freenovelworld Chapter 194 Does he want to fly to the sky?
Chapter 194 Does he want to fly to the sky?
Lin Chang'er looked down at her half-wet shoes. "Why don't you go inside?" Isn't this just making a fuss?
Wu Qingfeng smiled and said, "It's good that everyone is alright."
After saying that, he glanced at Lin Chang'er and handed her the umbrella.
Lin Chang'er: "..." What? She had to carry the lamp and hold the umbrella for him. They weren't even in the honeymoon phase yet, and he was already treating her like a slave. Did he want to fly to the moon?
As Lin Chang'er was pondering whether she should reflect on her actions, she saw the man squat down in front of her.
"Come on up!"
"Huh?" Lin Chang'er stared blankly at the man's broad back. Oh, so he was going to carry her on his back? Then it's alright.
"No need, I'm not made of mud."
"Stop talking nonsense." Wu Qingfeng's voice carried a commanding tone that brooked no refusal.
Lin Chang'er tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Alright, I should give him a chance to show off."
She quickly climbed onto his back, holding a lantern in one hand to lead the way and an umbrella in the other.
Wu Qingfeng carried her on his back, his steps steady and even.
Lin Chang'er leaned on his shoulder, "Are you really going back to the county government office later?"
Wu Qingfeng turned to her and asked, "Do you want me to stay?"
Lin Chang'er twitched the corner of her lips, "I didn't say that. It's just that with such heavy rain, the roads are difficult to walk on at night, and Grandma Bai might not feel at ease."
"I have my own explanation for what happened to the old lady."
Lin Chang'er said "Oh," having already thought it through, so why bother with further explanation? "I'll boil you two eggs for the journey."
Now it was Wu Qingfeng's turn to be speechless. Did they just acquiesce like that? Were they not going to keep him any longer? Was it that easy to give up? Or was it just a token attempt to persuade him to stay?
Wu Qingfeng felt a little depressed. He thought she had finally come to her senses, but wasn't she just continuing to play dumb?
There's nothing I can do! He's a man, after all; his skin is always thicker than a girl's.
He said, "If you're worried, I'll leave tomorrow morning."
Fearing she might immediately reply with "I have nothing to worry about," Wu Qingfeng continued, "With such heavy rain, are you still going to deliver goods into the city tomorrow?"
Lin Chang'er was startled by his sudden movement and replied directly, "Yes, I'll have it, but the quantity will probably be less. I don't know how things are in the prefectural city."
Wu Qingfeng said, "I'll ride in your donkey cart tomorrow."
Lin Chang'er certainly wouldn't be so stingy as to refuse. Besides, having someone to talk to on the way would prevent her from being bored. More importantly, on a rainy day, she would have someone to look after her.
However, looking at the rain curtain, the rain showed no signs of abating.
She frowned again, "Otherwise, I'll take you back in a bit!" She'd bring the goods along too, and staying in the city for one night wouldn't cost much.
He should have gone back earlier and sent his officials to the countryside to inspect dilapidated houses, so as to remind the people in the county to take timely precautions.
Wu Qingfeng frowned. "What?"
Lin Chang'er shared her thoughts, and Wu Qingfeng smiled and said, "While you were in town, I already sent a message back with my secret guards, asking County Magistrate Li and Registrar Zhu to arrange for the inspection of dilapidated houses in other villages and towns, as well as emergency evacuation work."
Lin Chang'er was relieved. "Then let's go back and roast some eggs later!"
After a moment's hesitation, she said, "No, no, you're injured. Eggs are considered a 'trigger food' (a food that can exacerbate certain conditions). Forget it, don't eat them."
Wu Qingfeng felt a little regretful, "It's okay to eat a little." The main thing is that she's happy.
Lin Chang'er's eyes darted around. "Alright, then you watch us eat!"
Wu Qingfeng: "..." Other people's wives don't seem to be like this?
"No way, I definitely want to eat it!"
You're injured!
"It's okay to eat a little, anyway, I can't just watch you guys eat."
