Chapter 5 Because Qiqi earned her mother-in-law's favor by herself
Chapter 5 Because Qiqi earned her mother-in-law’s favor by herself
Zhang Xifeng squatted down and looked at the baby's level.
Her throat seemed to be stuck with something sticky and it was severely blocked.
The heart is swollen and astringent.
After a long time, she stretched out her hand with deformed and rough joints and gently stroked the baby's little head.
"Qiqi did the right thing. Only by holding on to what you have earned can you feel at ease."
"You can stay at your mother-in-law's house from now on."
"You help your mother-in-law work, and she will give you food every day. Is Qiqi willing?"
Qiqi was a little confused.
Mother-in-law wants to keep her?
If she agrees, she will never have to wander on the streets again.
This is a great temptation for Qiqi.
Her heart was beating fast, and there seemed to be a voice in her ears desperately urging her to agree.
Although she is young, she understands.
Her mother-in-law said this because her mother-in-law wanted to support her.
Qiqi tried hard to open her mouth, but what came out was, "...why?"
Why do you want to raise her?
"Because," the old woman smiled, her smile was kind and sincere, "Qiqi earned her mother-in-law's favor by herself."
In the pigsty, the little piglets were lying lazily behind the wooden fence, making one or two squeaks from time to time.
The little kid stood in front of the pig pen, his eyes wide open and his mouth half open. He couldn't recover from the old woman's answer for a long time.
…
Sea of consciousness.
The little eggman was lying down with his chin propped up on one hand, quietly watching the scene happening in front of him.
In the energy storage pool next to the little eggman, there was a wisp of purple energy at the bottom of the pool that was originally empty.
As the Shifang System, using the host as a medium, it absorbs other people's true love for the host and converts the true value into energy.
When its storage pool is full of energy and it completes ten stages of tasks, it can return to its own place.
So in the eyes of Little Eggman, the host is just a tool to help it complete its tasks.
"Tsk, you earn your love?" The little eggman changed his posture and crossed his legs, "Boring."
It has been holding a silver spoon in its mouth since it was born, standing high on the top of the pyramid.
Since childhood, as long as it wants something, others will rush to give it to it.
There is no need to fight for it, to seize it, let alone to earn it.
So it doesn't understand why the little cub has that expression?
Stupid.
…
Qiqi didn't answer.
Zhang Xifeng is not in a hurry, and gives her some time to think about it slowly. It will only happen if she wants to.
She took a wooden ladle and handed it to the little kid, "Qiqi will help my mother-in-law feed the pigs today. After feeding, I can exchange for today's food and the small set of clothes."
Qiqi's eyes lit up and she took the wooden ladle, "Don't worry, mother-in-law, I will do a good job!"
This answer made Zhang Xifeng burst into laughter again, and the sadness in her heart was relieved a lot.
The little piggy was sick and anorexic, and she knew it well, and she probably couldn't eat much even if he ate.
I say this mainly because I want to find some work for my baby.
To prevent her from always thinking about repaying it.
Qiqi held the wooden ladle with a serious expression, as if he was about to go to the battlefield to do something important.
Open the wooden fence of the pig pen and scoop the warm pig gourd into the feeding basin. The smell of the pig gourd quickly mixes into the air and mixes with the smell of the pig pen. It is not pleasant.
Qi Qi felt no discomfort and continued to add pigs to the food bowl.
In the sea of consciousness, the little Eggman, who was quite disgusted with the little boy, suddenly waved his noodle hand. The wisp of purple gas that had just emerged from the saving pool flew out along with its movements, and finally followed the little boy.
The child's hand flows into the food bowl.
"Click, click..." The two little piglets lying next to the food bowl twitched their noses, then climbed up on their legs and put their heads into the food bowl.
Take one bite, two bites.
After a while, the two piglets began to compete for food, and the scene was very lively.
Zhang Xifeng, "..."
Did she remember it wrong? The little piggy was not sick?
Or have you slept for half a day and your illness has healed?
She has raised pigs for so many years, and she has never seen such a scene. Both pigs seemed to be afraid that they would miss a bite. While eating, they used their hooves to gouge their brothers in an attempt to gouge the pig next to them.
Come out of the food bowl and dominate the world.
"..."
"Mother-in-law!" The little kid turned his head, with a bright smile on his face and dazzling eyes, "The little piggy eats so deliciously!"
Zhang Xifeng nodded blankly, "Ah, yes, this is so delicious."
In the sea of consciousness, the little eggman turned over and lay down, with his eyes closed, and the corners of his mouth lazily curled up, "Silly boy."
After feeding the pigs, Zhang Xifeng looked at the sky and stopped going outside. For the next half of the afternoon, she stayed at home to observe the condition of the piglets.
If the piglets didn't continue to wander around, there would probably be no big problem, and there would be no need to go to town to call the veterinarian tomorrow.
Their village is remote, so the medical fees required to bring people all the way here are inevitable.
Farmers earn every cent and cent of their hard-earned money. If they can save it, who would be willing to spend it freely?
While Zhang Xifeng was guarding the little piglet, Qiqi was not idle either. She found a bamboo broom in the corner of the yard and cleaned the yard inside and outside.
Only now did she have time to look at the house.
Grandma Zhang's house is not big, and is surrounded by a fence. There is only a mud-tiled house at the end of the yard. The exterior walls have not been painted, and the bare walls are made of yellow mud. It may be due to the age and too many passes.
Due to wind and rain, the wall has become uneven.
On the left side of the main house is a stove with the same mud and tile structure. Opposite the stove is a pigsty built with pillars and wooden fences, where two piglets are raised.
There is also a loquat tree planted in the corner of the courtyard gate, with lush branches and leaves. Nearly half of the branches extend beyond the fence, providing shade for the path outside the courtyard.
Although the Zhang family's yard is not big, it is kept clean and the firewood and household items are neatly arranged, giving people a sense of neatness.
After the yard was cleaned, Qiqi sat down on the verandah and quietly looked up at the back of the old woman who was in front of the pig pen and then checking on the piglets. The words that the old woman asked her to stay kept in her mind.
"Dandan, my mother-in-law said she wants to raise me. Do you think I can stay?" She subconsciously asked Little Danman for help.
Dandan said that they are already bound, it is a binding relationship.
Qiqi doesn't know what binding is, but she vaguely understands what relationship means.
She has a relationship with Dandan, which means that Dandan will be her little friend from now on.
In my mind, the voice of the Little Egg Man boy came lazily, "It's useless to ask me, you have to ask yourself."
Not getting any useful answers, Qiqi grabbed her little hands and lowered her head sadly.
Granny Zhang is very kind, and the way she smiles and talks is just like grandma.
In the past, grandma often smiled at her and spoke to her warmly.
At that time, grandma always said, "Grandma likes our eldest daughter the most" and "Grandma is so good, it really hurts my heart."
However, when she was beaten by her parents every day and hit by her brother with things, her grandma said that she loved her and loved her, but she only looked on indifferently.
Never protected her, never saved her once.
Later, she no longer believed what her grandma said.