Chapter 418: Something's Wrong with My Heart
There are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, so I usually don’t dare to open the doors and windows. Even so, after I have rested enough outside and gone inside to lie down, there are still mosquitoes in the house, and I don’t know where they come from.
As soon as the oil lamp went out, the room became pitch black and the mosquitoes hiding in every corner suddenly became rampant.
Hu Qingqing moved on the bed like a bug, listening to the mosquito buzzing and chanting incantations in her ears, holding her breath and waiting for it to bite her, and then, with a snap, she died.
Lu Dongcai:——
He reached out and pulled her over, wrapped the quilt around her, and held her down through the quilt: "Go to sleep!"
"I can't sleep, mosquitoes are biting me!"
"It won't bite you if you fall asleep."
Wrapped in a blanket on a hot day, Hu Qingqing felt like she was going to die. She couldn't breathe and punched and kicked, "Brother Dongcai, I'm dying of heat."
Lu Dongcai let her go.
Hu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Lying on the bed like a puppy, he asked Lu Dongcai, "Don't mosquitoes bite you?"
"Well, I have thick skin, so it can't bite me."
Hu Qingqing laughed: "I'm not a three-year-old child, I won't believe your nonsense."
Lu Dongcai was also made to laugh by her. Since Hu Qingqing integrated into this family, he himself didn't notice that he had smiled more often. It was as if he had returned to his childhood, and he was energetic and happy in everything he did.
"Why are you so silly and happy all day long? Are you so happy? Aren't you tired?"
Hu Qingqing said: "Sometimes I feel a little tired, but when I'm happy, I'm not tired anymore. Now I can eat well and wear warm clothes, and no one beats me or scolds me, so of course I'm happy." After saying that, she hummed: "Oh, when I think about the day starting as soon as I close my eyes and open them again, I feel full of energy. Let's go to sleep." She is full of energy during the day, but she still feels sleepy when it's time to go to bed.
How can I not feel tired or exhausted? I am not made of iron.
After a while of silence, Lu Dongcai thought she was asleep, so he closed his eyes as well. Just as he closed his eyes, the person next to him turned over and rolled over again: "Brother Dongcai, what are you going to do tomorrow morning?"
"Tomorrow, I don't know yet."
"If you have nothing to do, will you come with me to the mountains to pick pig grass tomorrow?"
Lu Dongcai asked her, "What's wrong? Can't you support the two pigs at home?"
This is just talk. Not to mention that she has Lu Dongfu with her during the holidays, even if she is alone on ordinary days, it is more than enough for her to support two pigs as if it were a piece of cake.
"No, I see you're busy working all year round, so I'll take you to the mountains to play."
Lu Dongcai's eyes were filled with smiles: "Okay, I'll go to the mountains with you." Then he pulled the man over and said: "Go to sleep."
Hu Qingqing pulled his hand away: "Stay away, it's very hot."
Lu Dongcai didn't move: "I'll block it for you, so the mosquitoes won't bite you."
The next day, as soon as it was light there was movement in the house.
Hu Qingqing yawned and walked out of the house. She used a wooden comb to straighten her hair, tied it up randomly, and then splashed cold water on her face. The remaining sleepiness disappeared in an instant.
Lu Dongfu called out to his second sister-in-law, then watched Lu Dongcai pick up the backpack and blinked twice: "Second brother, are you going to pick pig grass today too?"
"Um."
This season is a rare time of leisure in the year. Apart from the odd jobs on the private plots, the rest of the time is free. Many people are at home making straw sandals, while women go to the mountains to pick pig grass. Any leftovers from their own pigs can be handed over to the team's pig farm. A large basket of pig grass can be counted as two points of work. Work hard, and by the end of the year, you'll have both food and money.
Lu Dongfu was on vacation now, and he and Hu Qingqing would deliver two baskets of pig grass to the pig farm every day. The two pigs at home could not finish eating all the grass they had in the afternoon.
It was a rare opportunity for Lu Dongcai to go up the mountain, so Lu Dongfu cheered and followed him with a backpack.
There is no shortage of grass in this season. Even if the corn field has been weeded twice, it will still be everywhere.
As soon as she got to the mountain, Hu Qingqing was as happy as a bird out of a cage. The road up the mountain was winding, but she seemed to be indifferent to it. She reached out and pulled the grass as she walked. She picked up all the wormwood, mulberry leaves, wax gourd leaves, and wild grape leaves on the roadside. When she got to the field, she took out the basket from the bottom and pressed it down. It was half full.
Lu Dongcai and Lu Dongfu followed her, walking and stopping.
Lu Dongfu looked at this one and that one, and saw people making faces at him.
Lu Dongcai turned and glanced at him: "What are you doing instead of picking pig grass? What's wrong with your eyes?"
Lu Dongfu asked him with a smile: "Second brother, why did you want to come with us to pick pig grass today?"
"It's not that there's no work. I'll just pick some to feed my own pigs, and you guys will give what you pick to the pig farm."
"oh--"
"What are you talking about? Be normal."
Lu Dongfu laughed: "What's wrong with me? Second brother, are you hiding something, so you think I'm abnormal?"
"I don't have any guilt in my heart." It's just that his wife asked him to come to the mountain with her last night, so he came. Even at home, it's impossible to be idle. There is work everywhere.
"When will your results come out?"
