Chapter 105
Plum?
He Qin: ...
Sure enough, Lu Xiaobai, this silly guy, only knows how to eat.
But even though he thought so, He Qin nodded and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
Lu Xiaobai nodded immediately: "I think so. By the way, I haven't finished eating the plums from last night. I'll go get some."
The plums grown in Lu Feng's family are boneless plums. They are crispy, sweet, and a little sour. They are also a late-ripening variety. They just ripened in the past few days, and Lu Xiaobai thinks they are delicious.
But of the plums that Lu Feng brought last night, only Lu Xiaobai ate one at the beginning, and then He Qin secretly gave it to Lingyi and the others to eat.
But He Qin felt that Lu Feng was very scheming. He only brought a little on purpose. His plan was to deliver it once a day so that he could meet Lu Xiaobai more often.
He Qin gritted his teeth and thought, it’s a good thing that he sent that guy to the town, out of sight, out of mind!
Just plums...
Seeing Lu Xiaobai was about to get the plums, He Qin hurriedly followed him, grabbed his hand and said, "Lingyi and the others were greedy last night and ate all the plums."
"Did you finish eating?"
Lu Xiaobai said in disbelief: "But, but I only ate one!"
She secretly stuffed one into her mouth while talking to Lu Feng, and then He Qin, out of jealousy, grabbed her and took her into the room and she never came out.
He Qin nodded guiltily: "I will take you to pick it."
After He Qin finished speaking, he immediately went into the house, scooped a few bowls of corn and put them in a bag, saying that he would take Lu Xiaobai to Lu Feng's house to exchange them for plums.
Lu Xiaobai's pout finally relaxed a little, but he was still very unhappy. After walking a few steps behind He Qin, he stopped and shouted, "My waist hurts, I can't walk."
He Qin had no choice but to carry Lu Xiaobai on his back.
The two soon arrived at Lu Feng's house. Aunt Lu, knowing their purpose, quickly said, "The plums are on the trees in the back hill. If you want to eat them, just pick them yourself. You don't need to give us rice. But the old people say that eating peaches and apricots will make you full, and eating plum trees will bury the dead. These plums are delicious, but you can't eat too many."
"So, we can't eat it as a meal, and my family doesn't like it either. They think it's sour. We only eat one occasionally to satisfy our cravings."
Aunt Lu said a lot, but Lu Xiaobai only heard one sentence: "Will someone die?"
He Qin also frowned and asked, "Is it okay for a pregnant man to eat it?"
Aunt Lu was stunned for a moment, then she understood. She smiled helplessly and said, "Oh, it's okay. These plums are not poisonous. It's just that eating too many will cause harm. So take it easy. Just eat a few at a time. Don't eat too much."
He Qin and Lu Xiaobai finally felt relieved. Moreover, Ling Si, as the imperial physician, also saw Li Zi last night, and he didn't say anything, so there should be no problem.
He Qin still insisted on leaving the corn behind, and then took Lu Xiaobai up the mountain to pick plums.
Lu Xiaobai stood under the tree, drooling at the sight of the plums all over the tree.
But the tree was too tall for Lu Xiaobai to reach, so he could only wait for He Qin to go up and pick the fruit for him.
"He Qin, hurry up, I'm hungry."
He vomited the porridge he had in the morning, and the noodles that Ling Si made for him were not ready yet. Now seeing the plums, his appetite was aroused.
He Qin picked a few big, round plums, then jumped down and put the plums in Lu Xiaobai's hand.
Lu Xiaobai wiped it, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
He Qin looked at his bulging cheeks and couldn't help but poke them with his finger and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Lu Xiaobai frowned, dodged He Qin's finger, and said unhappily, "Don't poke my face."
Then he raised the plum he had bitten into to He Qin's mouth and said, "It's delicious. Have a bite too."
He Qin lowered his head and took a bite of the place where Lu Xiaobai had bitten.
Then he frowned and said, "It is indeed delicious."
This plum has a sour taste, but it is not unacceptable. On the contrary, I like it quite a lot.
He Qin picked a few more and said, "These are what we'll eat today. I'll come over here every day to pick some for you. Now let's go back. Ling Si's noodles should be ready soon."
"OK."
With food, Lu Xiaobai stopped complaining about not being able to walk and followed He Qin, eating as they walked down the mountain.
As soon as I got down the mountain, I saw the village chief coming towards me with a hoe.
He waved to them and said, "Xiao He, Xiao Bai."
Lu Xiaobai nodded, reached out and took one of his plums and gave it to the village chief: "Uncle Village Chief, eat a plum."
The village chief shook his head: "It's sour, don't eat it, you can eat it yourself. Oh, Xiao He, the weather has been too hot recently, and it hasn't rained for a long time. You need to water the corn, otherwise there will be no corn kernels in the future. And the cotton also needs watering."
He Qin: "I understand."
The village chief sighed with some guilt and said, "We all took turns helping you with the grass and cotton sprouts in your field, but the weather is dry and we all have a lot of land to plant. Fetching water for irrigation is a daily task, so everyone's been busy lately and may not have much time to help you. So, please do it yourself."
He Qin: "It's okay, this is what we should do. Village chief, don't blame yourself."
The village chief said: "I wanted to go to your house to tell you, but now that I see you, I just want to tell you. But I won't say much, I still have to go to the fields to dig grass, and it will be too hot soon, so I can't do it."
