Chapter 22 First Tea
I don't know if it's because I'm too tired, Shen Shangluo fell asleep in the carriage, and when she woke up in a daze, she had already returned home.
With a creaky sound, Ah Heng pushed the door and entered, "Awake?" ”
It seemed that he had just gone out and came back, and he still had a heavy morning dew on his body, he stood at the door and did not mean to continue moving forward, but looked at Shen Shangluo with a smile on his face.
Shen Shangluo rubbed his slightly swollen temples, "Why am I here, I remember ......"
Ah Heng Wan'er smiled, "When you returned to Cloud Village last night, you were too late and slept very deeply, Ji Lao asked me to bring you back, he said that you don't have to worry about the placement of medicinal materials, you can rest these days." ”
"Well, I can't interfere in the matter of the placement of medicinal materials."
Ah Heng kept his hands behind his back, and at this time he took a few steps back, only poking out one head, "Hurry up and eat." ”
"Hmm."
When the door was closed again, Ah Heng looked at the blood stains on his hands and frowned slightly, it seems that he still didn't deal with it cleanly, so he should be careful next time......
Shen Shangluo got up slowly, pushed open the heavy window, a chill hit, and it was drizzling outside, but there was already a tendency to stop.
She couldn't help but shudder, for some reason, Shen Shangluo was afraid of the cold since she was a child, and in the past, she must have shrunk in the house and refused to go out in such weather, but now it is different.
is still wearing the dress that Yunyang selected for himself yesterday, I have to say that Yunyang, who runs a cloth business, has a vicious eye, and the style and material he chooses are all first-class.
But this kind of dress is always inconsistent with Yunwu Village, Shen Shangluo changed it and put on his coarse linen clothes, which made him feel a lot more comfortable.
She carefully put away the dress she had changed, and couldn't help but regret that such clothes were beautiful, but she would only wear them once.
Cloud Village has always been cloudy, gloomy, and the humid air brings bursts of aroma that makes people feel enchanted.
Looking at the four dishes and one soup on the table, Shen Shangluo was slightly stunned, but he didn't say anything.
But the subtle change in expression had already been taken into Ah Heng's eyes, and he put the dishes and chopsticks in front of Shen Shangluo with a smile, "I got the things given by the village chief before, and if I don't eat them, they will be bad, and I found some wild things from the mountains and came back, which is not bad." ”
Shen Shangluo sighed helplessly, "I said not to go to the back mountain alone in the future, why don't you listen?" ”
Seeing that Shen Shangluo was about to start his tirade, Ah Heng patted his head and said, "Come to think of it, today's chickens haven't been fed yet, but you can't treat them badly, you eat first, I'll go back when I go." ”
After finishing speaking, he walked out slowly, watching Ah Heng squatting on the threshold with his back to him, Shen Shangluo was angry for a while, nor did he laugh.
About half an hour later, the sky finally cleared, and the gloomy sky sprinkled some light, and Cloud Village really woke up.
Shen Shangluo stood at the gate of the courtyard and stretched comfortably, in a particularly good mood, "Ah Heng, let's go to the tea garden together, and estimate that the time is about the same." ”
Ah Heng, who heard the sound, just put down the washed dishes, and replied, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”
The two of them talked and laughed along the way and came to the tea garden, but the scenery in front of them made Shen Shangluo shocked.
The tea trees that should have grown lush and green are staggering at this time, and many immature tea leaves are buried in the thin mud, but they are still full of spring.
Even the wooden shed not far away collapsed with a bang, it was obviously only overnight, how could it become like this?
Shen Shangluo's face was bloodless, she was shocked, but she still pretended to be calm and took a few steps forward.
Although the tea trees are dwarf, it may have rained heavily overnight, but it is impossible to cause the current appearance.
I saw that there was a stream of water flowing in the middle of the tea garden, making a loud sound, and it was diverted to the middle of the tea garden, but the momentum was not small.
The tea garden is already in the middle of the mountainside, the slope is extremely large, and now this water flow is actually washing away the soil at the roots of the tea tree, and the tea that fell down is stained with muddy water overnight, which is considered to be waste.
A feeling of powerlessness came to her face, Shen Shangluo felt that her limbs were a little cold, if Ah Heng hadn't supported her shoulders from her side in time, she would have fallen at that time.
Ah Heng looked at the wooden shed where he had stayed before, his eyes were a little gloomy, "It's my fault, I forgot to take care of the tea garden these days." ”
Shen Shangluo frowned, "I don't blame you for this. ”
Looking at Shen Shangluo's gaze, he saw that the spring water that Shen Shangluo used to divert water for irrigation did not know when the path was changed.
Before, it passed by the tea trees along the dug ditch, but now it is rushing straight to the tea plantation, and the previous ditch has been altered, and one or two footprints can still be vaguely seen.
Shen Shangluo had a headache, she really couldn't think clearly, she was an orphan girl, and she didn't provoke anyone, how could she suffer such a disaster for no reason?
Ah Heng was about to step forward to take a look, but was stopped by Shen Shangluo, "Don't worry about it first, pick back the tea that can be used, the tea that will be fried after an hour will not be usable." ”
"But ......"
Shen Shangluo's face was calm and he didn't say anything, and he seemed to have a plan in his heart, "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion in this matter." ”
Ah Heng stopped talking, and stood in place silently watching Shen Shangluo walk towards the spring, as if to see those footprints.
Shen Shangluo looked at the footprints in front of him and fell into deep thought, he had always thought that he was quite peaceful with others, but he still was remembered by others.
Because most of the tea trees have been destroyed, and some of them even have traces of being forcibly broken, the two of them have not been busy for long, and this wave of spring tea can be regarded as finished.
