2, Hejia Village
It was early autumn and the sky was a little cool. The shirtless old and young men in Hejia Village also put on coarse cloth clothes, carried their heads and greeted them, and walked towards their own rice fields.
This is a season of good harvest. This year, the weather has been good and the food has risen well. No one is happy to see the golden rice.
In addition to the village west of He, there is a family of Cai.
This is a brick and tile house that looks a bit dilapidated. There are only a few willow tables and chairs in the room, which looks a little empty. He Ze's back is against the head of the bed, his forehead and his arms are wrapped in white cotton, and there is a faint red blood. The man beside the bed is holding a bowl of black medicine, his eyes are a little red.
The wrinkles on his face were very deep, as if he had experienced the vicissitudes of time, but his facial features were very three-dimensional. You could still see his good looks when he was young. A few white hairs on his temples were scattered on the side of his face, which was particularly conspicuous.
"Xiaoze, why are you so stupid? Just for He Baoer, is it worth it? If Brother Lin is late, I...hey!"
As he said that, the man choked up a little. Yes, it was a man. To be precise, this man is now playing the role of He Ze's mother.
It's absurd, unbelievable...but that's the truth.
Li put the medicine bowl that had been seen bottom heavily on the table, and the remaining medicine juice left a circle of brown patterns at the bottom of the bowl. He glanced at He Ze, and finally sighed deeply, and walked out with the medicine bowl.
The child's father's hand injury has not been cured yet. The father and son's medicine has not been settled tomorrow. The family has to use money everywhere, so he has to find a way quickly.
Under the shadow of the setting sun, Li's back was a little hunched. If He Ze had never had any memory of his original body in his mind, he would not have believed that in just two months, this man had grown so much.
You should know that the original body had just passed its 18th birthday at the beginning of the year. This world is a bit like the ancient Chinese. People in the village got married early, and Li is only in his thirties now.
Originally, he should be at the age of a young man.
He Ze frowned.
It has been two days since I woke up in the woods that day. In the past two days, everything has been telling him the same thing.
——He traveled through time.
He is now He Ze, another He Ze. The same name, different people.
But after all the end of the world, time travel... that's all. However, the biggest "surprise" that this world gave him was not time travel, but... he seemed to have arrived in a strange world.
There is a world where there are no women and only brothers. Brothers can get pregnant, have children, and bear the heavy responsibility of human reproduction. They have the same physical characteristics as men and look no different from men. However, each brother will have a red mole on the palm of his right hand, representing his identity as "Brother".
The original body of Emu, Li, is a brother.
He Ze spread his palms, and his palms were smooth, and there was nothing except white and tender. Even though memory had told him that he was not a brother, He Ze couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and touched his painful forehead.
This was the injury I suffered in the woods that day.
The original body met the blind bear. When he ran away, he rolled down from the hillside and hit a stone. It was a blessing that he had not died. Oh, no... he was dead, otherwise he would not have woken up.
I couldn't tell what I felt in my heart. He Ze supported the edge of the bed and wanted to get off, and held the wooden bench beside the bed. He staggered for a while before finally reaching the table.
The body had the worst injuries on the forehead, and there were only some minor abrasions on his arms and legs, which did not affect his movements much.
My eyes looked around the room, and there was nothing else except a few simple wooden tools. There was no doubt that the family's living conditions were not very good.
He Ze glanced at He Youcai, who was sitting outside the yard gate, and his original father, who was smoking the cigarette pipe and sucking mist. His other hand was wrapped in cotton cloth and hung around his neck.
From his perspective, you can see He Youcai's somewhat black face and a sad face.
In fact, if there were no such messy things, the original family in Hejia Village would be one of the few rich families.
The family has eight acres of land. He Youcai is also a carpenter and has craftsmanship. Those who need help making wooden utensils will come to him. It is not difficult for a family of four to live a comfortable life.
But his family was not lucky. The original grandfather, He Youcai's father, was not a good one. He liked to bet during his lifetime. He still had a lot of debts when he died. The family tightened their belts while paying off the debts. They also had to support their original body to study in the town. After working hard for most of their lives, they finally got clean two years ago. I just had some extra money in my hand. This year, I happily prepared to build a house. Before the house was built, He Youcai let the beam of the house be smashed, and his right hand almost got rid of it.
After finally asking the doctor to find a way to treat the disease and get medicine. Not only did the family's savings be spent, but half of the eight acres of land were sold. He Youcai's hands were finally saved, but the carpenter work will definitely not be able to do the future. Not only the carpenter work, but even the heavier work can't be done.
The pillars of the house fell down, and the burdens of this family were taken up by another man.
Who else can it be besides the original body?
But my original body has been spoiled since I was a child. I just got money when I went home every month. I didn’t study hard and didn’t learn anything. I learned a lot of bad habits. I asked my husband to come back some time ago.
Come back, come back. After building a new house, he and He Baoer got married. It would be beautiful to have fun with his grandson. He Youcai and Li were relieved after two days of worry.
