Chapter 416: Lu Dongcai [4]
When cooking lunch, Gao Xiulan kept a few of the pheasant eggs she had picked up, and fried the rest with toon sprouts.
Even though the family was short of food, she still cooked a meal, with a smile on her face, praising Hu Qingqing: "We are all blessed with Qingqing today."
Hu Qingqing had been scolded and beaten all her life, and had never been praised like this. She felt a little embarrassed, but she was genuinely happy, with a sparkle in her eyes: "I'll go up the mountain when I have free time, and I can pick some up." She had been running around in the mountains all year round, and she knew very well where bird eggs and pheasant eggs were found.
Lu Dongcai said, "How can there be so much good luck? The weather is getting warmer now, don't run around like an idiot."
Hu Qingqing glanced at him and shut up.
Gao Xiulan said, "It's not easy to come across this kind of thing. We're busy all the time, so we don't have the time to run around in the mountains. The bamboo shoots you and Dongcai picked today are almost done. Dry some, pickle a jar, and stir-fry the rest for two meals." Bamboo shoots with bacon are a delicious dish. They're short on food this year, but meat is still good; they killed a whole head last December.
After that, he reminded Hu Qingqing: "Be careful next time you carry things, save some energy, and don't carry too much at once. The bones are too thin, don't squeeze them and hurt them."
Hu Qingqing said, "I know that. I only carry it because I can." As long as she is full, she still has strength.
After dinner, Gao Xiulan didn't rush to bed. She rummaged through the house and took out all her old clothes.
There are several brothers in my family, and the clothes are kept by the older ones and passed on to the younger ones. When they are really too old to wear, as long as they can still be worn, they are washed and put there so that they can always be used.
There were several pieces of clothes that were worn by Lu Dongfu. Although he was only sixteen years old, he was already very tall, a head shorter than Lu Dongcai. Gao Xiulan put away the clothes that were no longer wearable.
At this moment, Hu Qingqing came and turned it out again.
Some of the clothes could no longer be mended and the fabric had been stripped down, so she could only take them apart to paste soles on shoes. A few of them were still wearable and could be used for washing after some alterations.
Hu Qingqing ran next door holding Chuyi.
Today she went for a day stroll in the mountains and she already has friends.
She especially likes her cousin next door.
Lu Dongcai filled the water tank, boiled water and poured it into the kettle, then scooped water to wash up. Everyone in the house except Gao Xiulan ran away.
After he had packed up, Hu Qingqing and Lu Dongfu came back. They carried Chuyi and went straight to Gao Xiulan's room: "Mom, Chuyi is asleep."
"Are you asleep? Have you peed yet?"
"Here." Gao Xiulan took the child over: "This little thing didn't sleep in the afternoon, but went to bed early at night." Then she ordered Lu Dongfu: "Go, I just saw your second brother washing his face. Rub the towel over and I'll wipe Chuyi's hands and face."
Lu Dongfu responded and left the house. After he left, Lu Dongcai had already prepared the water. After he finished wiping Chuyi, Hu Qingqing washed herself with the water.
As soon as she entered the room, she heard Lu Dongcai calling her.
The kerosene lamp in the room was on, and she watched the man sitting beside the bed walk over step by step.
Lu Dongcai gave her the things he bought at the commune at noon: a pair of hairbands, a handkerchief, and a wooden comb, grate, and toothbrush.
"I was going to take you there, but I forgot. I was afraid I wouldn't have time to go back. You didn't have anything, so I picked out some common things and bought you a few. You're a grown woman now, you should know how to comb your hair, wash your face, and rinse your mouth. Do you still want me to teach you?"
Even though Hu Qingqing was a bit timid, she felt a bit embarrassed. Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's: "Of course I don't know how to wash my face and rinse my mouth. I'm not stupid."
Lu Dongcai gave her a complicated look. When he saw her just a few days ago, she looked messy and dirty. What was the difference between her and a fool?
Hu Qingqing felt embarrassed but then a little excited. She put the thing Lu Dongcai bought for her in her arms and put it next to her pillow on the bed. After turning off the lights, she kept touching it, like a mouse, making some noises from time to time.
Lu Dongcai:——
Unable to bear it any longer, he reached out and flattened her: "Stop moving around and go to sleep."
Hu Qingqing murmured, "I can't sleep." "No one has ever bought her anything in her life!" She was a little excited and couldn't control herself.
Lu Dongcai took a deep breath, tried to clear his mind, and went to bed early without being affected by her.
I was a little confused just now, and my arm was hugged again: "Brother Dongcai, thank you!"
The soft murmur woke him up instantly.
Lu Dongcai: ——This is really terrible.
Once it gets busier, it's really busy. Harvesting wheat, planting corn, transplanting rice, and other farm work one after another are so busy that it's hard to breathe.
By this time, Hu Qingqing had completely integrated into the Lu family.
After getting to know her, Lu Dongcai discovered that his young wife was really lively and still had the mind of a child.
But she is different from children. She is really capable. As long as she is full, she seems to have endless energy and strength, and she doesn't know how to get tired.
Harvesting wheat is the most annoying time of the year. She has to bend over all the time, holding the sickle and moving non-stop. She has to get up before dawn in the morning. At noon, when she can take a nap while eating, she can also go out with Lu Dongfu to gather a basket of pig grass.