"Soon. I'll find out when I get my notice from school the day after tomorrow." Lu Dongfu said, looking at the bright but sunless sky. "I'll be going to the city in September, so there'll be one less person working around the house."
"You said you would definitely pass the exam. Are you really sure?"
"Um."
Lu Dongcai smiled and said, "As long as you are confident, study hard if you can pass the exam and strive to have a simple life in the future. Don't worry about your family. This year will definitely be better than last year, and I will definitely not make up for it with the team."
Lu Dongfu nodded: "Of course, my second sister-in-law is so capable." As he spoke, he glanced at the other end of the field. Although he couldn't see anyone, he could hear the sound of people pulling pig grass. "Second brother, you are not thinking about the old one anymore, are you?"
Lu Dongcai paused for a moment: "I don't want to think about it anymore. It's been so long since the divorce, what's there to think about? If I still had thoughts, I wouldn't have divorced in the first place."
Lu Dongfu said, "Second brother, among all of us brothers, you are the one with the softest heart and the best temper. It's just that you didn't meet the right person before. In the future, things will definitely get better and better."
Lu Dongcai hummed, glancing towards the distance: "It feels like the world is about to change."
Lu Dongfu quickened his pace: "Since we've handed in the pig grass this morning, we still have to go out early this afternoon. If there's no sun, we can pull more pig grass and save some. If we get sick, we won't be in a hurry."
As they were talking, Hu Qingqing came out from under the corn cobs and said, "My backpack is full. I'm going to the woods to pick mushrooms. If you guys are full, please call me."
Lu Dongcai reached out and pulled the man over: "Is it full so soon? No one is allowed to run into the woods alone. Help me."
This daughter-in-law is so brave and foolish that she would even catch a bug and make soup with it.
However, in this season, there are not only insects in the woods, but also a lot of beehives.
If you sting one, you won't be brave enough. If you get stung, your skin will swell for days. Some people even die from being stung.
Hu Qingqing glanced at him, puffed out her cheeks, and squatted down: "Why are you so slow? You still need my help."
Lu Dongcai said: "I'm not as capable as you, otherwise why would I ask you for help?"
As if being praised, Hu Qingqing instantly became happy and started raking the grass with her two paws again.
Lu Dongfu looked at him in surprise and raised his eyebrows. His second brother was really good at coaxing people!
After the three people's backpacks were full, Lu Dongcai still accompanied Hu Qingqing to the woods.
Lu Dongfu was very tactful and didn't go with them. He leaned there and took a nap.
The three of them didn't keep any pig feed, as they carried it all to the pig farm. Hu Qingqing said there was no sun today, and she had to go to the fields after dinner.
However, she was unable to go after dinner because Gao Xiulan stopped her and said, "Qingqing, let's not go out today. You are free now, so I will teach you how to sew."
Gao Xiulan took apart some of the clothes and pants at home that could no longer be mended, mixed some glue and used it to stick on the soles of shoes. After being exposed to the sun for so long, they have dried thoroughly, and now she is sewing the soles of the shoes.
She knew that her daughter-in-law could not stay at home, but she had to know how to sew. To make a living, she really couldn't do it without this skill, and she couldn't do it for the rest of her life.
Hu Qingqing is still very obedient. She won't go out unless she is allowed to.
Sit with her on the doorstep.
Gao Xiulan gave her a piece of Lu Dongcai's clothes and asked, "Can you mend clothes?"
Hu Qingqing nodded: "Yes."
"Then you try it."
This was not a problem for Hu Qingqing. Her mother didn't care about her, so she sewed her own torn clothes. She also sewed the clothes of her younger brothers and sisters. No one taught her, but she learned it by sewing.
Gao Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief when she realized she really could do it, and then taught her how to sew shoe soles.
There was a mat under the eaves. Chuyi rolled over and over on it, crawling over and over without stopping for a while, making some "ah ah oh oh" sounds in his mouth, and had a lot of fun playing by himself.
Hu Qingqing leaned over there holding the sole of the shoe and sewing it very seriously. Before she had sewn half of the heel, she began to doze off little by little.
Gao Xiulan called her, "Go to the room and sleep for a while before getting up." As she said that, she went to pick up Chuyi, who also fell asleep.
Hu Qingqing yawned, put down her shoes and went into the house.
It was going to rain and it was hot and humid. She never slept at noon before.
She was not one to sleep easily, and when she did, she had to get enough sleep in one go. This sleep lasted until the afternoon.
There was no sun and the room was dark.
It was a rare opportunity for her to take a nap, and she wasn't busy at the moment, so no one called her.
When she got up, there was no one in the room, not even Chuyi.
I splashed cold water on my face to wake myself up, and looked at the dark sky, feeling that a storm would come at any moment. I had just poured out the water in the basin when Gao Xiulan came back holding Chuyi. It turned out that she had been visiting the neighbor next door.
"mother!"
Hu Qingqing took Chuyi from her and asked, "Did Brother Dongcai and the others go to work?"
Gao Xiulan said, "I went with Dongfu to pick pig grass. The rain might start tonight. I saved some pig grass. When it rains, I can rest quietly at home and not go out."
"Then I'll go too!"
"Why go? The two of them can go. You just rest at home. If you can't stay idle, you can look after Chuyi for me. Or you can go to the private plot and take a look. If you can find some edible vegetables, bring a little more. There's no dew now, so the vegetables will keep longer."
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