boyutpedia Chapter 26 Buried
Chapter 26 Buried
“It’s amazing, absolutely amazing!”
"Yes, Sanya, how did you develop such a smart little head?"
"Sana, it feels very cool when applied, and the dryness on my skin is gone immediately."
"I didn't expect it would actually work. Sanya, you are really amazing."
……
Everyone was praising Zhou Mingshu, and she was smiling happily.
Now, everyone will no longer be tortured by mosquitoes.
Old Mrs. Zhou took the anti-itching ointment in her hand, looked at it and smelled it. San Ya actually made it. If she could really sell it to Doctor Chen as she said, then her family could really make a profitable business.
"You must not tell anyone about this matter. You cannot mention a word about the ingredients and methods involved. Do you understand? If I find out, I will tear her mouth apart."
Seeing how serious Mrs. Zhou was, everyone realized how important the matter was.
"Sanya, is it troublesome to make this anti-itching ointment?"
"It's not a big deal, grandma. It's very simple."
Old Mrs. Zhou knew that the two maids had been cutting lemongrass and picking mint in the past few days.
"Okay, you and Erya can just tinker with these. If you need anything, just find someone to help you. After you finish your aunt's family's business in the next two days, we can sit together and discuss how to proceed with this matter."
From what Mrs. Zhou said, it seems like what she said is happening. She needs to go to town to exchange money.
There was nothing to do at home, so she took Liu and a few men to the village entrance.
Zhou Laosan didn't go, he stayed at home with his wife and daughter.
"Mother, grandma came back so late yesterday, how are things going at my aunt's house?"
"Why are you asking so many questions, kid? Just go and play."
After being scolded, Zhou Mingshu had no choice but to go out and play with Zhou Mingqi.
After such a heavy rain, the water level in the creek rose a lot, and many narrow river channels were overflowing. The road was crawling with long and thick earthworms, which looked quite scary at first glance.
"Saya, it's raining so hard, do you think a lot of mushrooms on the mountain will come out?"
Zhou Mingqi looked at the mountain hidden in the mist, his eyes full of longing.
"Yes, of course. When the mountain road is not slippery, we will go up the mountain with backpacks on our backs. We will not only pick mushrooms, but also dig Polygonatum and wild vegetables."
Seeing San Ya so ambitious, Zhou Mingqi laughed out loud.
"My aunt's affairs can be completed in two or three days. When will we make our anti-itching ointment?"
"Wait a minute. It just rained. The wormwood and mint are all wet. Let's pick them after they are dry. We can make more next time. We won't have to worry about not being able to sell them."
After this rain, both the rice fields and the ditches were filled with water.
When there is more water, there will be more mosquitoes, so there will be no need to worry about not having people to use it.
Even if they cannot reach a cooperation agreement with Dr. Chen, they can still set up a stall on the street and earn some money.
"Yeah, that's fine. As long as you know what's going on, I won't worry about it. I'll do whatever you ask me to do."
The two sisters picked a lot of wild flowers on the roadside, tied them into bunches, and planned to put them in flowerpots.
"Oh, by the way, did you know that Uncle Silly was buried last night?"
"What? I don't know about this. I asked my mother just now, and she scolded me and told me not to ask about these things."
"Ah, I heard this from my father and mother. Do you think that when a person dies, everything is gone? They just wrap him up in a straw mat and dig a hole to bury him?"
Zhou Mingqi's little face wrinkled into a ball. She couldn't accept such a result. At least her grandfather had a coffin when he was buried.
"Yeah, it seems to be like that. Only the rich families have the money to buy a coffin. Poor families are lucky to have a straw mat. And Shagang is so young, it is impossible to hold a funeral hall. Uncle Dashun's wedding is coming soon, and it is impossible to keep his body for seven days. The best choice was to bury him secretly last night when most people didn't know."
Zhou Mingshu sighed. No wonder his uncle and father came back so late last night.
Today is Uncle Dashun’s first day of marriage. The villagers have swept away the gloom of yesterday and most of them went to send wedding money.
Things in the world are unpredictable, but we have to look forward. She thinks Shagang’s family members think so too.
Sooner or later, there will be a day when Shagang will be forgotten by the villagers, and the children of Lianglin Village will no longer hide around the village entrance.
The two men walked around in the muddy field, and their straw sandals were covered with mud.
They found a shallow beach where the river water had overflowed and rinsed their straw sandals clean.
"Sanya, there are so many tadpoles here, no wonder there are frogs croaking. After a while, there will be countless frogs in the river."
The tadpoles in the stream have big heads and swim around. They look cute, but when they turn into frogs, they become noisy.
Zhou Mingshu doesn't like frogs, they are not as pretty as tadpoles.
She reached out her hand, scooped up a pool of water, caught a few tadpoles, and then threw them into the river.
She couldn't stand the touch of frog skin and felt numb all over at the thought of it.
Behind the Zhou family’s yard is a small river, and it seems that the entire summer will be spent listening to the croaking of frogs.
Before my feet were dry, ripples appeared on the surface of the river.
It started raining again.
The two sisters shook off the water droplets on the flowers and trotted back home.
"I knew it would continue to rain in this awful weather. Luckily we didn't go far."
Zhou Mingqi scattered the flowers, picked and chose, and put some into the vase.
Most of the flowers Zhou Mingshu picked were flower buds and half-opened buds, of course there were also some blooming flowers. He trimmed the branches with scissors and arranged them in a vase to create a shape.
"Saya, you do it so beautifully. Let me imitate you and do it again."
"Okay, then you can do it again. I'll go to the toilet while the rain is not too heavy."
The two sisters went out for a run, but because Feng was pregnant and the ground was slippery, she didn't dare to run around.
She and Daya were sitting in the kitchen picking up those sheep dung snails.
I cleaned it yesterday, so I saved myself a lot of trouble today.
After washing twice, they were put into the pot and cooked. Now I am prying out the snail meat.
After Zhou Mingqi and Zhou Mingshu placed the vases, they hurried into the kitchen to help.
"Ouch, be careful, don't slip, the floor at the door is slippery."
"Sister, San Ya and I picked a lot of wild flowers and put them in a bunch."
Zhou Mingqi thought he would get a compliment or two, but unexpectedly Zhou Mingqin didn't take it seriously.
"Why pick them? They're likely to attract insects. Then the flowers will wilt and the petals will fall all over the table. It will be troublesome to clean up."
"It's beautiful, but you don't know how to appreciate it at all. I'll clean it up when the time comes."
Listening to their conversation, it seems like they can't appreciate each other.
Each of them took a bamboo stick and started prying the snail meat.
The snails I picked up this time were big, so they were easier to lift up. The meat pieces were big and looked plentiful when put in the bowl.