Chapter 19: Happy
Pu Xiang wanted to laugh while soaking her feet. It seemed that Shi Dafu, that bastard, really believed that she wanted to marry him a second time.
Why is this face so big?
How could he still think that a lazy man like him, who was unwilling to do any housework, treated his wife like a beast of burden, cheated on his wife and gambled, had no ability at all, and depended on his father for a living, was a "hot commodity"?
What do those women who hook up with him want?
Isn't it just for the little bit of money that slips out from between his fingers?
The "partner" outside and the serious wife at home are different.
Pu Xiang also realized the difference later. The two people were having an affair, one for the money and the other for the excitement. Without the daily necessities of life at home, there were naturally no conflicts and they were happy every time.
Women wish that men are as outrageous as possible so that they can get benefits and naturally won't nag endlessly.
The man saw how nice this woman was, how considerate, how capable, and how emotional she was, unlike the girls at home who never said a word they liked to hear.
Pu Xiang is a wife, and she only thinks about her family. She wants to get her husband back on the right track, but the result is that he is only getting further and further away from the right track.
Even if a man and a woman who are originally in love with each other can drift apart, not to mention that Pu Xiang was a woman that Shi Dafu had to marry, a tomboy he totally disliked.
In fact, Pu Xiang doesn't like men like Shi Dafu at all.
When I was young, I just listened to my parents' arrangements, went on blind dates, took one look at the person, and if I couldn't find any major faults, I would settle on him/her.
After getting married and having children, it seemed as if there was no opposite sex in the world anymore. She never looked at or appreciated a man from a woman's perspective. At most, when she couldn't get along with Shi Dafu and got really angry, she would look around and think about what kind of "husband" she wanted.
Marriage, family, children, all these reasons led to Pu Xiang not thinking of divorce after marriage, which probably gave Shi Dafu an illusion.
This woman will never run away no matter how much trouble or despicable she is treated.
After Pu Xiang finished washing up, she opened the east window, shouted, and then splashed the water down.
There is a small ditch between the Shi family and the neighboring Aunt Lin's house for draining water. Both families are accustomed to splashing water like this. Usually there is no one below, so there is no need to worry about splashing anyone's head or body.
Pu Xiang was not prepared to run away from the Shi family in the middle of the night. Firstly, she had nowhere to go. Secondly, it was not safe for a woman to go out alone at night these days, not to mention how dangerous it was.
She remembered that in the 1990s, a woman from the next village was dragged into a grove and raped on her way back from her parents' home at night.
The rapist was never caught until the end.
The quilt on the bed was in a mess. It was obvious that Shi Dafu had not folded the quilt when he got up in the morning. Pu Xiang lifted the quilt and saw a few dead branches and broken leaves in the quilt. If it were the previous one, she would have been unable to help but complain.
But now, she cleaned it up very calmly and then lay down to sleep.
I slept better this night than the night before.
I woke up at dawn. The curtains on the windows were a bit thin and did not block out much light. As soon as the sun rose, the room became bright.
Pu Xiang stayed in the quilt for half a minute and then got up quickly.
She had left some water last night, which was just right for washing her face and brushing her teeth. The hot water from overnight had turned into warm water, so she poured herself a half cup and drank it.
She tried the door, but it was still locked from the outside.
Pu Xiang walked to the side, opened the window, took a deep breath, and started shouting——
"Shi Dafu, get up and feed the pigs!"
"Shi Dafu, get up and feed the pigs!"
"Shi Dafu, get up and feed the pigs!"
…
Shi Dafu is going crazy.
What happened to this woman that made her go insane?
Shi Dafu's words sounded like farts, and the same was true when he wrote the letter of guarantee. He had long forgotten his three steps of "doing farm work, feeding pigs, cleaning pig pens, and not having mistresses". It was early in the morning, and the weather was starting to get cold. It was so comfortable to lie in the quilt now!
However, the son wants to rely on me, but the father disagrees.
Shi Hai got up first and went downstairs to work. The water in the stove for mixing pig feed was heated up. Hearing the faint shouting, Shi Hai immediately stood up from the stove and prepared to go upstairs to call his son.
