Chapter Twenty-Three: Quarrels
Since that day, Xu Shiqiu has been thinking about having a round house with Dong Shu, and has been waiting for her to recuperate.
Dr. Du was invited by him once, but he left Dong Shu to recuperate for at least a month.
However, although it still needs to wait for another month, Xu Shiqiu finally got a specific time, according to Dr. Du's meaning, as long as his little lady will not be as painful as before this month, wait for another half a month, and you can have a round house.
Because of the exact time given by Dr. Du, Xu Shiqiu is extremely nervous about Dong Shu these days, for fear that she will be uncomfortable when she comes to popularity.
Dong Shu didn't know that her father-in-law was staring at her all day because of this, she only thought that her father-in-law liked herself more and more, so she kept staring at herself.
She was still thinking about the next time Xu Yanzhu came to Shihuan Courtyard, the two of them would go together to pick camellia and then eat flat food, but that night, a spring rain interrupted her plan.
Spring was rainy, and this spring rain fell intermittently from the end of February to the beginning of March.
Perhaps it coincided with Qingming, and the continuous rainy days also brought a trace of sadness to the Xu family.
On the day of the Qingming Festival, after Dong Shu worshiped her father-in-law in the ancestral hall for many years, Xiahe Village finally ushered in a sunny day that had not been seen for a long time.
Dong Shu had long wanted to go with Xu Yanzhu to pick the shepherd's cabbage and come back to eat the flat food, although the big kitchen had sent the flat food of the shepherd's cabbage in the past few days, but Dong Shu felt that it was not made by herself, and there was always a little less taste.
The weather was good on this day, and it happened to be the day when Xu Yanzhu came to Shihuan Courtyard, early in the morning, Dong Shu got up and quickly changed her clothes and combed her hair, so she waited for Xu Yanzhu to come over, and the two of them went to pick camellia together.
Seeing that the little lady was so active, Xu Shiqiu naturally ordered the big kitchen to prepare some meat and flour at noon, and then quickly packed himself up, ready to follow the little lady out later.
As soon as Dong Shu saw Xu Shiqiu like this, she immediately came to him, looked at him and said coquettishly: "Is Xianggong also going out with us?" After saying this, Dong Shu didn't wait for Xu Shiqiu to open his mouth and continued: "Xianggong can go out with us, I'm so happy." ”
As soon as he heard the little lady's words, Xu Shiqiu immediately shook his head helplessly at her and said: "I really don't worry about your temperament, and I don't often go out, you two women, I am naturally not at ease." ”
After saying this to the little lady, Xu Shiqiu thought about the fact that he was going to earn money, and felt that he might find a servant to protect the little lady when he was busy in the future.
Dong Shu didn't know what Xu Shiqiu was thinking, after hearing what he said just now, she felt that Xianggong was because he liked herself and didn't worry about herself, so she was ready to go out with them.
After all, picking camellia is what the girls do, and she has grown so big that she has never seen a man do it.
As soon as Xu Shiqiu saw the look on the little lady's face, he guessed what she was thinking.
He didn't explain anything, just let the little lady continue to think like this.
Xu Yanzhu came to Shihuan Courtyard in such an atmosphere.
Because she comes to Shihuanyuan every other day these days, she is also very familiar with this place, and on the way over this day, she also brought the breakfast of the third uncle and the third aunt over.
Dong Shu had been waiting for Xu Yanzhu, and when she appeared, she immediately walked towards her happily.
"Yanzhu, the weather is good today, let's go pick camellia later, and make flat food in Shihuan Courtyard at noon, okay?" Dong Shu looked at Xu Yanzhu and just finished saying this, and the person also walked up to her and wanted to take the food box in her hand.
Xu Yanzhu would never hand over the food box to Dong Shu, not to mention that her third uncle was watching, just because she had practiced martial arts with her grandfather for several years since she was a child, and her strength was much greater than that of the third aunt who looked very delicate.
