Chapter 12: Pepper
"Close your eyes and I'll take care of it for you."
Lu Miao pouted slightly and closed his eyes in half belief and half doubt.
Fu Jingyou made sure that she closed her eyes before he plucked a long leaf from a corn seedling.
Hearing the noise, Lu Miao asked, "How did you deal with it? Is it done?"
"It's almost done, don't open your eyes."
Lu Miao kept his eyes closed obediently.
Fu Jingyou clamped the shiso with corn leaves and squeezed it slightly. The shiso died on the spot, and a light dark green juice flowed out of its emerald green body.
Shaking off the foreign chilies, Fu Jingyou took Lu Miao's hand and whispered, "Don't open your eyes."
He had seen how spoiled this girl was, and she was afraid of foreigners, so he was afraid that she would not cooperate, so he resorted to this desperate measure.
"It hurts..." Lu Miao said softly, "I know, hurry up!"
Fu Jingyou no longer hesitated and carefully wiped the liquid on the corn leaves onto Lu Miao's palm.
With Fu Jingyou's "Okay", Lu Miao felt as if the pain was really not that severe anymore.
The effect is too obvious!
Lu Miao's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and he asked Fu Jingyou: "How did you do it? It really doesn't seem to hurt that much anymore."
"…Special herbs."
Fu Jingyou lied casually, smeared the remaining juice on the corn leaves on his palm, stood up and walked towards the path, "It's okay, you can go back to work."
Lu Miao glanced at her palm before turning to look at Fu Jingyou. Suddenly, she thought of something and called out to him, "Hey! Fu Xiaoliu."
Fu Jingyou turned his head to look at her and returned to his previous cold expression.
Lu Miao's teeth ached as he stood up, propping himself up with the hoe. His fair face was flushed red, perhaps from the sun or the heat. "You said last time that you could weave a straw hat. I haven't had the chance to go to town recently. Could you help me weave one when you're not busy?"
Fu Jingyou refused coldly: "No, I'm busy."
"Can't you just help me?" Lu Miao refused to give up and hummed coquettishly, "I won't let you do this for nothing. I'll give you whatever you want!"
Fu Jingyou didn't say a word, picked up his load and left.
Lu Miao stomped his feet and raised his voice, "Fu Jingyou!"
Fu Jingyou stopped for a moment and turned around to look at Lu Miao.
Not many people know his name, and even fewer can call him by it.
How did she know?
Fu Jingyou frowned, wanting to ask Lu Miao something, but when he turned around, Lu Miao had already seized the opportunity and said, "Please, just help me this time!"
Acting like a spoiled brat seemed to be her usual tactic. Fu Jingyou knew he should refuse, but he always felt that it was a bit against his will...
The mountain breeze was blowing, and someone was walking towards them along the mountain path.
Afraid that Lu Miao would make trouble again and spread rumors that would harm her, Fu Jingyou took a deep breath and said in a muffled voice:
"knew."
Lu Miao was overjoyed, his puffy lips instantly curved into a beautiful arc, and he took the opportunity to make a request: "I'm afraid of getting tanned, so you must braid the brim of my hat a little bigger!"
Fu Jingyou didn't answer, but muttered in his heart, "What a capitalist's daughter." He took a step with his long legs, carrying the load and running as fast as if he was walking on the mountain wind.
"Really? Did you hear me?"
Lu Miao hummed softly, turned sideways and saw a large green cornfield in front of her. She felt dizzy and wished she could faint.
Time passed slowly. Ren Bingxin and Geng Xiaoyun asked someone where Lu Miao was working. When they got off work at noon, they walked along the hillside to the cornfield, intending to call Lu Miao to go back with them.
As soon as she approached the cornfield, she saw Lu Miao squatting at the edge of the field, holding the hoe upside down and hooking it onto a branch of the mulberry tree behind her, forcibly creating a shade for her.
"Lu Miao, how come you're so clever?" Geng Xiaoyun laughed. "How's the work going?"
Lu Miao shook his head weakly, "Almost."
She tried her best, but her arms were almost broken from exhaustion. Not only did she have blisters on her palms, but her face and body were also in pain. She simply couldn't go on.
Geng Xiaoyun asked, "How much more is left?"
Lu Miao pointed vaguely, "This, there, and there, they are all mine."
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and Geng Xiaoyun couldn't open her eyes, so she squinted and looked in the direction Lu Miao pointed. She smacked her lips and said, "Oh my god, why are you so slow? Have you even done half of this little bit of work?"
Lu Miao raised his voice and retorted: "How come there is not half?"
Is it just half? This one and a half acres of land almost cost her her life.
"Okay, stop nagging. You and Ren Bingxin go back first. I'll do it for you!"
Geng Xiaoyun took the hoe from Lu Miao and said, "Ren Bingxin, please help me steam an extra potato when you get back. I didn't eat breakfast this morning and I'm starving."
Ren Bingxin nodded and said "OK".
Lu Miao really couldn't hold it any longer, so he didn't hesitate at the moment. He was like a leech, wanting to cling to Ren Bingxin.
Ren Bingxin helped her walk back.
Because they were so close, Ren Bingxin could clearly see Lu Miao's condition. "We should clean our hats too. Your face is sunburned."
Lu Miao quickly stood up and asked, "Is this true?"
Lu Miao was sweating at that time and felt a little bit scared on her face, but because the blisters on her hands were very painful, she focused on her hands and didn't pay much attention to her face.
"Is it serious? Have I become ugly?"
The only two things Lu Miao couldn't accept were using her and interfering in her life, and the other was about her face!
If she had to choose between being disfigured and becoming ugly, she would definitely choose death!
"It's okay, it's good to watch!"
Seeing Lu Miao's expression of despair, Ren Bingxin gently comforted him, "It's just a little red. Just wash it with cold water when you get home."
Lu Miao was suspicious: "Really?"
Ren Bingxin nodded again, "Really."
Actually, it is not...
Lu Miao's skin was very fair, the kind of fair and lustrous, but at this moment her complexion was dull and pale, and her cheeks were chapped, with red blood vessels that were particularly obvious, which looked a bit scary.
She is so delicate and loves beauty so much, can this situation be told truthfully?
Of course not.
Ren Bingxin opened the topic: "Let's go quickly. If we delay for too long, it might get serious soon."
Lu Miao thought it made sense and didn't waste any words.
His legs, which had been weak just now, were now running very fast, pulling Ren Bingxin all the way back to the educated youth site.
I have sweated a lot in the morning. If the conditions were not so, how much would Lu Miao like to take a nice bath?
But I don’t have that condition.
Since she couldn't take a shower, Lu Miao filled two basins with water, wiped her body and then washed her face. At the end, Ren Bingxin poured the water for her.
Seeing that they were not aware of how to save water, the old educated youth Yang Xiaojing endured it again and again, but finally she could not help but stand up and say:
"Can you save some water? It was the same yesterday and today, one basin after another..."
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