Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Lotus Pink Dress
Xue Yuanyin didn't really want to speak now. She had never been in such an embarrassing moment before, and it made her feel particularly bad.
He turned around and went back to the house to clean up, then soaked the dirty clothes in a wooden tub before leaving the house.
Zhang Jingxuan took a broken broom to sweep the floor. Xue Yuanyin boiled a pot of hot water again without adding oil, and finally succeeded in cooking the porridge.
She tasted it and it was a little mushy, but it was still fresh and fragrant. She was so moved that she almost cried.
Xue Yuanyin was starving and finished a bowl of porridge in no time. Zhang Jingxuan didn't seem to be in much better condition than her, but he was a little bit burdened and his movements were more gentle.
After breakfast, Zhang Jingxuan took the initiative to wash the dishes without waiting for Xue Yuanyin to speak.
Taking advantage of this time, she secretly went back to her room to wash her clothes.
The situation is different now. She bought a set yesterday, so there are only two sets in total, and they must be washed in time.
Especially Xiaoyi.
Xue Yuanyin had seen Fuzhu washing clothes in the yard before, so she followed her example and used soapberry to wash them. She picked up the clothes, wrung out the water, and stood in the house, feeling troubled.
Where to hang the clothes? There is a small window at the back of the house, but she doesn’t have a hemp rope to tie at both ends, so she can’t hang the clothes for the time being. She can only hang them in the yard first.
Xue Yuanyin pretended to be calm as she walked out and lined up the clothes on the hemp rope to dry. She placed the small clothes in the middle so that they would not be so noticeable.
Turning around, he met Zhang Jingxuan's eyes. His gaze slowly moved upwards from her wet hands, and fixed on the clothes she had just hung out to dry.
She wasn't sure if his gaze lingered on the lotus pink top and panties for a few seconds longer.
Xue Yuanyin: “…”
She felt a little embarrassed.
"Ahem." Xue Yuanyin pretended to be calm and said, "Where are your clothes drying?"
Zhang Jingxuan looked away from his clothes and pointed to the west wing. "The window in the room has retractable lattices. I put some clothes on the lattices this morning."
Xue Yuanyin: “…”
Why don't her windows have retractable lattices!
She managed to say, "After I get the wood, I need to find some hemp rope."
The air quieted down. Xue Yuanyin must have lost her mind. The topic could have ended perfectly well, but she had to ask stupidly, "Why don't you bask in the sun in the yard? It's better here."
Zhang Jingxuan's eyes swept across the lotus-pink blouse and panties on the hemp rope. This time, she was sure he was looking at that part of her. He quickly looked away, as if he found it a little funny, and asked her:
"Then why are you looking for hemp rope? Wouldn't it be better to dry it here in the sun?"
Xue Yuanyin: “…”
She felt the temperature on her face suddenly rise.
Help!
Why didn't she find a needle and thread to sew her mouth shut!
Xue Yuanyin's embarrassment turned into a bit of annoyance under Zhang Jingxuan's gaze. She raised her voice and asked, "What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm funny?"
Zhang Jingxuan slowly stopped laughing and said casually, "Maybe it's because you think you're a little cute."
Xue Yuanyin:?
Is this a mockery? He must be mocking her!!
Xue Yuanyin's emotions were immediately ignited by these words. She walked away first with a hint of annoyance, and the heat on her face did not fade for a long time.
She frowned and thought, she must be angry with him!
He actually dared to laugh at her like this. She would give him the cold shoulder for three days. No matter what he said, it would be useless!!!
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Zhang Jingxuan and Xue Yuanyin, who gave him the cold shoulder, went up the mountain. There was a hunter at the foot of the mountain. They borrowed a saw, asked for his experience, and spent a whole morning cutting down a tree. They sawed some wood and brought it down.
The remaining wood and the saw were returned to the hunter as a reward, and a few nails were also exchanged.
As for the hammer, I found an old one at home earlier, so I don’t need to borrow one.
Lunch was still porridge, but Xue Yuanyin successfully cooked a vegetarian dish.
The couple had an unopened jar of pickled vegetables at home. Xue Yuanyin was not so particular now, so she opened the jar and smelled it. After finding that the pickled vegetables were not bad, she scooped out a plate.
