RPAGF Chapter 38 Newlyweds, Taking the Child to Dig for Wild Vegetables
Chapter 38 Newlyweds, Taking the Child to Dig for Wild Vegetables
The main house, east room.
Awakened by the noise from outside, Lu Xingzhou sat up on the kang (a heated brick bed) and stretched.
"Mmm~~~ That feels so good!!"
I couldn't get my fill of pleasure normally, but after holding it in for two months, I finally released it all last night and slept exceptionally well.
He pulled back the quilt to see Lin Fengyi, who was fast asleep on her side, having been thoroughly tormented by him.
The girl who came into view had what looked like two ripe peaches hidden beneath her bright red embroidered bodice. The undulating curves trembled gently with her breath, stirring up waves of emotions in Lu Xingzhou's heart.
Even after years of working in the business world, he had never eaten anything this good!
Did you really have a good time last night?
It seems that Mr. Lu might not be so!
Lin Fengyi opened her eyes groggily, and the spring slumber of the crabapple blossoms was a different kind of enchanting experience.
"Young Master, is it dawn yet?!"
"No, it's still early. Sleep a little longer with the young master!"
"Hmm? Young Master~~~!"
He went back to sleep and slept until almost noon, when Lu Xingzhou and Lin Fengyi came out of the main room dressed.
Yu Fengzhi, yawning, squatted under the eaves, watching Zhu Chuanwu lead the gunners in various rudimentary training exercises.
"Fengzhi, you didn't sleep well?"
Yu Fengzhi turned around and rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction.
The rooms inside the enclosure were in short supply. The newly recruited Liu Laoguai and the captured bearded prisoner were still sleeping in makeshift shacks (small huts) built next to the stables.
The three rooms on the west side of the main house were occupied by Sanjiangshui and Ni Yang, two of his followers, so Yu Fengzhi could only sleep in the main room next to Lu Xingzhou's room.
The two people in the house were making a lot of noise last night, how could she not be yawning all the time?
However, Yu Fengzhi is a considerate and sensible person. Rolling her eyes would be very impolite, so she would not make things difficult for Lu Xingzhou and his wife.
With a sweet smile, she explained, "It's alright, Brother Lu. He's probably just having trouble sleeping in the new place!"
"Then why don't you take another nap?" Lin Fengyi's face flushed slightly, her mature charm was exceptionally alluring.
"No!" Yu Fengzhi quickly refused.
Although fourteen-year-olds can get married, no matter how sensible they are at that age, they can't shake off their childlike nature. They finally have the chance to leave home, so they must cherish their time to play!
"I want to go horseback riding, fly kites, and forage for wild vegetables!"
"Alright, let's have some porridge to fill our stomachs first, then we'll go dig for wild vegetables!"
It's already early May, and if we don't go dig now, many wild vegetables will become too old to eat.
Wen's mother directly instructed Lu Xingzhou and Yu Fengzhi, "The land here is naturally fertile, and the wild vegetables grow abundantly and beautifully. However, if you want to pick the best ones, it's best to go to the banks of the Xiliao River!"
"Then let's go to the river!"
After a quick meal and changing into clothes suitable for the activity, Lu Xingzhou led Lin Fengyi and Yu Fengzhi, who were wearing straw hats and carrying baskets, upstream along the Xiliao River.
The sky was clear and blue, and a gentle breeze blew across the river.
The soft, rustling sound of your feet on the grass is very soothing.
There were indeed plenty of wild vegetables. The two women could squat down after walking a few steps and dig out two dandelions from the soil with a small shovel.
After walking a few more steps, I found another gnarled and lumpy Aralia elata. I took out a knife from the basket and cut off the newly sprouted buds, which turned into another wild vegetable that Northeasterners love, Aralia elata buds.
The Kanto region has a variety of wild mountain delicacies and vegetables available year-round, with as many as seventy or eighty different kinds.
The most common plants in May are dandelion, Aralia elata sprouts, Acanthopanax senticosus, and monkey leg vegetable.
Why not mention the willow shoots and wild mustard greens that grow best in riverside wetlands?
Some people thought it tasted good, but Lu Xingzhou didn't like it.
Especially the wild mustard greens; when he was a child, his grandmother used them to feed pigs, so he found it hard to eat them as human food.
On the contrary, many people cannot accept the monkey leg vegetable, which looks very similar to bracken, but Lu Xingzhou likes its unique taste very much. People's tastes are really amazing.
After hearing his remarks, Yu Fengzhi bluntly pointed out the key issue: "What's so amazing about it? Brother Lu, you're just being picky!"
"Hahahaha~!" Lu Xingzhou laughed and brushed it off without making any excuses.
