Bamboo Fragrance

Chapter 38 fruitless
When Li Diaozhu and Zhao Junyi came up to Deshan and found the place where they were picked before.

I saw that the few big trees full of red fruits back then were already bare now.Many branches were broken and hung in the air, reflected in the cold cloudy day, it looked extraordinarily depressed!

"Do you still want to pick?" Zhao Junyi looked at her and asked lightly.

Li Kongzhu nodded, "Tomorrow will be the market!" She has to look again, she can earn a little now, but she doesn't want to wait until the winter is halfway through, and she will have no money to fill her stomach.

Zhao Junyi took the hatchet in her back basket and walked forward with a stick in his hand, "Let's go!"

Li Kongzhu responded and followed his steps towards a deeper valley.

I searched several mountains one after another, even the place where I met a wolf last time.Li Diaozhu didn't expect that in just a few days, the mountain reds in this mountain were almost picked all over.

I searched around stop and go, and only picked a small number of missed or bad-looking fruits in the back basket.

"Further in, there is a deep mountain!" At the top of a small hill, Zhao Junyi stopped and looked at her and said, "Do you still want to go?"

Li Kongzhu stood there, looking at the distance thoughtfully, and shook his head for a while.There are many ferocious beasts in the deep mountains and jungles, even if Zhao Junyi has kung fu, if he encounters a large or group of wild beasts, he will not be able to escape unscathed.

"Go home. Don't do the candied haws episode for now!" He sighed helplessly.Fortunately, the little fruit in the basket can make half a pot of haw jelly. Now, it can hold up to one episode after another.

On the way back, Zhao Junyi picked some small bushes for firewood and chopped them down.After tying it up, he held it with one shoulder, and then walked down the mountain with a stick.

Mai Ya'er came to the door at night.At that time, Li Diabolo was making Shanlihong.

Welcoming her in, he stirred the pastry and sugar evenly in front of her without hesitation.

After it was done, he stomped the bottom of the basin a few times as usual, and asked Zhao Junyi to bring him out of the hut, and then asked whether Mai Ya'er came because of Shanlihong.

"The master said that he remembered that there were a few places in the deep mountains where there were many fruits. If my sister-in-law wanted them, he would lead the way and help pick some back!"

Li Kongzhu thanked her, and said: "I will go there once in one episode, and in the next episode, I will find brother Mengzi to help guide the picking!" He took her hand and patted her, "Don't worry, from the next episode Let’s start, the money I get from the sale, I get rid of the capital, can I share with you fifty-fifty?”

"Sister-in-law, you're out of line." Mai Ya'er withdrew his hand in displeasure, and said with a small face: "But I'll show you the way, how can I put it in such a money talk, it hurts my heart!"

"No harm, no harm!" Li Kongzhu smiled and pulled her back again, "One winter, once or twice is fine. If it happens again and again, not to mention Brother Mengzi is not too annoying, even I feel sorry for myself .He is a hunter, so it’s okay to delay for a day, but if you delay every time, not only will you have no prey to share, but you will also lose a lot. You can’t let your man have no money just to help me. See when the time comes I am happy with the money, don't you feel uncomfortable!"

Mai Ya'er pondered for a while, and felt that what she said made sense.But let her take their money, and feel a little sorry.The eyeballs swept around the hut, and seeing the crack as thick as the forearm, his heart became more and more unbearable.

Seeing her like that, Li Kongzhu understood a little bit, patted her hand and said with a smile: "If you really feel sorry, or, after winter, help me make two more clothes?"

Mai Ya'er looked at her seriously for a while, and didn't see any reluctance from her face and eyes.After thinking about it, he finally made up his mind and nodded, frowning and sighing: "Let's do it!"

Li Kongzhu was amused in his heart, "If someone gives you money, it won't make you beautiful, but you are lucky. You are bitter and hateful. If you don't know, I thought you were giving money!"

"I didn't earn it myself, what's so beautiful about it!" Obviously, although she accepted it, she still felt very uncomfortable.

Li Kongzhu's face became serious, "This is what you earned. From the next episode, we will do it together!"

Mai Ya'er looked at her and sighed softly, "You are not afraid that I will reveal the secret!"

"Don't be afraid, I believe in you!" Several times she had the opportunity to take the lead.But she didn't do that, and she still kept her promise.This kind of person is the most worth paying for.

After seeing off the malt, Li Kongzhu went back to the house, put a few wooden sticks into the newly built stove and lit it slowly.The newly built kang cannot be moved in immediately, it has to be burned for a few days to evaporate the moisture in the soil.

Zhao Junyi scooped water out of the pot, put it on the small black table, rolled up his sleeves, looked at her and asked, "Do you want to wash?"

Li Kongzhu was puzzled, seeing that he asked seriously.I don't know why, but it got hot.Nodding with trembling throat, "Yes!"

"Yes, I see!" The man nodded and rolled up his sleeves.He carried the basin again and walked out.

Li Kongzhu looked at the man who passed by, and couldn't help but wonder, "Where is the head of the house to bring the water?" Wasn't it for her?

"Of course it's washing rustle!" He replied.

"But……"

"Most of the water in the pot has been drained, and there is not much left. Asking you whether to wash it or not is just a discretionary consideration of how much is left for you!"

Means, she thinks too much?
Li Kongzhu was stunned, for some reason, his heart was still hot at the beginning, but now he felt flustered and his teeth were itchy...

next day
Li Kongzhu changed into a new jacket made of light-colored thick cotton with the help of Mai Yaer.He pulled his head and wrapped it in sackcloth.

Holding the basket, seeing that the man seemed to be following him, he couldn't help but cast a disgusted glance at the thin gray cloth patch interlayer he was wearing.Nose snorted softly, "Go out and don't say you know me!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his head arrogantly and stepped out quickly.She didn't see the face of someone behind her change a little because of her words.

Li Kongzhu's sulking left the courtyard, and immediately replaced it with a warm smile.

As soon as he came out, he happened to meet two brothers, Zhao Jinsheng and Zhao Yinsheng, coming out from the next door.The two of them fought against a great target. The red hawthorn fruit on it was so eye-catching that it made people salivate.

The two also saw her at the same time.But Zhao Jinsheng buried his head in embarrassment.Zhao Yinsheng snorted with his nostrils upturned, calling Zhao Jinsheng to hurry up.

Hearing the call, Zhao Jinsheng nodded at her, and followed her with strides.

Seeing the backs of the two going forward, Li Kongzhu didn't have any dissatisfaction, just saw that the hawthorn fruit was bright and red, looking like that, it seemed that he had invested a lot of money.

He lowered his eyes and straightened his clothes, and out of the corner of his eyes, he saw someone following him, "Master, it looks like I'm about to lose my job!"

The next door sells high-end goods, it seems that the next episode should be heavy and fresh.

Although the man doesn't quite understand the word unemployment, but after listening to the second half of her sentence, he still understands it to a certain extent, "It's just a matter of time!"

Still cold, but still so itchy!

Li Kongzhu didn't mind walking side by side with him, "I'll be full of gold and silver in the future, I'm going to give you a breakup!"

"Oh!" Someone snorted coldly, unwilling to cast another glance at her.He quickened his pace and immediately left her three steps behind.

Seeing this, Li Diaozhu hurried forward and overtook him.

So, early in the morning, the two once again staged a trend of chasing each other...

(End of this chapter)