Beginning of autumn is sewing in the house.
There were only a few days left before June 16th, and she planned to do nothing these days. She would go to Sun's house to do needlework during the day, and then return to Zhang's house after dark.
As for whether the old sow and her piglets would starve to death, she didn't care.
I was concentrating on sewing the sleeves of my clothes when I suddenly felt a black shadow fluttering against the window.
Li Qiu looked out the window and met Zhang You's eyes. He was so frightened that he almost pricked his hand with the embroidery needle.
"If you don't sleep at night, what are you doing standing outside my window?"
Zhang You's eyes were glued to Li Qiu's face.
Looking down at this pretty face, the thin white neck seemed to be glowing, making Zhang You want to take a bite.
"You..." His mouth was dry and he swallowed involuntarily, "Why don't you go to the west wing to sleep?"
Li Qiu said coldly: "I think the west wing is dirty."
"There are two rooms in the west wing, one for each of us..."
"My third brother has slept in both rooms, and I find them both dirty."
Zhang You's expression was startled, and then he showed a gentle smile, coaxing Li Qiu in the tone of a child.
"You have called me third brother for so many years. When I think of you calling Gu Laizi brother in the future, I feel empty in my heart. Li Qiu, do you really want to marry Gu Laizi? It's not too late for you to regret it now, as long as Just let go, and I promise to make you a good concubine when Mr. Huang passes through, okay?"
Li Qiu closed the window with a "snap" sound: "No! Don't mention me as a good concubine, even if you marry me to be your first wife, I won't care!"
It was really unlucky. I originally wanted to open half of the window to get some air, but Zhang Youyi disturbed me. I didn't dare to open the window at the beginning of autumn. I was afraid that I would see Zhang You's face as soon as I opened the window and have nightmares at night.
It was a sunny day on June 12th. I got up early at the beginning of autumn. I first went to Aunt Sun's house next door with the ingredients. I was just in time to have breakfast at Aunt Sun's house and left her to eat.
He didn't have the nerve to eat and drink at other people's homes at the beginning of autumn, so he quickly said that he had eaten, and now he would go to the mountains for a walk, and after finishing the pigweed, he would come back to make clothes.
Heihu's wife was quick to speak, and rushed to say: "It's only a few days until the wedding, what else are you doing! Hurry up and take care of your face at home, and be a beautiful bride on the day of the wedding. Brother Chang'an saw more like."
Li Qiu pursed her lips shyly and smiled: "I'll go out for a walk first."
She ran out of the door, but Black Tiger's wife was still shouting from behind: "Go and have a look at Brother Chang'an! Look what he is doing!"
Liqiu walked very fast all the way, and after walking a long way, he breathed a sigh of relief, covering his hot face and laughing at himself.
What was she ashamed of? She didn't like Gu Changan. She just found someone to live with and was married for the second time. What was there to be ashamed of?
I originally wanted to go to Erga's house to talk to Qiu Ju, but somehow I ended up walking to Gu Changan's house.
The Gu family is the first one on the east side of the last street in the village. It faces south and has a deserted vegetable field to the left and behind. There is a dilapidated house to the right, and beyond that is Aunt Niu's house.
The front is facing the back door of Uncle Gu's house, and behind is the Pingyang River surrounding the village. Beyond the Pingyang River, there are endless green mountains.
There is also a well in the vegetable field to the east. When I walked over and took a look, I found that the well had collapsed because it had not been taken care of for many years.
Standing on the edge of the vegetable field, Liqiu began to wonder what to plant and what to raise in such a large piece of land.
It's not cost-effective to grow all the vegetables. They can't eat them, and they won't make much money selling them in the town. It's better to build a pig pen and a sheep pen, raise a few pigs and sheep, and raise some chickens, ducks and geese.
Guarding the Pingyang River's draft is not a problem, and it is also convenient for raising livestock.
The more Li Qiu looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and he was still sighing in his heart, how could Brother Chang'an live like this while guarding such a good place?
When she becomes the master of this family in the future, she will definitely live a prosperous life.
"Hey!"
Gu Changan suddenly burst out laughing, startling Li Qiu.
Before she could recover, her face was smeared with mud twice more.
"Brother Chang'an!"
Li Qiu was annoyed, wiped his face clean, and used Gu Changan's clothes to make a hand towel.
Looking at Gu Changan again, he was dressed in short clothes, his feet were bare, his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, his trouser legs were rolled up and tied with belts, and his hands and feet were covered in mud.
"Why did you get yourself so dirty?"
Gu Changan chuckled and wanted to grab Li Qiu's hand, but when he saw that his hands were covered with mud, he pulled back.
"I'm taking off the adobe."
He asked Li Qiu to follow her and walked to the large open space behind the house next to the river beach, where hundreds of adobes had been placed.
"Did you take off all this?"
Li Qiu was surprised: "Brother Chang'an, when did you start doing this?"
"The day we went to the city, didn't you discuss building the courtyard wall with me? I wanted to start working on it first. That night, I pulled out all the grass behind the house and leveled the ground. I slept last night If not, I'll go to the river beach to dig out the mud and dig out the adobe. I'll leave it on for a few more days, and when it dries, we can build the courtyard wall."
"Then haven't you slept well these past two days?"
Li Qiu opened her mouth and blurted out distressed words.
"You still have to do so much work without sleeping well. You have an iron body! Seeing that we are getting married, can't you take a good rest and recuperate?"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt a little embarrassed again.
What kind of body does the groom want to support after getting married? What is she talking about?
"Are you feeling sorry for me?"
Gu Changan danced with joy like a fool: "I also have a wife who feels sorry for me! Don't worry, my bones are strong. You can touch her."
He opened his clothes and opened his strong chest, insisting that Li Qiu touch it.
"It's clear as day, what are you doing!"
Li Qiu was ashamed and annoyed. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Chang'an. With his peripheral vision, he caught a glimpse of the chest glowing under the sun and couldn't help it.
She had no choice but to turn her back and twist her hands, forcing herself not to think about Gu Changan's chest.
"Are you ashamed?" Gu Changan turned to Li Qiu again, "On the wedding day, my body will be stronger."
He leaned close to Li Qiu's earlobe and whispered, and the hot breath hit Li Qiu's earlobe, making Li Qiu's toes curl up with itch.
"I have already said hello to Brother Heihu and the others, telling them to let me go that day and not to drink too much in me. If I fail to be the groom, I will have to settle the score with them."
"I do not understand what you're saying."
Li Qiu blushed and turned away.
Gu Changan followed up happily: "You must have not eaten since you went out so early. There is food in my room, just enough for the two of us."
Li Qiu refused to go, so Gu Changan stretched out his clay hands, grabbed her and dragged her into the house.
"How can a person do without eating? My stove is still cold. How about you help me cook in the house while I take off the adobe."
He said so, and Li Qiu had no choice but to agree.
Two new iron pots have been installed on the stove, and half a bag of millet, half a bag of noodles, a few eggs and a handful of green onions are piled on the floor.
Beginning of Autumn worked quickly. In a short time, he cooked millet porridge, made a plate of scrambled eggs with green onions, and went out to call Gu Changan for dinner.
"Hey, Liqiu, why did you come out of Gu Laizi's house!"
