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Yezhi, who was pregnant, had become the apple of the Lin family's eye. Not only did Madwoman and Lin Haiping fuss over her, but even Lin Sipin had come to check on her a couple of times.
Here she came again, "Yezhi, I'm going out to buy groceries." Madwoman was unhappy to see Lin Sipin and slipped out.
"Cui~!"
"Old man, weren't you here to see me?" Yezhi said, holding a bowl and gnawing on a chicken leg in a rather arrogant manner, which infuriated Sister-in-law, who had come with Lin Sipin. "How can you talk to Dad like that!"
Yezhi quickly put down the bowl. She intended to annoy the old man but didn't expect Sister-in-law to catch her red-handed. "Sister-in-law, you're here!"
"Where's Yuan Yuan?" Yuan Yuan was her little joy; besides, having Yuan Yuan around could help her interrupt Sister-in-law's lengthy lectures.
"Why is this place so messy? Where did all these cardboard boxes come from?"
"Don't touch anything! These are all money!" She had just folded them. Although folding paper boxes didn't earn much, Xiaobinzi always supported her idea with both hands raised. A man should have the awareness to support his family; she wouldn't spoil him.
She was willing to endure hardships with him; besides, their lives weren't hard at all. When they exchanged for gold during Contracting the Mountain, she had saved five hundred yuan that she hadn't touched until they rented a house in the Provincial Capital.
Lin Sipin watched Yezhi hug the cardboard boxes like a treasure and immediately pulled out all the money from his pocket. "Girl, take this!"
Sister Lin felt somewhat uncomfortable seeing those twenty-odd yuan: helping out so early meant how much would be needed when the baby was born!
"No, no!" Xiaobinzi told her he didn't want family money. Yezhi also thought it was unnecessary; their biggest expense as a couple right now was rent.
Folding paper boxes and Xiaobinzi's new tutoring jobs could earn them twenty or thirty yuan a month, which was enough.
Sister Lin had never thought Yezhi could be this adorable before. "Take it!" Lin Sipin insisted.
"We're not short on money!" Lin Sipin glared at Yezhi, who stubbornly refused, making him clutch his chest in frustration. "Dad, please don't get angry! I'll keep this money for Yezhi." Sister Lin helped Lin Sipin sit down while stuffing the money into her own pocket.
"Yezhi, just tell your sister-in-law what you want to eat!" The warmth in those words made Yezhi shiver.
In the evening, Lin Haitao rode his bicycle home with Fu Xiaobing sitting on the back. "Dalin, will it be too shabby if I buy pig ears for the first time at your house?"
"It won't be!" His wife had been craving those crunchy things ever since she got pregnant. She had mentioned pig ears just yesterday.
"Xiao Lin is back!"
"Yeah, Granny Qian."
"Xiao Lin, come here! Bring this Milk Candy to Yezhi!" It was their landlord, Uncle Huang, who said this.
"Wow~ This is imported Milk Candy; the old man is really generous!" They rented a room from Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang, and the two elderly people loved to come over and chat. Yezhi was also very hospitable; she and Aunt Huang chattered away for an entire afternoon while he played a few games of chess with Uncle Huang. The two elderly people were already nice to them, and now they were even kinder.
"My wife says that affection is something that is built mutually. Uncle Huang is generous to us, and we should be generous in return."
"That’s some wise talk!"
Fu Xiaobing was still pondering Dalin's words when the front door opened automatically.
"Honey, welcome home!"
"Candy from Uncle Huang!" Yezhi's eyes sparkled.
"Hi!" Fu Xiaobing greeted awkwardly.
"It's you!" Xiaobinzi, his only friend!
"Hello, classmate! Come in and sit!" Fu Xiaobing felt a bit dazed; the girl in the red sweater with a beaming smile in front of him was Dalin's wife he had seen before?
"Dalin, you haven't changed your wife, have you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Haha~ Classmate Fu Xiaobing, I can responsibly tell you that he hasn't changed. Actually, if you just say I've become prettier, I'd be even happier!"
Fu Xiaobing found Yezi very interesting. "Dalin, I finally understand why this campus heartthrob has fallen into the countryside."
"Dalin's wife, I specially bought pig ears for you to add to the meal!"
"Thank you!"
"Dalin's wife, aren't you the prettiest in your area?"
"Hehe, there are many younger and prettier girls in our village!" Yezi wasn't exaggerating at all; in recent years, the girls from Zhoujiatun have been nourished by the enriched well water and have become even more charming.
Fu Xiaobing was so happy that he almost couldn't hide his excitement. "Dalin's wife, I'm still single. How about introducing me to one of your pretty friends?"
