Chapter 42 Husband, No
Pei Changfeng bit a piece of wood to pieces, and his teeth and mouth were full of blood. Hu Qi asked him to rinse his mouth, stuffed a ball of cloth and half a ball of cotton into his mouth, re-heated the knife, and continued to pick the bones in his legs through a piece of white cloth.
There was anesthetic in the potion in the bucket, but the pain of cramps and bone-breaking made Pei Changfeng's forehead covered with cold sweat, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Hu Qi's silver knife is very thin, short and fine. It doesn't look like a knife, but more like a wider needle.
"You and your wife have only been married for two months. You have to hold on. You must not die from the pain."
Hu Qi tore open a packet of medicine powder with his mouth and sprinkled it into the wound the moment he drew the knife. Then he quickly wrapped up his leg and fixed it with two wooden boards.
She stood up, her back also completely wet. "Alright, I'll give you a massage every three days. The wound won't grow flesh during this period. You need to be more careful and don't do anything that wastes your energy."
Pei Changfeng obviously had not yet recovered from the pain. His eyelashes were covered with sweat and he could not make a sound. His lips were torn due to the pain and bleeding.
He spat out the cloth and cotton balls in his mouth, his voice so hoarse that he could hardly speak, full of fatigue, "Thank you, senior..."
Hu Qi wanted to pat him, but was afraid of knocking him unconscious, so he finally nodded and went out.
When Su Wanwan saw her come out, she immediately stood up and asked, "Senior, what happened?"
Hu Qi waved his hand, "Very good, go make me a bowl of noodles first, add more lard, and three eggs, add more soup, and cook the noodles for a little longer, I like to eat them softer."
Su Wanwan was worried and wanted to look inside the house, but Hu Qi had already closed the door. She touched her stomach and said, "I'm starving. Oh, by the way, make another bowl of clear soup for your husband. Don't add lard, just add some salt."
"Okay." Su Wanwan went to cook noodles with a worried look on her face.
Su Chaochao looked at Hu Qi from the side and suddenly asked, "Are you a liar?"
"Huh?" Hu Qi laughed, "Little brat, how did you know I was a liar? Well, you found out. It seems I can't keep you here."
After saying that, she hugged Su Chaochao into her arms and rubbed his face hard, "Tell me, do you want to keep the secret for me or let me sell you to an old beggar as a little beggar."
Su Chaochao shuddered, "I was just kidding, senior, please stop pinching my face, it hurts!"
"You little brat," Hu Qi patted his butt, "You can doubt anything, but you can't doubt my medical skills and my character."
Su Chaochao touched her butt and nodded aggrievedly.
Su Wanwan prepared the noodles, and when Hu Qi went to eat, she quietly brought the clear soup noodles into the house.
Pei Changfeng sat at the head of the bed and closed his eyes to rest. His body was covered in sweat, and he didn't want to dirty the bed, so he just sat there.
The pain in his legs came from the bones, as if his bones were about to come out of the flesh, as if there was a hand constantly digging inside.
"Husband," Su Wanwan called him softly, "Are you feeling okay?"
Pei Changfeng opened his eyes and smiled weakly, "I feel fine, don't worry about me."
Su Wanwan wiped the sweat off his forehead, her red lips slightly pursed, as if she was about to cry, "Don't lie to me, I can smell it, I cooked some noodles, you can have some."
Pei Changfeng nodded and held her hand. "As long as your leg is healed, nothing else matters."
Su Wanwan blew on the noodles and fed them to him, "What about me? Am I important?"
"Important," Pei Changfeng smiled at her, "You are more important than anything else."
"Just coax me." Although she said this, Su Wanwan still curled the corners of her lips.
After feeding him a bowl of noodles, Su Wanwan fetched some water and simply wiped his body. When she went out to get some water, she was stopped by Hu Qi.
Hu Qi instructed, "During this period of time, eat less spicy food, and try not to add onions, garlic, etc. Of course, I still want to eat spicy food. The most important thing is that you can't have sex, do you understand?"
Su Wanwan blushed, "I know."
Not to mention something as meaningless as sex, even Su Wanwan didn't dare to kiss Pei Changfeng.
Although he was recovering from his injuries, Pei Changfeng still had to continue doing what he had to do every day. He taught the children to read during the day, took a half-hour break at noon, and read and wrote at night. He would always use a piece of paper until both sides were filled with writing before changing it.
Su Wanwan felt sorry for him and wanted him to write well so that he could perform better in the exam, so she went to town to buy him some paper.
The bookstore owner was the one who entertained her. He obviously remembered Su Wanwan and laughed when he saw her. "Are you here to buy paper again? How many sheets do you want this time?"
