Si Yueling took two steps back, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have a bunch of clothes to wash, and if I don't wash them soon, I won't have any spares. Maybe I shouldn't go today, but I'll definitely help you next time."
Yu Chuxia rolled her eyes, pouted, and said unhappily, "How can you go back on your word? You were agreeing just now, and now you've changed your mind. Are you just afraid of hard work and don't want to help us with the chores?"
Without waiting for Si Yueling's rebuttal, she looked at Bai Qian and asked, "Bai Qian, you're definitely going, right? You still need to wash your clothes, don't you?"
If Yu Chuxia were to go chop firewood by herself, Bai Qian would definitely follow without hesitation.
She wouldn't even miss an opportunity to gain favor.
But she couldn't explain why, she just really disliked Shiyue and didn't want to do chores for her!
Bai Qian just couldn't understand why a divorced woman was so arrogant every day.
No matter how proud she is, she's still a piece of trash who got dumped by a man!
The thought that Shi Yue had witnessed the humiliating scene she had in front of He Lixuan that day filled her with immense shame!
Help her with chores? Dream on!
Bai Qian snorted coldly: "You guys go ahead, I still have to help the women comrades in the brigade split bamboo strips, I don't have time for that!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Her angry expression made it seem as if someone had wronged her greatly.
Si Yueling smiled apologetically at Yu Chuxia and quickly followed.
"How rare!" Yu Chuxia rolled her eyes at the two people's backs.
Then he turned to Shiyue and smiled happily: "Sister Shiyue, let's go!"
They were so happy, it didn't seem like they were going to work at all, it was like they were going to have fun.
Even Shiyue couldn't help but chuckle at the sight.
Shiyue hummed in agreement and explained to her, "I'm not going to dig for yams today, I'm going to cut down a bamboo. You can come with me, and if we see any mushrooms or wild vegetables, we can dig them up together."
Yu Chuxia only wanted to stay far away from Bai Qian and the others, and she didn't care much about what they were digging for, so she immediately agreed.
There was a bamboo forest on the back mountain, but it was quite far away, and it took the two of them about an hour to walk there.
Despite the freezing weather, I still managed to break out in a cold sweat.
Shiyue hadn't been here for a long time, and she was taken aback when she got closer.
"Why are so many bamboo stalks withered?" she muttered to herself.
"What's wrong?" Yu Chuxia asked, puzzled.
"nothing."
As Shiyue spoke, she walked into the bamboo forest, stared at a withered bamboo, and then poked a small hole in the bamboo with her finger.
Soon, the corners of her lips curled up into a smile.
"Sister Shiyue, what good thing did you find?" Yu Chuxia asked curiously as she leaned closer to her.
Shi Yue was in a good mood. She gave Yu Chuxia a mysterious smile and said, "It really is a good thing. Hurry up and catch it. If you catch it, I'll treat you to a big meal tonight!"
After saying that, she raised her sickle and chopped down hard on the bamboo!
When He Lixuan spoke to Shiyue in the morning, he didn't hide it from Chuxia. She naturally knew about the thief who broke into the yard last night, and she also knew that Shiyue had promised her cousin that she would treat them to a meal.
Now that Shiyue is saying she's going to treat them to a big meal, even though she doesn't know what it is, who wouldn't be motivated by delicious food?
He immediately felt much more energetic!
Yu Chuxia didn't know how to help Shiyue, so she could only follow along and wait to lend a hand.
His eyes were full of curiosity.
Shiyue moved swiftly and soon chopped down the bamboo.
Then the bamboo was cut into sections.
She picked up a section of bamboo tube that had been cut off, shook it to her ear, listened to the rustling sound coming from inside, and smiled with satisfaction.
Then he handed the bamboo tube to Yu Chuxia: "Listen to this, there's so much! This section alone is probably enough for half a bowl. We're in for a treat today!"
Shi Yue's words made Yu Chuxia feel that something was wrong.
But she didn't know what went wrong.
She took the bamboo tube and, imitating Shiyue, held it to her ear and shook it.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Are these bamboo seeds? I've heard my third brother mention bamboo rice before, is this bamboo rice?"
Yu Chuxia's words shocked Shiyue.
Without thinking, she said, "What bamboo rice? These are bamboo worms! How can bamboo rice grow inside bamboo? You've never seen bamboo worms before?"
Shiyue finally took back the bamboo tube and used a sickle to split it in half!
“Ah! Ahhh!”
Before Yu Chuxia could figure out what the "bamboo worms" Shiyue was talking about were, a bunch of white worms appeared in front of her!
She screamed in fright, fell backward, and landed flat on her back!
Shi Yue was surprised by Yu Chuxia's strong reaction and was so startled that her hand trembled.
Several fat, white worms, about the size of a fingertip, wriggled out of the bamboo tube...
"Are you afraid of this?" she asked, puzzled.
"Aaaaaah, don't come any closer! Sister Shiyue, get away! Don't come any closer!"
Shiyue held out the bamboo tube to her face, inside which were more than a dozen white worms huddled together, pupating...
In early summer, even the hairs on your body start to stand on end!
She was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her voice was trembling with sobs.
Shiyue withdrew her hand.
Staring at the girl sitting on the ground with tears streaming down her face, he was speechless.
Are city dwellers even afraid of insects?
Shiyue doesn't understand.
What is she afraid of when there's something so delicious to eat?
Shiyue ignored early summer and squatted down again to continue searching for bamboo worms.
There are quite a few bamboo stalks in this bamboo grove that have been ravaged by bamboo insects.
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