He Baoer's Am married into Hejia Village. His father and He Youcai grew up wearing pairs of pants when they were young, which was no worse than the relationship between brothers. Therefore, the original body and He Baoer can be regarded as a marriage.
Later, He Baoer's father died. Even if his original family was hard, he would save some money from his fingers every month to send He Baoer's house a few buckets of white rice and baskets of eggs. According to He Youcai's words, sooner or later, they would be a family, and it would be a little bit to help.
Unfortunately, they all fed the ungrateful wolf.
As soon as He Youcai got into trouble, He Baoer's Am told another marriage to He Baoer at the speed of thunder. It is said that it was a wealthy family in the town, and there were ten taels of silver for the betrothal gift alone. Li wanted to come to argue, but was humiliated.
Yes, if you have money, what reputation do you want?
Now it's good. My brother ran away with others when he was about to come. He couldn't get angry and looked for He Baoer. He ended up saying, "Aze, I have always regarded you as my brother..."
It's a dog.
The original body couldn't think of it. On the day He Baoer got married, he went up the mountain alone, and what happened later.
Time is the same as fate.
"Xiaoze, why have you got out of bed?" He Ze had just sorted out the memory in his mind, and Li brought in another big bowl, still steaming hot. "This is the chicken soup that Amur specially stewed for you, come and try it."
Li put down the bowl and pushed it in front of He Ze. The fresh fragrance of chicken drifted into his nose, and the wisps of oil on the soup base made his appetite look great.
The food he has eaten the best in the past two days.
Ordinary animals in the apocalypse have been infected with zombie viruses one after another, either die or mutate. After mutated animals are no longer human food. Even if they can be eaten, the texture of meat will be greatly reduced.
However, eating some food in the end of the world is already a luxury.
He Ze raised his uninjured hand and scooped a spoonful of soup and put it into his mouth. It was very sweet and fragrant. This taste bud enjoyment made him feel a strange sense of satisfaction.
In life, the word "eating and drinking" is true.
"Have you eaten?"
"It's okay, you eat first. Em also stewed a large pot in the kitchen. After drinking the soup, I'll give you some meat." Li was stunned for a moment and suddenly smiled.
He Ze looked up at him, and there was a vague guess in his heart, and his actions of scooping soup slowed down.
He knew how difficult this family was. In the past two days, he had eaten either chicken or fish, and no one in the family had a meal with him. What this means is self-evident.
Before the end of the world, his parents were like this, but it’s a pity...
It took a long time since I remembered them, and He Ze suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so he simply put a spoon and drank it clean with a bowl.
"Drink slowly, and there's something more. Em goes to serve you."
The smile on Li's face became stronger.
"I won't drink anymore, I'm full. You can eat the rest, and you have my younger brother." The original younger brother is named He An, and he is also a brother.
"It's okay, it's really enough," Li snatched the bowl from He Ze's hand, "Obe obedient, Em will serve you some more!"
Before he finished speaking, Li turned around and wanted to leave.
He Ze hurriedly grabbed him and shook his head, "I'm a little tired and want to lie down."
"Then...you have a good sleep. When you wake up, what do you want to eat? Em will do it for you?"
"Um."
Li was finally satisfied and helped He Ze to the bed all the way, then left the door. The pain in his head made He Ze fall asleep quickly.
The sunset gradually disappeared behind the forest, the sky became dark, and a small amount of smoke rose in the village.
Outside the courtyard, Li snatched the yellowed tobacco pipe from He Youcai's hand, "You know how to smoke! If you have such a big deal in your son, you can't take care of it!"
"Share you? Every time I have to worry about him since I was a child, you stopped me?" He Youcai also became angry. He suddenly stood up, his beard shook, "You can't beat or scold me, how can you let me take care of it? The whole family saves money and sends him to the town academy. He is better! Now he is capable, not only is he driven back by his husband, but he is still seeking death for a brother. My old He family can't afford to lose this person!"
The original body went up the mountain alone and had such a big deal. Not only did He Youcai misunderstand, but the people in the village also thought that the original body wanted to seek death.
"Please be gentle! Wake up the child again!... I have the responsibility, but you don't have it? Don't the child know that he was wrong? After he has learned such a big lesson, he will definitely not make any more mistakes in the future..." Li frowned and quickly stretched out, "I have seen Ozawa become much more sensible these two days. Can you, a father, feel sorry for your child?"
He Youcai lost his voice, and then clenched the cigarette tube from Li's hand, took a heavy breath, and said in a deep voice, "I won't talk about this anymore. Xiaoze is your son and the root of my old He family. How can I really ignore him?"
Li curled his lips, but stopped talking.
"How much money is left in the family?"
“…”
"I understand." As expected, He Youcai vomited a mouthful of white smoke and rubbed his thumb over and over again. "I told you before that if my hand is ruined, it will be ruined. You insist on treating it. Look now...oh, the village uncle Wang is here to find me today."
"What did he come to you for?"
Wang Baoniang is a famous matchmaker in the village and has a high seniority. If you talk about a marriage proposal, you will always come to him.
"He said, someone has fallen in love with our Ange."
Chapter completed!