As he walked from the kitchen into the front room, he immediately saw Aunt Lin from next door peeking at his door.
"Aroused? What is Third Sister calling Dafu for? Have they not finished their quarrel yet?"
Aunt Lin's eyes were full of gossip.
It was early in the morning and there was no sound outside. The two houses were separated by an alley. Standing in the threshing ground in front of the house, I could hear everything clearly.
Shi Hai never showed any emotion on his face, and said with a smile: "It's normal for a young couple to quarrel. Let the third sister take good care of Dafu and ignore him."
"oh."
Aunt Lin held the bowl in one hand and the chopsticks in the other as she ate this not-so-outside gossip, "It's time for Dafu to change. There are so many farm chores, but he leaves them all to his wife. It's also a blessing that your third sister is tall and strong, otherwise a younger wife would be exhausted to death in the fields. The third sister is arguing and talking about divorce, right? Tsk tsk, you better be careful. People nowadays will divorce at will. Look at the neighbors... Oh, I'm not saying that the third sister will cheat, I'm talking about divorce."
Shi Hai went out for a stroll in the afternoon the day before, and he heard the big gossip about the divorce of the Mo Yang family next door.
Zhou Xiaorou cheated on her husband, and Mo Yang got divorced.
It also applies to their home, except that the genders are reversed.
Shi Hai couldn't smile, so he turned around and went upstairs.
Shi Dafu was so furious at Pu Xiang's calling that he really wanted to rush up and shut that annoying mouth, but he didn't want to get up. In the end, he rolled himself up in the quilt, wrapping himself like a cocoon.
Shi Hai went up and lifted his quilt.
"Get up and go downstairs to feed the pigs."
Shi Dafu really had trouble getting up, and he didn't want to go to feed the pigs. The pigpen was stinking, and the flies hadn't died out even in this season. In the summer, if he went to sweep the pig manure, he would be hit all over his body and face by flies.
The mouth cannot be opened at all, otherwise it is not uncommon for food to enter the mouth.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Shi Hai reached out and twisted his ear and lifted it up.
"Go out and listen. Our entire production team is talking about Mo Yang's divorce next door. Is there a good word to say? If you don't coax your wife and get the marriage certificate back, you'll be the one being talked about tomorrow!"
Shi Dafu didn't dare.
He wanted to divorce and didn't want to live with Pu Xiang, but he was also afraid of being pointed at and gossiped about when he went in and out.
If he had known that divorce would not end well and that he would have to flatter others, he would not have divorced!
Shi Dafu went downstairs with a dejected look on his face. His father stuffed a stick into his hand. The father and son began to mix pig food, and then carried it bucket by bucket into the pigpen.
Before pouring pig food into the trough, you must first fetch water and rinse the trough clean.
Pigs are not humans. After a night of defecation, they not only poop everywhere, but also pick up the straw mat and rub it all over the place, so we have to clean it up first.
Shi Dafu finished flushing the three pig troughs and felt tired.
The pigsty was separated by a short cement fence. Shi Dafu climbed over the fence when he went in and out, and inevitably got stains on his pants.
I don't know if it's pig food residue or pig feces.
Tsk!
Pour the pig feed into the trough, and the big pigs and small pigs start eating with a smacking sound. The work is not finished yet, it is only half done.
Shi Hai took a shovel and a bare broom and handed them to Shi Dafu, asking him to deal with the pig feces that had accumulated overnight.
You have to flush it while doing it.
Shi Dafu was wearing rain boots, but his body was still splashed with dirty water.
Wrapped in a ball of stench, without even eating a bite of breakfast, Shi Dafu rubbed his mouth a few times, and it wasn't dry burping, he vomited directly.
The pigs in the pen thought they were being fed something delicious again, so they came over to sniff and nibble.
Tsk!
Shi Dafu couldn't hold it in any longer, and vomited several times. He threw away the tools in his hand, climbed over the fence and ran away.
Because he ran too fast and his rain boots were too big, they got caught on the fence and fell off. He was not wearing socks and stepped on the dirty and wet ground of the pigpen barefoot. He felt sticky under his feet, and before he could react, because it was too sticky, his foot slipped and he lost his balance and fell forward with his legs split.
