Chapter 269: Oh, A New Loving Pose!
Chapter 269: Oh, A New Loving Pose!
"The boat couldn't fit everything, so we returned early," Zhou Fu said, stopping his motorcycle and getting off to help, with a cheerful smile.
Today, they encountered schools of white sturgeon and mackerel, and every net they cast was filled with these fish.
Each net caught four to five hundred pounds of white sturgeon and nearly a thousand pounds of mackerel, quickly filling the fishing boat, so they had to return early.
Zhou Fu deeply felt that their small boat was not enough for the family's daily fishing needs.
Zhou Mu smiled and said, "The boat couldn't fit everything, haha..."
Today was another fruitful day.
Zhou Chenglei followed closely behind Zhou Fu, stopping his bicycle next to Jiang Xia, taking the peanut vines from her arms, and asking softly, "Are you tired?"
Jiang Xia smiled and nodded, whispering, "My back is so sore. Did we have a good harvest today?"
"Yes, we made a small two thousand. I put the money in the cabinet," Zhou Chenglei said, placing the peanut vines on the handcart and glancing at her.
Her face was slightly dirty, and she looked exhausted, but her eyes sparkled, and she wore a smile. His heart felt heavy, and he wanted to hug her, but with so many people around, he could only quietly place his hand on her lower back, gently caressing her.
He would need to give her a good massage tonight; otherwise, her muscles would be sore tomorrow.
As Jiang Xia was about to bend down to move the peanut vines onto the handcart, Zhou Chenglei held her arm, stopping her. "You hold the bicycle, and I'll tie the peanut vines to it."
Jiang Xia held onto the bicycle.
Zhou Chenglei first used a carrying pole to thread two baskets together, then placed them at the back of the bicycle.
The carrying pole rested on the rear rack, with the baskets perfectly balanced on either side of the bicycle.
He then stuffed bundle after bundle of peanut vines into the baskets, and once they were full, he stacked more bundles on top.
He continued stacking until the peanut vines towered higher than him, at which point he tied them securely with a rope.
This was the first time Jiang Xia had seen a bicycle carry so much!
Even in her previous life, when she used a motorcycle to transport vegetables from the wholesale market, she couldn't carry this much!
Even with two bicycles, a motorcycle, and two handcarts, it would be impossible to transport all the peanut vines from two acres of land in one trip. Zhou Chenglei said, "Mom, Xia and I will take this load of peanut vines back first, and then we'll come back to push the handcart!"
The handcart wasn't full yet, and everyone was busy tying up the peanut vines in the field and moving them to the roadside. Zhou Mu replied, "Okay!"
Zhou Chenglei got on the bicycle and waved to Jiang Xia, "Come here, we'll go home first. You sit in front of me."
This meant sitting on the front horizontal bar.
Jiang Xia, thinking about the dinner she needed to prepare, decided not to refuse since going back early would give her more time to cook.
As Jiang Xia approached the bicycle, trying to gauge if she could jump onto the horizontal bar, Zhou Chenglei encircled her waist with one hand and lifted her onto the bar.
Instinctively, Jiang Xia grabbed the horizontal bar at the front of the bicycle to steady herself.
Zhou Chenglei waited until she was seated securely before letting go, his hands gripping the bicycle handlebars, effectively pulling her entire body into his embrace.
Everyone couldn't help but look over.
In this era, it was common for children to sit on the front horizontal bar of a big-frame bicycle, while adults usually sat at the back.
Zhou Chenglei was truly bold!
With so many people around, Jiang Xia subconsciously wanted to look around, but before she could gauge others' reactions, the bicycle started moving, and Zhou Chenglei's voice sounded in her ear, "If you're tired, lean on me."
"I'm not tired. Pedal faster!" Jiang Xia decided not to worry about others' reactions anymore and focused on getting home quickly.
Zhou Chenglei glanced down at her slightly flushed face, a smile in his eyes, knowing she was shy. He pedaled faster.
The vast fields stretched out before them, and the crimson sunset sank in the west.
The golden afterglow spread across half the sky in a dazzling display.
A bicycle, two people, and a mountain of peanut vines behind them moved steadily along the narrow path between the fields.
The setting sun cast long shadows over the peanut fields as they passed by.
Zhou Fu, carrying a bundle of peanut vines, turned around and saw this beautiful scene!
Oh, this new loving pose was so beautiful! It was a pity he didn't have a camera; otherwise, he would have taken a picture to hang on the boat for good luck!
Zhou Fu admired the sunset and the golden afterglow in the sky, which seemed to shine like gold.
Yes, tomorrow's fortune would surely be as dazzling and splendid as the sunset and the crimson gold in the sky.
This abundance of wealth was showering down on the young couple!
Zhou Fu's smile was as radiant as the afterglow.
Zhou Chenglei steadily pedaled the bicycle along the narrow path between the fields. As they passed through a bamboo grove, with no one around, he leaned down and kissed Jiang Xia, "If you're tired, lean on me."
She had been holding her back straight, but with everyone having seen them like this, it didn't matter if she leaned or not.
