Chapter 21 Carry Her
Lin Qi ate two sweet potatoes and two taro, and only stopped when she was full.
After eating, she sat in the chair for a while. When she felt that her strength had been restored, she got up and went back to her room to get the soap.
She is going to take a shower.
However, before she could leave, Jian Tongyi, Zhao Yi and Ma Guizhi came back. One of them was carrying a bucket, and the other two were holding a dustpan. Their faces were tanned red by the sun, their bodies were wet, and their hair was wet. It was obvious that they had just returned from a bath.
"How was the harvest? Are there a lot of fish and shrimp?" Mo Mingyang rushed forward and took the wooden barrel from Jian Tong's hand without any courtesy.
"You three have been busy for a whole day, and all you got is a bucket?" And they were all small fish and shrimps, not a single big one.
Mo Mingyang's tone was full of disbelief and disappointment.
Zhao Yi rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "We went to three different places to get one bucket. Do you think that's easy? If you can do it, go and try it tomorrow."
"But that little idiot only needs half a day to finish a bucket by himself." Mo Mingyang argued.
“Ha~” Ma Guizhi sneered, “Just think that we are incapable. No, if you can, go by yourself tomorrow.”
Mo Mingyang was provoked and immediately became dissatisfied, "Go ahead, I'll go tomorrow."
"We are talking about us, what about you? Where are the wild fruits?" Jane looked around the kitchen.
"Over there." Ming Kangjian pointed to the basket under the wall. "There are wild fruits over there, and there are taro and sweet potatoes in the earthenware jar. I advise you to eat the taro and sweet potatoes first. They are what Lin Qi brought back."
Jian Tong originally wanted to eat wild fruits first, but when he heard that they were taro and sweet potatoes brought back by Lin Qi, he immediately changed his mind and went to the earthen jar.
Zhao Yi and Ma Guizhi were thinking about the sweetness of the jujubes from the day before, so they went to get the backpacks under the wall.
"Hmm, why is it sweet and bitter? It's different from the last time I ate it." Zhao Yi frowned, but he didn't give up and continued to try. He found that no matter how he tried, the jujubes were not as delicious as the ones Lin Qi brought back. The difference was huge.
Ma Guizhi tasted all the wild fruits. "They are sweet, but not surprising. Forget it. I am starving. I will eat sweet potatoes and taro first."
Jane Tong ate without even raising her head, wolfing down the food.
Seeing this, Zhao Yi and Ma Guizhi felt an inexplicable sense of urgency.
"Jian Tongyi, please be merciful." Zhao Yi shouted anxiously.
"There are four left, two for each of you," Jian Yitong said.
Two minutes later, Zhao Yi and Ma Guizhi, who had tasted taro and sweet potato, regretted what they had missed!!!
When Lin Qi arrived at the river, the sun had just set, the sky was full of red clouds, and the river water was also coated with a light red layer, which was so beautiful that it seemed unreal.
It was still early at this moment, and there were quite a few people by the river, some were washing clothes, some were washing vegetables, and the majority were bathing. Men and women were all laughing and having a great time.
The place that Lin Qi often went to was now occupied by a group of people. When they saw her coming, they looked at her with either curiosity or disgust. One child even picked up a stone and pointed it at her.
Lin Qi paused, turned around and walked somewhere else.
Except for Luo Laizi, none of the people she met these days had any ill will towards her. When she saw the child holding the stone, Lin Qi was a little surprised. But it was only a moment of surprise, and she quickly forgot about it.
He is just an irrelevant person and not worth her attention.
Lin Qi went to another section of the river, fifty meters away from those people.
She first rubbed her head, hands, feet, neck, arms and other parts with soap at the riverside, then put the soap at the riverside, walked into the water and swam towards a deeper place.
On a hot day, nothing is more relaxing than soaking in water.
"Deported?"
Xu Hexiao came to Lin Qi's side without knowing when. He was submerged in the water, with only a little of his head, eyes and nose exposed. From the shore, one could not even detect that there was someone next to Lin Qi. Even if one could see someone, one could not tell who that person was.
He dared to come to her only when he was sure that he would not be recognized.
Lin Qi turned her head and looked at Xu Hexiao without saying anything.
Xu Hexiao didn't necessarily want her answer, and continued, "Today, many people went to the mountains. In order to avoid meeting them, I had to go deeper. The deeper the place, the more lush the grass and trees, and the more wild fruits and wild animals. However, the wild fruits are always the same, but as for wild animals, I saw musk deer, wild goats, and wild boars!"
When mentioning wild boars, Xu Hexiao's breathing became heavier.
"You weigh less than 100 kilograms, and a wild boar weighs several hundred kilograms." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao smiled bitterly, "Are you advising me not to overestimate my own abilities?"
"Yes." Lin Qi admitted. She advised Xu Hexiao not to overestimate his own abilities, but she herself was interested in the wild boar. When her strength recovered to 30% of that in her previous life, she might give it a try.
"If we had the tools, we could have set a trap and possibly hunted the wild boar. What a pity." Xu Hexiao's tone was filled with regret.
He hasn't eaten pork for a long time.
The brigade resumed pig farming this year, but since he was a bad element, he was destined not to get any pork when it was distributed.
Ming Kangjian and others could rest for two days, but Lin Qi could only rest for one day. The next day, she had to carry a backpack to cut grass for pigs.
"Today is the day of the commune fair. Does anyone of you want to go?" Ming Kangjian asked.
Lin Qi paused on her way out, but when she thought about the fact that she had no money, she felt a little disappointed.
Wait until next time.
The conversation behind me continued.
"Where is the big market?"
"On the roadside, on the main road to the commune, not far from the Jia River."
