Xianggong came from the mountains

Chapter 213 Fern Root
Zhu Xiaochang had this meaning there, waved his hands again and again and said eagerly: "No, I didn't mean that. Qinghe treats me very well, just like my parents. It's my own reason."

The more he talked, the more he lost his confidence. Xia Qinghe treated him really well and sincerely. If the people in the village misunderstood Xia Qinghe, or because of his relationship, he would not be able to forgive himself.

He just felt that living with Xia Qinghe would bring trouble to Xia Qinghe and Xiao Chu. His uncle's family was still in the village, and what if Xia Qinghe and Xiao Chu had children in the future?He felt that he could take care of himself now, and it was okay to live alone.

Xia Qinghe looked gently at Zhu Xiaochang, who looked nervous. Zhu Xiaochang probably lowered her head because of entanglement or guilt. She comforted: "Do you think that living with us is causing us trouble? Actually, you don't have to think so , I never thought you were troublesome, this matter is decided like this, tomorrow I will ask Aunt Chu to dig fern roots on the mountain, and then you will go with me."

Fern root?Zhu Xiaochang always felt that he couldn't understand what Xia Qinghe was talking about, what kind of thing was this.

After thinking for a while, he still couldn't figure out what it was, and asked, "What is a fern root?"

Most people in the village know edible or herbal medicines. Ferns are only familiar to everyone in spring, and only the tender parts are pinched, but no one has eaten the roots.

Xia Qinghe roughly explained it, and Zhu Xiaochang just thought it was amazing, how could this thing still be edible!
In the evening, I simply cooked a meal and ate together. The new house was repaired and I hadn't treated the guests yet. I originally planned to treat the guests after I cleaned up. Calculate the time in a few days, which happens to be an auspicious day.

At night, Xia Qinghe and Xiao Chu were lying on the same bed. Xia Qinghe was used to sleeping with Xiao Chu. Xiao Chu was a gentleman and had never done anything deviant. The two of them basically slept peacefully until dawn. Sometimes Xia Qinghe didn't sleep well, and when he woke up in the morning, he would hang on Xiao Chu's body like a koala.

Every time Xiao Chu doted on him and let Xia Qinghe hug him, the two became more and more tacit, and even Xia Qinghe's heart rippled.

When Xia Qinghe woke up, she found herself hanging on Xiao Chu's body again. Looking at Xiao Chu's even breathing through the moonlight, she stretched out her hand to gently touch Xiao Chu's chiseled face, but felt that this man was like a It was like a fog, making her want to understand.

She still had doubts about Xiao Chu's identity, she didn't believe it would be as simple as Xiao Chu said, even so, she didn't continue to ask Xiao Chu, and when she saw Xiao Chu, she felt that he must be the son of a rich family, after all, The extravagance of her is not something he can cover up if he wants to.

Maybe it's because of tempering at the border. She has a cold and stern aura that ordinary people don't have, which always makes people feel intimidated. Those eyes are usually very approachable when they are soft and smiling, but as soon as they become serious, Xia Qinghe feels that all the blood in her body is imprisoned.

Xiao Chu frowned slightly, Xia Qinghe took her hand away in a panic, looked at Xiao Chu's face with a guilty conscience, and was relieved only after making sure she hadn't woken up.

I don't know when it started, she cared more and more about Xiao Chu, otherwise she wouldn't be so angry when Xia Qingxue hooked up with Xiao Chu in front of her.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the house, Xia Qinghe opened his eyes and heard voices in the yard.

Aunt Chu seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile, "Xiao Chang quickly smear realgar on your legs. There are many insects on the mountain this season. Later, I will hang this cloth bag around my waist. If you have realgar, you won't be afraid of snakes approaching you." .”

Zhu Xiaochang smiled honestly, and Da Huzi wiped it off.

Xia Qinghe put on her clothes and walked out of the house, Aunt Chu smiled and waved to her: "Qinghe, come and wipe yourself some, you girl don't know, there are a lot of long insects on the mountain, especially in this season, I heard yesterday People in the village said that when Zhu Shuangjiang went to cut firewood in the forest, he saw a big cauliflower snake that slid past his feet. Fortunately, the cauliflower snake was not poisonous, otherwise Zhu Shuangjiang would have been miserable, and he dared not enter the mountain today.”

Xia Qinghe was afraid of snakes and had been afraid since she was a child.

She took the realgar from Aunt Chu's hand and began to rub it on her legs. In the end, she didn't think it was enough, so she wiped a little on her collar, and finally hung a cloth wrap around her waist to be satisfied.

The smell of realgar lingered on the tip of her nose, but she just felt comfortable and at ease.

Xiao Chu came out from the side stove room, held a spatula in his hand and said, "I steamed the steamed buns, you all should eat a little, at noon you will have steamed buns and fish soup."

After breakfast, the group went straight into the woods with hoes and baskets.

The new home had nothing but furniture and daily necessities, and Xia Qinghe didn't worry about someone stealing it, so he locked all the doors directly.

The woods in summer are full of life, birds are chirping overhead, monkeys can occasionally be heard in the woods, and various unknown insects can also make sounds.

The forest was very lively, Xia Qinghe looked around, saw that there were zigzagging roots under the tree, and would dig them out with a small hoe and throw them into the cloth bag he brought.

The stream was gurgling, Xia Qinghe looked at the orchid grass growing on the rocks by the stream, and always felt a little emotional. Years ago, she was still looking for herbs to sell for money, but now she has never thought about looking for herbs.

Ferns grow in patches, and they prefer to grow in a little dry place. Xia Qinghe found a lot of ferns at the foot of a mountain.

Aunt Chu had already guessed what Xia Qinghe was going to dig, so she picked up the hoe and started digging.

Once dug down, the fern root was dug out, Xia Qinghe quickly picked it up and looked at it, and felt that the starch content was not bad.

Immediately called Zhu Xiaochang, Da Huzi and Xiao Chu to dig up, and she herself was responsible for picking the roots into the basket.

Today I only carried two back baskets, so it was almost noon after digging the two back baskets. Xiao Chu and Da Huzi had already entered the woods with their bows and arrows on their backs, and they were going to hunt some wild game back. Aunt Chu admired Xia Qinghe very much. While picking up kudzu root into the back basket, he said: "You girl, how do you know these things are edible, anyway, you were a rich lady before, so I probably wouldn't let you do these things."

Xia Qinghe didn't know if the original owner would do anything, but she knew that the original owner was not liked by others, and she was probably bullied all the way to raise her in Zhuangzi, so she sighed and said, "There are too many things from the past that I can't remember. , but you can tell by the attitude of Master Xia and Xia Qingxue towards me. I'm afraid that my life was not good before, and when I first came, do you still remember that the golden hairpins were all hollow, so I paid attention when Xia Qingxue came. After observing, she can't buy a few dozen taels of silver on her face."

(End of this chapter)