Chapter 64 So That's How It Is
"I've never seen a plum forest in my life," Ji Shengyu leaned forward like a monkey, looking, "Where is it, where is it?"
Xia Wu was helpless and pointed at the plum forest and said, "Right here, they all saw you, didn't they? There are green plums on it."
Ji Shengyu likes racing cars and has better eyesight than most people. After confirming the direction, he quickly found the green plum under the leaves.
"Brother, sit here for a while, I'll go take a look!"
This guy was playful, so he left his brother where he was and ran over to take a picture.
Yang Hongwen sat cross-legged on the ground, put raspberries on his fingertips, ate one at a time, and put them on again after he was done. He was having a lot of fun.
Xia Wu saw these two incompatible men and shook his head and sighed.
"Let me push you to the canal," she walked behind Ji Yunzhou and pushed him towards the canal. The grass here was soft and it was a bit difficult to push him.
Ji Yunzhou lowered his head slightly and saw that Xia Wu's slender fingers had turned white due to the force. When she pushed it into place and withdrew her hand as if nothing had happened, he also withdrew his gaze.
Xia Wu took off his coat, spread it on the ground, and squatted by the ditch to wash raspberries.
"This water is very clean. It's all lake water brought up from the back mountain. I'll use it to wash raspberries for you to eat. Don't mind if it's dirty."
She squatted there, looking at the tiny creature from behind. She didn't know where the tiny creature got so much energy from its body, but it actually stayed here to farm and even rented a hill, running the business in a decent manner.
Ji Yunzhou shook his head subconsciously, then realized that Xia Wu couldn't see, and said, "No."
Xia Wu washed a handful of raspberries and put them back in his hand.
The water rushing down from the mountain was a little cold, and her fingertips were cold and stained with water. After handing the raspberries to Ji Yunzhou, she shook her hands clean, sat down cross-legged like her brother, and started eating raspberries.
The straw hat covered most of her face. Ji Yunzhou only saw her putting raspberries on her fingertips, putting them to her mouth, and eating them one by one.
Like a little kid.
He looked at Yang Hongwen who was not far away, and an unbearable laugh escaped his throat: "Did you teach him?"
Xia Wu raised her head, revealing a bright face, and asked with a smile, "Haven't you seen the Cheetos commercial?"
Ji Yunzhou shook his head gently, "No."
Before the accident, he was being trained as the family successor. He had to learn a lot of things every day and had almost no time for entertainment.
After the accident, he was unable to adapt to a leisurely life for a long time and was trapped in a nightmare.
Until he forgets what it feels like to walk independently.
Xia Wu didn't think too much about it. He raised his hand, with a raspberry on each finger. "Raspberries are like Cheetos. Like this, one bite, one bite, one bite...eat them all."
After eating the raspberries, she showed her hands to Ji Yunzhou, "Look, it won't get your palms dirty."
Ji Yunzhou smiled, "Is that it?"
"Otherwise, you can try it too. It tastes better than pinching it and eating it."
As Xia Wu spoke, she rearranged the raspberries. The next second, she lay on the grass, stretching lazily. The sky was azure blue, and the clouds were white and soft. The gentle breeze blew the grass, gently brushing against her cheek, making her feel warm and sleepy.
Xia Wu lay down with his legs crossed, eating the raspberries on his fingertips one bite at a time.
Ji Yunzhou watched for a moment, then imitated her and put the raspberry on his fingertips. His fingers were slender, and after putting it on, he shook it and asked Xia Wu: "Is it like this?"
Xia Wu grinned, "Don't move, I'll take a picture of you."
Ji Yunzhou was a little embarrassed and turned slightly to the side, "Isn't it bad?"
He said no but didn't refuse firmly, so it was all considered as playing hard to get.
Xia Wu took two quick photos, then turned on the big screen to appreciate them carefully.
Ji Yunzhou was still waiting for her to say something, but Xia Wu put away her phone and lay back down.
"Eat it, eat it up bite by bite."
Ji Yunzhou did as she said.
"Is it tasty?"
"tasty."
On the other side, Ji Shengyu was like Monkey King who had strayed into the Peach Garden. He kept exclaiming at Qingmei, taking close-up photos of Qingmei, and taking photos of himself and Qingmei.
When he finished playing, he picked a few green plums and ran back, "Xiao Wu, can this be eaten?"
Xia Wu didn't even raise her head, she opened her mouth and said, "It's delicious, try it."
"Okay, I'll try it!"
Ji Shengyu didn't doubt her words at all, took a bite, and it was so sour that it turned into an emoticon.
Xia Wu laughed out loud, Ji Shengyu was angry but dared not say anything +2.
After stopping to rest for a while by the canal, Xia Wu led them to continue walking.
Every time we walked to a piece of land, we would introduce to them what was planted there. "These acres are watermelons, these are cantaloupes and small melons, and those growing on the racks over here are cucumbers."
