You are unlucky and I am tough

Wei Nanxing ran to find Wei Qinglang and came back soon, "Sister-in-law, my brother found something and asked you to come over and take a look."

Cheng Shuang asked her sisters to wait there and she followed Wei Nanxing away, thinking that Wei Qinglang had discovered some herbs and was unsure whether to ask her to take a look.

"You ran so far, what did you find?" Cheng Shuang asked as soon as she saw him.

Wei Qinglang raised his hand and pointed at the tree.

Cheng Shuang looked up and saw a huge beehive on a tree branch. A dozen bees were buzzing around it, which looked a bit scary.

But after looking at those bees carefully, I found that they were not hornets but the Chinese honey bees that modern people like the most. These wild Chinese honey bees can produce pure wild honey.

Wei Qinglang knew from the look in her eyes that he had guessed right. She must have wanted it. He just wanted to look around to see if there were any other wild fruits to pick, but he didn't expect to find a beehive.

"Do you want to pick them?" Wei Qinglang asked Cheng Shuang.

"Yes." Cheng Shuang nodded immediately. "But let's go back and make some preparations first, and come back this afternoon. I don't want to be stung like a pig."

Wei Nanxing listened with some worry, "If you really want to pick them, the bees will chase you and sting you, leaving a big swelling."

The two looked at each other. Of course, they didn't want to use the villagers' method, as that would be too risky.

The three of them turned back the way they came and found that their sisters were not waiting there. There was a commotion coming from the front and a lot of people gathered. They squeezed over to take a look and found that Hu Chunhua and Li were fighting again, and their sisters were watching with the villagers.

The two men rolled on the ground, slapping each other and pulling each other's hair. They were covered in mud and leaves, and there were smashed pomegranates on their bodies. They looked very miserable and were swearing.

Cheng Shuang's mouth twitched when she heard this, and she reached out to pull Wei Xinyi, "Let's go home, what's so good about it?"

These two were simply the source of laughter in the village. They fought every few days, and the villagers were used to it. They just gave them a few perfunctory words of advice to stop fighting and then ignored them.

The little kids playing around in the village were eating pomegranates in their hands. They opened a few of them when they got home. Cheng Shuang peeled out the seeds and poured them into a bowl. She used a spoon to press the juice repeatedly to squeeze it out, and then poured it into the bowl to drink.

More than ten of the twenty or so pomegranates were eaten in one go, and they were not tasty at all. Cheng Shuang began to miss the days in her previous life when she could buy any fruit she wanted at any time. Here, she had to hide from people when buying fruit from the mall, and the feeling of stealing was too strong, and she could not enjoy the food.

I must build an orchard and plant all kinds of fruits in the future, Cheng Shuang thought silently while drinking pomegranate juice.

For lunch, Cheng Guqiu prepared four dishes with the help of Cheng Shuang: scrambled eggs with bitter melon, braised eggplant, stir-fried cabbage, and spicy and sour cabbage. They were all vegetarian, but tasted no worse than meat dishes.

Not long after dinner, everyone in the family went out. Wei Nanxing went to the back mountain to practice archery, Cheng Guqiu took his two daughters and Cheng Pan to the mountain to collect firewood, and Wei Xinyi also went out to play with friends in the village.

There were only two people left at home, so Cheng Shuang bought bee-proof clothing, honey-cutting knives, fumigators, bee brushes and other tools in the mall.

Wei Qinglang looked up how to collect honey, and the two of them hurried back up the mountain.

Arriving at the hive, Wei Qinglang made sure no one was around, then donned a bee-proof suit and climbed a tree. He first used a fumigator to reduce the bees' aggressiveness, then carefully opened the hive and, using a honey knife, removed the honeycombs containing honey and placed them in a bamboo basket padded with a clean cloth.

Cheng Shuang was in charge of keeping watch. If anyone came to report the news immediately, Wei Qinglang could hide in the space.

Fortunately, there were not many people here. Wei Qinglang was busy for a long time and finally finished collecting the honeycombs after filling up the three baskets he brought. He repaired the beehive simply and came down from the tree. He took off his clothes and threw them into the space along with the tools, and then the two of them quickly left the scene.

The honey combs in the three baskets combined weigh more than 30 kilograms, which is a huge harvest.

On the way down the mountain, they covered the basket tightly with cloth, so no one knew they had brought back honey.

After returning home, Cheng Shuang quickly bought a honey press and a filter while no one was at home. The two of them took out the honey from the honeycomb in the room. They took out two full jars of honey from the honeycomb weighing more than 30 kilograms, about 25 or 26 kilograms, which was enough for the family to eat for a long time.

Later, when the family members came back one after another, the two of them took out the honey.

Cheng Shuang said, "We saw a beehive on the mountain this afternoon and brought back some honeycombs. We then borrowed a filter cloth from the villagers to get all the honey out. You can drink it with warm water in the morning. It's good for your health."

A group of people gathered around the table. Wei Nanxing looked at the two jars of honey in disbelief. If he hadn't seen the beehive, he would have suspected that they were bought outside.

But that's impossible. The honey sold outside is too expensive. One pound costs three taels of silver.

The children were curiously looking at the honey. Cheng Guqiu went over and pulled Cheng Shuang to check with a worried look on his face. "Are you not stung? It's so dangerous. Why take such a risk?"

"It's okay." Cheng Shuang shook her head. She noticed Wei Nanxing's expression of disbelief and knew that he was not as easy to fool as others.

Cheng Shuang smiled and said, "Aunt, I'm the apprentice of a genius doctor. My master's medical book says there's a herb called lemongrass, and the smoke from its burning can drive away bees. I saw this herb on the mountain, so I tried it and to my surprise, it actually worked. Now I can easily collect honey."

"Sister-in-law is so amazing." Wei Xinyi clapped her hands happily.

After hearing this, Wei Nanxing nodded silently. So that's how it was. He was shocked.

No one in the family had ever eaten honey, so Cheng Shuang took a teapot and made a pot of honey water with warm water, and poured a bowl for everyone.

The pure wild honey has a rich and mellow sweetness and a light floral fragrance. Several people held the bowls, took a sip and smacked their lips, and were reluctant to drink it in big gulps.

After drinking the honey water, Chen Guqiu asked everyone what they wanted to eat in the evening. Finally, they decided to eat noodles. Cheng Pan and Cheng Guqiu went to the kitchen to knead the dough in advance and let it sit.

The two cousins ​​were not idle either. After sorting out the dry firewood they picked up, they took a broom and cleaned the yard.

Just as the two of them reached the gate of the courtyard, someone suddenly walked in. He was dressed in white and had a gentle temperament, which scared them.

Zhao Xiuwen was puzzled when he saw the two unfamiliar faces, then he smiled and bowed.

The two girls were at a loss for words. Dongyun turned around and called into the house, "Cousin, cousin, there are guests."

Zhao Xiuwen understood, it turned out to be his cousin.

Cheng Shuang ran out and saw that it was Zhao Xiuwen. She smiled and said, "Zhao Tongsheng, it turns out you haven't returned to the academy yet."

Zhao Xiuwen said, "We'll go back early tomorrow morning."

Wei Qinglang, who was in the room, came out upon hearing this and asked Zhao Xiuwen to sit down in the yard. Cheng Shuang went into the main room and brought out tea.

After pouring the tea, Wei Qinglang asked directly without further ado, "Brother Zhao, is there something I can help you with?"

He knew that Zhao Xiuwen would not come to his house for no reason.