Chapter 32
"What's wrong with being afraid of death? I've died before. Just wait, I'll find a hemp rope and let you taste what it feels like to die."
As he said that, he dropped his pickaxe and looked around for a hemp rope.
"I can't find it. I'll go buy one and wait for you. I won't delay your journey."
"Okay, okay, I'm scared, I'm scared, okay?"
Jun Qingmo was very sensible and followed his heart.
The two of them lived their lives as usual, without any major setbacks.
Both of them adapted quickly. Zhang Yunniang tidied the yard, and Jun Qingmo talked to her when he had nothing to do.
At first, the story was told in a formal manner, but later on, Zhang Yunniang's requirements became higher and higher. It was not enough to just tell the story, but it also had to be told with emotion and passion.
So, he specially placed a table under the eaves outside the study and prepared a ruler.
The exclusive storyteller officially starts work.
Jun Qingmo has done so many embarrassing things that he has become more and more relaxed.
My performance was awkward and artificial at first, but I gradually found the knack.
From being a serious storyteller, there is a trend of gradually developing towards the direction of "ventriloquism".
As Zhang Yunniang listened, she became so fascinated that she began to daydream, her hands not moving for a long time.
When the ruler made a sound, she came back to her senses and continued with a smile. This work became more and more exciting as she did it.
"Was that a duck just now?"
Zhang Yunniang laughed, "Aren't you talking about wild geese? Why did you bring in wild ducks?"
Jun Qingmo laughed and scolded: "Wild boars can't eat fine bran. Even wild ducks are called mandarin ducks."
"Hahahahahahahaha, look at how I imitated it, hahahahahahaha, hahahahahahahaha, burp, goose, goose, goose, goose, goose, hungry goose, goose." Zhang Yunniang laughed so hard that she choked, and a series of "goose, goose" laughter came out.
"The cry of wild geese is similar to that of geese. You imitated it quite well." Jun Qingmo heard the "geese, goose, goose" that made people laugh so hard that they almost choked, and he imitated a few of the sounds specially.
The row of "geese, geese, geese" and "quack quack quack" in the yard is comparable to a vegetable market.
"Oh, Second Young Master, you, you've really learned bad habits. No, no, your face hurts from laughing."
The more Zhang Yunniang was imitated, the more she couldn't stop laughing, and then she kept making the sound of "gee, gee, gee".
Jun Qingmo even teased her on purpose, sometimes “goose, goose, goose”, sometimes “quack, quack, quack”.
"Hey, hey, hey, stop learning." Then there was another burst of "goose, goose, goose" laughter.
Zhang Yunniang had already sat down on the ground. Now she hugged her knees with her hands and buried her head in them, trying to stop herself.
She laughed until tears came out and was exhausted.
Seeing everyone laughing, Jun Qingmo stopped teasing her. "It's just something I came up with, and it's not quite like it yet. As expected, hard work is nothing compared to talent. You are so gifted, I am ashamed of myself. I really shouldn't be showing off my skills before an expert."
When Zhang Yunniang saw that face and heard that man's voice, she couldn't help laughing.
The laughter that had just stopped was interrupted again.
The rows of "geese, geese, geese" gradually changed to the donkey's braying of "uh-ah, uh-ah, uh-ah".
Now, Jun Qingmo can’t stop either.
As soon as the hahahahaha sounded on his side, the "uh ah, uh ah, uh ah" on the other side could not stop.
When the two finally stopped and looked at each other, they started again.
"Oh, oh, no, no, uh, uh, uh. You stay by yourself, I'll go away first. Goose, goose, goose, ah."
Zhang Yunniang crawled to the kitchen, fearing she would suffocate if she continued laughing.
It's really unbearable when a serious person starts to act funny.
For two consecutive days, Zhang Yunniang didn't dare to look at Jun Qingmo's face.
As soon as she looked at it, she couldn't help but think of the scene that day. She didn't know why, but she just wanted to laugh.
When they ate, both of them faced to the side and didn't dare to look at each other.
The usual quarrels also subsided.
As soon as the other person opens his mouth, it's like a switch is pressed, and the two of them tacitly start a hodgepodge of "goose, goose, goose" and "quack, quack, quack".
This immunity battle lasted for two days before the two resumed normal communication.
It was not until the lockdown was relaxed that Zhang Yunniang looked at the tilled soil in the house and could no longer hold back. She wanted to go find some flowers and trees she wanted.
There are places to buy flowers, trees and seeds, but she really has to find a small river to pick some aquatic plants for the ecological fish tank.
Jun Qingmo was worried about her going out alone, and she was also worried about Jun Qingmo being alone at home. It was a sunny day, so the two of them hit it off and went out with their pots and pans.
It's convenient to have a wheelchair here.
It is much easier to hang heavy things on the back of the chair than on your back.
What Zhang Yunniang wanted to find was a small ditch where the water was not deep, there were many kinds of aquatic plants, and it was relatively safe.
She had been to the outskirts of Beijing, where there was a narrow stream next to the road.
It just so happens that a wheelchair can be pushed over.
In order to reduce her burden, Jun Qingmo took the initiative to slide on the wheels. Fortunately, his current exercise volume has increased, so he can still withstand this intensity.
