Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Returning to my mother's house for a meal
When Yu Li came in, he found an oil lamp lit in the room.
Fu Wenxiao was leaning against the bed with an indifferent expression. He was wearing a quilted white nightgown, with his black hair loose. His handsome face was as pale as snow, which made his eyes look even darker and darker, as if blending into the night.
Hearing the footsteps, Fu Wenxiao looked up.
His expression was too calm, and when he stared at me quietly, it seemed as if he could see through people's hearts, making it easy for people to overlook his weakness.
Yu Li came to the bed, took out a boiled egg and handed it to him.
"Here you go."
Seeing the boiled egg in her hand, Fu Wenxiao was speechless for a moment and said, "You eat it, I don't like it."
His voice was a little hoarse, but very pleasant to hear, with a kind of leisurely and carefree feeling, just like his posture at the moment.
Yu Li looked at him in confusion. How could someone not like to eat such delicious food?
She thought maybe this guy was stupid or there was something wrong with his taste buds.
"It's delicious, you really don't want to eat it?" she asked again and again.
She brought this back specially, wanting to share the delicious food with these people as a way of thanking them for giving her a temporary place to stay and food to eat.
Fu Wenxiao shook his head. He was not in good health and had no appetite. He could not eat even if dragon liver and phoenix marrow were placed in front of him.
After confirming that he really didn't want to eat it, Yu Li was immediately happy. He peeled the eggshell happily and said, "I brought this specially for you. Mother, Yan Hui, and Yan Sheng all have it. The boiled eggs are delicious."
As she said that, she looked at Fu Wenxiao again and thought that it was good that he didn't like to eat.
She could use an extra boiled egg.
Fu Wenxiao's heart moved slightly, and he rarely asked, "Did you have a smooth journey home today?" Then he said sorry softly.
I apologized that I was too weak to accompany her back home.
She went back in the morning and stayed at Yu's house for the whole day, not returning until dark.
According to normal people's thinking, the fact that she stayed in her parents' home for so long shows that her parents were extremely tolerant and caring towards her, otherwise they would not have kept her for so long.
Fu Wenxiao had already heard from Zhou about his wife's identity and the situation of the Yu family. He had a rough idea of her situation in the Yu family. When he saw how thin she was, he knew that she must not be having a good life in the Yu family.
Otherwise, the Yu family would not have married her to bring good luck.
No family that loves their daughter would be willing to marry her to a dying person for the purpose of bringing good luck.
Yu Li didn't care that he couldn't accompany her back home. She said it was okay, peeled the eggshell, took a careful bite, and said casually, "It went well!"
It went so smoothly that she wanted to go back to Yu's house for dinner every day so she could have a full meal.
Recalling the braised chicken and chicken soup at dinner, Yu Li sincerely felt that it was great to be alive.
You have to be alive to eat such delicious food.
The Yu family raises a lot of chickens, more than a dozen of them, enough to feed them for a long time, unlike the Fu family who only raise a few hens to lay eggs.
Fu Wenxiao's eyes were fixed on her, watching her holding the boiled egg and taking small bites of it, afraid that if she took too big a bite, she would finish it all in one go.
In addition, one can feel that she cherishes food and she probably rarely eats foods like eggs.
It fits the image of a farm girl who is mistreated by her family.
After Yu Li finished eating the egg, she carefully licked the egg yolk crumbs that fell into her palm, and looked up to see him staring at her.
"How are you today?" she asked, not caring at all that he saw her actions.
It is shameful to waste food, and eggs are so delicious that she would feel it is a pity if even a little bit of egg yolk fell off, and she must eat it.
Fu Wenxiao's lips curled slightly, "Not bad."
After confirming that he was fine, Yu Li didn't ask any more questions. He took a set of clean clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, she brought in a basin of clean water and wanted to wipe Fu Wenxiao's body.
"No need." Fu Wenxiao refused, "I have the strength now, I can do it myself."
Yu Li didn't force him to do it. He handed him the twisted towel, then walked outside the door and waited, while keeping one ear perked up to prevent the person inside from falling.
It was quiet inside until Fu Wenxiao's voice was heard from the room and Yu Li pushed the door open.
She first glanced at Fu Wenxiao, and seeing that he had taken care of himself, she took the basin out, cleaned up the mess, blew out the oil lamp, and climbed into bed to sleep.
Fu Wenxiao was in poor health and soon after lying down on the bed, he fell into a drowsy sleep. Even a stranger lying next to him could not distract him.
The two spent the night in harmony again.
If Fu Wenxiao had not been awakened again in the middle of the night, perhaps everything would have been very harmonious.
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The next day, Yu Li got up early, had breakfast and went to the river to fetch water.
After filling the water tank, she said goodbye to Zhou and left the Fu family.
Fu Wenxiao woke up a little late. When Zhou brought him some water to wash up, he heard Zhou say that Yu Li had gone out.
"Where to?" he asked.
"I don't know. Li Niang didn't tell me."
Zhou was not the kind of evil mother-in-law who wanted to keep her daughter-in-law around and set rules for her. She didn't have that much work to do at home, so she had no problem with Yu Li going out. The countryside was not like the deep mansions in the city, and there were not so many rules. She had seen many girls from poor families struggling to make a living, and she never thought that married women should be trapped at home.
