Chapter 29 Do I need to ask her this?

Wen Wan was wearing a white dress, and her voice was gentle: "Brother Zhou, are you going to the market? Can you give me a ride? I left home a little late today, and I'm afraid that if I go too late, the mutton will be hard to sell, and if I can't sell it all, it will go bad in such a hot day."

Her voice is very gentle, a natural gentleness, not the artificial kind, which makes people feel like spring breeze.

Zhou Chenglei took a look at the mutton on her iron cart and hesitated.

If it were under normal circumstances, Zhou Chenglei would have helped the fellow villagers.

But he was afraid that Jiang Xia couldn't stand the smell of mutton. She would get dizzy from tractor injuries, and the strong smell of mutton would make her even more unbearable.

He turned around and asked Jiang Xia: "Are you afraid of the stink?"

Wen Wan: “…”

Do I need to ask her this?

Did Jiang Xia not get on the tractor because she was afraid of the smell? What happened to the soldiers who were supposed to serve the people? Jiang Xia was not afraid of the smell. She grew up in a vegetable market. How could she be afraid of the smell?

Seeing Zhou Chenglei's tangle, she said, "Don't be afraid."

Zhou Chenglei then said to Wen Wan: "Okay."

Zhou Chenglei was not surprised by this answer. She had changed a lot in the past two days.

Zhou Chenglei got down from the driver's seat. He was still worried that Jiang Xia couldn't handle it, so he said to Jiang Xia, "Mutton smells strong. Would you like to sit in the front driver's seat with me?"

"That's fine."

The driving seat at the front of the tractor is quite long and can accommodate two people. Most importantly, it has a roof to provide sun protection.

Jiang Xia responded and was about to get off the tractor.

When she jumped off the truck, Zhou Chenglei reached out to help her.

The tractor bed was high, and he was afraid she would sprain her ankle if she jumped off.

Wen Wan glanced at Zhou Chenglei: There is no doubt that this is a very considerate man who can take good care of a woman who cheated on him.

But when will they divorce? Can Jiang Xia tolerate that broken house? Or will they get divorced today? Zhou Chenglei helped Jiang Xia off the tractor and went to help Wen Wan move the mutton onto the tractor.

Wen Wan came back to her senses and said hurriedly: "Don't bother Brother Zhou, I can move it myself."

Just as Zhou Chenglei grasped the wooden support with both hands, Wen Wan's hand reached out and held Zhou Chenglei's hand.

She blushed and retracted her hand: "No, sorry."

Zhou Chenglei carried the load of mutton onto the tractor with an expressionless face, and then carried the iron bucket cart onto the tractor. He found two stones by the creek beside the road and propped up the two wheels of the iron bucket cart, and washed his hands at the same time.

He said to Wen Wan: "Remember to help the iron bucket cart when the time comes."

The voice was cold, with a hint of keeping strangers away.

After saying that, he went straight back to the driver's seat.

Wen Wan felt that Zhou Chenglei was even colder, and responded hesitantly.

I felt a little aggrieved. Isn't it normal to bump into someone by accident? It wasn't intentional! Wen Wan thought of the dream she had last night in which he saved her from being swept away by the waves.

In the dream, she was floating in the waves and thought she was dead, but he rushed into the sea without hesitation and held her in his arms.

The scene was very real. It was after the typhoon, and she went to the beach. She thought it was a sign, and Jiang Xia had divorced him at that time.

The typhoon is not far away! Thinking of this, Wen Wan happily climbed onto the tractor.

The tractor bed was a bit high, and she was wearing a skirt, so her movements when she climbed up were a bit ungraceful. Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia happened to look back.

Her face turned purple.

Zhou Chenglei took a look and turned back.

Wen Wan glanced at Jiang Xia and always felt that Jiang Xia was laughing at her.

Just now, Jiang Xia got off the tractor and Zhou Chenglei helped her get on the low driving platform of the tractor. Zhou Chenglei also put out his hand to protect her head.

In this comparison, it seems that I am special and no one loves me.

