"Did you smell anything?" Su Ziling's nose twitched as she followed the smell.

Finally, it stopped at the foot of the wall. There was a large vat in that corner, covered with a sieve. It was so dark that it was difficult to see what was inside.

"Yunhe, what's in this?"

Ji Yunhe glanced at the vat and said, "It's the soy sauce made by my mother-in-law."

Su Ziling: "!!!"

"Soy sauce?" Her voice became louder.

Ji Yunhe looked confused, and she nodded, "Yes."

Su Ziling's face was full of excitement. She wanted to buy it, but she forgot about it. Later, she wanted to make some by herself, but she never had time.

"May I take a look at it?"

Ji Yunhe pursed her lips and smiled, "Of course," she said, opening the sieve, revealing the fermented black beans inside.

"It seems to be getting better soon."

Ji Yunhe nodded, "My mother-in-law said it will take more than half a month."

"When you're done, remember to sell me some of it." Su Ziling stared at the big vat with bright eyes, greedy.

People in the village are not so particular, and soy sauce is very expensive. Usually only rich families and dignitaries can afford it. For ordinary people like them, it doesn't matter whether they eat it or not.

"You want it?" Ji Yunhe looked at her.

Su Ziling nodded.

"Then wait for me and I'll get it for you. I have some brews that my grandma made before, and there seems to be an unopened jar. You can take it back and use it directly." Ji Yunhe left a word and ran into the house. .

After a while, Su Ziling looked at the jar of soy sauce in her arms and was stunned, "How much is it? I'll get it for you when I go back."

"Money?" Ji Yunhe smiled, "Whatever money you want, I'll give it to you."

Su Ziling: "..."

"Give...gave it to me?"

Is this the invisible rich man?

Ji Yunhe smiled and said, "Yes, if it's not enough, you can come back and get it in a few days. There's more."

In the end, Su Ziling went to tell Ji Yunchu before leaving. Who knew that Ji Yunchu's attitude would be the same as Ji Yunhe's.

"Give me money? Give me money for what? This thing is not valuable, so just take it and use it. If it's not enough, come back. Auntie still has some here."

Su Ziling: "..."

No, your family is so poor that they can’t afford to eat. What kind of trouble are you having two jars of soy sauce at home?

She asked tentatively, "Aunt Ji, have you never thought about selling soy sauce? This thing is quite expensive."

Ji Yunchu was stunned.

Very good. From her expression, Su Ziling knew that she really hadn't thought about it.

Ji Yunchu smiled sheepishly, "In the past, he was very strict and wouldn't let me go out. He was afraid that I would run away, and it was not easy to go out. I was worried about leaving Yunhe at home with him, so I never thought about it. Going out to sell soy sauce."

As she spoke, the corners of her eyes slightly raised, with some relief, "I made a jar last year, gave some away, ate some myself, and left a few jars. I heard that your family sells tofu, which is mixed and used. If you have it, just use it. If you don’t have enough, come and get it. I made some more this year.”

"Okay!" Su Ziling smiled with eyes widened. She was really happy. With the soy sauce, the fairy tofu will taste even better. "Then I will take it away first, and I will send you the money tomorrow morning."

When he heard that he was going to give money, Ji Yunchu made a serious face, "What kind of money are you giving? You are so outspoken. You can take it back and use it. Just treat it as a gift from Aunt Ji. Look, you saved the lives of our three mothers this time." , I don’t even know how to repay you.”

"You can't talk about repaying anything in return, Ah He and I are good friends." The girl smiled and said it sincerely.

Ji Yunchu was lying on the bed, her face no longer so pale, and there was some sweat on her forehead, but she seemed to be in much better spirits, "That's it, don't mention the money to me in the future, otherwise Ji Auntie is about to fall out!"

Su Ziling raised her eyebrows, "Then I really won't mention it," she looked at the sky, "Aunt Ji, you have a good rest. I'll come over to see you tomorrow morning, and I'll go back first."

"Hey, I asked Ahe to see you off." She struggled to get up.

Su Ziling pressed her quilt tightly, "Don't move, cover your sweat, don't let the wind get in."

After watching her lie down, Su Ziling said: "There's no need to send her off. Ahe still needs to see Yuanzhi a few steps away. Aunt Ji, you have a good rest. I'll leave first."

