Everyday Raising Wife
Over there, Shen Youcai's Family was in turmoil. Here, Shen Yanbei clapped his hands and said, "It's enough. We can't eat all."
The bamboo shoots had just emerged so still very tender. It was also a good time for them to pick the spring bamboo shoots.
Gu Changfeng put down his hoe, lifted the basket containing the bamboo shoots, and was about to carry it on.
"Let me do it."
Even if he didn't have the energy to dig bamboo shoots, it was still possible to carry the basket. When he was young, he used to go up the mountain to mow the grass to feed the pigs!
Gu Changfeng hesitated a little. The back basket was quite heavy, Shen Yan's body might be overwhelmed after he recovered from the illness.
Shen Yanbei didn't make a sound when he saw him and directly threw the basket on his back, immediately sinking his body. After walking two steps to adapt to the weight of this basket, Shen Yanbei turned around and smiled at Gu Changfeng. "Okay, let's go."
Gu Changfeng looked at the basket worriedly. But Shen Yanbei walked very steadily every step, so he felt a little relieved.
They still had the fish they caught in the morning, so he would make a fresh bamboo carp soup. If there was meat, it would be better to make fried pork with fresh bamboo shoots! Shen Yanbei licked his lips. He hadn't eaten meat all night, he began to miss the taste of meat.
Suddenly a gray figure rushed past.
Shen Yanbei blinked. "Wife, did you see a gray thing running past?"
If he was right, it seemed to be a... gray rabbit?
Gu Changfeng didn't have time to answer him when he saw the gray figure rushing into the grass beside the bamboo forest, he flew to follow.
Shen Yanbei was fortunate to see what kung fu was for the first time. Gu Changfeng's toes hit the ground and his whole body rose into the air. Although it was not as light as a swallow, the jump range was indeed not something ordinary people could do.
With a "clang", the rabbit was hit by the flying hoe and immediately passed out.
Shen Yanbei. "..."
Walking over to pick up the hoe and the rabbit, Gu Changfeng slowly showed a smile on his resolute face. This rabbit was quite fat, just to make up for Husband.
After Gu Changfeng brought the rabbit to the front, Shen Yanbei recovered from the blow. Looking at the rabbit with blood on his head, Shen Yanbei was in a mixed mood. His wife's appearance was really far from the martial arts masters who could hurt people by flying flowers and leaves in those movies and TV works he watched! There was really no style of a master at all!
Seeing Shen Yanbei staring at the dead rabbit in a daze, Gu Changfeng was a little nervous. He was so rough just now, would Husband dislike him who are so boorish?
Or did Husband actually want to raise a rabbit? but…
Gu Changfeng looked down at the rabbit. He shrugged, it was absolutely dead.
That was special effects, so be sober! Shen Yanbei sighed and asked Gu Changfeng to put the rabbit in the basket.
Gu Changfeng took the hoe and said frowzily, "This gray rabbit is not as gray as autumn. It doesn't look as good as a white rabbit. Next time I will catch a white rabbit for you to raise it."
Raised a rabbit? Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows. This rabbit had a strong reproductive ability, low breeding cost, and easy to feed. The meat was very good, whether it was braised or stewed. If you raised more, you could sell it for money. He smiled and said, "Okay, I want one male and one female, so we can have little rabbits!"
Gu Changfeng's face blushed and nodded in response.
They caught a rabbit by accident so today lunch was gonna be a good meal! Crucian carp soup with bamboo shoots, braised rabbit meat in brown sauce, and another vegetable. Shen Yanbei made up a lunch menu in his heart. Then he took Gu Changfeng to the field. The original owner didn't work hard and even couldn't distinguish the grains. The family didn't even plant root vegetables. The vegetables they usually ate were sent by villagers who had a friendship with Father Shen and Mother Shen. Right now, there were no more vegetables in the house. A lot of wild vegetables grow in this field, so they just picked some wild vegetables before went home.
Gu Changfeng did not know wild vegetables. Shen Yanbei patiently taught him to identify them one by one. "This wild vegetable that looks a bit like white radish leaves is called shepherd's purse. The thick-fleshed leaves are oval-shaped and have small yellow flowers that are purslane. This long strip, which looks like a flower, is called..."
Gu Changfeng listened in a daze, feeling that the young man who gave him a serious explanation was very handsome. The eyelashes were fluttered softly while speaking, tumulting his heart like a feather...
"Do you understand?"
Shen Yanbei looked up. His wife was staring at him blankly. He didn't know what he was thinking. After Gu Changfeng noticed that he was distracted by Shen Yanbei, he hurriedly turned his gaze away and was revealing a little bit of red on his rough face.
Shen Yanbei curled his lips, leaned over, and stared into Gu Changfeng's eyes. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Gu Changfeng's gaze wandered and wanted to say no. But remembered that lying would be punished, he hurriedly swallowed the words.
"Don't want to tell me?" Shen Yanbei smiled badly. "Really?"
Gu Changfeng shook his head. Shen Yanbei smiled even more triumphantly. "If you don't tell me, I'll kiss you!"
While Gu Changfeng was taken aback, Shen Yanbei held his face directly and kissed him on the lips.
Gu Changfeng jumped up in shock. He couldn't stand still and fell to the ground. He looked around in a panic, only relieved to see no one.
Shen Yanbei couldn't laugh or cry. He stretched out his hand to pull the person up. "What are you panicking about? Are you afraid that others will see when I kiss my wife?"
Gu Changfeng's face flushed. He stammered, "This...this kind of thing. How...how can others see this..."
In his concept, the Husband had to close the door before doing this intimate thing.
Shen Yanbei smiled and asked meaningfully, "You mean, it's all right not to be seen by others?"
