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The soil here is slightly soft, probably because no one has ever stepped on it.
Chu Qi easily dug up the soil with a wooden stick. As soon as he dug it up, he saw a long worm drilling into a deeper place.
(I won’t name this bug because it’s so disgusting)
Chu Qi continued to dig deeper, and finally simply grabbed the insect's tail, pulled it out, tore it into two pieces and threw it into the fishing trap.
He found seven more and put bait on five fishing traps. Chu Qi lifted the traps and stuffed them into the river with satisfaction.
The river was not deep and the water was relatively clear. Chu Qi rolled up his trouser legs and stepped directly into the river.
The water level reached about her knees.
As soon as they entered the water, the fish that were originally swimming leisurely suddenly scattered and hid in a hurry.
Wait until the giant leaves.
The fish swam back and continued its leisurely stroll.
They were of different sizes, the big ones were as big as half of Chu Qi's palm, and the small ones were not even as long as Chu Qi's fingers.
Hmm.....fried, braised, grilled fish.
Both are very good.
Too bad there isn't that much oil.
Then all that's left is grilled fish.
Chu Qi seemed to see the happy scene of baskets full of fish after a good harvest.
***
In the evening, the villagers finished work and went home.
Zhuang Xiaolan walked among them, holding a sickle and wearing a straw hat. Her pale cheeks were sweaty. She blinked her thick eyelashes slightly, and a drop of sweat hanging on her eyelashes fell down.
It was a bit spicy, so she raised her hand and wiped the sweat with the back of her hand, her big watery eyes searching the ridge of the field.
Chu Zhiqing and she agreed to meet today...
Where will she be waiting?
When a young girl is in love, she always hopes to spend more time with her lover.
Unfortunately, due to the busy farm work, Zhuang Xiaolan did not have much time to talk about love.
After searching for a while and not finding Chu Qi, she withdrew her gaze with a little disappointment and trotted a few steps to catch up with her father.
"Girl, what are you looking for?" Zhuang Aiguo asked.
“I didn’t find anything…” Zhuang Xiaolan replied in a low voice.
Zhuang Aiguo lifted the carrying pole onto his shoulder, and the high winnowing baskets in front and behind also shook heavily.
His weathered eyes were filled with a smile that showed he had seen through everything:
"Let me guess, Dad, I was laughing secretly for no reason and looking for someone everywhere. Am I... secretly dating some guy?"
Zhuang Xiaolan can't hide the truth.
As soon as Zhuang Aiguo said this, her cheeks immediately turned red:
"Well, I can't hide anything from Dad."
"Your father is very smart." Zhuang Aiguo said proudly, "You are not a child anymore. I won't stop you from dating someone. Come and tell me, who is it?"
"Yes..." Zhuang Xiaolan pursed her lips and suddenly became nervous: "I told you not to be angry."
"Is the other party a bad guy?" Zhuang Aiguo frowned immediately.
"No, he's not a mixed-up person, it's just..." She whispered even more quietly: "He is Chu Qichu, an educated youth."
"Chu Zhiqing?!" Zhuang Aiguo frowned, "How did you get involved with him? He's so weak every day. If you stay with him, I'm afraid he'll rely on you to take care of him in the future."
When the villagers thought about Chu Qi's habit of asking for leave almost every day and working for three days and resting for two days, they all frowned.
Zhuang Aiguo was also not very happy, and wondered why his daughter fell in love with him.
Is it just because she looks good?
Hey, who cares about appearance when looking for a man? He has to be able to work and support his wife and children. That’s the serious thing…
His dissatisfaction with Chu Qi was almost overflowing.
"He's really good, I know that."
Zhuang Xiaolan didn't like to talk about Chu Qi's bad deeds, so she changed the subject and said, "Dad, are your shoulders sore? I'll give you a massage when we get home."
Zhuang Aiguo: “…”
This is a very awkward way of changing the subject.
Forget it, as long as my daughter is happy.
It's rare that his daughter has someone she likes, and the other party also likes her, and they are together. Zhuang Aiguo has no reason to break up the couple, so he has to let the matter go.
***
On the way back, Chu Qi touched a nest of bird eggs.
The bird egg was quite large, about three centimeters in diameter, and was hidden next to an isolated grave.
The graves were nameless and overgrown with weeds, the tallest of which was more than two meters long.
Chu Qi bowed respectfully to the grave before taking away the bird eggs.
It is said that a mother bird will abandon the nest of eggs if she smells a strange scent. In order to avoid waste, Chu Qi simply took away all five eggs.
On the way, Chu Qi picked up two days' worth of dry firewood.
Educated Youth House---
While her roommate was still here, Chu Qi quickly lit a fire and cooked eggs.
It was cooked. Chu Qi broke one open and tried it. It tasted good. She ate three in a row and left two.
The original owner had made an appointment with Zhuang Xiaolan to meet privately today, and she did not forget it. It was also a good opportunity to complete the mission.
So I decided to give the remaining two to Zhuang Xiaolan as a gift.
These days, romantic flowers are not as practical as sending food.
At least that's what Chu Qi thought. This guy, who was a bachelor until his death, had zero experience in dating.
As a man, I have zero experience in getting along with girlfriends.
Chu Qi’s ways of being nice to others: giving them food, flowers, and daily necessities.
---Now that she has nothing to spend or use, just send her food within your means.
After taking cold medicine, Chu Qi felt sleepy and took a nap in the afternoon.
When I woke up again, it was already evening.
After work, my roommate cooked in the kitchen. Chu Qi didn't do much exercise so she wasn't very hungry, but it was best to eat three meals a day on time.
However, in reality, the people in Zhuangjia Village did not have three meals a day.
Usually we eat two meals, breakfast and dinner.
So neither Zhao Zhiqing nor Nan Zhiqing came back at noon.
It was another stressful gaze. Nan Zhiqing wiped the sweat from his forehead. The weather was not hot, but it was extremely hot after finishing the work.
"Student Chu, are you almost well now?" Nan Zhiqing took the initiative to find a topic.
"Much better," Chu Qi sat on a small bamboo stool. Today, Zhao Zhiqing took it away. "Thank you for your concern."
"Haha, it's my duty," said Nan Zhiqing. "Now that you are feeling better, isn't it time to go back to work? You know, the autumn harvest is very busy."
"Okay, let's go tomorrow." Chu Qi nodded.
"Work hard, labor is the most glorious!" encouraged the educated youth from the south.
Hearing this slogan, Zhao Zhiqing echoed excitedly: "Yes, labor is the most glorious!"
***
After dinner, Zhuang Xiaolan sat at the door. As the sun was setting, she lowered her head to thread the needle, bit off the thread, and began to sew clothes.
My father's job was to carry rice to the drying yard. The journey was long and the rice was heavy, so his clothes were worn out at the shoulders.
Zhuang Xiaolan would use her free time to mend clothes for her father.
She was quite absent-minded at the moment and accidentally pricked her finger.
Drops of bright red blood flowed out.
"Hiss---" She sucked her finger hurriedly to stop the bleeding.
Suddenly, a gentle voice like jade sounded above my head: "Are you okay?"
"Chu Zhiqing!" The absent-minded girl immediately recovered and, regardless of her aching fingers, she looked up and revealed an excited smile.
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