Chapter 64 Returning from the Snow◇
◎ So, that night, after several families had a feast of potatoes and everyone had eaten their fill, the remaining several thousand kilograms of potatoes were...◎
So, that night, after several families had a big potato feast and everyone was full, Zhou Ruiquan locked the remaining thousands of pounds of potatoes in the cellar.
A few days later, when Zhou Jin returned home to visit, Zhou Zelin invited Zhou Ruiquan and Zhou Jin over for a private discussion. Ultimately, the three of them unanimously decided to report the potato planting incident directly to Emperor Chengqian...
Although Zhou Zelin now thinks of his father's death when he mentions Emperor Chengqian, he also knows that these potatoes can only truly benefit the people if they are in the hands of Emperor Chengqian, who is compassionate to the people and knows their sufferings, and will not fall into the hands of those parasites who harm the country and the people.
Moreover, the only way for their Zhou family to breathe a sigh of relief and avoid being killed by Emperor Cheng Qian is to show submission to Emperor Cheng Qian at this time!
Moreover, Zhou Zelin also hopes to use this achievement to plan something for the future of the Zhou family...
So, Zhou Zelin took the lead and wrote a memorial to Emperor Chengqian, in which he wrote down the per-acre yield of potatoes, planting methods, and various ways of eating them. He also packed the potatoes in a small basket to ensure that they would not be frozen or bruised even if they were bumpy on the road. The memorial was sent to the Ministry of Revenue in Kyoto, to a former friend of Zhou Ge Lao. This friend did not interact much with Zhou Ge Lao, but that did not prevent them from appreciating each other. He was also extremely loyal to Emperor Chengqian. Zhou Zelin felt it was most appropriate to have him present the potatoes to Emperor Chengqian.
As for why they didn't write directly to Zhu Xi, it was probably because they were afraid that Emperor Cheng Qian would misunderstand that they were too close to the Fifth Grandson, which would cause trouble for the Fifth Grandson...
After the letter was sent, all that was left was waiting. The Zhou family members returned to their regular lives. In the blink of an eye, it was October.
This year's winter in Liaodong seems to be a bit colder than usual. It's only mid-October and we've already had two heavy snowfalls. The entire Taohua Village is covered in snow, like a blanket of silver. It's beautiful, but a bit too cold...
Today was supposed to be the day Zhou Yu went to learn medicine from her junior uncle, but because of the heavy snow, she couldn't go. She could only stay on the kang in her room and read medical books.
In addition to learning medical skills in the past two years, his junior uncle often took her to the military camp to see patients, allowing her to see many difficult and complicated diseases and accumulate a lot of experience. Of course, for convenience, Zhou Yu usually dressed as a man.
Maybe it was because she was always running outside, Zhou Yu's skin color still hadn't become whiter, but she never cared about it. She thought that if the price of accumulating a lot of medical experience was just to have a fair complexion, then she could be a little darker!
Under the guidance of his junior uncle who is both experienced and talented, and with Zhou Yu's own hard work and the medical knowledge he learned in his previous life, Zhou Yu's medical skills can be described as a qualitative improvement in recent years.
Now, even when his junior uncle or Doctor Shi encountered difficult cases, they would always think of asking her opinion.
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Because it was cold, Zheng got up early to rekindle the fire walls and kangs in several rooms that were about to burn out. She was afraid that the children would get thirsty after sleeping on the kang all night, so she boiled a pot of water and left it in the room.
Then she had breakfast with the children and hurried to the garment workshop. In the past two years, she and the Bai family had been very busy in the garment workshop.
Little Zhou Li is already nine years old this year. After breakfast, he took little Zhou Ying, who had her own drawing board and supplies, to Zhou Zelin's house next door to study and practice painting. Zhou Yu was the only one left at home...
Zhou Yu curled up on the warm kang, covered with a mattress, reading a medical book. As he read, he was intoxicated by the warmth that hit his face and became drowsy...
In a daze, he heard a chaotic noise coming from outside the courtyard. Zhou Yu thought that his sister might have sneaked out to paint a snow scene, build a snowman, or something, and was caught by her younger brother and scolded. He thought that with his younger brother's increasingly nagging behavior, his sister was bound to be in trouble again. But he was too lazy to open his eyes to persuade him. His eyelids felt as heavy as if they were weighed down by a thousand pounds, and he just wanted to fall asleep...