"No...No!" Gu Changfeng hurriedly added, "It has to be done at home, not outside..."
How embarrassed to be seen by someone while doing intimacy!
"Oh... I understand!" Shen Yanbei put on a sudden realization. "I have to close the door at home, right?"
Gu Changfeng thought for a while and nodded. But why it felt like something was wrong.
Shen Yanbei grinned and asked, "Can I do whatever I want after closing the door when we are back?"
Sure enough, his ears instantly burned. Gu Changfeng was standing with red ears, not knowing how to put his hands and feet. Shen Yanbei was his husband. It was natural for him to do those things to him. but…
"If you don't say anything, I will take it as your default..." Shen Yanbei chuckled. His wife's shy appearance was really funny.
After a long while, Gu Changfeng said "Yes" and turned his face away from Shen Yanbei.
Shen Yanbei's heart was bloomed. He whistled in his heart, took Gu Changfeng's hand, and walked home.
Gu Changfeng dragged his hoe, silently following Shen Yanbei's footsteps. He was stupid if he said no to Shen Yanbei. If Shen Yanbei really wanted to do those things between husband and wife, he would not reject him at all. He even looked forward to it. Thinking of this, Gu Changfeng's whole person was very dry. He couldn't help thinking of what Shen Yanbei did to him last night. Those hands seemed to have magical powers. Every time Shen Yanbei touched a place, there was a small electric current that jumped through. It made him trembled, even the place below reacted...
Gu Changfeng was flustered and didn't dare to think about it again.
Introspection
"Shen Yan!"
Before the two of them approached the house, a stern shout came from afar, then a figure rushed over quickly.
"Shen Yan, my good nephew, your uncle has been looking for you for a long time. Where have you been?" The man who was talking was about forty years old. He was sweating profusely and seemed worried.
"Uncle Cai, you here." Shen Yanbei flicked the non-existent dust on his shoulders, said casually, "We are unable to keep the pot boiling*, so we have to dig wild vegetables."
*jiēbukāiguō: be short of food; starve.
Shen Youcai glanced at the basket at Shen Yanbei's back, it was full of the pile of wild vegetables. He smiled wryly. But Shen Yanbei's next sentence made him unable to laugh.
"When you are full, you will have the strength to go to the county."
Shen Youcai's smile froze on his face. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Well, I don't remember anything because your uncle is too old. I just remembered yesterday that I hadn't paid the rent. I brought the money and came here early in the morning! Who knows if you are not at home, your uncle has been waiting for you for an hour..."
Shen Yanbei smiled, did not speak, just looked at Shen Youcai.
"Haha..." Shen Youcai was so frizzled by him. He swallowed and took out a small cloth bag from his arm.
"This is the rent for the past two years, count it?"
In the morning, the eldest son Chengwu went to see him, saying that Shen Yan was going to sue him for occupying the farmland and let him go home quickly. He still didn't believe it. After all, it had been two years since Shen Yan came to urge him to pay the rent. But the eldest son said that the whole village knew about it. Guo shi also was so angry that she ran back to her family's house. Shen Youcai was immediately confused.
The elder son also said that if this matter was not handled properly, it would affect the future of the younger son. He immediately panicked. This was incredible! This Shen Yan... He hadn't seen any movement for two years, he thought Shen Yan didn't know about it. So the fact was that he was waiting for an enlarged move!
Fearing that Shen Yan had already set off to the county, he hurriedly asked his eldest son to stop the people. Meanwhile, he rushed home to calculate the rent and drove over Shen Yan's house without stopping. Who knew that Shen Yan was really not at home. Did he really go to the county? Thinking of this possibility, his heart was cold. Anxiously paced around the door of Shen Yan's house, with remorse and anger.
Did this Shen Yan want to make trouble after seeing their home? Was it because their family married the daughter of the xiùcái family? He was jealous because he married an ugly Shuānger instead? Or he didn't stand to see their Chengwen was going admitted as a xiùcái...
All kinds of suspicions flashed in her heart. But after seeing Shen Yan coming back, Shen Youcai didn't dare to think about it anymore. The young man in front of him was still the pure and gentle scholar, but the aura of his body was very different from usual. Shen Youcai had not seen him for a few days but as if he had changed himself, his smile made Shen Youcai flustered.
Shen Yanbei glanced at the cloth bag which contained seven guàn* and fifty cents. No cents were more or less. Passed the copper wallet to Gu Changfeng. Both Gu Changfeng and Shen Youcai were stunned.
*a string of 1,000 cash.
"Uncle Cai, you really have solved my urgent need..." Shen Yanbei said lightly.
"Haha..." Shen Youcai felt a little relieved.
"But Uncle Cai, you know..."
Shen Yanbei said again, Shen Youcai's heart came up again.
"At the beginning, you and my father signed a three-year contract. Now it's the fourth year, those lands...I won't rent it." Shen Yanbei said in a serious tone.
Shen Youcai was startled and his face turned pale. "Isn't this land well rented? Why didn't you rent it suddenly? If you don't rent the land to me, how can we live?"
The villagers who heard the wind in the morning now saw Shen Yanbei back. Many people came to watch the excitement. Hearing what Shen Youcai said, someone immediately said that Shen Yanbei was not kind.
With root grass in one mouth, about eleven or twelve-half-year-old, said gigglingly, "If Shen Xiùcái rents the land to you, he was the one who couldn't live! Your family has fields and cattle, which is enough to feed everyone. But Shen Xiùcái just got married and has a wife to support. If you don't return the land to him, wouldn't he and his wife have to drink northwest wind*?"
*hēxīběifēng: have nothing to eat; suffer from cold and hunger.