"ah!!!"
Shi Dafu fell to the ground, curled up like a shrimp. This time he didn't care about the dirt. He covered his crotch with his hands and couldn't get up.
Pu Xiang listened to the noise and looked down through the rear window.
From her position, she could see a little bit of what was going on inside through the door and window of the pigpen. Coincidentally, she saw Shi Dafu fall completely.
Poof! Hahahahahahaha!
It feels so good. It feels so good!
In those years, Pu Xiang was often criticized for smelling like pigs and feces. Now, she was really happy to see Shi Dafu rolling around in pig feces.
Pu Xiang, who hadn't laughed sincerely for many years, could hardly stop laughing at this moment.
I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt at the end.
Her sense of humor is vulgar, no, it’s really a “shitty” sense of humor…hahahaha!
Pu Xiang's breakfast was served by her mother-in-law, Mo A-mei. As you can imagine, she had nothing nice to say the moment she opened her mouth.
Pu Xiang wiped his eyes as she cursed and finished the bowl of porridge.
She didn't cry because she was scolded, but because she laughed too hard and tears came out.
Li Xiaocao, the mother, came to see her after lunch.
"Have you eaten yet?"
She asked as soon as she entered the room, but Pu Xiang didn't respond. So she kept talking to herself with a sad face, using the same familiar words, which Pu Xiang was tired of hearing.
Li Xiaocao came with a sad face, talked for half an afternoon, and left with a sad face again.
Pu Xiang has now learned Shi Dafu's passive resistance. Just lock her up. She gets three meals a day and is fed properly. The food is delivered to her room. She doesn't have to cook, wash the dishes, do any housework, or take care of the children. She doesn't feel uncomfortable at all.
Oh, Shi Dafu also emptied the toilet for her.
His house was built early, and there was no bathroom or running water upstairs. He had to carry the toilet up and down every day to go to the toilet.
Shi Dafu's frail mother can't do it, and his father-in-law Shi Hai is not suitable for it, so Shi Dafu is the only one left.
Li Xiaocao wanted to take over, but when Pu Xiang reached out her hand, she almost kicked the toilet over, so she didn't dare to do it.
For someone with her mother's personality, going crazy is very useful.
After three or four days, Pu Xiang could bear it, but Shi Dafu's family could not.
Mo A'mei took care of her grandson for a few days and felt like she was out of breath. The child went to kindergarten during the day, but was at home in the morning and evening.
He needs to eat and drink, wash his face and feet, take him to sleep, and help him put on and take off his clothes.
It sounds like there isn't much to do, but since Pu Xiang doesn't do anything at home, someone has to do all the cooking, washing dishes, doing laundry, and sweeping the floor.
Even though Shi Hai is a capable and hardworking person, Mo A-mei still has to share some of the responsibility.
It’s not sad that the old lady’s days are over.
The same goes for Shi Hai and Shi Dafu. One lost a capable helper and gained a troublemaker, while the other can't stand the word "pig" and feels like vomiting when hearing it.
"No, we can't keep her locked up like this anymore. She has to help with the housework!"
"How can a daughter-in-law be like this? She is here to be a queen!"
"She can't go back to her parents' home now. Take all the money she has and let her go. She has nowhere to go!"
That morning, Pu Xiang did not get the white porridge for breakfast, but waited until Shi Dafu entered her room.
He said unhappily, "My dad said he'll let you out. Just give him all the money he has on him, and you can get out of this door."
money?
Pu Xiang was almost amused by his remark.
"Your father is the head of the family, and he has all the money. You're asking me for money? Why? You're not satisfied with your divorce and you're still locking me up. Now you're accusing me of stealing your money?"
Shi Dafu said impatiently: "You have been in our family for six years, how can you be penniless? My father gave you one thousand yuan when you gave birth to your child, and there was also a betrothal gift. At that time, my family gave 666 yuan. Didn't you always say that your parents didn't take any money, but you took it all when you got married? Isn't this our Shi family's money?"