She had been really tired recently, always running around. Since she had a rare free day today, she might as well take a good nap... Zhou Yu thought silently...
"Ayu!"
In a daze, Zhou Yu felt as if the door of her room was pushed open, as if someone was calling her, but this voice made her feel so familiar and strange...
What was familiar was that, although the voice wasn't hoarse, the tone was similar to that of someone who used to always chatter in her ear, always with a slightly upward ending...
What was strange was that the man seldom called her Ayu in that tone. He always called her in a hoarse voice with the ending tone slightly raised: - Black girl!
Zhou Yu thought to himself, who is this person? So annoying, coming here at this time to disturb my sleep...
She didn't want to pay attention to him, but the cold wind from the open door woke her up...
I instinctively opened my eyes, wanting to see who was so shameless as to enter the house without closing the door!? I wonder if the weather in Liaodong can freeze people to death!?
And it would be fine if you didn't close the door, but why did you keep lifting the cotton curtain?!
But the white snow outside stung her eyes, making it difficult for her to see clearly. Zhou Yu instinctively covered her eyes, closed them for a moment, and then glanced through her fingers at the figure standing at the door...
She saw a tall, fair-skinned, handsome young man wearing a crimson feather-covered crane cloak. He was blinking his almond-shaped eyes with delicate eyelashes and smiling sweetly at her...
Zhou Yu...
“Who are you???!”
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Zhu Xi...
Zhu Xi rushed all the way from Kyoto to Liaodong. He didn't get drowned by the rainstorm on the way, nor did he freeze to death by the snow in Liaodong. Instead, he was completely frozen and soaked by Zhou Yu's question, "Who are you?" His originally passionate emotions were like being poured with a basin of ice water, which really chilled him to the core...
It turned out that he was the only one who was thinking about her, and she had completely forgotten him?
It's ridiculous that he has been reflecting on himself all the time in the past two years, trying hard to become less useless, so that he can become the friend she hopes for...
It's ridiculous that he battled wits and courage with his grandfather for nearly a month before he was allowed to come to Liaodong so that he could say the apology he had been wanting to say for two years but never had the chance to say...
It was ridiculous that he galloped forward, ignoring Sister Qingni's attempts to stop him, and braved the wind and snow just to see her a moment earlier...
As a result, she didn't even recognize herself!?!
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"Hey! Zhou Yu! Do you still have any conscience? I came all the way here, braving the wind and snow to see you. It's fine if you ignore me, but why are you pretending not to recognize me?!
Do you know that for you, I have been riding a horse for almost a month. My thighs are almost worn out and my face is almost scratched by the cold wind!
You're still pretending not to know me?! ! "
Zhu Xi's eyes were red with anger. He wondered, did Zhou Yu really want to stop being friends with him forever? Even though he'd changed so much, she wouldn't give him another chance?
Zhou Yu... dumbfounded...
"Chang Saburo? Eh? No, you're Zhu Xi?!"
"Wow... isn't that me? Ayu!... You finally acknowledge me?!"
Zhu Xi said in surprise.
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Zhou Yu...inhale...exhale...
Forget it! She can’t stand it anymore!
"Zhu Xi!! How much did you deceive me?! Did you disguise yourself before?!
Damn it! It turns out that not only your name was fake, but even your face was fake, right?!
Zhu Xi... Ugh! ! ! ! !
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"Hahaha, little Ah Xi, your girlfriend is so fun! Why didn't you tell me earlier?! No wonder you're so obsessed with her and keep urging me to hurry up!!"
Zhu Xi was standing at the door, feeling awkward. How could he be so stupid? He'd actually forgotten about his disguise and was now blaming Ayu? Now, Ayu would ignore him even more!
Then, he heard a silver bell-like laughter from behind him. Zhu Xi hurriedly tried to stop the person from speaking, fearing that she would say something that would make Zhou Yu even more angry...
In the end, it was still a step too late...
He thought to himself: Oh well, this is completely hopeless! All his hard work over two years has gone to waste!
Just based on his sister Qingni's bad mouth, even if he begs Zhou Yu to forgive him, his sister Qingni can still ruin him!
