An Ziqi's ancient life

An Liji's face softened only after leaving the upper room all the way.

"Father, you hurt me." An Ziqi finally said.

An Liji woke up like a dream, and hurriedly let go of his hands. Sure enough, there was a circle of red marks on An Ziqi's wrist.

An Liji immediately became embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Ziqi, your father and I, your father and I are a little dizzy."

An Ziqi rubbed his wrists, knowing that his father didn't do it on purpose, he smiled, "Father, I'm fine. If it's Zi Min, you'll have to cry, and then you'll have to buy a lot of things to coax him."

"Then dad will buy it for you too." An Liji flattered him, knowing that his son was trying to divert his feelings for him, he also wanted to cooperate.

"Then dad, go and buy me sausages." An Ziqi laughed.

"No problem." An Liji also smiled.The father and son talked and laughed and returned to the old house.

Seeing Mrs. Zhao's gentle cooking, An Liji finally felt at ease, as long as they managed their small family well, he didn't care about anything else.

"Mom, what are you doing? It smells so good!" An Ziqi looked at Zhao's dexterous hands, and the dancer's chopsticks were flying up and down.

"Fried meatballs are for the guests tomorrow. There are fried meatballs on the table. If you want to eat them, go get them." Mrs. Zhao said.

"Xiu Niang, let me chop your bones for you!" An Liji said.

An Ziqi turned around to look for food, his father might want to talk to his mother about it, he's very hungry, let's go.

"Brother, there are coolers here," An Zimin held a small bowl to him, with three balls in it.

An Ziqi pinched one and ate it in one bite. It tasted pretty good. There were probably vermicelli and meatballs in it, so it was meatballs.

"Brother, our father didn't look very well when he came back. What happened?" An Zimin snuggled into An Ziqi's arms and asked quietly.

An Ziqi tugged at An Zimin's ear, "Why are you so gossip? Does Zimin want to learn from those aunts too?"

"Brother!" An Zimin jumped.

Seeing that An Zimin was about to turn into anger, An Ziqi hurriedly comforted him, "It's because my master mentioned the An family's future." An Ziqi told An Zimin about going to the house.Although An Zimin is only seven years old, An Ziqi doesn't think that seven-year-old children don't know anything and don't understand things. In fact, An Zimin is very sensitive, and he is smarter than his peers. He is probably a child of poor people who has become a leader early.

"Ah? My grandfather is really confused." An Zimin frowned, "Fortunately, Shiwu and the others have already left. If my grandfather and the others come to make a fuss, they will force us to repay the favor."

"You also know about the Xie En Tu Bao? Where did you hear that?" An Ziqi scratched An Zimin's nose, and the two laughed together.

The family goes to bed very late at night, and some dishes have to be prepared in advance, such as braised pork, steamed vegetables and so on.There wasn’t enough bowls and chopsticks at home, so I borrowed them from Aunt Liu and Aunt Xu’s house. The farmers’ houses held banquets, and if they didn’t invite a chef who specializes in this, they would borrow them from good people’s houses, even the tables and chairs.

On the second day, before dawn, the family got up early to help wash the vegetables and tidy up the tables and chairs.Aunt Liu and Aunt Xu came over early to help, and Mrs. Qian also came early, carrying a basket of eggs.

"I know that your family doesn't have any chicken, so I'll bring some of this first, and I can add another dish." Qian said.

Mrs. Zhao picked it up and took Mrs. Qian to the kitchen.

It was almost noon when Lizheng and Huang Mantang arrived, holding gifts in their hands. Lizheng brought his eldest son Zhou Li, and Huang Mantang also brought a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, named Huang Jinyu. The son who was about to take over from his class brought him out to see the world, and An Liji brought An Ziqi and An Zimin to meet him.

Xu Zheng and Liu Jack also came, and everyone exchanged pleasantries.A few guests came one after another, but An Ziqi didn't know him well, so he went to the backyard to help.

"Haha, brother! How can you forget about me when you want to repair the house?" An Ziqi heard Daniel's hearty laughter in the backyard, hurriedly dropped the vegetables in his hands, wiped the water from his hands and went out.

Daniu also came with Shuhe, with a big roe deer in his hand.

"Oh, you brat, you're so courageous, you don't call me brother for such a big matter." An Ziqi was caught by Daniel as soon as he came out, and Shu He was watching them and smiling.Shu He looked fine, An Ziqi nodded inwardly.

"Isn't that afraid that you won't want to go out?" An Ziqi heard that Daniel never went out to visit, so he thought about inviting people to dinner after the new house was repaired.

