Zhou Jiuzhen heard the exclamation and then realized that the belt Ling Huanwu had tied around his waist last night was soaked with blood.
He held his breath, finished hoeing the ground and fetching water. His coarse cloth shirt was already soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to his body and outlining his broad and thick back.
Every now and then.
He would deliberately dangle in front of Ling Huanwu and lift the slightly bloodied hem of his clothes, hoping to make his wife feel sorry for him.
To everyone's surprise, the heartless woman squatting on the ground didn't even lift her eyelids. Her big, watery eyes remained fixed on the soil as she busied herself digging with a small hoe, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhou Jiuzhen went straight to the army without even eating, his face stern.
After everyone had gone far away, Ling Huanwu stood up from the ground, cursing inwardly that the man must have lost his mind today. He had been showing off his muscles like a peacock displaying its tail feathers since early morning, and he was still showing off even though his wound had reopened.
Is he afraid others won't know that even if all these aunties gang up on him, he can handle it with ease?
Ling Huanwu spoke in a friendly tone to the women of all ages whose eyes were fixed on her husband, "Aunties, you've seen my Jiuzhen, haven't you? You've had your fill of the feast for the eyes, shouldn't you leave a little something for watching?"
"How about you aunties teach me if putting three seeds in one hole is enough?"
The women swallowed the last bite of sweet potato and stared at Ling Huanwu speechlessly.
I've never seen a daughter-in-law ask someone for money to "see her husband's body" as a form of entertainment.
"How stingy! You're such a rich capitalist's daughter, and you still want money from us?"
"It's just a few glances at your man. It's not like he'll lose any meat. He ate such a good meal tonight, can't we even have a good look?"
The aunties scattered, whispering amongst themselves.
Ling Huanwu felt truly wronged by their comments.
They claim that I eat vegetarian food every day, even though I eat meat and fish every day.
She quickly spotted Lin Xiaoqin trying to escape into the crowd and said with a grin, "Little Xiaoqin, if the aunties won't teach me, why don't you teach me?"
"I don't……"
Lin Xiaoqin blushed and was about to refuse when Ling Huanwu pulled out five large black ten bills from her pocket and stuffed them into her hand, effectively silencing her.
“I know your younger brother also has pica. Consider this money as payment for you teaching me how to farm. When the ship docks, I'll take Er Ya and San Ya, and you'll take your brother. We can go to the city together to get the children medical treatment, how about that?”
Lin Xiaoqin absolutely refused to accept it.
Ling Huanwu had no choice but to tell her that she was borrowing it from her.
Lin Xiaoqin hesitated for a moment before accepting the gift, then rolled up her sleeves and quickly began teaching Ling Huanwu how to dig a hole.
"You're doing it wrong; you're stepping into the holes we dug."
Lin Xiaoqin personally demonstrated, just like a master craftsman.
When she learned that Ling Huanwu was going to plant alkali grass, she was shocked. "We all thought you were going to plant leafy greens. The aunties in the military family compound were laughing at you, saying that you were going to plant leafy greens in the fall and that you would cry when you didn't even see any sprouts in the field."
"You have no idea that those aunties were making a bet that if you couldn't grow any vegetables, you'd either cry in Commander Zhou's arms or cry in the bare ground. If they knew what you were growing, they'd probably laugh themselves to death!"
"Hey Miss Bourgeoisie, you don't raise cattle, so why are you growing this stuff?"
Ling Huanwu never expected that the aunties in the family compound who would usually nod politely and ask her if she had eaten would actually make a bet about her in private.
She smiled and didn't explain; of course, she had her reasons for planting thatch grass.
This was thanks to a program she accidentally saw on TV in her previous life, in which a scientist explained how to improve the pH level of the soil.
She gently pinched the little girl's round, charcoal-black face. "Who said my family doesn't raise cattle? Our Jiuzhen is a true example of a hardworking ox!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The girl's face turned even redder. "Commander Zhou is a fierce tiger!"
These words made Ling Huanwu laugh so hard she almost couldn't straighten up. She patted the little girl's shoulder and said, "Alright, alright, my man is a tiger. As long as you help me plant this alkali grass and help me slap those aunties in the face, my tiger can look at you however he wants, no money required, hahaha..."
Lin Xiaoqin was confused as to why planting thatch grass could slap those aunties in the face. The next second, when she heard Zhou Jiuzhen say that she could look at him however she wanted, her already red face turned even redder.
With her face as dark red as a grape, she chased after Ling Huanwu, saying, "How can there be a wife like you in the world who is willing to let others see her man? If I were Commander Zhou's wife, I would wish for him to cover himself up completely and only let me see him!"
The two chased each other and soon became a chaotic mess.
Not far away, Song Yaoyao and two aunties from the family compound were chatting and laughing, coming over to see Ling Huanwu make a fool of herself.
A few days ago, Zhou Shuyao begged and pleaded with his older brother to introduce him to the production team to grow sweet potatoes and earn work points. He also persuaded Zhou Jiuzhen to let him and his wife move into the stone house in the family compound.
At that time, Zhou Jiuzhen's only request was that the two of them respect Ling Huanwu, their sister-in-law.
Song Yaoyao, of course, dismissed her brother-in-law's words as nonsense.
She wouldn't care about someone who died in less than two years.
In her previous life, she disliked the barrenness of the island and did not come to join the army. In this life, because Ling Huanwu caused them to be captured by Qin Jinshen, they had no choice but to come to live on the island.
She has suffered so much injustice, why should she have to suffer in the family compound in this life?
So, as soon as Song Yaoyao arrived at the family compound, she continued to rely on playing the victim to gain the sympathy of the aunties in the compound.
Those aunties were easily swayed. When they heard that her parents had died to save Ling Huanwu's parents, and that Ling Huanwu often bullied her, they were all indignant, and their eyes changed when they looked at Ling Huanwu.
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