The two played around for a while, and when they were almost at the gate of the Gu family compound, Wu Qingfeng put Lin Chang'er down.
After all, she wasn't engaged yet, and considering her relationship with the Gu family...
It's time to find some time to have a chat with Aunt Gu!
Lin Chang'er thought so too, even though she believed in the concept of free love.
But she had to save face for the Gu family, so before she could officially talk things out, she needed to sort out her relationship with them again.
When Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng returned to the Gu family, Niu Xiaomei and He Chunhua were still chatting with Liu Zi in the kitchen.
It was rainy and windy, and the temperature was also a bit low.
The fire in the Gu family's stove was still burning, and the three of them didn't feel hot.
They sat around the stove, listening to Liu Zi boast about everything under the sun.
Seeing Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng go inside, Liu Zi immediately stood up. "Third Master, Miss Lin."
Lin Chang'er gestured to him, "Sit down, you guys talk, I'll come in with the three of you to get something to eat."
Liu Zi chuckled, "What would Miss Lin like to eat? I'll get it for you!"
“We can help too,” He Chunhua said.
Lin Chang'er glanced at the two of them; it was clear they didn't want to part so soon and wanted to chat a little longer!
"It's okay, you guys talk, don't worry about us."
"Miss Lin!" Liu Zi felt uneasy, sensing a subtle glint in Third Master's eyes as he looked at him, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Seeing this, Wu Qingfeng pointed to the small stool behind him, "Miss Lin invited you to sit down."
Liu Zi then let out an "Oh," feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Chang'er was looking for eggs in the cupboard, but her eyes kept glancing at Liu Zi out of the corner of her eye.
Wu Qingfeng stood out in the corner of her eye and whispered a reminder, "Don't scare the girl."
Lin Chang'er turned her face away, "Am I that scary?"
Wu Qingfeng helped her get the eggs, saying, "Before the window paper is broken, there are many variables."
Lin Chang'er said "Oh," and thought it made sense.
"How many do you want?" Wu Qingfeng asked.
Lin Chang'er looked down and realized that there were already seven or eight eggs in the bowl.
She paused for a moment. This stuff is high in cholesterol, so she didn't call Gu's mother and the others. The younger ones had also obediently gone to sleep. "Take six! Bake one for Shao'an too!"
Wu Qingfeng picked up two eggs and went outside. "Is there anything else you need?"
Lin Chang'er walked to a corner and took out a few sweet potatoes from the jar. "Want some?"
"How do you eat it?" Wu Qingfeng had eaten this kind of sweet potato raw when he was training with his uncle in the north, and he had also cooked it into porridge with brown rice.
I don't remember what it tasted like back then, as I was just trying to fill my stomach.
Lin Chang'er said, "It's so sweet when roasted."
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "Eat."
Lin Chang'er searched around again, took out a few potatoes, but couldn't find anything else to bury for roasting in the ash pit (in the old-fashioned earthen stove, there was a raised area under the firebox to store wood ash; in the author's dialect, it's called ash pit; modern wood-burning stoves have removed this structure).
Lin Chang'er was a little disappointed. If there were rice cakes, they would be best roasted, but they weren't produced here.
Liu Zi, He Chunhua, and Niu Xiaomei, ever since Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng came in, have been unable to sit still. However, they didn't want to offend the two of them, so they didn't dare to say goodbye.
Seeing that Lin Chang'er had found the ingredients, Niu Xiaomei and He Chunhua quickly got up to say goodbye.
He Chunhua tripped over the stool leg while standing up, and was about to fall. Niu Xiaomei rushed to help her, but in her haste, she twisted her ankle.
Seeing that the two girls were about to fall, Lin Chang'er rushed to Niu Xiaomei. She thought that He Chunhua was the one who had come to talk to Liu Zi properly, and that she had taken a liking to her.
Niu Xiaomei came to encourage He Chunhua, and Liu Zi was definitely there to support He Chunhua.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Liu Zi caught Niu Xiaomei around the waist before she could react...