The weather is getting colder and colder, which is a sign of winter.
I really couldn't help but add an extra piece of clothing. It was a pity that Ayari no longer wore a skirt, so her long legs were no longer visible.
The two of them were walking around the vegetable market together, and Zhen was carrying the bag behind her with emotion.
"Really, can you make eggplant?"
"meeting."
"Where's the fish?"
"meeting."
"Why do you know everything?"
Ayari in front suddenly turned around, holding an eggplant in one hand and a twisting fish in the other.
"How about having these two for dinner today?" she asked with a smile.
"Okay." Zhen smiled blandly.
The fish was simply handled by the stall owner, put into bags and other ingredients, and all the seasonings were carried by Zhenti.
Ayari was very relaxed. She even ran to the street and bought two cans of soda. She opened them and took a sip, making a very happy sound.
She threw the other can to Zhen, but forgot that Zhen didn't have the hands to catch it, and realized that the soda had already slipped out of her hand.
"Really, be careful!"
The soda hit his real head accurately, and the metal can full of liquid might have been a big bag when it hit his head.
However, the soda seemed to be hindered when it flew to Zhen's forehead, and fell straight down into the bag he was carrying.
Ayari was surprised when she saw this: "What happened?"
Zhen said: "If you want to learn some chakra control methods, call me teacher, I can teach you."
Ayari rolled her eyes at him: "That's a beautiful idea."
After saying that, he turned around and walked ahead, feeling very comfortable with a soda in one hand. Sometimes he stepped on the floor tiles seriously, sometimes he jumped up and down, humming a tune in his mouth, and spinning around like he was dancing on the spot.
It's a pity that I didn't wear a skirt, otherwise the posture would have been beautiful.
"real."
"Um?"
"Do you know what it would be like to be married?"
"Fire, rice, oil and salt, chicken feathers everywhere."
Ayari sneered: "You little brat, you don't know how to pretend to understand."
He really didn’t refute, he just said: “You know I don’t understand and why are you asking me what to do.”
Ayari smiled and said no more, her eyes were far away in the sky, and she walked slowly.
Zhen thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to get married?"
Ayari turned to look at him again: "I'm getting married soon."
"Hizashi-sama?"
Ayari said with a smile: "Who else could it be with you?"
Zhen nodded: "Okay, I don't mind it either."
Ayari showed a look of disdain: "You are the only brat who still wants to marry me."
Zhen said again: "Hizu-sama and Ayano-sama are not married yet."
Ayari said: "So I have to get ahead of them, so that Hizashi's children and I can protect the future clan."
After she said that, she looked forward again, seeming a little sad.
I suddenly thought of what Hizashi said to me that day in the hospital.
The four brothers Hizashi and Ayari grew up together. Although they have different destinies, their relationship should be very deep.
"Do you want to get married?"
"Why are you asking again?" Ayari laughed.
"You didn't answer just now."
"There is nothing unthinkable. This has been decided a long time ago."
Ayari said as she walked.
"Master Taigui suddenly told me and Hizashi yesterday that it was time to prepare for our marriage."
In Hyuga, in order to maintain the purity of blood, marriages have always been within the clan. If you have a special status, your marriage will be directly decided by the clan.
Moreover, the Hyuga population is currently declining, and there is an even greater need to reproduce.
Ayari suddenly turned her head and looked at Zhen behind her. Seeing that he was also looking at her, she smiled and said, "What's wrong?"
Zhen said: "It's nothing, I just don't want you to get married."
Ayari laughed, then remained silent for a while, then chuckled again and said: "I don't think Xia is interested in Huomen. You still have a great chance, so you have to seize it."
"By the way, have you finished reading those books? After that, I'll find some for you."
"good."
"Go home quickly. I'm a little hungry. Let's try your cooking again."
"good."
After drinking the soda, the empty can was thrown into the trash can on the roadside. Ayari felt a little uncomfortable walking in front. She always felt like someone was really watching her from behind. She didn't feel this way just now.
But every time she glanced back with her peripheral vision, she found that her eyes were really just looking at the sunset in the distance.
At night.
After dinner, I was really ready to rest, but at this moment, Hizashi suddenly came to my door.
"Hizashi-sama came here late at night, what's the matter?"
After those words I said to Hizashi in the hospital that day, I really didn't bother to pretend to be respectful to Hizashi in private anymore.
Sibi on the sofa was also looking at this unusual man.
"Ayari and I are getting married soon." Hizashi said.
"I know."
"My marriage was decided long ago, and it is beyond my control." Hizashi continued.
"Hizashi-sama, did you come here specifically to explain to me?" Zhendan said with a smile, "It's really flattering."
Hizashi frowned slightly and said, "I'm really grateful for what you said to me that day."
"Are you grateful that I let you stay in the cage?"
"Staying in this cage... is better than being a wild dog." Hizashi said slowly, and Zhen was slightly surprised by such a self-degrading gesture.
Zhen walked to the sofa and sat down, motioning to the seat next to him.
Hizashi walked over and sat down, watching the boy in front of him pour himself water.
He couldn't help but ask: "Really, do you hate this system?"
Zhen brought the tea to Hizashi and said in a neutral tone: "Did I say that?"
Hizashi frowned and said, "Don't you want to get rid of these shackles?"
"I'm out of it."
"What you got rid of is just a curse mark, but the Zong family still exists, and sooner or later he will mark you as a caged bird!"
"I had my own way then."
"you……"
Seeing how he was about to speak but was speechless, Zhen asked, "Does Hizashi-sama hate this system?"
Hizashi said without thinking: "Of course I..."
But the words stopped as soon as he uttered a few words. If he hated this system, how could he have been so obsessed with the identity of the clan before.
Wouldn't it be too ridiculous to say such things in front of Zhen?
He sat there without saying a word. After being silent for a long time, he suddenly picked up the water in the cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Hizashi let out a heavy breath and said, "Really, you have seen through me."
"What I hate is my father. Even though my eldest brother and I are from the same mother and father, he gave everything to my eldest brother."
"I hate my eldest brother. He doesn't have any brotherhood in his heart! He just treats me as his slave with such peace of mind!"
"I don't hate this system, I just hate that I don't have freedom! If I were put in the position of the clan, I really wouldn't change anything."
"But the reality is that I am not a clan, I am a branch, so I have to find ways to change everything!"
Hizashi said at the end, his expression slightly ferocious.
After hearing this, Zhen looked calm: "Hizashi-sama's answer is really surprising."
To be able to express one's darkness and desires without any burden is to surrender to oneself.
In other words, he surrendered to Orochimaru, who was about to succeed him as Hokage after his death.
Hizashi did not want to talk to him about these useless words, but said directly: "Really, I know that you have great intentions. You must want to change everything. You must want to reorganize this family."
"Really, let's do this together! No matter what you and Orochimaru-sama want to do, I can help you."
"As long as you can free me from this shackles, whether it's Ayari, Natsu, or the identity of the clan, everything is yours!"
Zhen was indifferent to this, and even thought Hizashi was a bit stupid.
Even if there is no need for him to say anything, none of the things that belong to him can escape.
"Since Hizashi-sama is so sincere, why not make a declaration of surrender?"