Without waiting for Xu Xingchen to answer, Jun Haoyue hugged her and chased after her.
By this time they had already run from the narrow path to the main road.
His speed was obviously much faster than that of the thief in such a place, and in a moment, he had caught the man. The man tried to use the same trick again, but was knocked down by Jun Haoyue with a palm.
Xu Xingchen looked at this scene and felt her heart pounding inexplicably, as if her heart was moved.
"The thief is here!" The villagers who heard the noise rushed over and looked at him in the light.
When they saw the face, they were stunned.
The so-called thief turned out to be Zhang Xiaochun!
Village Chief Wu was furious. "Zhang Xiaochun, how could a good girl like you do such a despicable thing?! What did you steal from Aunt Fatty's house? Hand it over now!"
Zhang Xiaochun lowered his head: "I...I didn't steal anything!"
"Then why were you sneaking around Aunt Fatty's house?"
"I just wanted to see if Erya had any secret recipes! We all do embroidery, so it doesn't make sense that she can embroider so well. I think Xu Xingchen is secretly cooking for her."
As he spoke, Zhang Xiaochun raised his head and gave Xu Xingchen a vicious look.
The person being glared at couldn't help but sneer: "Why don't you confront me if you have such an idea?"
"There's no point in confronting him! You won't admit it."
Xu Xingchen let Jun Haoyue put him down and slowly stepped forward. "Alright, let me get this straight here today. Zhang Xiaochun, I've never given Erya any special treatment, nor do I have any so-called secret recipes like you do. Erya's embroidery is good purely because she's smart. You're just stupid and have no talent, so you can't do anything well."
Zhang Xiaochun was so angry that he trembled all over and ran away crying.
Since this was a misunderstanding, everyone dispersed.
Xu Xingchen walked back home with Jun Haoyue's support.
"I remember Menduner brought back a small bottle of medicine before. Where did you put it?" Jun Haoyue started searching.
Xu Xingchen pointed to the second drawer.
There was indeed a bottle of medicine there. Jun Haoyue first wiped the wound with a towel, and then helped her apply the medicine.
By the time I finished all this, it was already late at night.
Logically, they should go to bed early, but Xu Xingchen couldn't sleep. "I feel a little bored. I want to go for a walk outside. Cousin, you go to bed first."
As she spoke, she started to walk outside, but Jun Haoyue followed her.
He said, "I'll go with you."
"But don't you still have to work tomorrow? Don't let yourself get up by then."
"It's okay, I'm young and can hold on. Let's go and take a look outside." Jun Haoyue said while thinking in his heart that even if he didn't accompany her, he would not be able to sleep if he let her go out alone.
As long as he insisted, Xu Xingchen did not refuse.
Because of her injury, she walked very slowly, and Jun Haoyue also deliberately slowed down his pace. The two of them walked to a flat grassland beyond the ridge of the field and sat down.
The cool night breeze blew slowly, sweeping away the melancholy in Xu Xingchen's heart. She looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "Look, the moon is round today."
The moon is already full with only a few days left until the fifteenth day of the lunar month. It's really special.
Jun Haoyue nodded: "It's very round and bright, just like my name."
Xu Xingchen suddenly became dazed and stared at the sky in a daze.
Noticing her strangeness, Jun Haoyue asked in confusion: "Why are you silent?"
Xu Xingchen: "I think the moon looks more like a mooncake!" At this moment, as if to highlight this metaphor, her stomach made a rumbling sound.
Xu Xingchen gave an awkward smile: "I didn't have enough dinner, so I feel a little hungry."
Jun Haoyue glanced at her and asked her to sit here and wait for a while, then walked into the woods.
After a while, he came out with a thick branch.
Xu Xingchen was just wondering what he was going to do when he saw him roll up his trousers, walk into the water, and use a branch as a fork to pick up a few fish. Then Jun Haoyue found some dry branches and started a fire. He roasted the fish and handed them to Xu Xingchen: "Try and see if they're cooked."
At this time, Xu Xingchen was almost fainting from hunger.
She took the grilled fish and tasted it without hesitation, her eyes sparkling: "This is simply the most delicious food in the world!"
He raised his thumbs and gave Jun Haoyue a thumbs up.
This scene gave Jun Haoyue a slight sense of pride. He turned around and grilled the other fish together, then sat next to Xu Xingchen and ate fish with her while watching the moon.
People tend to feel sleepy after eating. Xu Xingchen propped up his chin and muttered softly to the sky.
Jun Haoyue leaned over to listen. What she said was: "Staying here seems pretty good..."
It was almost dawn when the two returned home.
Because they went to bed late, they both got up a little late the next day, but fortunately they were in good spirits. Jun Haoyue went to work in the fields, while Xu Xingchen was embroidering.
After their unremitting efforts over this period of time, the skirt is almost done and will be completed in another day!
Xu Xingchen and others concentrated on threading the needle and finally finished making the skirt in the evening.
The women touched their skirts and smiled with their eyes curved.
"Such a beautiful dress, not to mention the county magistrate's daughter, even the rich ladies in the capital will like it!"
"I am also confident that this skirt will be selected!"
Xu Xingchen was also very proud. They had worked hard for a long time to make this product. The workmanship was so exquisite that it was not inferior even when compared with the craftsmanship of the modern world!
There's no reason why this skirt would be swept off!
Because it was getting late, everyone decided to send the skirt to the embroidery workshop tomorrow and let Xu Xingchen keep it today.
Xu Xingchen agreed in a very good mood. After everyone left, she took Jun Haoyue to the river.
She has become obsessed with grilled fish these past two days.
The fish grilled by Jun Haoyue is fresh and delicious, even better than that made by a chef. She always feels a little greedy when she has free time.
The two of them built a fire by the river again.
What they didn't know was that not long after they left, a figure sneaked into the house and began rummaging through the drawers until they found the new dress.
If Xu Xingchen was at home at this time, he would definitely recognize the man's identity at a glance.
She is also a member of the embroidery class, her name is Zhu Xiaoling, and she is close to Zhang Xiaochun.
"This dress is really beautiful."
Zhu Xiaoling stroked her skirt with a look of fascination and murmured, "It's a pity that I can't hand it over."
She wants to take the skirt back and hide it!
If she can't get any benefits, then no one else can either. If we have to be poor, let's all be poor together!
Zhu Xiaoling walked along the path toward her home, holding a pair of daggers. On the way, she met Aunt Wang sitting at the door. This person was still mad and was playing with stones and mud. When she saw someone coming, she threw dirt at them.
Zhu Xiaoling quickly dodged.
It didn't matter if the mud stained her clothes, but it would be bad if it stained her new skirt!
She glared at Aunt Wang fiercely: "Crazy woman, get away from me! If you mess around again, I'll beat you to death!"
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