Originally, they wanted to raise the tea trees again, and how many trees could survive were considered few, but it rained again, and there was a trend of getting more and more intense, so the two had to give up.
Although they felt that they had run fast, the two of them were still soaking wet.
As soon as he entered the room, Shen Shangluo put aside the tea leaves covered by his clothes, and couldn't help laughing when he looked at Ah Heng's embarrassed appearance.
Seeing Shen Shangluo laughing, Ah Heng couldn't help but smile, "What are you looking at me?" The tea plantations are like this, and you can laugh too? ”
Shen Shangluo waved his hand, "When I was in the tea garden, I was about to cry angrily, but now I have a good way, and it's too late to be happy!" ”
Ah Heng shook the rain on his body, took a clean handkerchief and wiped Shen Shangluo's wet hair, his face was full of pampering, "Tell me what a good way you have?" ”
But Shen Shangluo just smiled, "Okay, I'll tell you later, go and change your clothes first, don't be infected with the wind and cold." ”
But Shen Shangluo, who had a smile on her face, couldn't help but feel soft when she returned to the house, in fact, she had no way, there was really no way at all.
Growing, roasting, and making tea by himself was taught to him by Shen's father, but he really didn't know what to do in such a situation.
Those two footprints, one big and one small, seem to be due to congenital disabilities, and the whole person is not an outsider, it is his good grandmother.
I always thought that she would give up after the last incident, but I didn't think that now I was going to kill myself, and that was my own grandmother.
Fang Cai himself said this just to comfort Ah Heng, maybe it was also to comfort himself.
After a long time, Shen Shangluo walked out of the house, she looked at the only remaining tea leaves and was slightly embarrassed, and said that she would send some to Yunyang, and she didn't know if it was enough for the silver money for the clothes.
Although it is a small amount, it is still necessary to do what should be done, and the process of making tea is also indispensable. When he was busy, Shen Shangluo naturally forgot about the time, and he didn't care about the pouring rain outside.
By the time Shen Shangluo was all busy, it was already afternoon, and it was gradually becoming clear outside.
After Fang Cai's busy work, Shen Shangluo was already sweating profusely at this time, and he was relieved to look at the tea cake that had finally been formed, so that he could find a time to send it over.
After that, I found a handkerchief, carefully wrapped the tea cake, and carefully put it in the cabinet.
She casually scooped out half a bowl of cold water from the water tank on the side and drank it all, and it was immediately cold, she exhaled a breath of turbidity, and sat at the table slightly stunned.
Although this year's tea garden harvest is gone, if you embroider a few more paintings, you must still be able to make up for it, but you lose the money for no reason, and your heart is always uncomfortable.
After resting for a long time, Shen Shangluo realized that there was no trace of Ah Heng in the house, "Ah Heng? ”
"I'm here!"
A hoarse male voice quickly entered Shen Shangluo's eardrums from far and near, and she frowned slightly as she looked at Ah Heng, who had a head poking in from outside the house.
"Where did you go? How does it look like this? ”
I don't know where Ah Heng went, her hair is still wet, her clothes are wet, and she even has a lot of mud stains.
Shen Shangluo hurriedly dragged Ah Heng into the room and looked him up and down, "Didn't you let you change your clothes?" Why is it still like this? ”
Ah Heng smiled innocently, and then pointed to the courtyard, "Isn't this to prepare a surprise for you!" ”
"Surprise? It's good that you don't freak me! ”
I don't know why, but Shen Shangluo's mind was filled with the appearance of Shen's mother, when he and his brother were naughty, Shen's mother also taught herself and her brother in such a tone.
At that time, I always felt that Shen's mother was rambling and upset......
Thinking of this, Shen Shangluo closed his voice and looked in the direction of Ah Heng's finger, only to see that there were many wild things tied to ropes in the courtyard, and there were all kinds of pheasants and hares.
Each of them had a rope tied to its feet and fastened to the fence.
Ah Heng looked like he was invited, "Tomorrow I will take these wild things to Cloud Town and buy them, I think I will definitely be able to harvest a lot of money, Luo Luo is happy?" ”
Of course Shen Shangluo was happy, all the emotions were already written on her face, and she couldn't help jumping up in place, "Great! ”
When he was excited, he didn't forget to rub Ah Heng's cheeks, completely ignoring the puzzle and many other looks on Ah Heng's face.
When Shen Shangluo was excited, Ah Heng stood at the door and looked at the cheerful back, with a faint smile on his face all the time, extremely satisfied.
After Shen Shangluo finally stopped for a while, Ah Heng brought in a puppy from outside the courtyard with a smile on his face, "This thing looks pleasing, do you want to keep it or will I sell it tomorrow?" ”
Shen Shangluo took the puppy in Ah Heng's arms, stared at the blue eyes and shook slightly, "Wolf? Where did you catch the wolf cubs? ”
Ah Heng scratched his head, "Uh...... This is what I met when I went hunting, the she-wolf took the wolf cub, but the she-wolf was injured, it should have been expelled by the wolves, and when I saw that the she-wolf was dead, I brought the wolf cub back. ”
Shen Shangluo touched the wolf cub's soft head, and liked the sound of humming and chirping so much, he hurriedly protected it in his arms.
"How can there be wolves in Cloud Village?"
Ah Heng also looked like I didn't know, he shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows, it must be from other mountains, and I happened to be tired to death when I walked to Cloud Village." ”
Today, he was in a good mood, and Shen Shangluo didn't care about those trivial matters, but carried the little wolf cub into the house with a happy face.
Ah Heng pouted and silently followed.