Chapter 1156: Cousin (12)
Ao Shichu changed Qi Liangjun's medicine without distraction, picked up the dirty basin of water and left, leaving Qi Liangjun with no time to say what he had been holding back.
Qi Liangjun had never interacted with other girls except his sister and mother before, so even if he had something to say, he couldn't shout it out loud to ask Ao Shichu to stay and listen to him. He could only watch her back disappear before his eyes.
"Oh." He sighed. He had heard the conversation between the brother and sister before. Ao Shiyan was a scholar, so he must have a lot of books. He lay in bed all day to recuperate, and he couldn't fall asleep because he slept too much. He had nothing else to do, so he could only stare at the roof with his eyes open out of boredom. So he wanted to ask Ao Shichu to get him a few of her brother's books to cheer him up, but he didn't expect to be too late to say anything.
But he was soon not bored anymore, because Ao Shichu took a small hoe and went to the open space in the backyard to weed and loosen the soil.
Although this house is small and shabby, it has everything it needs. There is a small well in the backyard and a piece of open space. Since Ao Shichu has decided to make a living by growing flowers and plants, he naturally has to start now.
Of course, it was impossible to plant too precious flowers and plants at the beginning, so she decided to plant a few camellias, roses and jasmine first. These are common native flowers and plants that are easy to grow. Ordinary people who pursue elegance will also plant a few.
Qi Liangjun's couch was placed right next to the window of the room, and the window of his room faced the backyard, so he could see Ao Shichu working in the open space in the backyard clearly. Suddenly he was no longer bored, and he actually enjoyed watching Ao Shichu working.
Ao Shichu was a very perceptive person, so how could she not notice that she was being stared at for so long? So when she turned around, she met Qi Liangjun's deep, dark eyes.
"What's the matter?" Ao Shichu raised his head and asked him with a frown.
"Ahem, no." Qi Liangjun answered somewhat embarrassedly. The host was busy, while he was watching leisurely from the side, making him look like a black-hearted supervisor.
"What do you want to plant by tidying up this vacant land? Vegetables? Growing vegetables is also a good idea, it's convenient." Qi Liangjun guessed.
Ao Shichu paused and suddenly remembered that if there was an open space in the backyard of an ordinary person's home, nine out of ten times it would be used to grow vegetables because it could save some money on vegetables. Only those who were not short of money would have the time to grow useless flowers and plants for appreciation.
And she and Ao Shiyan are still far from having enough money...
Although Ao Shiyan should not have any objection if he insisted on planting flowers and plants, the original owner had no interest in flowers and plants before, but now he was planting a lot of flowers and plants, which was uncharacteristically problematic no matter how he looked at it.
Therefore, Ao Shichu was relieved very quickly and said, "You are right. Most of this land is used to grow vegetables, and the rest is used to grow some flowers and plants in the corner. I saw someone throw a few flowers nearby this morning. They are pretty, but it would be a pity to throw them away, so I picked them up to see if I can plant them."
In fact, they were flowers taken out from her own companion space, so there was no possibility that they would not survive.
Ao Shichu quickly tidied up the small piece of land, then went out for a while. Taking advantage of the fact that Qi Liangjun couldn't see him, he took out a few flowers that he had previously collected in his room. After these flowers had been left out for a long time, they had begun to wilt, almost as if they had been thrown away.
After calculating the time, Ao Shichu pretended to come back from outside with some flowers. When Qi Liangjun saw the flowers in her hands, he was surprised and said, "These flowers are so beautiful? Who would be willing to throw them away?"
Ao Shichu shook his head calmly: "I don't know either. I just picked them up and planted them myself because I saw they were growing well."
The camellia she took out had not bloomed, but the trunk was strong, and the leaves were all green without a single yellow leaf. Apart from being a little wilted, there was no other problem. Several jasmine plants were in bloom, looking pure and lovely, and the roses also had several buds... It was obvious that they were well taken care of before being thrown away.
Ao Shichu planted these flowers in a corner, and then went to fetch water from the well to water them.
Qi Liangjun didn't know if he had seen it wrong, but he felt that after these flowers were planted and watered by Ao Shichu, they seemed to come alive all of a sudden. He shook his head and thought that it was probably a psychological effect. After all, how could the flowers show results so quickly after being planted?
Ao Shichu didn't care about them after planting them. If she wanted to plant vegetables, she had to soak the seeds first, so she couldn't plant them today.
In the evening, Ao Shiyan finally came back, his head covered in sweat. Ao Shichu poured him some water, and he drank three cups in a row before he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, how is it? Have you found a job?" Ao Shichu asked him.
Ao Shiyan's face was beaming with joy, and he said, "Of course I found it, sister. There are many study rooms in the capital, and they need a lot of people to copy books. I went to many of them today and they all needed people. But after comparing the prices, I only took the one with the highest price and the least stringent requirements."
"That's great." Ao Shichu was also very happy. "Then you just need to concentrate on copying books from now on. By the way, how much does it cost to copy a book?"
"It depends on the number of words. The more words, the higher the price. The fewer words, the lower the price." Ao Shiyan replied, "I can copy at least 10,000 words a day and earn dozens of coins, which is enough for my brother and me to eat and drink."
"However, if we want to earn more and buy our own house, we can't just rely on copying books..." Ao Shiyan frowned again.
"It's okay, brother, let's take it slow. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Seeing that he was about to plunge into the road of making money, Ao Shichu hurriedly comforted him.
"Okay, let's take our time." Ao Shiyan nodded.
"By the way, how is Brother Liangjun today? Is there anything wrong with your health?" After Ao Shiyan finished talking about copying books, he began to care about the only injured person in the family.
"There's nothing abnormal. He's doing fine. He'll be back to full strength in less than half a month." Ao Shichu said.
"Brother Liangjun's body's healing ability is really enviable." Ao Shiyan sighed. He touched the scar on his arm and thought that if he had the same healing ability as Qi Liangjun, he would not have suffered so much on the way to Beijing.
"Brother, everyone's physical condition is different, and the body's recovery ability is naturally different. This is innate plus the result of training. You can't envy it." Ao Shichu said, "But if you improve your nutrition and pay attention to exercise in the future, you can recover faster if you get injured. It's just that it's not as good as some people's natural recovery ability."
"By the way, you will have to take the imperial examination in the future. I heard that it will take several days. Brother, if you don’t exercise well, I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold on." Ao Shichu reminded him.
(End of this chapter)
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