Chapter 127

Lu Yuanzheng narrowed his eyes, with a half-smile on his face, and looked down at Xu and asked, "Who did you go with?"

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Xu Wen vaguely heard the sound of teeth grinding, so she smiled even more happily and ignored his threat, "Another husband!"

Like a kid who has succeeded in a prank.

Lu Yuanzheng nodded, and without wasting any words, he asked directly: "Name."

He wanted to see who was so brave.

He's still alive! You want to steal his wife?

"What? Do you look like you want to beat me to death?"

"That depends on how much he owes you!" Lu Yuanzheng said calmly.

If you make him angry, he can still do something.

Xu Wen looked at his expression carefully, which was indifferent. She couldn't tell whether he was really unhappy or just teasing her.

After thinking for a while, I answered him: "Eating together? Sleeping in the same bed? It seems like I have done both."

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

This time Xu Wen clearly heard the sound of Lu Yuanzheng grinding his teeth: "Comrade Xu Wen, if you are not joking, then tell me his name."

Xu Wen answered quite happily: "Li Zheng."

Lu Yuanzheng was stunned.

Xu Wen was afraid that his name would not match the person's, so he added: "His nickname is Dongsheng. Do you need me to tell you where he is now?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

All the annoyance turned into a dilemma.

She pinched Xu Wen's face punitively, "You! Are you so happy to make me angry?"

It's a pity that he was already thinking about how to deal with that man.

"How am I mad at you? Dongsheng will definitely be someone else's husband when he grows up! Even Xu Wen is someone else's husband!"

Lu Yuanzheng glanced at her with a gloomy look, "Second brother will not sleep in the same bed with you."

Otherwise he wouldn't have been so angry.

As for Dongsheng, who would think of him as a three or five-year-old child?

Xu Wen thought about it and realized that was right, and smiled even more happily.

Lu Yuanzheng licked his lips and smiled: "It seems that I neglected you during the training this month, which is why you are so obsessed with "other people's husbands". In this case, I feel that I have the responsibility to compensate you and teach you what husband principles are."

Xu Wen looked at him warily: "What do you want to do?"

"You always wanted to swim with me and see how I swim. I'll grant your request today."

Xu asked: “……?”

Before she could react, Lu Yuanzheng bent over, picked her up from the chair and threw her into the sea.

This was a shallow sea area, and since both of them could swim, they didn't drown, but they still had to fill their mouths with water.

Xu Wen surfaced from the water, wiped the salty sea water off his face, and was then embraced by Lu Yuanzheng.

Xu asked: "..."

Xu Wen had seen Dongsheng's ability to swim before, and he felt that he was like a fish, particularly agile in water.

Lu Yuanzheng's swimming ability is obviously much better than Dongsheng's. After he entered the water, he became like a part of the sea, silent and motionless.

Xu Wen didn't even know how he got into the water. Apart from the huge splash he made when he fell into the sea, there was no other movement.

And this was clearly in the sea, and Xu Wen needed to hold onto the side of the boat to keep himself above water.

Lu Yuanzheng seemed to go against the laws of nature. He was able to stay upright in the water and even had enough energy to hook Xu Wen and move his hands and feet.

Feeling his hand hooking his pants waist and pulling them down underwater, Xu Wen got anxious, "We're outside! It's not even dark yet!"

She had worn a pair of longer pants to hide the marks on her knees, but now it became a constraint for her.

Lu Yuanzheng pulled her pants down to her knees, and she couldn't move her legs. One hand was still holding onto the side of the boat, and the other hand was still helplessly clinging to him, with only her mouth left to resist in vain.

"I know." Lu Yuanzheng's breath was a little unsteady, one hand still messing around underwater, "Don't worry, they can't see us from here."

He knows best where the blind spots are.

The two of them were behind the tree house, invisible to the people on the island, and he gestured toward the watchtower to indicate his presence, so they didn't notice anything and didn't look over there.

Xu Wen became even angrier, "Is this something that can be seen or not?"

This is outside!!

Still in the sea, it feels so strange.

She felt like she was losing her grip on the side of the boat.

Lu Yuanzheng stuck close to her, his slender fingers moving constantly under the water, and whispered in her ear: "Do you think this sound of water is the sound of waves or your voice?"

Xu Wen's face flushed red, and he didn't want to pay any attention to him at all. Knowing that he couldn't stop him, he simply closed his eyes.

But when she closed her eyes, her other senses became more and more sensitive, and she could even feel the shape of his fingers.

I could vaguely hear Lu Yuanzheng sighing in a particularly asshole-like manner: "Relax, I can't even move my fingers."

Xu Wen couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he leaned over and kissed his extremely embarrassing mouth.

She felt like a wave in the ocean, totally out of control. Her only support was the man she was clinging to.