He always considered himself a vulgar person who hadn't escaped low-level tastes, indulging in the basics of food and sex, and being very picky about both food and partners.
The land at the source of the Liaohe River is now almost undeveloped by humans, with all kinds of wild grasses and vegetables growing freely.
Just over half an hour later, Yu Fengzhi was barely out of breath when their small baskets were already full of wild vegetables.
Lin Fengyi called out, "Fengzhi, stop picking and sit down to rest for a while!"
"Hmm~!"
The two of them sat with their legs spread out by the river, enjoying the beautiful scenery together.
Yu Fengzhi, who was raised in a secluded mansion, looked at the vast plains where the grass stretched to the sky and the earth, and the spring breeze rippled the grass into waves of shimmering blue.
Smelling the earthy scent of grass pulp, listening to the birdsong and insect chirps, and hearing the babbling river, I lay sprawled on the grass, gazing at the white clouds drifting across the sky, and gradually drifted off to sleep.
Lin Fengyi rarely had free time before and was not quite used to the life of a wealthy wife.
No matter what kind of life experience you have, looking at the vast sky and earth in front of you will broaden your mind and make you smile involuntarily.
Looking at the two sisters, one big and one small, so relaxed and carefree, Lu Xingzhou felt that they were even more beautiful than the scenery in front of him, and a maternal smile appeared on his face.
It has nothing to do with pornography.
Leisure is the most luxurious enjoyment in human society.
In the future, Lu Xingzhou wants to strive to ensure that more people who follow him can also enjoy this simple yet precious enjoyment that requires no material things.
Perhaps because he came from an era where material things were not scarce, Lu Xingzhou had very low desires for material things other than food and drink.
Even if they robbed a lot of money and gold and silver jewelry from the United States in the first half of the year, they would feel nothing.
But in less than two months after arriving in Fengtian, he gained more than a hundred people who were devoted to him.
He also married a wife who was exceptionally beautiful, a woman even he couldn't easily have had the status he had in his previous life, which made him feel very accomplished.
What's even better is that, with such exceptional qualities, he can marry several!
When I think of something that makes me happy, I can't help but hum a little tune.
"The wind blows through the wheat fields and the rice paddies smell sweet; the black soil nurtures our parents~"
. . .
Northeast China is my hometown, where the suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) plays a beautiful tune~~
Humming a fitting song, he took the two women's baskets to check their spoils.
The dandelion, still glistening with dew, was twisted off its pink, soil-covered roots, and the thick leaves were put into its mouth.
It has a slightly bitter taste upon first bite, followed by an astringent after chewing, and soon a unique, slightly bitter plant aroma fills the mouth.
"Delicious! The wild vegetables from our black soil are so nutritious!"
Dandelion has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dissipating nodules, and promoting urination. It is known as the "Queen of Herbs".
After tasting the dandelion, he then turned his "claws" to the prickly ash buds.
Aralia elata sprouts have a refreshing flavor and are hailed as "the finest mountain delicacy in the world." There are many ways to enjoy them: raw, stir-fried, dipped in sauce, or processed into pickled vegetables.
Lu Xingzhou didn't care about anything else and just put it in his mouth, eating it with juice dripping down his face.
The clicking sound attracted Lin Fengyi's attention.
She reached into her bosom, pulled out a handkerchief, and carefully and gently wiped Lu Xingzhou's lips.
"Sir, aren't you worried about it being dirty? What if you get an upset stomach?"
Lu Xingzhou immediately grabbed her hand: "Don't worry, there's no wild vegetable that could give me a stomachache!"
Without any high-tech work or environmental pollution, it's unlikely that ordinary wild vegetables would have caused him to get sick.
Even if you get infected, don't worry, we have the [Yi Yang Ding].
Their conversation woke up Yu Fengzhi, who had almost fallen asleep.
Seeing their posture, she covered her mouth and laughed, "They really are a newlywed couple, so loving and affectionate!"
Lu Xingzhou's personality was by no means good, and people of the older generation from Northeast China rarely had a principle of not "bullying" children.
Releasing Lin Fengyi, he teased her instead, "Envious, aren't you?! Learn from your sister-in-law, lest you find yourself neglected in a few years while trying to maintain a loving relationship with Xiao Liuzi!"
"Brother Lu~~~~!" Yu Fengzhi, her face flushed red, whined and refused to listen.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
As noon approached, Lu Xingzhou suggested going back: "Let's have lunch first, then come out and play again."
"So, what activities will we do? Horse riding or kite flying?"
Lin Fengyi linked arms with Yu Fengzhi and walked back, saying mysteriously:
"The wind isn't strong today, so flying kites isn't much fun. Let's have your Brother Lu take us out to play later; it's much more fun than horseback riding!"
Yu Fengzhi is full of energy:
"good!"