1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 23 Lifting Clothes
The fiery gaze pinned Gu Qingye to the spot.

When they were in Qiaoshan Village, Lu Youyou had also looked at him eagerly in this way.

But they were strangers at that time, and now they are an engaged couple.

"you--"

"you--"

They both spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.

Gu Qingye coughed lightly: "You speak first."

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Lu Youyou's face was full of nervousness, and she even regretted asking so late.

She couldn't wait for Gu Qingye to answer, so she sniffed as if she didn't smell anything, then took two steps closer and sniffed again.

Gu Qingye's ears suddenly became hot, and then became hotter and hotter. He subconsciously wanted to step back, but he stopped abruptly.

He wasn't resisting, but they hadn't gotten married yet and couldn't get too close.

Then, a pair of hands suddenly appeared on both sides of Lu Youyou's shoulders, and they straightened her up like a tumbler. The distance did not change, but the refreshing scent of soap gradually faded away, and the smell of medicine was still not there.

Lu Youyou was anxious: "What are you doing? Are you injured and don't want to talk about it?"

Did he notice that her nose was pointed so he didn't apply medicine?

Or did you use a colorless and odorless special medicine?

Or is it because the wound has scabbed over that you can't smell it?

How could Lu Youyou not be anxious when her life was at stake? She took another step forward and prepared to lift up her clothes.

Gu Qingye's pupils trembled and he grabbed Lu Youyou's arm in panic.

"It's okay, I'm not hurt!"

However, Lu Youyou no longer believed him. Why was she hiding her injuries since she was not injured? She started struggling again. However, her efforts were in vain as she was restrained by a pair of iron arms.

Lu Youyou looked up breathlessly, her eyes filled with confusion and blame revealed to Gu Qingye.

Gu Qingye's breathing stagnated.

No one has ever worried about him like this, but this is the second time Lu Youyou has done so.

"It's really nothing, just a few minor injuries."

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Gu Qingye could only lift up his sleeves to reveal the scar on his shoulder. It was not large and had already scabbed over.

Lu Youyou looked straight at him: "Nowhere else?"

Gu Qingye nodded.

Lu Youyou stared at him for a long time, and her heart finally settled down.

She emphasized, "If you get hurt in the future, you must tell me immediately. No, you'd better not get hurt!"

The corners of Gu Qingye's mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.

He couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't get hurt, and even if he got hurt in the future, he might not want to tell her.

It feels good to have someone care about you, but when it feels so good, you don’t want to make others worry about you.

Lu Youyou also knew that this request was too much to ask and she didn't expect to hear a positive answer. She could only pay more attention to it in her daily life. What else could she do?

"I found some purple dendrobium today, and I'm going to make you some soup. You guys eat so simply every day, it's not nutritious enough!"

Lu Youyou poured out the contents of the bamboo basket. These alone could be used to stew five, six, seven, or eight kinds of medicinal dishes. The mountains in the 70s were indeed full of treasures.

Gu Qingye took a quick look and saw that most of them were common mountain products, none of the "dangerous" varieties that grew on cliffs deep in the mountains and old forests. He pursed his lips and said, "The back mountain is uncultivated, and some places are very dangerous. If you like these, I'll go with you later."

Gu Qingye squatted down to help clean up, and his movements were much more efficient than Lu Youyou's.

Lu Youyou would not rush to do the work. Seeing that he was doing it well, she moved a stool and sat aside.

Now that the feeling of strangeness was less, Lu Youyou spoke more casually.

"You disappear every few days, how can you accompany me?" She said while pounding her legs. "Sister Zhao from next door said she would go up the mountain with me from now on. If that doesn't work out, I'll go find Sister Li."

Gu Qingye hummed lightly: "Sister-in-law Li is a very good person. If I'm not here, you can go to her if you have any problems. Comrade Zhao across the way...it's better to go with a few more people and don't go too deep into the mountains."

Lu Youyou raised her eyebrows. Even the way they addressed each other was so distinct, and it was easy to tell how close they were.

"Isn't the instructor of the Third Battalion living across the street? Are you guys on bad terms?"

It's not that she was gossiping. Everything involving Gu Qingye's personal safety was a level one alert. If he had any disagreements with his colleagues, it would easily lead to complications.

Gu Qingye was surprised. He didn't expect Lu Youyou to think this way, but he couldn't mention the team's affairs.

He pondered for a few seconds before saying, "I mean their family... If someone is difficult to get along with, you don't have to force yourself."

Lu Youyou now understood that Zhao Wan was a kind person, and the only one who was difficult to get along with was her mother-in-law.

She looked at Gu Qingye with interest. She didn't expect him to be so attentive and even knew the situation at his colleague's home.

The teasing look did not affect Gu Qingye's actions. He quickly cleaned up the mushrooms and wild vegetables on the ground, and followed Lu Youyou's instructions to wash those that needed to be washed and dry those that needed to be dried.

Lu Youyou was very good at ordering people around. She had seen this a lot at home. Her parents were just like that.

Gu Qingye had never been with other women. He just felt that he should be good to his wife after marriage, and the same applies to his fiancée if they were not married.

Lu Youyou found the dried oysters and kelp that she had bought in the morning. According to Li Sanhua, these things had been on display at the service center for several months but no one bought them. Either they thought they were too expensive or no one knew how to make them.

Lu Youyou didn't mind and took care of everything.

In other words, I didn't know that Gu Qingye would come back today and didn't have time to buy meat. Otherwise, I would have added a piece of lean meat when stewing it, and the taste would have been even sweeter.

She washed all the ingredients and put them into a clay pot, ready to steam them.

Gu Qingye took the initiative to take over the job of lighting the fire, looking at the rising steam, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

It turns out that this is what it feels like when someone is waiting for him to go home. Before he even takes a sip of the soup in the pot, he has already tasted a strange and satisfying flavor.

"By the way, is there a small stove here, the kind with honeycomb coal stove?" Lu Youyou said as he gestured.

If there is no coal, burning firewood will also work, mainly because it is easy to move and easy to make a fire.

She also knew how to use the big stove in the kitchen, but she was not very skilled at it. She had only received temporary "training" at the educated youth camp, and she always got her face covered in dust when she lit a fire.

Gu Qingye: "I'll go ask. It doesn't matter if there's none. I'll make one for you."

Lu Youyou stared at him blankly: "Is this true?"

Gu Qingye smiled: "We also built earthen stoves during field training. I've seen the stove you mentioned. It shouldn't be difficult."

What an all-round handicraft master!
With a positive attitude and strong hands-on ability, Lu Youyou suddenly felt that life could be enjoyable even in the 70s.

If Gu Qingye can keep it up, she can consider upgrading the quality of service.

While waiting for the soup to cook, Gu Qingye was not idle. He did all the housework that Lu Youyou had put aside.

She filled the water tank, hung up the curtains, cleaned the house inside and out, and sorted out the pile of things Lu Youyou bought in the morning, but she didn't move her bed.

Gu Qingye looked at the relatively flat bed, rubbed his hands, and resisted the urge to shake it all out and fold it into tofu blocks.

It would be rude not to get a marriage certificate.

(End of this chapter)