Chapter 21 Chapter 21

Sure enough, Jia Guoye came back not long after waiting.

He ran all the way under the scorching sun, his forehead was full of sweat, his throat was dry and astringent, and he was breathing slightly.

Jia Guoye walked into the yard and did not go to Jia Yourui's room first.

He went to pour some water, washed and dried his hands, and then took the gauze wrapped in paper into the house.

...

The window was open, and a cool breeze blew in from the bamboo forest.

Jia Yourui was still in the original position, sitting with her head down.

Hearing the sound of Jia Guoye coming in, Jia Yourui raised her head. Jia Guoye

walked in.

Jia Yourui stared at him with a pair of watery big eyes.

Her little face was puffy, her lips were pursed, and she looked guilty.

Although she didn't know much about farm work, after working for a short period of time in the afternoon, Jia Yourui had already felt the fiery atmosphere of racing against time in the rice fields.

These few days were extremely important, and she actually dragged Jia Guoye down and wasted most of his afternoon.

Jia Guoye knew what she was thinking, and his heart warmed.

He said, "Believe me." He smiled, with a bold expression.

The boyish madness was different from his usual silent and introverted appearance.

He said in a relaxed and casual tone: "It's just one and a half acres of land, very simple."

Jia Yourui liked the way he looked at this time.

She raised her little hand, her face flushed, and whispered, "I won't cause you any more trouble."

Jia Guoye shook his head and said, "No."

More than no trouble, he hadn't been as happy as he was this afternoon for a long time.

...

Jia Guoye squatted down, took out the gauze from the paper package, and gently bandaged her.

The thin calf was slowly wrapped with gauze.

After bandaging, Jia Guoye looked at her and warned, "Don't touch the water, try not to go to the fields, I will come back to cook in the evening."

"Got it."

Jia Yourui nodded heavily.

She urged mischievously, "I'm fine, you should go to the fields quickly."

Jia Guoye agreed.

He put the iodine and gauze together on the chair in her room, and then walked out of the room.

Jia Yourui soon heard the sound of the door being locked.

...

Jia Guoye returned to the rice field. At this time, most people sat down on the ridges of the fields and under the shade of the trees to rest.

Everyone drank water, smoked, chatted, and relaxed.

After what happened just now, Jia Guoye undoubtedly became the focus of the crowd.

Many people envied him. Some people who originally despised and ridiculed him changed their attitude because of the appearance of Jia Yourui, and secretly admired him. Some people thought that Jia Yourui was just acting on a whim. According to her perspective, how could she possibly look down on Jia Guoye.

All kinds of ambiguous looks were cast on him, but Jia Guoye completely ignored them.

He picked up the sickle that he had just thrown on the ground because of his anxiety, and continued to catch up with his previous progress.

It was easy for him to get into a state when he was working, paralyzing himself and forgetting the time and the fatigue in his body.

...

"Guoye."

Zhang Xiuhua walked slowly towards him with a water cup in her left hand and a kettle in her right hand.

Jia Guoye stood up and turned around. He wiped his eyes covered with sweat.

Zhang Xiuhua stood in front of him and said kindly: "Here, auntie will pour you a sip of water."

As she said that, she poured out a glass of water and handed it to Jia Guoye.

"Thank you, auntie."

Jia Guoye's voice was hoarse.

He wiped his hands on his trouser legs and took the water cup.

Jia Guoye raised his head and swallowed in big gulps.

His Adam's apple rolled and shone in the sunlight.

Zhang Xiuhua watched him finish drinking the water, took the cup, and asked with a smile: "Do you want more?"

Jia Guoye's tired brows wrinkled slightly.

He shook his head: "No."

Zhang Xiuhua turned the cup upside down on the spout of the pot, looked at his progress, clicked her tongue twice, and praised: "Guoye, you are really capable."

She sighed: "If your uncle Qi Heng could do half of what you do, I wouldn't have to worry at all."

Jia Guoye didn't say anything.

Then she asked: "Will you come to the field tonight?"

Jia Guoye said: "I will come."

"That's good." Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief and said hesitantly: "Guoye, can my aunt ask you for a favor?"

Jia Guoye nodded: "You say."

"It's like this." Zhang Xiuhua was a little embarrassed: "Yulin said she was not feeling well. I thought about going to see her tonight and giving her some eggs. I won't be able to accompany your Uncle Qiheng to cut straw. Yumin wants to sleep at night, and this damn girl won't come out no matter what you say."

She looked worried and looked at Jia Guoye: "Your Uncle Qiheng is old and not in good health. He is tired alone at night. I am really worried about no one to take care of him. Auntie will send you a bottle of medicine tonight. Please take care of your Uncle Qiheng. If he is not feeling well, you can bring him water and two pills, okay?"

Jia Guoye said: "No problem."

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Auntie knows that you are reliable and you are worried about telling others. I will give you the bottle of medicine at dinner."

Jia Guoye nodded: "Okay."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. You have to bear the burden alone."

Zhang Xiuhua said with interest: "Fortunately, I saw that your wife seemed to be a little concerned about you today. Your life should be better than before, right?"

"Yeah."

Jia Guoye smiled and whispered: "Maybe."