Xie Yan released his grip upon seeing this, gave him a disdainful look, wiped his hands, and turned to leave.
Gu Bin: "!"
"Xie Yan, you bastard, you actually look down on me!"
She reached out to punch him, but Yu Yuehui, who came out of the kitchen, saw her just as she did so.
Yu Yue asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
A murderous glare swept over him, startling Gu Bin into quickly loosening his fist, stretching his arm, and forcing a stiff smile. "It's nothing, it's nothing! I was just showing Xie Yan how much muscle I can build in my arm?"
"Look at me, I've been working hard lately, look how well my muscles look!"
"I feel like I've gotten much bigger!"
"Right, Xie Yan?" His eyes threatened, urging her to say yes, to say yes!
Xie Yan smiled deliberately, "Come on! Keep hitting me! Aren't you so tough? Come on, come on!"
Gu Bin was truly gritting his teeth and enduring it. If it weren't for Yu Yuehui, who was watching him intently, he would have definitely given Xie Yan an unforgettable lesson!
Xie Yan: He only dares to be so arrogant because his wife is next to him!
With a defiant smile, he seemed to be asking, "Do you still dare to lay a hand on me?"
Gu Bin gritted his teeth, forced a smile, and said, "I won't dare again, I won't dare again, brother!"
Xie Yan smiled and said, "It's nothing, wife. Gu Bin just wanted me to show off his recent work."
Seeing that Xie Yan didn't seem to have been really bullied, Yu Yuehui finally felt relieved. Although she knew that Gu Bin and Xie Yan were good friends, she still couldn't help but worry that Xie Yan would be bullied or suffer.
Seeing that everything was alright, he picked up his basket and prepared to go out.
"Hey! Honey, where are you going?" Xie Yan asked curiously. Weren't you going to cook? Why are you suddenly going out again?
Yu Yue waved the basket in her hand, "I heard they're exchanging tofu, so I'm going to get some tofu to eat. Don't you like tofu?"
Xie Yan pointed outside, "That tofu... tofu... was it the one where they replaced the tofu?"
Yu Yue nodded. "I didn't come before because of the busy farming season, but now that I have some free time, I'll come more often."
Xie Yan nodded knowingly; no wonder he hadn't heard of it before.
This was the first time Xie Yan had ever seen tofu being swapped like this. She decided to go to the scene to see for herself. "I'll go with you. Gu Bin, do you want to come too?"
Gu Bin rolled his eyes. "You guys go ahead, I'll stay home!" He's usually pretty perceptive, okay? The couple can go over there, chat and relax on the way, what would he do there? Be a third wheel?
How bright is he?
Xie Yan ignored him when he saw he wasn't going. "Wife, let's go. Is the person buying this—wait, the one exchanging tofu—someone from around here?"
Yu Yue nodded and pointed to the pointed mountain that could be seen in the distance. "He is from the village behind that mountain, Dahu Village. His family has a long-standing tradition of making tofu, and their tofu is delicious. He used to only trade in his own village. I even went to his village to trade before. But I don't know why, he started trading again when I came here. Of course, that's only when he's not busy."
Xie Yan really admires this generation. This distance is not short. He wonders if he will have to walk at night when he goes back.
If it were back in his day, he could have walked that distance in a whole day!
Xie Yan shared his concerns with Yu Yuehui, who smiled and said, "No, he can sell all his tofu in our village. He'll be empty-handed on his way back, which will make his journey much faster. He'll be home before dark."
Impressive! Xie Yan truly admires him!
Yu Yuehui saw through Xie Yan's thoughts and said with a smile, "As long as we can make a living in multiple ways, what's a little walking? We country folk are not afraid of walking the most."
After all, walking has no cost; it doesn't require spending money!
Xie Yan also discovered that although this place was far from the commune, the people here had their own set of living routines and did not lack basic necessities, and were completely self-sufficient.
Each village seems to have its own specialty products, and neighboring villages often visit each other, directly forming an internal cycle.
Aside from some industrial supplies, they don't seem to need to go out and buy anything.
In this day and age, living in the mountains has its advantages. Not only can you clear land and farm, but you can also find all kinds of fresh wild vegetables and occasionally hunt prey to eat meat!
As long as you have strength, you don't have to worry about starving to death even if you don't have money!
"What do you mean 'die'?! Spit it out! Don't talk nonsense at such a young age!"
Yu Yuehe obediently spat twice before saying, "Grandma, I was wrong! I was just in a hurry to get home for dinner. I misspoke, I won't say anything like that again!"
Grandma Li let him off the hook only when she saw that he genuinely admitted his mistake. "Don't say such things again next time! If it happens again, I'll go to your grandma and ask her how she raises her child!"
"Yes, yes, yes! It won't happen again!" Only after Yu Yuehe repeatedly assured her did Grandma Li let him go.
From afar, Xie Yan saw Yu Yuehe being scolded. Such a big guy, standing there looking aggrieved, it was a rare sight indeed!
Yu Yuehui smiled and explained to Xie Yan that this Grandma Li was over seventy years old and quite traditional, especially averse to the word "death"! Yu Yuehe had definitely run into a trap!
Sure enough, Yu Yuehe, who had just bought the tofu, explained what had happened. He was in a hurry to get home for dinner and told the tofu seller that he was starving. Unexpectedly, Grandma Li, who came over later, heard him and immediately scolded him.
"Hey! I just said something joking, and I got scolded for ages!" Yu Yuehe felt very wronged. If he hadn't been pulled aside and scolded, he would have gone home and eaten dinner long ago!
Xie Yan smiled and comforted him, "It's alright, it's alright. Just be more careful next time and don't say things like that again!"
Seeing that Yu Yuehe was about to say something, Yu Yuehui interrupted him directly, "How many kilograms did you change?"
Yu Yuehe's attention was indeed diverted. "I want two jin, all from the back. Look, aren't they very firm!"
Xie Yan didn't see any difference, but still politely replied, "Yes, yes, yes!"
As expected, Yu Yuehe liked what she heard and happily picked up her basket and left!
After he had walked away, Xie Yan smiled and said, "Wife, did you deliberately interrupt your second brother just now?"
Yu Yue nodded, "Otherwise, he'll keep nagging you endlessly!"
Xie Yan chuckled mischievously, "That's true!" He nudged Yu Yuehui's arm, "Wife, how many kilograms should we exchange?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to eat Mapo Tofu a couple of days ago? Change a lot of it, soak it in water, and tomorrow I'll get a fish and make you your favorite chopped chili fish head!"
Xie Yan nodded excitedly, "Honey, I've thought of another really delicious way to cook tofu. Let's get more tofu, and I'll show you how. It's absolutely delicious, I guarantee you'll want more after you finish it!"
Seeing that no one was around, she leaned closer to Yu Yuehui and whispered, "It's okay to change a few more, they won't break!" She shook her hand, "Did you forget about this?"
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