Wei Min didn't want to be the kind of person who just left the next day after "eating", but the five-day leave he had requested had already ended.
Wei Min got up early in the morning when it was still dark. She put on her clothes quietly and tucked the quilt into A'ruan.
With the faint light coming in through the window, Wei Min could see A'ruan sleeping soundly in the quilt, with half of his face buried in the quilt and only the top of his head showing.
Wei Min supported himself with his arms, bent down and gently kissed the top of his head, then stood up and went out to the yard to fetch a bucket of water to wash his face. The cold water made him shiver, but he felt much more awake.
He scooped two spoonfuls of cold water into the pot, took an egg from the basket given by the teacher and put it into the water, then heated up a few steamed buns in the steamer.
It was still dark and there were no lights on in the house. Wei Min sat in front of the stove, lighting a fire. Looking at the dry firewood crackling under the pot, he was thinking about how he would live his life from now on.
She is now married and certainly cannot let her sister support her any longer. And since A'ruan is so thin, she can't bear to let him do any work.
Although I am still studying in the academy, I can find some other work to earn some spare money.
The rice in the field has been planted. When the harvest comes, I will keep some money for the provincial examination and use the rest to supplement the family expenses. If there is any left, I will buy some cloth for Ah Ruan to make two new sets of clothes.
He married her for nothing, she just wanted to be as nice to him as possible.
The fire at the bottom of the pot was burning fiercely, and soon the water began to boil. Even through the lid, you could hear the sound of the eggs bubbling in the water.
Wei Min used a fire poker to turn down the flames at the bottom of the pot, added some soft firewood, then looked outside. It was just getting light.
Wei Min washed his hands, lifted the curtain and went into the inner room, sat on the edge of the bed and called A'ruan softly.
If it were a normal day, A Ruan should have woken up at this time, but he stayed up late last night and felt a little tired, so he slept until now.
Hearing Wei Min calling him, A Ruan moved his body in a daze, and gurgled twice before poking his furry head out of the quilt. He opened his eyelids with difficulty and looked at her.
Seeing that A'ruan was very sleepy, Wei Min lowered his head and kissed his eyelids, asking him to close his eyes and listen to him. "I should go back to the academy today."
Wei Min had just finished speaking when she saw A'ruan startled for a moment, then struggled to half sit up, looking at her with sleepy eyes, his reaction a little confused.
——Why, why are you leaving?
Wei Min saw his confusion and said, "I asked the teacher for five days' leave. I was already late yesterday. I should go back today no matter what."
A Ruan pursed her dry lips, lowered her eyes and nodded gently, then reached out to lift the quilt and was about to get up, making a gesture of eating with her hand to Wei Min.
——Then I’ll get up and cook for you.
Wei Min reached out and pushed A Ruan back onto the bed, pulling the quilt over him. "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer. I've prepared the meal and it's warming over the fire. When you get up, I'll scoop out the hot water from the pot and use it to wash your face."
Wei Min touched A'ruan's warm face and said softly, "Take good care of yourself at home. If you need anything, tell your elder sister. Don't make yourself suffer."
A Ruan pursed his light-colored lips, stretched his hand out from the quilt, placed it on the back of Wei Min's hand that was touching his face, and rubbed his cheek against her palm.
Wei Min's heart softened, and his eyes softened naturally. He stroked A'ruan's face with his thumb and whispered, "I will be on vacation in a month. You wait for me at home."
There are also many students in the academy who do not live in the academy, but their homes are in the county and the commute is very short.
If Wei Min didn't live in the academy, it would take him two hours to go back and forth every day. In addition, she used to live with her sister and brother-in-law, and it was inconvenient for her to live at home all the time, so Wei Min simply lived in the academy.
Luoyu Academy gives students three days off every month to go home, whether for visiting relatives or resting, but there are only three days of vacation every month.
When Wei Min thought about leaving her newly married husband behind and being away for a month, she suddenly felt uncomfortable and reluctant.
A Ruan felt bad too, but he forced a smile to reassure his wife so that she wouldn't have to worry about him while studying.
Before Wei Min left, he couldn't help but lower his head and purse the corner of A Ruan's mouth, then held his lips and kissed him hard for a while, until A Ruan's light-colored lips were kissed to a bright and tempting state, and then he reluctantly let go.
A'ruan's arms were around Wei Min's neck without him knowing. When their lips parted, he hadn't come back to his senses yet, and looked at his wife in front of him with hazy eyes.
Wei Min knew that he couldn't kiss her anymore, otherwise he would not be able to control himself. She raised her hand to wipe the water off the corner of A'ruan's mouth and said, "I'm leaving now. You can sleep for a while."
A Ruan loosened his arms around Wei Min's neck in a daze. Seeing that his wife was about to leave, he immediately sat up from the bed and looked at her back as she left. The hazy desire in his eyes slowly faded away, and a thin layer of mist gradually rose up.
A Ruan's nose felt hot and blocked. He lowered his head and hugged the quilt in his arms. He endured it for a long time, but finally tears couldn't help but flow from his eyes.
The feeling of reluctance lingered in his heart, driving him to go out.
Ah Ruan bit her lip and tried to reason with herself.
My wife is someone who wants to do great things. How can she let her studies be delayed for the sake of love? If I go out to see her off and delay my wife's return to the academy, the teacher will definitely be unhappy.