As the sun sets, the sky is covered with fiery clouds, and the blue sea becomes a particularly warm color because of the orange glow.

It was a strange feeling.

Although I am in the cool sea water, my body is hot deep inside.

In the hazy vision was the man's resolute face, with a drop of sweat rolling down his terrifying scar.

Xu Wen swallowed, stood up and kissed away the sweat bead.

Lu Yuanzheng paused at first, and then the movements of his waist and abdomen became larger.

Xu Wen raised his head and watched the orange light gradually disappear.

She thought that this crazy experience with Lu Yuanzheng would probably become a secret that she could never tell anyone in her life.

When the two returned to the houseboat, it was already dark.

Xu Wen finally saw the places that Lu Yuanzheng had actually changed on the ship.

He built a very small bathroom and added a large bucket at the back of the house so that he could take a simple shower, just to wash off the sea water.

Xu Wen changed his clothes and sat on the recliner. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. "Lu Yuanzheng, you are so well prepared. Have you been planning something bad to do to me for a long time?"

After Lu Yuanzheng finished his shower, he only wore a pair of flowery pants that Xu Wen brought back from Lijiang. He wiped his head with a towel in one hand and chuckled, "You wronged me. This is to prevent you and Dongsheng from having trouble taking a shower after playing in the water."

Xu Wen just saw a basket hanging on the wall next to the bathroom, which contained clean clothes for a family of three.

I thought he probably wasn't lying.

Xu Wen, feeling weak all over but extremely refreshed in his heart, closed his eyes, intending to magnanimously let Lu Yuanzheng go and not bother with him anymore.

After a few seconds, Lu Yuanzheng spoke again: "But... I had this idea when I saw you and Dongsheng swimming that time. It's just that I finally put it into practice this time."

Xu asked: "..."

"The journey is long and you are just a beast."

Lu Yuanzheng, who was satisfied both physically and mentally, smiled as he was scolded. He threw the towel he had used to wipe his hair into the dirty clothes basket beside him, picked up a clean towel from the wall, walked behind Xu Wen and wiped her hair.

"Xu asked."

Xu Wen hummed lightly.

"thank you!"

"Um?"

"You taught Dongsheng very well."

Not to mention the other people on the island, even Lu Yuanzheng, who was with Xu Wen day and night, could see the difference in Dongsheng since he had been with Xu Wen for more than a year.

Especially the past month that I have been traveling with Xu Wen.

In the past, Dongsheng was just an ordinary kid among a group of other kids. There was nothing special about him and he was very difficult to recognize.

Now Dongsheng is standing among a group of children, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is a crane standing out among a flock of chickens.

It was Lu Yuanzheng who woke Dongsheng up in the morning. After the two of them had breakfast together, in order to prevent Dongsheng from disturbing Xu Wen's sleep, Lu Yuanzheng took Dongsheng directly to the camp headquarters.

Just throw him to the camp headquarters as usual and let him go wherever he wants.

The soldiers all had their own things to do, and only the people in the sanitary company had a little free time. Dongsheng was playing in the sanitary company.

After a while, Lu Yuanzheng looked up and saw a group of people from the sanitation company surrounding Dongsheng, with Dongsheng standing in the middle, talking and gesturing.

Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows, out of curiosity, put down his pen, pinched his eyebrows and walked over.

Dongsheng is telling everyone the story of the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road".

Lu Yuanzheng stood aside and listened, and was also surprised.

No wonder the sanitation company would gather around a kid. Dongsheng’s talk was very interesting. He talked from ancient times to the present day and also talked about the history and culture of Lijiang, praising how beautiful Lijiang is!

Lu Yuanzheng's eyes flashed, this must be from Xu Wenjiao.

At the end of his speech, Dongsheng was still shaking his head with a look of regret: "Oh! If Mommy hadn't been always talking about Daddy, we would have gone to Dali!"

Lu Yuanzheng snorted softly.

The people from the sanitation company turned around and saw him scattering like birds and beasts.

It's similar to the reaction of an office worker who gets caught slacking off at work by his boss.

Dongsheng looked up at the long journey ahead.

Lu Yuanzheng pressed his head lightly with his big palm, "You have learned well! But I think you should start with the Disciple Rules!"

Or learn filial piety first.

Dongsheng: “…”

"That's my son! No need for you to thank him." Xu Wen shook his head.

Now, even without Lu Yuanzheng as the middleman, Xu Wen still treats Dongsheng as his own son.

"Thanks on behalf of his biological parents. Knowing that Dongsheng is being taught so well now, they feel relieved."

This time Xu Wen just said "Should."

Lu Yuanzheng carefully wiped the ends of her hair and asked, "Have you discussed new purchases with your second brother?"

Xu Wen asked doubtfully, "Hmm?" "How do you know?"

After saying that, he thought of Dong Shenglai, "Little traitor!"

