Chapter 58: Comparison

  "It's nothing much," Xia Zhi replied. "Just a roasted chicken I bought at the market yesterday. San Jie, Wu Mei, if you're not disgusted, come on over."

  "That summer you spoke up, we definitely have to go." May said with a smile, while still sizing up Xia Zhi with her slender eyes. "Xia Zhi, where did your money come from?"

  July then heard Xia Zhi say that she was going to the market, and hurriedly asked her: "Third sister, did you go to the market? Did you stroll around the temple fair? How come we didn't see you?"

  She took the village bus to sell things at the market, and many people saw her, so even if she didn't say anything, they would find out by May. It would eventually reach the ears of the Tian family too. So although Xia Zhi didn't plan on telling them in detail, she also didn't plan on hiding it.

  "Picked some cherries and sold them, got some money."

  May was taken aback and let out a long "oh" sound, with an expression that said "so that's how it is".

  By dusk, Sun Lan'er came over from the Sun's house in advance to help Xia Zhi cook dinner. At noon, Xia Zhi went to find Sun Wang Shi and formally invited Sun Lan'er to eat with them. Although Xia Zhi was just a child, this was equivalent to socializing between the two families of Sun and Xia. Sun Wang Shi couldn't refuse, so she nodded in agreement.

  Before long, December has arrived.

  Three little girls were used to doing household chores and didn't need Xia Qiao and Xiao Shu'er's help. While chatting and laughing, they cooked and prepared dishes. The sorghum rice was steamed and scooped out, then Xia Zhi stir-fried a scallion omelette, and used the chicken frame to simmer a pot of soup. Then she mixed the white tofu sent by Old Lady Xia's little black fish with some seasonings, adding the disassembled roast chicken and two small dishes that Xia Zhi had prepared herself. This was the meal that Xia Zhi would serve to her sisters.

  It may not be a sumptuous feast, but it is something they have managed to pull off on their own without any adult participation, and for that reason, both the host and the guests are inexplicably delighted.

  The dishes are almost ready, and May and July swaggered in.

  "Sixteen, what dish should I cook? I'll help you with the cooking." May said loudly as she entered the door, pretending not to see that Xia Zhi had already set the table and started serving the dishes.

  "The dishes are all ready, May and July, wash your hands and come to the table." Xia Zhi knew that May was like this and didn't bother to argue with her. At the same time, she asked the two sisters, "Where's Er Zhu and Xiao Yang? Why haven't they come?"

  "Second Brother and Little Fourth will arrive soon." July said, seeing the roasted chicken in Xia Zhi's hands, she quickly came forward to help Xia Zhi carry it.

  "Xiatian gently pushed her: 'July, go get bowls and chopsticks.'"

  July was not very willing, so she pushed it to the side of the twelfth lunar month. The twelfth lunar month was about to be happy to help Xia Zhi with her work and didn't bother to calculate with her.

  The dishes were all brought to the table, and Xia Qiao and Xiao Shu'er led Xiao Hei Yu'er, Xia Zhu, Xia Lin, and Xia Yang over. Everyone sat around the kang table on the kang, and Xia Zhi took a ladle to serve rice for everyone.

  Everyone else didn't say anything, but in May, upon seeing the millet rice, she wrinkled her nose: "Sixteen, you're treating us and we're still eating millet rice?"

  "Sorry, Mei Jie, we only have millet rice at home. I said it before, our family is just in this condition, and it's not a formal invitation, but since we're all about the same age, let's just eat casually." Xia Zhi said.

  "Sorghum rice is pretty good," said Lao Yue in a low voice. "We don't have such high tastes."

  Xiao Hei Yu'er held the rice bowl in his hands, and with a glance at Wu Yue, said bluntly: "Wu Yue, why are you being so picky? The 16 best dishes have been brought out. If you don't want to eat, then don't eat, who's begging you?"

  He had told him about the summer solstice dinner before, and he disagreed with inviting May and others.

  Wu Yue's face turned black for a moment, and then he smiled and explained to Xiao Hei Yu: "Old uncle, I just said it casually, nothing else." He was quite good at flattering.

  "There's nothing good to eat, so don't be polite!" Xia Zhi said with a smile.

  Everyone started eating with their chopsticks. Xiao Hei Yu didn't need anyone to take care of him while he ate. Xia Lin and Xia Yang were both five years old now, they could eat by themselves but still needed someone to watch over them.

  Xia Lin sat together with Jue Yue, who had a very sisterly demeanor. She would first give Xia Lin food and tear the chicken into small pieces for him to eat. Xia Lin's little mouth was oily from eating, but his face and body were very clean. Xia Yang was different, he originally wanted to sit next to Wu Yue, but Wu Yue was impatient and pushed him towards Qi Yue. Qi Yue did give him meat and vegetables, but didn't care how he ate. The child's mouth was still eager, and soon he had eaten with a full face, and his collar was also stained.

  Xia Zhi couldn't bear to watch, so she took Xia Yang over and fed him herself. Xiao Hei Yu saw this and gave a cold glance at Wu Yue and Qi Yue. Wu Yue and Qi Yue both lowered their heads to eat, as if they hadn't seen anything.

  "Uncle, I'm fine." Xia Zhi whispered a sentence to Xiao Hei Yu, telling him not to make a scene.

  Everyone was delighted with the meal. After dinner, Xia Zhi and Sun Lan'er cleaned up, and Lao Yue also helped out, while Xiao Xialin ran back and forth to assist. Xiao Hei Yu looked at May and July sitting motionless on the kang: "You two are so lazy, don't you know how to help with the work?"

  "Old uncle, we're guests." May smiled and was scolded by little Hei Yu, but her face didn't turn red at all.

  "What kind of guest are you! How old are you, don't you understand anything!" Little Black Fish glared with his eyes, he was really angry.

  May is no longer daring to be lazy, and pretentiously gets down from the kang with July to help Xia Zhi collect the crops. Ben also doesn't have much work to do, and a few girls can finish it in a short while.

  Everyone went back to sit on the kang and chat.

  "Sixteen, how much did you sell cherries for? Can we still have some to eat later?" May asked Xia Zhi.

  The little black fish was very annoyed with her: "Why are you so nosy? Besides eating, what else do you know?"

  "Old uncle, why don't you think highly of me!" May's slender eyes widened a bit.

  "Say it, what do you have to show off about!" Little Black immediately retorted.

  It was the fifth month and the air was thick with tension, not daring to continue arguing with Xiao Hei Yu, pretending to leave but still reluctant to go. After a while, Xia Qiao got up, took Xiao Hei Yu, Xia Zhu, Xiao Shu Er, Xia Lin, and Xia Yang out to play.

  Only a few little girls were left in the house.

  May's expression softened, and she let them see the hairpin on her head, saying it was given by Sister Juan. In addition to a new set of clothes, a silver hairpin, Luo Juan also gave May and July some beautiful silk flowers and bracelets. May took them out one by one from her sleeves and showed them to Xia Zhi and the others.

  "It's all worth a lot of money, only the wealthy families in the city have it, we can't even buy it." said Qiuyue with a showy tone.

  In May, she was scolded by a little black fish but didn't leave, just to show off her rich relatives and the good things she got in front of several girls.

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