The village chief left after he finished speaking. He Qin stroked Lu Xiaobai's hair and said, "It's time to get busy again."
Lu Xiaobai spat out the plum pit in his mouth, pouted and said unhappily, "Being a farmer is so tiring."
We have to sow seeds, transplant rice seedlings, weed, and water the crops. There are only a few days of rest throughout the year.
He Qin thought for a moment, then said, "After this year is over, everyone's financial situation will improve next year, so it won't be awkward for us to pay others to do things for us next year, and it won't make you feel so tired."
Pay someone to do the work?
That’s fine too!
Lu Xiaobai nodded, then suddenly remembered something and looked up and said, "I don't feel tired. I don't do anything every day. It's just that I saw that Brother Lingyi and the others were very tired, so I felt a little guilty."
He doesn't have to do anything every day, and Lingyi and the others have to cook for him after work, so he feels guilty.
But he cooks his own meals: ...
Yes, he learned to cook for himself!
Lu Xiaobai looked at He Qin with sparkling eyes and said happily, "He Qin, last time I was at Big Brother's house, I learned how to cook from Brother Qian Ce. I'll cook for you tonight."
He Qin: ???
Can Lu Xiaobai cook?
Why does he find it so unbelievable?
But looking at Lu Xiaobai's expectant eyes, he nodded: "Yeah."
When talking about cooking for He Qin, Lu Xiaobai was extremely happy. After returning home, Ling Si had just cooked the noodles.
In order to change the taste for Lu Xiaobai, he also added a little bit of their precious ginger and garlic.
After eating a bowl of noodles, Lu Xiaobai was very satisfied. He even forgot about cooking for He Qin and fell asleep in He Qin's arms.
He Qin asked worriedly, "Ling Si, he's been sleeping a lot lately and seems listless from time to time. Is he sick?"
As Ling Si collected the bowls, he said, "I'm not sick. This is a normal reaction. Master, don't worry. Besides, the longer the pregnancy lasts, the more tired Master Xiaobai will become. Everything will be fine once the baby is born."
He Qin nodded, then told Ling Si that it was time to water the corn. Ling Si was about to go up the mountain to irrigate, but Ling Yi stopped him: "Now is not the right time. I heard that we should wait until the sun sets in the afternoon to irrigate, which is better for the corn."
No one else understood this problem, and Lingyi was not very sure either. Everyone was worried about damaging the corn, so they went to ask the village chief for advice. Only then did they know that irrigation could only be done in the morning and evening, and it was best not to irrigate at noon, as the corn seedlings would easily die.
It was almost dark when Lu Xiaobai woke up. He sat on the bed and yawned. Looking at the sky outside, he curled his lips helplessly and said, "I've been wanting to sleep all day long lately. I haven't even had a chance to enjoy the good times. The day is already over."
However, the weather was too hot and there was nothing much to enjoy.
Lu Xiaobai got out of bed helplessly. It was not as hot as it was at noon. He Qin was practicing sword outside. Lu Xiaobai thought about it and decided to continue with his lunch decision, which was to cook for He Qin.
Then, Lu Xiaobai ran into the kitchen with a heroic look.
He Qin knew that Lu Xiaobai had gotten up, but he was a little surprised that the silly boy didn't come to find him or see him. So he put away his sword and walked towards the kitchen, wanting to see what he was doing.
Lu Xiaobai was now sitting in front of the stove, stuffing hay into the stove and holding a flint to prepare to light it.
However, he looked at the stove and the flint in his hand, and remembered that last time he just scratched it a few times and the sparks flew everywhere, setting a pile of hay on fire.
So this time he definitely wouldn't light the fire outside the firebox, so... he took the flint and put his hands into the firebox...
As soon as He Qin entered the room, he saw Lu Xiaobai sitting in front of the stove with his hands stretched out in front of him and his eyes closed, not knowing what he was doing.
Before he even stepped over the threshold, he heard Lu Xiaobai scream, and his hands suddenly retracted. He put his hands behind his back in panic and rubbed them hard with red eyes.
He quickly ran over and pulled the man up, took his hands out from behind and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Xiaobai's eyes were red as he shook his head: "No, it's okay, it's just that I got burned by the sparks. It hurt for a bit, but it doesn't hurt anymore."
He Qin didn't see the red spots on his hands because Lu Xiaobai's hands had been stained black by the soot.
He quickly took a wooden basin and scooped a bucket of water for Lu Xiaobai to wash his hands. After washing, he saw a few small red spots on his fair hands.
He Qin touched it distressedly and said, "Why are you lighting the fire? Are you cooking for me?"
Lu Xiaobai nodded: "Well, there is no lighter here, and the flint also requires two hands to use. I, I don't know how to do it."
He wanted to cook for He Qin, but he also wanted to cook for Brother Lingyi and the others. After all, they were the ones who took care of him for so long since he traveled through time.
He also wanted to give something back.
But he didn't expect that the things here were so difficult to use, he couldn't even light a fire.
Just now, he scratched it and sparks seemed to splash all over his hands. The grass didn't burn, and it hurt a little. Lu Xiaobai lowered his head dejectedly.
He Qin didn't know what the lighter he was talking about was, but when he saw Lu Xiaobai's aggrieved and self-blaming eyes, he didn't have time to think about it. His heart softened, and he raised his hand to touch his hair and said, "It's okay, I'll teach you how to light a fire."
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