Chapter 57: Come here, I'll watch you bolt the door...
After Lin Shu finished speaking, she saw the man in front of her standing there like a wooden stake, not saying a word. She didn't know whether he heard what she said or not, or if he heard it, she just let it go and didn't even say a word.
Her eyes half-closed, and she suddenly had some bad thoughts in her stomach. She continued with what she had said before: "If my feet hurt again while walking, I still have Brother Aye. You can carry me on your back. Don't worry, I'm not shy. When the time comes, I'll bury my face in your neck, and others won't be able to see what I look like. They won't be embarrassed on my face, they will just stare at you, haha..."
After Lin Shu finished speaking, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Seeing Zhou Ye pause and then slow down in stirring the diced chicken mushrooms, she suddenly became even happier.
"Why don't you answer? What's the matter? Are you unwilling to carry me on your back, or are you afraid of being stared at and embarrassed?"
Zhou Ye glanced back at her. "There are so many villagers on the road, so gossip is inevitable. If you're talking about the market, there are even more people there, so I'm not afraid of being stared at. But I'm tall and strong, which is rare in the surrounding area. Anyone can easily tell who I am from Tianshui Village with just a few inquiries. Once they know who I am, it won't be difficult for you to guess, even if you cover your face."
Lin Shu looked at him with a leisurely gaze. "How did you guess that? Couldn't it be that you, Zhou Ye, saw injustice and helped others, and then you met a poor girl who was injured, and then you carried her to the clinic to seek medical treatment?"
Zhou Ye:......
"Speak."
Zhou Ye didn't know what to say, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "I'm not that kind of person."
Lin Shu blinked slightly, "What kind of person is this?"
"A busybody."
Lin Shu immediately retorted, "How can this be called meddling? If a girl on the street was seriously injured and she was going to die if you didn't carry her to the clinic, would you just watch and not care whether she lived or died?"
Zhou Ye replied calmly, "I'm not the only one on the roadside. There will be someone kind-hearted enough to take the girl to the clinic. It doesn't have to be me."
"What if you are alone? Will you do nothing when you see it?" Lin Shu raised her eyebrows and asked. Even if Zhou Ye walked around the pit, she would chase him, block him in front, and dig a big pit for him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she asked this question, Zhou Ye replied, "If I'm alone somewhere, it must be deep in the mountains, old forests, and desolate wilderness. Then the injured girl is most likely not a human, but some mountain spirit. I'll have to hide away from her."
Lin Shu was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, holding her waist and shaking with laughter.
"Zhou Ye, how come you can still tell jokes! It's so funny, hahahaha..."
Zhou Ye didn't think what he said was funny, but seeing Lin Shu laughing like that, a smile also appeared in his eyes.
Lin Shu laughed enough and asked again: "What if I was the one who got hurt, would you still carry me on your back? If you don't, someone else will, and I will still owe that person a favor."
Zhou Ye frowned subconsciously after hearing this, "If you were with me, I wouldn't have let you get hurt so badly."
Lin Shu's eyes trembled slightly when she heard this, and she finally stopped making trouble. Only the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, and people could tell at a glance that she was in a good mood.
As soon as she quieted down, Zhou Ye also fell silent, as silent as a dull stone on the roadside.
However, Lin Shu felt that Zhou Ye liked this kind of silence, just like some people always like to be alone quietly.
She sat on a long bench, her hands resting leisurely at her sides, watching Zhou Ye working, occasionally daydreaming and distracted.
Catching a drop of sweat sliding down the corner of Zhou Ye's brow, she suddenly remembered that she had originally wanted to take a palm-leaf fan.
Lin Shu went to the main room and took down one of the two palm-leaf fans hanging on the wall.
The cattail fan was made from folded palm leaves, and He Guixiang wrapped the edges with cloth strips and needle and thread.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, He Guixiang took out the old cattail-leaf fans she'd used in previous years—two in total. He Guixiang used them the most, followed by Lin Shu. The men in the family, on the other hand, didn't like using them. When they felt hot, they'd just wash their faces with cold water or take cold showers.
But Lin Shu liked the breeze from this cattail leaf fan. When she wanted a gentle breeze, she would naturally reach for the embroidered round-edged fan used by the ladies of noble families, which was elegant and beautiful. But when the heat got really intense, she would still have to use this cattail leaf fan, which could create a strong breeze in an instant, which was very comfortable.
After adjusting the position of the long bench, Lin Shu faced Zhou Ye's side, held the palm-leaf fan, and waved it directly, sending a gust of wind towards him.
Zhou Ye tilted his head to look at her, his tone of voice seemed to be lightened by the refreshing breeze, "With such strong force, your arms will be sore in a few seconds."
"Tsk, who are you looking down on?" Lin Shu blew gusts of wind towards Zhou Ye.
Suddenly, Lin Shu saw something and her eyes widened. "Wait, Ah Ye, were you just laughing? Wasn't that right?"
Zhou Ye replied seriously: "I don't have any."
Lin Shu felt that there was, but when she looked over again, Zhou Ye was still silent and expressionless, almost making her think she was seeing things.
Also, after fanning herself a few times, her arms did feel a little sore.
She suspected that she had just fallen into Zhou Ye's provocation.
It’s incredible that Zhou Ye actually used the art of war by accident!
Lin Shu snorted softly, retracted her palm-leaf fan, and stopped fanning him, gently shaking the handle herself. Unfortunately, this palm-leaf fan was not suitable for slow and gentle fanning. The handle was heavy, and after fanning gently for a long time, her hands would become sore, especially her wrists.
"Ashu, come here and take a look. Are the chicken mushrooms almost fried?" Zhou Ye asked.
Lin Shu stood up and walked over. "It's still early. It will take at least half an hour to squeeze out all the water. But there's no need to stir it all the time. I'll do the rest."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ye handed the wooden shovel back to her. It wasn't that he was tired of doing this job, but he felt that this job was too simple and he was better suited to doing other things. Lin Shu happened to say that the chicken mushroom diced did not need to be stirred all the time, which would make it a lot easier for Lin Shu.
After taking over the job of stirring the chicken mushrooms, Zhou Ye wanted to deal with the bamboo in the yard, but seeing that Lin Shu was not in a hurry to make bamboo beds or chairs, he gave up, picked up the axe and continued chopping wood.
He worked quickly, and soon he had chopped most of the firewood in the pile and stacked it in rows for easy access.
When there was no work to do, he informed Lin Shu and went to the fields to help Lin Dashan with the work.
Lin Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this, but she didn't stop him. "If you don't feel tired, then go ahead. Dad will be so happy when he sees you helping out."
Although the sun would set in about half an hour after this, Zhou Ye worked quickly, so even if he only worked for half an hour or an hour, it would allow his father to relax a little.
Zhou Ye waited for her nod before walking out. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly stopped and turned back to remind her, "Bolten the gate after I leave. Wait until Aunt He and Xiao Pu come back, then open the door."
Lin Shu couldn't help laughing, "Do you think I'm a kid like Xiao Pu?"
Zhou Ye looked at her silently with a determined look.
Lin Shu had no choice but to compromise, "I understand. I'll bolt the door after you leave."
Zhou Ye still didn't leave. He said to her, "Come here. I'll watch you bolt the door before you leave."
Lin Shu: ...
"How come someone who doesn't talk much in normal days can become so talkative when he gets serious?" Lin Shu muttered in disgust, but as she muttered, the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.
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