Gu Fengyan sneezed repeatedly while collecting the herbs.

Strange, is it okay for someone to speak ill of him behind his back?

Jiang Xuerui stuffed the neat patchouli into the basket, "I'm afraid I caught a cold at night. I'll bring you some loquat paste when I go back in the evening. I boiled it last year."

"Oh, thank you." Gu Fengyan rubbed his nose.

It was indeed right to find Jiang Xuerui, seeing that he collects medicinal materials carefully, the roots are tidy and tidy, and there are no other weeds, so you don't have to pick and choose when you go home.

Seeing that the area was almost collected, Gu Fengyan looked around, "There are many people on the mountain today, so we are not afraid of encountering wild animals. Let's go further inside."

"Okay, I'm almost done here."

After packing everything up, the two drank a few sips of water before heading into the woods again.

……

Huo Duan arrived at the market early in an ox cart. Gu Fengyan gave him 200 Wen. After buying the cauldron, bowls and ladles, there were more than [-] Wen left.

Thinking that his cousin Ye Bao was still lying in Xinglin Yard, Huo Duan didn't eat by himself, so he found a dim sum shop, bought some pine nut candy for Ye Bao to take with him, and bought some steamed cakes from a stall selling steamed cakes. cake.

Aunt and Uncle took turns guarding Ye Bao, and Xinglin Yard spent money, probably because they haven't had a good meal in the past few days.

The left and right steamed cakes can cushion the stomach.

He didn't use what Gu Fengyan gave him to buy these, but he used what he earned from helping Ye Shan in the county a few days ago... a total of more than 300 Wen, one hundred Wen was handed over to Gu Fengyan, and the remaining [-] Wen Keep it to yourself.

He planned to hand in all of it, but Gu Fengyan insisted that it was his hard-earned money, and he would not take any more.

I had to keep it.

It took fifty coins to buy these odds and ends, and the remaining 150 coins, he wanted to buy something for Gu Fengyan...

He has helped himself too much, and Huo Duan always wants to bring the best to him.

It was noon when we came out of Xinglinyuan, and the sun was shining brightly. Those who bought small snacks packed up and went home. Only the shops selling ordinary items were still open.

Huo Duan passed by the side of the street and saw the signboards in colorful guises, shouting endlessly——

"Jewelry and earrings, I promise I will like them..."

Gu Fengyan will definitely beat him when he buys it back.

"Rouge, the best rose gold flower rouge..."

This, Gu Fengyan might chop him up.

"Rose dew, face powder and balm, fragrant soap, bath beans..."

Huo Duan stopped suddenly... Fragrant soap is something similar to soap, and bath beans are used by the ancients for bathing.

On weekdays, Gu Fengyan loves cleanliness the most. No matter how late it is, he will take a shower and wash his hair every day. He must like these things!

Huo Duan spent all 150 Wen, and bought a piece of fragrant soap with snow-white plum blossom fragrance and a box of bath beans.

The manager of the store is a brother, and when he heard that he wanted to send Fulang off, he wrapped it in snow-patterned paper.With two things in hand, Huo Duan boarded the ox cart and went back to Heqing Village, feeling a little uneasy... This is the first time he gave someone such an ordinary thing, what if Gu Fengyan doesn't like it?

When I got home, I saw that Gu Fengyan hadn't come back yet, and I found out that he was still in the mountains after asking Father Huo.

Seeing that the sun is getting brighter and there are more snakes, insects, rats and ants, what if Gu Fengyan is frightened?

He was circling anxiously in the courtyard, disturbing Huo's father, and cursing with a black face: "If you are worried, go and pick it up, don't shake my head here! He is your husband, who are you not protecting?" Guard?!"

"What Father said is true." Huo Duan said with a smile.

After tidying up casually, I took my things into the mountain.

Gu Fengyan and Jiang Xuerui found some medicinal herbs such as weeping grass, licorice, and sea gold sand in the forest, and picked them together.

Thinking of staying in Jiang Xuerui for lunch, Gu Fengyan found another piece of wild vegetables to pick, and planned to add another dish at noon.

