Chapter 96 95: Dreams are the opposite
Zhou Huaian turned his head and looked at Yang Chunyan who was sitting on the edge of the bed swatting mosquitoes. "Yan'er, are you really going to wait a month before you do that with me?"
Yang Chunyan pointed at his leg and said, "There's such a long cut, and you're still thinking about that. Aren't you tired after running all day?"
Zhou Huaian said unhappily: "I'm not a monk, of course I have to think about it."
Yang Chunyan reached out and picked up the herbal medicine planting book on the cabinet, "If you can't sleep, read it."
Zhou Huaian didn't take the book she handed over, frowned at her, "I think something is wrong with you, there must be something on your mind."
Yang Chunyan hesitated for a moment, looked at him and said, "Huai'an, do you think people will dream about their past lives?"
"My grandma said that people drink Meng Po soup after they die, and after drinking it, they can't even remember who they are, so how can they remember their past lives?" Zhou Huaian suddenly sat up and glared at her, "You didn't dream that you were not my wife in your past life, so you don't want to be with me?"
Yang Chunyan never dreamed that he would say such a thing, and said unhappily: "I dreamed that I was the queen in my previous life, and when I woke up, I looked down on you, a lazy guy."
"Tsk~" Zhou Huaian curled his lips and lay down on his side, "Where can you find a lazy guy as diligent as me?"
"Yes, I looked for it with a lantern!"
Yang Chunyan went to bed and rolled up the mosquito net. As soon as she lay down, Zhou Huaian moved over and said, "Yan'er, tell me the truth, what bad things did you dream about?"
Yang Chunyan recalled the days when she was alone in her previous life and said quietly, "I dreamed that I was old and I was the only one in my family."
Zhou Huaian was stunned by her tone, and he put his arm around her waist, soothing her gently, "Ha'er, dreams are the opposite of reality. When we are old and the baby is grown up, we will definitely separate and live on our own. I will definitely stay with you until you leave."
"I also think dreams are the opposite!" Yang Chunyan turned her head and looked at him with gritted teeth and said, "If you are as lazy and unfocused as before this time, I will abandon you and let you live alone."
Zhou Huaian looked at her with a helpless look, "Silly woman, it was just a dream, but you took it seriously."
You know shit!
Yang Chunyan glared at him and slapped his hand. "Behave yourself and go to sleep on your own."
Zhou Huaian took back his hand, "You sleep, I'll read, I promise not to disturb you."
Yang Chunyan glanced at him, thinking that if she sent him over now, he would come over again in the middle of the night, so she turned around and went to sleep.
Zhou Huaian read two pages of the book, turned his head and saw that Yang Chunyan had fallen asleep. Seeing that she was slightly frowning even when she was asleep, he felt that she must have something on her mind.
He suddenly remembered what Yang Chunyan said that day that he owed her a lot. Could it be that he had done something to let her down in her dream? Or did she really dream of something bad?
Thinking of this, he gently rubbed Yang Chunyan's forehead, "Yan'er, don't worry, I will never do anything to let you down in my life!"
"Damn mosquito!" Yang Chunyan waved her hand, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
"..." Zhou Huaian looked at her for a while, put down the book, blew out the oil lamp and went to sleep.
The next morning, Yang Chunyan got up early. When she opened the door, she saw Li Qiuyue coming out of the room. "Third sister-in-law, are you up?"
Li Qiuyue turned around and smiled, "I heard that my eldest and second sisters-in-law are also up. This is the first day to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms!"
Yang Chunyan nodded, "Yes, there must be a lot of people going up the mountain today."
Zhang Xiuxiang came out from the kitchen and said, "You guys should get up, wash your faces and eat quickly. You have to pick mushrooms early. If you go too late, you can only pick up the leftovers."
"Here we are!" Yang Chunyan walked towards the well with a porcelain basin in her hand. She saw Zhou's father and the three brothers Zhou Huairong coming from the backyard. "Old man, you guys got up so early?"
