My Neighbor is Long Aotian [Rebirth]

Huo Zheng walked back profusely in sweat, the bandage on his forehead was no longer yellow, it was clean, apparently replaced with a new one.

He held the match in his left hand and the leftover fish bones in his right hand. When he heard the cat meowing behind him, he tilted his head slightly and threw the fish bones in his hand.

The wild cat was two steps away from him, hiding behind the bushes, and after the sound of human footsteps faded away, it carefully poked its head out, bared and ran out, heading straight for the fish bones on the ground.

"Where did you go? I came back so late." Li Qiang's daughter-in-law was looking for something, but she couldn't find it after rummaging inside and out. Huo Zheng came back when her temper was impetuous. Go to Huo Zheng.

Huo Zheng didn't even frown after hearing this: "I went to take a bath in the river."

"Why don't you wash it at home." Li Qiang's daughter-in-law continued to criticize.

"No water."

"Won't you burn without water?"

"No carbon."

"Won't you buy it without carbon?" Li Qiang's daughter-in-law felt that she would suffer.

Sure enough, a hand with a callus and some scars stretched out in front of her: "Give me money, buy carbon."

"Get lost." Li Qiang's daughter-in-law looked annoyed, and slapped her across the face, "Your family's money came from the strong wind, you don't need money for medical treatment, and now there is no one at home, how can there be any money for you?" Buy carbon."

With a movement of Huo Zheng's wrist, Li Qiang's daughter-in-law slapped nothing.

No one was hit, and Li Qiang's daughter-in-law looked even worse, pointing to the room, with a look of indignation: "Your brother was taken out by you and broke his head, and he is still lying on the bed. I don’t want to help the family to share the burden, but I’m ashamed to ask for money!”

"I've never seen such an unfilial son like you, get out and cook for me." Li Qiang's wife spoke harshly, as if Huo Zheng had done something unforgivable.

At this moment, the courtyard door was opened with a bang.

"Mom, I bought the toffee my brother wants to eat." Li Feng, wearing a half-new skirt and sandals on her feet, came in bouncingly carrying a small bag.

Huo Zheng glanced over the small bag of toffee, and Li Feng held the change in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched, full of sarcasm.

Oh, no money to buy it.

Li Qiang's wife: "..."

........

"Ah Choo." Yan Ze rubbed his nose, squinted his wet eyes, quickly pulled a piece of paper with his right hand, and wiped it under his nose.

The paper towel was thick and frizzy, and after a while it rubbed the tender nose red and peeled off. Yan Ze rubbed it in disgust, thinking very much of the soft and moderate paper towels of later generations.

"Yanyan, it's time to eat." Yan's mother took off her apron, and put the dish on the dining table with a dish in her hand.

"It's coming." Yan Ze rubbed his nose and took another breath. Fortunately, it wasn't blocked and he could breathe. Why would he catch a cold in summer? He couldn't figure it out.

There were three dishes on the square table, stir-fried eggplant, stir-fried bitter gourd, and stir-fried beans. The color was light, and Yan Ze lost his appetite just by looking at it.

"Hurry up and eat." Yan's mother urged, pulling up a chair.

Yan's father and Yan Jie were already grilling rice with their bowls in their hands. The two had similar appetites, they were not picky eaters, and they could eat even light fried rice.

Rubbing his flat stomach, Yan Ze picked up the chopsticks, glanced at the three dishes, and finally chose his favorite eggplant.

"Mom, didn't you put any salt?" Yan Ze chewed for a long time, but couldn't taste anything other than the taste of the eggplant itself.

Yan's mother didn't even pause with her chopsticks: "Leave it alone."

Yan Ze frowned: "Why can't I taste it?"

Yan's mother glanced at him: "You have a cold."

Yan Ze: "...All right." Continue to pinch beans.

"Mom, did you forget to add the seasoning?" Apart from a little bit of oil and salt, the beans were also tasteless.

Yan's mother continued: "Not letting go."

"why?"

"Health care."

Yan Ze: "..."

Well, he should have known earlier, but if someone in the family catches a cold and gets sick, all the dishes on the table must be bland, how bland is it?Oil and salt are limited, let alone seasoning.

The meal was tasteless, and Yan Ze didn't move his chopsticks when he was [-]% full. He just returned to his room to take a nap when the window glass was knocked loudly.

