"Why don't we have a drink tonight? It's rare to have wild boar meat."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

The two pretended that what Bai Wei had just said did not exist.

It was only after Xiang Baiwei finished speaking that she realized how poor the excuse she had come up with was.

He had just killed a wild boar in the afternoon, and now he says he can't even lift a bowl.

But fortunately, Jiang Sui was not a stubborn person. He knew that he was giving him a way out, so he obediently went down the stairs.

Otherwise this scene would be a bit embarrassing.

In order to prevent the two from continuing to be polite and not eat meat, Xiang Baiwei specially divided the dish into two portions, one for each person so that they could eat their fill.

After eating two bites, Jiang Sui looked at the meat in the cabinet next to him that had been fried and sprinkled with salt, and suggested to Bai Wei: "The two of us can't eat that much meat. You can take half of it and send it back to your father-in-law's house. There are many people in his family."

"It's okay. My brothers are usually not at home, and my family doesn't lack meat." Xiang Baiwei shook her head. "You earned this meat, so you don't need to bring it home."

In addition, every time Jiang Sui followed her back to her parents' home, he would bring freshly cut meat in his hands, and Xiang Baiwei was embarrassed to bring home even wild boar meat.

Even if Jiang Sui is willing to do this, it won’t work.

After dinner, Jiang Sui stopped Xiang Baiwei who was about to clean up the dishes and said, "The water is cold, let me do it. There are only two dishes. You can go back to your room and read a book while I'm at it. Give me your clothes and I'll wash them for you."

Looking at Bai Wei's dirty coat, and thinking that she would have to go to work in the space later, she said, "Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes for you."

After more than a month of marriage, this was the first time Xiang Baiwei agreed to let Jiang Sui wash her clothes.

In the past, she was even more polite to me when she interacted with me, and simply treated Jiang Sui as an unfamiliar roommate.

She was self-sufficient in everything and would never trouble Jiang Sui if she could avoid it, except for asking for advice when studying.

Even when Jiang Sui asked Xiang Baiwei for advice on studies, after she told him, she would definitely buy some delicious food out of her own pocket and cook it for Jiang Sui the next day.

I really don't want to take advantage of any advantage.

There is no such thing as a couple living together like this in the world. At least Xiang Baiwei, who lived like this, did not treat him as her husband.

Jiang Sui has also been troubled by this matter.

Tonight, Xiang Baiwei finally softened her attitude, at least she was no longer so polite. This was a good sign for Jiang Sui.

After washing the clothes, Jiang Sui pushed the door open and saw Xiang Baiwei sitting cross-legged against the wall. He was puzzled and handed the warm water in his hand to her: "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Xiang Baiwei, who had just finished watering the peanuts in the field with a bucket, came out of her consciousness and looked at Jiang Sui with a concerned look on his face: "It's not long since I finished eating. I can't lie down. I'm tired all day. Just sit against the wall and rest for a while."

"What a cool wall!"

Jiang Sui shook his head in disapproval, took out a soft cushion from behind, and put it behind Xiang Baiwei. "I made this myself with old clothes. In the past, when I sat on the kang in winter and leaned against the wall to read, I would use this cushion to cushion my back."

Seeing that she misunderstood him, Jiang Sui quickly explained, "I prepared the materials and sewed them. It was the mother of the boy named Maodou from school who sewed them for me. Maodou took a few of my pencils and a notebook eraser. When his mother dragged him over to return the things, she saw that my hands were full of holes from sewing, so she helped me do it."

Maodou's mother left Maodou and his brothers and sisters and ran away late one night at the end of last year. To this day, no one knows where she went.

"Maodou's mother," Xiang Baiwei had a deep impression of that person. She was a cheerful and efficient elder sister, but unfortunately she was unlucky and married a not-so-good husband. "Then don't take this mat out, and don't let outsiders know about it, especially don't let Maodou know about it. I remember that Maodou liked you very much, and I'm afraid he will be sad if he sees it."

Jiang Sui pinched the cushion and said, "But I was thinking, if I give this cushion to him, will he be happier?"

Xiang Baiwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense. His mother left without leaving a letter, and he saw the things his mother left behind... But it's hard to say. I see his father always says in front of him that his mother is not good and doesn't want him anymore. It's hard to say what the child thinks in his heart."

This topic was a bit heavy. Jiang Sui looked at Bai Wei and saw that she seemed to be depressed. His intuition told him that he couldn't continue this topic, so he quickly changed the subject: "Do you want to read a book? By the way, I heard that there will be a movie in the next village next month. Let's go to see it together then?"

"We'll talk about it when the time comes," Xiang Baiwei suppressed her thoughts about her child, closed her eyes tiredly, and said in a tired voice, "I'll take another nap, don't bother me."

Jiang Sui didn't want to disturb her, so he brought a book from next door, sat on the edge of the bed, and read quietly while accompanying Xiang Baiwei.

After Xiang Baiwei had watered the peanut field in the space, she went to the fish pond and sprinkled some fish food into it. She did not take a close look at the growth of the fish fry and left the space in a hurry.

There is still work to be done in the fields tomorrow, so she can't get up late. She must go to bed now.

After opening her eyes, Xiang Baiwei found that Jiang Sui was sitting next to her, holding a book in his hand, writing and drawing on it while reading.

"What are you looking at?"

Xiang Baiwei's sudden voice scared Jiang Sui.

Xiang Baiwei was amused by his behavior: "It's my fault. I didn't warn you before I spoke. I scared you."

Jiang Sui scratched his forehead awkwardly: "It's okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed first."

What he said was not wrong, but in this situation, Jiang Sui's tone naturally made Xiang Baiwei feel a little embarrassed.

It was as if the two of them were a very close couple.

Not daring to think about it, he gave Bai Wei a dry laugh, put up the curtains, said good night, and went to sleep.

Jiang Sui, who was on the other side of the curtain, looked at the curtain that was like a mountain blocking his way. He sighed silently in his heart, resigned himself to his fate, pulled up the quilt to cover his belly, and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Jiang Sui had just packed up the farm tools and water for going to the fields when someone knocked on the door from outside.

When I opened the door, I saw two unfamiliar people standing at the door.

Then the two men introduced themselves. They were from the neighboring commune. They heard that Jiang Sui could repair tractors, so they rode their bikes to find him at three or four in the morning. They wanted him to help repair the tractor that was broken and affected production in the village.

(End of this chapter)