Chapter 132 This Day Is Unbearable

Cheng Weiyao pursed her lips slightly. She knew what Wen Liyu meant. She just wanted a wooden tub for bathing.

In the past in the palace, people of the same level as the Imperial Noble Consort and Wen Liyu would mostly bathe and change clothes in the bathhouse, and even have several palace maids serving them.

As for bathing in a wooden barrel, it is much simpler. Fill the barrel with bathing water in advance, and then place a bucket of hot water next to it. You can add hot water into the barrel whenever the water gets cold.

Although the family's conditions are not good now, such a simple wish can still be fulfilled. Just consider it as a small reward for my sister-in-law's hard work in selling steamed buns.

Cheng Weiyao nodded gently: "I'll talk to my husband tomorrow and pick one out. Or should we just make do with it today?"

"Okay, just don't forget it, sister-in-law!"

Wen Liyu's face lit up with joy. She was worried that her request was a bit unreasonable and her sister-in-law would not agree.

However, what Cheng Weiyao didn't expect was that Wen Chengyun had already bought the wooden barrel when he returned home without having to wait until the next day.

"Brother! You are truly the worm in my stomach, we are so in tune with each other!"

Wen Liyu had just boiled water and was about to pour it into the basin when she heard some noise in the yard and ran out to see a yellow pear wood bathtub.

Cheng Weiyao narrowed her eyes slightly. Her cheap husband really came as a timely help. Was it because of the tacit understanding between the siblings, or was there someone spying on them in this courtyard?

Another point is the choice of yellow pear wood, which is quite revealing. No serious exile family could afford such fine wood. Fortunately, the additional purchase was a wooden barrel, which was usually kept indoors and not easily displayed.

"Grandmother's health still needs your care."

Wen Chengyun naturally noticed Cheng Weiyao's gaze, and immediately coughed twice unnaturally to change the subject.

In fact, he had just finished his work and arrived at the gate of the courtyard, but he happened to hear the little sister's request and fulfilled it.

"Of course. We can't let it get out and let others think that our family is abusing Grandma. Wouldn't that make us the same as Grandpa's family?"

Cheng Weiyao responded, saying that she would naturally take care of her aunt's health without Wen Chengyun's reminder.

Wasn't there a rumor outside that she was out of breath, yet she insisted on keeping herself plump and fat to give that family a good slap in the face!

After Wen Liyu took a shower and changed her clothes, it was just time for dinner. Cheng Weiyao's cooking skills were outstanding, and the nourishing meals she made were even more tempting.

The medicinal food given to the aunt before was all to make her look like she was in poor health, and most of the time it was done late at night, so Wen Liyu and Wen Chengming were not aware of it.

"What a great day today is! My sister-in-law cooked such a delicious meal..."

After Wen Liyu sat down at the table, she moved her chopsticks towards the medicinal food, but was intercepted by the imperial concubine's chopsticks the next second.

She cast a questioning look with a bit of grievance and confusion, while the Imperial Concubine moved the medicinal food a little closer to the aunt: "Ayu, dear, this is specially made by your sister-in-law for the aunt to nourish her body. If you want to eat it in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities..."

Being so polite, the aunt actually felt embarrassed and waved her hands repeatedly: "Child, eat whatever you want. It's okay for me. I can cook some snacks. I will make whatever you like in the future..."

She didn't understand the theory of whether the five elements of medicinal food were mutually reinforcing or mutually restraining. She only knew that she couldn't enjoy the delicious food on the table alone, so she immediately took the initiative to pick up some food for Wen Liyu.

She was not very familiar with either Wen Chengming or Wen Liyu. After all, she had lived in the deep palace for a long time and had only seen Wen Chengyun a few times when he came to deliver gifts from time to time.

"It's okay to eat a little bit."

Cheng Weiyao explained softly that in order to help the aunt recover as soon as possible, tonight's medicinal food was specially customized according to the aunt's constitution.

Although other people can also eat it, everyone's physique is different, and people with conflicting physiques should not eat too much.

Wen Liyu's face turned visibly gray. If she ate a little, wouldn't that be a disguised admission that this was for her aunt's exclusive enjoyment?

After being exiled, she knew that she was no longer the jewel in the palm of her hand, but the difference in treatment was too great. Wen Liyu curled her lips and chose to give up.

"Sister, try my sister-in-law's cooking. I remember she loved this the most..."

Wen Chengming's role as a warm boy was once again brought to the fore. Noticing that the atmosphere at the dinner table was a little strange, he took the initiative to break the deadlock and put a chicken wing into Wen Liyu's bowl as a sign of comfort.

Wen Chengyun watched the whole process silently. After all, he saw with his own eyes how the delicious medicinal food ruined his aunt's health. Naturally, he also knew that there were many taboos about eating such food.

It looks like a delicious delicacy, but it might be a chronic poison that will kill you. It would be best if Ayu could give it up on her own initiative.

With Wen Chengming's active comfort, Wen Liyu's complexion improved a lot. She reached out and pinched Wen Chengming's fair and tender little face: "Little adult, right? Take care of yourself. Look at your skinny little face..."

The atmosphere at the table relaxed for a moment, and the meal was quite enjoyable. However, what Cheng Weiyao didn't expect was that the difficulties had just begun.

"Mom, why don't you go back to your room and rest?"

The Imperial Concubine was sitting at the table cutting patterns for tea eggs with Wen Liyu. She looked up and saw that her aunt looked a little sleepy.

"I'm not sleepy yet..."

My aunt's face flushed slightly. She raised her sleeve to cover her cheek and yawned silently. She thought that after everyone was asleep, she would find a place to sleep on the floor to avoid causing trouble for the family.

I didn’t expect that when people get old, they get sleepy quickly after eating and drinking.

"If grandma lives in our room, won't there be four people in the room?"

Wen Liyu's hands, which were cutting the patterns, paused slightly as she suddenly thought of this sharp question.

My grandmother is old, and the elderly go to bed early at night, but there are only two rooms in this small courtyard for people to live in.

Moreover, according to the previous allocation, men and women lived separately. In this way, there were already three people living in one room, and with the addition of my grandmother, there were four people in one room, which was somewhat crowded.

Three people can already sleep on the bed, and if one more person is added, they will definitely have to sleep on the floor.

As a child, she naturally couldn't let her mother sleep on the floor, and her mother probably wouldn't let her grandmother sleep on the floor either. As for Cheng Weiyao... the family business was all supported by her sister-in-law.

If you don’t get enough rest at night, it will definitely affect your stall the next day...

"This life is really unbearable..."

Wen Liyu rubbed her head irritably, and a bit of resentment inevitably arose in her heart. No matter how she looked at it, it seemed more reasonable for her to sleep on the floor, but the floor was really hard!

The bed in the wing room was already very uncomfortable, and the floor? It was so uncomfortable that I couldn't sleep!