"It's different today." Daniu looked triumphant as he stood next to Shuhe.On the other hand, Shu He greeted everyone in a gentle and polite manner, and the guests quickly accepted these two wonderful guests.

There are only three tables in the banquet, two tables for men, one table for women and children, two tables in the front yard, and one table in the inner room.When everyone was about to start the banquet, Mr. An was still missing. The head of the main table had reserved a place for Mr. An, but he didn't come.An Liji's complexion was not very good-looking, Lizheng comforted him a few words, An Liji smiled forcedly.

"Your old man may be delayed by something." Li Zheng said, obviously laying the steps for An Liji.

An Liji arched his hands, his smile was a bit bitter.The villagers still knew about An's family and comforted him one after another.

An Ziqi was also angry, didn't he just reject Mr. An's unreasonable request?For such a big matter as his son repairing the house, Mr. An turned his face away. Does this mean to cut off contact with their family?

"Do you want to invite someone?" A villager suggested in a low voice.The people at the table fell silent.

"Zi Min, An Zimin." Liu Goudan called softly at the door, An Ziqi noticed it, and stepped down from the table to look.

"It's you, what's the matter with you?" An Ziqi didn't have any impression of this little doll, especially when he saw two big snots hanging from his face, he didn't like this little doll even more.

"Liu Goudan, brother, he is the one I told you about last time. Liu Goudan, what do you want to say?" An Zimin squeezed over and said.

"Your father asked me to come, saying he was not feeling well, so he won't come today." Liu Goudan whispered, "Your father also said that your family would invite me to eat meat." After speaking, he licked his lips .

An Ziqi raised his eyebrows, "Say this out loud to the guests, and I'll treat you to meatballs."

"Okay," Liu Goudan smiled, and repeated it loudly. For a while, the faces of the guests were weird, and even Shu He frowned.

An Ziqi grabbed a handful of meatballs for Liu Goudan and sent him away.

Daniu was already hungry, "Since Mr. An is not feeling well, it's fine if he doesn't come. If someone doesn't want to come, do you have to force someone to come?" "This dish is going to be cold, let's have a feast."

An Liji's complexion was not good, and he still said, "Then let's start the banquet. Since my father can't come, we can go and deliver the food to the house later. Let's start the banquet."

Someone came to toast with a glass to ease the atmosphere.Soon, everyone put this matter behind them, and began to praise Mrs. Zhao's craftsmanship. When they heard that An Ziqin was also involved, they praised An Liji for having a good daughter.An Liji's complexion improved a lot.

An Ziqi was sitting at the table with his mother, and Mrs. Zhao wanted to pick out some meat and vegetables from a pot.An Ziqi held her down, "Mother, the guests want you to accompany them, where are you going?"

Mrs. Qian and the others looked at Mrs. Zhao with concern. After all, Mr. An's actions were dishonest, and he completely trampled An Liji's face in the mud.Even if Mr. An couldn't come, it would be better if An Libo and An Lizhong came, but no one came to An's house.

"No," Zhao sneered, "I just move, my back is sore."

"Xiuniang's baby is twins, what a joy!" said Qian.Women always talked a lot about giving birth, so they asked Mrs. Zhao's secret recipe. After all, Mrs. Zhao already had two sons and one daughter, and now they are going to have two more daughters. What a joy!Soon, Mrs. Zhao forgot to keep the vegetables with a smile on her face.

"Your family's Ziqin is also a good one. Look at how juicy it is!" Qian said again.When everyone looked at An Ziqin, An Ziqin blushed and buried her head low. Several daughter-in-laws praised An Ziqin for being virtuous and beautiful.An Ziqin is no longer the dry, sallow and thin girl, with black hair curled up, a camellia in her hair, fair and ruddy face, wearing a pair of white pearl earrings, she is a very good-looking little girl.An Ziqi's conditioning, An Ziqi's special hair oil and facial oil, none of these were in vain.

An Ziqi picked up a piece of braised pork with potatoes in a leisurely manner. It tasted so good that he picked up several chopsticks in one go.The chicken and fish on the table were not earned by themselves. Since Mr. An doesn't give face, why should he care about the inside?Hmph, An Ziqi has already guessed the reason why Mr. An didn't come, didn't he just want to show off An Liji?If you want Anli Ji to be soft, go invite them.Since you are not happy to come, why should I stretch my face over to be trampled on?If you don't come, don't come, and their family can save some meat to eat by themselves.

An Ziqi picked up a few more chopsticks with pickled vegetables and braised pork. It was oily, not greasy, and very delicious. His mother's craftsmanship caught up with the chef.