Shen Yanbei glanced unexpectedly at the young boy. He knew that the child was the grandson adopted by the old woman in the village. He seemed to be called Zhou Yu. The original owner seemed to have never spoken to this child. Why would this child speak for him? In the next second, Shen Yanbei knew it. The young boy grinned at Gu Changfeng as if he knew his wife. Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows. When did his wife know Zhou Yu?
The villagers who thought that Shen Yanbei was unkind before all woke up and some people agreed. "Yes, Shen Youcai, Shen Yan now has a wife. You can't say there are any more babies to raise. You have to return the land to him!"
"It's not just my family who rented his land! Why only me?" Shen Youcai's face and his thick neck were flushed. He suddenly paid more than seven guans. He was already heartbroken to death. He wanted to spit out the ground. Wasn't this killing him?
"The land that my parents rented out back then has the lease term. I have to take back all of these lands, not just from you, Uncle Cai." Shen Yanbei said loudly, looking at Shen Youcai without any doubt. "Now my house has no grain of rice, so I have to go to the fields to grow the land. So, Uncle Cai, you should be considerate of your nephew as an elder."
Shen Youcai laughed angrily. "It sounds good, so you will take back the land of the Lin family? I'm afraid when Lin Wanru calls you good brother, you won't want the rent!"
"Yeah, Shen Yan! You can't emphasize the color of righteousness!" The young man watching the excitement roared.
This Shen Xiùcái was handsome and white and he stood out among the dark-skinned farmers. He usually relied on himself as a xiùcái, kind of ink didn't fake colors* to others. But the best-looking girl in the village favored him, all day long, would shout him gēgē gēgē shortly.
*bù jiǎ yán sè: do not care.
Gu Changfeng glanced at Shen Yanbei worriedly. Shen Yanbei did not change his face. "Has Uncle Cai misunderstood something? At that time, men and women were unmarried. Your nephew was still young so can't deny admiring someone, ài. Inevitably that love a fragrant jade-like maid*.
*liánxiāngxíyù: to have a tender heart for the fair sex; be fond of women; have compassion for womanhood; tenderness toward women.
"But now that I have a family, I have to do a husband's responsibility to keep my husband full and warm." Shen Yanbei looked serious. "As for Miss Lin, I already have a family member, so I should keep the distance. I also hope that everyone will not talk about the young ones again, so as not to ruin the reputation of another girl."
Shen Yanbei's call was frank and reasonable, and the villager's onlookers had to admit it. At the same time, they were secretly surprised. This Shen Yan had changed so much after getting married. It seemed that this chōngxǐ was really effective! Looked, not only was the illness healed, but the mind was also sober!
Shen Youcai gritted his teeth. Shen Yanbei already said this, so he had to pay it back even if he didn't want to. He spoke while choking with anger. "Okay! I'll pay you back! But there are still crops in the field, I have to take it back!"
"Yes, but you must return it before Qingming."
"Huh!"
Shen Youcai gave Shen Yanbei a fierce look. Then turned and left angrily. He wanted to see how this little bastard would take back Lin's Family's land!
Shen Youcai was gone so the people watching the excitement were planning to leave. But Shen Yanbei suddenly stopped them.
"Everyone, please stay!"
Everyone turned their heads questioningly. Shen Yanbei gave a gift* to everyone sincerely. "Everyone**, at that time, Shen Yan was young and ignorant. If I had done something wrong, please forgive me."
*ràng lǐ yī cùn, dé lǐ yī chǐ: an analogy is to give courtesy to each other, even if things are small, the benefits will be great.
**xiāng qīn mén: the title honorific refers to the uniform honorific title for people in rural areas. It is often used to organize the lower platoon or the army's unified name for the rural population.
Shen Yanbei's humble attitude shocked everyone. No one answered him for a while.
The Head Village Shen Dezhong walked over from a distance. Just now, a villager came to tell him that Shen Yanbei was back. He is afraid that the two will make trouble, so he hurried over and heaved a sigh of relief when he heard what Shen Yanbei said.
"The Head Village," Shen Yanbei greeted with a smile.
"This is how young people should be!" Shen Dezhong looked at Shen Yanbei and found that the youth in front of him had no previous arrogance. He nodded secretly. It seemed that having a family could change someone!
"As the saying goes, I have a family now so I can't live in chaos." Shen Yanbei smiled. "I have to trouble the villagers in the future and I hope the villagers will take care of me."
"We are one family in the village, it is just as it should be."
Shen Zhongde was greatly relieved. As the only xiùcái in the village, he really wished that Shen Yan be humble and motivated. If Shen Yan could really stand out in the future, it also benefited their Shenjia Village.
After some words, the villagers' opinion about Shen Yanbei had changed a lot.
Looking at the villagers who were gradually dispersing, Shen Yanbei hooked his lip corner and said to Gu Changfeng who was holding the silver in a daze, "Okay, wifey! Let's go home and cook!"
Always Like You
After facing Shen Youcai, except for Lin's Family, those who owed the rent of the original owner came to the house to pay. Shen Yanbei had counted all the rent bill, a total of fifteen taels and three hundred yuan. Shen Yanbei breathed a sigh of relief. Fifteen taels of silver were not much at all. There were too many things to buy at home. Some of them had to be used for the usual expenses of food and clothing. He also must treat his wife's injury and his body.
A man without money is not a man at all. He had tasted poverty when he was a child, now he didn't plan to try it again. Because he had the start-up capital in his hand, he still had to figure out how to make money and how to implement it.
"I couldn't keep this money properly... You... better put it away." Gu Changfeng handed over the money bag Shen Yanbei had just given him.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yanbei frowned.
"I..." Gu Changfeng stopped talking. You just bought me to do Chongxi with your money. Who would give the family's money to a bought ugly Shuānger?
