Chapter 84 Careful Guy
He Laosi put away his pipe and came over to get some water. When he heard that Fu Jingyou was going to pick dates, he thought:
"Why are you picking dates at this hour? It's pitch dark and you can't see anything. Xiaoliu, you have good intentions, but please don't waste anything. Let's wait until tomorrow morning."
Fu Jingyou opened his thin lips, thinking about what to say. The two aunts beside the bamboo bed put down their bowls and said:
"Why should I be afraid? I can just go over there with a lantern."
After saying this, one of them walked to the edge of the threshing floor with ease and took down the lantern from the temporary stand.
It can be seen that the two aunts are very enthusiastic about picking dates, which saves time on finding excuses. This result is in line with Fu Jingyou's wishes.
Lu Miao had been looking forward to this for a long time, but she kept it in her heart and didn't dare to say it out loud. Fu Jingyou went to find the bamboo pole, and the two aunts, holding lanterns and chatting, walked towards the door of the Fu family first. She curled her lips, walked happily and giggled softly as she followed them.
Gu Ying and the others joined in the fun and walked slowly behind.
Only He Laosi was left. The bamboo bed was empty. He sat on the bed with his back hunched and his legs crossed, and started smoking his favorite pipe again.
In the darkness, the sparks on the end of his pipe flickered, while on the other side, at the door of the Fu family, Fu Jingyou looked up and swiftly hit the jujube tree with a bamboo pole. Immediately, the sound of densely packed jujubes falling to the ground could be heard from all around.
Lu Miao was caught off guard and was hit on the head by several dates.
She cried out "Ouch" and was busy touching her head. When she came to her senses and wanted to pick up the dates, the two aunts moved very quickly, so quickly that it seemed like they were not the ones of their age. They stood up and squatted down, and their clothes were soon filled with small pockets. Lu Miao couldn't grab any of them.
"snort."
She hummed softly, pouting in annoyance.
Fu Jingyou noticed the movement on her side and slowed down his swing by half a beat.
Over at the threshing ground, He Lao Si kowtowed a few times and said in a hoarse voice:
"How come you two old ladies are acting like children, fighting with the kids for food? Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed if others tell others about it?"
One of the aunts laughed: "How could I like this? I just want to pick some up to feed my grandson."
He Lao Si kowtowed twice more, but before he could speak, another aunt also said with a smile:
"Fourth Master, you don't have to mention my name. Although I don't have a grandson, I still have a daughter-in-law! These dates are good. Not only are they big, but I just ate one and it was very sweet. I'll take some back for my daughter-in-law to eat."
He Laosi let out a sigh and joked with a smile: "Yes, you love your daughter-in-law the most in the entire production team."
"hehe--"
A simple, low voice echoed under the night sky.
The jujubes on the ground were quickly picked up. The two aunts looked up and saw that Fu Jingyou had stopped swinging his club. They urged him,
"Xiao Liu, don't be reluctant. When we came here to work during the day, we saw that the branches of the jujube trees in front of your house were all bent. Hurry up and knock a few more times."
really.
The several jujube trees in front of the Fu family's doorstep were laden with fruit this year, and a few jujubes were worthless. Fu Jingyou collected his thoughts, bulged the muscles in his arms, and knocked hard a few times. Immediately, the sound of jujubes falling to the ground could be heard again around him.
Lu Miao was reluctant to grab them. When everyone bent over to look for dates, Fu Jingyou approached her with a bamboo pole in hand and said, "Wait a minute. I'll beat you after they leave."
Lu Miao's clear eyes flickered slightly, and her pursed lips trembled. Finally, she couldn't help but curl up a sweet arc, "Hmm!"
The two aunts quickly picked up a large bag of dates each and left satisfied.
Ren Bingxin and the others also stuffed their pockets with dates, thinking that this was the end. They all touched the dates in their pockets and prepared to call Lu Miao to go back and share them.
Before anyone could open their mouths, the sound of dates falling to the ground was heard again. Caught off guard, everyone was hit by the dates a few times.
The "rain" of dates lasted for quite a while. When Fu Jingyou stopped swinging, a large layer of dates had already accumulated on the ground.
"Wow! Pick it up!"
Ren Bing's heart was pounding and she was screaming, even more excited than Lu Miao.
This time, Fu Jingyou picked the dates in the place where the date trees usually received the most sunlight, so the dates would be sweeter.
Lu Miao and the others were busy picking dates. He put down his bamboo pole and stood aside to watch. Suddenly, he thought of something and turned around and went to the backyard in the dark. When he came out, he had carefully placed a bucket of water under the eaves at the door.
"Ah, Fu Jingyou, you are so thoughtful!"
Lu Miao noticed it with his sharp eyes and ran over with a smile.
Carefully loosening her hand that was dragging her skirt, she poured all the dates in her pocket into the bucket, shouting happily, "There's water here. Come here and wash them after you've picked them up!"
Ren Bingxin responded: "Hey!"
Geng Xiaoyun and Gu Ying followed closely behind, "Oh, this is really complete."
Geng Xiaoyun replaced Gu Ying's position. Among the group of female educated youth, she became the honest and responsible elder sister. When Lu Miao and the others were having fun, she thanked Fu Jingyou in a pertinent way, "Thank you very much, Comrade Fu."
Under the dim light of the lantern, half of Fu Jingyou's face was sunken in the shadows, and his eyes never left Lu Miao, who was squatting and stirring the water.
The delicate girl wouldn't even drink raw water, and she found it difficult to swallow mixed noodle dumplings. How could she possibly, like other people, just wipe the jujubes that had been exposed to the wind and sun and rolled on the ground for countless times and put them into her mouth?
She...
I really like cleanliness.
Fu Jingyou raised his lips slightly and shook his head to indicate that Geng Xiaoyun didn't need to thank him.
Although he was very worried about Lu Miao, he couldn't act too familiar in front of others. Fu Jingyou was silent for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and suddenly turned his head to call Geng Xiaoyun:
"Wait a moment, Geng Zhiqing."
"Um?"
"I have something for you."
Geng Xiaoyun was puzzled and confused. "What is this?"
Fu Jingyou didn't say anything clearly, but turned around and went into the house. When he came out again, he had a small jar in his hand.
Without any explanation, he handed the small jar directly to Geng Xiaoyun. Geng Xiaoyun took a look and immediately understood, and immediately thanked him several times.
Lu Miao looked up when he heard the noise and asked, "What are you guys thanking each other for?"
Geng Xiaoyun waved her hands and smiled: "Nothing, are you done washing? I'm going home after I'm done."
The dates were washed, but there were too many of them. My pockets couldn't hold them all. I had to sleep in the threshing ground at night, so it wasn't a good idea to put them in my clothes.
Ren Bingxin was at a loss as to what to do. She even considered going back to get something to pack it in, but Lu Miao wouldn't let her go to the trouble. She simply borrowed a gourd ladle from Fu Jingyou to pack it in.
After washing the dates in front of the Fu family's door, Gu Ying and Geng Xiaoyun washed their arms and legs with the water used to wash the dates. Only then did they return to the threshing ground.
In the simple "straw hut", Geng Xiaoyun spread the bed sheets and kept glancing at the small jar in the corner. "This is only for a young man from the south. In our place, let alone young men, even young girls and wives may not be so attentive."
(End of this chapter)
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