"No need to pack, I'll take you somewhere."
Gu Shi then pulled Lin Qingyu up the mountain.
Fortunately, Lin Qingyu had eaten something on the train this morning, so she wasn't too hungry now.
It was just too hot. When Lin Qingyu first walked up the mountain path, she couldn't stand it anymore.
Are you alright?
Gu Shi, who was walking ahead, also realized the problem, so he stopped and turned to look at Lin Qingyu.
Lin Qingyu was covered in sweat and was panting.
"I'm fine, it's just a little hot!"
Lin Qingyu stretched out her hand and fanned herself to try to cool down.
Gu Shi was somewhat annoyed. It was his oversight, and he shouldn't have come up the mountain today, especially since it was so hot.
"Should we go back? I... I was too hasty!"
Gu Shi began to have second thoughts, mainly because he was afraid that Lin Qingyu wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Why are we going home already? We've come all this way, no, no, let's hurry up and go! I can still hold on!"
As she spoke, Lin Qingyu pushed Gu Shi aside and headed straight up the mountain.
The next moment, he almost fell to the ground.
Gu Shi caught her from behind, saving her bottom from injury.
"What's wrong? Xiaoyu'er, what's wrong?"
Gu Shi held Lin Qingyu tightly and quickly carried her to a tree not far away.
"It's alright, it's alright, I'm fine. Let's hurry up and get up the mountain! It'll be too late if we wait any longer!"
But before Lin Qingyu could even sit down, she was already eager to head up the mountain.
"Little Jade, listen to me first. I was careless just now. We can go to the riverbank first today."
Gu Shi held Lin Qingyu's wrist tightly, pulled her back, looked into her eyes, and spoke earnestly.
Lin Qingyu could also sense that Gu Shi was very calm now, and had become the composed and calm Gu Shi she knew before.
She slowly nodded and stopped walking up the mountain.
The two then headed towards the village's small river. Under the blazing sun, Gu Shi tried his best to lead Lin Qingyu along tree-lined paths, which at least made it a little less hot.
Fortunately, it wasn't far from here to the riverbank; the two arrived in less than ten minutes.
This is the entrance to the east village. This small river flows through Lihua Village and into other villages.
This area is downstream, so there are many stone slabs here, and the women of the village would wash their clothes here.
Several trees are planted along the river, including a peach tree.
"This tree is so tall!"
Lin Qingyu sighed, recalling that she had certainly washed her clothes here when she was a child.
In my memory, it wasn't difficult to climb up this peach tree and pick peaches.
"It's probably because no one takes care of it; ordinary peach trees don't grow this tall."
Gu Shi answered Lin Qingyu's question, but the next second he scrambled up the stairs.
"Hey Gu Shi, come down! This tree is so tall, if you..."
"Don't you know what a man can do?"
Gu Shi rarely joked with Lin Qingyu, and once Lin Qingyu's lips curled up, she couldn't stop smiling.
That's true. Back when they were in Pear Blossom Village, Gu Shicheng was always going up mountains and down rivers. Climbing trees was something he could do with his eyes closed.
There were several peaches at the top of the peach tree, all of which looked ripe, but because they were so tall, the children didn't dare to pick them.
The adults probably haven't had time to pick them yet, otherwise the two of them wouldn't have been able to pick up any!
Gu Shi carefully wrapped the peaches in his clothes, then quickly climbed down the tree.
"This looks sweet!"
Gu Shi picked out a large, red one, took it to the riverbank, and started washing it.
Just then, I saw the plump auntie coming over to wash clothes.
"Oh my! Isn't this the big boss of Pear Blossom Village? Someone just said they saw you two, but I didn't believe it. I didn't expect you two to actually come back!"
Aunt Pang was a good talker. When Lin Qingyu saw her carrying a basin of clothes over, she took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Auntie Pang, it's been a long time! You haven't aged a bit, just like before!"
The plump aunt didn't look like someone who did laundry. She casually tossed the basin on the ground and stood next to Lin Qingyu.
"This awful weather! It's so much cooler under the trees!"
Lin Qingyu smiled, and then Aunt Pang noticed the peaches on the ground.
"Wow! These peaches are so big! I remember this peach tree must be fifty or sixty years old!"
As she spoke, she quickly squatted down, picked up a peach, and wiped it on her clothes.
"Peaches are better when they're still ripe; you can eat them without washing them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took a big bite, and a third of the peach, the size of his fist, disappeared instantly.
Gu Shi had just finished washing the peaches and came over to hand them to Lin Qingyu.
Lin Qingyu had originally intended to say something, but the plump auntie didn't forget to talk even while eating.
"You city folks are so sophisticated. If this were the old days, we would have starved to death long ago!"
Seeing this, Lin Qingyu could only smile and remain silent, picking up the peach Gu Shi had given her and starting to eat it.
The two of them haven't eaten yet and are starving.
Gu Shi wasn't usually particular about such things, but when he heard Aunt Pang say that, he immediately picked up all the peaches, washed them all clean, and brought them back.
"Qingyu, you're so lucky! You married such a wonderful man as Gu Shi!"
This plump auntie has only been here a few minutes, but she's already said who knows how much she's said.
Lin Qingyu felt the situation was a bit awkward and was about to reply when Aunt Pang didn't seem to mind at all.
Turning to Lin Qingyu, he asked, "Qingyu, what brings you back this time? How long are you planning to stay? Are you still living in Xinshi City? You two are definitely business-minded; you've even opened a factory in a big city. And you, Qingyu, I heard your restaurant is doing really well..."
Once the fat aunt started talking, she couldn't stop, just talking non-stop, not caring whether Lin Qingyu was listening to her or not.
When she finally stopped eating peaches, she also stopped talking.
Lin Qingyu finally had a chance to speak: "We're just back to stay for a few days and take a look at our old house."
Unexpectedly, Aunt Pang pressed on, "Just staying for a few days? Nothing else? I thought the village was going to distribute land, and you were coming back to do farm work!"
The way the fat aunt said it was tactful, and Lin Qingyu immediately understood what she meant.
It's also tough on her, having to come out and sunbathe with them in such hot weather.
"I guess I won't be able to do farm work anymore. I didn't do much farm work before, I'd almost forgotten about it. Gu Shi used to do a lot of farm work, but now he's busy taking care of the kids at home and doesn't have time to do any!"
Lin Qingyu explained, which dispelled Aunt Pang's suspicions.
He also personally delivered a rumor to the villagers, and it might spread quickly once they left.
"It's good not to do any work! Qingyu, you don't know, doing that backbreaking work every day, facing the loess soil with your back to the sky, can exhaust me half to death!"
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