nashuaworldcup Chapter 328 Picking Flowers in the Mountains
Chapter 328 Picking Flowers in the Mountains
Chapter 328 Picking Flowers in the Mountains
After Wu Jianjun returned home, he told his parents about what had happened that day and received a lot of concern and care from them.
"Mother, shouldn't we thank Zhao Zhiqing for this!"
“Okay, Mom will kill a chicken this afternoon and make you some chicken soup to nourish you. I’ll also bring a bowl to Zhao Zhiqing.” Wu Jianjun’s mother agreed immediately.
She was indeed grateful to Zhao, the educated youth; otherwise, her son might have fainted and died on the road.
"Dad, why don't you give Zhao Zhiqing a simpler job?"
"Don't even think about it! Your father has always treated everyone equally!" Captain Wu tapped his son with his pipe.
"Son, you don't have any designs on Zhao Zhiqing, do you?" Wu Jianjun's mother was a little unhappy.
She admitted that Zhao, the educated youth, was a nice girl, but she was not a good match for her son!
“Mom, what are you thinking! I was just thinking that Zhao Zhiqing saved me, and I have nothing to repay him with, so I just wanted Dad to look after him.” Wu Jianjun only had this thought for a moment, but he knew it was impossible.
"Okay, then you don't need to worry about this. Your father will know what to do!"
After that incident, Wu Jianjun never encountered Zhao Zhiqing alone again.
It wasn't until the light rain stopped that day that he decided to go up the mountain to find some mushrooms, and he saw Zhao Zhiqing and the other educated youths in the distance.
"Zhao Qiong, I don't know what you're going to do with all this grass roots and rotten leaves. You've made a mess of the educated youth settlement," a female educated youth said.
"Alright, Su Yue, we came up the mountain to find mushrooms, so let's talk less!"
"Am I wrong? They put all sorts of things at the educated youth settlement; you'd think it was their own home!"
Zhao Qiong didn't speak; she sighed inwardly.
She had come along to look for mushrooms, but when she saw the medicinal herbs on the mountain, she couldn't resist picking some.
"Su Yue, what nonsense are you talking about? We came to the countryside as educated youth, and the educated youth settlement is our home!" someone else advised.
"Hmph, you've all been bought off by her little favors!" Su Yue said angrily.
It's just that Zhao Qiong cooked some Chinese medicine soup for everyone when they had a cold or were sick. Is it really necessary to be so biased towards one or two people?
The others were speechless. How could Zhao Qiong have kindly prepared medicine for them without asking for a single penny? What was wrong with speaking up for her? Did she expect them to help you?
"What, didn't you also drink the herbal tea that Zhao Qiong brewed?"
Su Yue was speechless for a moment. She just couldn't stand everyone praising Zhao Qiong so much, even though she was clearly the prettiest girl in the educated youth settlement.
Su Yue may be foolish, but the others are not. With Zhao Qiong's skill in preparing medicinal soup, they certainly won't make things difficult for her.
In this remote village, there isn't even a proper doctor. If you get sick, Zhao Qiong is the most reliable person to help.
So what if you're good-looking? You can't eat or drink that!
Zhao Qiong wasn't annoyed by Su Yue's words. After all, it was just a few words, and it wouldn't affect anything.
Besides, those people in the educated youth settlements knew whose side they should stand on!
"Su Yue, come on, let's go pick mushrooms over there!" Su Yue wanted to say something more, but was pulled away by the educated youth.
For a time, Zhao Qiong was the only one left on this piece of land.
"come out!"
Wu Jianjun slowly emerged from behind the tree. "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation!"
Zhao Qiong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was Wu Jianjun.
Before going to the countryside, her family made many inquiries, including about some villagers who plotted against female educated youth in order to marry them, forcing them to marry villagers.
When Zhao Qiong first arrived at Wujia Village, she was afraid that something bad might happen to her.
It was later discovered that the village head of Wujia Village had managed the village quite well, and the kind of thing that had been rumored didn't happen.
Even so, Zhao Qiong was extremely careful.
She was overly polite but not enthusiastic towards the people at the educated youth settlement, which is why she would cook medicinal soup for them when they were sick and make herbal tea on hot days.
So that when something happens, the other educated youth at the settlement will stand by her side.
As for Su Yue, Zhao Qiong could tell at a glance that she was just a girl with a childish mentality, so she didn't care.
"By the way, I still have to thank you for what happened last time!" Wu Jianjun scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
Zhao Qiong replied directly, "It's nothing, Aunt Li has already thanked me!"
The atmosphere became awkward again, but for some reason, Wu Jianjun just didn't want to leave.
"You know medicine! That's amazing!" Wu Jianjun asked curiously.
"I know a little bit; I learned some from my elders at home before," Zhao Qiong replied while searching for mushrooms.
"That's really impressive. The village is in dire need of someone like you," Wu Jianjun praised sincerely.
At this moment, Zhao Qiong discovered a cluster of mushrooms and wanted to run over and pick them.
Suddenly, her foot slipped, and she was about to fall.
Wu Jianjun reacted quickly and grabbed her.
As their eyes met, a subtle emotion began to spread.
"Are you alright?" Wu Jianjun asked anxiously.
"It's nothing, thank you." Zhao Qiong blushed immediately.
Wu Jianjun quickly let go of her hand, and Zhao Qiong also forced herself to calm down.
"Hey, I know where to find honeysuckle, do you want to go pick some?" Wu Jianjun quickly told him about a place he knew.
"Oh, okay." Zhao Qiong was trying to calm herself down, and surprisingly, she didn't refuse and even agreed.
When she came to her senses, her face turned red again.
"Let's go then, I'll take you there!"
Having no other choice, Zhao Qiong followed Wu Jianjun into the mountains. She wasn't afraid of what Wu Jianjun might do to her, since she had some medicine powder hidden in her pocket.
When she arrived at the destination and saw a field of honeysuckle and the raindrops on the ground, Zhao Qiong felt a pang of heartache.
Then he quickly began picking honeysuckle. "Zhao Zhiqing, how do you pick this? Let me help you!"
"No need, you can just stand to the side!"
Zhao Qiong's eyes were fixed on the honeysuckle; she couldn't care less about Wu Jianjun.
Wu Jianjun sighed. If Zhao Zhiqing didn't teach him, he really wouldn't know where to start. He could only look for mushrooms around him, and he actually had a pretty good harvest.
"Zhao Zhiqing, it's about time we went back!"
Wu Jianjun had been out for a while, and he was worried that the people at the educated youth settlement would be anxious if they couldn't find Zhao, the educated youth.
Seeing this, Zhao Qiong also stopped. She had only picked half a basket of honeysuckle, and looking at the remaining honeysuckle, she was reluctant to leave.
“Zhao Zhiqing, when you want to come back, I’ll bring you back to pick them!” Wu Jianjun saw through Zhao Qiong’s thoughts.
Sure enough, when the two returned, they heard shouts from other educated youth.
Wu Jianjun quickly poured the mushrooms he had picked into Zhao Qiong's basket and then hurriedly left.
"Then I'll go first."
"Oh, I don't want to!" Zhao Qiong hadn't even had a chance to refuse.
"That idiot, he ruined all my flowers!"
As Zhao Qiong watched his retreating figure, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.