Ruan understood the truth, but he still felt uncomfortable.
A Ruan simply lay down on the bed and pulled the quilt over his head. There is still the warmth and smell of my wife in the quilt.
Wei Min took two steamed buns from the pot, broke them open one by one, put some pickles in them, and ate as he walked.
The road from Qinghe Village to the county is not difficult to travel. It will only become muddy if it is hit by a donkey cart on a rainy day. On weekdays, it is quite flat when it is not raining.
When Wei Min returned to the academy, she had already finished the steamed bread in her hand. She first went back to the courtyard where she lived and put the bag in the house.
She came early, and the three people in the room had just gotten up. When they saw Wei Min coming back, they were stunned for a moment, "I thought you weren't coming back today."
"What happened at home? Why do you stay here for so many days?" The other one asked her vaguely while washing up. "What's the good news? Tell us so we can be happy too."
Wei Min wanted to tell the teacher that he was back, so he just said casually, "Nothing."
The three people in the room seemed to be on good terms with her, but their hearts were not on good terms with her, and any small matter would spread throughout the academy. Wei Min didn't like to share his own affairs with others, and he was too lazy to explain them in detail.
When Wei Min met Master Wei, she explained to her the reason why she came back late. The master patted her arm with understanding and let her go back.
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When Aruan woke up again, it was already completely light.
After sitting on the bed for a while, Aruan got up. His wife left some hot water for him, and if he was lazy any longer, the water would probably get cold.
A Ruan walked to the stove and took a look at the bottom of the pot. The fire seemed to have been extinguished not long ago. The stove was clean and the firewood on the ground had been pushed aside. It seemed that Wei Min was afraid that sparks would fly out from the bottom of the pot and ignite the firewood.
Wei Min left him three steamed buns and a plate of pickles in the pot. When A Ruan took out the steamer, he saw a boiled egg in the hot water in the pot.
A Ruan couldn't stop smiling. He took out the egg and held it in his palm, reluctant to eat it.
After A'ruan had finished his breakfast, he saw Sun and Wei Luo coming to talk to him.
I think it was Wei Lian who told her to do that. She was afraid that A'ruan would not be able to adapt after Wei Min left, so she asked her husband to come and accompany him.
The two of them brought out low stools and did their work in the gentle sunshine, while Wei Luo squatted in the yard and played by himself without making any noise or noise.
Sun was holding a shoe pattern in her hand, preparing to make the sole for Wei Lian.
When A'ruan lived in the Zhang family before, he did all the work and naturally knew a lot. Seeing how skillful he was, the neighbors taught him many different kinds of embroidery.
A'ruan's mind couldn't help but become active when he looked at the sole of the shoe in Sun's hand. My wife is going to take the provincial examination in the autumn. If she passes, she will probably have to go to the capital to take the provincial examination.
A'ruan had never been to a private school or studied, so he was not very clear about how to take the exam, but there was one thing he knew: if he went to the capital to take the exam, it would cost a lot of money.
Wei Min gave all the family's current money to Aruan for safekeeping. It was barely enough to cover daily expenses, and it might not be enough if they went to the capital.
Ah Ruan raised her hand and gestured to ask if there was anyone near Sun's who needed clothes sewn or handkerchiefs embroidered.
Sun didn't understand sign language either, and A'ruan played with him for a long time before he guessed the general meaning.
Knowing that A'ruan wanted to earn some money to support the family, Sun started to keep an eye on him.
Sun's embroidery skills were not very good. She could only make clothes for her wife and son on weekdays. If she wanted to sell them at the market, her products would still be a bit embarrassing. That was why he did not pay attention to the people from the village who went to the market to do handkerchief business.
Now, after spending some time and effort to find it, I finally found it for A'ruan.
Li from the village head was the one who embroidered the handkerchiefs. He would embroider them and let his wife take them to the market to buy.
When Sun brought A'ruan to find Li, Li first checked A'ruan's embroidery skills. Seeing that his embroidery was indeed good, she hired him.
A handkerchief is not something that can make money, so naturally, the money Li gave to A'ruan was not much. The price of a handkerchief is based on the workmanship of the embroidery; the finer and more delicate the embroidery, the more money is paid.
A Ruan calculated that the money for a handkerchief was indeed not much, but if she embroidered more, she could still save some money.
Sun told Ah Ruan to just embroider during the day and not to use needlework at night, lest she damage her eyes.
A Ruan agreed on the surface, but when he was alone at home after closing the door at night, he couldn't help but take out the needle and thread.
The only sound in the quiet room was the beeping of the burning wick. Ah Ruan sat at the table, often becoming dazed while embroidering, wondering what his wife was doing and whether she was asleep.
A'ruan missed Wei Min, and Wei Min also missed A'ruan in the academy.
After blowing out the lights at night, Wei Min lay in bed, unable to fall asleep. Finally, he was annoyed by his roommate's snoring, so he turned over, hugged the pillow at the head of the bed as if it were Ah Ruan, and then he fell asleep.
The author has something to say: Small theater
Wei Min: I miss you, I want to do that kind of thing ovo
Ah Ruan: ...Then you'd better stop thinking about me
Wei Min: You changed just after we broke up with A-Ruan QAQ
A Ruan: You think too much. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed.
Wei Min: _(:зゝ∠)_
I was locked for a whole day yesterday. I apologize to everyone who was waiting for updates [bow]
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