HCB Chapter 233 Village Life (7)
Chapter 233 Village Life (7)
Facing their looks, Qian Yurou understood the concern in their eyes and said seriously:
"I know that medicinal herbs are not everywhere in the mountains. It's not easy to find them. Even if we organize people to look for them, we have to select people with a solid foundation and skills in advance and train them. Otherwise, it's like pushing people into a fire pit and filling Peter's pocket while Paul's pocket is missing."
She frowned slightly, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, "This is easier said than done. I'm still figuring it out."
An idea suddenly came to her mind, and Xia Qingyue said, "Isn't Lord Peng staying in this county to serve? I see that the people he brought out are very agile. Is it possible to explain the situation to him and ask him to allocate some people to help with the selection and training?"
Instantly, Qian Yurou's eyes lit up, and she stood up suddenly, her face flushed with excitement, "Qingyue, you are so smart!"
"Well, I just happened to think of it. I still need to discuss this matter with Master Peng in detail, and we also need to discuss the specific operation methods."
Xia Qingyue believed that with Qian Yurou's reputation and ability to get things done, this matter might have some twists and turns in its execution, but the result would definitely be good.
When Chen Yuzhen and the others heard this, they all thought it was feasible.
They were chatting animatedly in the kitchen. Outside, Li Weikang, who was passing by, overheard the conversation and looked thoughtful.
After cleaning up the kitchen, everyone went back home to boil water for washing. Tomorrow is Fang Xiaoyu and Chen Youmao's wedding day, so they also have to go to bed early and get up early.
The Fang family took Qian Yurou and Xiaomei to their home. The sleeping room had already been cleaned up by Bai Li.
The Li family returned to their home.
As soon as they left, only Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai were left in the small house. They fetched hot water and washed up one after another.
The two little ones slept in the main room, and we made a warm nest for them.
Xia Qingyue finished washing first and went back to her room. She let her hair down and sat in front of the dressing mirror to apply the skin care cream. After that, she picked up the peach wood comb to comb her hair. After combing it twice, she found that it was much easier to comb than her own comb.
She guessed that this was a wedding gift prepared for them by the Li family.
"Oh, right, the wooden box."
She stretched out her hand, thinking that she could easily pull the wooden box over from the table, but it was surprisingly heavy and she had to use more force twice before she was able to get it over.
"What's in it? It's a bit heavy."
She opened the wooden box and saw that there were more than one or two things inside, including silver hairpins and silver bracelets with love knots, all of which were a pair, as well as a white and smooth jade pendant with hibiscus flowers, a magnolia hairpin, and a gilded silver hairpin with a pattern of butterflies playing with double flowers.
Underneath them was a layer of silver ingots, each weighing five taels of silver. There were thirteen ingots and a piece of broken silver weighing one tael of silver, for a total of sixty-six taels of silver!
"Ah!" she exclaimed.
Han Zhibai, who had just finished washing up, came in with a bowl of steaming light brown hot water in his hand. He looked at Xia Qingyue sitting there blankly, "What's wrong?"
"Come and have a look. These are what my uncle and aunt prepared. I wonder if they are my dowry."
After reading it, he said, "I think so."
"So many things must cost a lot of money. They went to the town to make bricks for people some time ago and made some money, but the time was short and the money was not much. I guess this money is all they have!"
She spoke a little anxiously.
Han Zhibai walked forward, put the bowl of hot water on the table, put his arm around her shoulders, and whispered, "They gave it to you as a token of their love, hoping that you will have a better and more confident life in the days ahead.
Similarly, you are also thinking about their lack of money and hard times, and you are both considering both sides."
She leaned her head against his chest and spoke in a slightly nasal voice, "I know everything, but I don't want to make them live in poverty just for my own good. I'll find a chance to talk to my aunt and the others about this tomorrow, return the silver to them, and I'll keep the rest."
"I'll tell you tomorrow that if Auntie still insists on you keeping it, you should accept it and don't hurt the elders. We will double it and repay them in other ways in the future, okay?"
"it is good!"
He picked up the bowl of hot water on the table and said, "Qingyue, this is brown sugar ginger tea. It's still a little hot. Drink it while blowing on it."
She took it, blew on it and drank it in sips. After she finished it, her whole body warmed up.
The empty bowl was placed on the table to be cleaned up tomorrow morning. The two walked to the bed hand in hand, took off their thick clothes and got into the quilt.
Xia Qingyue, lying on the bed, was not as calm as she seemed on the surface. Tonight was their wedding night, strictly speaking, it was the first night they slept in the same bed.
She lay flat on her back, staring at the beams above, her heart pounding so hard it almost jumped out of her throat.
call--
While I was daydreaming, there was a slight whooshing sound at the side, and the oil lamp went out, leaving the room in darkness.
I could hear the rustling sound of Han Zhibai pulling the quilt beside me, and I could clearly feel the bed sinking.
Han Zhibai's slightly nervous voice came over, "Qingyue, I want to hug you."
Xia Qingyue blushed instantly. Fortunately, it was dark and she couldn't see anything. She moved over and said shyly in a low voice: "We are already husband and wife. You can hug me if you want."
Sensing that she was coming towards him, Han Zhibai stretched out his arms and held her in his arms. In the darkness, the corners of his mouth curved into a beautiful arc with joy.
After hugging her for a while, Han Zhibai's breathing became short and disordered. Just when Xia Qingyue's heart was beating fast, thinking that he would do something to her, he patted her back gently with his hand and then let her go.
"Qingyue, it's getting late, go to bed."
His voice sounded like he was gritting his teeth, trying hard to suppress what he was saying.
After saying that, Han Zhibai turned sideways and lay flat on his back.
The two were so close that they could both feel the warm body beside them.
Xia Qingyue blinked in bewilderment after being released. Was that it? She thought he...
"Qingyue, have you had stomach pain these past two days?" His big hand groped out from under the quilt without warning, placed it on her abdomen, and began to massage it through the thin undershirt.
His hands were as warm as a stove, and his massage force was just right, which was very comfortable.
Xia Qingyue suddenly remembered that her period was coming soon. "It should be because I have done a good job of keeping warm. It won't hurt."
"That's good."
She thought she would have insomnia tonight, but under his massage, she fell into drowsiness.
Not long after, hearing her breathing become even, Han Zhibai slowly stopped his hands, carefully turned sideways, supported one arm on the bed, slightly stood up and leaned forward, closed his eyes and gave her a deep kiss between her eyebrows.
That night, the cold wind was howling outside, but in the house, Xia Qingyue was wrapped in warmth all night and slept very peacefully and comfortably.
She went to bed early and slept well at night, and her biological clock woke her up early the next morning.
She got up dazedly and looked out the window. It was pitch black and she had no idea what time it was.
"Qingyue, it's just past the hour of Mao, the rooster hasn't crowed yet."
"Ah, why are you awake too? Did I wake you up?"