Chapter 12 Mother, Zhizhi is right
Xu Yu didn't know where her displeasure came from. He let the beads of sweat on his forehead roll down his jaw to his chin. He said helplessly, "You're sick. The doctor said you need to lie down and rest."
Sang Zhixia, who took the initiative to attack, was suddenly shocked.
Xu Yu's brows furrowed, and he didn't bother climbing the ladder with the others. He jumped down from the top of the wall and said, "Give me the water, you go and rest."
Sang Zhixia was about to speak when Aunt Wu beside her said with a smile, "Xu Yu, is this your wife?"
Xu Yu's ears turned red for no apparent reason.
Before they could answer, she took Sang Zhixia's hand and looked her up and down, jokingly saying, "I didn't realize you were such a lucky guy."
"Look at your young wife, she's so pretty! She has a small nose, big eyes, and is as fair as a fairy from a painting! You really know how to marry!"
The blush on Xu Yu's ears spread all the way to his cheeks.
Sang Zhixia lived alone in her previous life and knew the ways of the world very well.
She was not at all nervous and said with a smile, "Aunt, you are really good at praising people. If I hadn't looked in the water mirror when I washed my face this morning, I would have thought I had become an immortal."
"Hahaha!"
"Look at this little mouth, so sweet!"
Sang Zhixia helped the enthusiastic aunt over and greeted her naturally, "Uncle and aunt, please stop busying yourself. Have a drink of water and rest for a while. There's no rush for these tasks."
She raised her hand to Xu Yu, and Xu Yu quickly took the basket hanging on her arm.
In the basket was a pot of water at just the right temperature and a stack of clean bowls.
Xu Yu pulled a piece of wood and laid it on the stone, then quickly took out the kettle and poured water.
The water was just the most common boiled water, but it had a faint floral fragrance.
Aunt Wu took a sip and asked curiously, "What's in this? Why does it smell so good?"
Sang Zhixia handed the bowl of water to the other uncle with both hands and explained with a smile, "We don't have any tea leaves at home, so I picked and washed some broken osmanthus flowers and put them in. Is it okay for you, Auntie?"
"That's not bad."
Aunt Wu gave a thumbs-up without hesitation: "It smells delicious, and tastes better than drinking plain water."
"If you like it, I'll pick some more and dry them for you. I'll make sure the water you drink every day is delicious."
Aunt Wu was so happy that she kept saying yes.
Sang Zhixia's jokes made everyone laugh, and those who were familiar with the group started calling her Xia Xia.
Some sharp-eyed people also noticed that her expression was indeed not right.
After drinking the water, the village chief said, "Xu Yu's family, if you are sick, please go inside and rest. We can pour water for ourselves if we need it."
"Yeah, if you're sick, don't bother coming out."
Xu Yu said, "I can handle this. You go back to the house first."
Sang Zhixia glanced at him worriedly. After being chased away several times, she simply smiled and said, "Well, thanks to you all, I can take a break today."
She tugged at Xu Yu's sleeve while laughing as he chased her back into the house.
"Come here."
Xu Yu understood and walked over. Just as he lowered his head, he heard Sang Zhixia say softly, "Others helped us with the materials and contributed to the effort. When you're done, remember to treat them to a meal."
These people in the Xu family have fallen into the mortal world, yet they still act arrogant and pretentious.
She was really worried that Xu Yu wouldn't wake up either.
Fortunately, Xu Yu was not so ignorant.
He curled his lips and said, "Okay, I understand."
Sang Zhixia was about to leave, but after a moment's thought, she said with concern, "When you invite people to dinner, you can't just give them rice porridge. You have to buy something decent to serve."
She was very happy to see Xu Yu using the same old rice porridge to shut up Aunt Xu and others, but she couldn't fool around like that when entertaining guests.
Ask someone to help you save a meal for you, and if you keep doing this, you'll become a familiar face in the village.
They have been living in Luobei Village for more than a day or two, so it is very important for them to try to make good friends.
Xu Yu nodded patiently and said yes. He waited until Sang Zhixia came into the house before rolling up his sleeves and preparing to go up to the roof.
But just as he moved, he heard Aunt Wu, who kept praising Sang Zhixia, say, "Otherwise, why do they say that men who love their wives are good?"