This is not a main road, but a path trampled out by farmers in the fields, and not many people come and go.
From time to time, one or two people would walk by and look at the two of them with great curiosity.
The two of them treated it as an outing, taking in the surrounding scenery as they walked. The fields were full of lush green crops, and farmers in groups of three or four were working hard between heaven and earth.
Zhang Yunniang walked and looked around, looking for a suitable place to go down the stream.
Finally, we came to a place that looked relatively spacious and crossed the stream.
The stream is now almost half dry. In some places, there are small paths trampled out for taking shortcuts, with a few stepping stones in the water in the middle.
She carefully pushed Jun Qingmo down. The embankment made of small stones below was quite solid, and it was not difficult to walk on it.
"I'm going to pull some weeds, you stay and have fun."
"Okay. Be careful."
Jun Qingmo was amused and confused by the tone of her voice that she used to coax a child.
He took out the chi he had brought and started to compose music for people.
Zhang Yunniang likes to listen to music. She likes to listen to it when she is working, when she is daydreaming, and when she is in a good mood. When the music starts, she jumps while walking.
When he has nothing to do, he likes to play it for others.
Look, the person pulling weeds over there is listening to the music, humming some tune, and walking more briskly.
The countryside is great, you can get whatever you want.
Pure natural aquatic plants, easy to maintain and beautiful. They must be disinfected before taking them back, otherwise they may get insect eggs in the fish tank and cause trouble.
Zhang Yunniang picked up some algae and went to pull out the pennywort next to it. There were also many green grasses that she couldn't name. They were green and looked like dog tails, and they were very beautiful.
As she was walking, her toes scraped against a stone and she subconsciously turned it over and put it aside.
"Wow, wow, wow!" He stretched out his hand and quickly grabbed a fleeing figure.
A small hard-shelled crab was struggling desperately, waving its two claws.
Jun Qingmo heard the shouting, put down his instrument and looked over there. The man was showing him the little guy he had caught.
"There's a crab! Look, it's quite big."
"Come on, come on, let's turn it over together and fry it later."
Jun Qingmo looked around. There were many movable stones beside the stream. The embankment on this side was piled up with stones washed out by the water. There were no dirty things like leeches. He did not pretend to be reserved. He turned over and got out of the wheelchair and started to lie on the ground to turn over the stones.
In the end, Zhang Yunniang simply took off her shoes and stood in the water. You know what, there were really a lot of crabs in this clean river that had not been polluted by industrialization.
She still remembers the experience of going back to her grandmother's house in the countryside during the summer vacation when she was a child, and her friends took her to catch crabs and fish.
When she went back as an adult, the small river there had been replaced by a stinking ditch.
She was so excited that she kept screaming "wow wow wow". Jun Qingmo was infected by her and turned the boxes more vigorously. He turned out several boxes the size of eggs and began to show off to Zhang Yunniang.
The two of them laughed like idiots and showed each other what they had found.
People passing by laughed out loud when they saw that they looked like they had never seen the world before.
"Girl, boy, go another four or five miles. The water is deep over there, the crabs are big, and there are a lot of fish."
"Father, we can't swim, so we can't go," Zhang Yunniang called out to the shore. She felt a sense of familiarity, like returning to her grandmother's house during summer vacation. She had experienced all these scenes before, and they filled her with a sense of nostalgia and familiarity.
The old man stopped at the shore when he saw someone talking to him. He was working in the fields nearby and was taking a break, eating a radish while strolling.
"From the city?"
"No, I'm from the country too, I just work in the city."
"That young man doesn't look like a country boy." The father-in-law nodded. The girl did look like one.
"That's my boss. He keeps saying how wonderful the city is, so I brought him out here to broaden his horizons." Zhang Yunniang made up a story, "Look, here we are, with abundant fish and shrimp, fertile soil, and a tranquil environment. It's so wonderful, isn't it?"
"I'm not exaggerating. Our area has good weather and good harvests. Most places can't compare to that. I've been here for decades..."
Jun Qingmo pursed his lips and smiled secretly. This girl has been trying to make him crazy. Who knows what bad things she might be up to.
"Girl, when are you planning to go back? It's almost noon, where are we going to eat lunch?"
"We brought pots and pans and will cook here in a while."
"Why bother? Let's go to Grandpa's house. Even if there are good things, you'll definitely be well fed. When your aunt was young, she was the most beautiful girl in the village. Her cooking skills were so good that I'm not exaggerating. She was famous in the whole village."
"Thank you, Grandpa. The host is shy. I will definitely visit you next time I have the chance." Zhang Yunniang also glanced at Jun Qingmo on purpose.
The man lowered his head, suppressed his laughter, did not look up, did not speak, but just kept turning over rocks to look for crabs, proving his excuse of being shy.
"Is the food you brought enough? Our vegetable garden is right here. Don't be polite, just pick whatever you want to eat." The father-in-law saw the wheelchair next to him and said nothing more. Many people with poor health don't like to be noticed.
"Oh, Grandpa, you are really my dear grandpa. We brought some noodles here. Can you pick some cabbage sprouts? We want to cook some vegetable noodles."
"Don't you want onions?"
"Grandpa, can I have some?"
"Want some fish?"
"What? There are still fish?"
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