SFS Chapter 203 Picking Apricots
Chapter 203 Picking Apricots
Erxi's eyes were fixed on the proprietress's twisting slender waist until the figure walked into the tall counter and disappeared completely.
He subconsciously wanted to move closer, and after taking two steps, he suddenly noticed the worn-out shoes on his feet.
He looked up at his dirty and worn clothes and suddenly felt a strong sense of inferiority.
I clearly didn't think there was anything wrong with myself when I was with Gou Zi's wife before.
Erxi stopped in his tracks, turned around and wanted to go back.
"Little brother, please stay!"
The proprietress's gentle voice rang out from behind the counter.
Erxi turned around suddenly and saw the proprietress looking at him with a smile. Her face flushed immediately and she stammered:
"You, you have something to ask me?"
The proprietress covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, smiled and hooked her finger at him:
"What are you afraid of? I don't eat people. Come over here. I felt a liking for you the moment I saw you."
Erxi felt dizzy after hearing this and subconsciously walked towards the counter.
The proprietress leaned against the counter, glanced at him seductively, and said in a low voice:
"The tavern closes at 5 p.m., come to the back door, I'll be waiting for you~"
Erxi didn't expect that he was actually noticed, and he stared at the proprietress.
It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he smiled, which he thought was handsome.
He turned around gracefully, imitated the action of flicking his robe in the opera, and walked towards the door.
At this moment, he no longer felt that his clothes were tattered, but only thought that it was because of his great charm.
I didn’t expect that such a beautiful woman would fall in love with me!
Thinking about how my mother always praised me for being handsome, it seems to be true.
Erxi couldn't help but smile foolishly. When he was almost at the door, he remembered that he had not finished the wine he bought.
He quietly turned around to look at the counter, and seeing that the proprietress wasn't paying attention, he ran back to the table in two or three steps and drank the rest of the wine in the bowl in one gulp.
Unexpectedly, I drank too quickly and choked.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
The spicy wine choked his trachea, and he immediately started coughing heart-wrenchingly, so loud that everyone in the pub looked over.
At the counter, the proprietress watched his confusing operations and looked at him as if he were a fool.
She couldn't understand what was going on in this man's head and how he did it.
She looks so ordinary, yet she is so confident!
The proprietress was too lazy to pay attention to it. She yawned with her hands covering her lips and turned to walk to the second floor.
At this time, Lu Qingqing, who was eating, was disturbed by Erxi's cough. After looking at him in confusion, she continued to eat.
Qin Lang is now able to eat more and more, and his eating speed is obviously much faster.
If she were a little slower, there would be less food on the plate.
I can only say that the saying "a young boy can make his father poor" is really a true saying.
Given the way the two of them ate, who were eager to eat with bowls in hand, there wouldn't be much left of the six dishes!
After a long while, Erxi stopped coughing and quietly looked up at the counter.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I didn't see anyone.
It would be so embarrassing if she saw the embarrassing situation just now!
Thinking of this, Erxi quickly left the tavern, intending to find a place to take a good shower and borrow some neat clothes.
Thinking of coming to see her in the evening, he felt hot all over.
The pub did not change after Erxi's departure. People continued to drink, chat and eat.
After a while, Qin Lang finished the last steamed bun, burped, and then put down his chopsticks.
At this time, half of the people in the pub had left.
The two of them walked back with the things they bought, and met people from time to time.
When he returned to the door of the cottage, Li Rui called him to the house where Lu Tianming and others lived.
Inside the room, Lu Tianming, County Magistrate Yao, Master Yan and their group were gathered.
There was a deck of cards on the table. Qin Lang asked curiously:
"Master, Uncle Tianming, you are playing cards."
Master Yan and Lu Tianming burst out laughing.
Lu Tianming greeted the two of them and said:
"We're not playing cards today. Daya, Xiaolang, come and sit down. I have something to tell you!"
After the two sat down, Lu Tianming said seriously:
"Everyone knows the situation in Jingou. It's easy to get in but hard to get out. Today is a rare day off, so let's spread out and explore in different directions."
"But be careful. It's better to have nothing to show for it than to be found to be abnormal!"
Lu Tianming wanted to give more instructions, but he saw Qu Hong, who was guarding the gate, making a gesture.
Everyone picked up their cards at once, and the room was instantly filled with the sound of playing cards, accompanied by the voices of everyone talking and laughing.
At this time, a supervisor walked past the house and turned his head to look into the house.
Seeing that everyone was having fun and there was nothing unusual, he continued to move forward.
Only after the man walked away did Qu Hong make another gesture.
Only then did Lu Tianming carefully give everyone a few more instructions.
After a while, the people in the room went out one after another and explored in different directions according to their assignments.
Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang took the initiative to go to the east side of the valley. At this time of year, the apricot tree should be ripe.
This is a good excuse to go over and check out the situation over there.
Following the grocery store owner's instructions, the two men walked north when they reached the path and climbed a slope to reach their destination.
When we got there, we saw several apricot trees, which were densely packed with apricots.
Many have ripened and fallen to the ground.
At this moment, the birds that were eating apricots on the apricot tree were startled and flew away by the two people who suddenly arrived.
These apricot trees are not tall. Only two of them have thick trunks, while the trunks of the others are a bit thin.
Lu Qingqing put the basket she was carrying on the ground and picked up the intact apricots on the ground and put them into the basket.
Seeing this, Qin Lang hurriedly joined in picking up the trash.
While picking up the things, Lu Qingqing looked around for the surrounding situation.
It is very quiet around here. No one comes here even on holidays. I am afraid that this place has reached the extreme limit of the range they allow.
While picking apricots, I saw some small apricot saplings growing on the ground, so I moved some of them into the space.
Seeing that she had picked up almost all the apricots on the ground, Lu Qingqing found the tallest apricot tree and climbed up in no time.
This apricot tree originally grows on a slope. When you stand on it, the surrounding situation immediately comes into view.
The closest place to this place is the valley where everyone lives. The valley is very large and is divided into different teams according to the location of the river and the gold mine.
The team led by He Baotou, where Lu Qingqing was, was at the innermost part of the valley. If they went further east, they would reach the mountains.
The group of people who escaped before went east along that path.
And their current location is heading north along the path.
As for the west, that is the entrance to the valley. It is not an easy task to pass through the officials stationed at the enclosed city wall.
There are steep cliffs on both the north and south sides. According to what Li Rui heard, people have run past on both sides.
But without exception, they were all caught.
Moreover, the two sides were steep and difficult to climb, and some women with less strength could not climb at all.
Today, most of the people Lu Tianming arranged were heading east, with a few heading north, south, and west.
After Lu Qingqing took a clear look at the surrounding situation, she began to concentrate on picking apricots.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps not far away.
When Lu Qingqing looked in the direction of the sound, she saw several officers in official uniforms and holding muskets coming over.