Chapter 4 Waiting to see the joke
Granny Liu, Madam Li, and Madam Liu were indeed worried that Gu Xiyue would be poisoned. Granny Liu was over fifty years old and had never heard that this kind of grass could repel mosquitoes. Even if she wanted to support Gu Xiyue in front of everyone, she didn't dare to let her take the risk.
"Let's not talk about anything else, Miss Gu, if you die of poisoning, your family in the capital will probably be in great danger as well."
Granny Liu held Gu Xiyue's hand with a worried look on her face, as if Gu Xiyue would definitely be poisoned if she tried it.
Gu Xiyue patted Granny Liu's hand and said with a smile, "Granny Liu, don't worry, I know what's going on. We'll know tomorrow whether it's poisonous or not. Look at how badly everyone's faces, hands, and feet are bitten by mosquitoes. If this weed really can repel mosquitoes, then no one will have to suffer from mosquito bites in the future."
Everyone shook their heads, most of them waiting to see the fun.
Gu Xiyue stopped trying to persuade them and advised everyone to go back. The sun was so strong outside that it was easy to get heatstroke. The wheat would be harvested in about ten days. Everyone was barely able to eat a meal of porridge a day to survive. If they continued to stay outside, something really would happen.
Even in this situation where people are neither starving nor living, they cannot let go of their nature of wanting to watch the fun. The Southern Wilderness has been really calm in recent years. Everyone is focused on staying alive, and there are very few other exciting things happening.
As for Gu Xiyue, she started threatening suicide as soon as she arrived, and now she wants to try wild weeds. In their eyes, this is really novel.
When people went back, they all thought that they must come back early the next morning to see if Gu Xiyue was still alive.
Seeing that everyone had finally left, Meixiang stirred the fire in the pot, threw some vegetables into the pot, and then ran to Gu Xiyue.
"Miss, why don't you just...don't even try."
Meixiang hesitated, her face full of worry. Compared to anyone else, she was more worried about the young lady than anyone else.
Gu Xiyue turned over the wilted weeds and was about to speak when she heard the door of the east room open. She subconsciously stood up straight and looked towards the door with a calm face.
Her buttocks had been aching these days, and she had been lying in bed most of the time. She only saw his figure walking through the yard through the crack in the door, but could not see him clearly. Although she knew what he looked like from her original body's memory, she had never seen him in person.
After the door opened, the tall Xiao Heng walked out. He was wearing a light blue suit, and his whole body exuded nobility from hair to toe. His facial features were not sharp, and when he smiled, he should be a sunny and gentle person, but when he didn't smile, his face was cold and he looked like he was keeping people at a distance.
He is really handsome. Gu Xiyue has seen many handsome guys, but few who are more handsome than Xiao Heng.
But it’s also really cold!
After he came out, his follower Wei Lin jumped out of the door with a bucket in his hand. He glanced at the steaming pot on the left with a smile, and then followed the wise king to Gu Xiyue.
Gu Xiyue turned her head away when the two of them came over. Xiao Heng had already told the original body on the way here that they would go their separate ways from now on and would no longer be husband and wife.
Since the two of them no longer had any relationship, Gu Xiyue naturally wouldn't take the initiative to provoke others. She pursed her lips and continued to do her own thing.
She had no intention of greeting him, but when he passed by her, he actually stopped, looked at the wild vegetables on the stone slab in confusion, and his eyebrows twitched.
"If you want to die, this little bit of weeds might not be enough."
The voice was gentle and magnetic, sounding like he was thinking about her, but without a trace of warmth.
Gu Xiyue turned her head to look at him, met his beautiful eyes, and smiled faintly, "Your Highness, please don't worry about these."
"The sun is shining brightly. Your Highness should hurry and fetch some water."
After saying that, she called Meixiang to take out the rice from the pot and make room for the prince.
Xiao Heng paused, thanked her and left. Wei Lin behind him turned around and made a face at Mei Xiang, and Mei Xiang also made a face at him, refusing to give in.
After walking for a while, the yard was no longer visible. Xiao Heng told Wei Lin, "Be careful tonight. If she dies, it will be troublesome."
Wei Lin nodded in agreement.
Gu Xiyue didn't take the little incident just now to heart. If she continued to live here, she and Xiao Heng would definitely see each other every day. If possible, she didn't want to make enemies with anyone, and maybe she could even cooperate with him in the future.
However, Xiao Heng was so disgusted by what the original body did that he was afraid it would not heal for a while.
The two sat down to eat, each with a bowl of vegetable porridge, and there was no extra. There was not much oil or water in the bowl, but the rice porridge tasted good. After finishing a bowl of vegetable porridge, Gu Xiyue was about 50% full, which was enough to suppress her hunger.
"Miss, our rice will be gone in ten days or so, and there's not much brown flour or cornmeal left either. We have to be frugal with our money."
Meixiang is not afraid of anything else except the young lady spending money lavishly.
Gu Xiyue nodded and said, "You can manage the rest of the money."
After saying that, he took out a purse from his chest and threw it to Meixiang.
After dinner, Gu Xiyue asked Meixiang to sit down while she went to wash the dishes. Meixiang refused to do so. How could she let a young lady wash the dishes? She argued with Gu Xiyue and was almost crying.
"Meixiang, from now on we will depend on each other. I can't let you do everything. Let's do it together and share the burden."
Under her strong request, Meixiang agreed very reluctantly, staring at the bowls and basins in the lady's hands, feeling nervous and moved.
When Gu Xiyue finished washing the dishes and basins, poured out the dirty water and was about to go back to the house, Xiao Heng happened to come back. Wei Lin was walking behind him with a bucket of water, as easy as if he was carrying an empty bucket.
The disparity in strength between men and women made her unhappy. She put the washed dishes into the basin and turned back to the house.
Xiao Heng looked at her back, his expression slightly changed. Even Wei Lin behind him said, "Your Highness, Madam... Madam Gu actually washed the dishes herself!"
Xiao Heng remained silent, and the two returned to the house.
Gu Xiyue didn't go out after waking up from his afternoon nap. After the sun set, the weeds on the stone slab had been completely dried and the moisture had disappeared. Gu Xiyue asked Meixiang to cook. She sat on the stone slab and began to braid the wild vegetables.
Occasionally, a bystander would come over to take a look, with an expression that said Gu Xiyue was hopeless. Even Meixiang was very worried and decided to keep her attention and keep an eye on the young lady tonight.
If something happens to the young lady, she won't be able to survive.
Gu Xiyue used the weeds that had been dried in the sun to braid a braid that was as thick as her arm and about as long as a chopstick.
There aren't many wild herbs I picked back. After trying it tonight, if it works, I'll pick a lot more tomorrow.
As the sun was about to set, mosquitoes began to appear in more numbers. During the day, mosquitoes were afraid of the heat and had hidden themselves away. Now that the scorching heat had subsided, they came out to look for food. Meixiang was serving rice when she was bitten on the face. The instant pain made her almost throw away the bowl, and then a fatal itch came over her.
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