Chapter 157: 80-pound poor little thing
After more than a month, Lu Youyou returned to Dongzhou Island and felt eager to go home.
"I don't know if Zhuifeng has lost weight recently, and if he has eaten well?"
Gu Qingye drove the car to the family compound. When he was still dozens of meters away from Shen Xianling's house, an agile figure jumped out of the Shen family yard.
Before the car stopped, Zhuifeng jumped in from the left window.
Gu Qingye thought that this guy was missing his old comrade, but Zhuifeng didn't even look at him. He kicked the window frame with his hind feet and pounced on Lu Youyou cleanly and neatly.
“Woof woof woof—woof woof—woof woof!”
Zhuifeng barked and licked, whimpering a few times. His previous calm and reliable image was gone. He squeezed himself into a pitiful 80-pound thing.
"Okay, okay, baby, I love you, I love you!" Lu Youyou hugged Zhuifeng and rubbed him all over.
Xiao Huihui endured for five seconds, but when he heard the word "baby", he couldn't bear it anymore and squeezed in the middle with a grimace.
Five seconds of affection is enough. If you want to hug it, hug it too. We agreed that the family of three cannot leave it behind.
Gu Qingye didn't know what to say when looking at this scene.
The front passenger seat is so spacious that a person, a dog and a bird can squeeze together, leaving half of the space unoccupied.
Zhuifeng probably just glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and then there was no room for a second person.
At this moment, it didn't even bother to spin its tail. It chased the wind and took advantage of every opportunity to fill up the gaps with its big furry tail, making the family of three so crowded that no air could get through.
It was the first time that Gu Qingye realized that military dogs could be so clingy.
"Zhuifeng? Zhuifeng, where have you been?"
Wang Jinglian came out of the house and immediately came over when she saw Gu Qingye's car.
"Xiaolu? You're back?! I was wondering why Zhuifeng suddenly ran away."
Lu Youyou got off the car "with difficulty", Xiao Huihui couldn't leave even a step, and Zhuifeng couldn't hang on her anymore, so he could only stick tightly to her legs, leaving no space for even a millimeter.
Lu Youyou took out a bag of apples from the car and handed them to her: "Thank you sister-in-law for taking care of Zhuifeng during this period of time."
Wang Jinglian waved her hands and said, "What are you doing? You're too polite! To be honest, Zhuifeng has helped me a lot. It's the one who takes care of Xiaodong, plays with him during the day, and watches over him at night. As a mother, I don't have to worry about anything."
Lu Youyou rubbed Zhuifeng's head. This guy probably considered babysitting as payment for staying overnight. He would do his best as long as they stayed for one day.
"Sister-in-law, please accept it, otherwise I won't dare to ask you for help in the future."
Lu Youyou pulled Wang Jinglian's hand, but she was not as strong as her and could not force it through.
Wang Jinglian was really embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift. Zhuifeng lived in her house and brought his own food. Gu Qingye had prepared everything. She only needed to add water to the bowl regularly.
After some pushing and pulling, Lu Youyou fell into a disadvantage and had no choice but to call for external help.
"Chasing the wind!"
Zhuifeng started quickly and ran towards Wang Jinglian's house with an apple in his mouth.
It pushed the door open as if it knew the way home, put the apple on the dining table, and came back and sat down in less than half a minute.
"Little Deer, you..." Wang Jinglian smiled bitterly, forgetting that she had Zhuifeng as a good helper.
"It's okay, sister-in-law. It's just a few apples. Consider it my gift to Xiaodong."
Wang Jinglian could only accept it helplessly: "Don't be so polite in the future!"
Such juicy apples are not easy to buy, so she began to think about what kind of gift her family could give in return. Her hometown sent some pecans some time ago, and she would ask Xiaodong to send some over later.
As soon as Lu Youyou entered the house, he saw a large green flowerpot.
"Are these the vegetables we planted earlier? Have they grown?"
She didn't even think about it. She was so exhausted from digging several large pots of soil, but she had forgotten everything about it after being away for a month.
Gu Qingye smiled and said, "Want to eat it? I'll fry a few plates and try them later."
"Of course. After all, I have made great efforts, so I will definitely give it a try."
Lu Youyou was not in a hurry to go into the house, but squatted in the yard, inspecting each pot one by one.
In fact, upon closer inspection, these vegetables are not growing very well. The radishes and cabbages that Li Sanhua used to grow in Ancheng were all very juicy. These at home look like small cauliflower in comparison.
She absolutely believed in Gu Qingye's skills. She could only say that the soil and water here were like this, and it was good enough that they could grow anything.
"Zhuifeng, go to the kitchen and get me a basket."
As Zhuifeng turned around, Gu Qingye came over with a bamboo basket and scissors. He rolled up his sleeves and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Lu Youyou pointed at all the ones that were almost ripe and said, "I want them all!"
She picked up the scissors and was eager to try, but the tomatoes in front of her were neither red nor green, so she was afraid to start: "Is this thing not ripe yet?"
Gu Qingye turned his head and took a look: "Yes, the tomatoes need to wait another half a month, and the leeks over there are ready. Remember to leave two centimeters when you cut them."
Lu Youyou walked to the flowerpot at the edge and asked, "Is this leek?"
This was far worse than what she remembered being sold in supermarkets. It was less than 20 centimeters tall, and its leaves were very narrow, making it look malnourished.
"Are you sure it can be cut? It won't grow any longer?"
"It can only grow this big. It will be old in a few days."
Okay, let’s cut it.
When Lu Youyou was cutting, she felt like she was harming the seedlings. The organic chives she ate in her previous life were taller than this.
"By the way, is there still a vegetable shortage on the island?"
Gu Qingye shook his head: "The rainstorm has just stopped, it's hard to say, the climate this year is really strange."
Lu Youyou looked at the Chinese cabbage at home. It was not easy to grow it. Only when she arrived on the island did she experience firsthand what it meant that water and rice were more expensive than oil.
In the afternoon, Gu Qingye went to return the car, and Lu Youyou packed her luggage at home.
Everything in the house is spotless, the sheets and quilt covers smell like sunshine, and you can tell at a glance that they have just been washed.
Everything was in the place she was used to, as if she had never left.
The world is still strange to her, but this place can already be called home.
"Little Deer, are you there?"
"Aunt Lu, here I come!"
Lu Youyou patted Zhuifeng's head, and it understood and went out to open the door.
Xiaodong ran in first, smiling broadly: "Aunt Lu, I miss you so much, do you miss me?"
"Of course!"
As soon as Lu Youyou squatted down, Xiaodong rushed over to her enthusiastically, and piled a big bag of walnuts in his hand into her arms.
"Aunt Lu, please have some walnuts!"
Wang Jinglian followed behind and nodded silently, saying, "Well done, son. Aunt Lu will definitely not be able to refuse such a gift."
Lu Youyou looked at Xiaodong with both laughter and tears, but Sancun Ding himself was unaware of anything and even took one out of his pocket and prepared to peel it for her to eat.
Unfortunately, pecans and small meat sticks are natural enemies, and there was no way to deal with them, so I had to go back to my mother for help.
Lu Youyou was about to speak when Wang Jinglian spoke first: "Xiaolu, this is a return gift from Xiaodong, you can't refuse it!"
(End of this chapter)
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