Su Wanwan waved her hand and said, "Twenty good ones, fifty bad ones!"
Save where you can and spend where you can. Since a lot of money has been saved on medicine, Su Wanwan will naturally not be stingy when it comes to Pei Changfeng's studies.
"Oh, so generous," the bookstore owner complimented with a smile, "It seems that your husband has a good chance of making the list this time. Then I would like to congratulate you in advance."
Su Wanwan smiled and said, "Thank you in advance."
"By the way, I also want a pen, a better one."
"Yes!" The bookstore owner looked around and took out a box from the cabinet. "I see it's not easy for you either. The good pens in our store are expensive, one tael of silver each. There are also bad ones, which can be bought for fifteen coins. But those pens are barely good enough for children to draw with, and the words they write are all forked."
There was a brush in the box. Su Wanwan didn't know how to tell the quality of a brush, but she saw the pen that the bookstore owner mentioned for fifteen cents. The pen in the box was obviously much better, except that there was a very obvious scratch on the pen.
"How do you sell this one?"
"Three hundred coins. I'm not lying to you. This pen is made of the same material as the one-liang-silver pen on our shelf. It just got knocked when it was transported, so it doesn't look good," the bookstore owner said with a bitter face. "People who can afford a one-liang-silver pen don't like this pen, and people who can't afford it won't buy it. If you want it, take it for three hundred coins."
Su Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "Boss, I want to ask you something. When taking the exam, do candidates bring their own pens or what?"
"Of course you have to bring your own. There are quite a few things to prepare, such as pens, ink, paper, inkstone, glue, knife repair, food, thick clothes, etc. Anyway, there are a lot of things. You should prepare them in advance."
This was the first time Su Wanwan heard that one had to bring so many things to an exam. She nodded and finally decided to buy a good pen for Pei Changfeng, taking both the broken and the good ones. She would keep the good one for writing in the exam room and the broken one for daily writing. Since she was going to take the exam, she naturally wanted a flawless pen. This would be a good omen!
Hearing her say this, the bookstore owner praised her for being virtuous. "The paper is 400 wen plus 250 wen, a total of 650 wen. The two pens are one tael more than 300 wen, a total of one tael more than 950 wen. You only need to give one tael more than 930 wen."
Su Wanwan brought enough money this time. She paid the bill happily and bought some cloth and cotton at a cloth shop on the way. She had already started planning to make thick clothes for Pei Changfeng to wear when he entered the examination room, as well as shoes.
Su Wanwan herself looked at the shoes in the store, and finally decided to buy some insoles and make them herself. The soles she made are thick and soft, and they are comfortable to wear without tiring the feet.
As for the other miscellaneous things she wanted to buy, she couldn't take them back if she bought them all at once today, and she didn't know what they were like, so she was afraid of buying the wrong ones. She planned to ask for details before coming to town to buy them.
Although she spent a large sum of money today, Su Wanwan was willing and happy to spend it. As long as Pei Changfeng studied well and did well in the exams, wouldn't she be the one to live a good life in the future? Su Wanwan saw it very clearly.
After buying these things, Su Wanwan also went to buy meat and bones, and bought some snacks for Hu Qi, and also got some medicine.
When she was going back, Su Chaochao, who was squatting on the ground playing with a rabbit, saw her coming back with a lot of bags. Her mouth opened wide, her eyes rolled, and she immediately ran over like a dog, "Sister, let me help you get it."
Su Wanwan handed a package to Xiaoxiao and then handed the snacks in her hand to Su Chaochao, "Go and eat with Senior Hu."
Su Chaochao's mouth was watering and she ran over with her short legs. When she opened the oil paper package, she saw that the first one contained the stir-fried spicy food that Hu Qi had specifically requested, the second one contained the crispy cake that Su Wanwan liked, and the third one was fried twisted dough sticks, none of which Su Chaochao liked.
He looked for a long time, picked up a small piece of fried dough twist, took a bite, and secretly fed it to Xiaoxiao.
After hearing why Su Wanwan bought so many pens and papers, Pei Changfeng suddenly felt scared. He was afraid that his leg could not be cured as scheduled. He was even more afraid that after his leg was cured, he would disappoint Su Wanwan's expectations and fail to pass the imperial examination.
He pursed his lips and said, "I will definitely pass the exam."
Su Wanwan openly comforted him, "It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. You are still so young. I heard that many people have been scholars for their entire lives. Even if they pass the exam, they are already in their 40s or 50s and their eyesight is blurry. If it doesn't work this time, there will always be next time! It will definitely work next time!"
