Pastoral Bamboo Fragrance

Chapter 11 The Aunt's Family (1)
Li Zhu was stunned for a while, then shook his head and walked towards the east of the village.

Li Zhu finally found his aunt's house following his vague memory.Her house is half brick and half earth, with a large yard.There is an apricot tree planted in the yard. It is spring, and the flowers are in full bloom. Once the spring breeze passes, the flowers fall like rain.

Standing outside the door, Li Zhu calmed down, and quickly searched for the person in his memory.After a while, she stepped forward to knock on the door.

"Tuk tuk" she tapped three times, but no one answered.

Li Zhu was apprehensive, so he knocked harder.

"Who is it?" Someone finally answered.

"Auntie? It's me."

The door creaked open, and a woman in her thirties stood in the door, looking at Li Zhu suspiciously.Li Zhu also looked at her suspiciously, she didn't know this person.

"You are—" Li Zhu was about to speak, when the woman suddenly revealed a look of enlightenment and said, "You are a relative of Lao Yang's family, right? Their family moved to the west end of the village. The house was sold to my family."

"Ah?" Li Zhu didn't realize it for a while, why did the aunt's family sell the house?
The woman was very kind and showed Li Zhu the way.Li Zhu thanked him, and walked slowly towards the west end of the village.

It seems that the situation in the aunt's house is worse than what she heard.

Li Zhu was walking with his head down when suddenly a woman grabbed his arm.She looked up and saw that the woman was born dark and fat, with a pair of narrow eyes shining brightly.This appearance is a bit familiar, but I can't remember who it is for a while.

The fat black woman dragged her voice and said, "Hey, isn't this someone from the Li family? Are you visiting your aunt again?"

Li Zhu hummed.The woman still held her tightly, and said in a high voice: "Niece of the Li family, you don't know yet. Something happened to your aunt's house. Your cousin provoked a nobleman, and your uncle's job was gone. In order to give Your cousin got sick, and her family even sold the house. It’s so pitiful. What will the family do in the future?” The fat black woman said that the aunt’s family is pitiful, but Li Zhu could hear it from her tone. A tune of gloating.

Li Zhu stared at the woman for a while, and suddenly remembered who this person was.She is the eldest aunt's sister-in-law, Zhu Shi, the mother-in-law of the uncle of the Yang family. She has always been at odds with the eldest aunt, and there was an ugly quarrel when the two families separated.She also likes to compete secretly with her aunt, comparing which family is better off.

Li Zhu was displeased, and broke free from her without a trace, and said calmly, "I know all about it. But there is nothing wrong with the family, I believe my aunt and uncle will survive."

"Tsk tsk," Zhu smacked her lips, "this kid can talk after a few days. Hey, he brought two big fish. Your mother has opened her eyes and won't let you come to the door empty-handed. Quack." Zhu Shi's laughter sounded like an old raven's cry.

Li Zhu didn't bother to pay attention to her, smiled at everyone, turned and left.

As soon as Li Zhu left, Zhu's broken gong rang again, "Who am I, it turned out to be that broom star. My second younger brother and sister are also real, no one cares about her parents, she is like a treasure, Be careful that his house has also been restrained."

Everyone chattered and said everything.Li Zhu ignored it, and walked towards the west of the village in stride.

Auntie's new home is not hard to find.She looked at the house and couldn't help feeling sad.It was three thatched houses, crumbling here and there, and the corners were even supported by wood.There is no yard, only a row of short fences.

Auntie Li is chasing a hen in the yard, and the hen is flapping its wings and scurrying about in the yard.

At this time, a male voice came from the house: "Ahem, mother, there is only one hen at home, please keep it and don't kill it."

The aunt said without raising her head, "I'm going to kill one too. You've lost too much blood, so you need to make up for it to recover quickly."

The aunt continued to catch the chicken, and the hen struggled for a while, then flapped its wings and flew over the fence to escape for its life.

(End of this chapter)