"Look at how clingy Xu is. He wants to stick his eyes on Xia Xia. They just got married not long ago, right? The young couple is still in love with each other."
Xu Yu's face turned red at the teasing, but he mustered up the courage to smile back, "Aunt, you're right. We got married not long ago."
"Then you better hold on tight."
Aunt Wu said happily, "My son Chang Guicai is only one year older than you, but he already has three children. You two are both more handsome than each other. Why don't you hurry up and have seven or eight more children?"
The counterattack that Xu Yu had just launched was completely defeated, and he could only climb up to the roof with his hands and feet together with a red face.
Seeing this, everyone burst into laughter again.
The roof outside was almost repaired, and the villagers had a general understanding of the Xu family's situation.
After learning that there were more than a dozen people in the family, and that only Xu Yu and Sang Zhixia came out to help, Aunt Wu asked curiously, "Where are the rest of your family? Why haven't I seen them?"
Xu Yu said vaguely, "We just moved here. We're too tired to rest, so we're just keeping it here for now."
Aunt Wu hummed in confusion and said, "That's right. I heard you said it was quite a long way to get here. It must have been tiring."
"Okay, it's almost done. It's time for us to go back, old man."
"Don't worry, Auntie."
Xu Yu hurriedly stopped the villagers who were about to leave, and without even wiping the sweat off his face, he said, "I haven't had time to buy anything at home, and I'm really grateful for your help today. After all, I have to eat a simple meal."
"Please stay for dinner, I..."
"Well, there's no need to rush your meal."
Aunt Wu shoved the basket of dishes at Xu Yu and said bluntly, "Xia Xia is still sick. Who would be so anxious to eat this meal? It doesn't matter when to eat it."
Seeing that Xu Yu still wanted to stay, Wu Changgui's wife, who came to pick him up, teased him, "When your wife gives birth, you'll have to go door to door and give out red eggs to treat everyone. It's just like my mother said, if she gives birth to seven or eight children, you'll have plenty of time to treat everyone."
Xu Yu was not good at arguing with others, and the almost direct jokes from the opposite sex made him even more embarrassed.
The enthusiasm that came over him was something he had never encountered before.
Seeing that Xu Yu's face had been red for half a day, Wu Changgui and others took their tools and laughed out loud.
"You might be a father by the end of the year, so why are you so embarrassed?"
"Alright, alright, Xu Yu, don't see me off. Let's go back."
The people who came to help spontaneously chatted and laughed and then went home. Xu Yu stood there and took a deep breath to suppress the ups and downs in his heart. He turned around and walked to the east room and knocked on the door first.
"mother?"
"Come in."
Xu Yu keenly heard that her tone was wrong. When he pushed the door open, he saw Sang Zhixia wrapped in a quilt leaning against the corner, mouthing to him with a look of despair: "I'm angry."
To be precise, I was very angry.
Seeing Xu Yu coming in, she said with red eyes, "Yu'er, take care of your wife."
Xu Yu asked bewilderedly, "What happened to her?"
"What do you think happened to her?"
Xu Wenxiu, the usually kindhearted person, rarely showed any sign of annoyance. She sobbed and said, "There were so many people outside, men and women huddled together. She's your new wife, how could she get involved with a crowd of men?"
Not only is this not in line with women's virtues, it's also inconsistent with women's precepts and training!
If this were to get out and people knew about it, not only would Sang Zhixia's own reputation be in jeopardy, but even Xu Yu would be dragged down and become a laughing stock.
After Sang Zhixia returned to the house, she felt sadder and sadder. She wanted to take advantage of her mother-in-law's authority to scold Sang Zhixia, but she was a person who always listened to scolding, so how could she have the ability to scold others?
Xu Wenxiu silently shed tears for a long time in front of Sang Zhixia, and finally gritted her teeth and gave the right to scold Sang Zhixia to Xu Yu.
Sang Zhixia listened to her sobbing and speaking the general idea, and silently commented in her heart: It's okay, the cheap mother-in-law speaks truthfully, without any falsehood or exaggeration.
She did cry to her like this.
I've been crying for a long time.
How can this person cry so hard...
Xu Yu had never thought that this was the reason for her anger. After a moment of silence, he slowly exhaled a bitter breath and said in a hoarse voice, "Mother."
"Zhizhi did nothing wrong."
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