There was no need to hide it from him, so Su Xueli told him.
Wei Mingshen was no longer calm. Watching her slender fingers twirling the thatch, he asked, "Can this thing really be sold for money?"
Su Xueli ignored him.
"So who did you learn this skill from?"
"Born that way."
Wei Mingshen sighed, "So you're saying you're blessed with natural talent!"
Su Xueli paused, looked up at the window, and said, "It really is true."
Wei Mingshen stared at her without moving. He seemed to suddenly realize that the little trinkets she made were beautiful, and her hands were also very beautiful.
Slender, fair, just like her feet... He thought of her small feet again, and his heart felt a tickle.
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed, quickly looked away, and got up to leave.
A moment later, he came in carrying a brazier filled with corncobs, saying, "It's cold inside, warm yourself by the fire."
Su Xueli's hands were cold, so she said, "It's a timely help."
Wei Mingshen chuckled and grabbed a handful of thatch to start a fire.
"Hey, no way! This is money!" Su Xueli snatched it away.
"Go to the kitchen and get some straw to start a fire."
Wei Mingshen nodded and happily went to the kitchen to get the wheat straw.
Su Xueli let out a long sigh: In her past life, she never dared to order him around even once, until her death.
The fire started, and soon the room warmed up. Su Xueli's hands and feet began to feel warm and comfortable, and she could even twist her fingers faster.
Wei Mingshen sat down next to her with a sense of accomplishment, his eyes fixed on her fingers and the toy that was gradually taking shape in her hand.
He felt bad seeing her so busy, so he asked, "Do you need any help?"
Su Xueli casually said, "If you could cut the thatch for me, I could be much faster."
Wei Mingshen immediately picked up the scissors and asked, "How do I cut it?"
Su Xueli taught him how long to cut the toy and how to trim the straw stubble off the woven toy.
Wei Mingshen immediately did as instructed, and the cut was flawless.
Su Xueli praised him: "I didn't expect you to be so meticulous when you work, even though you look rough around the edges."
Wei Mingshen objected, "What's so rough about you? Are you rough in appearance or rough in speech?"
Su Xueli said, "She has a rough temper."
Wei Mingshen admitted it, saying, "I do have a bit of a temper, but it depends on the person and the situation. I don't lose my temper easily."
Su Xueli nodded and started chatting with him, "You were discharged from the military last year, do you have any plans for the future?"
Wei Mingsen looked at her in surprise when he heard this. Life planning? This didn't sound like something a village girl with little education would say.
He couldn't help but ask, "How much education do you have?"
He was forced to marry her by his parents and knew nothing about her situation.
Su Xueli said, "For a girl in our rural area, graduating from junior high school is considered highly educated."
Wei Mingshen said, "It is indeed a high level of education, but some people who graduate from junior high school come back to farm for a few years and have almost forgotten everything they learned. You don't seem like it. Do you read books and newspapers often?"
Su Xueli said, "Yes, I like reading books and newspapers."
That's true. She's an artsy woman who loves reading novels and essays. However, after getting married in her previous life, she lost that interest. All she could think about was how to please him and warm his heart. She had no sense of self left.
Wei Mingshen felt a surge of affection for her; he liked girls with a scholarly air about them.
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