Rescue Me, My Love Part 3

More Beach Life

     Bai Qian came late for breakfast.  Mo Yuan made sure that she had her favorites.  She sat down by Yu and smiled.  "Yu, would you like to sit on the beach?  The sand is very clean and fresh.  We can sit under an umbrella so we won't get too much sun."  "Why yes, I would.  Ye Hua, can you set up the umbrella for us?"  "Yes, give me just a moment."  He sat down his cup of coffee and looked out the door.  "Da ge, where is the umbrella?"  "Follow me.  It's right out here."  They went into the garden there and found the umbrella in pieces.  Ye Hua growled.  He turned his head to look for those boys.  No where to be seen.  He was about to go back inside when Jin came out with both boys, holding them by their collars.  "Dashu, I caught these mischief makers in the kitchens eating all of the breakfast that was left and causing mayhem."  Mo Yuan took them from him.  He sat down on a bench and turned Yongcong over his knee.  He gave him a good spanking.  He grabbed Yongqi, who tried to run, and turned him over his knee.  He gave him a good spanking, too.  He stood them side by side and stood up over them.  "Weren't you told not to get into mischief?  Weren't you told that this behavior would not be allowed while you are here?  I'm telling you now, you boys are about to work like dirty little dogs.  Come here now."  He took them by the collar and led them out the gate of the courtyard there.  Sand was piled up against the wall there.  He waved his hand and produced two small buckets.  He gave one to each boy and pointed.  "You both with take those buckets and remove the sand that is against this wall.  You will pour it out there with the rest.  You will not stop until this job is finished.  If I come out here and you are gone, you are not working or you are lazing around, I will send you to the nine heavens to your Da ge for lightning punishment.  I hope that you understand me!"  "You're not our fuqin!  You can't make us do anything!"  "I can and I will."  He sent a stinger at both of them and waited.  Ye Hua wanted to laugh out loud.  Why he didn't think of this, he wasn't sure, but it was getting results.  "Fuqin!  Help us!"  He ignored them.  Finally Yongqi stepped forward, bowed and spoke for himself.  "Fuqin, please save us from this decrepit old dragon who calls himself our shushu."  Ye Hua looked at Mo Yuan and saw his eyes turn gold.  He growled loudly.  "I am not your fuqin, true enough, but I am your Shushu and that title demands respect.  You better get to work now, or you will be sorry."  Ye Hua stepped in.  "You boys better do what he says.  He has the right to punish you.  This is his home and you will not destroy things here like you do at home.  I'm sick to death of both of you and your rank disobedience.  Now get to work.  It better be done right."  "But fuqin..."  "One at a time."  Yongcong bowed and spoke.  "But Fuqin, this bucket is so small.  It will take us all week to clean off the wall."  "Too bad.  You should have thought of that before you destroyed the umbrella and ate all of the food in the kitchen.  I hope you got plenty, because you won't get anymore today."

     Ye Hua stood with his arms crossed as he watched them.  Mo Yuan stood right beside him with the same stance.  They looked back and forth between their fuqin and their shushu.  They both took a deep breath and picked up their buckets.  There was a little shovel in each bucket.  They both sat down and started shoveling sand.  Being satisfied that he was being obeyed for once, he waved his hand and repaired the umbrella.  Mo Yuan sat it up in the sand there.  Bai Qian came out with a swimsuit on and a very lovely cover-up.  Mo Yuan wanted to cover her.  She stared him down.  He quirked his brow.  "Dearest, this is a swimsuit.  You have read enough magazines to know what beach fashion is.  Now behave.  Yu has one, too.  We are going to sit out here and keep an eye on those two miscreants."  They both laid down their beach towels, sat down the cooler that held water and drinks and sat down to relax.  Ye Hua watched them and shrugged his shoulders.  Mo Yuan looked at them and did the same.  "Now to see to the garden project.  Ye Hua, I guess you can see that you can sit on the beach and sketch, you can come into the courtyard or you can go to your room and look out the big window there.  I assume you want to be on the beach."  "You are correct.  I feel like I should be helping you in some fashion."  "I'm just going to oversee the project.  You can sketch if you want."  "Thank you, Da ge.  I do want to sketch.  That beach is quite lovely."  "Well get your supplies and get to it.  I've got to see just what these girls are going to do."  He walked around to the area where they were going to build the alcove.  It was a mess.  They had been taking up the old stones there and making a neat pile of them.  They were marking out the outline for the pergola and where they wanted to plant the vines and flowers.  "Chaoxing, aren't we going to plant some jasmine here?"  "Yes.  Fuqin likes the smell.  He says that is what Zumu smells like.  I wish we could plant some peach trees here, but I don't think they would grow well in this sandy soil.  Maybe some gardenia bushes and some roses.  Mother loves roses.  We will need to clean the stones of all of the dirt and moss.  We can ask Fuqin about that."  Mo Yuan walked around the corner there just in time.  "Ah, Fuqin!  You're just in time to give us some advice."  "Oh?  Well how can I help you?"  "We need to clean those stones off and reposition them around this area.  We will need some more to put under the pergola there to make it like a small patio.  I'm quite excited about it!"  "Fuqin can see that once you girls start something, you have great vision.  I have some backbite pills.  If you want, you can just clean the stones with your magic.  That will make it easier for you."  "You would let us do that, Fuqin?"  "Yes, since I can see that you are applying your skills here to do a good job.  Show me your plan."  Eu-Meh brought her drawing to him.  They all stood around him as he asked questions and nodded his approval.  He decided it would take them too long to work without their magic, so he gave them his permission to finish it while he watched.  Chaoxing was in charge of the flower beds there.  Eu-Meh built the pergola.  Dai Lu placed the stones and Liwei built the swing.  They all placed pillows and things on the swinging bed there in bright colors.  There was a small table with chairs off to the side.  The jasmine was over the pergola and there was a small rose garden.  Mo Yuan was amazed at their vision.  Even he hadn't seen it quite so nicely.  The path went out through some bushes there into another area.  It was a nice secluded area made for lovers.