Chapter 28: Heartbroken
At noon, Shen Yuexi returned to the Feng family humming a song.
Saving a child's life from the hands of the King of Hell made her particularly happy.
Xiao Zhuo was already standing inside the gate waiting, and it seemed like he had been waiting for a while.
"You should be recuperating in the house, why are you coming out?"
As Shen Yuexi spoke, she put down the vegetables she had brought back from Madam Lin, as well as a large bundle of garlic covered in dirt.
At first, Mrs. Lin asked her to bring a chicken back. She was also thinking of making some chicken soup for Xiao Zhuo to nourish his body, so she readily agreed.
As a result, the old hens that were leisurely paddling for food in the yard, perhaps sensing danger or something, instantly transformed into flying chickens, super chickens, and fighting chickens.
The two women blocked the way, moving ladders and water tanks, causing chaos and sweating, but they didn't catch a single chicken.
Looking at the clucking hen standing on the wall, and recalling the arrogant pheasant in the cave, Shen Yuexi concluded that she was not born to catch chickens.
Mrs. Lin felt bad for her, so she used a sickle to cut some fresh vegetables and asked her to take them home.
Xiao Zhuo's face was no longer as pale as before. Once he was served delicious food and drinks, his previous gloomy and resentful aura faded away. At first glance, he looked elegant and refined.
"You're so happy, but did you encounter something happy?"
His voice is light and clear, like pearls falling on a plate, low and mellow.
"There is one good thing," Shen Yuexi said in a low voice, her eyebrows curved, as she approached Xiao Zhuo mysteriously, "We are going to make some money."
On the way back, she did some thinking. She couldn't hide the fact that she was using garlic capsules to treat her child's dysentery from Xiao Zhuo. Since she had garlic as a ready-made ingredient, she could also try to make it herself.
As for the effect, it certainly cannot be compared with the universal manufacturing machine.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion from others, she still felt it necessary to find a way to make it herself once the universal manufacturing machine was built, in order to conceal the existence of the universal manufacturing machine.
She talked to Xiao Zhuo about the production of allicin. Xiao Zhuo just looked at her with a dark look and didn't say much.
Shen Yuexi's heart skipped a beat. Did he discover something?
That's impossible.
She avoided his gaze guiltily, her face calm, as if she was a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
But her worries seemed unnecessary, as she only heard Xiao Zhuo say, "You have to make those medicines in the house."
Shen Yuexi was stunned. If she made garlic capsules in the house, wouldn't it be fuming to death?
She immediately objected: "No! The smell is too strong. How can I sleep at night?"
The most important thing is that I am afraid that I will smell like garlic from now on. Other women have a fragrant smell, but I am so disgusted that I can't even leave the house.
Besides, the room is stuffy and dimly lit, which is not as good as doing it in the yard. Besides, the Feng family doesn't come often.
She couldn't help rubbing her nose when she thought of the smell of garlic all over the house.
Xiao Zhuo, on the other hand, appeared calm and composed. He didn't seem to care at all about how it would affect his image. But she did care. After all, she was a beauty, and how could a beauty reek of garlic?
The wind blew gently, bringing with it the unique fresh scent of summer, and a few leaves fell with the wind.
She put her hands on her hips and wanted to argue with Xiao Zhuo, but Xiao Zhuo suddenly looked up at her and stretched his hand towards her head.
Shen Yuexi swallowed back the words she was about to say.
She was stunned in the place, not understanding what he was going to do. This sudden intimate gesture made her freeze in the place, not knowing what to do.
Under the scorching sun, she felt her cheeks turn red.
The wind brought with it the uniquely clear scent of Xiao Zhuo, like the lotus flowers by the lake in summer, with a crisp and slightly sweet smell, light but very warm.
My heart couldn't help but beat a few beats faster.
After a few days of recuperation, Xiao Zhuo looked like a modest gentleman, gentle as jade. He was completely different from the cruel, bitter, and vengeful Xiao Zhuo he had been when they first met.
At this moment, her heart was in turmoil. She took a deep breath and was about to speak out to stop him when she heard Xiao Zhuo's voice:
"alright."
The voice was low, with a clear tone, and it was magnetic and pleasant to hear.
Xiao Zhuo took a step back, putting some distance between them. Shen Yuexi then breathed a sigh of relief, and her brain began to function normally again.
What did Xiao Zhuo say just now?
She looked at Xiao Zhuo in confusion and saw that he was holding a leaf in his hand.
It turned out that Xiao Zhuo was just helping her remove the leaves that fell on her head, which made her nervous.
She frowned in annoyance, thinking that she was really out of her mind and what was she thinking about?
"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Zhuo asked with concern.
Shen Yuexi calmed herself down. Could she say that she was almost bewitched by the warmth he had just brought?
People, whether men or women, are always easily deceived by appearance.
She generously admitted her previous gaffe, smiled heartily, and said, "Everyone says that everyone loves beauty. Now I know what it means to love beauty."
In the past, she thought that love of beauty was nothing more than men's appreciation of women, but now it seems that this beauty is suitable for both men and women.
Being interrupted by Xiao Zhuo, she almost forgot what happened just now and brought it up again:
"Anyway, I won't be doing that in the house. I'll start in the yard this afternoon. If you have nothing to do, why don't you come and help?"
She used a negotiating tone. After all, this was a research experiment, and it was quite boring. She was also unsure whether Xiao Zhuo would come to help.
However, Xiao Zhuo quickly agreed.
Time was running out, so after a quick meal, she picked out the garlic she had gotten from Madam Lin and cleaned it up first.
Making this thing simply requires extracting the allicin inside, a crucial process. Success depends on whether she can extract it.
The Feng family also had plenty of garlic and onions planted in their yard, which could all be put to use. That was the good thing about the countryside: any space available would be used wisely, and growing some commonly eaten vegetables could save a lot of money.
Shen Yuexi changed into a gray, starched, coarse cloth dress, tied her hair up high, and donned the straw hat Feng's mother had prepared for her to protect her from the sun. She headed towards the yard where the garlic and onions were planted. It was in the shade, away from the sun. She picked up a shovel lying nearby, squatted beside the vegetable patch, and began to dig at the burgeoning garlic sprouts.
It had been a long time since she had done this kind of physical work. Her palms soon turned red from being rubbed, and there were already several blisters on her palms. If she continued to dig, these blisters would inevitably burst, and pus would ooze out, making it difficult to continue extracting garlic.
She had no choice but to throw the shovel aside and go find a pair of gloves.
Old Mrs. Feng was not idle either. When she heard that she was going to make medicine and sell it for money, she came over to help with great enthusiasm.
Seeing Shen Yuexi like this, Old Lady Feng picked up the shovel she had thrown aside and bent down: "Madam Pei, you have never done this kind of work before, let me do it."
Shen Yuexi wanted to say no, but the burning pain in her palms made it impossible for her to resist. She had no choice but to squat aside and peel the garlic she had scraped out and put it in a bamboo basket beside her.
As expected, I still can't do physical work. Neither the original owner nor myself are good at doing such strenuous work.
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