Chapter 60 I won't let you suffer anymore
On her way home, Wang Yuqing kept searching for the original owner's memories of Tang Wan, but found none.
I wonder what Tang Wan's fate will be in the future?
She didn't rest when she got home. She changed the water in the snails that Ji Xiaoming and Ji Meimei had collected that afternoon, and then prepared all the ingredients so that she could cook them directly the next morning.
Ji Xuening came home very late tonight, around 11 p.m., carrying two trees on his back.
Wang Yuqing looked at the two trees, which were thicker than her waist. These trees, so thick, were pressing down on Ji Xuening's shoulders, yet he didn't even pant when he walked.
This man is too strong! Could he lift himself up with one hand?
Ji Xuening took the tree down and patted the dust off his clothes.
Wang Yuqing noticed a wound on the back of his hand, and a pang of heartache shot through her. She asked, "Does your hand hurt?"
Ji Xuening was already used to it and said casually, "It doesn't hurt, it's just a minor scratch."
Wang Yuqing took another look. There was a cut as long as her middle finger, and the blood inside had dried up. Just thinking about it made her feel terribly pained. How could she say it didn't hurt?
She suddenly stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and gently blew on it: "It's so deep and so long, and you call this just a minor scratch?"
Ji Xuening froze on the spot, his face quickly turning red. He let Wang Yuqing hold his rough hand and breathe warm air onto his wound. The breath, as light as a feather, gently brushed against the wound, giving him a tingling sensation that felt incredibly comfortable!
Wang Yuqing didn't think much of it and stared at his wound, asking, "Do you have any mercurochrome at home?"
Ji Xuening looked at the person who was shoulder-length with him and lowered his voice: "No."
Wang Yuqing sighed. In those days, ordinary farmers certainly didn't have any anti-inflammatory drugs or disinfectants, let alone bandages. She blew on his hand again before letting go of it: "Then be careful in the future."
After saying that, he added, "I'll go and take the food out of the pot."
Ji Xuening stood there staring at her hand, then suddenly reached out and touched the wound, a hint of a smile in her eyes. Suddenly, Wang Yuqing's voice came from beside her: "What are you standing there for? Go wash your hands in the kitchen and come in to eat."
Ji Xuening was a little embarrassed. He quickly went to the kitchen, but only washed his right hand and not his left.
On the table was a large bowl of cornmeal and soybean rice, a plate of spicy stir-fried cabbage, a plate of spicy stir-fried shredded potatoes, and finally, the stir-fried snails she had made for dinner.
At first glance, Ji Xuening thought the meal was very plentiful, but upon closer inspection, she felt a burning pain in her throat.
Wang Yuqing sat opposite him, her eyes crinkling with joy: "Try these snails quickly. I made them tonight, and I even sent a portion to everyone. They all praised how delicious they were."
She became more and more proud as she spoke: "Aunt Lei said that I am the real chef. However, today's snails were not given away for nothing. I borrowed some oil from them. Oh, and I also went to Old Man Li's house and gave him a portion. He lent me half a bottle of liquor."
"I plan to get up before dawn tomorrow to stir-fry snails and then sell them at the county market. With oil and liquor, they'll taste even better. I can't wait to count my money, haha."
Ji Xuening enjoyed listening to her talk, and seeing her in a cheerful mood seemed to infect him as well.
Of course, he also felt that these things wouldn't sell, but regardless of whether they sold or not, he would support her and wouldn't say a single discouraging word.
Seeing that he hadn't touched his chopsticks for a long time, Wang Yuqing took a bamboo skewer and picked out the meat from the snails, handing it to him: "Try it, I'll pick it out for you, you just eat it."
Ji Xuening has a sensitive stomach and doesn't like spicy food, but he couldn't bear to spoil the fun, since Wang Yuqing had prepared for several days and worked hard all afternoon.
He reached out and took the bamboo skewer; although it was very spicy, the taste was indeed quite good.
Wang Yuqing picked out several more and put them in his bowl, her eyes sparkling: "Isn't it super delicious? Super tasty? Super awesome?"
Ji Xuening swallowed and nodded; after all, it was one that was acceptable.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuqing deftly picked out a dozen, then dozens, then twenty or thirty, piling them all into his bowl, urging, "Eat quickly..."