"Yan Ze Yan Ze, come out to play." The dark and thin child climbed on the window like a monkey.

Yan Ze quickly opened the window, and Fang Qi jumped in like a monkey.

"Zhuang Zhuang and the others are catching fish by the river. Let's go and have a look. If we can catch one at night, we can have an extra meal."

Fang Qi looked very excited. Children have a natural love for activities in the water.

Yan Ze shook his head disinterestedly, and said in a sluggish way, "I won't go."

"Why?" Don't you really like going to the river, why not go this time, Fang Qi can't figure it out.

Yan Ze raised his head, looked at Fang Qi fixedly, and said seriously, "Health."

Fang Qi: "..." I'm afraid I believe your evil, and my tone is the same as that of the 70-year-old second uncle next door.

As soon as the little friend left, Yan's mother came in again, holding something that Yan Ze couldn't avoid - cold medicine.

Cold medicines at this time did not have the fancy packaging of later generations, and very few of them were wrapped in capsules, just white particles with Coptis chinensis inside.

Before I put it in my mouth and swallow it, the bitter taste permeates, and it is so strong that sometimes it can't disappear for a whole day.

Like all children, Yan Ze couldn't bear the bitter taste and was afraid of taking medicine.

"I think it's much better now, and I don't need to take medicine." Yan Ze looked at the two white particles in his hand as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and he struggled to untangle it for himself.

Yan's mother stared at him without speaking.

Yan Ze continued: "Didn't the doctor say that fighting the disease requires one's own resistance, you can't just take medicine as soon as you get sick, you have to mobilize the antibodies in your body to fight."

Yan's mother shook the cup, and stretched out the hand holding the medicine in front of Yan Ze: "Where did you hear so much from your child's family, I don't care what the doctor says, take the medicine now."

"Can you take it easy?"

"no!"

"Half an hour?"

"immediately!"

"........"

In the end, Yan Xiaoze grinned and finished taking the medicine, and was ordered by his mother to take a nap.

This time Yan Ze slept for a long time, and when he woke up, it was getting late, and he touched his forehead, and found that his fever was gone, his nose was no longer runny, his cold was more than half healed, and he felt relaxed.

Yan's mother was busy cooking, and the dishes were as light as noon.

Yan Ze took half a bowl of rice and ran away, wandering to the pond at the end of the village.

The water in the pond is running water, clear and clean, the kind that can be seen to the bottom at a glance, and there are clumps of aquatic plants floating in the water.

It would be great if I could catch a fish, and it would be good to grill it, Yan Ze thought happily.

The sun had just set, and the children who were clamoring to catch fish in the afternoon had already been called back to eat by the adults, and there was no one beside the pond except Yan Ze.

Finding the most secluded place, Yan Ze rolled up his trouser legs and prepared to go into the water.

"What's this smell?" Yan Ze sniffed his nose, the wind blowing from the mountain wall behind carried the summer temperature and an imperceptible fragrance.

"This smell..." Yan Ze sniffed hard with his nose that was just right for a cold, "It's like roast chicken." It's still roast chicken with the smell of seasoning.

Who is eating roast chicken?It had been several days since he had eaten meat, and Yan Ze, who was so greedy that his eyes were glowing green, couldn't care less about anything, so he followed the smell and started looking for it.

The pond is very large, part of it is next to the village, part of it is next to the mountain forest behind, and there is a stone wall beside it, and there are sparse mountain springs flowing down the stone wall.

Yan Ze made a long circle before stopping at a hidden corner. There are strange rocks and forests next to it. If you don't come here on purpose, you can't see what's going on inside. It's a good place to play hide-and-seek.

Of course, it is also a good place for wild food!

Huo Zheng twirled the stick in his hand, and a whole chicken with its head and tail stuck in it was sizzling under the charcoal fire.

The chicken that has only been raised for more than half a year is fresh and tender, and the taste after being sprinkled with seasoning is even more unbearable.

Accompanied by the sizzling sound of roast chicken, there was movement behind him, Huo Zheng turned his head vigilantly, and when he saw it, he squatted beside the stone, a pair of round almond eyes staring at him without blinking-- Small diced chicken with grilled chicken on hand.

When she met his eyes, Xiao Douding smiled very beautifully and weirdly.

"Little brother, help the poor?"

The author has something to say: Yan Ze: I am a meat eater.

Huo Zheng (looks at his lover): I am also a meat eater.