"Tired?"
"Hmm." Bai Jiaojiao's eyes narrowed.
"Eat your meal before you sleep."
"Um."
Shen Heng released Bai Jiaojiao and went to the kitchen to get the food.
When he came back in, he found that Bai Jiaojiao had already fallen asleep with her head tilted to the side.
Shen Heng couldn't bear to wake her, so he stood in front of the kang (a heated brick bed) and quietly watched Bai Jiaojiao's sleeping face while eating.
Without Bai Jiaojiao eating with him, Shen Heng felt that the food didn't taste good. He ate two sweet potatoes, then cleaned up and went to bed to sleep with his wife in his arms.
The next day, Zheng Xu arrived before dawn, all excited. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was there to pick up his bride.
Shen Heng opened the door for Zheng Xu, who asked upon seeing him, "Where's Xiao Bai? Is she still asleep?"
"Okay, I'll go with you today. I don't need the job anymore."
Bai Jiaojiao got up early yesterday, which was unusual for her, but Shen Heng didn't want to today.
Zheng Xu thought that he had checked on the breeding pigs yesterday, so it was fine if Bai Jiaojiao didn't come. He couldn't take care of two sows by himself, so having a helper would be a good thing: "If you can help the village raise pigs, what's a day's work? I went back last night and borrowed the commune's tractor. Shall we go now?"
"Um."
Shen Heng draped his wet clothes over the rope in the yard and followed Zheng Xu out.
"Aren't you going to tell Xiaobai?"
"Go to the field and tell her sister, so she won't have to look for me." Shen Heng didn't want to disturb Bai Jiaojiao's sleep.
Zheng Xu clicked his tongue twice in his mind, thinking that Shen Heng was really being completely controlled by Bai Jiaojiao.
He considered himself to be good to his wife, but he had never done chores like washing clothes at home.
The white dress with small blue flowers that Shen Heng was holding just now is the one Bai Jiaojiao wore yesterday.
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