"Where's the melon?" Ji Shengyu, who didn't know the difference between grains and was lazy, asked curiously.
"It's not cooked yet," Xia Wu said without surprise.
Not to mention Ji Shengyu, she didn't know anything before.
Just like these melons, they need to be pruned and the vines pinched after a while to make them grow better.
In the past, all the food we ate were fruits and vegetables bought from supermarkets and air-shipped from abroad. Who would have a deep understanding of these things?
But Xia Wu now speaks differently than before. When she talks about things in the fields, she talks endlessly.
In addition to looking for free courses and searching for information, Xia Wu also goes to Sannong.com to exchange planting experiences with fellow farmers.
Of course, Xia Wu is mainly studying and has not yet reached the level where he can output.
The apricots were almost ripe, losing their green skin and turning slightly yellow. Xia Wu searched the woods for a long time before finally picking out one that was mostly yellow. She handed it to Ji Shengyu, "This one isn't sour. Would you like to try it?"
Ji Shengyu shook his head like a rattle, "You try it first."
"Tsk," Xia Wu had wanted to compensate Ji Shengyu, but she didn't expect him to be so ungrateful. She washed the apricots, peeled off the yellow side, and handed them to Ji Yunzhou. "Try it. I'm not lying to you. It's absolutely sweet."
Ji Yunzhou took it and ate it without thinking.
Ji Shengyu's mouth began to drool again, and he felt like his teeth were about to sour.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Ji Yunzhou: "It's quite sweet."
"Is this true?"
"Of course it's real!" In fact, Xia Wu had tasted apricots two days ago. They were not as yellow as the ones picked today, but they were already sour and sweet and delicious.
Ji Shengyu didn't believe it, so he asked his brother for the remaining half of the apricot. He took a careful sip and was a little surprised: "Huh? Not very sour?"
He looked ignorant.
Construction was still going on on the mountain, and the sound of brick knocking was very rhythmic. Xia Wu took them around the planting area. Going up further was the hot spring area, but the road there had not been repaired yet.
Xia Wu said regretfully, "I found a hot spring on the mountain, but the road hasn't been repaired yet. I'll take you there when the road is repaired."
"Natural hot spring?"
"Yeah, it's quite surprising, isn't it? I myself didn't expect to find a hot spring in the mountains."
Xia Wu always had a smiling face towards Ji Yunzhou. She liked Ji Yunzhou no matter how she looked at him. This guy had a lucky face!
"There are natural hot springs in this kind of place!" Ji Shengyu was very interested in the hot springs. "Can we take a bath now?"
Of course Xia Wu refused him. The infrastructure had not yet been completed and she had never even taken a bath herself, so how could she tolerate Ji Shengyu polluting the water source?
"Not yet."
"When will it be possible?"
"Wait until it's repaired," Xia Wu said nonsense, but what he was thinking was: "As long as your brother comes more often and gives me more money, it will probably be repaired soon."
As the sun rose higher and it was almost time for dinner, Xia Wu led them down the mountain.
Yantou Mountain is very big. Xia Wu planted so many fruits, vegetables, and sweet clover, but it didn't stop 80% of the mountain from being empty. Apart from the haphazardly growing small trees, only patches of green grass remained. When the wind blew, the grass swayed, making it look like a green ocean.
Standing halfway up the mountain and looking down, Xia Wu could see curls of smoke rising from the village. The workers on the mountain had also stopped working. She heard Wang Yuexia loudly calling for people to eat. She knocked on the iron basin with a spoon and shouted, "It's time to eat!"
The weather has been getting hotter these days, and it's even hotter for the workers working in the mountains. Xia Wu has to deliver cool drinks to the mountain at least twice a day. They are all homemade and have some ice cubes added. The workers drink them to reduce the chance of heatstroke.
Xia Wu didn't have time today. She saw Yang Guojun riding a tricycle to the construction site from a distance.
"Come home, dinner should be ready."
The villagers who were working outside the door all went back to their homes. Liu Guizhen set up tables and chairs in the drafty corridor and served the food on the table.
Old Master Yang also came back and sat on the steps under the eaves, smoking his pipe. He was not surprised to see Ji Yunzhou, "Yunzhou is here."
Ji Yunzhou responded politely: "Grandpa Yang, this is my brother, Ji Shengyu."
"He's a handsome young man too."
There was a guest at home, and it was a big guest who brought money. Liu Guizhen, like Xia Wu, was a money-grubber and took the matter of entertaining guests very seriously. At noon, she cooked four dishes and one soup, three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. The most eye-catching one was the stir-fried chicken with green peppers.
The poor little rooster was sent to the west by Ji Shengyu. No part of its meat was wasted and it was processed cleanly by Liu Guizhen.
The peppers picked from my own vegetable garden are not big enough yet, and are just right for the small rooster. Just smelling them makes people drool.
