Ge Ranzhou: Qi Yan was looking for you just now. You still hadn't woken up, so he asked me to go out and have fun with him.
Ge Ranzhou: Are you up now? I'm in town selling fish with them. Do you want me to bring you something to eat or some groceries?
Lu Ao: Help me buy ten jin of meat and two chickens.
Ge Ranzhou: Sure, leave it to me. I'll be back in a little while.
Lu Ao: It's fine if you come back later. No rush.
After replying to the messages, Lu Ao finished his porridge, took the bowl to the kitchen to wash, then slowly shuffled back out and lay down in a chair.
Every part of him felt uncomfortable.
It was not uncomfortable enough to count as being sick, just the soreness after excessive exercise.
It was even harder to bear than being ill. At least he could take medicine when he was sick.
The water in the courtyard had yet to dry, and droplets still hung from the grape trellis. When the wind blew, it felt wonderfully cool.
Lu Ao lay in the recliner and soon fell asleep again.
He slept until after noon. Only when Ge Ranzhou knocked on the door did he start awake, rub his hair, and go open it.
Ge Ranzhou had returned with Qi Yan. Seeing Lu Ao bleary-eyed, he was startled. "You're still not up?"
"Just got up." Lu Ao stepped aside to let them in.
The two carried the groceries into the kitchen.
Lu Ao asked, "How much was it? I'll transfer it to you."
"Four hundred and two." Qi Yan answered from the kitchen, "Ge Ranzhou paid for everything."
Ge Ranzhou poked his head out. "Don't transfer it. It wasn't much."
Lu Ao held up