"This is household money. You are my wife. If ain't you, to whom I would give it?" Shen Yanbei patted Gu Changfeng's hand. "Okay, you keep this money to buy rice and vegetables. I'll go first to handle fish and rabbits. Do you want the rabbits to be braised or stewed?"
Gu Changfeng looked at him in astonishment. "What are you going to do?"
Remembering that the original owner didn't know how to cook, even adhering to the creed that "the gentleman was far away from the kitchen" and refused to even enter the kitchen. Shen Yanbei put up a finger to "hush" and lowered his voice in his ear. "I like to cook. When my parents were alive, I would cook secretly."
Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen, Sorry! For using your name!
Shen Yanbei apologized in his heart, but still said without embarrassment, "This is a secret. Now only you know it."
A xiùcái actually liked to cook, even secretly cooked? If this news went out, it would definitely be laughed at by other scholars! But Shen Yanbei told him so frankly, even cooking for him!
Gu Changfeng was shocked. His heart pounding, hurriedly said, "I will keep it secret!"
Seeing his serious look, Shen Yanbei was like drinking coke. With a "mmuach", he kissed Gu Changfeng on his face. "Although I the one cook, you have to come and help!"
Gu Changfeng's entire face burned. He nodded hurriedly.
Boiled the water to peel the skins of rabbits, cut the fish and bamboo shoots, and washing vegetables, the two of them worked together to make the dishes quickly.
Putting a piece of braised rabbit meat into Gu Changfeng's bowl, Shen Yanbei said in a good mood, "After dinner, I will go to the bricklayer to order some tiles. The weather turns warmer and rainy, but the roof tiles have not been renovated for a long time. If it rains, I'm afraid there will be water leakage. Also, I have to go to the carpenter to make some furniture. Besides a sturdy and durable bed, what else do you need to make?"
Gu Changfeng, who was eating fish belly, flushed slightly and shook his head. The furniture at home might a bit old but still usable. They weren't wealthy now so they have to save money.
"Don't worry about money. You can earn money after spending it. You just move here and I don't want you to suffer from injustice."
Shen Yanbei took a sip of rabbit meat and frowned. In addition to a little salt, there were no other seasonings at home. No matter how good his craftsmanship was, the taste of the braised rabbit meat was still hard to describe.
Reluctantly swallowing the rabbit meat, Shen Yanbei gave final words. "That's it. I will go to the county tomorrow morning to see what needs to be added."
There was no way to live without seasoning. He had to go to the county to find and see if there were any spices he was used to in modern times.
"...Okay." Gu Changfeng responded, feeling that the sweetness of sweet potato rice also flown to his heart.
After finishing the meal, they packed the dishes and chopsticks. Then they took the money and went out.
"Zhou Yu, what are you doing here?"
As soon as he left the house, Shen Yanbei saw a young man squatting on the ground with his gaze to his door.
Zhou Yu raised his head and glanced at Shen Yanbei. Then his gaze fell on Gu Changfeng as if he had something to say to him.
Gu Changfeng was a little surprised as if he didn't expect Zhou Yu to come to him.
Zhou Yu stood up and scratched his head. "Are you going out?"
"We are going to find a carpenter to make some furniture." Shen Yanbei smiled slightly.
Zhou Yu was a little surprised and said something unclear, "Shen Xiùcái, your family is exceptional. Other people's homes make furniture before getting married. Why is your family the other way around? Only make the furniture after your wife entering the door..."
Yo, This made sense. This kid had an opinion on him? Shen Yanbei smiled gently and said, "I was too hasty to get married. So it was too late to order it."
What was the situation in the original owner's family? As a fellow villager, it was impossible for this child to not know. Now that he said this, could it be that he indignant at the injustice that happened to his wife?
While cooking before, he asked his wife if he knew Zhou Yu. Gu Changfeng told him that he didn't know him. Only that two days ago, when he went up the mountain to chop wood, he met Zhou Yi who was also cutting wood. When Zhou Yu stumbled and was about to fall off the cliff. He gave Zhou Yi a hand.
Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows. Was this to repay his life-saving grace? But it didn't look like this.
After hesitating, Zhou Yucai said, "Shen Xiùcái, can I have a few words with your husband?"
Shen Yanbei glanced at Gu Changfeng. Gu Changfeng frowned in disapproval. "If you have anything to say, just say it. There is nothing my husband can't listen to."
This made Shen Yanbei feel refreshed.
Zhou Yu stared directly at him, with hope in his eyes. "Can I worship you as a teacher?"
Shen Yanbei was taken aback, while Gu Changfeng was a little dumbfounded.
"Can you?" Zhou Yu pleaded a little bit more in his tone. "You don't need to teach me much advanced things. Only teach me some fist skills to go hunting in the mountains."
Shen Yanbei curled his eyebrows. The boy in front of him was black and thin, but he did not bend his spine in poverty and his clear eyes were full of tenacity.
Gu Changfeng turned to look at Shen Yanbei, he didn't know how to answer Zhou Yu. He knew martial arts, but he never thought of accepting disciples. After all, he still was a Shuānger.
"We are in a hurry to go to bed now, can we reply to you in two days?"
Gu Changfeng didn't want others to know about martial arts. But Zhou Yu pleaded, he couldn't refuse it.
There was hope if the other party did not directly reject him! Zhou Yu's eyes were a little excited. "Then I will come back tomorrow."
At the moment Gu Changfeng rescued him, he had the idea of apprenticeship in his heart. But ēn gōng* was actually the bought wife for chōngxǐ of the poor Xiùcái Shen Yan. At first, he suppressed his thought, but Shen Yanbei's mannerism and attitude this morning gave him another glimmer of hope. If Gu Changfeng was willing to accept him as a disciple, he would not starve to death even if he could not become a master.
