Before leaving, Gu Chong asked her what she was planning to do later. If she was bored, she could come with him and just sit and watch him work.
Gu Chong just wanted to spend more time with her.
Even if Xue Fu does nothing but stand by his side, just being within his sight makes him happy.
Xue Fu was pleased by his words and smiled happily.
"I can't really help you much by standing on the sidelines and cheering you on, can I?"
"Okay, give me a couple of shouts, and I'll definitely have the energy to hoe the ground."
Xue Fu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come see you in a bit and bring you some sweet water. I'm planning to go take a walk around the fishpond first."
"Okay, I'll wait for you over there. My plot of land isn't far from the fishpond. Just walk to the left after you leave the fishpond, and you'll see me by that crooked tree."
"Okay, I got it."
"They're gone."
Xue Fu waved to him: "See you later."
Xue Fu went back to her dormitory and changed into a more durable set of clothes. Before leaving, she took out a pair of gloves from her suitcase and put them on.
in case.
I haven't been to the fishpond for over half a month, and there haven't been any major changes.
Apart from the absence of fish in the pond, the water surface appeared much calmer, and the center of the pond no longer occasionally rippled.
Xue Fu strolled around the edge of the fishpond. There were quite a few weeds growing on the earthen edge, leaning over the road. In just half a month, they had grown to the height of her calves, blocking some of the view.
Since there was nothing wrong to begin with, Xue Fu decided to pull out the weeds that were in the way.
Fortunately, she had the foresight to wear gloves, so pulling up the grass didn't hurt her hands too much.
She worked hard for a while, and finally managed to clear the embankment, making it easier to walk on.
Looking at the clean floor, her mood improved.
However, weeding is also tiring.
She broke a sweat, went back to the educated youth settlement to wash her hands and face, changed her clothes, and felt much better.
Then she washed her kettle, poured the boiled water from the thermos into it, grabbed some brown sugar from the box, made a pot of sweet water, and prepared to take it to Gu Chong.
She remembered the place Gu Chong had pointed out to her before, and went there.
Then I saw a man diligently and attentively hoeing the ground in the field.
He was getting hot from working, so he took off his outer shirt, leaving only his undershirt on.
The undergarment was thin and clinging to his skin and muscles.
Xue Fu had touched his muscles before; she knew how firm and hot they were.
She likes muscular male mothers.
hey-hey.
Xue Fu couldn't help but secretly swallow her saliva, truly believing that male beauty could be a trap.
She watched him hoeing for a while before he caught a glimpse of her when he relaxed.
His eyes, dark as ink, were fixed on her. She saw him raise his eyebrows slightly and smile at her.
“Afu”.
He called out to her, put down his hoe, and walked over to her side.
Seeing that she was about to take a step towards him, he quickly sped up.
"Stay there, don't come any closer, there's mud here."
"Oh, okay."
Xue Fu obediently stopped where she was and watched him approach.
"How much more land needs to be hoeed?" She handed him the water bottle and glanced at the patch of land he had turned over behind him.
The plot of land wasn't wide, but it was very long; from one end to the other, Xue Fu felt it was about half the length of a playground.
He spent the whole morning digging but only managed to clear a little over half of it.
Gu Chong didn't immediately open the water bottle and drink from it; he was a little reluctant to do so.
The kettle felt warm to the touch, and it warmed his heart as well.
“After this plot is finished, there’s another smaller plot over there,” he gestured, “less than half the size of this one.”
"It can be translated here before noon, very quickly."
Xue Fu pursed her lips, looking at his slightly red knuckles, feeling a pang of heartache. She sniffed and then tilted her chin up, urging him to drink water.
"Drink some water, your mouth is dry."
"Really?" He stared at her, subconsciously licked his lips, then lowered his head to unscrew the lid and tilted his head back to drink the brown sugar water she had made.
Xue Fu didn't look at his face, but noticed his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
She also touched his Adam's apple.
That time, the moment she touched his hand, he grabbed it and held it tightly. He tightened his throat and said to her with a serious face, "You can't touch my Adam's apple."
She's getting mischievous again.
That's human nature; the more you forbid something from being done, the more you want to do it.
She asked, "How is it?"
Gu Chong pursed his lips and answered seriously, "It's very sweet and delicious."
He swallowed again, the sweet taste of brown sugar water still lingering in his mouth. He rarely drank this kind of sweet water, but he quite liked the taste.
"Can I touch it?"
Gu Chong: ?
His eyes widened slightly, filled with astonishment and helplessness.
"What?"
He blinked, his clear black and white eyes looking somewhat blank.
Xue Fu chuckled happily, like a cat that had successfully stolen some fish. She raised her hand and pointed to his neck: "I want to touch that."
She slid her finger up and down where she pointed, and Xue Fu noticed that his ears had turned red.
She feigned innocence and asked, "Is it not allowed?"
Gu Chong found it very difficult to refuse her.
Especially when stared at by her eyes like that, I completely surrendered.
His eyelashes drooped slightly, concealing the gloom in his eyes.
He said, "I'll let you touch it when we get home."
"OK?"
Seeing his ears turn red with embarrassment, and noticing the people working in the field not far away, Xue Fu thought it wouldn't be appropriate to do such a thing in public, so she nodded and agreed.
"Then let's go home and touch it."
She wasn't shy at all saying such things.
She was genuinely curious.
Does his Adam's apple vibrate like his vocal cords when he speaks?
How hard does the Adam's apple feel to the touch?
If he doesn't let his Adam's apple move up and down, will he feel uncomfortable? Will he still be able to talk and drink water?
A series of questions popped into her head.
"You sit under the tree for a while, I'll be done here in a bit."
"I'm not in a hurry, take your time."
Xue Fu squeezed his arm and touched his finger bones: "I said I'd cheer you on, so keep it up! Once we finish the work, we can go home for dinner!"
Her tone was like coaxing a child, her voice sweet and gentle, which Gu Chong found very pleasing.
He grunted in agreement, then turned around, got back to the field, picked up his hoe, and continued working.
The weather after the start of spring is so hot that if you stay in the sun for too long, it feels like your face is burning.
Xue Fu didn't stand there for long before obediently moving over to the tree to wait for Gu Chong.
This crooked tree is one of the few trees in this area with a relatively dense canopy that provides shade.
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