DAVM Chapter 71.3

Ji Zhile was a little disappointed that he could no longer live such a good life every day, but when faced with Pei Jing’s true feelings, he also said: “Brother Pei Jing, I will miss you too.”

Pei Jing felt sour and soft in his heart, and he reached out to touch Ji Zhile’s hair.

Ji Zhile also took the initiative to rub his head, like a cat.

He did not know why his mother, Brother, and Brother Pei Jing liked to touch his hair so much. Maybe they liked him too much.

In fact, Ji Zhile thought this would mess up his hair, but since Brother Pei Jing was about to leave, he would be more proactive with Brother Pei Jing.

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When they went to bed at night, the three children lay together again, still in Ji Ningyi’s room, sleeping on the big bed.

After the lights were turned off, Ji Zhile began to talk while he slept in the middle.

“Brother Pei Jing, is it fun over there at your home?”

Pei Jing thought for a while and said, “It’s fun. There is a hill behind our house. Every time it rains, I will pick mushrooms from behind. But the road is very slippery, so we need to be careful. We have a lot of chicken fungus over there. When I take it home, Grandma will use it to make soup, which is delicious.”

“There is a lot of farmland in front of my house. Every summer after the rice is harvested, there are loaches and eels in the fields. You can catch them and sell them in the city. They are very expensive. It costs more than 30 yuan per catty. If you sell it, you can save the money and buy a lot of stationery.”

“Our school fence has not been repaired, so we can still go out of school to play after class.”

Ji Zhile was shocked: “Then, will there be fried skewers and fried chestnuts sold outside the school?”

Ji Zhile’s kindergarten did not sell anything, and he knew that Ji Ningyi’s elementary school did not have anything for sale either. But there were many small stalls outside the school, so couldn’t they just go out and buy snacks after class?

His mother will definitely not come to pick him up after class, so as long as he has money, he can buy it, right? What kind of paradise is this? Little Ji Zhile was deeply shocked, and the seeds of yearning were planted at this moment.

But Pei Jing’s words shattered Ji Zhile’s beautiful fantasy: “There is no snack shop outside the school. There is only a small shop, but it is basically filled with stationery and only a few snacks.”

Pei Jing has never bought those snacks. All his extra money will be saved.

When he met Ji Ningyi at KFC, it was the first time Pei Jing took the initiative to buy snacks. He saved some money and wanted to know what the food tasted like in the store that was always advertised on TV but there was none in his small town.

Then, he unexpectedly became friends with Ji Ningyi and got to know Aunt Si Tian’s family. Pei Jing felt that this was the biggest achievement.

“That’s great too.” Ji Zhile said, “I also want to pick mushrooms, and I’ll go shopping after class.”

Pei Jing hasn’t thought about his hometown from this perspective yet. He wants to go back because his home is there, where he and his grandmother live.

But from Ji Zhile’s point of view, it seems to be really great.

“Does Brother Pei Jing have any other good friends at home?”

Pei Jing said, “No.”

The children in the village are unwilling to make friends with Pei Jing because Pei Jing has no parents. But, Pei Jing did not care about them.

He was very busy every day, busy with school and helping his grandmother with work, so he did not have the heart to pay attention to them, as long as they did not provoke him.

Ji Zhile held Pei Jing’s arm with both hands and said, “Brother Pei Jing has us, but it’s fine if Brother Pei Jing wants to make other friends.”

Like him, he also has many friends. His best friend in kindergarten is Xiao Yuan, and there are also friends who are not best friends. These friends make Ji Zhile not want to attend kindergarten.

Pei Jing said softly, “Yeah.” He felt that he had found his best friend.

Ji Zhile became a little sleepy while talking. His voice became lower, and he was also infected with drowsiness: “Brother Pei Jing, remember to call us when you get home. When we are on vacation, we will go back to see you.”

Pei Jing said, “Okay, I will.”

Ji Zhile fell asleep, but Pei Jing did not. His heart was also filled with the sadness of parting and then someone poked his arm. Then, Ji Ningyi’s voice came in a quiet and dark environment.

“Pei Jing, are you asleep?”

Those sentiments disappeared a little, just like when he thought he was alone, Ji Ningyi appeared next to him. Pei Jing said: “I didn’t sleep.”

 

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Translator’s Comment:

I really like the children’s interaction so much. They are so sweet~~

 

 

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