Chapter 5 Itchy

On a hot afternoon, a tractor rumbled across the loess road, raising a layer of dust.

A man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist walked out of the gray mist. His tanned body showed smooth and powerful muscles. His arms with bulging veins were carrying the sweaty Liang Jingxuan on his back. His thin arms clung to Lu Sui's broad and powerful shoulders, and the hot muscles under his palms bulged.

The harvest month is the busiest time in the village. After harvesting corn, there is no time to rest. Rice must be harvested first. After harvesting, the rice must be dried quickly while the weather is dry, otherwise it will mold. On the dam specially used for drying rice, women sit under the big willow trees, mending shoes, mending clothes, and some are drying corn.

When the women saw Lu Sui coming, they stopped chatting and just stared at him. Lu Sui looked wild and rough, with a pair of cold eagle eyes, a body full of muscles acquired through years of training, and a tall and strong figure. Even though he was covered in dust, it couldn't hide his handsomeness.

"Suizi, have you harvested the corn in the back hill?" Aunt Zhang, who lived next door to Lu Sui, asked with a smile.

"We've finished collecting." Lu Sui called out to everyone he knew. "Aunt Zhang..." Liang Jingxuan called out listlessly. Aunt Zhang was very nice. She would call him first when she made something delicious. He knew the others, but he didn't want to call them because they always called him a fool and some even threw small stones at him.

"Hey, what happened to Xuanbao?!" Aunt Zhang didn't notice it because they were far away just now, but when she got closer, she found that there was a lot of blood on his calf through his rolled up jeans.

"He fell while fetching water and got cut by a stone." Lu Sui discovered this after he helped him up. Blood had flowed into his shoes, but he didn't even cry out in pain.

"Then go to the bathroom right away, don't let it get infected!"

"Okay..." Lu Sui tightened his arms and walked away without looking back.

"Lu Sui is so unlucky. He lost his parents when he was young, and now he has a gambling uncle. Just to collect membership fees, he married him to a stupid man. It's embarrassing to tell others about it!" The woman who spoke was Liu Li, who was the most talkative in the village. The man was a butcher and could feed himself without farming, so he spoke very aggressively.

"I also heard that Lu Sui got very angry with the army when he came back that day, and they almost got into a fight. The village head and the village party secretary both went to try to persuade them to stop!"

"If you ask me, this Army is nothing!"

"you do not say!"

"Song Huizi is almost the same..."

Everyone was talking at once, saying that Army Aunt Zhang could tolerate it, but Song Huizi Aunt Zhang couldn't tolerate it. "Huizi said that Xuanbao was not raised for Suizi to marry. If you don't know, don't talk nonsense!"

"Then why do you say that?" Liu Li asked aggressively.

Aunt Zhang had long been fed up with her, so she put away her insoles and stood up, "Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with you. It's someone else's family affair. Don't even dream of marrying your sister to him. She doesn't like him at all!" After she said that, she left, not giving Liu Li any chance to find fault.

Everyone in Yunwu Village knew that Liu Li's sister Liu Mei liked Lu Sui, and they even sent a matchmaker to propose marriage. As soon as Lu Jun heard the name Liu Mei, he picked up a broom and drove the matchmaker out.

At this moment, Liu Mei was sitting next to Liu Li. She was already very sad because Lu Sui didn't even look at her just now. Now she couldn't sit still anymore and ran away crying with her face covered. Liu Li was afraid that something happened to her and hurriedly chased after her. It was getting dark, and the rest of the people dispersed after sitting for a while.

In the bathroom, Liang Jingxuan's wound needed to be disinfected with alcohol. As soon as the cotton swab touched it, it hurt and his eyes were filled with tears. "My husband, it hurts..."

In the past, Lu Sui would have scolded him for being a bitch, but now he couldn't say that and coaxed her softly, "Just bear with it, it will be fine soon..." The female doctor, who was busy going home, was very angry when she saw them dawdling like that, "Let me do it!"

Before Lu Sui could react, the alcohol swab was snatched away. The female doctor's technique was very skillful and gentle, but it still hurt a lot, like a burn. Lu Sui wanted to hold Liang Jingxuan's shoulder, but he grabbed his arm instead and bit him deeply. When he moved away, a bright red tooth mark was left.

