HCB Chapter 31: The Submissive Half-brother in the Exile Story (6)
Chapter 31: The Submissive Half-brother in the Exile Story (6)
"Mother, what are you talking about? You see, my brothers like my sixth brother are all fetching water from the river. I am already thirteen years old, and it is time for me to help the family. There are so many of us, and it will take too long for me to store water by myself."
"We are not the same as before. I think... Mother already knows the current situation."
Liu Yu pursed his lips and said sadly: "Xiaozui, I know things are different now, but... your father is ill, and you are the oldest among the children in the family.
You are now the pillar of our family, you must take good care of your brothers."
Jiang Zui looked disdainful and thought to himself:
Before anything happened in the mansion, he had never heard such a gentle voice from the other party.
Tsk, you're trying to use moral blackmail on him.
"Mother, you think too highly of me. How can I be as capable as my second brother?"
Jiang Zui countered: "My second brother is the legitimate son, and I am just a small bastard son. I cannot bear the title of supporting the family business."
Hearing this, the corners of Liu Yu's mouth twitched. She seemed to have said this to Jiang Zui before.
Seeing that Jiang Zui refused to help, Liu Yu said, "Jiang Zui, as your stepmother, I ask you to help me fetch water, how dare you not do it?"
Jiang Zui pretended to panic and explained, "Mother, you misunderstood me. I didn't say I wouldn't fetch water, did I?"
"Then why don't you go quickly?" Liu Yu felt relieved instantly when he saw that Jiang Zui was still the same as before. As long as Liu Yu got angry, he would obey him and do whatever he told him to do.
Zhang Yuansi, who was standing beside Liu Yu, saw Jiang Zui's cowardly look, with contempt in his eyes and sarcasm on his face.
"Thank you for your help, Master. When the old master wakes up, I will say a few good words to him."
"Trouble? I'm afraid my mother and my concubine have misunderstood. Although I fetched water, I was not the only one fetching water.
Our family includes my mother, father, concubine, three younger brothers, and my father's maid and concubine.
Oh, and there are me and my husband, which makes a total of about 10 people. Does mother think that I can fetch water for more than 10 people by myself?"
"This..." Liu Yu stammered.
Jiang Zui took the opportunity to say, "There is still an incense stick of time left before we can get some water. It will be too late soon."
Liu Yu was afraid that he would not be able to drink water, so he hurriedly said, "Then, Xiaozui, you don't have to worry about your father's concubines, just fetch water for me and your father, and let...let Xiaoli follow you to fetch water."
Zhang Yuansi heard Liu Yu's words and argued, "Madam, what do you mean by that? After all, I am the master's concubine."
Liu Yu glanced at Zhang Yuansi and said sarcastically, "You already said it, it's... a side husband."
Zhang Yuansi, relying on Jiang Hongsheng's favor, often contradicted Liu Yu in the mansion.
Liu Yu was also very jealous of Zhang Yuansi, this vixen, and the two of them started arguing on the spot.
Jiang Zui ignored him and directly called Jiang Li to go fetch water with him, "Sixth brother, bring the water bag and go fetch water with me."
Jiang Li was spoiled by Liu Yu. He sat in the shade without moving, pretending not to hear Jiang Zui's words. He pulled Zhao Xingyuan next to him and complained:
"Brother Xingyuan, Brother Mingrui is so good to you. Look at Jiang Zui, he actually asked a boy like me to fetch water."
Zhao Mingrui is Zhao Xingyuan’s biological brother, and the other party had just finished fetching water for Zhao Xingyuan.
Zhao Xingyuan heard this and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Brother Jiang Zui, as Xiaoli's brother, why don't you even help fetch water?"
If it were the Jiang Zui from the past, he would have apologized immediately, then picked up the water bag and ran to the river to fetch water.
elder brother?
How funny!
In all these years, he has never heard Jiang Zhou and Jiang Li call him brother.
The two of them always called him by his name, all kinds of random names, such as: waste, beast, garbage...etc.
Zhao Xingyuan said that she liked the original owner, but she was actually very close to the two brothers Jiang Zhou and Jiang Li.
Did he really not notice how the two addressed Jiang Zui, or did he know but pretended nothing happened?
Jiang Zui didn't talk to Zhao Xingyuan. He looked directly at Jiang Li and said seriously, "I'll ask you again, are you going or not?"
He was not thirsty now. After Zhao Xingyuan finished drinking the water, he also drank some.
"No." Jiang Li looked teasingly.
After saying this, Jiang Zui turned and left without even looking back.
Zhao Xingyuan looked at Jiang Zui's back with anger in her eyes, and Jiang Li beside her was so angry that he jumped to his feet.
Jiang Zui quickly filled the two water bags and handed them to Liu Yu, then walked over to Qi Chen and sat down.
Jiang Zui lowered his head and whispered, "Is it hot?"
Qi Chen hesitated for a moment and replied: "Not bad."
In fact, it was very hot, but he understood that even if he told Jiang Zui, Jiang Zui would not be able to deal with it, so it was better not to say anything.
Jiang Zui looked at the beads of sweat on Qi Chen's forehead and knew that he was lying. He moved towards Qi Chen and said, "Come closer to me. I feel cold."
Qi Chen thought Jiang Zui was teasing him, and suddenly, his cheeks flushed.
Unexpectedly, when Jiang Zui approached him, he was surprised to find that it was indeed much cooler. His eyes widened with curiosity.
Jiang Zui explained casually, "I have a cold body."
Qi Chen did not believe the other party's explanation and wisely saved Jiang Zui's arm.
"Host, you...you...you actually...cheated!" The system was greatly surprised to find that Jiang Zui could actually use the cultivation from the previous world.
Logically speaking, things from the previous time should not appear in this world.
The host’s exclusive space does not count. That exclusive space is possessed by every fast-travel tasker and can be used freely in any world.
But...but its host easily used an Ice Soul Technique to adjust the body and the air around the body to a suitable temperature.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't accuse me. I brought it myself. If you don't believe me, go check it yourself." Jiang Zuibian said.
The system ultimately did not detect the bug.
What kind of...boss...is it bound to?
On the other side, Liu Yu took the two water bags handed to him by Jiang Zui, drank them first, and then gave some water to Jiang Hongsheng.
Jiang Zhou, who was standing by, watched his parents finish drinking the water. His eyes lit up and he asked, "Mom, where's my water?"
"Huh? I asked Xiaoli to get you some water? Didn't he give it to you?" Liu Yu asked in confusion.
Jiang Zhou said urgently: "No, mother, please give me your water bag to quench my thirst first."
Liu Yu gave both his and Jiang Hongsheng's water bags to Jiang Zhou.
Even though there were two water bags, the space in the bags was limited, and Liu Yu and Jiang Hongsheng had almost drunk all of them, so there was only a little water left.
After Jiang Zhou finished drinking, he said in disgust: "Why is that just a little? Mom, I'm still thirsty."
Hearing this, Liu Yu ran to Jiang Li and asked if he had any water. Only to find out that Jiang Li had not gone to fetch water at all. He became angry and cursed Jiang Zui several times.
"He is indeed a lowly creature born of a lowly maid. He is unwilling to even fetch water. I have provided him with food, clothing, and shelter for so many years. I am afraid that he has been fed to dogs. It would be more useful to raise a dog than him."