GBP Chapter 229 Village Life (3)
Chapter 229 Village Life (3)
Chen Yuzhen also didn't sleep.
The two of them wrapped themselves tightly in the quilt and lay side by side facing each other.
In the quiet night, the sound of breathing seemed to be amplified several times, and the wheezing sound was clearly audible.
As someone who had experienced this, Chen Yuzhen could understand Xia Qingyue's mood at the moment. In order to ease her emotions, she spoke in a relaxed tone about some things that happened when she and Li Benfu got married.
As she listened, Xia Qingyue relaxed, but she still couldn't sleep.
Around midnight, Chen Yuzhen could no longer resist the sleepiness and fell asleep with long and even breathing.
The two little ones were sleeping on the side of the bed, on a nest made of old clothes and fur. Xiaobai was snoring as usual.
Xia Qingyue listened to Xiaobai's snoring and counted sheep with her eyes closed. After counting almost a thousand sheep, she still couldn't fall asleep, so she simply opened her eyes and pretended to sleep.
At the same time, in another room, Han Zhibai, who was sleeping in the same bed with Li Weisheng, tossed and turned in sleep.
He turned over several times. Li Weisheng muttered something, as if he was about to wake up. He immediately lay down on the bed and stopped moving.
After a few hours, the sound of crowing chickens was heard outside.
Not long after the first rooster crowed, Chen Yuzhen woke up. She left quietly, not knowing that Xia Qingyue was not asleep at all.
After lingering in the warm bed for a while, she put on her clothes and shoes, got up, covered the two little ones with the kicked-off quilt, pushed open the door and went out.
Just as she stepped out of the threshold, Li Weikang and Han Zhibai disappeared from the courtyard gate and went to the next door.
It was still early in the morning, before dawn, and a thick fog was floating in the yard. Visibility was very low and it was very cold.
Chen Yuzhen and her husband, Chen Dawei, were all busy in the kitchen, some were washing vegetables, some were preparing ingredients, and one was making a fire and cooking.
Chen Yuzhen, who was stoking the fire, was surprised to see Xia Qingyue getting up. "Qingyue, it's still early. Don't worry. You can still sleep a little longer."
The auspicious time for the wedding ceremony is 15:30, which is still early.
"I slept well." Xia Qingyue lied with her eyes open and fetched some hot water to wash up.
Chen Yuzhen saw that there were some dark circles under her eyes. She saw through it but didn't say anything. She said, "The red sugar dumplings are warming up in the back kitchen. Zhibai and the others are going to the next room after they finish eating."
Xia Qingyue paused while washing her face. Her wet face was covered with warm water, and drops of water flowed down, emitting wisps of hot air. After washing, she said, "The glutinous rice balls are good. I'll make a bowl for you later."
The weather was cold and dry, so she washed her face and went back to her room immediately to apply the skin care cream she brought with her.
The beauty cream she applied on her face and neck was light pink in color. It turned colorless when applied to the skin and melted away instantly. It was moisturizing and not greasy, and had a light floral scent.
I'm applying Yuji Cream on my hands. I've been using this cream for some time. My previously tanned and rough hands have been restored to their original state after being cared for by it. They are white and delicate, and my fingers are slender. After applying it, I smell a herbal scent, which is not unpleasant.
It took Han Zhibai some time to make these two skin care creams. The finished products were very good and smelled nice after application. She liked them very much.
She was just about to get up to have breakfast when Chen Yuzhen pushed open the door with a creak and brought in a bowl of steaming hot, sweet and fragrant brown sugar dumplings with two poached eggs inside. The dumplings were the size of eggs and there were six of them.
"Just sit inside and eat, so you don't have to go out and get in the cold wind."
In fact, the pork delivery had arrived, and Li Benfu and the others were dealing with it outside. Chen Yuzhen said that because she was afraid that the bloody scene would affect Xia Qingyue's appetite.
Xia Qingyue took the bowl of glutinous rice balls and said, "Okay, Auntie, have you all eaten?"
