Chapter 43 (Catching Bugs)
Yu Yao has always known about Yu Sheng's thoughts.
Put yourself in his shoes. If Yu Yao were him, he would definitely have the same thoughts as him.
Although it is not uncommon for a family of more than ten people to live together in this era, and although the life of the rest of their family in the village is not good, the house is still big enough for them to live in.
Furthermore, his younger sister was getting married, and it did sound a little strange for him to live in her house, especially from her perspective as a person of later generations.
Yu Yao wanted to rent a house in town for her second brother, but she was worried, let alone in the countryside. And now that she knew Yao Li was in the countryside, she couldn't let her second brother go to the countryside.
This is also the reason why Yu Yao has been entangled with Cao Lu's proposal.
Yu Yao felt that she had taken over the original owner's body. Apart from anything else, she couldn't just ignore someone who was good to her.
"Brother, what are you talking about? I have some good news that I was planning to tell you after dinner. I will soon have my own house here. When I get married, I will definitely live with Gu Qing. That house has no one to live in, so you can live there for me, brother."
Yu Sheng looked at her in disbelief. "Really? Why do you have a house here?"
"Brother, do you still remember that I made meritorious service in Wanyuan County unintentionally? Not only was I rewarded with a house, but I was also rewarded with a place in the army and a job. Do you have a job you want to do? You also know that I am lazy and only interested in making food. But I don't want to work in the cafeteria, so I don't want to work. If you have a job you want to do, you can go, okay?"
"I..." Yu Sheng was stunned by what he said, and blurted out subconsciously, "What kind of work can I do?"
Yu Sheng has always wanted to go out to work but has not had the opportunity due to his health. The farm work is too tiring and not suitable for him, and he cannot find a normal job and no one is willing to hire him.
Now that the opportunity had come out of nowhere, he was a little bit unconvinced.
"There are many things that can be done, such as publicity, logistics or school." In fact, Yu Yao did not recommend school, as raising a child is not an easy job. However, Yu Yao knew that now was the time to give Yu Sheng confidence, so she added all of that into the plan.
Sure enough, when he heard her words, Yu Sheng's eyes lit up, but then he regained his composure.
Yu Sheng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid my body is not up to the task." From his own perspective, he really wanted to do it, but he would be even sadder if he used up Ah Yao's favor and failed to get the job done.
Having said that, Yu Yao said, "Second brother, don't worry. Since this is a job given to me as a reward, I will definitely let you handle it. I will find you a job that you can do. You won't be embarrassed, will you? Otherwise, I will sell it to you."
"Think it over carefully, second brother. If you don't want this job, I can only sell it to someone else. But if you leave this village, second brother, you will never have this shop again."
These words completely shook Yu Sheng.
Yu Yao did not force him anymore and said, "Second brother, think about it, there is no rush." Anyway, she had made up her mind that whether her second brother worked or not, she would give him the house.
However, Yu Yao still hopes that Yu Sheng will go to work. Although his health is not very good, staying at home all the time will get worse and worse, and it may even affect his mental health.
"I'll call you once we've arranged everything. I plan to give Xu Ying the military enlistment spot. That girl's life at home is really depressing." She knew Xu Ying was trying very hard to survive, but with a family like that, sooner or later she would be unable to bear the oppression and would suffer irreversible consequences.
She didn't want this to happen.
Seeing that she was able to bring Xu Ying to the army, Yu Sheng finally believed that what she had just said was not a lie, and he felt more relieved.
A lot of wormwood was picked, and Yu Yao made a lot of wormwood cakes. Living here, one cannot really ignore the neighbors. When the time comes, some of these cakes can be given to the neighbors around, but forget about it for those who stood in front of the gate and talked nonsense that day.
However, although the smell of mugwort cakes is not everywhere, the smoke coming out of the chimney is definitely not fake. It has been burning for an entire afternoon, and many people can only envy and secretly curse Yu Yao for not knowing how to live.
Yu Yao didn't notice any of this. She loved cooking, so she was very focused when doing things.
When Gu Qing came back, they had not finished wrapping the mugwort cakes.
As soon as Gu Qing entered the house, he saw Yu Yao wearing an apron, holding a dough ball in her hand and looking at him with a smile, "You're back, how are you?"
Subconsciously ignoring his second uncle, Gu Qing smiled and said, "Well, I went to the health center to ask. Doctor Li in the health center is my good friend. Second brother can go and have a look. He said that there is a herb that may be a little difficult to find. He will go up the mountain to have a look when he has time. He also drew a map for me."
Gu Qing took out a piece of paper from his pocket. On it was a plant with fluffy flowers and saw-like leaves. It looked a bit like a dandelion, but the flower was purple and it was not a dandelion. Yu Yao thought about it and seemed to have never seen such a grass before.
