"Then I’ll go up the mountain tomorrow morning to take a look." If his wife wanted to eat sothing, he would get it for her even if it ant going through hell and high water. His current martial arts skills were about one-third of those from his previous life, which was enough to deal with a foolish roe deer.
"I’ll go with you."
"You want to go?" Xiao Yunjing was taken aback. If his wife ca along, how could he possibly display his martial arts skills in front of her?
However, since his wife already knew about that box of books, she must surely know that he possessed martial arts skills.
"Mhm, I want to go take a look," Gu Qingli nodded.
"Then let’s get up early tomorrow morning."
"You agreed?"
"What else could I do?" Xiao Yunjing tilted his head, looking at her. It was very difficult to coax his wife when she was unhappy. His seemingly delicate and soft wife actually had quite a temper.
Besides, he was soone with a past record; it was best to be cautious in all things.
With Xiao Yunjing’s permission, Gu Qingli snuggled into his embrace and read her book. It was like this every evening; otherwise, how would they pass the long, drawn-out nights?
In modern tis, one could casually watch TV or use phones and computers. But here, they went to bed as soon as it got dark. No wonder families here had so many children.
With nothing else to do, they just made babies.
Thinking of making babies, Gu Qingli’s lips curved upwards. Xiao Yunjing certainly didn’t have that ability right now; let him have a taste of her "Golden Spear Cannot Rise" dicine. Heh heh.
"Li’er, do you like reading this?"
"Mhm, it’s beneficial to learn. Look, hasn’t Zhang Qiaozui beco Zhang Lanzui now?"
Xiao Yunjing rubbed his nose. He had only intended to teach Zhang Qiaozui a lesson. The dicine was supposed to make her suffer pain for about ten days to half a month. Who knew she would take other dicines indiscriminately, and now her mouth had truly rotted.
Gu Qingli said nothing more. Zhang Qiaozui deserved it. Who asked her to have such a vile mouth?
At this mont, Zhang Qiaozui’s ho was filled with a bleak gloom. Due to the heavy snow, Gu Datian couldn’t find any temporary work in town. With no inco, they had no money to prepare provisions for the winter. The couple could only look at each other and sigh.
Looking at Zhang Qiaozui now, Gu Datian truly wanted to give her two hard slaps. A while ago, she had been asked to go with the Village Chief’s wife to dig for dicinal herbs on the mountain, but that damned woman had looked down on the task and refused to go. Now, look! Every household in the village had earned money and had no worries about the winter. But their family? They were struggling to make ends et.
They originally had a bit of money, but her blasted mouth insisted on needing dicine. She took the dicine, and her mouth still ended up rotting.
Before, it was just swollen, and Doctor Li had said that it would heal within twenty days at most, even without dicine.
But that damned woman didn’t believe him. She insisted on getting the town doctor to prescribe dicine. That doctor also said there was no need for a prescription, and if she took dicine and problems arose, she couldn’t possibly bla him.
Now, it was truly repulsive to look at.
"Sigh! Datian, tomorrow we have to send money to our son and daughter again. After sending it, what will we eat?" Zhang Qiaozui said, looking at the hundred copper coins in her hand.
"Don’t prattle on about it," Gu Datian said in a gruff, muffled voice.
"What? How can we not? Our son is taking the examinations next year! Are you trying to ruin our son’s future?" Zhang Qiaozui leaped up, her voice instantly rising by eight hundred degrees.
Gu Datian looked at her with disgust and lay down on the kang.
"You—"
Zhang Qiaozui pointed at Gu Datian. He’d gotten bold now, actually daring to show her attitude!
Furious, Zhang Qiaozui lunged forward and started hitting Gu Datian. Gu Datian, extrely annoyed, abruptly stood up and gave her a hard shove, sending her sprawling to the ground.
Zhang Qiaozui was stunned. The mont she opened her mouth, she began to wail, "You rotten Gu Datian! How dare you push ! I’ll fight you to the death, you bastard!"