*Honorific name for benefactor.
The thin back of the young man disappeared in front of him, Shen Yanbei turned around to look at Gu Changfeng. He said with a smile, "My wife is really amazing. Some people come to apprentice!"
Gu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the other party was still young, he was a man after all. He was a Shuānger, he went out and be seen in public, and still got so close to other guys... Fortunately, Shen Yanbei was not unhappy.
At night, the two of them were still lying on the creaking bed. No way, the bed wasn't like this in modern times that could be pulled back and fit on. Master Carpenter Li said that it would take 7-8 days to make it at the earliest. So the two could only endure it for a while.
"Zhou Yu wants to worship you as a teacher. What do you think?"
The night was long. They also could not do anything interesting. Shen Yanbei could only chat with him in boredom while touched his wife's strong muscles.
Gu Changfeng was hot when Shen Yanbei touched his body. He said in uncomfortable, "How can I as a Shuānger...how can I...be...be someone else's master..."
"What's wrong with Shuānger. Why can't you do it?" Shen Yanbei turned over and pressed the person under him.
Gu Changfeng's bronze-colored skin was flushed all over. His face was so hot that he dared not look at Shen Yanbei.
"...I will be ridiculed. A Shuānger who be a master will be scolded. Those who worship Shuānger as a teacher will be looked down upon."
Actually, Shuānger was an embarrassing existence. They were softer than a woman and not as strong as a man. Although it was possible to have children, the risk of giving birth was greater than that of women. Even could not breastfeed children like women. There was a time that Shuānger was also regarded as a monster that was neither male nor female, being rejected by the world...
What the hell? Shen Yanbei twisted his eyebrows, but couldn't understand this logic. Just apprenticed to learn a martial art, what kind of man and woman were there!
He looked at Gu Changfeng and asked seriously, "Don't care about others' opinions. What do you think?"
"I...I don't know..." Gu Changfeng was a little dazed. He had never considered such a problem.
"Do you remember who taught you martial arts?"
Gu Changfeng thought for a while and shook his head.
"According to what you said, you are a Shuānger but there are people who are willing to teach you martial arts. Isn't the person who taught you also be laughed at?"
Gu Changfeng was stunned. Shen Yanbei continued, "Don't you also learn it too? And you've learned it well?"
His wife was good everywhere but she was too unconfident.
"So, it has nothing to do with how others look at it. The most important thing is what you want to do."
Although he couldn't say that he was apostate, he really didn't like these conventional prejudices. His wife was so unconfident, it was estimated that half of these prejudices were harmed him. He had to help his wife to get rid of these prejudices and established a correct outlook on life!
Gu Changfeng was silent and thoughtful.
Shen Yanbei continued to brainwash him. "People in the world don't like too tall and strong Shuānger, but I like it! Others like delicate Shuānger, but I like you!"
Shen Yanbei stretched out his hand to touch the bleak mole between Gu Changfeng's eyebrows, his eyes were full of sincerity. "Others think you are ugly, but in my eyes, you look much better than Lin Wanru! I always like you!"
His last life must have saved the world, so he picked up a manly as a wife for nothing. His manly wife was also able to have children!
Gu Changfeng's whole body was stunned. Those clear black eyes seemed to be rubbed into the star sand, shining brightly.
"Other people's opinions can't influence me at all. This is because I have a firm heart that likes you." Shen Yanbei stared directly at his eyes and said slowly. "No matter what others think, as long as you want to do it, I will support you."
Originally, he didn't want Gu Changfeng to accept disciples, but his wife had to build up his self-confidence. This was a good opportunity!
County
Husband really liked him!
With this thought in mind, Gu Changfeng was dazed by Shen Yanbei's hand which touched him until Shen Yanbei couldn't stand it before he fell asleep on the man's strong body.
Asleep till dawn.
Stretching, Shen Yanbei opened the door and saw Gu Changfeng who was chopping wood in the yard at a glance. The man worked attentively. He squeezed his ax hard causing his beautiful muscles on his arms to bulge slightly. When the ax cleaved it, the vertical wood suddenly cracked. There had been so many piles of chopped firewood on the ground. Let Shen Yanbei see such an attractive picture early in the morning...
Shen Yanbei stared straight at Gu Changfeng's neck. Watched the sweat snaking down the honey-colored skin, dripped over the half-exposed chest muscles, and finally disappeared into the coarse clothes.
Involuntarily licked his lips, Shen Yanbei had sparks shining on his eyes.
The gaze was so hot that it was difficult for Gu Changfeng to not notice. As soon as he turned his head, he met Shen Yanbei's undisguised gaze. His face was a little hot.
Putting down the ax in his hand, Gu Changfeng walked towards him uncomfortably. "My husband, have you gotten up? Breakfast is in the pot. You can eat it after taking a bath."
Shen Yanbei said last night that they would go to the county together this morning. So he especially got up early to pick up the water and chop the firewood.
"Have you eaten? Did not eat together?" Shen Yanbei smiled slightly.
The man's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat and his rugged and handsome face was full of healthy flushes, sexy and charming. He wanted to take a bite. Then, Shen Yanbei really took a bite and sealed Gu Changfeng's lips.
Gu Changfeng's already red face turned even redder. He asked inexplicably, "...Where did I go wrong?"
Shen Yanbei couldn't laugh or cry. "You didn't do anything wrong. It's just that I simply want to kiss you..." The tone became more subtle. "I not only want to kiss you but also..."
The ambiguous smile and meaningful gaze on Shen Yanbei's face made Gu Changfeng understanding at once. His face flushed red such as the fire burned then dropped a sentence, "I...I'll go wash and change into clean clothes!"
