Chapter 9 The Wife's Guilt
"You stay at home. Don't go out even if someone calls you. I'm going to check on things in the mountains."
"Yes, yes, the morning dew is heavy and the ground is slippery, my wife must be careful."
"Okay, I understand."
Seeing him looking at her obediently, Chi Zhao felt an itch to touch his head.
But I held back and managed to.
He's not my boyfriend, why are you touching me?
She nodded and went out, taking with her the original owner's hunting tools, a bow and arrows.
When the apocalypse first appeared, many people had not yet become superhumans, or their superhuman abilities were too low to kill zombies. The government was still trying to suppress the matter and had not distributed guns to the public. In order to save her life, she also tried to kill people with a bow and arrow, and her accuracy was not bad.
Early spring is the perfect time for wild animals to roam the woods.
Yu Zhouwan finished cooking the porridge, but still his wife did not return. Somewhat worried, he moved a small stool outside and sat down, craning his neck to look around.
A woman carrying an axe was walking up the mountain. She had already passed by when she suddenly stopped, turned around, and the two looked at each other.
The young man didn't know why the woman was looking at him. He frowned, but he had served others since he was a child and was used to being humble and subservient. He didn't dare to scold her. He just lowered his head weakly, his slender and elegant neck dazzlingly white in the morning light.
The woman looked at him for a long time. She was from the countryside and hadn't read many books. She didn't seem to think his actions were unreasonable. After a while, she hesitated before speaking, "Um... are you Sister Chi's husband? I heard that Sister Chi brought a husband back from town."
Yu Zhouwan was taken aback for a moment, then a blush spread across her cheeks, and she nodded gently.
Yes, he is. Of course, he is the husband that the wife brought back. He is the only one in the wife's house. Who else could it be but him?
The woman seemed very honest and kind. She switched the axe to her other hand and scratched the back of her head with her free hand. "Oh, I'm Xu Nian, and I'm Sister Chi's sister."
"Oh, it's you, little sister. Would you like to come in and sit down?"
Yu Zhouwan was at a loss when facing his wife's relatives and friends for the first time. He had just finished telling them to come in when he remembered that his wife wanted him to stay at home and not to go out if anyone called him.
He froze on the spot, pondering whether to invite the person in or send them out.
But she always felt that her wife's words meant she shouldn't talk to strangers.
Oh no, they've already spoken.
They even invited the other party in.
The boy's smile froze.
Fortunately, Xu Nian refused, "No, no, I still have to go up the mountain to chop firewood. My dad will scold me if I get back late. Um, brother-in-law, please tell Sister Chi that my dad was sick a few days ago and I was busy taking care of him, so I didn't send eggs for a few days. Have you finished all the eggs? I'll bring them to you after I finish chopping firewood."
Yu Zhouwan understood from her words that his wife usually bought eggs from their house, so he quickly nodded, "Okay, I'll tell her when she gets back."
"Okay, I'll be going now."
The woman deftly carried the axe away, and Yu Zhouwan breathed a sigh of relief, obediently sitting down to continue waiting for his wife to return home.
A moment later, he saw something, and his eyes lit up.
It's the mistress, the mistress has returned.
He rushed over and opened the gate, "My lady!"
Her voice was full of joy, but this was only the second day since they met.
The male supporting character is far too easy to coax. Just treat him a little nicely, and he's already showing a wholehearted attitude. How much would someone have to be bullied before he turns evil?
"Don't touch me, I'm dirty."
She went hunting and didn't handle things properly. When she pulled out the arrow, she got covered in blood, and even the rabbit's snow-white fur was covered in blood, so it couldn't be sold. The rabbit meat could be sold, but she asked the system, and it seemed that with the prices of this era, a little bit of rabbit meat wouldn't fetch a good price. There wasn't much meat, so she decided to keep it for herself.
Yu Zhouwan then noticed the blood on her wife's body and was startled. She covered her mouth with her pale fingers in terror, her eyes wide with panic.
"Blood... how can there be so much blood? My lady, are you injured...?"
Chi Zhao:......
She looked puzzled yet serious, tilting her head as she asked, "Hello, can't you see the rabbit in my hand?"
Yu Zhouwan: ...
I was so shocked by the blood all over me that I didn't notice anything else.
But the rabbit that had been shot through the throat was clearly terrifying for the boy.
He quickly dodged to the other side and carefully grabbed his wife's sleeve, "Oh dear, why is my wife killing a rabbit?"
Chi Zhao found it amusing and didn't seem to mind the person beside her getting closer. "Because I want to eat meat. What, you don't know how to cook rabbit?"