Although he knew that the current situation was not as good as before, Xue Yuanyin still had a hard time swallowing such crude and inferior food.
Zhang Jingxuan, on the other hand, showed no expression and didn't seem to like the food much, but he didn't pick and choose.
Xue Yuanyin was a little curious. She knew how rich this person had been in the past and how picky about food he was. Could it be that her cooking tasted so good? So she asked.
Zhang Jingxuan raised his eyelids and said calmly, "Don't you have a sense of taste?"
Xue Yuanyin: “…”
With a cold face, she picked up a piece of pickled vegetables, put it in the porridge, swallowed it in one gulp, and said, "If you don't like it, don't eat it!"
Zhang Jingxuan did not reply. After finishing lunch and washing the dishes, he sat in front of Xue Yuanyin, thought for a moment, and said:
"We're running around all day trying to make a living. We can't go on like this. We don't have time for anything else. We have to buy a servant as soon as possible who can take care of the clothes, the cleaning, and the meals."
Xue Yuanyin was also a little discouraged. Too lazy to argue with him, she said listlessly, "This is like being in charge of the household. How can you buy it without more than ten taels of silver?"
Zhang Jingxuan drummed his knuckles on the table and said, "No need to sell your body indenture, we'll pay you monthly."
Xue Yuanyang was stunned: "Monthly?"
Zhang Jingxuan nodded slightly, his gentle and clear eyes showing a calm and confident look: "It will be paid monthly, no need to sell your body indenture, a month and a half of silver is enough."
Xue Yuanyin suddenly understood, then frowned again: "Where can we get half a cent every month?"
Zhang Jingxuan looked up at the bustling Qingxi Town outside and said, "So our top priority is to find a suitable livelihood to solve our daily livelihood problems. At the same time, hiding in the city will allow us to better gather information."
It was all their fault for coming in such a hurry. If they had known this would happen and made proper preparations in advance, they wouldn't be in such a predicament.
This is indeed the best idea at the moment. Xue Yuanyin said, "Okay."
Thinking of the current serious problem, she said dejectedly: "Even if I can find a job soon, it will take at least another month to get paid. During this time, we still have to do the housework together."
"Let's get started now." Zhang Jingxuan stood up from the table. "I should go out and have a look tomorrow. Let's focus on the most important things today. Let's divide the work. The sooner we finish, the better."
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Make plans to find a job tomorrow and start today.
If you count carefully, apart from cooking, there are only two things to do: repair the leaking roof and clean the dirty toilet.
No one wanted to clean the toilet, and the inevitable quarrel began again.
Xue Yuanyin was furious and slammed the table. He argued, "I learned martial arts from my father, so climbing walls and roofs is no problem for me. Naturally, I'll fix the roof and you clean the toilet!"
"I know that as a man, I should take on the dirtiest and most tiring tasks." Zhang Jingxuan paused for a moment, then calmly argued with her, "But others may not know this, but you should know it—I've had a shallow stomach since I was a child, and I'll vomit uncontrollably until I'm in pain. If that ever happens, will you pay for a doctor for me? You and I will help clean the toilet, and I'll do both of the work on the roof."
Just after saying this, he thought of the scene he was about to experience. His face turned pale and he couldn't help but bend over and cover his abdomen, feeling a little nauseous.
Xue Yuanyin wanted to argue, but found that she couldn't win the argument with him.
"...Why didn't I notice you were so pretentious before? I didn't ask you to dig out shit with your bare hands!"
Xue Yuanyin went to get a shovel and walked towards the toilet, suppressing her anger and saying, "I suspect you did it on purpose."
Zhang Jingxuan took a dustpan and walked in together, saying coldly:
"I'm not so pretentious."
The two of them wrapped a face towel around their faces outside the toilet before going in. Xue Yuanyin, with a cold face, scooped the dirt in with force, lifted it up, and threw it into the dustpan in Zhang Jingxuan's hand.
Zhang Jingxuan's face changed slightly. After enduring for a moment, he put down the dustpan and covered his face with a handkerchief with his other hand to suppress the slight feeling of nausea.
