Chapter 5: The Rough Man Who Was Retired and Married Falls in Love with His Newlywed Wife 5

I tried to imitate Gu Yu's expressionless face.

They suddenly hissed.

Then, right in front of them, he took an axe and chopped the low trees in front of them one by one.

The blow was so crisp and sharp, and with such great force, that it directly cut through a tree as thick as a basin. The ferocious look on his face scared several old men.

With one cut after another, several trees were chopped down in the blink of an eye.

He chopped them with his sword and looked at them, scaring them so much that their legs went limp.

"We are just free, we think you are diligent. I will go home first."

"Oh, the chickens at home are hungry. I have to leave first."

"I, I, I didn't say anything..."

"Be careful not to let the knife fly out!"

It’s a good thing they didn’t marry a daughter-in-law who is so tough. They can’t even beat or scold her. The two old guys in the Gu family deserve it.

Gu Yu turned around and saw that his daughter-in-law had gone to a distant place to cut trees. He walked over quickly. Several old people passing by avoided her as if she were a plague god. He had gotten used to it.

"What happened to my wife?"

"A nagging old fellow."

"Next time, tell me you told me." Gu Yu glanced at the few old people who seemed to be fleeing.

"Yeah." Lin Muqing pointed to the trees on the ground and said, "Let's take these back and chop them as firewood."

Her nose was covered with a thin layer of sweat and was hot.

"Just leave it to me to move it." Gu Yu wiped her with a towel and put it back in his pocket. He wiped his face with the towel hanging around his neck, smiled at her in a worthless manner, and took out a bunch of mirabilis jalapa from behind him.

Tied up with straw rope, it is bright purple.

"Don't be unhappy when your wife gives you flowers."

Lin Muqing looked surprised, then smiled brightly, took it with her hand, bent down to smell it, the small purple jasmine flower had a faint fragrance, and asked coquettishly, "Who taught you this?"

Even through his wheat-colored skin, one could see a thin layer of red. He was speechless for a long time, looking at her awkwardly.

"Do you like it?"

"I love it. Let's go home."

Then he smiled even more happily.

Lin Muqing pulled his arm, and heat came from his body.

On the country road illuminated by the setting sun, Lin Muqing felt very peaceful.

Gu Yu made two trips back and forth to pull the wood back home.

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At night, candlelight illuminates.

The shadows on the chairs crisscross.

[Host, you have a baby! ] The system suddenly said something that scared Lin Muqing.

Her whole body froze, and when she tidied herself up and went to bed, she still felt like she was dreaming, with her hands on her stomach.

[It’s been half a month, and the system just detected it. ]

Gu Yu was very careful throughout the whole process, and he didn't know why she suddenly became absent-minded and her expression changed from good to bad.

"Are you feeling unwell, daughter-in-law?" He rubbed her cold hands and lay down with her in his arms.

"No, it's not."

Lin Muqing didn't know what to say, "Go to sleep. Let's go to town to buy things tomorrow."

Buy maltose.

She didn't want to have morning sickness. She had tried it and vomited all the time. She would vomit everything out within three minutes of eating. She would also vomit if she smelled anything strong that didn't seem right. She vomited more than ten times a day and her stomach was always uncomfortable. It was so painful.

I'm also worried about whether something will happen to the child.

"Okay, I'll ask Dad to take a day off tomorrow." Gu Yu patted her on the back and held her in his arms. His warm hands soothed her complicated emotions.

The next day, they got up early, Gu Yu asked for leave, and took her to the town on a ox cart.

Before they left, Gu's mother gave them a stack of bills and said, "We're out of sugar, eggs, and soy sauce at home. Bring some soap and flour back, and some pork."

To buy things, one had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative in town. Other people in the village might not have much tickets to buy, but Gu Yu brought back a lot of tickets after retirement, which was why those people wanted to occupy his house.

This place is very far from the town and it takes at least a day to get there by ox cart.

Usually, Gu's parents would go to town to buy things during the solar terms, and they would buy enough for half a year.

Lin Muqing and Gu Yu rode on a ox cart for a whole day and finally arrived in town in the evening.

"Are you hungry? Let's go buy some buns."

Gu Yu held her hand and took her to the state-owned hotel to buy a bag of meat buns for fifty cents.

I found a commune hotel and stayed there for one night.

I waited until the supply and marketing cooperative opened the next day before going shopping.

The door of the supply and marketing cooperative was wide open. It was a tiled house, old and full of historical traces. A bunch of people were queuing up.

Gu Yu pulled her along, looked at the line in front of him, turned around and asked her, "Wife, what are you in such a hurry to buy?"

"To buy maltose." Lin Muqing said with shame. She must be seriously ill to ride in a bull cart for a whole day just for a piece of candy.

Gu Yu smiled gently, but still looked fierce. He squeezed her hand and said, "Wife, do you like maltose? My grandmother said that it can be made with wheat, but it is a bit troublesome. Let me study it and I will make it for you later."

"Yeah." She could only agree with this character who liked maltose.

Finally it was their turn. When they walked in and faced the dazzling array of period items in the glass lattice windows, she wanted to buy some.

But Gu Yu said he brought twenty yuan, and she didn't know if it was enough.

In the end, I only bought what I needed, including six pieces of cloth, a pound of white sugar, ten pounds of flour, soy sauce, soap, salt, and maltose.

Gu Yu took out a stack of bills and counted them. He still had ten yuan, and said to the supply and marketing cooperative employee.

"Get four more rolls of cloth, in these colors, and two bottles of maltose."

The supply and marketing cooperative employee squinted his eyes in a rare smile: "Including the ticket, the total is 13 yuan and 46 cents."

The people in the supply and marketing cooperative looked over, but because he was tall and strong, and looked very fierce and not to be trifled with, they didn't dare to look at him a second time.