Li Zhuang turned his head and Su Man looked at him with a smile.
The early morning sunlight cast a golden hue on her fair face, making her look even more charming.
She was wearing Zhao Chunhua's old clothes, which were a little big, with the cuffs rolled up several times. Inside the loose cuffs was a thin white wrist, holding his towel in her hand.
The night in the "bridal chamber" was dark, and Li Zhuang was in a hurry to get things done, so he didn't even see the person clearly. Later, because of Su Man's illness, he didn't even bother to look at her.
But at this moment, Suman's youthful face caught his eyes. Unlike the healthy and strong girls in the village, she looked like a newborn piglet, which made people love her.
Su Man didn't know what Li Zhuang's strange train of thought was. Seeing him standing there, she took a step forward and wiped his face with the towel in her hand.
The touch of the towel against his face instantly brought Li Zhuang back to his senses. He stepped back as if he had been electrocuted, "What are you doing!"
"I..."
Su Man had just said a word when the towel in her hand was pulled away by Li Zhuang, "Who told you to touch my towel! I don't want to catch a disease!"
Li Zhuang's thoughts were the same as those of other uncivilized villagers. He felt that a woman like Su Man should be thrown into a pig cage. Having any connection with her was a shame and would lead to gossip about her.
Facing his anger, Su Man explained stammeringly, "I didn't mean to do that. I just saw your towel fell on the ground and helped you pick it up."
"Who wants you to catch rats like a dog?"
Li Zhuang angrily threw the towel on the ground and stomped on it several times. He didn't know whether he was angry with Su Man or with himself.
Seeing this scene, Su Man's eyes instantly turned red. She whispered "I'm sorry" and ran back into the house.
When she went in, she covered her eyes and her shoulders kept shaking, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
When her back was facing people, her slender waist, which was tied tightly with a belt, swayed, making Li Zhuang involuntarily think of the feeling when he pinched her thin waist that day.
"you..."
Li Zhuang's hand made a gesture to keep him before he thought, but when he realized it, he couldn't help but get angry.
"You're just a bitch who only knows how to seduce men! Why are you crying?"
Even though he cursed harshly, the body of a woman who had never touched a woman reacted against his will.
Li Zhuang was so angry that he poured the water from the basin over his head. But the heat didn't dissipate, but instead became more intense, making him feel irritable.
At the same time, Zhao Chunhua was carrying cornmeal cakes out of the kitchen. Seeing Li Zhuang walking out with his hoe on his shoulder, she shouted, "Boss, where are you going? You haven't eaten yet."
"I don't want to eat anymore."
"Where would you get the strength if you don't eat? You still..."
"If you say you don't want to eat, then don't eat! I'm leaving!"
Looking at Li Zhuang's angry back, Zhao Chunhua was puzzled. "Why are you so mad so early in the morning?"
...
After Li Zhuang left, Su Man was able to sit at the table.
As soon as Li Pozi sat down, he asked for wine. Just as Su Man was about to get up to pour some, she was stopped by Zhao Chunhua.
"He drinks morning and night. I just bought this bucket the other day, and it was gone in just a few days. We only have so little money at home, and you've used it all to buy alcohol. Not only are we living very hard, but we can't even pay back the money we borrowed from his second and third uncles. His second aunt has been scolding me for this. Can't you drink less?"
The wine that Li Pozi bought was not a good one. It was the grain wine brewed by the widow Zhou in the village. As a widow, she could not farm, so she brewed wine and sold it. Li Pozi was undoubtedly her most loyal customer.
Unlike other men who want to take advantage of others by buying wine, Li Pozi really loves drinking. Although a barrel of wine only costs 20 yuan, it is still not a small amount considering the way he drinks.
Faced with Zhao Chunhua's accusations, Li Pozi not only did not reflect on himself, but became angry and embarrassed.
"You damn old woman, I've worked so hard for this family, and now you're talking so much nonsense after drinking a few glasses of wine. Are you getting naughty again?"
Seeing Li Pozi looking for something to hit people, Zhao Chunhua also became scared.
In Tieshan Village, it is very common for men to beat their wives. Zhao Chunhua has been beaten many times over the years since she got married.
Zhao Chunhua didn't dare to say anything more. She dodged outside while shouting fiercely, "Drink, drink, drink! Drink until you die."
Just as she finished her words, a shoe flew towards her face, which scared her. She didn't dare to stay any longer and went straight to the kitchen.
After Zhao Chunhua left, Li Pozi ordered Su Man to pour wine, "Hey, bring the wine to me."
"Okay, Dad."
Su Man picked up the plastic bucket with only the bottom left and filled Li Pozi's bowl with wine.
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kitchen
Zhao Chunhua chewed the pancake in the pot and kept muttering, "This damned bastard, when the second brother becomes successful, I will follow him to the city, and you can just drink yourself to death here."
She was so focused on scolding that she didn't even notice Su Man coming in. It was only when Su Man called her that she noticed Su Man holding the porridge.
"Mom, eating pancakes without bread is too choking. Please have a bowl of porridge."
It would have been fine if Su Man hadn't said anything. As soon as she said that, Zhao Chunhua immediately felt the biscuit she had just swallowed stuck in her throat, so she took the porridge from Su Man's hand and took two mouthfuls.
While Zhao Chunhua was drinking porridge, Su Man gently advised, "Mom, don't be too angry. Dad has been drinking for so many years, and it won't be easy for him to quit in a day or two."
Zhao Chunhua wiped her lips and glared, "You still want to quit? I'd be thankful if he could drink less. A bucket of wine costs twenty yuan, and he finishes a bucket in just three or two days. He's already spent all the little money we have at home!"
"Well, that's true. With Dad's situation, you have to run the household by living frugally."
"Oh, you're so right. You don't know, when I got married..."
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