Chapter 23 Lifting Clothes
The fiery gaze pinned Gu Qingye to the spot.
When they were in Qiaoshan Village, Lu Youyou had also looked at him eagerly in this way.
But they were strangers at that time, and now they are an engaged couple.
"you--"
"you--"
They both spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.
Gu Qingye coughed lightly: "You speak first."
"You're not hurt?"
Lu Youyou's face was full of nervousness, and she even regretted asking so late.
She couldn't wait for Gu Qingye to answer, so she sniffed and seemed to smell nothing, then took two steps closer and sniffed again.
Gu Qingye's ears suddenly felt hot, and then got hotter and hotter. He subconsciously wanted to step back, but he stopped abruptly.
He wasn't resisting, but they hadn't gotten married yet, so they couldn't get too close.
Then, a pair of hands suddenly appeared on both sides of Lu Youyou's shoulders, helping her to stand up like a tumbler. The distance did not change, but the refreshing scent of soap gradually faded away, and the smell of medicine was still not there.
Lu Youyou was anxious: "What are you doing? Are you injured and don't want to talk about it?"
Did he not apply medicine because he noticed that her nose was pointed?
Or did you use a colorless and odorless special medicine?
Or is it because the wound has scabbed over that you can't smell it?
How could Lu Youyou not be anxious when her life was at stake? She took another step forward and prepared to lift up her clothes.
Gu Qingye's pupils trembled and he grabbed Lu Youyou's arm in panic.
"It's okay, I'm not hurt!"
However, Lu Youyou no longer believed him. Why was she hiding her injuries since she was not injured? She began to struggle again. However, her efforts were in vain as she was restrained by a pair of iron arms.
Lu Youyou looked up breathlessly, and her eyes filled with confusion and blame were revealed to Gu Qingye.
Gu Qingye's breathing stagnated.
No one has ever worried about him like this, but this is the second time Lu Youyou has done so.
"It's really okay, just a few minor injuries."
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Gu Qingye could only lift up his sleeves to reveal the scar on his shoulder. The scar was not large and had already scabbed over.
Lu Youyou looked at him straight: "Nowhere else?"
Gu Qingye nodded.
Lu Youyou stared at him for a long while, and finally her heart slowly settled down.
She emphasized, "If you get hurt in the future, you must tell me immediately. No, you'd better not get hurt!"
The corners of Gu Qingye's mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.
He couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't get hurt, and even if he got hurt in the future, he might not want to tell her.
It feels good to have someone care about you, but when it’s too good, you don’t want to make others worry about you.
Lu Youyou also knew that this request was too much to ask and she didn't expect to hear a positive answer. She could only pay more attention to it in her daily life. What else could she do?
"I found some purple dendrobium today, and I'm going to make you some soup. You guys eat too simple food every day, and it's not nutritious enough!"
Lu Youyou poured out the contents of the bamboo basket. These alone could be used to stew five, six, seven or eight kinds of medicinal foods. The mountains in the 1970s were indeed full of treasures.
Gu Qingye took a quick look and found that most of them were common mountain products, without any of the "dangerous" species that grew on cliffs in deep mountains and forests.
He pursed his lips and said, "The back hills have not been cultivated yet, and some places are very dangerous. If you like these, I will accompany you there in the future."
Gu Qingye squatted down to help clean up, and his movements were much more efficient than Lu Youyou's.
Lu Youyou would not rush to do the work. Seeing that he was doing it well, she moved a stool and sat aside.
Now that the feeling of strangeness was lessened, Lu Youyou spoke more casually.
"You disappear every few days, how can you accompany me?" She said while pounding her legs, "Sister Zhao next door said that she will go up the mountain with me in the future. If that doesn't work out, I'll go find Sister Li."
Gu Qingye hummed lightly: "Sister Li is a very good person. If I'm not here, you can go to her if you have any problems. Comrade Zhao across the street...it's better to go with a few more people, and don't go too deep into the mountains."
Lu Youyou raised her eyebrows. Even the way they addressed each other was so distinct, and it was easy to tell how close they were.
"Isn't the instructor of the Third Battalion living across the street? Are you not on good terms with him?"
It's not that she was gossiping. Everything involving Gu Qingye's personal safety was a Level 1 alert. If he had any disagreements with his colleagues, it would easily lead to complications.
Gu Qingye was surprised. He didn't expect Lu Youyou to think this way, but he couldn't mention the team's affairs.
He hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "I mean their family...if someone is difficult to get along with, you don't have to force yourself."
Lu Youyou now understood that Zhao Wan was a kind person, and the only one who was difficult to get along with was her mother-in-law.
She looked at Gu Qingye with interest. She didn't expect him to be so attentive and even knew the situation at his colleague's home.
The teasing look did not affect Gu Qingye's actions. He quickly cleaned up the mushrooms and wild vegetables on the ground and followed Lu Youyou's instructions to wash what needed to be washed and dry what needed to be dried.
Lu Youyou was very good at ordering people around. She had seen this a lot at home. Her parents were the same.
Gu Qingye had never been with other women. He just felt that he should be good to his wife after marriage, and the same applies to his fiancée before marriage.
Lu Youyou found the dried oysters and kelp that she bought in the morning. According to Li Sanhua, these things had been on display at the service center for several months but no one bought them, either because they were too expensive or because people didn't know how to cook them.
Lu Youyou didn't mind and took care of everything.
In other words, I didn’t know that Gu Qingye would come back today and wouldn’t have time to buy meat. Otherwise, I would have added a piece of lean meat when stewing it, which would have made the taste even sweeter.
She washed all the ingredients and put them into a clay pot, ready to steam them.
Gu Qingye took the initiative to take over the job of making fire, looking at the rising steam, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
It turns out that this is what it feels like to have someone waiting for him to go home. Before he even took a sip of the soup in the pot, he had already tasted a strange and satisfying taste.
“By the way, is there a small stove here, the kind that uses honeycomb coal?” Lu Youyou said as he gestured.
If there is no coal, burning firewood will do, mainly because it is easy to move and make a fire.
She also knew how to use the big stove in the kitchen, but she was not very skilled in the technique. She had only received temporary "training" at the educated youth center, and she always ended up with a face covered in dust every time she lit a fire.
Gu Qingye: "I'll go ask. It doesn't matter if there isn't one. I'll make one for you."
Lu Youyou looked at him blankly: "Is this true?"
Gu Qingye smiled: "We also built earth stoves when we were training in the wild. I have seen the stove you mentioned. It should not be difficult."
What an all-round handicraft master!
With a positive attitude and strong hands-on ability, Lu Youyou suddenly felt that life could be enjoyable even in the 1970s.
If Gu Qingye can keep it up, she can consider upgrading the quality of service.
While waiting for the soup to cook, Gu Qingye was not idle. He did all the housework that Lu Youyou had left aside.
She filled the water tank, hung up the curtains, cleaned the house inside and out, and sorted out the pile of things that Lu Youyou bought in the morning. Only her bed was left untouched.
Gu Qingye looked at the relatively flat bed, rubbed his hands, and resisted the urge to shake it all out and fold it into a tofu block.
It would be rude not to get a certificate.
(End of this chapter)
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