Chapter 102
He Qin nodded: "Of course, big brother and the others don't like to eat these. The fruits of these trees should have been picked by the villagers here in previous years, so if you want to eat them, you can stay and eat them before leaving."
"think."
Lu Xiaobai nodded obediently, then thought of something, took a bite of the peach, and puffed out his cheeks: "But I probably won't be able to finish it if I stay, so I'd better eat it with everyone else, otherwise it will go bad."
There is no refrigerator here, and the fruits cannot be kept for long after being picked, so they can only be eaten as soon as possible.
He Qin nodded, picked up the washed fruit, and took Lu Xiaobai back to the front yard.
Lu Xiaobai sat at the door, crunching down three peaches and a dozen loquats. Then he touched his slightly bulging belly and said, "I'm full. I don't want to eat lunch anymore."
He Qin turned around and wanted to say no, he couldn’t not eat.
But he was worried that Lu Xiaobai would feel uncomfortable if he ate too much, so he could only nod and say, "Then I'll warm it up for you. You can eat it when you're hungry later."
Anyway, fruit digests quickly, so you should be hungry soon.
Lu Xiaobai nodded: "Okay."
After saying that, he stood up and ran to the water tank at the gate of the yard, scooped some water with a ladle and washed his hands.
Feeling his scalp getting a little hot from the sun, he raised his hands to shield himself from the sun and trotted back, throwing himself into He Qin's arms and saying, "You started saying that July is the hottest month. How are we going to survive during the hottest time?"
Without air conditioning and fans, do we have to endure it?
He Qin frowned when he heard this question. When he was in the palace, during the hottest period of summer, he would use the ice stored in the previous winter to dissipate heat in the rooms.
But the Royal Ice House is very large. Even though a lot of ice was stored last year, a lot of it melted in the summer, and only half of it can be used.
But there is no place suitable for storing ice in the countryside, and in the summer...
He Qin looked down at the palm-leaf fan in his hand, shook it gently and said, "Fan me?"
Lu Xiaobai instantly lost his energy and spirit, and stood up helplessly and walked into the room: "I knew it..."
He wanted to go back and lie down, but he felt hot as soon as he lay down. He fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan helplessly, then frowned and said, "This fan is too ugly. You said a few days ago that you would make me a folding fan."
He Qin, who was sitting next to him, suddenly remembered and nodded, "You can sleep for a while. I'll bring it back to you this afternoon."
Lu Xiaobai was indeed a little sleepy, so he lay on the bed, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan as he slept. After a while, his fanning hand stopped moving.
He Qin touched the sweat-soaked hair on Lu Xiaobai's forehead and said with some heartache: "It's hard for you."
Then he pulled the corner of the quilt and put it on Lu Xiaobai's stomach, then walked out.
He wanted to find Pei Qiance to see if he had any medicinal trees that could repel mosquitoes and insects.
There are more and more mosquitoes recently, whether it is the house in Lujia Village or the eldest brother's house here, there are very few mosquitoes because there are two imperial doctors there, but it is hard to say if you are on the road or in other places.
Therefore, he wanted to make a mosquito repellent fan using medicinal wood to prevent Lu Xiaobai from screaming in pain when bitten by mosquitoes.
Qian Ce and his brother were having dinner. Hearing his request, Qian Ce smiled and said, "There's a medicine barrel in the woodshed with a piece of camphor wood inside. I was planning to use it to make a pillow, but your brother said we were going back, so it wouldn't be needed. You can go get it and make it."
He Qin: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
He Qin thanked him and was about to leave, but his good brother stopped him: "Wait!"
He Qin turned around: "What's the matter, my royal brother?"
He Chong didn't answer, but lowered his head and finished the few mouthfuls of rice in the bowl, put down the bowl and said: "I'll go with you."
He Qin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
So, the two brothers spent an entire afternoon with swords and carving knives, splitting a piece of medicinal wood into two halves, and each of them held a piece to carve wood strips to make fans.
As the month went by, Lu Xiaobai loved to sleep more than before and became a little lazy. He slept for the whole afternoon and when he opened his eyes, he found that it was already dusk.
However, although this sunset is beautiful, it still cannot change its popularity.
Lu Xiaobai wiped the sweat from his head, got up, put on his shoes, and walked outside while fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.
In the woodshed, He Qingang put down his pen, took a palm-leaf fan in his hand, and fanned himself vigorously with the folding fan he had just made.
He Chong didn't draw the picture. After pressing it, he took it directly to find Qian Ce.
When Lu Xiaobai found him, he was holding another peach in his hand. He ate it while asking, "What are you doing here, chopping wood?"
He Qin shook his head, looked at the table in front of him, and said helplessly: "Do I look like I'm chopping wood?"
“Not really.”
Lu Xiaobai leaned against the door, fanning himself, puffing out his cheeks and shaking his head: "But Brother Qian Ce said you were busy in the woodshed, I thought you were just chopping wood."
He Qin stood up, walked over with a smile, put the folding fan he had just made in his hand and said, "It's done, take a look."
Lu Xiaobai placed the peach in He Qin's hand and carefully opened the folding fan. The wood had a slight fragrance. It was not as heavy as Li Yuan's jade-bone fan, nor did it look as gorgeous.
