Chapter 65 Helping to collect firewood
People often use the term "flowering girl" to describe a young and beautiful girl, and many beauties at the age of seventeen are exactly that of a flowering girl.
Because she is from the countryside, her skin is not as fair as that of city people, but it is also delicate and smooth. Her fingers are a little rough, but because she is young, she still looks tender.
Most of the clothes that Xuanmei wore before were left over by her three sisters, so the fabrics looked old and the styles were old-fashioned. It was only because she was young and beautiful that they did not look gray.
Now wearing a brand new white dress with small floral patterns, she looks like she is glowing, with a vibrant energy emanating from her inside out.
This was her joy, a joy that she could not hide.
She almost walked over on tiptoe, and when she came in front of Gao Mingcheng, she first smiled shyly at him, then turned around so that Gao Mingcheng could appreciate the beauty of the whole dress.
Gao Mingcheng had seen this dress before and just thought there was nothing wrong with it, but now that it is worn by many beautiful women, he thinks it looks really good!
The sleeves and trouser legs are both designed with ruffled sleeves, similar to the recently popular bell-bottom pants, but not as exaggerated as bell-bottom pants, and have a more feminine feel.
"It looks good! The size is right too!" Gao Mingcheng praised generously, his eyes full of appreciation.
Many beauties smiled and lowered their heads shyly.
When Gao Mingcheng lowered his head, he saw that many beauties were only using the cheapest rubber bands for their hair. He suddenly realized that he had not bought everything. Next time he went to the county town, he would have to buy some more rubber bands and hairpins for tying hair, and also a bottle of facial cream.
Another thing, you have to buy a pair of shoes!
Gao Mingcheng's eyes swept across many beautiful feet. He didn't notice it when they were wearing old clothes, but now that he was wearing brand new clothes, the shoes that set them off seemed too old, even about to break.
He was thinking about it in his mind, but he was not in a hurry to speak out and boast about it.
The two sat under the shade of the tree and talked for a while. Gao Mingcheng took out a book and asked Xuanyue Mei a question. These words were all ones he had taught before. When he asked the questions, Xuanyue Mei answered seriously and almost all of them were correct.
Gao Mingcheng was very satisfied with this, so he taught Mei many more new words and explained the content of a text.
"Gao Yue, please lend me some martial arts novels. After I finish reading them, I will lend them to you. Most of these martial arts novels are written by authors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Reading them can broaden your horizons." Gao Mingcheng said. He also wanted to encourage Xuanmei to increase her reading volume. Although martial arts novels are not the best reading materials, they are not bad and can enrich Xuanmei's entertainment.
"Is it the same as "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties"? " Many beauties blinked, with curiosity and anticipation revealed in their eyes.
Although her family did not have a radio, she had listened to the storytelling of "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" several times at other people's homes.
"Yes, but there are a lot of new words in the book, and you may not understand them. If you come across a word you don't know, just write it down and I'll teach you when I'm free. Or you can refer to the context and guess the meaning of the word."
"Okay." Xuanyuemei nodded obediently, like a well-behaved student making a promise to the teacher.
While the two were talking, time had passed quietly, and the western sky was silently covered with the sunset glow.
Xuanyimei looked up at the sky, exclaimed, and looked suddenly panicked.
"What time is it now? I'm afraid it's five or six o'clock? Oh no, I came back to dry vegetables and collect firewood for cooking! Oh no, when my second sister comes back, I'll be scolded again!" Xuanyuemei said, almost crying.
She paced around anxiously, wanting to collect firewood, and then wanting to go to the kitchen to cook rice.
It is often said that farmers have little free time and need to work hard every day to make a living.
Gao Mingcheng couldn't bear to see her so flustered, so he immediately grabbed her hand and said calmly, "Don't worry, go cook, I'll go collect firewood!"
Manyu Mei looked at him as if she was looking at her backbone, and her panicked hearts calmed down instantly.
She nodded and hummed.
She ran to the kitchen, but when she reached the kitchen door, she ran back to the room. When she came out again, she had changed out of her new clothes and put on her old clothes.
New clothes were precious, and she was reluctant to wear them into the kitchen and get them dirty.
Gao Mingcheng took out his watch from his pocket and looked at the time. It was already a quarter past five. Although it was not early, there was still an hour before the villagers had dinner.
People in their village have dinner around 6:30 to 7:30. Some families may eat a little later, but no later than 8:00.
After a busy day, people get hungry quickly and need to eat in time.
You can't just collect firewood wherever you want. The low hills surrounding the village are distributed to everyone. If you want to collect firewood, you can only go to the hill that belongs to your home. If you go to someone else's hill, you will have to fight.
But firewood is something that is used every day. In fact, the mountain next door cannot supply all the firewood. Therefore, every household has to find a way to get firewood from the mountains. Some people even steal firewood from other people's homes, thus causing conflicts between the two sides.
Gao Mingcheng was a fast runner, so he naturally chose to go to the mountains to get firewood.
He ran all the way into the mountains and successfully found dry branches. He nimbly picked up the branches together and tied them together with a vine.
As he bent down to collect firewood, he heard a rustling sound in the bushes around him, so he picked up a stone and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
A few pheasants fled away in the thorny bushes.
However, when they thought they were safe, a stone carrying a lot of power hit them.
With a "bang", a pheasant fell down, and the other pheasant flapped its wings and flew away quickly.
Gao Mingcheng successfully shot a pheasant and felt a little happy.
He walked around the thorny bushes and picked up the pheasant that had fallen to the ground. The pheasant was not completely dead yet, so he did not rush to twist its neck. He planned to go back and cut its neck and let the blood so that the meat would taste better.
When he bent down to pick up the pheasant, he happened to see a nest of pheasant eggs in the bushes. It seemed that this was originally the territory of these pheasants, but they were frightened by him and fled in panic.
Gao Mingcheng crouched down and reached out to pick up the eggs. Even though he was careful, he was still pricked by the thorns several times.
But the effort paid off, and I got a total of five eggs.
As it grew darker, he did not stay in the mountains for long. He put the pheasant eggs in his trouser pocket, then quickly walked down the mountain carrying a bundle of firewood in one hand and a pheasant in the other.
He returned to Xuanyuemei's home. Xuanyuemei was washing and cutting vegetables. Although there was not enough firewood at home, it was enough to cook rice.
"Duomei, I've prepared the firewood for you. I'll put it here. Look, I also picked up a few pheasant eggs. You can hide them and eat them slowly!" Gao Mingcheng handed the pheasant eggs to Duomei as well. As for the pheasant, forget it. Giving it to Duomei would be equivalent to giving it to her second sister's family. It would be better for her to take it back and eat it herself.
(End of this chapter)
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