Look at what she said! What about his little girlfriend? What about thinking about her all the time?
Uh… Even if he really thought so all the time, could he say these words? Ayu was so angry that she died even when she was his maid. After hearing what Sister Qingni said, she must be furious!
Zhu Xi angrily asked Mu Qingni to come over, while carefully checking Zhou Yu's expression...
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu was not angry at all. Instead, he asked Mu Qingni with a puzzled look:
"Excuse me, who are you?!"
Could you please introduce yourself before entering someone else's home instead of just chatting right away?
"Haha, the little girl is quite interesting!"
Mu Qingni took a few steps forward, extended her hand towards Zhou Yu, and said with a smile:
"Your name is Ayu, right? My name is Mu Qingni. You can call me Sister Qingni just like little Axi!"
Zhou Yu thought to himself, this is pretty good, it still acts like a guest, so he politely extended his hand, but he felt a strong force pulling him off the kang!
Zhou Yu...
He hurriedly used his feet to push against the wall behind him, and used his left hand to grab the edge of the kang, and finally managed to stabilize his body.
"Is this the courtesy you show when you visit someone's home?"
Zhou Yu lay on the kang like a mantis and asked through gritted teeth.
"Haha, little A-Yu, I've been taking care of your little A-Xi all day for the past two years. He's almost annoying me to death. In return, shouldn't you play with me for a while?"
Mu Qingni giggled, moved her left hand, and grabbed Zhou Yu's neck again.
Zhou Yu...What does her little Ah Xi mean, and what's the point of playing with me?
Is this person crazy?!
But seeing that she was attacking him, he had to support himself with his left arm, turned 360 degrees on the kang, and lay down at a place about a person's body length away from his previous position, thus avoiding Mu Qingni's palm.
"Not bad, you are agile, but your strength is a little lacking," Mu Qingni nodded, and changed her claws into palms, chopping towards the back of Zhou Yu's head!
Zhou Yu... is coming again! ? ?
Who is this person? Why is he always fighting with her?! She just wants to take a nap today!!!
But she had no say now, Zhou Yu could only roll onto the kang and awkwardly avoid her next attack.
"Not bad, you're flexible and not stupid!" Mu Qingni praised again and tried to grab Zhou Yu's arms again. This time Zhou Yu couldn't dodge and simply jumped off the kang with the force of her grab. In the end, Mu Qingni threw him back onto the kang with a sideways throw...
Zhou Yu was so angry that he grimaced at her and glared at Zhu Xi beside him.
Meaning: Who is this person you brought with you? Why is he hitting people right away?
Zhu Xi was also anxious. He knew that letting Sister Qingni come along would cause trouble, and sure enough!
Seeing Zhou Yu was beaten badly by her, he hurried forward and took on Mu Qingni's moves. He had been practicing martial arts with Mu Qingni for the past two years, and now it was no problem for him to take off dozens of moves under her hands.
After Zhu Xi stopped Su Qingni, Zhou Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood on the kang and took a breath, then reached into his sleeve...
Then he held his breath, opened the paper bag he had taken out, and threw it all over Mu Qingni's head as she was struggling with Zhu Xi! !
Really, if I can’t beat you, how can I not poison you to death?
She did this behind Mu Qingni, directly in front of Zhu Xi, so Zhu Xi could see her spreading the powder clearly. He hurriedly held his breath as she did so...
Mu Qingni's senses were so sensitive that she felt it the moment Zhou Yu sprinkled the powder. She instinctively jumped to the side, but although she avoided most of the powder with this jump, some of it was still inhaled by her!
Mu Qingni...
Haha, she didn't expect that she would be pecked in the eye by such a little girl after beating Yan all day...
Then, she watched helplessly as the little girl on the kang raised her lips towards her and held up three fingers...
"Three, two, one"
Mu Qingni felt a blackout before her eyes, and fainted into the arms of Zhu Xi who hurriedly came to pick her up...
Zhou Yu... oops...
The world is finally quiet...
The author has something to say:
Small Theater:
Emperor Cheng Qian: Qingni girl, what do you think of the little girl I asked you to try? She is virtuous and kind... and beautiful...
Mu Qingni: Very good... She is very virtuous when using poison... Her smile is also very beautiful...
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