"What's on sale at the market?"
"Except for the things that are centrally collected and sold, there is nothing else. What the supply and marketing cooperatives have, the big market should have almost everything. I heard there is meat!"
"Meat!"
"What are you waiting for? Go now!"
“.......”
San Ya also wanted to go to the market. She said to Lin Qi with an apologetic look on her face, "I have to hurry up to cut grass for the pigs, hand in my task, and then go to the market. I can't take my time with you."
"It's okay." Lin Qi said, "I know the way."
Sanya was fast, and Linqi was not slow either. Sanya walked fast, and Linqi harvested pig grass fast, and the two of them were almost harvesting pig grass one after another.
However, San Ya didn't know this and thought that Lin Qi would have to wait until after noon to hand in the task as usual.
Lin Qi went back to the educated youth camp to have lunch, then put on her backpack and went back into the mountains.
This time her goal was clear: to harvest the jujubes from the mountains. She brought clay pots, glass jars, a simple filter made from a summer coat, and a sack.
Many people came to the mountains yesterday, and Lin Qi discovered that there were many newly trampled paths on the ground.
Today is the market which is held once every five days. Adults and children in the team will go to the market to join in the fun whether they have time or not, so the mountain is very quiet, even quieter than other times.
Lin Qi had a clear goal. She walked all the way to the other side of the mountain. The tangled vines and branches that could hurt people all moved away wherever she went.
She walked very smoothly along the way and arrived at the place where she picked jujubes last time at noon.
Lin Qi did not plan to look for a new jujube tree. If she wanted jujubes, she would just create one.
It does not require a lot of supernatural powers to induce labor. Lin Qi has estimated that her current supernatural powers can ripen this jujube tree twice.
Others who couldn't rest included Xu Hexiao and his grandfather, Old Man Xu.
Old Man Xu went to graze the cattle, and Xu Hexiao followed behind him, carrying a large round bamboo basket and picking up cow dung.
Picking up cow dung used to be Old Man Xu's job, but now his health is getting worse and worse. He has to gasp after walking a few steps. He can't even take care of the cows, let alone carry the bamboo baskets.
They said he was asked to herd cattle, but in fact the one who herded the cattle and picked up cow dung was Xu Hexiao.
But only today it was Xu Hexiao. He was a temporary replacement because the person who originally picked up cow dung went to the market.
"Grandpa, you rest under the tree and leave the rest to me." Xu Hexiao said.
Old Man Xu hummed, "You have to pick up enough to fill two bamboo baskets, or they will make things difficult for you again."
"I know." Xu Hexiao drove the cattle away without looking back.
Eleven cows, six big ones and five small ones, collect two large bamboo baskets of cow dung a day, which is not an easy task. Only when the cows eat enough can they poop enough.
Tsk~
Xu Hexiao sneered, the person who made this rule was really cunning.
In the mountains, Lin Qi had already started a fire.
The jujubes produced by the supernatural power were not dirty, so Lin Qi also skipped the step of washing them. She directly used the supernatural power to crush the jujubes, filter them, and boil them over high heat.
As she stirred, she silently absorbed the energy of the mountain plants. Inhaling and exhaling, the cycle repeated, the energy consumed in her body slowly recovered, and the plants around her were full of vitality, which was very different from other places. It was as if they were injected with growth hormones, with a kind of weird and vigorous vitality.
Lin Qi gave birth to two jujube trees and picked jujubes twice, making a total of six bottles of jujube honey, using up all the glass jars Xu Hexiao gave her.
When she came out of the mountain, the sun had already set and the sky was gradually getting dark.
Lin Qi, who was tired, had to speed up.
"Lin Qi?"
In the dim night, a dark shadow walked out from the bushes.
"I saw smoke in the mountains, so I came to take a look." When he saw smoke in the mountains, he was worried that it was her. It was dark, and he was worried that this little fool would be scared and cry.
Lin Qi hummed and uttered two words with difficulty, "Help."
Seeing Xu Hexiao, she felt relieved. She had overestimated her abilities and physical strength, and was about to collapse.
Xu Hexiao took her backpack and said, "What is that? It's so heavy."
"Six bottles of jujube honey and one earthenware jar." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao was shocked, "So many!"
Lin Qi hummed and stopped talking.
"If you are tired, just support me." Xu Hexiao looked at her unsteady steps and stretched out his hand.
Lin Qi did not refuse and put most of her body weight on that hand.
Although it was a hand as thin as hers, it gave people a sense of reliability and security at this moment.
Along the way, the two of them didn't speak. They first went to Xu Hexiao's thatched hut, put down the six cans of jujube honey, and then walked towards the educated youth site.
"You carry the backpack and I'll carry you." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi did not refuse. Her whole body ached and her legs were shaking. She really could not walk anymore.
Xu Hexiao walked a lot today and was very tired, but when Lin Qi lay on his back, he still gritted his teeth and stood up steadily.
"Pay attention to your surroundings. If there is anyone, tell me." Xu Hexiao said. He chose a road with fewer people, but just because there were fewer people, it didn't mean that there was no one.
Lin Qi nodded. She knew what Xu Hexiao was worried about.
In the darkness, the thin Xu Hexiao carried Lin Qi on his back, sneaked carefully through most of the Anliang Brigade, and sent her back to the educated youth point safely.
"I will sell the jujube honey as soon as possible." The young man said in a low voice, suppressing his breath.
Lin Qi hummed, and in the darkness, the boy didn't see the complicated emotions in her eyes.
"You go in." The young man said again.
Lin Qi nodded again and walked towards the educated youth point in the dark.
The young man turned and left only after watching Lin Qi disappear at the entrance of the educated youth center.
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