But Jiang Xia would cherish such a good man, and he would be hers sooner or later.

She blushed and said to Zhou Chenglei, "Brother Zhou, I'm sitting down."

Zhou Chenglei didn't reply to her words. He turned his head to Jiang Xia and said, "Sit tight. I'm going to drive the tractor."

Jiang Xia looked back when she saw that she hadn't gotten on the tractor for a long time. After hearing what she said, she turned around and sat down: "Okay, let's go!"

The tractor rumbled along the bumpy dirt road.

Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei sat side by side, and their shoulders would inevitably collide with each other sometimes because the road was too bumpy and the tractor was shaking violently.

Jiang Xia quietly moved his butt toward the outside.

She regretted sitting with him a little, for she was afraid that she would fall down accidentally.

She reached out and gripped the handles on top of the tractor.

Zhou Chenglei was afraid that she would fall off the tractor, and also worried that she would get dizzy from the tractor. "Sit closer, be careful not to fall off."

Jiang Xia didn't move: "No, I'm holding on tight."

There was no cabin on the tractor's driver's seat. Wen Wan sat in the back cargo box and saw the invisible intimacy between the two people through the low barrier. She felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to break this invisible intimacy.

She laughed and said loudly, "Sister Jiang Xia is obviously used to riding in cars, and Sister Jiang Xia is from the city. You city people are not used to riding in tractors, right?"

She knew that Jiang Xia was proud of being a city dweller and looked down on people from the countryside.

Jiang Xia asked back: "Does every household in the village have a tractor?"

Wen Wan: "How is that possible? There is only one family and the village committee in our village that owns it."

Jiang Xia: “So that’s it.”

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Wen Wan: “…”

So what? Wen Wan was confused.

Suddenly she realized that what Jiang Xia meant was: since not every household in the village has a tractor, it is not just the city people who are uncomfortable with riding one, the village people too.

Wen Wan didn't want to talk to Jiang Xia anymore. This person was beating around the bush and speaking in a sarcastic tone! She hated the condescending attitude of city people like her.

In her previous life, there was a local in the dormitory where she worked in the city, and his eyes were on his forehead.

She was on the upper bunk and the man was on the lower bunk. She sat on her bed and he looked down on her because she was from the countryside.

Jiang Xia also seemed to be that kind of person.

Bah, since you look down on the countryside, then go back to the city!

Wen Wan changed her tone and talked to Zhou Chenglei, and asked tentatively, "Brother Zhou, are you going to the market or somewhere else?"

Wen Wan was sitting next to Zhou Chenglei. She knew that Zhou Chenglei was deaf in one ear, so she moved her head closer to the baffle in front of her. The baffle was not very high, so she could see Zhou Chenglei's head.

She asked, leaning close to the back of his head.

Zhou Chenglei was originally leaning against the baffle. He straightened his back, moved some distance away from the baffle, and uttered "hmm" lightly.

Hmm? What does that mean? Going to the market? Wen Wan asked again, "What are you going to buy? I often go to the market to sell mutton. I know which ones have good stuff and are affordable."

"Shopping."

Wen Wan: “…”

"Brother Zhou, has your house been repaired?"

"Um."

"I heard there may be a typhoon in the next two days, with strong winds and waves. Remember to park the boat and don't go out to sea."

"Um."

"Brother Zhou, what time do you go out to sea every day?"

“…”

"Brother Zhou, what time will you be back from fishing? Do you want someone to kill the fish? I want to earn some money to pay for my tuition."

"No need to ask."

"It's okay. Remember to invite me when Brother Zhou needs you. I'm very good at killing fish."

"Brother Zhou..."

…

Wen Wan kept talking about this and that.

Zhou Chenglei was a man of few words and had never felt that the journey to the town was so long!

I kind of regret bringing her along.

Couldn't she just sit quietly in the car like Jiang Xia? Finally, Zhou Chenglei couldn't help but say, "You're so noisy!"

Wen Wan: “…”

(End of this chapter)