Lin Miaoyin realized what Cui Fen said and was embarrassed. "Sister-in-law, why are you talking about this in broad daylight?"
Cui Fen looked around and saw that no one was around. "What are you afraid of? You are not a virgin. How can you say this?"
She was really a virgin. She looked up at the sky and said, "Sister-in-law, let's get to work. The sun will be bright soon."
As she spoke, she quickened her hands' movements. Seeing her like this, Cui Fen shook her head helplessly and also concentrated on her work.
At noon, everyone carried their own backpacks and gathered at the designated place. They poured all the sweet potato vines on the ground and made a big pile. Lin's mother arranged that every household could take some young leaves home to cook and eat, and the remaining old leaves could be sent to the team's pigpen to feed the pigs.
Lin Miaoyin also took a handful, found some dry grass, tied them into a pile, carried them home, made a few sorghum cakes, and stir-fried sweet potato vines.
She looked at the meat that had been marinated with salt a few days ago and prepared to fry it in the evening.
Meng Yuanzheng was drying the honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum and mint that he had laid out yesterday in the yard. He turned them over with chopsticks and placed them on the rack.
Hearing Lin Miaoyin calling him to eat in the kitchen, he washed his hands and went in to help bring the dishes to the table and set the table.
Suddenly he remembered something, rummaged in his pocket, took out a handful of mulberries wrapped in mulberry leaves, washed them, put them in a bowl and placed them on the table.
When Lin Miaoyin saw half a bowl of plump purple mulberries at the table, she exclaimed in surprise, "Where did this come from!"
As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a mulberry and put it in his mouth. The mulberry was ripe, fragrant and sweet, and melted in his mouth, leaving only a faint purple color on his fingers.
"Come, try it too." She picked up one and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
Meng Yuanzheng held the bowl in his hand and obediently opened his mouth to take it.
"After work, I went for a walk on the mountain and saw two kids using bamboo poles to knock the fruits on the top of a mulberry tree. I helped them pick them and they gave me some," he explained.
"Hmm, delicious." She ate another one herself and signaled with her eyes that he should eat one too.
Meng Yuanzheng pretended not to see it. A mulberry was already handed to his mouth. He calmly took it from her hand. The final result was that Lin Miaoyin's hand was purple, and Meng Yuanzheng was not hurt at all.
Lin Miaoyin felt that she was being cheated. She ate her meal angrily and then fell down to take a nap. Meng Yuanzheng went to wash the dishes and pulled the corner of the quilt to cover her chest and stomach. He felt that he was too dirty after picking up the manure, so he sat on the chair and took a nap.
Work as usual in the afternoon and call it a day.
Today Meng Yuanzheng came to pick her up as usual. The two of them left under the gaze of a bunch of old ladies and young wives. She was a little embarrassed and bit her lip and said, "Why don't you just not come to pick me up in the future?"
Meng Yuanzheng walked without looking around, "Why?"
"It would be embarrassing if others saw it."
"You'll get used to it after watching it a few times."
Well, that seems to make sense...
"We are going to have a review meeting the day after tomorrow morning. Have you prepared your review manuscript?" Lin Miaoyin asked.
"Um."
"Oh, by the way, I plan to dig up the land behind the house and plant some summer cabbage, water spinach and late corn, and then plant winter vegetables after October."
"good."
"Then I'll ask my dad tomorrow if they have any seeds."
"Um."
"Also, I want to raise two chickens."
"OK."
This person kept talking, and each person replied with only one word. Lin Miaoyin didn't want him to be perfunctory. Anyway, he just had to listen to what she said and be happy.
After returning home, they boiled water to take a bath as usual. This time, Lin Miaoyin went to take a bath first. When she came out after taking a bath, the sky in the distance was red and the sun had already sunk below the horizon.
Meng Yuanzheng had already taken in the clothes that were drying in the yard, boiled water, and made tea with mint, honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum and set it aside to cool. He also started cooking porridge on the small stove and blanching meat in a large pot.
Lin Miaoyin put the bucket under the eaves and prepared to go in to cook, but was stopped by Meng Yuanzheng.
"What are you doing?" She looked up at him.
"You just took a shower," he said.
"?"
"The kitchen is filled with heavy smoke, so don't go in," he went on to explain.
"Who will cook if I don't go in?" It can't be you.
"I'll fry it." Meng Yuanzheng said as he went back to pick up the meat, put it on the chopping board, and started cutting the meat in an orderly manner.
Lin Miaoyin put one foot in, and Meng Yuanzheng's eyes flew over. She quickly retracted them, "Okay, then you go ahead and do your work."
She returned to the eaves and sat waiting for dinner, only to realize that Meng Yuanzheng had taken over all her laundry and cooking duties.
It’s amazing!
There were so many mosquitoes sitting there, biting her. She stood up and walked around, thinking that she must get some mugwort to kill the mosquitoes.
After a while, Meng Yuanzheng had prepared the meal and put it on the table. The twice-cooked pork with pepper looked and smelled delicious. Lin Miaoyin took a bite and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up. It was delicious!
"Wow, it's delicious. You are such a great cook!" She praised him generously. "You are so amazing. You are so talented. You must teach me in the future."
Meng Yuanzheng was flattered by all the flattery and smiled faintly.
He sat opposite her, picked up the bowl and started eating.
Lin Miaoyin gulped down a few mouthfuls of porridge and praised, "The porridge is also well cooked, not too watery or dry, but thick and soft. You can open a restaurant now!"
"Eat quickly." Meng Yuanzheng put down his chopsticks helplessly and looked at her.
Lin Miaoyin took a few bites and found that he rarely picked up vegetables, and when he did, it was always fatty meat.
"Why don't you eat lean meat?"
"I don't like it." Meng Yuanzheng took a piece of fat meat without changing his expression.
She didn't believe it, and quickly picked up a few chunks of the leanest and best meat and put them in his bowl, staring at him, "Do you want to eat it or not? If not, you can't sleep tonight!"
Meng Yuanzheng looked at her and curled his eyes. "Eat."
He lowered his head and obediently ate all the meat in the bowl. Only then was Lin Miaoyin satisfied.
After dinner, Meng Yuanzheng washed the dishes, took a bath and did some laundry. Lin Miaoyin wanted to help but was stopped by him. By the time he finally finished, the moon was already high in the sky.
Lin Miaoyin almost fell asleep. She woke up dazedly and sat up. "Come here, give me a massage."
Meng Yuanzheng came over and pressed her shoulders. Lin Miaoyin sobered up a little and turned her head and said, "I'll press it for you."
"Let me massage you first." He said softly, kneading gently with his hands. Lin Miaoyin relaxed all the muscles in her body and felt so comfortable that she almost fell asleep.
After he finished the massage, they changed positions and Lin Miaoyin gave him a massage as well. As she was massaging him, she lowered her head and could see the graceful lines of the back of his head, the angle of his jaw and his slightly drooping eyelashes. There was also a faint smell of soap on his body.
His neck had been sunburned these past two days and had faint marks on it. Looking down from above, along the collar of his shirt, one could clearly see his chest and two cornels.
She recalled what Cui Fen said during the day. The original owner and Meng Yuanzheng must have done that thing. What if he forced herself on her one day? After all, they were husband and wife, and she would not be able to argue with him anywhere.
But since he is so handsome, she doesn't seem to be at a disadvantage.
The author has something to say: Lin Miaoyin: Yes, I have made it public, I admit that I just lust for his body.
This chapter is basically just about daily life (not really), and the story line will be opened later, interspersed with daily life.
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