On the way back, Liang Jingxuan sobbed, "Hubby, does it hurt? I'm sorry..."

Lu Suixin shuddered, "It doesn't hurt..."

He bumped into a man who was coming back from the fields. Seeing the two of them laughing and crying, he couldn't help but tease Lu Sui, "Sui, did you bully your wife in the cornfield?"

"Fuck you!" Lu Sui glanced at the man coldly and walked away with big strides. If you look closely, you can see that his ears are red and hot.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the croaking of frogs and insects was making a loud noise.

Liang Jingxuan was lying on the sofa in her bunny pajamas. Song Huizi took some iced milk and honey and applied them little by little on her burned skin. The burning pain disappeared instantly.

The army rolled a cigarette beside him, "Will this help? Or should I take him to the hospital in town tomorrow?"

"Let's wait and see. If it's still very red tomorrow morning, you can take him there again." Song Huizi also heard about this ancient method from others.

"No..." Liang Jingxuan raised his head, "Aunt, I won't go..."

"Okay, listen to Xuanbao and don't go!" Song Huizi pushed him down gently again.

"Hey? Where's my lighter?!" Lu Jun rolled up his cigarette and emptied all four pockets, but couldn't find his lighter. "Xuan Bao, did you hide my lighter again?"

Liang Jingxuan hid his head in the sofa, "I didn't!..."

"Hey! Believe it or not, I'm going to spank you, take it out!" Army's threats didn't work on Liang Jingxuan, "I don't have it!" Army pretended to lift up his sleeves, but Song Huizi slapped his hand away, "Okay, it's almost time to sleep, stop spanking!"

"Yes, it's time to go to sleep, stop smoking!" Liang Jingxuan pointed at him, and Lu Sui just came out of the bathroom, "Hubby, Second Uncle wants to smoke again!"

Lu Jun held a cigarette in his mouth and said, "I can smoke if I want to, he has nothing to do with it!" The next second Lu Sui looked over at him gloomily, his face full of gloom, and he looked so fierce as if he wanted to eat someone. Lu Jun immediately shrank his neck and shut up in embarrassment.

"Xiao Sui, you've been tired all day, go and have a rest. I can go to the two corn fields in Shuijing Bay tomorrow..."

"Don't be tired, Auntie. I'll go tomorrow. You're not in good health, so don't do any heavy work."

When Song Huizi was pregnant a few years ago, she was frightened. She was already 9 months pregnant at that time. She finally gave birth to a stillborn baby. Song Huizi fainted and died due to heavy bleeding. It took her more than a year to get out of bed.

"Then I'll cook, and Xuanbao will bring it to you!"

"No, I want to go pick corn with my husband..." Liang Jingxuan's head shook like a wave drum.

Lu Sui wiped the water off his hair and looked at Lu Jun who was sitting at the side without saying anything. "You come with me tomorrow! If you dare to play mahjong again, I will destroy the mahjong room!"

Lu Jun's hands shook uncontrollably, and the rolled cigarettes fell to the ground. Lu Sui really did it. When he was 15 years old, Lu Jun played mahjong every day and was away from home. He was in debt. Lu Sui carried a chair and smashed the mahjong room, causing Lu Jun to tremble whenever he saw mahjong for a while.

"Aunt, I'm going to sleep. You should get some rest early."

"Okay," Song Huizi turned around and picked up the mosquito coils that had been broken off on the round table and gave them to him, "Light this up so you can sleep better."

Lu Sui took the mosquito coil and left without looking back. When he heard the door close, Lu Jun cursed, "Go if you want to. Why are you so fierce? I am half your father after all..."

"Alright!" Song Huizi glared at him, "Okay, you three just bully me..." Lu Jun hunched over, picked up the cigarettes on the ground, found another toilet paper roll and went to the kitchen.

Liang Jingxuan sat up on the sofa, put on his slippers and ran into the kitchen, "Aunt, Uncle is smoking behind the stove!"

Song Huizi grabbed his ears and lifted him up, "Army, do you really want to sleep in the pigpen tonight?!"