"Third aunt, I'll come." Xu Yanzhu first said this to Dong Shu, and then looked at her and continued: "There were steamed dumplings again this morning, and my grandmother saw that the third aunt liked it that day, so she specially asked me to bring some over." ”
After watching the third aunt say this, Xu Yanzhu walked directly into the house with the food box, and after placing the food box on the round table, she continued: "I don't know how to wrap flat food, and I can learn the craft from the third aunt today, I am willing." ”
Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu have been following Xu Yanzhu's steps into the house, and when Xu Yanzhu's words fell, Dong Shu immediately looked at her happily and said: "What kind of craft is this, what I have learned from you these days is useful." ”
Dong Shu looked at Xu Yanzhu and just finished saying this, Xu Yanzhu was about to continue to speak, but Xu Shiqiu interrupted them at this time: "Don't humbly praise each other, it's not too early for this hour, don't you have to pick camellia after eating?" ”
As soon as Xu Shiqiu finished saying this, Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu immediately glanced at each other, and then they both laughed.
Obviously, the two of them also felt that the compliments between the two of them just now were a bit of a waste of time.
Seeing the little lady and the eldest niece laughing, Xu Shiqiu also felt that the two of them had changed significantly these days.
The little lady of his family has been making gestures these days, and she can no longer see the bluntness of deliberately imitating her eldest niece, and every action seems to have been engraved in her bones a long time ago.
If people who don't know her see her for the first time, they will not guess that she is an ordinary village girl in the countryside.
As for the eldest niece, because she has been with the little lady these days, she also has a little more breath of life on her body, and she loves to laugh more than before.
Xu Shiqiu liked to see such a change, and saw that the two of them were busy taking out the food in the food box and putting it on the table, so they walked to the round table and sat down, ready to have breakfast.
Two quarters of an hour later, Dong Shu and the three of them walked out of Shihuan Courtyard.
Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu walked in front with a bamboo basket and a small shovel in the bamboo basket, while Xu Shiqiu followed unhurriedly three steps behind them.
Due to the continuous spring rain a few days ago, I need to be extra careful when walking on the ground outside the courtyard today. Otherwise, the slippery ground is very easy to fall.
Seeing the slow and cautious appearance of the little lady and the eldest niece, Xu Shiqiu was just about to call them home and come back tomorrow, but he heard the little lady suddenly exclaim: "Ah! Today there are earth ears, this is very rare, and today there is something delicious again. ”
As he spoke, Dong Shu squatted down and looked at a black-green thing on the ground in front of him with a salivating gaze.
Xu Yanzhu and Xu Shiqiu didn't know what the ears were, and when they heard Dong Shu's surprised voice, the uncle and nephew both quickly leaned over and looked at the ground under Dong Shu's feet.
I saw that on the ground in front of Dong Shu, a small piece of black and green like a fungus was lying there quietly.
Dong Shu quickly stretched out her hand, directly picked up the ground ear on the ground into the bamboo basket, and said to Xu Yanzhu while picking it up: "Yanzhu, this ear is very delicious, and it will only be available after the continuous rain in spring and autumn every time."
Today is also a coincidence that we came, otherwise when the sun comes out, the ears of the earth will be gone.
Don't look like it's dirty, but it's very tasty when you pick it up and wash it carefully. ”
Dong Shu said seriously, she has liked these delicacies that can be bought without spending money since she was a child.
The ground ear is fresh, pick it up, wash it and add water to cook the soup, just put a little salt and beat an egg into it is very delicious.
If you pick up a lot, you can also wrap steamed buns, which are also very delicious.
The more Dong Shu thought about it, the more she felt that it was worth coming today, and after picking it up carefully for a while, she saw that Xu Yanzhu had not moved, and looked at her busily and said: "Yanzhu, if you don't know how to pick up the ear, then pick the purses, I can pick a lot alone." ”
Dong Shu thought that Xu Yanzhu felt that picking things up on the ground like this was unclean, and immediately looked at her and said such a sentence.