He rushed as if to escape.
Although the two laid on the same bed and had touched each other, he still couldn't bear to hear such highly suggestive words from Shen Yanbei's mouth!
Shen Yanbei sighed. Couldn't really slap, only could survive with mouth addiction*. When would he end looking at plums to quench thirst**?
*This is the southern dialect. It can be understood as: the meaning of not talking for nothing or not eating for nothing. Just use your mouth to enjoy the addiction. It is generally a derogatory term.
**wàngméizhǐkě: console oneself with false hopes; feed on fancies; imagined satisfaction.
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When the two went out, the sky was already white.
Shenjia Village was not far from the county seat, but Shen Yanbei's body was still weak so it was impossible to walk a long distance. The two of them decided to ride on Uncle Shen's bullock cart. Uncle Shen's youngest son worked as a cook in a restaurant in the county seat. Uncle Shen planted a lot of vegetables at his own house and would send some fresh vegetables to the restaurant every morning. If there were villagers who wanted to go to the county, they could take a ride, with two cents per person and free for children.
"Go!" Uncle Shen gave a 'hehe' smile, raised the whip in his hand, and drove the bullock cart.
Today, Shen Yanbei and Gu Changfeng were the two who rode the bullock cart to the county. They sat side by side at the back of the cart, put down their feet naturally, and the whole person swayed following the sway of the bullock cart.
In the early morning, a cold wind blew across the treetops and brushed over the green leaves of the vegetable field. Those were blowing slowly, mixed with the smell of grass dew, which made people refreshing.
Shen Yanbei squinted his eyes, looking at the morning glory* that slowly bloomed on both sides of the road facing the rising sun, with a pleasant expression on his face.
*qiān niú huā: daffodil.
He had been in luxury cars, private jets, and yachts. He didn't expect that once he returned to his true shape under the disguise, he would still ride a bullock cart! Shen Yanbei played with the hands of the person next to him, with a nostalgic smile on his face. In fact, there was nothing wrong with riding an ox cart. Along the way, there was fresh air, sunny sunshine, an intoxicating breeze, and... his lovely manly wife!
Gu Changfeng sat there with his waist upright. His honey-colored skin faintly tinged with redness, and the cool temperature on the young man's fingers passed along the skin where the two of them were attached and ran to his heart. His heart also felt like it burned.
The husband seemed to like to do such intimate and simple actions with himself...
Gu Changfeng felt moved slightly in his heart and glanced at Shen Yanbei secretly. He didn't expect that Shen Yanbei was also looking at him.
Both eyes were facing each other for a time.
A cluster of small flames exploded in Shen Yanbei's eyes. As soon as his hand pressed down the other person's hand hard, the man fell on him. Then after he held the man's face and kissed the man's pale lips, Shen Yanbei smiled extremely contentedly.
Gu Changfeng looked around in a panic and found that there was only their bullock cart in the field. Also, Uncle Shen who was driving the cart was smoking a dry cigarette. While secretly relieved, there was a wonderful sweetness in his heart. The strands of sweetness entangled and fermented in his heart and finally filled the entire atrium.
Spitting out a puff of a cigarette in joy, Uncle Shen looked back at the two young men who were close to each other, smiled, and shook his head. Who said that Shen Yan was not good to his wife? Seeing how close they were, they looked very good. The spreading rumors were very unbelievable...
In the shaking of the bullock cart, they finally reached the county seat after about half an hour. At this time, the sun has risen and the people in the county had become busy.
After agreed to meet Uncle Shen at the gate of the city, Shen Yanbei took Gu Changfeng to the street. The county town in front of them was a bit dilapidated and the infrastructure was poor. It was not as clean and prosperous as those ancient towns Shen Yanbei had traveled to in the future, but it was still lively. Villagers from all over the country gathered on the side of the street to sell their own agricultural products. Just like going to the fair when he was a kid, it was quite interesting.
Shen Yanbei looked all the way. Soon Gu Changfeng had a lot more things in his hand. Miscellaneous grains, flour, beans, sauerkraut, seeds, rice wine, etc, and... five fluffy chickens and five ducklings!
Shen Yanbei liked to eat chickens but ducks could easily be fed and grew fast. Also, Shenjia Village was on the riverside, so ducks were the most suitable! So Shen Yanbei bought the chicken cubs and little ducklings!
When watching at these squeaky little things, Gu Changfeng thought in his heart. Husband, he really loved these fluffy little animals. How about he caught two white little rabbits for him?
Shen Yanbei didn't notice Gu Changfeng's look. He was looking for a shop for condiments on the street, but there was no such shop in this small county. Not only that, but Shen Yanbei also found that the seasoning here was very scarce and there were not many of them. Ordinary people generally used scallion, ginger, garlic, and salt. For soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar were used only by those who were more particular about food. There was no such thing as pepper, cumin*, and star anise**, which were common in modern times!
*zī rán: the seeds of fennel.
**bā jiǎo: also called fennel. Commonly known as aniseed. Small evergreen tree.
Shen Yanbei was a little dazed for a while. He liked spicy, if there was no chili in this world, would he not eat spicy for a lifetime?
"Husband... husband?"
"What's the matter?" Shen Yanbei returned to his senses and met Gu Changfeng's worried eyes, suppressed the depression, and asked with a smile.
Seeing his expression returned to normal, Gu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. "What else to buy?"
Shen Yanbei looked up and saw that there was a meat seller on the corner of the street. His eyes lit up and he took Gu Changfeng to the pork stall. He hadn't eaten meat for a few days! And how could his wife, such a mighty and strong man, ate cabbage and sweet potatoes with him every day! What should he do if his wife suffered from hunger and thinness?
"Excuse me, give me three jin of pork belly!"
