69. Ploughing and reading heirlooms
I don't know if it's because the plum blossom cake made by the eyebrows is too delicious, or if Yuan Ziqing's appetite is really much better, anyway, the sugar cake is too sweet compared to his taste, but he ate three pieces, and then waved his hand and didn't want it.
He said Qu Kuan's words again, and looked at him expectantly, "What does Qinglang want to eat at night?" I have people prepare. ”
Yuan Ziqing originally wanted to say casually, but seeing the expression on her face that was so expectant, it was not easy to dismiss her meaning, so she had to think carefully along this line of thought. It turned out to be something that really came to mind for him.
"When I was a child......," he said with a bit of nostalgia and reminiscence, "the first time I went back to live in Dongshan Temple, I couldn't eat, and Master Cihui dug up fresh winter bamboo shoot stew soup from the back mountain, which was fairy and fragrant, and I ate a whole bowl of rice." ”
That was when he had just been poisoned, the most painful and difficult time, these trivial things, Yuan Ziqing always thought that he would not remember. He even felt that the memories should be gray and bleak.
However, what he remembered at this moment was not pain, but the novelties that he had come into contact with for the first time, which were different from those in the palace.
"We have winter bamboo shoots here, too." The nostalgia on his face was too obvious, and he immediately said on his eyebrows, "But I'm afraid the cook is not as good as the master of Dongshan Temple who specializes in vegetarian food." ”
She thought for a while, as if to make amends, and said, "Winter bamboo shoots don't have to be counted on, but if you get better soon, I'll go and beg Uncle Shi, maybe he will let you go out when the time comes, and we'll dig spring bamboo shoots together." ”
Yuan Ziqing's eyes lit up, "Really? ”
He nodded and said with a smile, "So you have to take care of your body quickly, otherwise you won't be able to go." These words were like coaxing a child, but Yuan Ziqing bowed slightly, "Okay." ”
I don't know when the spring bamboo shoots were dug up, but Mei Pan ordered the kitchen, and everyone drank delicious winter bamboo shoot soup in the evening. The umami taste makes you want to swallow your tongue together.
Yuan Ziqing, as he himself said, ate a small bowl of rice with soup. It was the first time he had eaten so happily, and it had been like being tortured before. Qingyun was so excited that tears came out of his eyes.
From this day on, Yuan Ziqing's body is getting better day by day, his appetite is getting bigger day by day, his spirit is better, and his complexion is full. When the weather is good, Qu Kuan asks him to go out for a walk and bask in the sun more, but not for too long.
More than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and seeing that a thin layer of grass has appeared on the mountain, the plants are sprouting and drawing, and the weather is getting warmer and warmer, Yuan Ziqing has more time to go out.
Meibian accompanied her for a walk near Zhuangzi, watching the tenants plough the land, turn the soil, and sow seeds.
"The plan of the year lies in the spring." Yuan Ziqing sighed, "Such a situation is difficult to feel in Beijing. "Spring in the capital seems to have only one theme: flower appreciation. Only in this countryside can we truly experience the changes brought by spring.
It seems that even the turbidity in his chest has dissipated a lot.
It is said that mountains and rivers raise people, and it is true. After being away from the capital, the days are calmer, and it seems that even time has slowed down. Yuan Ziqing sometimes feels that if he just goes on like this, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.
Seeing him stunned, Meibian asked, "What is Qinglang thinking?" ”
Yuan Ziqing said, "I just want to think about what the capital looks like now." ”
"We're afraid we won't be able to come back until summer." Mei said, "Didn't you communicate with Jingzhong?" ”
Yuan Ziqing shook his head. When he came, he didn't really believe that he could really be cured, and in that case, the correspondence was just to worry his family. When he was cured, he thought it would be good to go back and surprise them.
He has a calm temperament, and he actually gave birth to such a tricky mind, which shows how good his mood is with his body recovering.
After a few more days, when the two of them walked, they could occasionally see bamboo shoots breaking through the ground. At this time, it was a good time to dig spring bamboo shoots, and after asking Qu Kuan, the two of them didn't let anyone follow, and went out with a basket.
Mei Pan has done these things before, although he is unfamiliar, but there is still a foundation in the end. Yuan Ziqing was a little at a loss.
He didn't care about the teasing on his eyebrows, he squatted beside her and watched her dig a few, and then he had a little experience and began to do it. He learns quickly, and his strength as a man is greater than that of Meibian, and in the future, he gains more than Meibian.
However, a very large bamboo shoot weighing several catties was dug on the side of the eyebrows, and the two were even tied.
Yuan Ziqing's body was still weak in the end, and his steps were already fluttering when he went back. He thought that Qu Kuan would scold himself for just having fun and forgetting the time, but who knew that Qu Kuan stared at him thoughtfully for a while, and said, "It's my negligence, although it is important to drink medicine, it is not appropriate to lie down all day." It's better to turn around and open a vegetable field next to it, and you can cultivate it yourself. ”
"Is there any explanation for that?" Eyebrows asked.
