different devil life

Wang Zhong himself started to boil the fire and boil the water, preparing to cook the grass head.

Regarding these grass heads, Zhang Xiaohong originally did not support eating them. In her opinion, they are indeed grass, and eating them will cause indigestion and stomach upset.

But she couldn't resist Wang Zhong, and finally agreed helplessly, thinking that if her son tasted the taste of the grass head and couldn't swallow it, he would definitely not eat it.

Wang Zhong quickly cooked the grass head. It tasted very fragrant. There were a few earthworms that had been squeezed out of the soil. Because the earthworms were full of soil, they had to be squeezed out before they could be eaten. The taste was worse than insects. Eat, but the nutrition is very good, and this kind of thing is easy to digest.

Looking at his masterpiece, Wang Zhong couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling that it was like cooking in the dark.

At this time the door opened, and Zhang Xiaohong walked in with a smile: "Son, we are so lucky."

"What's wrong girl?"

"The owner of the rice shop gave us two catties of rice."

Wang Zhong opened the rice and took a look. There were a few rice worms inside. It smelled stale. He saw that it was old rice. He guessed it was rice that was not easy to sell in the shop, so he sold it cheaply.

"Although the rice has been stored for a long time, it is not moldy." Zhang Xiaohong said with a smile, "Guess what else I bought for you?"

Wang Zhong smelled it and said in surprise, "It smells like chicken legs."

"My son is still good, I brought you a chicken leg."

Zhang Xiaohong took out a chicken leg wrapped in oiled paper from behind as if conjuring, opened the oiled paper, and the aroma of the chicken leg from the white-cut chicken wafted out.

It's really fragrant.

Wang Zhong still remembered that the last time he ate meat was on the first seven days of Aunt Sun's death. That day Zhang Xiaohong helped with the funeral. Uncle Ma kept them for a meal. There was a bowl of braised pork on the table. They ate several pieces with Zhang Xiaohong.

Originally, when Aunt Sun was alive, they could eat a little meat every now and then, because her son-in-law raised pigs and sold pork, and the most important thing in the family was pork.Not to mention the fish, Uncle Ma Wu often went down to the river to fish for fish. After catching the fish, Aunt Sun would take the crucian carp to Zhang Xiaohong, saying that it would nourish Wang Xiaoyu's body.

Now Aunt Sun is dead, and Uncle Ma Wu is living with his daughter, mother and son have no one to help, Wang Zhong has already forgotten the taste of meat.

"Mother, our family doesn't have much money, how did you buy chicken legs?" Wang Zhong raised his head and asked.

"I found a job in a tavern on the street. I helped wash dishes in the kitchen. They promised me fifteen cents a month. Although the money was not much, they promised me that I could bring the leftover food from the guests. Come back, we can have enough to eat in the future."

As she said that, Zhang Xiaohong opened the drumstick, "Eat it, the proprietress gave it to me, she is nice."

"Mother, you have worked so hard, you can eat." Wang Zhong shook his head: "I cooked the grass head, it is very fragrant."

When Zhang Xiaohong saw it, she was also taken aback. Isn't this kind of grass? I didn't expect it to be quite fragrant when cooked.

She tried to take a bite with chopsticks, and was stunned. It was very tender in the mouth, and it tasted better than green vegetables. It didn't have the astringent and hard-to-swallow feeling of other weeds.

How does this kid seem to know so much?

Zhang Xiaohong glanced at Wang Zhong in surprise, and felt that although her son was young, he was really sensible. Looking back, she never seemed to worry about her since she was a child, and she understood many things without teaching herself.

Perhaps, this is why the children of the poor are early to head home.Zhang Xiaohong thought to herself.

"boom!"

At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open, and Wang Dayong was thrown in like a dead dog. There were three big men standing outside the door. The first one had a big mole on his forehead, and when he came in, he glared at Wang Zhong and Zhang Xiaohong. One glance: "Dayong, is this your son?"

"Yes, Master Zhuo, take him away, I...I will find a way to pay you back the remaining money." Wang Dayong said with difficulty while curling up with blood on his face.

"Hmph, although he's a little thinner, he looks pretty smart. That's fine, I'll take your son and go to work in my house!" Master Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

"Wait, what do you want to do?" Zhang Xiaohong said in front of Wang Zhong.

"Your husband lost a lot of money in my gambling shop, and asked me to borrow 50 taels of silver."

"Five... 50 taels..." Zhang Xiaohong's face turned pale. She couldn't earn so much money in her life, and immediately glared at Wang Dayong: "Where did you get so much money?"