"I just lit it... I didn't even take a puff!"

"You're lying! You smoked, and when you saw me come in, you took a few deep puffs!" Lu Sui in the room listened to the noise outside and couldn't help but curled the corners of his mouth.

It seemed like the family hadn't been this lively for many years. After his father died, his grandparents also passed away. The baby in his aunt's belly also passed away. The whole family was dead and gloomy.

There were a few moths hovering around the tungsten lamp. Lu Sui looked at the teeth marks on his arm and felt as if ants were crawling in his heart. He tutted in annoyance, lay back on the cool mat, closed his eyes, and the door of the room opened.

"husband……"

Liang Jingxuan came in quietly, and seeing that the man was motionless, she thought he was asleep, so she pulled down the light cord on the wall. With a "click", the room became dark and only the sparks from the mosquito coil could be seen.

Liang Jingxuan took the small blanket from the bed and lay down on the mat on the floor like a little mouse. There was a large gap between them. He moved his buttocks and approached cautiously. Lu Sui tilted his ears to listen to the rustling movements, and his clenched fists slowly relaxed.

"Go to bed!"

Liang Jingxuan was frightened and pulled the blanket over her face, saying in a hoarse voice, "No, you are my husband and I am your wife, I will sleep where you sleep!"

Lu Sui slammed his fist on the cool mat, lifted the thin blanket, and sat up. Liang Jingxuan followed his example and sat up. Her watery eyes were filled with Lu Sui. "Honey, where are you going?"

Lu Sui's black eyes were full of irritability, "I'm going to sleep in the pigsty!" Liang Jingxuan hugged the blanket into a ball, "Then bring the mosquito coils, there are a lot of mosquitoes in the pigsty..."

Lu Sui, "..."

It felt like she was lifting a rock and dropping it on her own feet. After struggling for a while, she lay down awkwardly. Liang Jingxuan also lay down, covered herself with a small blanket, and asked quietly while leaning on her side, "Hubby, aren't you going to sleep in the pigpen?"

Lu Sui, "..."

"Do you believe I will throw you out?!"

"don't want……"

"Then go to sleep and stop talking!"

"good……"

Lu Sui paralyzed his nerves and forced himself to ignore Liang Jingxuan beside him, but the sweet smell of toffee always tempted him vaguely, and the defense he had built up with great difficulty was easily broken...

Especially since Liang Jingxuan was still moving around, Lu Sui couldn't stand it anymore and frowned, "If you move again, do you believe I will throw you out?!"

"Honey, it's itchy..." Liang Jingxuan said aggrievedly. The place where she was bitten by mosquitoes in the cornfield during the day started to itch again. Liang Jingxuan couldn't help it and scratched it again and again, making it even more itchy.

Lu Sui turned over. Liang Jingxuan had kicked off her pajamas, leaving only two buttons unbuttoned. Her snow-white skin was as smooth and tender as milk. The places where mosquitoes had bitten her were covered in large patches of pink, like clusters of blooming cherry blossoms.

"Hubby, help me..."

As if bewitched by a snake, Lu Sui stretched out his arm in a confused manner, "Where are you grabbing?"

Liang Jingxuan lifted up her clothes and said, "Pinch the back, I can't grab it!"

When Lu Sui's hand was about to touch it, his ears buzzed, and he stared at Liang Jingxuan with dark eyes. He suddenly withdrew his hand and said, "Do it yourself!"

"But... I can't reach it." Liang Jingxuan's voice was as soft and sticky as before. Lu Sui's hands were stiff and he reached out perfunctorily.

"Hubby...please be gentle, it hurts..."

Lu Sui's protruding Adam's apple rolled again and again, and he grabbed it heavily and stood up suddenly, "Husband, where have you been?!"

Liang Jingxuan sat up and was about to catch up, "Take a shower!"

"oh……"

Lu Sui took a cool bath for almost an hour. Liang Jingxuan had already fallen asleep, and Lu Sui covered him with the small blanket that he had kicked off.

She lay down beside him quietly, listening to the shallow breathing behind her. Lu Sui's mind was in a mess. The scarlet fire in the corner flickered in the dark night, and a strong aroma spread faintly...