She looked down at the obedient young boy beside her, who hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, puffed out his cheeks, and nodded, "Yes, I can burn it, I know how, my wife, don't worry, I've learned before!"
His former master loved to torment people. Anyone who displeased him would be sent to the kitchen to cook, and if the cooking was not good, they would be beaten.
A servant who serves his master closely is of a higher status than a cook in the kitchen, so this is considered a humiliation.
Of course, such humiliation actually relieved him; he was relieved to not have to serve that nearly insane man.
Because he was frequently punished, he learned many dishes in the kitchen.
He would cook whatever his wife wanted to eat, and he would learn to cook what she didn't know how to cook.
"Okay, then go burn it, sweetie."
She gently coaxed Yu Zhouwan, whose face flushed red. Sure enough, she obediently took the still-bleeding rabbit and began to treat it.
Chi Zhao stared at his retreating figure, lost in thought for a moment. Then, as if remembering something, she smiled and shook her head.
Finally, I said to him, "I'm going to town in a bit. Is there anything you want? I can bring it to you."
Upon hearing this, the boy, who was carefully holding the rabbit ears with three fingers, was clearly stunned. He cautiously turned his head, pursed his delicate lips, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly over his narrow and beautiful eyes. "Can I...can I have what I want?"
No one has ever asked him this question.
All he had to do was take care of his family and serve his master. What right did a lowly servant have to ask for anything?
But then his wife asked him if there was anything he wanted.
Chi Zhao knew that the male supporting character had a hard childhood, so it was understandable that he looked like that. Considering that he... looked a lot like her boyfriend, she patiently agreed, "Well, what do you want? Snacks or something else, anything is fine."
She's so gentle...
She is the gentlest woman I have ever met in my life.
So, could I be a little bolder? Maybe she really would indulge me?
The boy, who had never been pampered before, also wanted to experience being loved and spoiled.
For him, buying him things was already considered a great favor.
The boy's long eyelashes trembled slightly as he cautiously and softly made his request, holding up a beautiful, slender finger, "Can I have a candied hawthorn?"
His request was very small; he only wanted a candied hawthorn. In the past, the young ladies of the manor would buy candied hawthorns for their young masters; each one was bright red and looked very tempting.
Seeing his unease, Chi Zhao suddenly felt like teasing him and deliberately raised an eyebrow, asking, "Just one? You're not planning to let me eat any?"
"What are you saying?" The young boy panicked almost instantly.
He absolutely refused to take the blame and immediately shook his head in denial, saying, "No, no, my wife can eat it too. There's no reason why my wife can't eat it."
"If you only buy one, how am I supposed to eat it?"
She's bullying people.
The boy's beautiful eyes welled up with tears. He was extremely anxious, afraid that his wife would misunderstand him, so he quickly changed his words, "You can eat it all, my wife. I'll only eat one, okay?"
His anxious and pitiful appearance was truly heartbreaking.
The system felt most sorry for the male supporting character. Upon seeing him being bullied, it silently appeared, staring intently at its host. It reiterated, "Host! You must stop bullying the male supporting character. You will really, really regret it!"
Shut up and get out of the way.
She didn't want to bully people too much in the first place, so why did you, a meddling bee, have to interfere?
Seeing that the person's dark eyes were moist and that they were biting their lip, looking very aggrieved and lonely, she was about to comfort them, but they didn't get a reply for a long time. They dropped the rabbit and rushed over to tug at her clothes, "Then I, I won't eat them. Give them all to my wife, okay? Don't be angry with me... I know I was wrong. I never want to eat candied hawthorns again."
He suddenly realized that his wife was testing him. She didn't really want to buy him things, but wanted to see if he was thrifty and good at managing the household. If he actually accepted the gifts, his wife would be very disappointed!
Chi Zhao felt a slight pang in his heart, a pang of conscience. He knew Chi Zhao was timid, yet he had deliberately frightened him.
She softened her expression and couldn't resist reaching out to touch the other person's head. It was fluffy and soft, very similar to the feeling in her memory.
She pretended to be serious, "Okay, just kidding. Here, have it all. I don't like sweets."
Yu Zhouwan quietly raised her eyes with trepidation, as if trying to ascertain how serious she was about those words.
He was genuinely frightened, thinking his wife was angry.
So he tentatively said, "I... I don't like sweets either, so please eat them, my lady."
Tsk, Chi Zhao felt even more guilty.
A note from the author:
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Demon King: If you feel guilty, be nicer to your husband! [Angry]
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