The sun was getting stronger and stronger in the sky, and the two carried a full basket, so they walked back.

On the way, I met Mrs. Zhang from last time and a few aunts who were unfamiliar. Gu Fengyan and Jiang Xuerui greeted obediently.

"Isn't this weeping grass and patchouli... Brother Yan went to gather herbs?" Mrs. Zhang looked at the green clusters in the two people's back baskets, and she could clearly identify them, "Brother Rui also went with her." I said that you two are about the same age, so you must have something to say. This big sun should be carefully exposed to the sun."

Gu Fengyan was quite surprised when she saw that she had identified the medicinal materials, and did not hide it, "It's not a slack season. I have nothing to do at home. It just so happened that I made an appointment with the Xinglin Hospital in the county to purchase medicinal materials, so I thought about it." Come pick some in your free time, Rui Geer also helped me, but thanks to him."

He didn't mention the contract, not because he was worried about Mrs. Zhang, but because he was afraid of being heard by someone who cared. After all, the business between him and Huo Duan had just started, and there was no room for sloppiness.

"It's good to be brave, don't forget my sister-in-law if you make money." Zhang sister-in-law didn't take it seriously.

"Hi, sister-in-law, brother Duan and I will definitely remember you..." Gu Fengyan smiled, "However, sister-in-law can also know medicinal materials, I didn't know it before."

Mrs. Zhang became more and more happy, "Hey, I don't know if you haven't been married for a long time. We who went out of Heqing Village more or less recognize some of them."

Gu Fengyan nodded...an idea was brewing in his mind.

"Brother Rui, it's rare for me...Xiao Zhuo went to work in the county again?" Several people walked down the mountain along the way, and Mrs. Zhang started chatting with Jiang Xuerui.

Jiang Xuerui smiled shyly: "Yes, this time I'm afraid I'm going to spend a few days..."

Gu Fengyan was at the end, listening to the chat between the two, suddenly caught a glimpse of someone passing by in the bushes not far away, but he didn't see it clearly.

Just treat it as a bird and forget it.

……

Behind the bushes, Liu Laosan sat paralyzed on the ground, with bean-sized beads of sweat dripping down his forehead.

so close!

He was almost seen by that ghost-like Gu Fengyan.

He had come to the mountain to gather firewood today, but he had no choice but to hide when he ran into him.

I can't use my strength so far, if I get beaten again, it will really be useless!

Liu Laosan was afraid for a while, and it took a long time to recover, but he thought of the brother who followed Gu Fengyan again, who seemed to be the husband of Shen Zhuo, the only family on the other side of the river... Although there is no Gu Fengyan It's so attractive, but seeing his red face, it's also unbearably itchy.

Hiding behind the tree, he heard all the conversation just now.

Shen Zhuo wasn't at home... so wouldn't he be the only one at night?

Huo Duan came up from the slope against the sun, and he saw Gu Fengyan when he was almost at the edge of the woods.

"Brother Yan, is that a jerk, isn't it?" Mrs. Zhang has sharp eyes and was the first to see Huo Duan, pointing to Gu Fengyan.

People gradually approached, and at first glance, it was really Huo Duan.

Huo Duan walked up to Gu Fengyan, and first greeted the sisters-in-law respectfully.

Aunt Zhang smiled and nodded, "Come to pick up your husband?"

"I waited until I didn't come back, and the sun was getting brighter, so Dad asked me to see what's going on." Huo Duan didn't say that he was worried, and poured the contents of Gu Fengyan's back basket into his own. in the.

It's full inside, and I don't care how the wind can carry it.

If the business of medicinal materials grows bigger and bigger, you will have to hire people to go up the mountain to collect them. You can't leave all this work to Gu Fengyan.

Gu Fengyan thought it was Papa Huo who asked him to come, so he didn't say anything, and took some of Jiang Xuerui's medicinal materials in his back basket.

After arriving home, Father Huo was cooking lunch, Gu Fengyan washed his hands and took over the cooking.