"We've already eaten. You sit in the room and eat slowly." After Chen Yuzhen said this, she went out, closed the door, and continued to work outside.
Sitting alone in the room, she took a wooden spoon and sipped the soup. It was sweet and hot, and she felt very comfortable drinking it. Her thoughts had already drifted away, wondering what Han Zhibai was doing at the moment.
Maybe she didn't get enough rest last night and had a poor appetite. She finished one poached egg and two glutinous rice balls stuffed with sesame candy and couldn't eat anymore.
There was a knock on the door, followed by a shout: "Qingyue."
Hearing Fang Xiaoyu's voice, Xia Qingyue's lips curled up.
After getting along for a long time, she liked this cheerful, lively, straightforward and kind girl very much.
Fang Xiaoyu brought two velvet flowers made of red velvet and two bracelets made of smaller velvet flowers. "Qingyue, what do you think?"
The velvet flower resembles the camellia flowers blooming in the mountains, with layered petals that look vivid and lifelike.
She held the velvet flower and looked at it over and over again. "It looks like a real flower. Xiaoyu, did you make this yourself?"
Fang Xiaoyu nodded and smiled slightly, "I bought flannel from the market in town some time ago. I made it myself. I hope you like it. Come, let me try it on for you to see."
She put two velvet flower bracelets on Xia Qingyue's wrists. The velvet flowers were bright red, and her skin was as white as snow, in full swing.
Xia Qingyue smiled and exclaimed, "It's really beautiful!"
The bracelet fit her perfectly, neither too tight nor too loose, and she could already imagine how well the two would match when she put on her wedding dress.
"Wait, there are also velvet flowers, Qingyue, can I pin your hair with them?"
Xia Qingyue asked in surprise: "Xiaoyu, you can also pin your hair?"
As far as she knew, in ancient times, on the day of a woman's wedding, there would be someone to prepare the bride's face and comb her hair. The last time she went down the mountain, Chen Yuzhen had discussed this matter with her.
The final conclusion was that she wanted to avoid these tedious procedures and be more comfortable.
She had already thought about it, and planned to do her hair up and create a simple hairstyle after getting dressed.
"I've seen others do it before, and I know a little bit." Fang Xiaoyu stuck out her tongue.
"Wow, Xiaoyu, you are amazing and very clever."
Under Fang Xiaoyu's expectant eyes, she smiled and said, "Then please help me pin my hair, thank you!"
"Don't be polite. We're family, so we shouldn't have different opinions." As she said that, Fang Xiaoyu began to untie the blue cloth that Xia Qingyue had tied up her ponytail, and her three thousand strands of black hair spread out like a waterfall.
At the same time, Chen Yuzhen and her husband, Chen Dawei and the Fang couple next door were busy in the kitchen.
Inside the room, Xia Qingyue sat upright on a low stool, while Fang Xiaoyu stood behind her. She gathered her hair, which was pinned up, and finally, choosing the right angle, inserted two velvet flowers into her hair.
"Qingyue, it's done." Fang Xiaoyu walked up to Xia Qingyue and looked at her overall makeup and hair. "I think there's something missing."
"Is this it?" Xia Qingyue picked up a tube of rose lip balm.
"Yes, this is it!" Fang Xiaoyu took the lip balm, bent down slightly, and applied it carefully to Xia Qingyue.
After applying it, Fang Xiaoyu exclaimed, "It's so beautiful, more beautiful than a fairy!"
Xia Qingyue felt as if she was being scratched by a cat. She was itching inside and was very curious about what she looked like at the moment. Unfortunately, she had no mirror and could not look at herself.
"It's cold today, so it's just perfect to wear the wedding dress and put on a cloak." Fang Xiaoyu picked up the wedding dress on the bed and asked Xia Qingyue to change into it.
Xia Qingyue thought so too. After she was the only one left in the room, she quickly changed into her wedding dress, being careful not to mess up her hair.