Father Zhou nodded and said, "There is still some bark left to be peeled. We should get up early to finish peeling it so that we can go and pick up the yellow mud."
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "Old man, there is a lot of yellow mud over there in the pumpkin field, and it is also close to the earthen kiln."
“We’re going to go there and pick one.”
Building a house with your own kiln is much more labor-intensive than buying bricks and tiles. You need to pick up clay, clean up tree roots, grass roots, stones and other impurities in the soil, break the soil, tread on the yellow mud to make bricks, and build a shed to dry the bricks...
Zhou's mother came out with a steamer and said, "It's time to eat."
"Here we come!" Everyone scooped water from the big vat beside the well, washed their hands, and walked towards the main room.
Yang Chunyan washed up and returned to her room. She saw Zhou Huaian had also gotten up. "You don't have to work today. Why are you getting up so early?"
"Ah!" Zhou Huaian scratched his head, "I'm used to it. I'm hungry by this time, and I can't fall asleep even if I want to."
Yang Chunyan smiled after hearing this, "Then let's eat first. The old man and his friends are going to pick up yellow mud today. You can cut the Polygonum multiflorum vines when you are free at home."
"Yes, when Jiaming goes to school, ask him to call Erchun over for me, and I'll give him the money."
"Yes!" Yang Chunyan handed the porcelain basin to Zhou Huaian and went to the main room.
After Zhou Huaian washed up, he went to the main room. Zhou's father looked at him in surprise, as he thought that his youngest son would sleep until noon today.
Zhou Huaian sat down, "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you recognize me?"
Zhou Huaijun laughed and said, "I thought you were going to stay in bed today!"
"I'm hungry. I'll eat before going to sleep!" Zhou Huaian said and proudly picked up the bowl of rice.
The old man looked at him with a smile and said, "Sleep well and get your legs healed quickly so that you can go up the mountain to dig herbs and earn money."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "The stitches can be removed in ten days or so. Grandpa, you should sell the sheep quickly, and I will take you with me then."
Yang Chunyan and her sisters-in-law finished their meal and put down their bowls, "Let's go up the mountain."
Zhou's mother hurriedly said, "Huifang, the dry food and water are on the stove."
"Hey!" Zhao Huifang went to the kitchen to get the bag of dry food, took out the bamboo tube and kettle and handed them to Yang Chunyan and others.
Yang Chunyan was wearing boots and holding a sharpened wooden stick, which was specially used to pry mushrooms. She also had a vegetable basket, a sack, and a medicine hoe.
The sisters-in-law packed up their things and went out. Yang Chunyan looked towards the mountains and forests in the distance, only to see clouds and mist swirling around, like a fairyland.
Zhao Huifang and the other two couldn't wait to go to the mushroom den where they had been in previous years to pick mushrooms.
Every year, people who pick mushrooms in the mountains have their own mushroom nests. After the rain, mushroom pickers usually set out early and head straight to the mushroom nests.
There are few high-value mushrooms like matsutake and morels in the forests near the village. The hills where these mushrooms are picked are usually far away from where we live.
Yang Chunyan feels that picking mushrooms, especially picking good ones, still requires some luck. Some people are born with good luck in the mountains and have a "unique eye" that allows them to find good mushrooms even in weeds.
When she walked along the same road, the mushrooms seemed to be avoiding her. Others could also pick up chicken mushrooms and big-foot mushrooms by following her footprints.
It’s despairing just thinking about it!
As soon as the four of them walked onto the main road, they saw a few girls picking mushrooms, carrying baskets and walking in front of them, talking and laughing.
Li Qiuyue said, "Sister-in-law, let's go through the woods behind the pumpkin patch and cross a ridge to reach the mountain nest."
"Okay!" The three followed Li Qiuyue into the bushes. After being nourished by the rain, the wild flowers in the forest bloomed more beautifully, and the water droplets on the petals were like crystal clear gems.
(End of this chapter)
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