Peasant woman's day

Chapter 56

After the two discussed it, they both rested.Mrs. Gu was helping Yuanyuan at home, and Fu Rong and Gu Qingchen came to the back of the house.

There is a bamboo forest behind Furong's house, and there is a cave not far from the other side of the river.The bamboo forest behind the house is dense near Furong's house, but the place near the stream is empty.Furong was very happy when she saw the thick bamboo leaves in the bamboo grove. This is a good fertilizer.After looking at it for a long time, the two decided to reclaim the area near the river.

Gu Qingchen turned over the soil, and Fu Rong picked up small stones and cleared weeds in the soil.Fu Rong has been squatting in the soil digging, and soon her forehead is covered with sweat.Just as she raised her hand to wipe off her sweat, she glanced at Gu Qingchen inadvertently, seeing that the grass under his hoe looked very strange, but she seemed to have seen it somewhere before, she quickly said: "Wait, don't dig! "

Gu Qingchen was startled by Fu Rong's cry, and his hand slipped, and the blade of the hoe slanted across the top of the green grass seedling, cutting off a small section.Gu Qingchen hurriedly put the hoe aside, Furong trotted over, squatted down, carefully picked up the broken grass, and looked at it, it was hollow.She had an idea in mind, picked up a twig, and slowly dug up the grass, revealing a small dark brown oblate root underneath.Gu Qingchen leaned over to have a look, and smiled: "Isn't this a lizard? It's also called ground chestnut. This thing is medicine for clearing away heat, what's wrong?"

"You know him?" Fu Rong turned around and asked, "Why haven't I seen it before?"

Gu Qingchen lifted his chin to the other side of the river: "Here, before the cave on the other side of the river, there are all long like this."

When Furong saw it, it was really lush and green, and it was growing very vigorously.Fu Rong stood up and wondered, "Why is there no one buying it in the town? No one at home eats it?"

Gu Qingchen smiled: "This thing is clear and bland, neither sweet nor sour. It has no taste, and it grows everywhere. When I was thirsty when I was doing farm work, I would pull out two and eat it. It's just that this thing is small , and it’s not chewy, so it’s troublesome. So except for some of these that are needed for medicine in the medical hall, the rest are rarely dug. If you want to eat them, when they mature in winter, I will pull some back for you to eat. enough."

Fu Rong's eyes lit up when she heard this: "So you mean, this thing has grown a lot?"

"Yes." Gu Qingchen squatted down to take a look, and said, "We won't touch this piece. It will mature in a dozen days, and I will dig it then."

"I want to come too!" Fu Rong thought to herself, "Let's dig more."

Gu Qingchen suddenly approached Furong, took her hand, and whispered in her ear: "Daughter-in-law, I see why you always like to eat weird things recently. Why don't you let me give it to you?" Take your pulse."

Fu Rong's face turned red in an instant, she pulled out her hand, and spat at him: "Who wants you to feel the pulse! I didn't do anything. You think I don't know what you're up to! Hmph!" Fu Rong pushed As soon as Gu Qingchen squatted down, he picked up the stone again.

Gu Qingchen naturally knew what Furong's body was like.When Furong's little days are, he knows better than Furong.His gaze sank slightly: the matter of the little baby can indeed be put on the agenda.It's just that his little daughter-in-law seems to be very concerned about Yuanyuan's thoughts. If he tampers with it, he can't guarantee that his daughter-in-law won't be angry with him.It's better to take a long-term view on this matter.

The two reclaimed some land.Because this land is by the river, the moisture in the soil is sufficient.Fu Rong looked at the sky, saw that it was really late, and pulled Gu Qingchen home.

The next day, Gu Qingchen followed Fu Rong's instructions and scattered the top layer of soil in the bamboo forest on the ground.After waiting for another two days, they sowed some seeds and planted some vegetables like cabbage.At once
One day, Furong was watering the vegetables in the field when she heard a voice suddenly.She stopped what she was doing and listened attentively.

"This, this is the tape I made. I think the one on your clothes is already old." The voice sounds familiar, no, of course it is familiar, because I can hear this voice every day recently: Gu Simei Live at Furong's house.

Fu Rong held her breath, waiting for the other person to speak.If she guessed correctly, it should be a man.Sure enough, just after she finished thinking, a male voice said happily, "Miss Gu Si, if you have your heart set on it, I, Zhong Lin, will accept it."

Zhong Lin.There is only one family with the surname Zhong in this village.Fu Rong instantly thought of the little boy with clenched fists that she saw that day, but her heart sank continuously: How could the two of them get together.

