"Why are you leaving so soon! Xin Xin hasn't finished her medicine yet. Let's go back after she finishes it!" Fang Ke immediately felt that the apple in her hand was no longer delicious. As soon as she heard that Qiao Qiqi was leaving, she quickly put the apple down.
'Achoo!' A sneeze suddenly rang out from the ground.
"Brother Qin, why are you sneezing so much today? Is your wife thinking about you?" Zhang Qing stopped what he was doing and looked at Qin Huai, who was rubbing his nose beside him, with a teasing expression.
There's an old saying that goes, "If you sneeze three times in a row, it means someone is thinking of you."
Zhang Qing felt that Qin Huai was in this state now. He was investigating, and he just happened to make three calls.
Qin Huai glanced at him. He had heard similar things before, but Qiao Qiqi was far away in Beijing. Could the message really be relayed back? He didn't believe it.
But he knew he missed his wife.
In the blink of an eye, Qiao Qiqi had been gone for 16 days. During these 16 days, there had been no news at all. Starting from the third day, Qin Huai had been hoping for her return every day, but not only did she not come back, there was not even a telegram.
Qin Huai became increasingly uneasy, and for the past few days he hadn't been able to sleep at all.
So he started calling Zhang Qing to go hunting in the mountains every night.
The two have been there for five consecutive days so far.
Zhang Qing yawned and said, "Brother Qin, let's take a day off tonight and not go up the mountain, okay? We've been working non-stop during the day and not sleeping at night. Although we've made a lot of money, we're only getting three or four hours of sleep every night. Our bodies really can't take it anymore. Let's rest for a couple of days before going."
Qin Huai noticed the visible fatigue on his face.
Actually, if it weren't for the concern that Zhang Qing's health wouldn't be able to handle it, he would have finished work even later at night.
Seeing that even so, Zhang Qing still couldn't take it anymore, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's rest!"
Zhang Qing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He's been incredibly tired these past few days, feeling like he can't recover at all. He's exhausted from morning till night, especially when he's working in the fields under the blazing sun. He always feels like he could just lie down and take a nap anytime.
Several times, Qin Huai reached out and pulled him up in time, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground countless times.
Thinking of the injuries Qin Shulai and Hou Yan sustained during their previous fight, and considering they had been working in the cornfield these past few days, Zhang Qing didn't want to suffer the same injuries.
It was almost noon, so Zhang Qing turned around to get the thermos, poured himself a glass of water, and saw that Qin Huai was still drinking. He said, "Brother Qin, take a break, sit down and have some water!"
"I'm not thirsty," Qin Huai continued working.
Zhang Qing looked at him as if he never got tired. Although he was envious, he knew that there were differences between people and that some things could not be obtained through envy.
Fortunately, he had a very clear understanding of himself; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hang out with Qin Huai for so many years.
Because they grew up together, Zhang Qing knew that Qin Huai had always been very diligent, but he also felt that he had been a little too diligent these past few days.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he walked up to Qin Huai with a grin again. "Brother Qin, you don't sleep every night, is it because you're home alone and can't sleep because you miss your wife?"
Qin Huai paused in his work, hesitated for a second, and then said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Your ears are all red. I've clearly hit the nail on the head." Zhang Qing laughed heartily when he realized he had guessed right.
As the two were talking, a figure suddenly rushed over from the other side of the field.
Some villagers who had been sitting on the long ridge to rest and have lunch saw this and called out, "Dog Egg, where are you rushing off to?"
The person hurrying along was Li Gou Dan from the village. Hearing someone ask him a question, he subconsciously turned his head, but before he could speak, a villager interrupted, "What else could he be doing? Of course, he's going to find a wife. My house is next door to Gou Dan's house. Yesterday, the village matchmaker went to his house and said she would find him a wife at noon today."
"Oh my, Gou Danzi is getting married! This is such a joyous occasion!" The villager who had asked the question immediately laughed.
Another villager said, "Gou Danzi is 19 this year, right? It's definitely time for him to get married. Most young men in the village are looking for wives at 18 or 19, except for Qin Huai, who is a little later, at 20."
When the topic turned to Qinhuai, Li Gou Dan immediately stopped walking.
Seeing Qin Huai there, a red figure immediately flashed through his mind. He couldn't help but say proudly, "The matchmaker said the girl she's set up for me is incredibly beautiful, even more beautiful than the prettiest girl in our village!"
More beautiful than the prettiest girl in the village? Who is the prettiest girl in the village? It's none other than Qiao Qiqi!
Thinking of Qiao Qiqi, everyone subconsciously looked in Qin Huai's direction, only to find him still working, as if he hadn't heard what Li Gou Dan said.
The villagers were used to this scene, knowing that Qin Huai didn't like to talk.
Then the villagers started teasing Li Gou Dan again: "You've married such a beautiful wife, aren't you afraid you can't support her? Beautiful wives don't work in the fields, they have to be supported by their husbands. You're not as strong as Qin Huai, can you support her?"
Upon hearing this, some villagers immediately burst into laughter.
It wasn't that they looked down on Li Gou Dan, but the kid was thin and small, and he always slacked off at work, earning only seven work points a day, a full third less than a normal person.
Someone like him, raising a beautiful wife? It's not that they look down on Li Gou Dan, but they just find it very suspicious.
Li Gou Dan clearly understood what the villagers meant, and immediately said unhappily, "I didn't work hard before because I didn't have a wife. Once I marry a beautiful wife, I'll naturally be willing to work. I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to hurry home to prepare."
With that, Li Gou Dan ran off quickly.
The villagers laughed as they watched his hurried figure disappear into the distance. "This hot-blooded young man is so impatient. Look how fast he's running."
Upon hearing this, a villager immediately retorted sarcastically, "Who isn't in a hurry to get married? Weren't you in a hurry when you got married?"
The man thought for a moment, then immediately laughed, "Hahaha, I'm even more anxious than him."
Everyone immediately burst into laughter.
Lunch break time arrived, and everyone gradually sat down to eat.
Qin Huai also stopped and ate with Zhang Qing.
With Qiao Qiqi gone, he had no appetite for anything. A few days ago, when Chenchen was home, he was able to cook a few meals with care.
However, because he was going hunting in the mountains these past few nights, he was worried about the safety of leaving Chenchen alone at home, so he let Chenchen sleep at the Qin family's house at night.
With Chenchen not coming back, Qin Huai ate alone and started just grabbing whatever was convenient.
So these past few days, he, like Zhang Qing, has been eating cornbread.
Zhang Qing glanced at him and noticed that since his sister-in-law wasn't around, his brother Qin's food standards had plummeted, going from greasy scallion pancakes and soft steamed buns to rock-hard cornbread...
He immediately sighed in his heart—this is terrible!
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