"Borrow it." Master Zhuo took out a piece of paper, "It's written in black and white, owes me 50 taels, and there are his fingerprints on it, can I, Zhuo Fu, still lie to you? Now that your husband hasn't paid the money, Just right, he said that he has a son who can come, and I happen to need some slaves to work there, so take your son with me."

"No, this is my son, you can't take it away, he lost the bet, let him pay it back by himself."

"Snapped!"

Just after Zhang Xiaohong finished speaking, Wang Dayong stood up and slapped him: "Men are doing things, why do you woman get in the way? Damn, I must be so unlucky because of you. Well, when I come back, there is nothing to eat at home. If you're not at home, you're already eating chicken legs!"

Wang Dayong picked up the chicken leg on the table and gnawed it, and said, "Master Zhuo, you can take this child away, and he will work for you. You are welcome, he can do anything."

Wang Zhong glared at Wang Dayong, thought for a while, and quickly shouted: "I'm sick, take me with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to do my job, and I will infect you."

"Hey, little boy can deceive people at such a young age, take him away!"

How could Zhuo Fu believe the words of a young child? He gave an order, and two strong men rushed up behind him. Zhang Xiaohong wanted to come over to stop him, but Wang Dayong rushed forward and beat Zhang Xiaohong severely.

"Don't grab me, don't grab me..."

Wang Zhong struggled to break free, but as a child, he was not as strong as these adults, so he was quickly grabbed and taken out.

"Little boy, don't be afraid, come to my house, there are delicious food and drink, you will be responsible for burning firewood and washing clothes for my restaurant every day, don't worry, I will not treat you badly." Zhuo Fu sneered, "If If you don't know what to do, I won't be polite."

After finishing speaking, he took out a bamboo board and said viciously, "Don't force me to slap you."

Wang Zhong's heart turned cold, and he resolutely stopped moving: "I'm obedient, can't I?"

"Hey, pretty smart." Zhuo Fu smiled.

Chapter 24 The crisis of Zhuo Fu's family (seeking recommendation and investment)

After arriving at Zhuo Fu's house, Wang Zhong realized that Zhuo's family was a local landlord, similar to his previous game, Sun Yuanwai.

However, this Zhuo Fu is not authentic. He not only runs casinos, but also lends usury and brothels. In short, apart from formal industries, he is involved in other businesses.

This guy is very harsh on his servants. All the servants in the family were forced to sell themselves by him with gambling debts, so he only needs to provide some food for the servants, which is equivalent to working for him for free, and the servants are behind their backs. He was nicknamed Zhuo Papi.

He has a lot of thugs in his hands, whoever is disobedient will be beaten, and the servants in the family dare not speak out.

Wang Zhong was assigned to work in the Zhuo Mansion's kitchen. The work was not too tiring, he just helped to light the fire every day, and then he did the laundry and swept the floor.

Although I do a lot of work every day, it is not bad, that is, I am finally full, there is no big fish or meat, but there is enough food.

"I didn't expect that I would end up here, and I don't know what happened to my mother."

Wang Zhong sighed, thinking about what to do next.

It is impossible for him to stay here forever. With Zhuo Fu's temper, even if he works until he reaches adulthood, he probably won't let him go, and will continue to oppress him.

But at present, I am too young, and I am afraid that I will be arrested when I run home.

"Forget it, let's do it first, eat more food, and grow your body well."

Just as he was thinking, a maid came over and said, "Little boy, is your name Wang Xiaoyu?"

"Is sister okay?"

"There is a woman at the back door, she is your mother, she asked me to call you."

"Thank you."

Wang Xiaoyu temporarily stopped doing the laundry and walked out.

"Son, you didn't suffer, did you?" Seeing Wang Zhong coming out, Zhang Xiaohong hugged him excitedly, her eyes were red.

"Mom, I'm fine. Although I work for them, I'm full."

Wang Zhong glanced at his mother's face, and his heart ached.

After he left last night, Wang Dayong beat Zhang Xiaohong so badly that his whole body was injured, and now both eyes are swollen.

"Hey, it's all mother's incompetence. Don't worry, I will find a way to take you out, and then we will leave here."

"But where can I go? If I leave, I won't even have a place to live." Wang Zhong shook his head: "I'll live here first, you'll be fine by yourself."

"Son..." Seeing Wang Zhong being so sensible, Zhang Xiaohong burst into tears: "Son, it's all your father, your father, what shall we do in the future!"

"It's okay mother, I will take care of myself."

After chatting for a while, the maid from before sneaked out: "Hey, that's about it. If the butler comes down to investigate and finds you out, he will punish you. Come in with me."

This maid is nice, Wang nodded emphatically: "Understood Miss Sister."