They were invited to sit at the table, and only started to eat after Yang Guojun brought back the water.
Xia Wu used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of chicken for each of the Ji Yunzhou brothers and said, "Try it."
Ji Shengyu chanted sutras in his mind to pray for the chicken to be reborn, and then took a small bite.
As soon as he took a bite, his mouth was filled with the aroma of chicken. How could he describe the taste? The tenderness and fragrance of the chicken, coupled with the slightly spicy taste of the green pepper, was the most delicious thing he had ever tasted!
The next second, Ji Shengyu felt remorseful. How could he have just killed a chicken?
The dish of stir-fried little rooster with chili peppers won praise from the whole family. Xia Wu also loved it very much. It was delicious, so delicious!
The taste of this kind of chicken is different from that of a grown-up rooster. The meat is more tender, with few hard bones, and the bones are very fragrant when chewed.
The peppers grown at home are amazing. With the white rice, Xia Wu can finish at least three bowls of rice!
The chicken was just too small, and with so many people, the dish was almost gone after each of them took a few chopsticks.
The meal was quite enjoyable for both the host and the guests, except for one unfortunate fact: Ji Shengyu was eager to ask to buy a few chickens, but was rejected by Xia Wu.
Are you kidding? She only raised a hundred chickens. What will she eat after they’re all gone?
Definitely not selling!
But it seems that it can be raised a little more.
Xia Wu felt that one hundred chickens were too few. Eating one chicken a day would not be enough for a year.
After dinner, Ji Yunzhou stayed for tea. It was almost time, so Xia Wu and his brother personally delivered the honey to the car, along with the packaged honey and jam, and the vegetables picked by Liu Guizhen. The back seat of the sports car was filled to the brim.
"Drive slowly on the road!"
"Goodbye Ji Yunzhou, come visit us often!"
Xia Wu and his family stood at the intersection and watched the two brothers drive away. Only after they were out of sight did Xia Wu dare to laugh out loud.
Hehe, with 30,000 yuan, if she saves a little more, she can build a cold storage!
"What a nice young man, it's a pity that he has to use a wheelchair," Liu Guizhen really felt sorry for Ji Yunzhou. In fact, she secretly thought that Ji Yunzhou and her daughter were quite compatible, at least in terms of appearance, the two were evenly matched.
It’s a pity that Ji Yunzhou is a paraplegic.
Xia Wu turned around and asked Grandpa, "Grandpa, have you taken Ji Yunzhou's pulse? What's wrong with his leg?"
Old Master Yang actually showed it to Ji Yunzhou and shook his head, saying, "It's said that he was injured during a play and is now a paraplegic. His case is considered mild. At most, he will never be able to stand up again. Many people with high-level paraplegia can only lie in bed and rely on others to take care of them."
Xia Wu seemed to understand, "Oh, so that's it."
But she saw that Ji Yunzhou didn't seem to care much.
Only after the car left Yanggou Village did Ji Shengyu dare to slow down a little. The wind blew his hair into a mess, and with his sunglasses on, he looked like he didn't care about anyone.
Glancing from the side, he saw his brother slowly smoothing his messy hair, leaning against the car window with his eyes closed.
Even though his brother had been in trouble for a long time and had not received training in the family for a long time, Ji Shengyu always felt that his brother was still the same as before, calm and strong, and it seemed that nothing could defeat him.
Clearing his throat, Ji Shengyu broke the quiet atmosphere in the car.
"Brother, the chili fried chicken we had at noon was really delicious. I've eaten everything out there, but I've never had anything as delicious as this. Why do you think that is?"
Ji Yunzhou didn't even blink and ignored him.
Ji Shengyu was used to it. "I think it must be the good feng shui here. Look at Xiao Wu, she's so beautiful, just like a mountain elf or a fairy in the sky. She's so elegant, she can't be compared to those flashy girls out there."
He smacked his lips, recalling the amazement he felt when he first saw Xia Wu. The more he looked at her, the more beautiful she became. Moreover, this girl had such a good personality. She was natural and casual in front of him, as unpredictable as the wind, which made him even more itchy.
Ji Yunzhou opened his eyes and looked at him coldly: "Take back your idea."
Ji Shengyu felt a little guilty and said aggrievedly, "What can I think?"
"She's not the same person you've been around before. Don't apply your habits here."
It sounded like a warning, but also like anger.
Ji Shengyu rarely saw his brother so serious. He suddenly realized, "Brother, are you..."
"Shut up."
Ji Yunzhou interrupted him and said calmly, "Drive well, and don't come here again if you keep talking nonsense."
Ji Shengyu pursed his lips and manually zipped up his mouth.
His narrowed eyes were filled with evil humor that others could not see.
He was saying, how could the eldest brother be content to stay in such a remote and haunted place to recuperate.
So that's how it is.
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