The cheerful voice of the young man came into the owner's ears. As soon as the pork seller raised his head, he squinted his smiling eyes and said, "What?"
Shen Yanbei repeated it with a smile. This food can't be kept for too long without a refrigerator. Otherwise, he would buy ten jin.
The pork seller cut the meat neatly, one tael for three jin. Looking at the appearance of a scholar from Shen Yanbei with thin arms and legs, the butcher's big hand waved, "Count you three jin! Forty-eight cents!"
Pork belly cost 16 cents a catty. Shen Yanbei saw that there were a lot of pig bones next to him. He asked, "How much this bone?"
"Eight coins per catty! Want?"
So much cheaper than meat? Shen Yanbei was slightly surprised. But after thinking about it, he understood. Ordinary people usually sold meat to eat. After all, the bones were less fleshy and weighed. It was not enough for the family to eat. Therefore, not many people were willing to buy bones, which caused bones cheaper than meat.
The meat was indeed delicious, but you still had to drink bone soup to replenish your body. Shen Yanbei picked two tube bones and paid the money.
Gu Changfeng stretched out his hand and was about to lift the pork, but Shen Yanbei did not let it go.
Gu Changfeng was afraid that Shen Yanbei would be tired, so he didn't let him carry anything. But his wife was still injured. How could he be too tired?
Thinking of this, Shen Yanbei suddenly stopped.
Accidentally Discover
If you were injured, you had to see the doctor! Gu Changfeng said that he was okay, but Shen Yanbei still insisted on taking people to the drug store and medical clinic.
The medical hall in the county town was not as big as a modern small clinic, but it was full of the aroma of herbal medicine. The cabinet for the herbal medicine occupied two walls. There was an old man with all white hair and beards was sitting behind the wood desk and diagnosed the pulse of a pale-faced aunt.
That middle-aged man who wore an indigo brocade next to her asked anxiously, "Doctor Li, what's wrong with my mother?"
Doctor Li stroked his beard and said, "Stomach cold that causes stomach and abdominal pain. Need some good treatment."
The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. "Then please make the prescription!"
Doctor Li glanced at the middle-aged man. "You should pay attention to your diet when you are in the stomach cold. Don't eat raw or cold food. I'll prescribe some white pepper for you and add some when the stew is boiling."
When Shen Yanbei heard this, a different color flashed in his eyes. He hurriedly raised his head to look at Doctor Li who lowered his head to write a prescription then asked his apprentice to grab the medicine.
Shen Yanbei walked to the counter. Seeing Dr. Li's apprentice pulled out a drawer and used a small checkerboard to weigh some white-yellowish spheroid particles that are slightly smaller than mung beans, and then wrapped them in the paper.
"Every time you boil the soup, just put five or six pills." Dr. Li's apprentice explained, "The total is 200 cents."
The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment. He weighed the paper bag in the hand that light as a feather. "This medicine is so expensive?"
Doctor Li's apprentice explained with a smile, "This white pepper is a precious spice from Hu Guo and it is also a precious Chinese medicine."
The middle-aged man couldn't help but gave the money painfully.
The next time it was Gu Changfeng's turn to see the doctor. Shen Yanbei directly told Doctor Li about his situation. It was a pity that the medical level at this time was limited and there was no way to cure this kind of amnesia. Only prescribed some medicines for removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation to treat internal injuries.
Well, that was all they could do, Shen Yanbei sighed. He also let Doctor Li checking himself a pulse.
"Doctor, I don't seem to have a good stomach. Should I am being prescribed some white pepper or something?"
Doctor Li frowned slightly. "How can you take medicine indiscriminately? You have weak bones and need to be treated, but you are still young so you just need to walk and exercise more to keep your body healthy. I'll prescribe some medicine to warm the stomach and invigorate the spleen."
Shen Yanbei was a little disappointed. He just wanted to get some white pepper then went back to stew the bone soup, okay!
What Dr. Li gave him was a kind of Chinese medicine with a natural yellow color that similar to the appearance of grains, but slightly longer than grains, and had a unique taste. It was said that this medicine had the effects of dispelling wind and cold, warming the stomach and invigorating the spleen, purging away excess fluid, and dispelling edema. The name of this medicine was cumin. It came from outside the pass.
It was cumin! Shen Yanbei stared at the medicine firmly and his heart blossomed with joy.
Doctor Li's apprentice explained to Shen Yanbei how to boil it and drank it. Then smiled and said, "Total is fifty cents."
Cheaper than white pepper!
Shen Yanbei promptly paid for it. Seeing that Dr. Li was treating people without paying attention to him, he asked, "Are there other medicinal materials that have a strong fragrance similar to white pepper and cumin? For example, star anise? cumin? pepper? bay leaf?"
Shen Yanbei's eyes were scorching. Because he could find white pepper and cumin in the drug store, maybe he could also find other spices. After all, star anise was Chinese medicine!
Doctor Li's apprentice looked at him strangely. "Yes, why are you asking?"
It really had! Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows with joy. "Grab some for me."
Doctor Li's apprentice couldn't bear Shen Yanbei's hot gaze, so he had to pack a pack for every medicine according to his wishes. All the medicines cost a total of two taels of silver. Shen Yanbei gave the money without distress.
Dr. Li's apprentice failed to understand, but he responsibly reminded, "Although these medicines are invigorating the stomach and spleen, people with asthenic yin causing excessive pyrexia are not allowed to take them. Moreover, these medicines have similar effects and should not be taken together!"
"Thank you, little physician. I'll take note of it!"
Shen Yanbei carried a large bag of medicines and pulled Gu Changfeng to leave the medicine hall with joy.
Big and small fennel, cumin, pepper, bay leaf, cinnamon... it was just short of chili!