Listening to Dong Shu's words, Xu Yanzhu shook her head embarrassedly: "Third aunt, I'm not afraid of getting dirty, it's just that your hands are too fast, and you have picked up all the ears of this piece of land." ”
After saying this, Xu Yanzhu left Dong Shu's side, walked a few steps to the place where there was a ground ear on the other side, and then squatted down and continued: "Third aunt, I will pick up the earth ear here, and I will pick it if I see it later, don't worry." ”
When the words fell, Xu Yanzhu directly looked down at the earth ear in front of him and picked it up seriously.
Seeing Xu Yanzhu start to move so quickly, Dong Shu looked at her and nodded: "Yanzhu, in fact, it's good to learn these things, it's not good for us to stay at home all day and not do things." ”
After Dong Shu said this, he turned his head and glanced at Xu Shiqiu behind him and said, "Xianggong, don't get too close, there are many ears here, be careful of slipping." After explaining to Xu Shiqiu, Dong Shu continued to turn around and look at Di'er not far in front of him.
Xu Shiqiu didn't move when Dong Shu spoke to Xu Yanzhu just now, and when he heard Dong Shu's voice, he immediately raised his voice and responded: "Well, I listen to the lady." ”
This will Xu Shiqiu only think that the little lady who works seriously at his own house is very good-looking, and he is quite happy to watch the little lady do things from such a distance.
Thinking of this, Xu Shiqiu naturally wouldn't approach Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu, for fear of disturbing them.
Just when Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu lowered their heads and picked up the ears seriously, the two groups of girls in the village led by Dong Miao and Liu Er not far away quarreled.
Dong Miao looked at Liu Er in front of her, and a look of disgust flashed in her eyes, "This piece of land was obviously discovered by us first, why did you come here to pick it up!" After saying this, she didn't wait for Liu Er to answer and continued: "Could it be that in addition to loving to rob men, you also love to rob this land?" ”
As soon as Dong Miao's words were finished, Liu Er, who was already unhappy in her heart, immediately said angrily: "Dong Miao, don't talk uncleanly, my Liu Er is the man who robbed you, so you just talk about me?"
You have to show evidence when you speak, otherwise I won't spare you today! ”
As Liu Er spoke, she didn't forget to look around, and when she saw a familiar figure not far away, she immediately opened her mouth loudly and continued: "I said Dong Miao, why didn't your mother marry your cousin to Xu Sangongzi to enjoy happiness, why didn't she find you a good man."
If you have a man, it's okay to say that I love to rob men. But now, you don't have anyone to ask for it, what face do you have to say to others! ”
After saying this, Liu Er didn't wait for Dong Miao, who was red-eyed because of her words, to speak, and directly pointed sideways at Dong Shu, who was concentrating on picking up the ears of the ground not far away, and said, "Dong Miao, your cousin is there, do you see her?"
Let me tell you, we came to pick up the earth and pick the purses, which were poor in the family, and there was nothing to eat.
Your cousin, that's boring to pass the time, after all, people can buy a lot of ear and shepherd's cabbage with a random piece of jewelry! ”
Dong Miao didn't expect to see her cousin Dong Shu here, and Dong Shu, who was shocked back to her senses by Liu'er's voice, didn't expect to see her cousin here.
She stood up, glanced at her cousin who was still a little ashamed and faintly jealous in her eyes, and then looked at Liu Er and said lightly: "My uncle has only one daughter in the family, my cousin, she came to pick up ears and pick vegetables to make up for my injured cousin."
It's you, Liu'er, didn't you still want to marry my cousin last winter? kept saying that he liked my cousin and threw himself at my cousin.
When I was pushed away by my cousin in the end, didn't you still cry and say that as long as my cousin can marry you, you will definitely get rid of your own problems?
Why, it's only been a few months, and you don't like my cousin anymore? So, I'm not going to change this problem? ”