Of course, every household is living like this now, but she is not even seventeen after all. Even Lu Dongfu can't stand it, but she is like nothing happened. When she comes home and others are sleeping, she is still running around.
Lu Dongcai thought she was a fool who didn't know the seriousness of the matter.
After a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore and dragged the person into the house.
"Brother Dongcai, what are you doing?"
Lu Dongcai glanced at her and said, "What are you doing? Sleeping! Aren't you sleepy so early in the morning?"
Hu Qingqing shook her head: "Not sleepy." She went to bed as soon as it got dark at night, so how could she be so sleepy?
"Sleep even if you're not sleepy. Don't run around in the middle of the day. Do you know there are worms?"
Hu Qingqing puffed up her cheeks and got on the bed reluctantly. What was there to be afraid of if there were insects? The poisonous ones were all small and could be killed directly. If she encountered a larger non-poisonous one, she could bring it back and eat its meat.
However, she didn't dare say this.
I don’t have the habit of sleeping, and I’m not sleepy at the moment. It’s really annoying to lie in bed motionless.
Lu Dongcai was in dire straits. The people around him kept moving around, disturbing him so much that his ghost fire was not even that big.
He turned over and slapped Hu Qingqing on the butt: "Go to sleep quickly and be quiet!"
Hu Qingqing was stunned for a moment. She was hit on the buttocks. What was wrong with this person?
It's not like she had never been spanked before, but this was a man, her man, and he actually spanked himself! !
She turned around to face Lu Dongcai, looked at him with puffed cheeks, snorted, rolled over, and leaned her butt against the wall facing him, and behaved herself.
Hu Qingqing didn't speak to Lu Dongcai for the rest of the day.
It's not that I'm angry, I just feel a little embarrassed.
Accustomed to her chattering and laughing, Lu Dongcai felt uncomfortable the whole afternoon and kept looking at Hu Qingqing while working.
From the fields to home, Hu Qingqing did what she was supposed to do. She chatted and laughed with Gao Xiulan and Lu Dongfu as usual, but she didn't talk to Lu Dongcai.
Lu Dongcai didn't expect her to be so angry. He just meant it and didn't use much strength. Could it have hurt?
, It wasn't until the afternoon when he was walking home from work that he called out, "Qingqing!"
Hu Qingqing had just carried Chuyi on her back when she heard him shouting and scurried down the mountain like a rabbit. Gao Xiulan was startled by her and said, "Hey, Qingqing, slow down, you little girl."
After saying that, he glanced at Lu Dongcai and asked, "What's going on with you two?"
Lu Dongcai didn't react: "What's going on?"
"Don't play dumb with me. She's been avoiding you all afternoon. Do you think your family is blind? She was fine this morning, so why is she acting weird after a short rest? Did you scold her?"
Gao Xiulan hadn't thought the two would argue. After all, Hu Qingqing was cheerful, lively, and hardworking, and she was very obedient when asked to do anything, so there was no chance of a quarrel. Her only suspicion was that Lu Dongcai had said something unpleasant, and then she was sulking without being able to speak out.
This son's personality is impeccable, but after all, he had that experience. Gao Xiulan has always been worried that he has not let go of that troublemaker Xingzi and has some prejudice against Hu Qingqing.
Lu Dongcai said: "Why would I quarrel with her when I'm such a grown-up? I just saw her running around all day long and now she's so busy and tired, so I asked her to calm down for a while at noon. And then, if she can't calm down, I'll beat her -"
Before he could finish his words, Gao Xiulan took action and slapped him on the back: "Lu Dongcai, have you become successful? I raised you up, and you don't beat your wife? You worshipped the first one like an ancestor and let her do whatever she wanted, and now this one has to work herself to death and be tortured by you——"
Lu Dongfu had just handed the wheat bundle to Lu Minghai and put it on his back. He was stunned by her sudden appearance and hurried forward to grab Gao Xiulan's hand: "Mom, what are you doing? It's time to get off work. Why don't you go home and talk about it?" There were more than just their family working in the fields.
Gao Xiulan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, let's talk about it when we get home. If you don't tell me everything when we get home, I'll be waiting for you."
Lu Dongcai rubbed his face. What the hell was going on? Could someone just finish what they were saying? Why were they so excited?
When Gao Xiulan got home, Hu Qingqing had already been there for a while. She didn't have the key on her, so she took Chuyi off her back and put him in the wooden basin at the door.
It was already late, and the child was getting hungry. Even though he had already eaten once while working in the fields, he was still whining and making a fuss.
Hu Qingqing got a piece of half-cooked green-skinned rice dumpling from somewhere, rinsed it with water in the kitchen, took a couple of bites of the skin, and gave it to Chuyi to grind his teeth.
It was quite effective. The crying stopped and the little one was drooling as he chewed the sour food.
Then she didn't dare to delay and hurried to chop grass for the pigs. The pigs in the pigpen were so hungry that they were about to fly out.
It's hot now, so I need to take a break at noon. I work in the morning and evening, and it's dark at both ends. If I don't work faster, I won't be able to see anything soon.
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