"Go eat a bowl of wonton!" Shen Yanbei said in a good mood. After shopping all morning, the soup he ate before he went out was already digested.
"Good," Gu Changfeng replied. He was now hungry so Shen Yanbei must be hungry too.
"Boss, two bowls of wonton!" Shen Yanbei sat down on the bench of the wonton stall. He smelled the scent of this wonton from a distance just now, which made him greedy for good food.
"Okay!" The selling wonton uncle responded. He soon brought two large bowls of wontons to the table.
This full ravioli was floating in a crowd, with some green onions sprinkled on it, and drops of sesame oil. Its fragrant smell increased people's appetite.
Just took one bite, already felt the good taste. The skin was thin and the meat was thick. The portion was quite large. If there was a small plate of chili sauce, it would be better! Shen Yanbei sighed with emotion. He had not eaten the wontons cooked with a wood fire in such a stall for many years. Unlike many modern pasta dishes that were added with chicken essence and MSG, This wonton filling is the original pork filling. It was very delicious.
"Is it delicious?" Shen Yanbei watched Gu Changfeng eat wontons. He took two wontons from his bowl to Gu Changfeng's bowl.
Gu Changfeng nodded with a flushed face.
"I like to eat. I will make it for you in the future."
Shen Yanbei smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to wipe off the soup on the corner of Gu Changfeng's mouth. Although he did not have much money now, he could still afford his wife's needs! Especially after buying so many spices and meat, he would show it when he got home!
Gu Changfeng's face turned redder. He was relieved when his eyes swept around to find no one was paying attention to them.
After paying for the wonton, Shen Yanbei wanted to find a dim sum shop to buy some dim sum for Gu Changfeng to eat in the road. But after looking around, he didn't find anyone selling dim sum.
The lack of some dessert categories such as crispbread due to the cost of oil was quite understandable. Why didn't they even have a steamed cake?
Shen Yanbei felt strange. He saw a bun shop and bought a few buns.
Walking all the way, Shen Yanbei saw the cloth shop then walked in without hesitation. His wife was wearing Shen Yanbei's old clothes which were short. So he had to buy a few fitting clothes. Unfortunately, in a small place, this cloth shop only sold cloth but not ready-made clothes.
Shen Yanbei was a little helpless. All the clothes these days were sewn stitch by using hand. He could sew for two buttons, but he could not sew for clothes! So he could only buy some cloth and asked the old lady in the village to do it.
"Gōngzǐ, what kind of fabric do you want to buy?"
The cloth shop clerk looked at elegant and refined Shen Yanbei. Although he didn't wear any exquisite materials, he was followed by a tall servant, so probably the customer who came was from the family which had small property*. So he stepped forward and greeted eagerly.
"I want to buy some fabrics to make clothes for my wife," Shen Yanbei replied.
The clerk immediately brought a very beautifully dyed pink silk. "This is a new product that very popular among young women. Your wife will definitely like it!"
Shen Yanbei shook his head. "Find something plain. My wife is not a woman."
This flowery fancy cloth was only suitable for women.
The clerk understood and went to exchange for plain color, but there were still patterns on the cloth. "How do you look at this one? Shuānger like this kind of color cloth. It's good for clothes or skirts!"
Shen Yanbei frowned slightly. The Shuānger in the village wore floral clothes similar to skirts, but if they really used these floral fabrics to make clothes for Gu Changfeng...
Shen Yanbei imagined the scene of Gu Changfeng wearing a floral skirt, the goosebumps came out.
His wife was a hunk, not a sissy! Although his wife was a Shuānger who could bear children, so far he had regarded Gu Changfeng as a man!
"No... Find me some solid-colored muslins suitable for young men."
Silk was slightly more expensive and no muslin cloth could absorb perspiration and breathability. At home, you had to work on the ground so buying muslin cloth was enough.
The man had to bring some pure-color muslins to Shen Yanbei. Shen Yanbei took the cloth to Gu Changfeng's body and said, "Sky blue and royal blue are both suitable for you, so both of them are needed. Oke then!"
"You don't need to buy such a good one. Just buy one linen and make it into two!" Gu Changfeng refused without thinking. He had thick skin and was not afraid to be rubbed down by this cloth. Also, they had already spent a lot of money on buying so many things today.
The clerk on the side was taken aback and looked at Gu Changfeng in disbelief.
This... was the Gōngzǐ's wife?
After a closer look, he noticed the inconspicuous mole between Gu Changfeng's brow.
A tall Shuānger with a rough face and bleak moles...
Of course, Shen Yanbei disagreed. He picked another piece of fine cotton cloth and two pieces of light blue linen cloth. He glanced at the clerk coldly and said, "Wrap up these pieces for me."
The linen cloth was soft and comfortable, could breathe freely, fresh and cool, and washable. It was a good choice.
"Okay, okay!" The clerk hurriedly retracted his gaze, smiled, and packed it for Shen Yanbei.
Three muslin fabrics and two linen fabrics cost three taels of silver. No money without spending it ah! Shen Yanbei was thinking about how to make a living, but he bought the things he didn't hesitate to buy.
He just got married and had to buy a lot of things at home, so he wouldn't make his wife suffering injustice!
When Shen Yanbei and Uncle Shen met at the gate of the city, Uncle Shen looked at the large and small bags in their hands and frowned. "You bought so many things, it must cost a lot of money?"
Knowing that Uncle Shen was afraid of him spending much money, Shen Yanbei smiled embarrassedly. "It's spent some money, but they are all things for use. They are indispensable."
Food, cloth, seasonings, daily necessities, poultry seeds... They were that everything was indispensable in life!
Uncle Shen didn't say anything more and helped them put things in the cart.