Following the servant girl, she walked in, and the servant girl asked, "Little boy, why did Zhuo Papi catch you here?"

"My father lost the bet, and I was sold here."

"That's it, the same as me." The servant girl lowered her head and said sadly: "But you are better than me. My father lost the bet and sold my mother to Yangchunyuan to pick up guests, and then sold me here again."

"They're all a bunch of beasts!" Wang Zhong said angrily.

"When I'm about to arrive, I'll be taken to Yangchunyuan to pick up the guests. Zhuo Papi said that we still owe him a lot of money, a lot of money. I have to go there to pick up the guests, and then he will let my mother go."

Speaking of the sad part, the maid also cried: "I am 15 years old now, and I only have three years left."

Wang Zhong squeezed his fists and said angrily, "What kind of world is this? Why are they not good people?"

"Kid, my name is Yalan, what about you?"

"My name is Wang Xiaoyu, Sister Yalan, have you ever thought of leaving secretly?"

"Don't be stupid, just escape, where can I escape to, I am a girl's family, and I live on the street outside."

"You two, are you chatting when you're not working?"

At this time, a gloomy voice came from behind.

Wang Zhong turned his head quickly, and the person who was talking was the butler of the Zhuo family, named Zhang Laoben, a man in his 50s, with a fat head and big ears, who liked to bully his servants by pretending to be bullying, and the servants dared not speak out against him.

"Boss Zhang, we are going to the kitchen, we didn't chat." Yalan lowered her head and said in fear.

"Hmph, I saw it all, and you said you didn't chat? And you." Zhang Laoben looked at Wang Zhong, "You are a new servant named Xiaoyu, right? Didn't you be arranged to work in the kitchen? Why are you so blind?" run?"

"I'm going to the toilet." Wang Zhong responded.

"Yes, little brother has just come here and is not familiar with him yet, so I showed him the way." Yalan said hastily.

"Nonsense, I saw you coming from the door with my own eyes, did you just want to run?"

Zhang Laoben yelled fiercely, picked up the bamboo plank in his hand, and hit Wang Zhong's arm straight away.

"Papa!" Wang Zhong's hands were numb from the two bamboo boards, and his immature hands immediately became red and swollen.

Yalan was quickly protected by Wang Zhong, so Zhang Laoben didn't continue to beat her. After all, Yalan would be sold to Yangchunyuan in the future, and the guests would not like it if she was injured.

"Guard Zhang, we made a mistake. Just now Xiaoyu's mother came over, so I took him to see her. I won't dare anymore." Yalan said with her head bowed.

"I knew it, let me get out of the way, and I will hit three bamboo boards, which can be regarded as teaching him a lesson."

Wang Zhong stared at Zhang Laoben expressionlessly, and said, "Sister Yalan, get out of the way, I will accept this lesson."

"This……"

Yalan bit her teeth, and finally moved away helplessly.

"Hey, you're smart." Zhang Laoben picked up the bamboo board and beat it.

Wang Zhong's right arm hurt from the three-legged plank for several days. Fortunately, sister Yalan borrowed some medicine for bruises from a servant, which made Wang Zhong feel better.

Two years passed in a blink of an eye.

Wang Zhong's emaciated body has grown a lot, and at the age of six, he has already helped chop firewood and wash clothes in Zhuo's house.

The other family members said that after Wang Zhong was ten years old, he would go to some industries of the Zhuo family to do helpers, such as coolies, serving tea and water in restaurants, in short, his life would be dark.

Knowing this, Wang Zhong secretly made up his mind to find an opportunity to leave early.

Zhang Xiaohong occasionally visits Wang Zhong secretly at night, and each time she brings a chicken leg.

According to her, in order to avoid the debt owed by Wang Dayong, she does not go home now, but works at Yuanlai Inn every day, and lives in the woodshed of the inn at night. As for Wang Dayong, there has been no news for a long time.

This year, Yalan has been depressed, and next year she will be sent to a brothel, thinking of her dark life in the future, she can't be happy at all.

"Little fish, these are the new shoes I mended for you these days. Your child grows up so fast, the old shoes will no longer fit."

Yalan gently touched Wang Zhong's head, and suddenly cried: "Remember to visit my sister in the future, she will miss you."

"Sister Yalan, run away. My mother is at the Yuanlai Inn. She knows you. You tell her about the situation. She will take you back to my village. It won't be easy for them to catch you."

"It's useless, I accept my fate." Yalan cried and shook her head.

Suddenly there was a noise at the door.

"By the order of the governor, I hereby order me to arrest Zhuo Fu, the court's most important offender. I will capture all the family members and leave no one behind!"

Chapter 25 The mother died