Chapter 118 Wild Flowers It turns out Ah Ye likes this kind of thing. She should have said it earlier. She...
After the swelling on her lips subsided, Lin Shu was able to go out and see people. Unable to get anything out of Lin Xiaopu, she went to ask He Guixiang.
He Guixiang: "Aye? He went to the back mountain with a backpack. I don't know what he did. He didn't tell me, just said he would be back soon."
Lin Shu was puzzled and muttered a few words.
Carrying a backpack...
Could it be that he went to pick mushrooms alone?
One or two days after the rain is a good time to pick mushrooms. The most mushrooms will appear at this time, and not just the chicken mushrooms.
It's just that the rain was too heavy this time, and the mountain road was difficult to walk on, especially because the mountains were shaded by trees and there was no sunlight. Every step you took would result in wet mud. Who would go to the mountains to pick mushrooms at this time?
Or maybe Aye wanted to eat the Guanyin tofu, so he went to the mountain to pick Guanyin wood by himself?
Forget it, forget it. I won’t think about him anymore. I don’t care what he is doing on the mountain.
"Mother, what are you going to eat for breakfast today? Let me help you."
He Guixiang: "Ah Shu, we need to make a hearty breakfast today."
Lin Shu asked with a smile, "But was it that greedy Xiao Pu who said that? We promised her we would give her a good celebration. Although the meal yesterday was sumptuous, since Aye and I were not here, it really doesn't count."
He Guixiang said, "That's not it. If Old Man Liao hadn't driven my father and me to Daoxiang Village yesterday morning so we could see with our own eyes that you were alright, your father and I would have been so worried we wouldn't have been able to eat. We were in such a hurry to leave that we forgot to bring any money. Later, when your father took out some money and gave it to Old Man Liao, he refused to take a single penny. Doctor Wang Laoling treated Boss Miao's leg, and it was Old Man Liao who sent him back. Boss Miao gave Old Man Liao the fare, and that covered the upfront cost, but that was from the Miao family."
"Your father means that we should treat Old Man Liao to a meal. Since we are inviting him to dinner, our breakfast today cannot be too simple."
"Mother was thinking that too. How about making a fish stew? The one you made last time was delicious. Then stir-fry some greens, a plate of dried bamboo shoots, and a vegetable and egg soup?"
"So that's how it is." Lin Shu thought for a moment and added, "Let's make some fried noodle cakes. If Ah Ye comes back with some Guanyin wood, we'll add some Guanyin tofu. Later, Xiao Pu and I will go to the fields and pick some wild onions. We'll make some scrambled eggs with them."
Although the pork that had just been cut was eaten at home, the eggs sent by Aunt San came in handy.
Eggs are considered meat, so having eggs on the table is not considered as neglecting the guests.
These dishes require quite a few eggs. The wild vegetable egg soup requires one egg, while the fried noodle cakes require at least two. And the scrambled eggs with wild onions also require two eggs, adding up to five eggs.
He Guixiang didn't feel bad hearing this. Just the two trips Old Man Liao had taken her and the head of the household had cost quite a bit. Ping'er's trip to town for the market cost four or five wen per trip, four wen for a single person, plus an extra wen if they had more stuff. Two round trips totaled eight or nine wen. Their trip to Daoxiang Village was even longer, so for two people, twenty or thirty wen was a sure thing.
Besides, this wasn't just a matter of money. They had gone to Old Man Liao's house early, and he was still asleep. But when they heard that Ah Shu had a high fever, they rushed to Daoxiang Village to see Ah Shu, and Old Man Liao immediately put on his clothes and left. This was a favor they owed.
Let's not talk about the favor, just the fare. Since Old Man Liao refused to accept the money, he had to pay it back from somewhere else.
"Last night, I mentioned to your father about having dinner together in the future. He had no objection. After breakfast today, he talked to Old Man Liao in person." He Guixiang said.
Lin Shu nodded. "It would be best if Old Man Liao agrees to this. If not, we don't need to force him. As long as the intention is there, it's fine. By the way, Mom, didn't we tell him that we'd treat him to breakfast? Don't let us prepare a table full of food and then Old Man Liao doesn't come."
