Qiu couldn't help but scan the stomachs of Zhou Shitou and others. Sure enough, I am a poor man who is half-grown and poor, so he can eat it.
Wang Huzi on the side said: "We were not able to sit together in the first and second rounds. Those who sat separately did not grab the adults at the same table. We hadn't eaten much, and the food was gone. Our stomachs were really not full.
Ah, no, let’s continue eating.”
Zhang Lihua looked at Song Qiu and was embarrassed to say that they were also here in the second round.
They were all from the same village, so they weren't afraid of anyone laughing at anyone. Zhou Shitou quickly lost his embarrassment. He was already thick-skinned, and felt that it was nothing in front of Zhang Lihua.
He chatted nonchalantly with Zhang Lihua. It was rare to sit and talk together like this, and he felt very happy.
As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Lihua, I saw Brother Zhang Yang just now, have you met him?"
Zhang Lihua became excited when she heard this, "Have you seen my brother? Where is he?"
Zhou Shitou said quickly: "I just met him when I was sitting in the first round. Brother Zhang Yang was sitting at the table next to me. But after finishing the meal, he walked over there with the people at the same table and didn't say much to me.
What."
Zhang Lihua simply stood up and looked around, but there were too many people and she couldn't see anything at all. She wanted to rush out and look around for someone.
Song Qiu couldn't help but pulled her to sit down, "Now that Shitou has seen your brother and he is fine, you don't have to worry anymore. Don't worry, we might meet him later."
Zhou Shitou also followed suit: "I see that Brother Zhang Yang seems to have gained weight, and he has also grown a lot taller. He is very energetic and seems to be doing well at first glance. Don't worry, Lihua."
Zhang Lihua heard the same thing, so she sat down, thinking about eating at this table later, looking for her parents, and also looking to see if she could run into her brother.
There were half-grown children all over the table, making a lot of noise.
Song Qiu was still worried that people would not give them a table when they saw that the table was full of half-grown children, but soon someone brought bowls and chopsticks, and then the food was served.
The same eight large bowls and eight large steamed buns as before.
We are all from the same village. We have grown up together. When we sit together, we don't fight over each other like sitting with others. Instead, we all eat slowly and politely.
The main reason is because they have already eaten one or two rounds. Although they are still hungry, they are not that hungry anymore.
Everyone took a steamed bun and ate it with vegetables, and no one piled it into the bowl.
After finishing this table, Song Qiu was full. He turned to look at Zhang Lihua and saw that she also hiccupped. He couldn't help but smile. Then he looked at Zhou Shitou and others and said, "We are full, so we won't continue to sit down."
, do you still want to sit down?"
Zhou Shitou, who was also full, shook his head. Zhou Shitou said, "We are going to play around for a while, and then we will take another two rounds in the middle of the afternoon, and then go back to the village. What about you?"
When he said this, he looked at Zhang Lihua. It was a rare opportunity. It would be great if Lihua could play with them.
Zhang Lihua said: "I plan to go see my parents. I have to go back later, so I won't go play with you."
She still had to go back to pick up mountain mushrooms. It was enough to come and have a meal, but she couldn't stay here all day and come back tomorrow. There were still two days left.
If she stayed here all day, her mother would say something bad about her.
When Zhou Shitou heard this, although he was a little disappointed, he didn't say anything more and just nodded.
So, the two parties separated and left.
Zhang Lihua took Song Qiu and went straight to the back of Zhuangzi. She had been here once before and knew where her parents were.
They crossed the square all the way without meeting Zhang Yang. Although Zhang Lihua was a little regretful, she felt relieved knowing that her brother was doing well.
Landlord Cheng's house was very large and surrounded by a high wall, so it was difficult to see what was inside. Zhang Lihua and Song Qiu walked along the wall to the back of Cheng's house.
There is a row of green brick houses in an alley next to the Cheng family. All the long-term workers of the Cheng family live here.
The conditions are really not to mention, including food and accommodation, clothing, and four taels of silver a year, so people who want to work as long-term workers in the Cheng family are queuing up.
Many people have changed over the years, but Zhang Donggua and his wife have always been able to do a stable job because they are honest, work hard, and don't think about other things.
No employer can trust such a person.
On such a big day for the Cheng family today, the entire Cheng family is full of joy. The Changgong courtyard is also lively. They have a day off today and don't have to work, but they can't wander around. A table was specially given to them in front of them.
Come.
When Zhang Lihua and Song Qiu knocked on the door, the long-term workers in the yard had just finished their meal.
When Zhang Donggua and Mrs. Chen saw the two people outside the door, they stood up happily and immediately walked over and called them to come in and sit down.
Because they are a couple who work all year round, they live alone together. The room is not very spacious, but it is bright and clean, and it is no worse than our own home.
Zhang Donggua and his wife had not seen their daughter for a long time, so when they did meet, they naturally took her and looked her up and down.
Mrs. Chen did not forget Song Qiu and mentioned her a few words, "Ah Qiu looks a little taller too. I heard you were sick not long ago, but are you all well now?"
Song Qiu answered them one by one, and sat on the stool politely, listening to Zhang Lihua chattering to Zhang Donggua and his wife.
If he didn't come during the year, he would have half a month's leave at the end of the year to go home. Zhang Lihua and her parents had always been together less and more apart. It was not easy for them to see people, so naturally they had endless things to talk about.
But she didn't talk about other things, like how much work she did at home, what she did with money from home, etc. She didn't talk about any of this.
Zhang Donggua and his wife were small at first, but soon they had nothing to say, so they asked Zhang Yang, "Is your brother getting married recently?"