I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 181

Zhou Chenyu finished talking to Zhou Wanqiu and came out to say goodbye in a hurry. Li Xiuju was still busy in the kitchen. When she heard Wan Qiu insisting on leaving, she no longer insisted and could only watch her leave.

Zhou Chenyu personally walked to the door and watched her walk away. He stood there for a while and blew the cold wind. He turned back to face Baoyu's big face and was frightened by him again:
"Zhou Baoyu! You don't help with the work every day, and you always appear and disappear. Do you want to rebel?"

"Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door!"

Baoyu stood furtively at the door, glanced outside, raised her head and smiled mischievously: "Sister, you were in the room with Sister Wanqiu just now, what were the two of them whispering about?"

Whispering?

What she said to Wan Qiu just now.

Zhou Chenyu looked coldly and approached him, "Zhou Baoyu, what's wrong? Have you been eavesdropping just now? Tell me, what did you hear?"

Baoyu snorted arrogantly and walked up to her on tiptoes, "Sister, you and Sister Wanqiu were secretly talking in the room, and you spoke so loudly that I couldn't even hear you?"

"Did you really hear it?" Zhou Chenyu took his arm and dragged Li Xiuju out of the door when she wasn't paying attention: "Zhou Baoyu, tell me honestly, did you hear what we just said?"

Baoyu looked at the cold look in his sister's eyes, which was not as easy to coax as usual. His smile froze on his face, and he immediately admitted his mistake and said:
"Sister, I was just trying to scare you. I didn't hear anything you said. I was just curious after seeing you guys in the house for so long."

Zhou Chenyu's face turned cold again, "Really? You didn't lie to me?"

When Baoyu saw that the situation was not good, he stepped back and said, "Really."

Zhou Chenyu looked at his scared face and realized that he had overreacted, so he calmed down and said, "What Wan Qiu and I said were private things about my daughter's family. Did you hear it or not?"

Baoyu became anxious and explained: "Sister, I really didn't eavesdrop. I didn't hear a word."

"Fortunately, you didn't hear it. A great man, you stick to other people's rooms and eavesdrop on what girls are saying. You're not afraid of embarrassment if the news spreads? Are you ashamed? Are you?" Zhou Chenyu gave a false alarm. He was really afraid that he heard something. She closed his ears and said, "Why are you still standing there? Come to the kitchen and help!"

Tonight, Li Xiuju used the lotus roots she bought, cooked them, cut them into slices, and made a stir-fried lotus root slices with pork. She also stir-fried another dish using green cabbage and fattened pork belly peeled from her own vegetable garden.

Just like last night, the three ladies closed the door of the main room tightly and gathered around the table to have dinner.

Zhou Chenyu looked at Li Xiuju, hesitated for a long time, and then slowly said: "Old lady, is there anything to do at home tomorrow?"

Baoyu's hand holding the chopsticks paused, and he looked at his sister in surprise, "Sister, why do you ask this?"

Zhou Chenyu threatened him with a glare, "What do you want from me?"

Li Xiuju raised her head and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Chenyu picked up the dishes on the plate as usual and said slowly: "A few days ago at the market, I met Mr. Feng, the housekeeper of the Tang family. He said that Miss Tang San had tasted the sugar water I made a few months ago. After the soup, I have been greedy again in the past few days, and she wants me to go to her house in the next two days to teach the girls in the teaching house. If I go, I will definitely not be able to work at home tomorrow, so I want to ask Just ask."

Li Xiuju held the still warm rice bowl and frowned, "Chen Yu, it's so cold, how can any girl still eat cold food?" Zhou Chenyu's face didn't change, "Old lady, you don't understand. Right? Sugar water is not just a cold drink. If I want to, I can also make it hot. It can be eaten in winter to warm up the body. "

Li Xiuju didn't know if she was overthinking it, but she always felt a little uneasy these days, so she asked:
"Do you really want to go? Baoyu sold the two foxes a few days ago and saved a lot of money. Why not..."

Zhou Chenyu smiled lightly, "It's almost the end of the year. Our whole family has no work to do, and we are bored at home. Why don't we go for such a good opportunity to make money? I think I can earn a few taels this time." Where's the money? And I'm only going there for two days, and I won't be staying in the Tang Mansion like last time. I still have to come back in the evening, so don't worry."

Li Xiuju knew that her daughter always knew what was going on, so maybe she was overthinking it, so she responded: "That's fine, you go early and come back early."

Seeing that her mother and sister had finally finished talking, Baoyu said: "Sister, I have nothing to do anyway, why don't I stay with you?"

Zhou Chenyu refused ruthlessly on the spot, with a look of disgust on his face, "Go away, go up the mountain and beat your chestnuts."

"Humph, I'm so ungrateful!" Baoyu pouted to the sky.

Li Xiuju looked at the quarreling siblings, and there was another noise in the house. She used to think it was noisy, but now she feels better, "Okay, okay, let's have a good meal, why are we arguing again?"

After eating, Zhou Chenyu returned to the room and did not lie down on the bed.

The howling cold wind knocked over the tiles on the roof and smashed them to the ground. The crackling sound startled Huang Dou, who was nestled in the wind shelter. It raised its head, stared at the round eyes, and barked at the yard.

Zhou Chenyu looked at the medicine under the pillow and sat by the window holding a lamp.

A faint smoke rose from the flame next to the lamp, and a faint fragrance came out, quietly entering her nose.

Zhou Chenyu sat on the stool with an expressionless expression. After about half an hour, a few ants seemed to be biting in his blood. It was itchy and hot, spreading to his limbs and gradually to his cheeks.

Zhou Chenyu touched his hot face, immediately opened the window, and faced the cold wind for a while. The cold wind like a wind knife and a frost sword suppressed the hotness of his cheeks, and his uncontrolled mind gradually calmed down.

"Is this medicine so effective?" Zhou Chenyu looked at the medicine ridiculously. He thought it was a trick before, but he didn't expect it to take effect so quickly.

"Phew! Calm down." Zhou Chenyu sat by the window and let the cold wind blow quietly. When the heat in her body faded and she couldn't bear it anymore, she went back to bed to rest. Unexpectedly, she closed her eyes and fell asleep for a while. , the itching in my limbs came again.

Zhou Chenyu clutched the quilt tightly. No matter how strong his will was, he could not control the images in his mind. He frowned, his thin lips were slightly open, and the beads of sweat wiped the bulging veins on his neck.

The vague sound in his mouth was about to come out. Zhou Chenyu got up like crazy, opened the door and walked to the well. He carried the cold wind and ice water to the bathroom, took off his clothes, and carefully poured the cold water from his neck. Pour it down to your feet.

Zhou Chen froze there for a long time, the biting cold chill overpowering the fire in his body, and his uncontrollable brain finally calmed down.

Zhou Chenyu wiped off the water droplets on his face, "If I hadn't taken the anti-corrosive medicine beforehand, I would have been doomed tonight..."

(End of this chapter)