I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 35 Picking up Fungi

"Sister, no." Zhou Wanqiu came out of the dark alley with slumped shoulders.

"Oh, it's you. You didn't make a sound in broad daylight. I thought you were a thief." Zhou Chenyu glanced at her and saw her looking at him timidly, not daring to make a sound. The corners of her mouth looked a little swollen, "You Are you here to find me?"

Zhou Wanqiu nervously tugged on her clothes and nodded blankly, "I'm sorry, it was me who caused my sister to suffer in prison."

Zhou Chenyu has been a carefree person since he was a child. Most of the people he hangs out with are social cows, and there are very few friends like this who are introverted and sensitive.

"I have received your kindness, but I can't help you with anything. The one you should thank most is Baoyu." She smiled with relief, took two steps, and saw Zhou Wanqiu still standing there at a loss, which was very pitiful.

Zhou Chenyu couldn't help but come back and invited her warmly: "I'm going to the river to find Baoyu. I need a companion. Do you want to come with me?"

Zhou Wanqiu showed an expression as if she could follow him, and his eyes lit up, "Okay."

Although Zhou Wanqiu agreed to go to the river with Zhou Chenyu, he did not dare to speak actively along the way and followed behind cautiously.

They walked through the vegetable garden and searched down along the field ridge beside the stream.

The weather was sunny that day, and the sky was cloudless. The seedlings planted before the Qingming Festival had grown into bunches of golden and plump rice ears, like bunches of grapes hanging upside down in the fields. The whole area looked golden and beautiful. Like a scroll.

Some ripe rice fell to the ground, attracting birds to peck at it. Zhou Chenyu and Zhou Wanqiu passed by, fluttering their wings and flew away.

"Isn't there water bracken here? Where did Zhou Baoyu go?"

The scorching sun was in the sky, and Zhou Chenyu was unable to open his eyes due to the dazzling sunlight. Just when he was worried about where to find someone, the grass in front of him suddenly moved. Zhou Baoyu made a grimace and jumped out of the valley with teeth and claws.

The corner of Zhou Chenyu's mouth twitched, and the reserved Zhou Wanqiu was also stunned.

Baoyu was immersed in his own world and wondered: "Sister, why do you look like this? Aren't you afraid?"

Zhou Chenyu faced Zhou Wanqiu, "Does he look like a fool?"

Zhou Wanqiu didn't dare to look at Baoyu's expectant eyes and nodded.

Baoyu, who was disappointed, replied dully, "I picked up the bracken you like to eat, and you still want to call me a fool. You should have known I wouldn't come."

"Do you really regret it so much? Then you can go back directly. Although my hand hurts a little, it shouldn't be a big problem picking up bracken."

Zhou Chenyu rubbed his sore wrist, and Baoyu immediately smiled softly and said, "Sister, I'm joking with you. I've picked up the bracken and they're all down there."

Zhou Chenyu raised a smile and said, "That's right."

Zhou Wanqiu, who was standing aside, finally spoke, "Baoyu, let me help you."

"Okay." Baoyu took Zhou Wanqiuzhao and walked back to the valley to get the bracken.

Zhou Chenyu was on the shore, chasing their figures. Suddenly, clusters of pink flowers of different shades came into view. They grew along the bank of the stream. Some of them hung down in the water, shed one or two petals, and floated into the distance with the flowing water. .

She was surprised, "Isn't this a wild rose flower? It's so beautiful."

Normally, buying a bouquet of roses would cost dozens of yuan, but now there are ready-made ones. It would be nice to pick them and put them in a room with bare walls for decoration.Zhou Chenyu walked down and picked a few plants in her hand. Next to the wild roses, there were some sunflowers and purple morning glories. She also picked a few flowers and put them in the right place, "It's really It looks a bit like buying it at a flower shop.”

Zhou Wanqiu plucked the flowers and even buds closest to her, "Sister Chen Yu, here they are."

Zhou Chenyu looked at the delicate flower bones, which made Zhou Wanqiu less timid than the flowers, "The ones you picked are prettier, thank you."

Zhou Wanqiu bit her lip and smiled shyly.

After picking enough roses, the three of them hurried home. When they reached the door of the house, Zhou Wanqiu stopped. Thinking of what his parents had done, he hesitated to go in, "Sister Shen Yu, Baoyu, it's almost lunch. ,I'm going back."

"It's time for lunch. You can eat at our house before leaving." Zhou Chenyu knew what she was worried about and pulled her into the yard.

Li Xiuju walked out of the kitchen and saw it, and said hello: "Lan Qiu, are you here?"

"Auntie." Zhou Wanqiu called someone, standing there awkwardly, not knowing what to do next.

Li Xiuju saw her uneasiness and smiled kindly: "Baoyu came back from picking up bracken today. You can eat it before leaving."

"Me?" Zhou Wanqiu didn't know how to refuse. Seeing that she had nothing to do, Baoyu grabbed her and ran to the chicken coop to pick up eggs.

Zhou Chenyu followed Li Xiuju and asked tentatively: "Old lady, I took the initiative to bring her here. Do you have any objection?"

Li Xiuju hurriedly took out the porridge pot, put it aside to dry, and replaced it with a large cooking pot. "The grudges between adults are between adults. What does it have to do with you children? You saved Wanqiu, and Wanqiu is willing to Being so close to you and Baoyu, so many relatives, it’s too late for me to be happy, so how could I not be happy?”

There are really not many parents these days who don’t impose their own ideas on their children.

Zhou Chenyu smiled and wanted to help add firewood, but was coaxed out by Li Xiuju.

There was no place for Zhou Chenyu in the kitchen, and Baoyu and Zhou Wanqiu were nowhere to be seen again. It was rare to be alone for a while. She returned to the room holding the wild rose flowers she picked up in the ravine.

Originally, there was nothing else in this room except a bed. After Zhou Chenyu moved in, he simply built some furniture, tables, chairs and wardrobes. Although the workmanship was rough, the overall look was much better than before.

However, for girls who pursue a petty bourgeoisie life, it is still far from enough. Now adding a bouquet of flowers is just right.

Zhou Chenyu found an old jar, filled it with water, inserted rose flowers into it, and placed it near the window.Sparse sunlight sneaked in, shining on the delicate petals, and there were a few green vines outside the window.

She lay on the table, watching this scene, and thought of the first house she rented after graduation.

Because I was short of money and wanted to save time on commuting, I rented a single room that could only accommodate a bed in an urban village near my company. It was small and had no ventilation, and the sound insulation was so poor that I could even hear the sound of the toilet flushing next door. The most frustrating thing was What she couldn't accept was that sunlight had become the most luxurious thing.

In order to escape from that place as soon as possible, she worked hard and was finally able to rent a house in the community.Later, in order to buy a house of his own, he stopped working for the landlord and continued to save money desperately.

She wanted more and more, and she was under more and more pressure. Sometimes when she was tired, she would think of pressing the pause button, but she was always carried forward by the current of society and did not dare to stop.

She broke off a petal and put it on the tip of her nose, smiling, "That's great."

(End of this chapter)