Chapter 36 Something Was Dig Up from the Ground
Zhou Ruiyuan held Du Wanchun tightly in his arms, resting his chin on her warm shoulder, and whispered in her ear, "Thank you, my wife."
Du Wanchun gripped the pen tightly, her face pressed against his chest. "Husband, we are husband and wife, there's no need for thanks. This pen is so important to you, let's keep it safe, it might be useful in the future."
Zhou Ruiyuan slowly released her, took the pen from her hand, examined it carefully, and nodded: "Yes, we'll keep it safe..."
"Let's go, my husband, let's go inside first." Du Wanchun extended her hand to him with a gentle smile.
Her hands were small and thin, but very white, making one want to cherish them.
Zhou Ruiyuan looked down, reached out and held her small hand tightly in his own palm as they walked into the house.
Du Wanchun's hand was enveloped in his large hand, which felt warm and reassuring. She looked up at his gentle and handsome face, and her heart felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
When Aunt Zhou saw them come in, she spread out the copper coins in her hand and asked with a puzzled look, "Wanchun, there are a hundred coins here. Where did you get them?"
Du Wanchun smiled and quickly replied, "It's Aunt He. Didn't we sell some radishes to Magistrate Li's family last time? Magistrate Li really likes our radishes, so he wanted to buy some more. He gave me some deposit and asked us to send some more over."
Aunt Zhou was overjoyed and turned around, saying, "This is great news! I'll take Zhou Zhao to the field to pick radishes right now."
Du Wanchun called out to her, "Mother, I'll go with you."
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go get the basket right away."
Zhou Ruiyuan held Du Wanchun's hands in both, looking distressed, and said, "The farm work in the fields is too heavy. You can let your third and second brothers do it."
Du Wanchun looked up at him, shook her head and said, "It's alright, I can endure this hardship. We're family, so there's no need to distinguish between you and me. My third brother's ears have just recovered, and my second brother's eyes are still recovering. They shouldn't work too hard, so it's good if I can help them."
Zhou Ruiyuan finally decided, "I'll go with you."
Du Wanchun looked down at his feet, "But, husband, your feet..."
Zhou Ruiyuan quickly let go of her and took a step forward, saying, "Look, my legs can walk now."
I can walk now, but it's still a bit strenuous.
Zhou Ruiyuan is a very resilient person. Even though he was walking with difficulty, he still had a calm and composed expression on his face.
If an outsider were watching, they would really think he had fully recovered.
But Du Wanchun knew that he didn't want to work too hard and wanted to help her with the chores.
Du Wanchun thought for a moment, looked at the newly picked roses in the house, and said, "Husband, why don't you stay home and help us clean up the petals? When we come back from the fields, we'll go to the county to deliver the radishes. After that, we'll go buy a boiler and bottles, and when we get back, we can make fragrant dew right away."
Zhou Ruiyuan frowned slightly. He knew that his wife didn't want him to work so hard, so he didn't agree to her suggestion.
In the end, it was Aunt Zhou who intervened and forced him to stay at home.
In order not to delay their time, Zhou Ruiyuan had no choice but to compromise for the time being.
Du Wanchun went to the fields with Aunt Zhou, Zhou Zhao, and Zhou Feng.
Zhou Feng's eyesight has been improving day by day. Although it has not fully recovered yet, he can see some things vaguely.
Zhou Zhao linked arms with him and walked behind Du Wanchun, chatting and laughing all the way.
When the family arrived at the vegetable garden, they were stunned by what they saw.
The lettuce, which was planted not long ago, has already grown as tall as my knees.
And those cabbages, each one glistening with oil, were twice the size of a normal ripe cabbage, like a watermelon.
The rice in the nearby fields is golden yellow; it will probably be ripe in a few days.
On the other rocky patch, a lot of radishes have grown, a lush green expanse.
"My goodness, this is a huge harvest!" Aunt Zhou exclaimed excitedly, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"Mom, I'm going to take a look!" Zhou Zhao ran in and pulled up a lettuce.
The lettuce not only had lush leaves, but its stems were also growing very well, probably about the size of a child's arm.
Zhou Zhao held it in his hand and shook it. "Mom, sister-in-law, this lettuce should last us for two days."
Aunt Zhou strode forward, took it in her hand, and examined it closely. "It really is."
The mother and son were overjoyed and forgot about digging radishes. They first dug up a few cabbages and threw them aside before heading to the rocky ground.
Du Wanchun quickly went to help, putting all the picked vegetables into the basket she had brought.
Zhou Feng, who was standing to the side, groped his way into the field. While touching the vegetable leaves, he said to Aunt Zhou and the others, "Mom, sister-in-law, I remember these vegetables weren't this big a few days ago."
Du Wanchun added, "Yes, when we passed by yesterday, the rice hadn't turned yellow yet."
Aunt Zhou looked up at them and said, "Perhaps it's because the weather has been warm lately, so the rice and vegetables have ripened ahead of schedule. Wanchun, come on, take these radishes!"
As he spoke, he tossed a string of radishes to Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun quickly took it from his hands, put it into his basket, and then carried the basket to the rocky ground.
Although the radishes in my field are not very big, there are a lot of them. Last time I pulled up dozens of kilograms, and now I have dozens more. It feels like I can never pull them all.
Du Wanchun took out a small hoe and dug up a pile of excess soil in the ground.
As they dug, a piece of wood suddenly appeared inside.
This area used to be rocky, so there shouldn't be any wood here.
Du Wanchun was puzzled, but picked up her hoe and continued digging.
Not long after, they dug out a whole piece of wood, which had a faint fragrance.
She exclaimed in alarm, "Mother, come quick, look what this is?!"
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