Jiang Xia leaned into his embrace, seeing that no one was around.
She was genuinely exhausted, feeling like her back was about to break!
Zhou Chenglei couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain for her, "Next time, you can stay at home and translate. There's no need to work in the fields. I'll take care of it when I return."
His mother hadn't mentioned that they were harvesting peanuts today. If he had known, he wouldn't have gone out to sea or would have taken her with him.
Jiang Xia smiled, "It's fine. Doing some farm work can be a good exercise."
Moreover, they were leaving for Suicheng tomorrow afternoon, so it wasn't ideal to leave all the field work to the elders and the eldest son's family.
Zhou Chenglei was speechless.
He didn't want her to overwork herself, but she wanted to use farm work as exercise.
If she wanted to exercise, he could help her! "Next time you want to exercise, just tell me. I'll take you to exercise."
Jiang Xia shook her head, "I don't want to run."
Zhou Chenglei clarified, "I'm not talking about running."
Jiang Xia raised her eyebrows, "..."
She couldn't help but reach out and pinch his arm!
She was afraid it wasn't exercise but something else.
His arm was firm, and she couldn't pinch it, causing Zhou Chenglei's eyebrows to raise in amusement.
Zhou Chenglei brought Jiang Xia back home, where Zhou Wenguang's brothers and Zhou Zhou were preparing a meal.
After unloading the peanut vines, Zhou Chenglei fetched two buckets of hot water for Jiang Xia and said, "Go take a shower first."
Then he turned to his nephews and nieces, "Your aunt is tired today. Don't let her cook. If you can prepare dinner without her help, I'll give each of you ten yuan as pocket money."
The children immediately stood at attention and saluted, "Uncle, don't worry. We guarantee to complete the task and won't let Auntie take a step near the stove!"
Jiang Xia found it amusing, "Don't exploit child labor!"
Zhou Chenglei replied, "What child labor? I could wash clothes and cook when I was six! Go take a shower! I'll go bring back the peanuts from the field."
After giving instructions, Zhou Chenglei hurriedly rode his bicycle to help.
Jiang Xia wanted to check if the kitchen needed help, but the children shooed her away. She didn't want to stop them from earning money to buy comic books and marbles!
Jiang Xia decided to wash her hair and take a shower first.
The next morning at six, Jiang Xia woke up in Zhou Chenglei's embrace, surprisingly without any muscle soreness. She asked, "How long did you massage me last night?"
She had fallen asleep on the bed not long after lying down and hadn't even had a proper conversation with him.
"Not long. You can sleep some more. Don't go to the field today. Stay home and pack your clothes and prepare some things to bring on the boat. I'll take care of the field work."
They were leaving for Suicheng in the afternoon, and they had picked peanuts until ten o'clock last night without having time to pack their clothes.
Moreover, Zhou Chenglei decided to take the large ship to Suicheng, and he could take Jiang Xia to see the coral reef.
When Zhou Fu heard that Zhou Chenglei was going to Xisha, he expressed his desire to join as well. The rice harvest was still half a month away, and he could ask someone to help with the sweet potatoes.
Zhou Chenglei hugged the person in his arms and kissed her cheek, "I'm getting up."
He had been awake for a while, and when he thought of getting up, he noticed Jiang Xia stirring, not wanting to wake her, he lay still.
"Mmm," Jiang Xia lifted her head slightly.
Only then did Zhou Chenglei withdraw his arm and sit up, getting out of bed.
Jiang Xia wasn't used to lying in bed, so when he got up, she did too.
The couple divided the tasks, one packing clothes at home and preparing for the trip, while the other went to the field to finish harvesting the remaining acre of peanuts.
There were quite a few things to prepare for the boat trip.
At noon, Jiang Xia took some time to call Jiang Dong. He assured her that everything was fine, that he knew who had spread the rumors, and told her not to worry.
Jiang Xia reminded him about the bet, and they hung up.
Then, Jiang Xia called Zhang Fuyan. She learned about the events of the previous morning.
Zhang Fuyan also promised to keep an eye on Jiang Dong and told her not to worry. Moreover, Zhang Fuyan mentioned that Jiang Dong would also be attending the Huizhui Conference, as the vacuum packaging machine they had been working on was ready and would be exhibited there.
Jiang Xia learned that Jiang Dong would be at the Huizhui Conference and hung up without saying more.
In the afternoon, Zhou Chenglei left enough money for Zhou Mu and asked her to hire two or three women to help with the sweet potatoes. He also asked Zhou Yongguo and Zhou Chengxin to go out to sea and requested their great-grandfather to look after the house and the new house. The second floor of the new house could also be prepared for floorboards.
Since Zhou Chenglei planned to have the rooms on the second floor, but the top floor would be hot, the foreman suggested building a third floor. After all, they had already planned for two and a half floors.
Zhou Chenglei readily agreed, as they now had enough money, and adding another floor wasn't a big deal.
After arranging everything at home, they set off on the large ship.
(End of Chapter)
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