Zheng Zhendong walked to the door of Mrs. Lin's house, knocked on the door and asked.
"Old lady, I am the owner of the middle courtyard. My mother asked me to bring you a bowl of food. Are you in the house?"
"It's Dongzi!"
"The door is not locked, you can just come in!"
Mrs. Lin inside the room said.
Zheng Zhendong opened the door, walked into the house, and first put the bowl of roe deer meat on the living room table.
Then he first looked around at the layout of the room, and then spoke.
"Old lady, my mother asked me to bring you some meat, please eat it quickly!"
Mrs. Lin looked at Zheng Zhendong with a smile and said.
"Good boy!"
"It's hard for your mother to eat meat and think about bringing me a bowl. Thank her for me when you get back!"
"By the way! What kind of meat is this? Why doesn't it look like pork to me?"
Zheng Zhendong glanced at Mrs. Lin in surprise, and then said.
"old lady!"
"You have such a good eye! These are the roe deer I just hunted from outside the city. I asked Uncle He to stew them, and I brought them to you. Come and try them!"
"Little Dongzi!"
"If you have nothing to do, don't run outside the city. If it's not quiet outside the city, be careful of something happening."
Mrs. Lin said earnestly and thoughtfully.
"I know, I'll pay attention!"
"You eat, I'll pick up the bowl tomorrow and I'll go back first," Zheng Zhendong said.
After Zheng Zhendong said goodbye to Mrs. Lin, he walked out of the house, walked through the backyard door, and walked home.
When I got home, I saw He Daqing frying cabbage and peanuts and putting them on the dinner table.
Seeing Zheng Zhendong coming back, they started to eat.
Not to mention that the roe deer meat was really delicious, the five of them ate it like a wolf. After finishing the food, the five of them were still unsatisfied. They dipped their wotou into the broth in the basin and ate it, and then they were satisfied.
After everyone finished eating and chatted for a few more words, Zheng Zhendong spoke.
"Uncle He, there are still a few rabbits at home, please help take care of them!"
"rabbit!"
"Where is the rabbit?"
Before He Daqing could speak, two little girls, his sister Xinyi and He Yuyu, asked in unison.
Zheng Zhendong stood up, lifted the sack containing the rabbits, opened the rope that tied the sack, and took out the rabbits one by one.
Just look at these rabbits, each with a wilting head and drooping head, looking like they are about to die.
Zheng Xinyi and He Yuyu looked at the rabbits and asked at the same time with joy.
"Third brother!"
"Brother Dongzi!"
"Can we keep them?"
Zheng Zhendong picked at the rabbit on the ground, shook his head helplessly and said.
"I guess not. Look at these rabbits. They are all dead and cannot be raised."
Mother Zheng looked at the two little girls who were full of disappointment and said.
"Third brother, try and see if you can get a few alive!"
Zheng Zhendong worked hard and finally saved three little rabbits. However, the hares were very angry and probably couldn't be kept alive. They were just used to amuse his sister!
Zheng Xinyi said happily looking at the three little rabbits she had rescued.
"Three rabbits, one for me, one for Yu Yu, and I want to give the last one to Xu Fengling."
"Mom! Is that okay?"
Mother Zheng looked at her daughter who was acting coquettishly and said lovingly.
"OK!"
"Why not? These three rabbits are all yours. You can give them to whomever you want. I'll see who dares to have any objections!"
After speaking, he gave Zheng Zhendong a warning look.
Zheng Zhendong looked at Zheng's mother's eyes and couldn't help shuddering, and quickly changed the topic to He Daqing.
"Uncle He, if you continue to suffer, skin these rabbits too!"
"Sure! Dongzi, what's the matter? Just hold it up."
After He Daqing finished speaking, he started to work.
Watching He Daqing clean up the rabbit, Zheng Zhendong hurried forward to help.
While helping, I asked He Daqing for advice, and even peeled off the last one myself.
Under the guidance of He Daqing, Zheng Zhendong finished skinning the rabbit.
Clean it, take the coarse salt that Zheng's mother found, and apply it evenly on the rabbit meat.
Then they hung the marinated rabbit meat on the rafters and packed away the peeled skins. After they finished their work, they chatted a little more.
He Daqing took He Yuyu, roe deer meat and a little rabbit home.
Zheng Xinyi asked Mother Zheng for some cabbage sticks and fed them to the remaining two rabbits.
Then she begged Zheng Zhendong to help her make several rabbit cages.
Zheng Zhendong had no choice but to agree due to his sister's begging and his mother Zheng's push.
The Zheng family, mother and son, chatted for a few more words and then went back to their houses to sleep.
If you have anything to say, it's long, if you don't have anything to say, it's short. The next day, Zheng Zhendong helped his sister make the cage first.
I went to help Zheng's mother buy some things, and it got dark not long after I finished my work.
The three of them had dinner, chatted some more, and then went to sleep.
In a blink of an eye, the third day arrived. On this day, the Zheng family's mother and son got up early and had breakfast.
Zheng's mother arranged for Zheng Zhendong, brother and sister, to sweep the floor, wipe the tables, clean the windows, and tidy up. They were busy until after nine o'clock.
Then she asked her brother and sister to change into clean clothes, and Zheng's mother also changed herself.
Zheng Zhendong looked at Zheng's mother seriously and said.
"I said, Mom, my biological mother!"
"What's wrong with you? You've never even met me, and you're just busy working like this?"
"If it really happens, do you have to set up a nunnery to enshrine her?"
"Shut your stinky mouth, why do I hate listening to you so much!"
Mother Zheng said angrily.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! I shut up, why don't I say anything? I pretend my mouth is covered with tape."
Zheng Zhendong looked at Zheng's mother's increasingly ugly expression and decisively shut up and stopped talking.
Zheng Xinyi watched the mother and son bickering, laughing like a fool.
At this moment, Qin Chunhe's loud questioning was heard in the courtyard.
"Sister-in-law of the Zheng family! Are you at home? I, Lao Qin, came as promised."
When the Zheng family, mother and son heard what Qin Chunhe said, they quickly opened the door and came out.
Mother Zheng watched, Qin Chunhe and Qin Huairu said quickly.
"Uncle Qin, please come to the house and invite him."
Then he turned to look at Qin Huairu and asked.
"This is your daughter, Qin Huairu! This child is so handsome!"
When Qin Chunhe heard what Zheng's mother said, he knew that the marriage was half done, and then pretended to be angry and scolded Qin Huairu who was standing aside.
"You kid, why are you standing there like a piece of wood?"
"Hurry up and say hello to your Aunt Zheng!"
"It's really something that can't be put on the table!"
After training Qin Huairu, he turned to Mother Zheng and said.
"Sister-in-law of the Zheng family, please don't mind. Children from farmers' families have never seen much of the world, so they will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable when they enter the city."
Qin Huairu hurried forward to say hello to Zheng's mother.
Mother Zheng first greeted Qin Huairu with a few words of courtesy and then said to Qin Chunhe.
"I think Huairu is a pretty good child. Please don't scare the child. Stop talking, stop talking, and invite her to the house immediately."
After that, he took Qin Huairu's hand and entered the house.