"Then let's go look for it some other day."
Gu Qing looked at her lovingly and said, "Okay, I'll take you to see it next weekend. The more of these herbs, the better."
Yu Yao felt that he might have discovered her plan, and felt a little embarrassed.
But even if she didn't want to go up the mountain, if she happened to meet her second brother who needed the herb, she would definitely go.
"Let's take some of this out and send it to people nearby. You decide which households can receive it and which ones don't, or do you think they need it?" Yu Yao decisively changed the subject.
Gu Qing nodded, "Okay, we don't need too much. Just send some to Brigade Cao, Political Commissar Ding, Doctor Li, and Sister Liao next door. The rest is fine."
There were only four or five of them, which Yu Yao thought was just right. If there were more, she would be too lazy to deal with them. Gu Qing was probably like this usually, otherwise he wouldn't have been so busy dealing with only the one next door.
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.
Gu Qing looked slightly disappointed, "I'll go take a look."
He turned around and looked outside, then turned his head and said, "It's Sister Liao."
Speak of the devil, the devil appears. "You go out and see what's going on first. I'll pretend to go out now."
She took out an aluminum lunch box, which was common in every household in that era, and filled it up. Only then did she realize that the other party was also there to deliver something.
"This must be sister Yu Yao, right? I made some date cakes and brought them over for you to try." Liao Zhu looked very quiet, with a palm-sized face that smiled faintly, but from her eyes it could be seen that she was not cold, but rather somewhat evasive. It seemed as if she mustered up great courage to say this to Yu Yao.
Looking at her appearance, to use the words of later generations, she should be a socially anxious person.
Yu Yao tried her best to put on a friendly smile and handed her the lunch box in her hand. "What a coincidence! I also made some snacks and was just about to give them to you, sister-in-law. Please try them. We can cook together next time when we are free."
The date cake smelled of red dates, which showed that they were willing to use a lot of ingredients. It also smelled authentic. She guessed that the other party should also like delicious food. After all, people with social phobia tend to like staying at home.
Sure enough, when Liao Zhu heard her say this, his smile deepened, "Okay."
Seeing that she was uncomfortable, Yu Yao did not force it, thinking of visiting when Gu Qing was not around, "Okay, then it's settled, sister-in-law, come in and have a seat."
"No, no." Liao Zhu waved her hands quickly. "I'm still steaming date cakes at home. I'll go back first. If you have anything, you can come find me next door. I'm always here." She smiled again, then turned and left.
After everyone left, Yu Yao still had a smile on her face. This sister-in-law is quite interesting.
"Mrs. Liao doesn't usually interact with people, but she helped a lot since we moved here. If you're bored, you can go find her."
Yu Yao nodded, "I understand, Gu Qing, I have thought about what Cao Lu said last night. Let's go and deliver the mugwort cake to them later and tell him about this."
The sooner you get things done, the more peace of mind you can have.
Gu Qing nodded. He said that he supported her decision, which meant that he really would not interfere with her. He just hadn't told her the choice he was thinking of giving her. It seemed that he had worried for nothing. The girl was a promising person.
After they entered the house, they tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again. It involved confidential information and could not be told even to the closest people.
"Brother, my sister-in-law next door sent me some date cakes. They are still warm. Let's eat some first and then make some."
Yu Yao opened the lid and found that the flavor of the dates was indeed stronger and looked great. She gave each of them a piece. They tasted soft, sweet and really good.
It seems like I can really cook delicious food with Aunt Liao in the future.
The three of them worked together to steam all the mugwort cakes. Yu Yao divided out those that were to be given away and then filled a winnowing basket with them. If it was winter, it would be enough for them to eat for quite a while.
It's a pity that it's autumn now and there's no refrigerator so it can't be stored for long. Yu Yao decided to let Gu Qing take it and distribute it to his comrades in the regiment tomorrow. They can just taste it themselves. If they want to eat it, they can wait until winter to make it.
Gu Qing thought about it and agreed, "Those brats got a good deal."
In the past, Gu Qing didn't care about these things, because he was alone, and as long as he had the strength, no one could say anything. But he still hoped that Yu Yao could have a stable life in the family compound, so he had to consider these things more.
It is not difficult to make this, but it is a bit time-consuming. When they were done, it was almost time for dinner. The three of them just ate the wormwood cake and then went out with the prepared cake.
The closest house to theirs was Political Commissar Ding's, which was just a few yards away.
Who knew that before they arrived, they heard noises of quarreling and things being thrown from that direction, and some unfamiliar aunts and sisters-in-law were rushing over there. What was even more outrageous was that some people were walking very fast with bowls in their hands.
Is this a melon?
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