Ji Xuening: "..."
He remembered that last time he ate cold food and spicy grilled fish, his stomach felt uncomfortable all night. However, he still chose to eat all the snail meat in the bowl, as well as the spicy cabbage and spicy potatoes.
Spicy, extremely spicy, super spicy.
But he was a grown man, after all. How could he not handle a little bit of chili? So he ate calmly the whole time, just shoveling rice into his mouth in big mouthfuls.
Wang Yuqing enjoyed watching others eat the food she cooked, and happily hummed a tune.
Ji Xuening enjoyed listening to this. He never imagined that the person he had been betrothed to since childhood, and who even felt somewhat repulsed by him, would be so satisfactory to him in every way.
Maybe my good mood makes my sense of taste better too? I don't feel any discomfort at the moment.
Wang Yuqing was very satisfied and asked with a grin, "How was it? Don't you feel like you're really lucky to have such a delicious meal?"
Ji Xuening wasn't good at saying nice things, she just nodded and said, "Mm."
Wang Yuqing had gotten used to it, and she started clearing away the dishes.
Ji Xuening quickly stood up and rushed to tidy up, saying, "I'll do it, you go back to your room and sleep."
Wang Yuqing glared at him: "Don't hit me! You're injured, how are you going to wash the dishes? I'll do it today. Besides, you're the pillar of our family now, you need to rest well. If you collapse, won't I be living the life of a widow?"
Ji Xuening: "..."
Wang Yuqing added, "Oh, right, I've returned the money to Aunt Chen and Sister Tang. I exchanged Sister Tang's grain coupons for grain and gave it to her. I'll give you the rest of the money."
She turned around, went to her room, took out the money, and handed it to Ji Xuening.
Ji Xuening frowned: "Take this money, you don't need to give it to me."
Wang Yuqing was puzzled: "What am I supposed to do with this? This was originally your money. I saw that you went to work right after you finished eating, and then you had to work the night shift. After that, you had to cut down trees on the mountain and carry them back, so I took it upon myself to return their money. This is what's left."
Ji Xuening was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "From now on, you will be in charge of managing the money. I will give you any money I have."
Wang Yuqing didn't think much of it. She just felt that Ji Xuening was a good person and responsible, so she didn't refuse: "Okay then, anyway, Grandma still needs to pay medical expenses."
She added, "You can continue working tomorrow. You don't need to worry about Grandma's situation at the hospital. When I returned the bicycle to Aunt Tang tonight, she asked to borrow it, so I accepted it."
"Tomorrow I can go to the market to sell snails in the morning, visit my grandma at the hospital at noon, ask the doctor about her condition, and pay her medical bills."
"I'll go home in the afternoon and continue stir-frying my snails, then I'll sell them again the next day."
Ji Xuening definitely needed to go to work; otherwise, his family wouldn't receive any grain. Even if he made money from snails, it was just money, not enough to buy grain. After all, the whole family depended on his work points alone. Therefore, Wang Yuqing felt that there was no need for him to go to the hospital.
Ji Xuening himself felt that this was a good thing, because in addition to working normally every day to earn 10 work points, he also applied for evening work, and after working the evening work, he also had to cut down trees to make stools to sell.
He has to scrape together 100 yuan to pay for his milk at the end of the month.
He said, "Thank you."
Wang Yuqing shrugged: "What's there to thank me for?"
He added, "You're very tired."
Wang Yuqing carried the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen: "What do you mean I'm tired? I'm embarrassed by what you're saying. I'm the kind of person who's lazy and doesn't want to work. You're the one who's tired. The whole family's food depends on you."
Ji Xuening followed Wang Yuqing to the kitchen door and watched her wash the dishes efficiently. He said, "When the work points are settled at the end of this year, I won't be an overspending household anymore. Not only will I be able to pay back the grain I owed the brigade before, but I'll also have a balance."
Wang Yuqing praised, "Wow, not bad, impressive!"
Ji Xuening continued, "When I become the militia company commander, in addition to the 10 work points I receive each day, I will also receive a subsidy. Furthermore, I can continue to stay in the technical department, and then I will receive even more work points."
He paused for a few seconds, as if making a promise to Wang Yuqing: "Things will get better in the future, and I will not let you suffer."
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