Chapter 6 What happened to you last night?
Recalling the scenes of last night, her face turned red with shame and she slowly shrank into the quilt.
Zhou Yong pulled her out of bed and kissed her forehead: "Little lazy pig, it's time to get up."
In the summer in the countryside, every household gets up at three or four o'clock, and some elderly people even get up at two o'clock. Only children can sleep until five o'clock.
Getting up early allows one to do some housework so as not to delay the work of the production team. Even though it is the slack season during farming, few families sleep in. Most people go to the mountains to pick products and hunt and then take them to the commune to exchange for daily necessities.
Li Caiyun bit her lip and glanced at Zhou Yong secretly: "I'm not a lazy pig!"
Zhou Yong was talking about the little lazy pig, and his tone was filled with doting. Li Caiyun omitted one small word, and the taste of his words changed.
"I'll get angry with anyone who says my wife is a lazy pig. After all, I've never seen a pretty lazy pig like you..."
Li Caiyun was amused by Zhou Yong's words, and the kids were playing and fighting happily in the quilt. Their laughter reached the ears of Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang. The couple were making breakfast in the outer room and could not help but look at each other.
The Westinghouse has been very quiet for three years. What is happening now?
Li Baotian was a little unsure. He sat in front of the stove, pulling the blower with his right hand, and lowered his voice: "Mother, what's going on with them?"
Zhang Guifang glared at her man, a faint smile on her face, she kneaded cornmeal in the enamel basin with both hands and prepared to stick the big pancakes on the edge of the pot, and said in reply: "What can happen? I'd be happy if they could do this every day!"
Li Baotian also hopes that his daughter and son-in-law will get better and better, but he has his own concerns.
"Why are you still sighing?"
Li Baotian added a handful of firewood to the stove and said, "I hope they get better and better."
He didn't say the rest. Zhang Guifang was a smart woman and she knew what her man was thinking after a quick thought.
Large cornmeal pancakes were placed on the edge of the pot. Zhang Guifang washed her hands and covered the pot.
"Didn't you say a few days ago that the higher authorities had allocated a quota for educated youth to return home? Otherwise, give it to Bai Jie. If she leaves, Zhou Yong will probably stop..."
Li Baotian frowned as he was burning with anger: "Nonsense, the number of people returning home is not something I can decide on my own, we need to hold a meeting to discuss..."
Zhang Guifang wiped the wooden pot lid with a rag, muttering: "If it weren't for you, how could Zhou Yong get so close to Bai Jie? Now that you say this, I want to chop you up with a knife..."
Huaixi Village is surrounded by mountains. Although there are abundant resources on the mountains, the mountain road leaving the village is extremely difficult to travel. Coupled with the constraints of many rules and regulations, every household does not live a rich life.
This resulted in two-thirds of the people in a village being illiterate. When the higher-ups learned about the situation, they ordered the brigade to set up a literacy station.
However, there were only four educated youths in their village, and there were not enough people. Although Zhou Yong had never received formal education, he was the most educated person in their village when Grandpa Zhou was alive. Therefore, he was chosen to teach at the literacy station.
After a few interactions, he became familiar with Zhou Yong and the educated youth Bai Jie. Gradually, rumors spread, making Li Baotian feel uneasy.
Faced with his wife's nagging, Li Baotian had no words of rebuttal except sighing.
Zhang Guifang decided to quit while she was ahead, and left the house muttering to herself, carrying the swill bucket.
Li Baotian sighed and scratched his head, pulling the blower again and again, regretting the decision he had made.
In fact, Zhou Yong is not the only intellectual in the village. There are other candidates, but their educational level is limited.
The reason why Li Baotian asked Zhou Yong to teach was also out of selfish motives.
He wanted to train his son-in-law, and if possible, he wanted to recommend Zhou Yong to be the village chief of Huaixi Village in the future.
With a creaking sound——
The door of the west room was pushed open, interrupting Li Baotian's thoughts. Zhou Yong greeted his father-in-law with a smile, then strode out of the room to relieve himself.
Li Baotian looked at Zhou Yong's back, and the sadness in his eyes became more intense.
After a while, Li Caiyun came out from the west room with a happy look on her face, which made Li Baotian sigh in his heart.
"Dad, is your foot feeling better?"
Li Baotian sat in front of the stove and replied, "It's much better now."
Li Caiyun was a little worried, so she went forward to check. She was relieved to see that the swelling on her father's ankle had indeed subsided a lot.
Zhang Guifang poured the slop into the house. Seeing the unconcealable joy on her daughter's face, her mood improved.
She pulled her daughter into the east room and closed the door: "Girl, what happened to you last night?"
Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun have never consummated their marriage. Outsiders are not aware of this, but Zhang Guifang, their mother, knows it very well.
Privately, Zhang Guifang asked her daughter to take the initiative more than once. Li Caiyun also tried to take the initiative before, but Zhou Yong completely ignored her. Her daughter was very sensitive about her reputation, and she couldn't save face after she had chased her own man again and again.
Li Caiyun suddenly blushed and stammered, "Mom, why do you ask so many questions?"
Zhang Guifang knew her daughter was shy, so she said, "I'm your mother, why are you being shy with me? Tell me, did you two sleep in the same bed last night?"
Li Caiyun bit her lip and glanced at her mother. She said nothing, but just nodded.
When Zhang Guifang saw it, she smiled happily and said several good words one after another.
"Hey, aren't you on your period? What about you guys?"
After being happy, Zhang Guifang thought about this incident again.
Li Caiyun stamped her feet and blushed as she spoke: "Mom, what are you thinking about? We just slept in the same bed."
Zhang Guifang heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, and she held Li Caiyun's hand with a smile: "Isn't this all for your own good? Look at you, girl."
Li Caiyun didn't want to discuss this topic with her mother, so she found an excuse to leave the house.
Zhang Guifang gathered her hair behind her ears, smiled happily and followed him out.
Li Caiyun had just poured the water for washing her face into the washbasin when Zhou Yong came into the room.
Zhang Guifang looked at her son-in-law and went to the warehouse with a smile on her face.
After a while, Zhang Guifang came into the house with four eggs. Li Baotian mistakenly thought that his wife wanted to cook eggs for him to replenish his body, so he said self-indulgently: "No need to cook eggs for me, I just sprained my ankle."
Zhang Guifang glanced at her man and said, "Stand aside. Who said I want to cook eggs for you? Zhou Yong worked so hard to carry you home last night. I'm cooking these eggs for him..."
Li Baotian's smile froze on his face, and Zhou Yong, who was about to wash his face, was happy.
He took over the conversation: "Mom, I'm in good health, I don't need to take supplements. I'll save the eggs and exchange them for some daily necessities from the commune..."
Zhang Guifang was washing the eggs, and she said, "We don't need these four eggs, just listen to me."
Zhou Yong swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He hummed and bent down to wash his face.
He had just washed his face when Li Caiyun handed him a towel.
Zhou Yong smiled and took the towel to wipe his face.
Breakfast was placed on the table. Although there were no delicacies from land or sea, just simple meals. However, to Zhou Yong, this table of breakfast was incomparable to any delicacies from land or sea!
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