But Lu Xiaobai liked it very much because He Qin used white cloth to make the fan, and painted a big white goose and an eagle on it, which was probably Feiyun.
Although this fan is a bit heavy, it is much better than Li Yuan's fan.
Lu Xiaobai looked at the fan happily. He raised his head and was about to speak, but saw the silver hairpin in He Qin's hair. He smiled embarrassedly, took the fan and tried to fan himself, then turned and left.
“It’s really beautiful.”
As soon as Lu Xiaobai turned around, he couldn't help but admire that his husband was a very good one. He had status, loved him, and was multi-talented. This time travel was worth it.
This fan is not bad, it is much more beautiful than that big round fan, but he is a little uncomfortable holding it.
He Qin followed behind Lu Xiaobai, and the smile on his face never faded when he heard his praise.
Qian Ce in the kitchen watched the scene from the window and said to He Chong with a smile, "Your family is quite similar."
He Chong: "Of course, otherwise how can we call ourselves a family."
Qian Ce nodded, holding a herb in his hand, thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a long time this time."
Seeing Qian Ce's grief, He Chong felt distressed. He stoked the fire and said slowly, "If my second brother refuses to go back, it will take at least fifteen years before we can leave. Are you afraid?"
"Of course I'm not afraid."
Qian Ce put the herbs into the jar and said with a smile: "It just so happens that I miss my parents too. This time when I go back, I must spend some time with them."
The last time he insisted on being with He Chong, his parents were scared. They were afraid that he would be punished and that he would implicate the entire Pei family.
But fortunately, after He Qin came to power, he did not make things difficult for them. Even the empress dowager, who had a lot of opinions about him, chose to remain silent.
He Chong: "Okay."
Qian Ce finished packing the medicine and then asked, "When are we going back?"
He Chong stood up and stirred the chicken soup in the pot and said, "Let's go back tomorrow. You don't have to suffer from the heat. There is ice in the palace."
Qian Ce nodded and said that it would be okay to go back tomorrow. Although it was hot in the imperial city, there was ice there.
When Lu Xiaobai heard this outside the window, he felt terrible. He quickly leaned against the window and asked, "Brother Qian Ce, you are going back to the Imperial City tomorrow. So, what about us? I want to stay for a while longer!"
He Qin said that he wanted to eat all the fruits on the tree before leaving, but if Qian Ce and the others were not here, how could he stay and eat the fruits?
Hearing his words, Qian Ce burst out laughing, then whispered, "I'll give the key to He Qin. You can stay as long as you want. You can take the fruits, quilts, food, and medicine in the house. But when you leave, remember to take a clay pot, put the key in it, and bury it under the banyan tree in front of the courtyard gate."
This way the key won't rot and will be easier to get when they come back.
After Qian Ce finished speaking, Lu Xiaobai's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Okay, I understand, thank you, Brother Qian Ce."
As Lu Xiaobai spoke, he ran into the room to eat. He Qin was about to follow him, but found Ling Si appeared in the yard. Knowing his purpose, he raised his hand and waved, then went back to the room.
Ling Si stood in front of the window, looking into Qian Ce's eyes. After a few breaths, Ling Si slowly spoke, "Brother..."
Qian Ce nodded: "Third brother."
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He Chong and Qian Ce left the next day. The two grown men, without any baggage, took a few days' worth of dry food with them, took out the horses that were being fostered at a villager's home, and rode away directly.
Lu Xiaobai stood at the gate of the yard and suddenly felt that they seemed to have to make a lot of preparations every time they went out, and they were not as quick as He Chong and the others.
Could it be, could it be all because of him?
Because he is there, He Qin takes him into consideration and makes such careful preparations?
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaobai felt sweet in his heart, and when he looked back at He Qin, his eyes changed, filled with joy and love.
He Qin's lower abdomen tightened when he saw her, and he almost couldn't control himself.
After He Chong left, they didn't stay here for long. Ten days later, He Qin picked all the remaining fruits on the trees, and loaded the grain left by Qian Ce, as well as warm quilts and some herbs onto the carriage.
Then he slowly took Lu Xiaobai home.
As usual, Lu Xiaobai fell asleep as soon as he got in the car, and when he woke up, he was almost home.
When Lu Xiaobai woke up and saw that they had reached the territory of Lujia Village, he quickly said, "He Qin, I'd better get off the car and walk back."
He Qin also knew that he was upset. When he heard that he wanted to leave on his own, he nodded quickly and said, "Okay."
Then I accompanied him out of the car and walked slowly with him in the dusk.
Half a month has passed, and the rice seedlings in the field have grown firmly. They are green and look pretty good.
He made all that!
Lu Xiaobai didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a sense of pride. He lowered his head and laughed secretly a few times.
Seeing him grinning foolishly, He Qin pretended not to see it, just curled the corners of his mouth and stayed by his side.
When he was almost at the gate, Lu Xiaobai suddenly realized something was wrong and stopped immediately. Sure enough, a very strong white goose with broad wings rushed out in front of him, cackled loudly and ran towards him.
Frightened, Lu Xiaobai pulled He Qin and turned to run: "Ahhhhhhh, He Qin, run, there's a goose..."
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