In fact, she really hoped that Pei Changfeng would pass the exam this time. It seemed that he would have to take some palace examination or something after this exam. In short, she hoped that Pei Changfeng would pass it all the way and get the higher score the better!
"You are always so considerate," Pei Changfeng looked at her, "It's easy to get money, but it's hard to find a true friend, Wanwan..."
"Sister and brother-in-law!" Su Chaochao came in crying, "Senior Hu pinched my face again and said I was a brat, but I'm not a brat, wuwuwuwuwu."
Pei Changfeng coughed awkwardly, "Okay, stop crying. Just tell Senior Hu that you are not that person. Boys can't cry all the time."
Su Wanwan also blushed a little. Why does this child always come in without knocking? Doesn't he know that he can't just enter a couple's room?
Hu Qi poked his head out of the door with a smile, "Yeah, yeah, this little brat just loves to tell tales."
"By the way, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Hu Qi rubbed his hands. "You are such a great cook, little girl. I met someone before whose cooking skills were just as good as yours."
Su Wanwan smiled, "I don't know why my cooking is so delicious, maybe it's because I'm like my mother."
"Your mother..." Hu Qi asked, "How is your mother? Why didn't I see her come to see you and this little brat?"
"My mother passed away a long time ago, more than ten years ago," Su Wanwan lowered her eyes, "Su Chaochao was born to my stepmother."
Hu Qi was stunned for a moment, "Oh... it's gone."
Su Chaochao wrinkled her nose, "But my sister and I have the same mother."
Hu Qi forced a smile, "You are only seven years old? Are you really seven years old? How could you be born from the same mother as her?"
Su Chaochao hugged Su Wanwan's waist and snorted. After Su Wanwan tapped her forehead, she pouted and went to Pei Changfeng for comfort.
In the evening, Su Wanwan stewed a bowl of pork trotters. Now she didn't have to worry about overcooking and not being able to finish the dishes at home. Except for her, the other three people in the family were big eaters.
After Pei Changfeng recovered, he resumed his normal male appetite, starting with three bowls of rice per meal. Hu Qi was not much behind, starting with two bowls of rice. Su Chaochao, as a child, was still growing, so he ate a lot too.
In the evening, seeing that Hu Qi had only eaten one bowl of rice, Su Wanwan couldn't help but ask, "Senior, is the meal I cooked today not to your liking?"
"No, your cooking is delicious." Hu Qi suddenly pinched her face twice, "How come you are so pretty, little girl? Do you look like your father or your mother? I guess you look more like your mother."
"Yes, I am more like my mother." Su Wanwan thought that she felt sorry for herself for losing her mother at such a young age, and couldn't help but say, "Senior, there is no need to feel sorry for me. My mother is a very good person. I always remember her. My father and stepmother are also very good. They have never treated me harshly."
苏朝朝在一边附和，“是啊，我姐姐总是揍我，我娘从来不帮我的，爹也疼姐姐。”
The two siblings began to talk about some things in the past. Hu Qi listened quietly and wiped his eyes silently. "Okay, I'm tired from eating. I'm going to sleep first."
"Senior, you went to bed so early today."
Su Wanwan was a little worried whether she was sick, but then she thought, Hu Qi himself is a doctor, it is possible that he can't even tell that she is sick, so she didn't ask too much, but just planned to cook some of Hu Qi's favorite dishes tomorrow.
In the evening, Su Wanwan gave Pei Changfeng a massage, "Husband, do you want more strength?"
"No, this is just right," Pei Changfeng's eyebrows relaxed, "You can move it a little to the left."
Su Wanwan did as she was told. She now worshiped Pei Changfeng like a Buddha. If nothing else, she wanted to make him feel at ease.
"My dear, you must be good to me when you pass the imperial examination. Except for me, no woman is sincere to you," Su Wanwan whispered in his ear, "They are all after your money and fame. I am the only one who has been with you from the beginning. No one else loves you."
Pei Changfeng curved his lips, "Yeah, I understand."
"That's good," Su Wanwan snorted, "Don't forget, you swore that if you let me down, you will be struck by lightning."
Pei Changfeng understood her thoughts. He was not an unfaithful person, nor would he be. He opened his eyes and held Su Wanwan's hand. "Life is only a few decades long. I am lucky to have Wanwan."
Su Wanwan couldn't help laughing, "You're so annoying. You only know how to say these things to make me happy."
Pei Changfeng suddenly realized that they hadn't kissed for a long time, so he couldn't help but kiss her cheek.
Su Wanwan blinked, and seeing that he was about to kiss her, she reached out to stop him, "Husband, no."
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