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, "It really wasn't him this time. A letter from my second brother arrived three days ago, with your name on it. I opened it."

He spoke in a lower voice, "I'm sorry. You didn't come back then, and I wanted to see if there was any news from you."

It can be seen from the letter that Xu Wen went to Xu Wen's place, but left again.

This time Lu Yuanzheng was even more anxious than the first time, for he was afraid that Xu Wen might have an accident on the road.

However, he did not dare to leave the island at all, for fear that Xu Wen would come back one day and not be able to find him.

This kind of anxious waiting is extremely painful.

Every second is a year.

It is impolite to open other people's letters privately. Even if they are husband and wife, Lu Yuanzheng feels embarrassed.

Xu Wen didn't think too much about it and shook his head. "There's nothing in the letter you gave me that you can't read. What did your second brother say?"

"My family agreed. But my parents are worried about my sister-in-law going so far away alone. They said we should wait a little longer and let her come back after you go home for the New Year."

Xu Wen said "oh" and asked Lu Yuanzheng, "Don't you have two vacations this year? Can you take one?"

"We are far from Rainbow Island. It takes about half a month to go back and forth. I mean to take two vacations at the same time, like Shi Lei did. But if you are willing to go back, I will go to apply for leave tomorrow."

Xu Wen calculated that if the 60-day vacation was divided into two parts, it would take more than 20 days on the road, which was too uneconomical. After thinking for a while, he said, "Forget it. Don't report it yet. I will write a letter to my family to see if there are any relatives or neighbors who are willing to come. If there are, they can bring my sister-in-law with them. This way, everyone at home can rest assured."

"That's fine. If not, we can just take a vacation. At worst, we can just walk slowly and treat it as traveling with you. Don't tell me, Dongsheng had a lot of fun hanging out with you and learned a lot."

"But I didn't have a good time." Xu Wen sighed, "When I see beautiful scenery, I always feel like someone is missing by my side, which makes me feel regretful."

Lu's mouth curled up, and the slight grievance in his heart and the torment he had endured in the past few days seemed to disappear because of these words. He hung the towel back on the hook on the wall and promised: "I will try my best not to be absent next time."

"What else did brother say?" Xu Wen turned his head to look at Lu Yuanzheng.

Lu Yuanzheng took out his fishing rod, sat on the deck, leaned against the wall of the bamboo house, one leg hanging over the edge of the boat, and one leg bent, and replied to her: "She also said that even if Sister-in-law Xiaoqing didn't come, it wouldn't interfere with your business with the sisters-in-law. You can just deliver the things directly. So, what do you want to do with the sisters-in-law?"

"Nothing. I just want to help my sisters-in-law increase their income. You see, the reform and opening up has already begun, and individual economy will be allowed gradually. However, no matter how strong the spring breeze of reform is, it will not reach the island for a while.

Although there are many people here, it is too remote. Small merchants who want to make more money will definitely gather in big cities first.

I thought that there are so many clever sisters-in-law on our island who can do some handicrafts. When they are done, I will give them to my second brother and let him sell them on my behalf."

Lu Yuanzheng thought for a moment and said, "It's a good idea, but it will be troublesome for you to send it to my second brother."

"I've thought about this before. I want to buy a small fishing boat and row it directly from here. The distance is not far, and it will take about an hour to get there."

"Buying a fishing boat is not a problem." Lu Yuanzheng frowned, "Safety is a problem."

It's all our territorial waters if you go straight through, but a small section is relatively hidden, and it might be easy to encounter pirates or smuggling gangs.

Moreover, this section of road is not an official road, and no one has ever walked this way, so there may be reefs.

It would be bad if something went wrong.

Xu Wen had not thought so much. After hearing about the popularity of Lu Yuanzheng, he realized that his thinking might be too simple and asked him: "Then is this road not passable?"

Lu Yuanzheng pondered for a while, "It's not that we can't go, we need to open an official road. But my authority is not that great, I have to report to the higher-ups. If they agree, I will bring people to escort you twice, and make a path, which will also tell those pirates whose ship this is. Normally, they will avoid military ships."

Pirates only care about making money and not losing their lives.

"Ah?" Xu Wen got up from the recliner and walked to sit next to Lu Yuanzheng. "Will this cause you too much trouble? Will people accuse you of abusing your power for personal gain?"

"You are not putting money into your own pocket, so why would you want to settle it privately? You are seeking benefits for my sisters-in-law. My sisters-in-law are military dependents but they are also ordinary people. It is only a matter of time before this sea route is opened. It is only a step ahead of time to benefit ordinary people now.

If you can make a good start, the sisters-in-law and the people on Rainbow Island, Central Island, or other islands or reefs in our archipelago will benefit in the future.

This is a good thing that benefits both the country and the people.

