Though Wen Xiu actually wished for Li Jun to scram as she had chased him out at least ten instances along with her phrases, there was somebody who was shameless. Irrespective of how briskly he rushed, he wouldn’t depart till dusk.

The Tong Tong Tong had ready lunch for its good-looking uncle because it skipped into the principle corridor, smiling merrily because it mentioned, “Mom, let’s eat!”

Lately, her life had drastically improved. The Tong Tong Tong’s little face was changing into rounder and rounder, however this little lady was fortunately having fun with herself. She by no means would have thought that in ten years, she would clamor for a starvation strike and drop pounds.

Though she had a terrific grudge towards Li Jun, she would not vent her anger on her baby, a lot much less towards her personal abdomen. With a “En”, she stood up and took Tong Tong’s chubby little hand to the kitchen.

The tree had already helped to arrange the bowls and chopsticks.

The dishes on the desk had been fairly plentiful. Tune Xiaoyue had delivered the Pink Braised Meat, Li Jun had cooked the fish, and a plate of stir-fried cabbage. Two meat and one vegetable had been served. How many individuals could be envious of this dish?

For many who lived within the Zhuang household, to not point out two males and one lady, even the poor households wouldn’t be capable to eat two males and one lady throughout the brand new yr. At the present time was merely incomparable to the day earlier than.

“Mom, Uncle Shuai mentioned you need to eat extra fish.” Tong Tong’s small mouth was candy, and her actions had been agile. Whereas she was talking, her small hand had already picked up a chunk of fish and positioned it into a fragile bowl. “Mom, you eat.” After that, he picked up one other piece of meat and gave it to Li Jun. “Uncle Shuai, you’ve got some too.”

Each Wenxiu and Li Jun had been very touched. They buried their heads within the fish and punctiliously picked at it. They ate fastidiously, afraid that they’d be caught within the throat with a fish thorn in the event that they weren’t cautious.

“Large Brother, let’s eat some meat.”

After the Tong Tong Tong had coaxed his mother and father, it fully ignored the 2 of them. It saved going backwards and forwards between the bowls of Pink Braised Meat, not forgetting to ask Lin’er to eat with it.

The tree was born a bit of sooner than the Tong Tong Tong, however its character was far completely different from the Tong Tong. It was calm, collected, and never grasping, nevertheless it refused to eat any extra after consuming the three chopsticks of Pink Braised Meat. He was about to show right into a ball. This time, he held again and swallowed the latter half of his phrases.

The Tong Tong Tong ignored him and continued to eat the meat. Surprisingly, he didn’t even eat a single piece. Wenxiu gave her a bowl of inexperienced greens, however she ignored it and pushed it to the facet.

Wenxiu and Li Jun noticed this, and though they didn’t make any noise, they realized on the identical time that there was an issue — the Tong Tong Tong was too choosy with its meals.

That will not do!

After the meal, Li Jun took over the kitchen work as normal. Wenxiu did not argue with him and took the youngsters out to wash the siblings’ faces earlier than letting them go for a day nap.

As for herself, she carried her basket and left the home.

Throughout her days of illness, many days had handed for the reason that begin of enterprise. If she did not promote a batch of candied fruits earlier than the pink fruits had been fully ripe, she would not dare to splurge on the brand new yr’s items.

Talking of New 12 months’s meals, the cured meat needed to be pickled and needed to be purchased again within the subsequent two days. In any other case, it would not be smoked earlier than New 12 months’s Eve. As for the remaining, he had to purchase sufficient snacks. Since there have been no different leisure initiatives today, in the course of the winter when he stayed house, he may solely depend on consuming to go the time.

Work!

Wenxiu stood outdoors the forest and stretched her again. Then, she entered the forest and headed straight for the pink fruit forest.

Ever since she entered the pink fruit forest in the course of the night time as if she had been possessed by an evil spirit and noticed Bai Ying’er, she had at all times come to select fruits in the course of the day. These ghosts beloved the shade and had been afraid of the solar. It was a great time for her to enter the woods.

It was already winter and the season for pink fruits to ripen had already handed. Initially, there was nonetheless a final batch of pink fruits hanging on the tree. Nevertheless, Wen Xiu had been in poor health for a couple of days and had delayed it.

The fruits on the tree had been hanging in a scattered method. Most of them had been fully ripe and had fallen to the bottom. Seeing the rotten fruits on the bottom made Wenxiu really feel uncomfortable.

Cash!

She had no extra candied fruits to promote, no extra hawthorn desserts to promote, the silver in her arms had flown away.

Though Wenxiu felt upset, she may now not decide pink fruits. She may solely consider one other option to earn a residing. It was lucky that she had earned ten taels of silver that day on the fabric farm. In any other case, these silver taels would not be capable to maintain her household’s livelihood.

Certainly, when the heavens had closed a door on you, that they had opened a window for you. This saying was not with out motive. However, if I can open the window for you, I can shut the window for you.

“Huuu ~ ~ ~”

Out of the blue, a wind started to blow within the pink fruit forest, blowing the naked branches about wildly, making squeaking sounds. The sound of wind passing via the forest was heard, as if somebody was crying.

When Wen Xiu considered Bai Ying’er that night time, she out of the blue shuddered and chilly sweat soaked her again. Did she meet a ghost once more?

How dare a ghost seem in broad daylight?

People had been normally extra afraid of one thing, however the extra curious they had been, the extra it was clear that Wenxiu was afraid of one thing in the meanwhile. She raised her head and seemed round, ‘looking’ for a attainable white shadow that may seem in broad daylight.

Ah!

If she did not courtroom dying, then she would not have died. If she had simply run off and did not discover the white shadow, then she would not have been in a position to see the white shadow that was dozens of zhang away from her within the distance. Amidst the crisscrossing bushes, a hazy silhouette might be seen, making it troublesome to see clearly.

Though she couldn’t see it clearly, Wenxiu was in a position to acknowledge that it was the white determine from that night time.

What a day!

Wen Xiu was frightened. She carried her basket and ran. When she reached the jujube forest, she ran into Li Jun, who had cleaned up the kitchen earlier than going out.

“There is a ghost, there is a ghost …”

Wenxiu’s face was as pale as paper as she panted closely. Her again was dealing with the woods, however her hand was pointing within the path of the pink fruit forest.

Li Jun hurriedly held her up and frowned. His pair of sharp eyes had been like two daggers that might pierce an individual at any time. He surveyed his environment earlier than retracting his gaze and Wen Xiu. “What is going on on?”

Wenxiu did not care about Qiao and briefly put down her grudge with Li Jun. She narrated all the things that occurred between her and Bai Ying’er intimately, even recounting what occurred that night time.

“In accordance with Madam Feng, there was once a widow within the village who was hanged within the Pink Fruit Forest. That widow was your father’s lover, and on the night time you had been born …”

Initially, that they had been speaking about what the hell was happening, however ultimately, Wenxiu had uncovered Outdated Man Li’s scandal to Li Jun. One needed to know that Li Jun was the son of Outdated Man Li!

When Li Jun heard this, his expression didn’t change within the slightest. He calmly mentioned, “You should be seeing issues. Return, and do not come again right here anymore.”

“Alright!”

She would not come till the pink fruit ripened subsequent yr.

Li Jun introduced Wen Xiu down the mountain. Nevertheless, he did not discover that midway down the mountain, there was a white determine following them out of the forest.