"I don't want to go to school..."
Dr. He didn't hear what was said next, so he walked closer and asked, "What did you say?"
Lin Qingyu happened to be carrying water over, but Zhao Xiaobao didn't answer him.
"Dr. He, please come in and sit for a while. Where are you going?"
She opened the door, which was a wooden gate shaped like a fence.
According to Gu Shi, he made it himself, and it was very sturdy.
Dr. He glanced at his watch and, thinking it was still early, went into Lin Qingyu's courtyard to sit for a while.
"I need to go to the county town to get my medicine. A car will come to pick me up later. Your water is quite cold!"
Lin Qingyu chuckled twice, then suddenly remembered that there was still meat stewing in the pot. She quickly said something and ran into the kitchen.
Fortunately, there was still water in the pot, simmering gently. She breathed a sigh of relief and stayed in the kitchen to continue stewing the meat.
Before long, the sauce had thickened and the braised pork was ready, its aroma filling the air, even the two people in the yard could smell it.
Zhao Xiaobao's mouth was practically watering. He looked at the kitchen and said, "It smells so good! Auntie must be making something delicious!"
He Jinhua had just chatted with Zhao Xiaobao for a while and thought he was a very smart kid, but he didn't know why he didn't like going to school.
He suddenly had a different thought.
Lin Qingyu quickly pushed open the door and came out, carrying a small bowl and three pairs of chopsticks, ready to let the two of them try it.
"Dr. He, Xiao Bao, come and try my braised pork, it smells amazing!"
Although He Jinhua was the village doctor, he wasn't so generous as to casually treat people to meat, which shows that Gu Shi's family was indeed well-off.
Finally, unable to refuse any longer, he took two bites, and the taste was indeed quite good.
Just then, the car that was supposed to pick him up arrived, so He Jinhua said goodbye to the two men and got in the car to go to the county town.
Lin Qingyu divided the braised pork into two portions, intending to send one bowl to her neighbor Chunyan's family and then personally deliver the other bowl to Li Xiuhua.
Half a month into the marriage, it was time for her to start working. That's just how it is in this day and age.
She can't rely on Gu Shi forever, at least not on the surface.
So she plans to go home and discuss it with Li Xiuhua.
Zhao Xiaobao was left alone at home, and she was worried about her, so she thought that Gu Shi would take Zhao Xiaobao to work in the afternoon, and then she would go afterward.
Unexpectedly, just as she was talking about Li Xiuhua, she saw Li Xiuhua's figure, walking over somewhat unsteadily.
"mother?"
Lin Qingyu ran out quickly, and Li Xiuhua looked like something was wrong.
"Mother, what's wrong? What happened?"
She helped Li Xiuhua up and asked anxiously.
Li Xiuhua's complexion was not good, but fortunately there were no obvious injuries on her body.
As Lin Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Li Xiuhua say softly.
"Your dad hit me again."
Her anger flared up immediately. She had thought that Lin Aiguo would be able to settle down for a while after accepting the dowry.
Only half a month has passed, and Lin Aiguo has already revealed his true colors.
Zhao Xiaobao also came running over, looking at Li Xiuhua with some curiosity.
Lin Qingyu patiently let him play with Da Huang, then pulled Li Xiuhua to sit in the yard.
There's a grapevine in the yard, and it's sprouted lots of green branches. It's very cool to sit under it.
Lin Qingyu moved a small table over, set out peanuts and melon seeds, poured in some cooled boiled water, and then listened to Li Xiuhua recount what had happened.
It turns out that the trouble was caused by the cookies Lin Qingyu gave them back then.
When Lin Qingyu returned to her parents' home after her wedding, she gave Zhao Hongxia and Li Xiuhua each a bag of biscuits, but she didn't tell Zhao Hongxia about it at the time.
Later, Li Xiuhua put the cookies in the kitchen, thinking she would share them with Lin Weidong when he came back.
However, this morning, Li Xiuhua woke up late because of a stomachache. When she went to the kitchen, she found that there was no leftover rice in the pot for her.
She didn't want to cook, so she thought she'd eat a couple of cookies to tide her over, but when she opened the cupboard, the cookies were gone.
Zhao Hongxia appeared at the opportune moment and launched into a barrage of sarcastic remarks about Li Xiuhua, accusing her of stealing food, and then called Lin Aiguo over.
The two criticized Li Xiuhua together, and Lin Aiguo became more and more agitated as he spoke, and then started hitting Li Xiuhua again.
Li Xiuhua was already feeling unwell, and now that she was angry, she grabbed a carrying pole and hit Lin Aiguo several times.
Then he ran out and staggered over to Lin Qingyu.
After hearing this, Lin Qingyu was furious. She shouldn't have been so polite to that old lady; now she'd even dragged her mother into this mess.
She said regretfully, "If I had known, I wouldn't have given it to Grandma separately."
Li Xiuhua's eyes were red, and she didn't say anything, only feeling very sad.
Lin Qingyu continued to comfort her, saying, "Mother, why don't you stay here with me for the next couple of days? Don't go back."
"I'll discuss it with Gu Shi when he gets back, and then we'll send you home."
Li Xiuhua looked up at Lin Qingyu and stammered, "This isn't right. I only came to find you while Gu Shi was away."
She craned her neck to look outside, then said, "You just got married, how could I possibly bother you like this?"
Lin Qingyu knew what Li Xiuhua was worried about, but she felt that Gu Shi wouldn't refuse, so she took Li Xiuhua's hand and said.
"Don't worry, Mother. Gu Shi won't hold it against you. He should be back soon. I'll go cook now."
Lin Qingyu went to the kitchen, leaving Li Xiuhua in the yard to watch over Zhao Xiaobao.
It hasn't rained for almost two months now, and the crops in the fields are almost dying. People in the village are carrying water to irrigate their fields.
It takes half an hour to walk from the muddy river in the village to get water to the fields.
The weather is hot now, and one person can't carry much water in a day.
I've heard about something called a water pump, but Pear Blossom Village doesn't have one!
Their village was considered one of the poorer villages in the entire brigade, and few other brigades in the surrounding area had this kind of thing; even if they did, others would need it.
Gu Shi returned at midday when the sun was blazing.
He was covered in sweat, his bare arms were sunburned and red, and the skin on his neck and shoulders was peeling from the sun.
Gu Shi saw Li Xiuhua in the courtyard and went up to greet her generously.
"Mother is here. Is Xiaoyu in the kitchen? I'll have her cook a few more dishes."
Li Xiuhua looked at Gu Shi with some confusion. In her memory, Gu Shi was still a teenager, but now he has grown up so much!
Fortunately, Gu Shi went straight to the kitchen and saw Lin Qingyu busy at work. He then spoke to her.
"Mom's here. Cook a few more dishes. Do you have any eggs at home? If not, I'll go buy some this afternoon."
Lin Qingyu looked at Gu Shi's exhausted appearance and felt a pang of heartache as she spoke to him.
"You should wash up first; you're so sunburned, it must hurt terribly!"
Gu Shi was willing to listen to Lin Qingyu's concern for him, and immediately felt that his shoulder pain and leg soreness were gone.
"Okay, okay, you cook first, I'll go out and do the washing."
Just as he was leaving the kitchen, he suddenly turned back and asked.
"Nothing happened this morning, right?"
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