"Don't even think about it!" Lin Haitao was already unhappy with Fu Xiaobing circling around his wife, and now he wanted to prey on the girls from their village.
"Why can't I think about it?" Fu Xiaobing believed he had good conditions; there were plenty of girls in school who wanted to date him, and he thought it would be easy to get a girl from the countryside.
Just by looking at his expression, Yezi could tell what Fu Xiaobing was thinking. This guy was actually not bad; he laid everything out in the open.
Yezi had three bowls of chicken soup noodles, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a plate of pig ears, which was quite a feast. As Fu Xiaobing ate, he enviously said, "Dalin, you've really hit the jackpot!" Not only was his wife young and beautiful with a great figure, but her cooking skills were also excellent. Unlike Zheng Family Girl who lived across from him—she came from a good family and was prettier than Yezi, but her temper and cooking skills could only be described as terrifying.
"Of course!" Did this matter even need to be mentioned?
"Look at you being so proud!" Lin Haitao couldn't help but smile. He was truly happy; in more than eight months, he would be even happier.
...
When Sister Luo announced that Yezi was pregnant, Aunt Zhou jumped up three feet high with joy. Within a day, all the villagers in Zhoujiatun knew that Yezi was expecting.
Zhou Village Head claimed that he would sell the Mountain Goods they had stored to the Province, urging Everyone to take out their little savings at home to exchange for money.
Everyone laughed at him, saying if they wanted to see the leaves, they could just go without making such a fuss. This made Zhou Village Head stubbornly decide to go through with it despite losing face in front of his grandmother's house.
Everyone also found it amusing, saying that in order not to disappoint the village head, they should go up the mountain to gather once.
Zhou Village Head looked at the three horse-drawn carts filled to the brim and couldn't help but feel distressed.
This time, quite a few people were heading to the Provincial Capital, including Chunhua, Ren Er's Family, Barefoot, Xiao Luo, and the two boys driving the cart, along with Boss and him.
“Uncle, take these two rabbits to Sister Ye!” Dogzi threw them at him without caring whether the village head agreed or not.
“Uncle, and this too!” Zhou Da and Zhou Xiao brought a new oil barrel onto the cart. “What is this?”
Zhou Xiaomu sniffled and enthusiastically said, “It's the well water from our village.”
“Nonsense!”
Zhou Xiaomu shook his head vigorously, saying, “Sister Ye often says no water is better than ours in Zhoujiatun! If we send her some water, she will definitely like it!”
Zhou Village Head slapped his thigh: “You little rascal! Hey~ where is everyone?” After a bit of commotion, the horse-drawn carts officially set off.
When Yezhi and Madwoman saw Aunt Zhou and the village head, both were overjoyed. In fact, if it weren't for Lin Haiping insisting she stay for three more months, she would have returned home long ago.
The first thing Zhou Village Head said upon seeing her was: “Yezhi, our rice seedlings have died again!” After shouting this out, the frustration that had been building up in Zhou Village Head finally found an outlet.
Yezhi comforted him, saying, “It's okay. We learn from experience; let's just farm honestly from now on.”
“Mm!”
“Are you feeling alright?”
"Good enough to go up the mountain and hunt tigers!"
"Just you!" It wasn't that Zhou Village Head looked down on her; the tiger, the king of the mountain, was not something to be taken lightly.
"We've troubled you all, so here are some mountain goods. Don't be picky, take them back and have a taste." Aunt Zhou and Aunt Ren Er handed out wild vegetables to the residents gathered by the cart.
Yezhi felt particularly honored; which family could have such a scene: three carts coming to see a pregnant woman? The people in their village were truly genuine and warm-hearted!
"Aunt, this is Granny Qian, who usually takes good care of us!"
"This is our landlord; these two elders treat us like children! They often worry that we won't take care of ourselves." Aunt Zhou seemed to have found a kindred spirit and pulled out the mountain goods she had prepared earlier.
Granny Qian smiled as she carried the mountain goods. When Feilong returned home, his son jokingly remarked upon seeing his mother so happy, "The country folks renting from Uncle Huang are really interesting; they even brought three carts of things to see her, and they're all worthless stuff, even the chickens are smaller than those in the city!"
Granny Qian gave her son a smack, "What do you know! This is Hazel Chick, what people commonly call Feilong!"
"Feilong!" Granny Qian's son also felt that rural folks were genuine. "Mom, let's hurry and stew it."
Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang looked at the mountain of goods and didn't know what to say. Yezhi had experienced that feeling before; it was hard to describe, a bit like "forced generosity." But once you truly understand, you'll realize this is how rural people express their feelings—a very clumsy way!
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