Xue Yuanyin couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. The next second, she scooped up the food and couldn't help but vomit.
I can’t stand it anymore!
If this toilet is not cleaned up, she will really vomit!!!
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Needless to say, the process of cleaning the toilet was arduous. After coming out of the toilet, both of them took a good shower and continued to repair the house only after they no longer felt uncomfortable.
In comparison, the subsequent job of repairing the roof was extremely easy. I just sawed the wood into thin boards and knocked them onto the roof. Although it was a bit ugly, at least the repair was done.
There was some wood left over, so Xue Yuanyin took Zhang Jingxuan to the market to find a carpenter. She shamelessly used the two eggs she had bought to ask the carpenter to help her chisel out two shallow basins for washing clothes and face.
In the past, she would not have been able to do such a shameless thing, but after the experience of cleaning the toilet with her bare hands, she felt that her mentality was strong enough to do anything.
As for the bathtub, they had no wood left, and it would be even more difficult to carve it out, so they didn't want to trouble others.
I can only use the old things in the house for now, and then think about buying new things when I have money.
On the way back, Xue Yuanyin saw someone selling needlework. If possible, she really wanted to buy some to mend the mattress and quilt on the bed.
Unfortunately, she really had no needlework skills, let alone Zhang Jingxuan, so she had to give up this plan.
After buying some food and finishing dinner, Xue Yuanyin took the opportunity while Zhang Jingxuan was washing the dishes to carefully count the remaining money. It was only enough to cover the next meal, and they couldn't spend any more.
You have to find a way to make money as soon as possible to ensure your livelihood.
As for the future cleaning work, since there are no servants, the two of them will have to divide the work.
After Zhang Jingxuan finished washing the dishes, Xue Yuanyin showed him the rotation book for cleaning the house and said, "This is the division of labor for cleaning the house. I'll take three days and you take three days. What do you say?"
Zhang Jingxuan took a look and saw that the distribution was fair, not giving him more points, but not giving herself less points either. He looked up at her and was glared at by her round, clear lychee eyes.
He looked away and nodded to indicate that he had no objection.
"Then it's settled! Anyone who slacks off will be fined three extra days, starting today."
Xue Yuanyin emphasized it again and solemnly nailed it to the wall with the remaining nails at home.
Night had already fallen, and the surroundings gradually fell into silence. Every household turned off the lights and went to sleep. Xue Yuanyin yawned, said casually, "Go to bed early," and turned back to the house.
After she closed the door, Zhang Jingxuan took another look at the duty book nailed to the wall and turned back to the house.
The sun will set and rise again the next day, and their lives in Qingxi Town are staggeringly getting back on track.
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The next day, Xue Yuanyin did not slack off. She and Zhang Jingxuan packed up and walked out one after another.
"This yard is too shabby! I really can't stand it!"
Xue Yuanyin yawned, feeling particularly angry so early in the morning. There was nothing in this room, no tooth powder, only the roughest willow branches to brush your teeth with, not even pearl cream for your face!
She wasn't as particular as the other girls, but she wasn't that rough either. She said with resentment:
"When I have money, I will buy a lot of things for the house!"
After the two of them finished their breakfast, Zhang Jingxuan pressed his forehead and asked:
"How much money do you have on you now?"
Xue Yuanyin lost all mood when this matter was mentioned. She took out her purse and handed it to him: "Look for yourself."
Zhang Jingxuan saw the purse casually placed on the table, but did not touch it. He raised his eyes and looked at her.
Xue Yuanyin was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Zhang Jingxuan said calmly, "As a man, I cannot touch a woman's personal belongings, unless it belongs to your fiancé or husband. You're a girl who's still waiting to be married, and you're giving me your personal purse like that?"
Xue Yuanyin: “…”
What kind of old scholar is he? He is too particular!
Xue Yuanyin took the purse back speechlessly, spread it out to him and said, "Look for yourself, there's not much money left."
Zhang Jingxuan sat at the table, tapping his fingertips on it. After a while, he spoke in a stern tone:
"We have a very serious problem right now - we are running out of money. If this continues, we will starve to death."
Xue Yuanyin also started to worry when she heard this and said, "We have to make money as soon as possible."
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