He Guixiang: "I haven't told you yet, but the road to town has been difficult these past two days, so Old Man Liao won't be going out. Wait a minute until I steam this dry rice, and then I'll go to Old Man Liao's house."
Lin Shu thought for a moment and said, "Mother can just take care of breakfast, and ask Ye to run this trip."
As he was speaking of Zhou Ye, Zhou Yeren came back.
When Lin Shu heard the noise coming from the courtyard gate, she suddenly turned her head to look, and her eyes widened instantly.
A'niang forgot one thing. A'ye not only went to the back mountain with a backpack, he also took a basket.
At this time, the basket was full of freshly picked kudzu flowers, but they were in bunches and the flowers had not been plucked.
In addition to the basket, the backpack was also full. A few pine branches were spread on the outside, and the inside could not be seen, but Lin Shu guessed it was Guanyin wood because she smelled the unique scent of Guanyin wood.
But these were not the first things Lin Shu noticed. The first thing she saw was something in A Ye's other hand.
——The hand that Aye should have been free was actually holding a large bunch of wild flowers!
Summer is the season when wild flowers are everywhere. There are so many wild flowers, yellow, pink, purple, red, big, small, single or in clusters. Zhou Ye didn't know how to match them together, so he picked some of them and tied them together with grass stems to make a huge bunch.
You know what, it looks pretty good.
Who this bouquet of mountain flowers is for? The answer is obvious.
Lin Shu stared at the wild flowers in a daze for a long while. Sure enough, Zhou Ye walked straight towards her and handed her the bunch of wild flowers. He said calmly, "Ah Shu, the wild flowers on the mountain are blooming beautifully this morning. I picked a bunch and gave them to you."
"Oh...oh." Lin Shu took the big bunch of wild flowers, lowered her head and stared at the red and purple petals, looking a little dazed.
Could it be that the sun rises from the west?
A rough and uncouth man who only knew how to work hard every day actually knew to send her flowers? ?
Or was it that her passion last night suddenly made Aye come to his senses?
Lin Shu's reaction was relatively calm, with a kind of peaceful daze. However, He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu were so shocked by Zhou Ye's bunch of wild flowers that their eyes almost popped out.
He Guixiang: This silly boy usually just works hard and barely says a word all day, and now he's giving flowers to a girl?!
Lin Xiaopu: Oh my god, this is huge news that has shocked our entire village! My brother Aye, who used to never even glance at girls, is now going up the mountain early in the morning to pick wild flowers for my sister!
Zhou Ye felt a little uncomfortable being looked at like this by several people, but he thought that Ah Shu liked it and he happened to have nothing to do, so he picked it up.
"Ah Shu, I also picked some fresh kudzu flowers and pine needles, as well as some tender bamboo and mulberry leaves. The kudzu flowers are in the basket, and the others are in the backpack. These can all be used to make tea. If you have something free, you can make some fresh flower and herbal tea."
"I also picked some Guanyin wood, but I put other things in my backpack, so I didn't pick much of this Guanyin wood."
"I also saw some fresh mushrooms on the way, so I picked a few, including blue-headed mushrooms, chicken mushrooms and bamboo fungus..." Zhou Ye said as he took out the things in the backpack and sorted them into different categories.
"Aye." Lin Shu suddenly called him.
She held the blooming wild flowers in her hands, and a bright smile slowly blossomed on her face.
Zhou Ye looked over and met her curved eyebrows and upturned mouth corners. For a moment, he felt that she was even more beautiful than the wild flower in his hand.
His gaze unconsciously lingered on Lin Shu's rosy lips for a few breaths. A few scattered images flashed through his mind, and his heart suddenly tightened, and his breathing became disordered for a moment.
"I like the flowers you gave me. I like all the things you brought back." Lin Shu said happily.
Which girl would not be happy to receive flowers from her boyfriend?
She thought she was dating a fool, and if she didn't take the initiative to ask, she would never receive flowers from this fool in her life. Unexpectedly...
Hehehe, Lin Shu laughed out loud in her heart, that kind of sneaky laugh.
She loved the way Ah Ye had just given her the bouquet of wild flowers. She looked so serious, but was she secretly thinking about what happened last night?