Zhang Qiaozui scrambled back to her feet and lunged at Gu Datian again. Gu Datian had endured her for a long ti; he grabbed her hair and delivered several hard slaps across her face.
Damn it, hitting this shrew felt so incredibly satisfying!
Gu Datian had been suppressed by Zhang Qiaozui for over a dozen years, his heart filled with pent-up frustration. Today, he had finally vented all that resentnt. Gu Datian’s chest no longer felt tight; he felt incredibly exhilarated.
He slamd the door and went to his son’s room to sleep.
Zhang Qiaozui was stunned by Gu Datian’s slaps. She had been fierce and domineering for over a dozen years since marrying him, never imagining that this useless man would one day dare to strike her.
She slumped to the ground, motionless, covering her face as tears stread down relentlessly.
anwhile, Ms. Hua listened to the commotion from Gu Datian’s side of the house. Only after eavesdropping at the wall for a while until it fell silent did she return to her kang.
Ms. Hua said, "Old man, were we too hasty in driving Second out of the family back then?"
Master Gu tapped his tobacco pipe and shot her an irritated glance. "I told you not to be impulsive back then, but you just wouldn’t listen! Look now, Second has even bought a house, and his leg is healed."
Ms. Hua pondered for a mont, then said, "Why don’t you go find them? Tell them to co back, and we’ll acknowledge him as our son again."
"Are you an idiot? They’re living well now and have finally escaped your... clutches! Why would they want to co back?"
Only today did Master Gu realize just how foolish this damned old woman was. He hadn’t paid much attention to household matters before and didn’t notice. But ever since the incident with their second daughter, he had seen this foolish woman make one idiotic decision after another.
Master Gu inwardly regretted listening to this foolish woman.
Not only did they instantly lose a significant labor force from the family, but the second daughter and her two younger siblings now knew how to identify dicinal herbs and earn money—that was three more inco earners lost. In another couple of years, Dashuang and Xiaoshuang would have been old enough to work in the fields. Furthermore, after Ms. Wu left, the eldest daughter-in-law couldn’t manage the household chores properly at all, not to ntion i’er. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fought like cats and dogs every day over the housework. Sigh!
Master Gu took a deep drag from his pipe.
A mistake, a huge mistake!
Ms. Hua, however, didn’t think it was impossible. She thought to herself that when their third son returned, she would have him go and talk to them.
She knew that Second placed the greatest importance on learned n. If their third son passed the examinations next year and beca a Xiucai, wouldn’t Second and his family want to bask in their glory?
Besides, this family truly couldn’t manage without them. It had only been a little over ten days, and she was already exhausted every single day. If Second’s family returned, she wouldn’t have to toil so hard anymore.
Ms. Hua’s ntal abacus clacked away furiously with her sches, completely oblivious to whether Second’s family would even be willing.
「The next day,」
Gu Qingli woke up early, but even though she was awake, she didn’t move.
There was a warm, wet sensation in her lower body...
"What’s wrong?" Xiao Yunjing asked, seeing the bewildered look on her face.
"Ahem... um... that is... my great aunt has co to visit," Gu Qingli said, her face flushing crimson.
"Great aunt? What great aunt do you have visiting?" Early in the morning, Xiao Yunjing was still listening intently to any sounds outside, a look of utter confusion on his face.
"You dunce! It’s my monthly visitor," Gu Qingli said, giving him a light punch with her small fist.
"Oh." Xiao Yunjing’s face flushed red as he caught her small fist.
"So, um, do you need to get... you know... for that?"
Gu Qingli nodded. "And also, bring a clean set of trousers."
"Alright."
Xiao Yunjing quickly got out of bed and brought her everything she asked for.
"D-do you need my help?"
"Help with what? Just turn around."
"Oh, oh, right!"
Seeing him obediently turn his back, Gu Qingli quickly changed her trousers.
Xiao Yunjing only heard a series of soft rustling sounds, followed by the distinct tallic scent of blood gradually filling the air.
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