After lunch, the sun reached its hottest point.
Qiao Qiu felt like she was melting in the heat at home. She had only one thought in her mind: to take off all her clothes, lie on the floor and roll around, and feel the coolness of the floor.
She also misses modern air conditioning, refrigerators, and ice cream.
This is the best thing to use to beat the summer heat.
Qiao Qiu leaned over the table to one side, but something felt off. She leaned over to the other side, but still felt something was wrong. Finally, she stood up abruptly.
Xiao Hui had just walked in carrying a basin of water when Xiao Hui suddenly did this, which startled her greatly.
"Miss, what are you doing?"
"I'm hot, I want to go outside to the woods to cool off." Qiao Qiu looked at her, then noticed the basin in her hand, "What are you doing?"
"This is cool water I just drew from the well. It's very refreshing. I think you must be hot, so I brought it to you to wipe your body."
Qiao Qiu's eyes lit up. "Quickly bring it over, Sister Xiao Hui. I've really been good to you all this time. Go and get yourself a basin to wash up. We'll go out in a bit."
"Okay, sure." Xiao Hui smiled and ran out, closing the door behind her.
Qiao Qiu couldn't wait to take off her clothes, rinse a handkerchief with water, wring it out, and wipe it on her body.
The cool sensation made Qiao Qiu breathe a sigh of relief.
Thump thump thump—
"Who is it?" Qiao Qiu asked.
“It’s me. What are you doing? It’s so hot, aren’t you hot? You’ve locked yourself in the house,” Bai Shu said from outside the door.
"Who let you in? You're not allowed in. Go back to your own place." Qiao Qiu was somewhat frightened and quickly put her clothes on.
"Why can't I come in? Do you have some secret inside?" With that, Bai Shu pushed the door open.
Qiao Qiu quickly covered herself up completely with her skirt, swallowing back her fear.
Bai Shu was taken aback when he saw that her clothes were not properly put on.
"Get out of here right now!" Qiao Qiu snapped. But she hesitated, as the place wasn't far from the main house, so she didn't raise her voice too loudly.
"Yes, I'm sorry," Bai Shu said, then closed the door. Before anyone noticed, he leaped up and used his lightness skill to leave the Qiao family's residence.
Startled by the commotion, Qiao Qiu broke out in a cold sweat. Instead of resting before drying herself off, she quickly put her clothes back on.
Bai Shu fled the Qiao family home as if escaping, landing on the ridge of a field. He exhaled deeply, the image of Qiao Qiu with her clothes disheveled lingering in his mind.
He's being so paranoid. How could he possibly think there's something wrong with her?
This is a huge misunderstanding.
What will Qiao Qiu think of him?
Bai Shu frowned.
"Young Master Bai?!"
Gu Youying was just out working as usual when she unexpectedly ran into him, and she couldn't hide the surprise on her face.
Bai Shu frowned and turned his head, where he saw Gu Youying.
"It's you again."
This woman has appeared in front of him several times since he first met her, so he must have fallen for her.
"Young Master Bai, I don't think I've offended you in any way, have I?" Gu Youying was a little sad. She was sincere towards him, how could he treat her like this?
Bai Shu sneered, "Don't you even know who you are? You think you can seduce me?"
Feeling embarrassed after being caught red-handed, Gu Youying asked, "What are you saying, young master?"
"Don't you know what I'm saying?" Bai Shu was too lazy to waste any more words on her and turned to leave.
"Young Master Bai!" Gu Youying called out to him.
Bai Shu stopped, but did not turn around. "Is there anything else?"
Gu Youying bit her lip. "I wanted to tell you not to be fooled by Qiao Qiu. She's not a good woman. She liked the young man in white a few days ago, but she turned around and started flirting with you."
Bai Shu found it laughable. He knew perfectly well how Qiao Qiu treated him; the boundaries were clearly drawn. It was he who didn't want to let go, not her. As for Yu Ge, he didn't believe Qiao Qiu would like such a boring man.
"Sigh!" Gu Youying was anxious when she saw that he was unmoved and left again, but she had no idea how to stop him.
Qiao Qiu led Xiao Hui to the poplar grove. Standing under the trees, they felt a gentle breeze and a sense of indescribable satisfaction.
"Miss, it's so cool here. It's a pity there's nowhere to sit."
“Who said there isn’t?” Qiao Qiu laughed.
"Where is it?" Xiao Hui looked everywhere but couldn't find it.
Qiao Qiu took off the shawl that was draped over her arm and handed one end to Xiao Hui, saying, "Let's each tie one end."
“Miss, this shawl is very expensive. What if Madam finds out…”
"She won't scold me," Qiao Qiu said. "Sister Xiao Hui, you can help me wash it later. Next time you go out, bring this one with you. Reusing it is its greatest use."
"Huh? Are we coming here again next time? What if we run into some kind of person?" Xiao Hui was a little scared. This place was already outside the village. Although it was at the village entrance, it was not far from the main road, and she could occasionally see all sorts of people walking by.
Qiao Qiu had already started tying them up. "I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"
"Okay, fine." Xiao Hui didn't quite agree, but she never disobeyed her mistress.
After they finished getting ready, they sat down together.
Qiao Qiu looked around. Gu Youying said she had seen Yu Ge earlier today. Was Yu Ge still here? Or was Gu Youying lying to her?
Gu Youying's words are indeed unreliable; such a despicable person wouldn't be a good person even in modern times.
Seeing her looking around, Xiao Hui thought for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Miss, what are you looking at?"
"I'm bored, can't I just browse around?"
"Sure, of course. Are you looking at Young Master Bai, Miss?" Xiao Hui smiled ambiguously.
"Why would I look at him?" Qiao Qiu asked.
"Oh my dear lady, are you really that naive or just pretending? Can't you see that Young Master Bai has fallen for you at first sight? It's rare for such a handsome man to come to our village. Don't you want to seize this opportunity?" Xiao Hui asked.
Qiao Qiu tilted her head and looked at her, "Sister Xiao Hui, is it that you want to get married?"
"Miss, where did you say you were going?" Xiao Hui asked, a little embarrassed.
"I'm only fifteen years old. I haven't properly taken care of my parents yet, and I don't want to get married so soon. Please don't say things like that again."
“How could you think like that, Miss? I think Madam is worried about your marriage. You may not care, but Madam is very concerned.”
“Parents always worry about their children’s marriages, and you can’t persuade them otherwise. Let them worry about it for now. It’s better for them to have choices than to worry about it for no reason,” Qiao Qiu said.
"Miss is quite open-minded. By the way, Miss, is that rice seedling you're working on inside?" Xiao Hui had seen it several times.
Qiao Qiu nodded. "Gu Youying said she was cultivating hybrid rice to benefit the whole village. I saw that she hadn't succeeded in cultivating it for so long, so I got a little itchy to try it myself."
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