You just said that our place is too remote and business people don’t like to come here. But if this sea route is opened, we will be so close to the special zone, maybe our islands can also take over first? ! "

Xu Wen sighed, "As expected of Luying, you are so enlightened! I am too narrow-minded. I only care about my sisters-in-law on Rainbow Island. You have already arranged everything for the people on the islands!"

After saying that, he gave Lu Yuanzheng a thumbs up.

It was a nice thing to say, but from Xu Wen's expression and tone, it was more like a mockery than a compliment.

This caused Lu Yuanzheng to look at her with a squinted eye: "Xu Wen, do you need to be punished again?"

Xu Wen chuckled.

After laughing for a while, Xu Wen sighed, "It's a long journey."

"exist."

"After being away for a month, no matter how busy I was, I always felt a corner of my heart was empty. When I came back and saw you, I felt at ease."

"Me too." Lu Yuanzheng fished like Jiang Taigong, without even putting bait on the hook. He just let the fishing rod hang there. When he heard Xu Wen's words, he turned his head to look at her.

Xu Wen felt uncomfortable and coughed lightly.

Lu Yuanzheng then spoke: "Me too. During that month of training, I was so busy that I didn't even get enough sleep, but I kept thinking about you."

He walked in with great expectations only to find the room empty. The feeling of dashed hopes and not being able to see her almost made him lose control.

If it weren't for that ink-stained paper, things might have gotten out of control.

Xu Wen thought too much and took the initiative to offer her lips to kiss his.

Lu Yuanzheng put one hand on her waist and deepened the kiss.

Lu Yuanzheng went up to report, and Xu Wen gathered the sisters-in-law for a meeting.

Now the sisters-in-law on the island particularly like "pajama parties". Even during the month when Xu Wen was not on the island, they held one themselves.

The default is once a month.

This was the second time Xu Wen had done this this month, but all the sisters-in-law knew that when Xu Wen did something, something big was bound to happen. So they were particularly enthusiastic when they arrived.

When Xu Wen left home for school, Lu Yuanzheng had a stern face and looked obviously unhappy.

They hadn't seen each other for over a month, and Xu Wen had only been alone for two nights when he ran away again. How could he possibly agree to that?

Xu Wen didn't care about his expression.

She was almost dead after two nights, so getting together with her sisters-in-law was like taking a night off.

Excessive indulgence is not a good thing.

While eating and drinking, Xu Wen told his sisters-in-law what he wanted to do.

The sisters-in-law cheered.

Doudou's mother, who usually talks the least, was also very happy. "Can you really make money by doing handicrafts?"

This time when I went back, I found that my parents and in-laws were not in very good health, so I could only do light work to earn work points.

The money earned is not much, so they have to rely on the couple to support them.

The parents-in-law wanted Doudou’s mother to stay at home while they took care of the children and she could earn work points.

This is not to embarrass Doudou's mother. Everyone in the village does this.

In the past, Doudou's mother would have stayed in her hometown, but now that she has seen a little of the world, she is no longer the indecisive person she used to be.

Doudou's mother disagreed and insisted on returning to the island.

Doudou's father persuaded the old man to bring the mother and daughter back.

But Doudou's mother always felt that she was a little selfish. It seemed that she came to the island to avoid work points and have some free time.

If you can earn some money to support the elderly, it will be almost the same as earning work points yourself, without having to separate the three of you.

"I'm not sure how much we can earn. But I will definitely not let your work be in vain." Xu Wen promised.

"Is anything okay?" Wang Lingling was a little nervous. "I don't know how to make beautiful things. I can only use straw ropes to weave some cushions and small stools. Is that okay?"

"Of course." Xu Wenhao nodded without hesitation.

"Well, I can do carpentry, wooden tables and chairs, horse saddles, and anything else. Is that okay?"

"Okay, anything is fine! As long as it's what you need for daily life."

"I can make tiger-toe shoes and crotch-straps for children."

“I can make fans.”

“Is it all I can do to draw?”

"If I don't know how to do anything, then I have no chance?" A sister-in-law from Northeast China was a little disappointed. "I think my only skill is pickling sauerkraut!"

Xu Wen encouraged her: "Sour cabbage is also fine! Maybe there are fellow villagers from Northeast China who like to eat it in the Special Administrative Region."

"Is this okay? Then I can cook sautéed sausage."

"I can make soybean paste. The sauce I stir-fry is especially delicious."

"I can make soup. The soup I make is especially delicious."

Xu Wen raised his hand and made a pause gesture: "Sister-in-law, the soup won't work. It's so hot, the soup might go bad when it gets to the Special Zone. If everyone likes to cook, you must make something that is easy to store."

“…”

Most of the sisters-in-law have some talents to some extent, and the only one who did not sign up is Wang Ying.

Xu asked to see her.