Furong could almost predict what would happen next.Unmarried men and unmarried women were not unmarried in ancient times, and it was not uncommon in ancient times to see each other first in private, and then let their parents propose marriage.However, given the relationship between the Zhong family and the Gu family, how could they agree to become in-laws.Furong lowered her head, scooping up the water, making some noise on purpose.

Perhaps Furong's voice was too loud, the two of them stopped talking and did not speak anymore.After a while, there was no sound.Fu Rong sighed in her heart: Juliet and Romeo didn't have a good ending in the end.

When Fu Rong returned home with the wooden bucket, she just walked into the yard and saw Gu Simei coming out of the kitchen with a pot of water.Gu Simei's face turned red in an instant, and she didn't pay attention to her feet. When her ankle sprained, some water splashed out and sprinkled on her shoes.Fu Rong hurriedly put down the wooden barrel in her hand, went up to stabilize the kettle, and put it on the window sill beside her, then asked anxiously, "How is your foot? Are you burned?"

Gu Simei's complexion had changed, she bit her lower lip and wanted to shake her head, but she was so painful that she couldn't speak a word.Fu Rong turned her head and shouted: "Gu Qingchen, Fourth Sister's feet were burned."

After taking off Gu Simei's socks, Fu Rong saw that several large blisters had formed on the skin.Gu Qingchen checked her feet carefully, and then told her not to break the blister, lest it get dirty.Then, Gu Qingchen applied the scald ointment that he bought from the town and improved on her.Only then did Gu Simei feel a wave of coolness slowly spread from the wound, her hand tightly clutched Fu Rong's hand, her face was already pale with pain, but she didn't shed a single tear.Among young women, it is relatively rare.

After Simei Gu settled down and put all the things she might need at hand, Fu Rong and Gu Qingchen withdrew.Furong pulled Gu Qingchen back to the room, lowered her voice and asked worriedly: "Can this burn leave no scar?"

"It's a deep burn, so I guess there will be a little mark." Gu Qingchen couldn't guarantee that no scar would be left, after all, medicine is not a panacea.

Fu Rong thought of another matter, and said, "Should I tell my mother about this matter? After all, the fourth sister lives with us now, and we should take care of her. If my parents find out from other places in the future This matter is probably not good."

Gu Qingchen nodded: "I'll talk about it when I'm done with what I'm doing. Fourth sister's feet are inconvenient. You can spend more time with her at home these few days. I'll just go to the vegetable field."

"Okay." Furong agreed.After all, brother and sister-in-law are responsible.

Ever since Yuanyuan found out that Gu Simei had injured her foot, she has been clamoring to see her.The three children squeezed into the room together, chirping and asking Gu Simei, it seemed that the room was very lively.Gu Simei's originally uneasy heart also eased a lot, let them sit down and tell them a story.After hearing this, Furong was moved: it would be good to have a kindergarten in ancient times.However, running a school in ancient times was probably even more difficult than it is now.

After Mrs. Gu heard the news, she hurried over immediately.She first looked at the wound, and then said with a dark face: "Why are you so careless, girls, you must know how to cherish yourself."

"Mother, I was not careful. My daughter knew it was wrong." Gu Simei lowered her head, her long eyelashes covered her face, casting a small shadow on her face, and I felt pitiful.

When Mrs. Gu saw that her daughter was subdued, her heart softened.It's just that she had to type a few words no matter what, then she turned her head and said to Fu Rong, "Third daughter-in-law, your fourth sister is inconvenient, please bear with me."

Fu Rong nodded: "I know, don't worry, mother."

That's all for Mrs. Gu, she turned her head and continued to ask Simei Gu about something else.Gu Simei occasionally raised her head and smiled apologetically at Fu Rong.Seeing this, Fu Rong smiled and nodded slightly, indicating that she was fine, and Gu Simei was relieved.

Gu Simei stayed at home for two days, and Fu Rong clearly felt that she was full of worries.Of course Furong knew the reason, but she couldn't tell.Fu Rong could only use some things she had heard in the Fan Mansion to give Gu Simei some vague hints, but it seemed to have little effect.But in a few days, Gu Simei lost a lot of weight.

Furong was going to Aunt Huang's house with a basket of eggs that day. As soon as she walked out the door, she saw Zhong Lin approaching.Zhong Lin's face turned red, and he hurriedly turned around.Probably because he thought it was too impolite to do so, he turned around hastily, and said embarrassingly: "Sister-in-law Gu, where are you going?"

Furong smiled slightly, and raised the egg in her hand: "Go to Mrs. Huang's house. Where are you going? I heard that you are working hard at home these days, you must be preparing for the exam."

(End of this chapter)