Zhao Zheng feigned surprise and said, "No way, he even came to apologize!"
"Of course. Yan Dali is a stubborn guy with a lot of brute force. Who in the village has he ever been able to defeat?" Liu Tieniu said confidently. "You kicked him out and sent him to the logistics department. He must hate you to death."
"This is the decision of the village elders. What does it have to do with me?"
"Anyway, he will definitely bear a grudge against you." Liu Tieniu was extremely anxious. "I suspect he came here for Sisters Zhaodi and Xiaoe. You must not be fooled!"
Zhao Zheng sneered in his heart. This kid is not a worm in Yan Dali's stomach, how dare he say that?
It seems that his previous attempts at courtesy had no good intentions, and he deserved to be exposed.
"No way, as far as I know, he has always liked the Ganoderma lucidum from Pan Dabo's house!"
"Pan Da Nao Tou wants to find a son-in-law. Will the Yan family let him go?" Liu Tieniu said.
Although he is useless now, he still likes Yang Zhaodi in his heart. He can protect her silently and will never allow Yan Dali, that bastard, to desecrate Sister-in-law Zhaodi.
Zhao Zheng deliberately hesitated for a moment, "What you said makes some sense. Let me think about it."
"Uncle Zhao, I'm just thinking about you. Having me as a farmhand is enough for the family. Hiring Yan Dali, a good-for-nothing, is completely unnecessary!"
"Not only do I eat less, but I'm also more capable than him!"
Zhao Zheng chuckled and patted his shoulder, "Tie Niu, uncle knows you're thinking about me, go back first, let me think about it!"
"Then Uncle Zhao, you must be cautious and not be fooled by the Yan family." Liu Tieniu had to say something else so that Zhao Zheng wouldn't think that he was afraid that someone would snatch his food. He could only say goodbye and leave.
After returning home, he found the door closed. He couldn't help but slow down his pace. Then he heard a voice from inside, "Iron Donkey, drink this corn porridge quickly. When your second brother comes back and sees you eating delicious food, he will make a fuss again!"
"Oh, damn, are we really going too far?" Liu Laosi sighed.
"If he hadn't gotten into trouble, would our family be in such trouble?" The Liu family's wife's tone was filled with hatred. "He hurt me so much today. I'll just pretend he's no longer a son. From now on, he won't get any food from me."
Then, she gently said to her third son, "Son, eat more. Eat well and grow up quickly. When the time comes, I will find you a virtuous wife who will take good care of you..."
Liu Tieniu outside the door had a dark face and a cold heart.
He kicked the door open.
The three people in the room were startled.
The Liu family's wife subconsciously hid the bowl behind her and cursed angrily, "Are you going to die?"
Liu Tieniu said coldly, "What's so good about hiding a bowl of corn porridge? Do you know what I ate at Uncle Zhao's house today?"
"A big bowl of corn rice, with eggs, meat, and soup. It's so delicious!"
Liu Laosi had a gloomy face.
Liu Tielu kept swallowing his saliva. He had never eaten such luxurious food.
"Zhao Laosan is so good to you, so don't come back. Go and be his son!" The wife of the Liu family was so angry that she was shaking all over.
"This is my home. Why shouldn't I come back? I'm going to come back." Liu Tieniu sneered, "I just want you to see how good Uncle Zhao is to me."
"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely be filial and serve Uncle Zhao well, and treat him as my own father. Just wait and see!"
Seeing his parents howling in anger, Liu Tieniu felt inexplicably refreshed. He immediately looked at his younger brother and said, "You short-lived kid, I wonder if you can raise him!"
After saying that, he ignored his parents' scolding and went to the next room alone. He went to the haystack and the hatred in his heart was temporarily relieved.
...
Early the next morning.
Zhao Zheng woke up.
A house covered with tiles is different. It is no longer drafty, the warmth retention is greatly improved, and it is much more comfortable to live in.
This morning, Zhaodi made him meat pie soup with eggs, expensive matsutake mushrooms, and some chopped astragalus.
When you open the stewing pot, a medicinal aroma wafts out.
There were still drops of oil floating on the soup.
Zhao Zheng didn't get out of bed, but sat cross-legged on the kang and started eating.
Before I finished my bowl of soup, Xiao E brought me an egg roll made of ground rice flour, filled with minced meat and pickled vegetables.
One bite and the saltiness is just right.
Just lack of chopped green onions.
"Comfortable!" Zhao Zheng took the burrito which was at just the right temperature, took a bite, and couldn't help but exhale a breath of hot air.
Although this kind of life is not as good as modern life, it is definitely something that only wealthy landlords can enjoy.
It would be so wonderful if there was a woman serving him personally!
"When one is well fed and well clothed, he will think about sex. The ancients were right and I am not lying to them!" Zhao Zheng shook his head, finished the last bit of meat pie in the stew pot, burped, and then put on the cloth shoes that Xiao E had sewn for him last night.
The soles of the shoes are made of thousand-layer cloth, and the outside is made of ordinary coarse cloth, but the inside is padded with rabbit fur. It is very comfortable and warm to wear on the feet.
After washing up, I stretched my muscles in the yard and did some boxing. I felt so refreshed.
"Old Zhao, are you exercising in the yard?" Old Man Yan came over with his wife and children. Standing at the door, he looked out into the yard. Seeing Zhao Zheng's rosy complexion and his head steaming, he cursed inwardly, "Damn it! Everyone else is pale and skinny, but why is he so rosy-cheeked and energetic exercising here?"
"Here I am." Zhao Zheng withdrew his posture. "I'm old, and if I don't move around, my bones will become rusty."
"Old Zhao, you are not old at all. You look like a young man in his twenties." The wife of the Yan family also flattered him.
Yan Dali was so disgusted after hearing this, but he had to put on a smile. His parents had said a lot to him last night.
He thought it made a lot of sense.
Originally, his family wanted him to learn a craft from Pan Da Nao as an apprentice, and marry Pan Lingzhi at the same time.
First, he can learn a skill to support his family, and second, he can get married. After Pan Da Naotou and his wife pass away, he can take over the Pan family business, killing three birds with one stone.
But Pan Da Nao refused adamantly, saying that he wanted to pass on this skill to his future son-in-law, and he was almost refusing outright.
Yan Dali originally wanted to struggle, but now, he has given up.
At the instigation of his parents, he set his sights on the unrivaled Zhao Laosan.
This guy is good. He is a waste and has no descendants, but he still left behind two daughters-in-law.
If he works hard, maybe all of it will be his.
The thought of a family being wiped out is exciting.
"You know all my conditions, right, Lao Yan?"
Old Man Yan nodded. "It's really difficult at home. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't let Dali do extra work for you. I don't have any other requests. Just give the child something to eat."
As he said this, he winked at Yan Dali.
Yan Dali understood what he meant and stepped forward to express his position.
At this moment, a sharp voice came, "I don't agree!"