OBS Chapter 114 Eyelids twitching
Chapter 114 Eyelids twitching
The Zhou family, Huang and Li also took the children to pick wild vegetables, leaving only Zhou Guo, Zhou Dacang, Zhou Tao and Zhou Xing who was taking care of Zhou Tao in the camp.
The four of them stared at each other at home.
Zhou Guo couldn't stay idle, so he said to Zhou Dacang, "Uncle, let's practice martial arts."
The eldest sister Zhou Xing hurriedly said, "No, the injuries on both of you haven't healed yet, you can't move, let alone practice."
Zhou Guo said: "It doesn't matter. We won't practice martial arts. We can just practice some moves and show off our skills. Otherwise, if we just sit here, when will it get dark?"
Zhou Da Cang had been so idle these days that he was not even allowed to ride a horse. When he heard Zhou Guo's instructions, he stood up happily without any hesitation and got ready, "Come on, let's have a try."
Zhou Guo stood up, and the two men, one big and one small, one tall and one short, started to exchange moves, but they fought extremely slowly, as leisurely as doing Tai Chi, and the scene was extremely humorous.
The remaining people in the camp gathered around to watch the fun, and when they saw the fighting style, they frowned, "What kind of boxing is this? It's like this, fighting with others, you haven't even thrown your fist yet, and you've been knocked down by the other person's punch."
"Oh, they are just showing off their fighting skills. Both of them are injured. How do you expect them to be quick? Just be content with watching it. Just treat it as a fun thing. If you go back to the county town, you will have to pay for watching acrobatics on the street, but this one doesn't charge a penny."
When everyone heard this, they thought it made sense and they all sat down to watch the fun with great interest.
From time to time I won everyone's cheers.
The soldiers at the city gate were attracted by the hustle and bustle here. They stood there stupidly all day long, having no fun, and just stretched their necks to look over here eagerly.
"Hey, boss, who are these people? How come they can do martial arts? They don't look like ordinary farmers."
"Who do you care who they are? As long as they are not bandits, it's fine."
As it was getting dark, people came back from the mountains one after another.
Everyone was busy, carrying firewood, baskets, buckets, and some were even carrying large bundles of grass, obviously for the livestock.
As soon as they came back, everyone started to prepare dinner.
Zhou Guo was quite looking forward to it, because there would be half a pair of pig lungs and a pot of boiled pork bone and wild vegetable soup in the evening. Starting from this evening's meal, the master would have to eat with them.
She took out the date paste cake she had bought and shared a piece between them.
The Zhou family child took the soft, black mud-colored pastry that he had never eaten before, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and smelled a tempting sweet aroma.
I tried taking a small bite and was immediately stunned by its sweet and soft taste. How could there be such a soft dessert in the world?
Huang took a bite and her eyes lit up. She was old and her teeth could not tolerate other hard things. This soft pastry was just right for her.
Zhou Tao, who was still a little weak, was also given a small piece. She took a small bite and was reluctant to swallow it. After being sick for so long, the food in her mouth was tasteless. A little cake could fill her mouth with sweetness.
All the children were enjoying the food. Huang took the time to take a look and said to her two daughters-in-law, "When we were in the village, the harvest was bad and we hadn't bought cakes for a long time. I didn't expect this to come out. It tastes better than when we were at home. I've never eaten cakes like this before."
After saying that, he let out a long sigh and his eyes dimmed.
The two Lis looked at each other, not daring to speak for a moment, but they also felt a sense of empathy. They didn't know whether the child's father was alive or dead, but these days, those who were conscripted into the army probably didn't have a good life, and they had left the village. Even if the two of them were still alive in this life, they would probably never see each other again.
Before dinner, Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang went to invite the old man over.
When the guests arrived, everyone in the Zhou family, from the old to the young, was extremely enthusiastic and happy from the bottom of their hearts.
The old man was very happy when he saw the pig lungs stewed with wild vegetables in the pot and the big pot of bone soup in the ceramic pot next to it. Apart from anything else, the Zhou family's food looked better than other families'.
From then on, there was one more person eating at the Zhou family’s dinner table, and they had to cook half a bowl of rice more every day.
After dinner, Zhou Guo followed his uncle's instructions and practiced martial arts. The other children in the Zhou family joined in the fun. Children from several nearby families also followed suit, as they had nothing to do anyway.
The camp was bustling with activity. If it were in the village, it would be considered an extremely heartwarming scene.
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The next morning, Zhou Guo's left eyelid kept twitching, which made her upset. She couldn't help but go to the village head and said, "Grandpa, we've been here for two days. When are we leaving?"
The head of the village also wanted to leave. "We have to wait one more day. Look at their illnesses and injuries. They haven't recovered completely yet. We are afraid that this journey will make their injuries worse. Let's wait one more day. We will definitely leave tomorrow."
She walked around the camp and saw that some of the injured were indeed seriously injured and still weak. They had just been able to eat the previous night and their fever had only just subsided. She was afraid that if she walked away, the fever would come back again. There was no doctor on the road, so she was afraid that she would have to come back then.
I couldn't help but sigh.
……
She did nothing for the whole morning. She didn't even go when Zhou Su asked her to dig wild vegetables. She just sat cross-legged at her camping site, staring intently at the city gate. She even knew how many birds flew in and out of the city gate.
Seeing his disciple like this, the old man walked over and followed her gaze, asking in confusion, "What are you doing? Meditation? Are you betraying your master and practicing Taoism?"
Zhou Guotou didn't even reply: "My eyelids have been twitching since early this morning. I feel like it's not a good sign. I think I'm overthinking, so I'll meditate and calm my mind."
The old man was speechless. "If your eyelids twitch, something bad will happen? Then your master's eyelids twitch every now and then. According to what you said, it must be the eighth or eighth time that something bad has happened. Why are you still talking nonsense? Are you going to become a fortune teller at such a young age?"
Zhou Guo looked at the city gate in front of him, then thought of something, turned his head and asked him, "Master, can't you lie down and listen? Lie down again and listen to see if there is anything unusual."
The old man looked at her suspiciously, then finally lay down, put his ear to the ground, and listened for a long time.
"How is it? Did you hear anything?" Zhou Guo asked impatiently.
The old man stood up and brushed off the grass debris on his body. "Nothing."
"That's good." As long as nothing happened, it would be fine. She hoped that she was overthinking it. She still sat upright on the ground without moving. When she got tired, she stood up and stretched her legs.
Seeing that she had been sitting here motionless today, Zhou Dacang couldn't help but ask her the reason.
Zhou Guo did not hide it from him and said that his eyelids were twitching, and it was his right eye that was twitching, which was not a good sign.