Jiang Xuerui stayed restrained with Father Huo, and wanted to avoid taboos with Huo Duan, so she also went to the kitchen to help out, washing vegetables, choosing vegetables and lighting the fire.

The meal is also simple, and it didn't take half an hour to prepare it.

After a few people ate it, they began to pack the herbs. Gu Fengyan was mainly in charge of processing, while the others washed, sliced, and cut into sections...they didn't finish packing until the afternoon.

All the medicinal materials are neatly packed in a dustpan and dried on a shelf...

As the sun sets and the twilight is approaching, Jiang Xuerui sees that Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan are busy, so he just greets Huo's father and goes back.

By the time Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan finished wrapping up, it was already dark.

In the courtyard, Father Huo took the bench to the house, Gu Fengyan fetched water and told Huo Duan to wash his hands, only then did he realize that Jiang Xuerui had not been paid.

"By the way, Father, why didn't you see Brother Rui? Could it be that he went back..." He wiped his hands and asked, "I haven't paid him today's wages, so why did he leave?"

Father Huo didn't know that Gu Fengyan's agreement was to pay wages, "I also said, why did you go back in such a hurry, I'm afraid you will pay him wages...it's my fault."

"It's because I didn't tell my father that Brother Duan and I will run again... I have a cough in the morning, so I asked Brother Rui for some loquat cream by the way." Gu Fengyan smiled and went into the house withdraw money.

Huo Duan heard him say that he had a cough, so he followed him into the house, "Master Gu has a cold? Is it serious?"

I said a long time ago that colds and fevers are life-threatening events in this world, and I should be more careful with Gu Fengyan...he felt a little regretful.

Gu Fengyan took out ten cents from the drawer, "I just coughed a few times, it's not that serious, Mr. Huo don't worry."

He smiled and weighed the coins in his hand, jingling, "I need to trouble Boss Huo to run with me, it's so dark, I'm scared."

"Oh, that's right..." Huo Duan remembered the things he bought for Gu Fengyan, his eyes dodged, "I went to work with my cousin last time to earn some wages, so I bought something for you when I saw something today. I don't know if Gu Shaoxi likes it or not..."

As he spoke, he took out the fragrant soap and bath beans wrapped in snow-patterned paper and handed them to Gu Fengyan.

"This is..." Gu Fengyan stopped holding the coin in the air, and he smiled, "Mr. Huo will still buy things for his husband... Didn't he spend less money?"

The snow-patterned paper was opened, and a cold scent wafted out, wrapped in fragrant soap, white and delicate... There was also a box of bath beans.

Huo Duan said embarrassedly: "Don't talk nonsense, I just want to thank you for helping me complete the task, but there is no other meaning..."

"Yeah, there's no other meaning. I know that Mr. Huo is right," Gu Fengyan picked it up and smelled it, then raised his head and smiled, "I like it very much, thank you Mr. Huo, it's a waste of money."

Huo Duan suppressed his ecstasy and pretended to be nonchalant, "This, this is nothing, you can still earn money if you lose it... Open your mouth, and I'll give you something else."

"What?" Gu Fengyan put away his things and asked in confusion.

"Just open it."

Gu Fengyan obeyed, something was stuffed in Huo Duan's mouth.

"Hmm... sugar?" He tasted it, it was sweet.

"I went to see Xiaobao, bought pine nut candy, and left a piece for you." Seeing that he liked it, Huo Duan was also happy.

"Little Treasure knows it's time to cry." Gu Fengyan doesn't like candy, he thinks this candy is too sweet, and even his heart is sticky, "Mr. Huo won't eat it?"

"What kind of candy do I eat?" Huo Duan was disdainful, and went to the closet to find a thick dress and stuffed it for Gu Fengyan, "It's windy at night, you should wear thicker clothes."

After finishing dressing, Gu Fengyan said with a smile, "Let's go, it's getting late, Brother Rui, it's time to go to bed."

Huo Duan followed behind Gu Fengyan, and touched the fine snow pattern paper in his pocket.

In fact, he still has one, but he wants to give it to Gu Fengyan tomorrow.

The author says:

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like