I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 25

The young woman walked away with her child in her arms, leaving Chen Cuiping standing there and making people laugh.Seeing that Chen Cuiping's face was turning green, Obasang quickly comforted her: "Sister Cuiping, you don't look good. I'll take you back."

"I'm not going back!" Chen Cuiping threw away her hand and walked angrily to Zhou Chenyu, raising her hand to hit him.

Li Xiuju pushed her away, "Chen Yu is kind enough to stand up for you, but you still want to beat her? Is there any aunt like you?!"

Zhou Chenyu squatted behind Li Xiuju, feeling secretly happy: "That's right."

After watching the lively villagers, they also rushed to stop the furious Chen Cuiping. No matter what the truth was, they didn't want to care, they just didn't want her to spoil today's big event.

Everyone was on Li Xiuju's side. Chen Cuiping clenched her fists and stamped her feet. She roared like a madman and chased after her daughter-in-law.

"Old witch, you still want to fight me!"

Zhou Chenyu was in such a good mood after defeating Chen Cuiping that even Li Xiuju couldn't help but secretly gave her a thumbs up.

It was rare for Zhou Chenyu to see her fall out, so he deliberately made her laugh and said, "Old lady, I fell out with her, don't you blame me?"

Li Xiuju felt much better after the bad breath just now, "What do I blame you for? Mom has figured it out, it's okay not to have this kind of relative!"

"I thought you still wanted to be a bad guy." Zhou Chenyu teased. When he saw the sliced ​​suckling pig being served, he quickly picked up his chopsticks and tasted it.

"You kid, how can you do it first before the elders use their chopsticks?" Li Xiuju scolded with a smile, and took the initiative to pick up a piece for Granny Lin opposite.

After what happened just now, Granny Lin already understood that Chen Cuiping and others had ulterior motives, and she almost became a helper who added fuel to the flames.

The old woman felt a little guilty, looked at Li Xiuju kindly, and said something sincere to someone who had been there before, "Xiuju, what Cuiping said just now was unpleasant, but it is also true. We should hurry up on the marriage of this little girl Chen Yu."

"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough." Zhou Chenyu thought the farce was over, but he didn't expect this one to happen again, which made her very upset.

Fortunately, Li Xiuju listened to what she just said. Rather than getting married in a hurry and causing other pain, it was better to stay by her side.

Li Xiuju just smiled and whispered to Zhou Chenyu: "Why are you panic? Mom knows you don't like to get married, I won't force you."

Really not pushy anymore?

Zhou Chenyu shed tears of gratitude, "My dear mother, you are wise!"

After the Qingming Festival, it rained intermittently in Qingshui Town for more than a month. The drizzle moistened things silently. Even if you held an umbrella and put on a raincoat, you couldn't resist the rain. After a whole month, the house was dry and wet. The clothes smelled musty, and the rainy weather almost made me feel depressed.

After waiting for dozens of days, the heavy dark clouds dispersed, and when you looked up you could see the clear blue sky, white clouds and the dazzling sun. God finally cleared up.

Li Xiuju cleaned the house inside and out, took off all the clothes and quilts that could be removed, took them to the creek, washed them again, and then put them in the sun to dry.

Baoyu stayed at home to clean the tables and chairs, while Zhou Chenyu followed Li Xiuju out. When passing by the vegetable garden, she saw Chen Cuiping and Zhou Wanqiu again.

Chen Cuiping wore a bamboo hat, squinted at the sun for a while, spit into the palm of her hand, wiped her hands vigorously, held the hoe and dug into the ground, digging out several sweet potatoes with vines and leaves in one go.

Zhou Wanqiu, who was sitting obediently next to her, picked the sweet potatoes one by one into the dustpan. Looking over from a distance, the clothes on her back were half wet with sweat.The last time Zhou Wanqiu guided him to find Perilla Leaf, Zhou Chenyu always kept it in mind. However, due to her relationship with Chen Cuiping, she was afraid of affecting the timid Zhou Wanqiu, so she didn’t stop too much and walked along the path. By the stream.

The stream is formed by the convergence of several mountain springs in the back mountain. It flows along the outside of the village. The shallow part of the water only reaches the ankles, the deep part reaches the waist, and is about a few meters wide. Across the stream, there are terraced fields on the opposite side.

The place where clothes are washed by the stream is three flat boulders. After generations of people in Zhoujia Village, the surface has become extremely smooth and can accommodate six or seven people washing clothes at the same time.

Opposite the boulder is the depth of the stream. The water surface is as calm as a mirror, with occasional whirlpools. The sunlight shining on it reflects the sparkling water surface, like fish scales.

Li Xiuju soaked her clothes and sheets and piled them on a flat boulder. The musty clothes piled up into a mountain.

The mother and daughter sat on the rocks, each holding a long smooth wooden stick, and patted the clothes vigorously. After patting, they rubbed the dirt out of the clothes and repeatedly dipped them into the stream to wash them. Only one piece of clothing was completely washed.

"It's starting to get hot. I've only been washing for a while and my back is covered in sweat. But it's hot. I'd rather be hot to death than rain every day. The rain will make me moldy."

Zhou Chenyu tugged at the clothes that were sticking to her skin with her hands. Li Xiuju saw that her cheeks were flushed from the sun, "Mom, change positions with you. It's under the shade of the tree and it's very cold."

Is there any reason to let the elderly be exposed to the sun?
This is inconsistent with her tradition of respecting the elderly and caring for the young.

"No, I'm fine here." Zhou Chenyu shook his head, simply took off his shoes, and soaked his bare feet in the water.

The stream water was up to the knees, icy and cold, and the bottom was full of fine sand and pebbles, and there seemed to be swarms of fish swimming by. It was like getting a foot massage, which was quite enjoyable.

She felt like she had discovered a new world, and said with a playful smile, "I feel much more comfortable now."

"Roll up your trouser legs so they don't get wet." Li Xiuju looked at her childish look and smiled fondly. At this time, a young woman wearing a headscarf slowly walked down the stream.

"Aunt Li, are you here too?" The young woman waved this way.

"It's Hongmei. You just gave birth to a baby. Why don't you take good care of yourself at home? What are you doing out here? It's not good if you catch a cold." Li Xiuju saw her holding a basin in one hand and a bucket in the other and hurried up to help.

"Auntie, it's not serious." The woman refused Li Xiuju's help and smiled at Zhou Chenyu with a rosy and naive smile, "I've been bored at home for two months. If I don't go out for a walk, I'll feel suffocated. That’s bad. Besides, you’re just giving birth to a child, how can you be so squeamish?”

Red plum?

Zhou Shuqing's wife, she must have remembered correctly.

Zhou Chenyu blinked and looked at Hongmei approaching with a smile. The basin was full of the baby's laundry. She shouted sweetly: "Sister-in-law Hongmei."

"Hey." Hongmei heard it, and her voice was filled with motherly love.

Li Xiuju got closer and took a closer look at her. Her usually thin face was now as round as a child's. One look showed that she was sitting well during the confinement period.

Hongmei felt embarrassed, so she rubbed her fat face hard and squeezed out two pieces of meat, "Auntie, have I gained a lot of weight? I'm almost like a pig's head."

Li Xiuju is someone who has been here before, so she doesn't care. She only tells the truth: "What does it matter if you gain weight? That means Shuqing has taken good care of you. If a woman has a good confinement position, there will be great benefits later."

(End of this chapter)