Oh, so Aye likes this. If she had told me earlier, she could turn into a fairy every day.
Seeing her happy, Zhou Ye was also happy, and then said to her, "A Shu, I'll go boil some medicine for you."
The smile on Lin Shu's face suddenly collapsed.
Okay, finish all the medicines you bought.
Lin Shu didn't bother with Zhou Ye who was trying to ruin the atmosphere. She looked at the flowers in her hand and moved closer to sniff them.
The fragrance of the flowers was very mixed, even mixed with a few wild flowers whose fragrance was not pleasant, but she still liked it very much.
Flowers should of course be placed in a beautiful vase.
Lin Shu walked happily to the inner room and picked out a pottery jar that she liked from the cracked one under the bed that collected rainwater.
Fill a clay pot with water, put wild flowers in it, and place it on the dining table in the main hall. Just looking at it will make you feel good.
Then, Lin Shu went to see the things Zhou Ye had organized.
Kudzu flowers, pine needles, mulberry leaves, and bamboo leaves—all of these can be made into tea. I'll make some when I have some free time today. It'll take some time for the Guanyin wood to filter and settle, so now I can ask Xiao Pu to help make tofu. As for the mushrooms, Lin Shu took a look at the quantity; it wasn't a small amount.
"By the way, Ah Ye, Dad and Mom want to invite Old Man Liao to have breakfast with them today. Could you go and tell Old Man Liao to come over for breakfast?"
Zhou Ye had just lit a fire in the small stove and put the medicine jars on the shelf. He nodded when he heard this, "Okay, I'll go right away. Xiao Pu, please help me boil the medicine first."
Lin Xiaopu: "No problem, leave it to me!"
After Zhou Ye left, Lin Shu said to He Guixiang cheerfully, "Look, mother, we have a few more dishes now. Not only can we make a Guanyin tofu, but we can also fry several more plates of mushrooms. How about this: replace the egg and wild vegetable soup with chicken mushroom soup, and the scrambled eggs with wild onions with scrambled eggs with bamboo fungus, and then this green-headed mushroom—"
After a slight pause, Lin Shu suddenly remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Mother, how are Father Liao's teeth?"
He Guixiang replied, "Don't worry, Old Man Liao has very good teeth. He was traumatized by what happened back then, and although he looks old, he's actually not even fifty years old. He's still in his prime. He can eat anything."
"That's great. Let's make fried tricholoma."
He Guixiang: "Ashu has made very good arrangements. Mother will listen to you."
With these dishes, the meal is not as sumptuous as this even during festivals!
Lin Shu turned to Lin Xiaopu and said, "Xiaopu, I'll go clean the mushrooms and wait for the medicine to be boiled. I'll also leave the Guanyin Chai to you."
"Okay, sister. Sister, I want to mix two kinds of food today, one sweet and one salty. I want the sweet one, hehe."
When Zhou Ye came back, the mother and daughter had been busy for a while.
But Zhou Ye did not come back alone, Old Man Liao also followed him.
He Guixiang meant that when breakfast was ready, Old Man Liao would come and eat directly, and as a result, he arrived at this moment.
"Brother Liao, please come and sit down. Breakfast is not ready yet." He Guixiang wiped the water off her hands and greeted him hurriedly.
When Old Man Liao heard this, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
As soon as he entered the door, Mrs. He told him that breakfast was not ready, as if he came here just to have breakfast.
But didn’t Zhou Ye come here to ask him for help?
Old Man Liao said, "Aye said his family needs to replace the roof these two days and needs help. Since I haven't been out for the past two days, he asked me to come over and help."
He Guixiang was surprised that Zhou Ye had come up with such an excuse to call someone over. She was stunned for a moment, but Lin Shu didn't even blink and replied with a smile, "Old Man Liao, I really need your help. My father is busy working in the fields, and Ye is the only laborer at home. My mother and I can only help with the thatching. The rest of the work is rough and heavy, so we can't help much. Since we asked you to help, we should also treat you to a meal. It's not right to ask someone to help for free. Look, my mother and I are getting ready."
After saying this, Lin Shu secretly gave Zhou Ye a praising look.
It’s amazing that he even knows how to use tricks to deceive people.
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