After the meal, An Liji picked up a bamboo pole with red silk, and symbolically lifted a piece of grass on the roof of the old house. It should have been tiles, but unfortunately the old house is a thatched house, so An Ziqi hung it up. The firecrackers were lit, and the crackling sound was not only the completion of the groundbreaking ceremony, but also a sign that their family was about to move towards a new life.

Everyone congratulated An Liji in the sound of firecrackers, and An Liji was also beaming.Soon, the foreman took his men to dig the foundation at the place An Liji had chosen. An Liji and a few local friends who came to help on their own initiative went to help, and Daniel also smiled and went to help dig the soil.

An Ziqi was going to go too, but was driven back by An Liji, "What are you kidding, I can help your mother pick up some." An Ziqi went back depressed to help his mother wash the dishes.

"Brother, we seem to have forgotten to leave food for the guest room." An Ziqin was also washing the dishes, remembering that her mother was worried when she looked at the messy tabletop. It's a ghost if there is any leftovers. Even on the woman's table, there is not much meat left.It is a feast for farmers to eat meat, who will be left?

"Since there are no more, then I won't give it away." An Ziqi said, what a fart it is to give away. If you give it away, you won't get a good face, so why bother yourself?

"Isn't this too good?" An Ziqin is a good girl.

"Sister, think about it, if our family sent a meal of meat to Shangfang, will Shangfang treat us well? No way, if they eat our meat, they think we didn't put a piece of meat in our mouth. Send it over!" An Ziqi said.

An Ziqin tilted her head and thought for a while, then nodded, "That's the reason."

Mrs. Zhao, who was about to come over, paused, thought for a while, what the children said made sense, why was she bothered about this?So, Mrs. Zhao held her belly and slowly went up to the kang. Mmm, I have been busy all day today, and my legs hurt a little, so I should rest first. As for delivering food to the upper room, she doesn't know anything.

An Zimin hiccupped, and with a shiny face, he took big flowers and small flowers for a walk. Well, he didn't know anything either.

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on the room.

An Lizhong looked hard at the gate, waiting for his third younger brother to invite people to the banquet, holding sorghum rice in his hands, eating absent-mindedly.

Li slammed his chopsticks, "Second, what are you staring at while eating?"

An Lizhong picked up a chopstick of potato slices. His family ate stewed radish with potatoes today, with only a spoonful of meat oil added to it.

"Mother, am I waiting for the third child to come and invite us to dinner? Why isn't the third child coming?"

Mr. An put down half a bowl of sorghum rice in his hand, and sighed, "Didn't you say I'm not feeling well? Why are you so stupid?"

An Lizhong searched in the potato chips, found a little bit of lard residue, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth, "Father, aren't you doing well? The third child's house broke ground, it must be delicious to eat big fish and meat, Look at our family eating carrots and potatoes, it's tasteless."

"What's the matter? You still think that the food at home is not good? If you have the ability, you can go to the big fish and meat? If you have the ability, you go to the third child's house to ask for meat? What if I don't give you meat?" Mrs. Li turned the table It was so loud.

"They didn't invite me," An Lizhong muttered, "If I had been invited, I would have gone earlier, but my father would not go, and I would not be allowed to go. I don't know what my father is thinking, and I would not go if I was invited to dinner."

"I'm full, you eat." Mr. An put down his chopsticks and left.

An Zihui looked at the messy potato chips turned over on the table, An Zihua was still eating them with relish, she really didn't think it was shabby.Secretly rolled his eyes, put down his chopsticks, "I'm full too." Then I went back to the West Wing.Now the West Wing is her own boudoir. Originally, she was very proud of herself, occupying the three-bedroom house. She was very happy. Who would have thought that a new house would be built soon, so An Zihui twisted the veil into twists.The same goes for his father, when will he be willing to take her and mother to live in the town?The last time she went to see her brother, he lived alone in a small courtyard!

Hey, I don't want to think about this anymore. Her mother hasn't finished eating the delicious pastries brought back last time. Let's eat something to fill my stomach. The food in the room is very difficult.An Zihui was still a little pity that the meat that Sanfang brought over yesterday was picked up by An Lizhong cheekily, saying that it was thrown out, but she didn't believe that An Lizhong really threw it away, he must have secretly cooked it and ate it.

An Zihui stared at the beautiful face in the bronze mirror obsessively. She is the most beautiful granddaughter of the An family. She is going to marry a wealthy family in the future. She really doesn't want to stay with the An family for a moment. She is poor and shabby.An Zihui didn't know yet that she, the most beautiful granddaughter of the An family, would lose her position as the most beautiful girl in the village soon.