Fu Wenxiao looked out the window. The gorgeous morning glow sprinkled in the yard. Every blade of grass, every tree, every scene and every object was full of vitality.
This kind of vitality is just like the girl named Yu Li.
She was like a blade of grass, a flower, or a tree in this simple country yard, with a wild vitality in her eyes.
Bright and scorching.
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Yu Li didn't go anywhere, but returned to Yu's house.
When she left last night, she said that she would go back to her parents' home every day.
Why did she come back? Of course, she went back to her parents' house to eat, otherwise, with her terrible appetite, the Fu family couldn't afford it.
Maybe it was because yesterday was the first time that he didn’t have to worry and was able to eat until he was 80% full. When he woke up this morning, Yu Li could clearly feel that the discomfort in his body had been alleviated a lot.
She was a little dazed.
So I have been feeling unwell because I haven’t eaten enough?
Thinking that he felt uncomfortable because he didn't eat enough, Yu Li felt that he had to eat more.
She was embarrassed to eat too much at the Fu family, fearing that it would scare Zhou and the others, so she decided to go back to her parents' home for a free meal.
Anyway, they have already seen how much she eats, so it shouldn't scare them.
Yu Li walked towards Yu's house, and didn't meet anyone along the way.
The sun was not very hot at this time, and most people were busy working in the fields.
When we arrived at Yu's house, we saw that the courtyard wall that had collapsed yesterday was blocked with several bundles of firewood to prevent anyone from spying there.
Yu Li took a look, turned to the gate, and found that the gate was locked from the inside.
In the countryside, if the owner is at home, the gate is usually not locked, so that neighbors can visit. Now the gate is suddenly locked, and you don’t need to think about it to know why.
Yu Li reached out and pushed the door open violently, and the bolt inside broke.
Hearing the noise, the busy Yu Jin sisters poked their heads out and saw Yu Li walking in with a swagger.
"Big sister!"
The three sisters shouted to her excitedly.
Yu Li looked around and found that only three sisters were at home, so he asked, "Where are the others?"
She looked at her three younger sisters and found that they were in good spirits today. It seemed that the Yu family did not make things difficult for them after she left last night.
That’s right, they have just been threatened, and unless they are really out of their minds, they will not do anything to them for the time being.
"Everyone is back to work." Yu Jin said happily, glancing at the opened door. "When grandma leaves, let's bolt the door shut..."
Yu Li said "oh" calmly and didn't take it to heart at all.
A small door bolt couldn't even prevent a thief, let alone her.
None of the Yu Jin sisters took this to heart. Yu Jin asked in confusion, "Sister, why are you back?"
"I'm hungry." Yu Li said truthfully.
Hearing this, the three sisters thought of her horrific appetite last night and began to understand something.
Yu Jin said without hesitation: "Sister, please sit down. I will go make you something to eat."
When Mrs. Yu left in the morning, she put all the food for the family to eat that day in the kitchen so that she could cook it.
After Yu Li went back last night, they tossed and turned until very late and none of them slept well. When they woke up in the morning, they felt very bad and didn't want to go to work.
But they thought about what Yu Li said yesterday and were afraid that she would come back today, so they didn't dare to stay at home.
In fact, they were not at ease leaving, for fear that if Yu Li came, something would be missing at home.
But compared to those material things, they were more afraid of their lives being threatened. In the end, they chose to turn a blind eye and pray in their hearts that this evil star would not come back.
With the presence of Yu Jin and several caring sisters, Yu Li soon enjoyed the sweet sweet potato porridge.
This sweet potato porridge was not the kind with more water than porridge, but was cooked very thickly. The whole pot went into Yu Li's stomach.
This pot is also the lunch for the Yu family.
After Yu Li had his fill and had taken care of his three younger sisters, he left without waiting for the Yu family to come back.
So when Old Mrs. Yu and others came back from work and found that Yu Li was not there, they were very happy.
Old Madam Yu went to the kitchen to ask the Yu Jin sisters who were cooking, "That damn thing..." When the three sisters looked over, she changed the subject abruptly, "Did Li Niang come back today?"
Yu Jin said, "I'm back."
"What?!!!"
Old Mrs. Yu raised her voice, and the others subconsciously tensed up and looked towards the west room with fear in their eyes, afraid that Yu Li would come out from there the next moment.
Seeing these people’s fearful expressions, Yu Jin felt refreshed all over.
After seeing their anxiety and fear, she added slowly: "But she left after breakfast."
Old Mrs. Yu and others breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then they quickly reacted.
What does it mean to leave after breakfast?
The amount of food they cook every day is fixed. They finish breakfast before going out to work, so how can they give her any breakfast?
Everyone had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, Yu Jin soon said that she had cooked lunch for Yu Li in advance, and now she was cooking food for dinner. There was no food left for dinner, so she could only ask the old lady to take out the food for dinner from the house, otherwise everyone would have nothing to eat at night.
Before they could get angry, Yu Jin said, "My sister said that she would come back for breakfast whenever she had nothing to do, and asked us to save some breakfast for her. If we didn't save any for her, she would have to eat with us for three meals a day."
Everyone: “…”
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