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76 The culprit

In recent months, because he could keep up with his food, Tangchi gained weight, his face became more rosy, and his skin became whiter.

"Even if we are biological sisters, we still have to settle accounts clearly!" Tang Chi said with a smile, pulling Widow Zhang out and going out.

"Wait a minute!" Widow Zhang came out after taking a few eggs.

Tangchi sighed. Everyone in the village said that Widow Zhang was stingy and had to fight for every penny. But in fact, after getting along with her more deeply, I realized that Widow Zhang was actually a very good person. She was just a business person, just for show.

But why is she doing this?

Sensing Tang Chi's probing gaze, Widow Zhang smiled and said, "Why are you so dazed!"

Tangchi shook his head and walked toward the west of the village with Widow Zhang.

"Did you just come back from the city? Why are you still carrying the bamboo basket?" Widow Zhang asked.

Thinking of the rabbit in the bamboo basket, Tangchi felt helpless and said, "I'll tell you later."

Before they even reached the door of their home, they saw someone standing at the door from a distance.

"Are you looking for trouble again?" Widow Zhang frowned.

After walking in, Tangchi was surprised, pulled Widow Zhang and said, "Sister Zhang, this is not here to cause trouble."

When Widow Zhang saw it, she smiled and said, "I know this kid. He even stood up for you that day at the entrance of the village!" She looked at the soup pond and smiled with a meaningful smile.

Tang Chi gave Widow Zhang an angry look, and the two approached.

"It seems you have something to say, so I'll go in first." Widow Zhang smiled and walked in first.

Tangchi tightened the bamboo basket on his back, then smiled at the sweet potato boy and said, "Brother, why are you here?"

The sweet potato boy touched his head, showed his white teeth, and said sheepishly: "I just came to see you. I saw you were injured before. Are you okay?"

Tangchi subconsciously looked at his arm, nodded and said, "Okay, you don't have to worry."

The sweet potato boy nodded, then his face turned red, and he said sheepishly: "Originally, I wanted to save you, but my parents..." At this point, he was too embarrassed to continue.

"I understand, I don't blame you." She kept his kindness in mind. The sweet potato boy was the only one who was kind to her without asking for anything in return.

Suddenly, Tangchi felt bursts of movement on his back.

"Is there something on your back?" the sweet potato boy asked curiously after hearing the sound.

Tangchi instinctively wanted to cover it up, but when he saw the disappointed expression on the sweet potato boy, he sighed, took off the bamboo basket from his back, and took out a little rabbit from it.

The sweet potato boy looked at the white rabbit in Tangchi's hand and was so surprised that he couldn't speak. "Is this...is this..."

Tangchi stroked the rabbit's soft fur with one hand, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I picked it up yesterday." It appeared in her vegetable patch inexplicably. In fact, Tangchi had already known about it.

She was willing to let the sweet potato boy see the rabbit because she believed in the sweet potato boy. In such a situation at the entrance of the village, he dared to come out to intercede for her despite the opposition of his parents, which showed that he was really good to her.

The sweet potato boy looked at the rabbit in Tangchi's hand, and then at her. He felt that she was holding the fluffy white rabbit, and her whole face looked particularly delicate, small and beautiful. He couldn't help but blush.

"It's getting late, I should go back." The sweet potato boy said with a red face.

Tangchi nodded. After watching the sweet potato boy leave, she looked around to make sure there was no one before carrying the rabbit into the house.

"Hey, are you done talking?" Widow Zhang covered her mouth and said with a smile.

Tangchi, who came in with the rabbit in his arms, glared at Widow Zhang and said, "That's just my eldest brother."

"This...rabbit?" Widow Zhang looked a little strange when she saw the rabbit in Tangchi's hand.

Tangchi touched the rabbit that was rubbing obediently in her arms and said, "Yes, I picked it up in my vegetable patch yesterday. It was injured."

In this way, Widow Zhang understood that this rabbit was probably the culprit. "You are so brave!" If someone discovered it at this time and someone said this again, Tangchi would be even more confused.

Tangchi smiled and said: "It's so cute, I can't help but want to keep it, and there are few people here, so as long as I don't let it run around, it'll be fine."

Widow Zhang reluctantly nodded.

After putting the rabbit down and letting it play by itself, Tangchi took Widow Zhang to cook together.

At this time, Widow Zhang mentioned the matter of the sweet potato boy again.

"I think that child is quite nice and treats you very well." Widow Zhang said while patting the eggs.

Tangchi, who was cutting the meat, curled his lips and said, "I only regard him as my eldest brother. Besides, his parents don't like me."

Widow Zhang recalled the scene that day, nodded, and then seemed to remember something, looked at Tangchi and said: "Sister Tangchi, tell me the truth, you don't have any thoughts about the county magistrate, do you?"

Tangchi stopped slicing meat. Wen Lou? He is indeed handsome and handsome, but what is her current status? I dare not even think about it.

Smiling self-deprecatingly, Tangchi continued what he was doing and said, "Sister, I'm overthinking it. I'm just a small village girl who delivers mushrooms to the county magistrate. What's the difference in status? I'm not the kind of person who tries to reach a higher level by overestimating my ability.

"At least we have to wait until she has gained some status before she considers climbing high.

Widow Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's right. The county magistrate became an official at a young age. It seems that the family is not simple. You'd better not have such thoughts." She was also young.

However, I also understand that a girl as big as Tangchi is most likely to have some inappropriate thoughts.

Thinking of herself, Widow Zhang's eyes became a little distant.

"Sister Zhang, I saw Aunt Xia when I came back today." Tang Chi didn't notice Widow Zhang's expression and just said casually.

Widow Zhang put away her melancholy expression and said to Tang Chi: "Although this incident has passed, there is no guarantee that they will not hold grudges. Moreover, you have offended the village chief, so you should be more careful."

Tang Chi nodded and said with a smile: "I know this too, but I can't stop their thoughts. I can only take one step at a time."

Looking at Tangchi's smile, Widow Zhang was a little worried. This girl was too honest.

In fact, Widow Zhang didn't know that Tangchi had changed a bit after recent events.

"Sister Zhang? Why don't you teach me?"

Widow Zhang was stunned when she was asked. "Huh?"

"Seeing that Sister Zhang is very understanding, can you teach me a few tricks so that I can learn to deal with Aunt Xia and the others?" Tang Chi wanted to change, but after much thought, he still needed to learn some things from Widow Zhang.

"Teach you..." Widow Zhang seemed to be lost in memories. Those bad memories were as distant as dreams.
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