Qu Kuan said casually, "It's always good to have more contact with the rustic." Besides, work hard and exercise your body, otherwise he will always be so weak and gasp after a few steps, what good life can you live if you marry him? ”
Meibian didn't expect him to be so open-mouthed, his face was red, and he was afraid that people would see him, so he had to hide in the house.
Qu Kuan snorted twice at Yuan Ziqing, and pointed to the side with his hand, "This is it, you will level out the ground in the past two days, and go back to get some seeds of vegetables and fruits to replant." I can't say that I will be able to eat what I have grown by then. ”
Although Yuan Ziqing was dissatisfied with him, he was quite interested in his mention. Anyway, there is nothing to do with recuperation, and growing vegetables can be regarded as "farming and reading heirlooms", and he doesn't feel insulting, so he doesn't resist much.
It's just that I don't want Qu Kuan to be proud, so my face is faint, and I can't see anything.
From the next day, Yuan Ziqing didn't have to go out for a walk, and began to work with a hoe. Meibian said that he wanted to help, but without waiting for Qu Kuan to speak, Yuan Ziqing took the initiative to refuse. He is a man, no matter how hard he deserves, where would he be willing to do this?
Meibian had to sit next to him, talk or hand him water to wipe his sweat, but the work of cultivating the fields made a little fragrant. Qu Kuan was still working as a supervisor on the side, but then he couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to leave.
"You go back." Yuan Ziqing said to his eyebrows, "Although the sun is not strong, you will sweat after a long time, so go back and rest." ”
Mei Pan naturally refused, "I'm also resting here." The one who is tired is you. ”
It's really tiring. When he slept that day, Yuan Ziqing felt that his waist couldn't straighten up, his hands were also red, and two blisters were grinding out in his palms, so he had to quietly let Qingyun pick it up, and he didn't see it on his eyebrows. When I got some sleep, I felt even worse, and there was nothing in my body that didn't hurt. He could barely get out of bed.
But Qu Kuan deserved to be the overseer, and he came early to urge him to start working. The eyebrows were not there, which made Yuan Ziqing a little uncomfortable.
When it was almost time, he hurriedly came with a pair of red and swollen eyes on his eyebrows, and stuffed a pair of gloves into Yuan Ziqing. It turned out that she had noticed his hand after all, so she hurried to make this glove overnight, and let him wear a hoe on the ground, so as not to wear it again.
How could such thoughtfulness be there if it weren't for a heart tied to him all the time?
Yuan Ziqing pinched this pair of gloves, only to feel that his heart was warm and astringent, sour and sweet, and he looked at his eyebrows for a while, speechless. The two looked at each other quietly for a moment, and then they both looked away, and their hearts were a little panicked.
This is not the first time that this has happened, but no one has seen it before, but now it is in front of Qu Kuan, and the two naturally feel uncomfortable.
"Thank you for your hard work." Yuan Ziqing didn't look at his eyebrows, and said softly, "You haven't slept all night, have you?" Look, my eyes are swollen, go and rest for a while. ”
Meibian hurriedly raised his hand to cover his eyes, wanting to stay, but he was afraid that his eyes were really swollen and would hinder his view, so he hesitated for a moment or walked away hesitantly. Although Yuan Ziqing doesn't mind, he doesn't want him to see his unbeautiful side.
Qu Kuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Yuan Ziqing, "Slippery head!" I think you're pretty good at coaxing girls. The implication is that he is suspected of being unfaithful.
Yuan Ziqing didn't get angry with him, and said while putting on his gloves, "If there is someone in your heart, you can naturally learn anything for her." His tone was soft, and there was a bit of sweetness on his face. Obviously, it's not just the eyebrows that are deep in the mud.
Qu Kuan couldn't be unconvinced.
I can only reluctantly think in my heart that my niece has a good vision.
When the eyebrows reappeared, it was already lunch time, and Yuan Ziqing could also take advantage of the time to go back to eat to rest for a while.
However, after a day and a half of hard work, although the pain in his body was still unbearable, he felt that his appetite was much better. I used to eat ordinary meals, and it was a little sweeter. According to Qu Kuan, if you want to eat, you can distinguish between good and bad food, which is a clear proof of good health. Yuan Ziqing felt that he was really completely well.
In the end, the land dug out by Yuan Ziqing was about ten square meters large, and it was planted with melons, fruits and vegetables. In the end, Yuan Ziqing looked at the land, and felt a sense of accomplishment.
Qu Kuan hit him on the side, and by the way, there was another problem, "Don't think that this is over, the newly cultivated land is not yet ripe, and the production is not abundant." If you don't use farmhouse fertilizer for irrigation, the vegetables that grow are probably small and yellow, and they don't have much taste. ”
Yuan Ziqing was not stimulated by him this time, "Just go back and let people fertilize." Uncle Shi can rest assured that he will definitely let you eat the vegetables that your niece respects. ”
Calling the other party's uncle, he is drawing his eyebrows aside from himself, Qu Kuan frowned unhappily, but he was helpless. His agitation method has always been very clever, but this time it has lost its effect. Only then did he realize that Yuan Ziqing was a cunning fox who knew everything, and he wanted to pretend to be obedient, and he almost deceived himself.