"Hey, please slow down."

When we came out of Ji's house, it was already dark.

The wind blew slowly, causing the branches to sway from side to side and the leaves to rustle.

The girl came into the wind, and her green clothes were blown by the wind.

A beam of fire quietly lit up not far away. The wind blew and the fire swayed. The visitor walked very slowly, carefully protecting the flame.

Maybe he heard the footsteps and looked at the vague figure. The man said, "Is it Xiaoqing?"

It was Su Zizhong's voice.

Su Ziling frowned and raised the corners of her lips, "Brother, it's me!"

After saying that, she started to run. Su Zizhong held the torch, "Don't run, be careful of falling."

The moonlight broke through the clouds, and she stopped two steps away from him, looking up at him, "Brother, why are you here?"

The girl's eyebrows are as curved as crescent moons, and there is a smile in her eyes.

"I haven't seen you back even after dark. Grandma asked me to come and take a look." He said as he took the basket from her hand.

After seeing clearly that it was a jar inside, he glanced at her and asked, "What is it?"

"Oh, Aunt Ji gave me a jar of soy sauce. When I go back and pour it out, I have to return the jar to her." The weak torch on the torch was blown from side to side by the wind.

The light that seemed to be extinguished at any moment illuminated the way home for the two of them.

"Have you paid?" Su Zizhong asked in a deep voice.

Su Ziling shook her head, "No, she doesn't want it."

"Then you can send some food to her house tomorrow. It's not easy for her family, and this soy sauce is also valuable." Su Zizhong warned carefully.

"Brother, I know, don't worry, I know what's going on."

If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely help, but not now. Now their family has only improved slightly, but it is far from getting out of the predicament.

She doesn't talk big words about what will happen and how she can help. She has to take care of herself first. Don't be like a mud bodhisattva crossing the river. She can't protect herself, and she has to hold on to help others.

In this case, either you drag her and fall to the bottom of the river, or she drags you with her, and in the end either you die together, or you both lose.

"As long as you know it." Su Zizhong rarely spoke, and after a few words he stopped taking the initiative to speak.

Unless Su Ziling asked him, he would answer every question.

There was a firelight at the door of Su's house. From a distance, the light was extremely weak, but it was so bright in the darkness. "Is it my mother-in-law?"

They were still a little far away and couldn't see clearly, but Su Zizhong said "hmm" and said, "When I came out, the second uncle was lighting the torch, it should be her."

The corners of Su Ziling's mouth turned up high. Now she was picked up and waited for.

"Auntie, it's a bit cold outside, why are you waiting outside?" Su Ziling held her hand, which was not warm at all.

Although it is relatively hot during the day, at night, the temperature difference is larger, and Su's mother is relatively weak, so she can easily catch cold when the wind blows.

"Auntie is not cold, why did you come back? Is your Aunt Ji serious?"

The mother and daughter walked side by side, "I look much better and energetic. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and go over there to have a look. Mom, please put more corn paste in the cooking tomorrow morning and make some rice soup. I'll hang the bones in the well." Inside, let’s make radish bone soup, add more water, and give some to Aunt Ji and the others then.”

Ji Yunhe gave the corn paste to Ji Yunhe, who ate the same as everyone else. He boiled rice soup for Yuanzhi to drink. He was still young. Although he could eat the corn paste, he was always worried that he would get stuck. Add more water to the radish bone soup and simmer it for a while. Everyone can do it. drink.

The girl was thoughtful, and Mother Su's face was filled with relief. She took her hand and warmed it for her.

"Okay, grandma has written it down. What is Zizhong carrying?"

"The soy sauce given by Aunt Ji is a big jar. She doesn't want the money. Now that she is sick, let's take care of her a little first."

"That's the truth. Neighbors, of course, say that distant relatives are not as good as close ones. She used to help us when we had something to do, and she also gave us such valuable things. You did the right thing. I will remember everything you said. Get off, you've been tired for a long day, go back and rest quickly."

The nagging voices of the mother and daughter were gradually submerged in the dark night. The voices became smaller and smaller, and the chirping of the cicadas became louder and louder. In the end, the only sound left was the wind blowing the trees and the rustling of the leaves.

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