Chapter 19 019. Can’t you just believe me every time?
"You really won't tell anyone?"
"real."
Zhou Yi nodded seriously, "Except for you, I don't know anyone in Sanlihe Village."
"That's true."
Lei Li showed a rare look of hesitation on his face, "Then come closer..."
"Um."
Zhou Yi just moved a little closer when Lei Li pinched his chin and kissed him fiercely. Seeing Lei Li's smiling and triumphant expression, he realized that he had been teased.
Zhou Yi opened his mouth and sighed again, "Don't play this kind of thing next time. Be careful of the story of the boy who cried wolf."
"What's the story of the boy who cried wolf?"
"It's just a little story about lying and playing tricks on people."
Zhou Yi said, "A little boy herding sheep got bored and shouted to the villagers, 'Wolf! Wolf!' The villagers rushed out with shovels and axes, but found no wolf, only the little boy laughing."
"The next day, the child went out to herd sheep again. He was bored again, so he started yelling, 'Wolf! Wolf!' The villagers came running over with their weapons, but when they realized they had been tricked again, they got angry."
"On the third day, the wolf really came. The shepherd boy shouted, 'Wolf! Wolf!' This time, no one believed him. No one came, and the wolf ate all the boy's sheep."
“This is the first time I’ve heard this story.”
Lei Li's focus was a bit off. "This kid's family is quite wealthy, and he even has sheep to tend. Even if the sheep were eaten by wolves, his parents didn't blame him."
"How do you know his parents didn't blame him?"
"Because you didn't tell me."
Zhou Yi choked, "...Although you are right, the moral of this story is to tell the truth and not lie to others, otherwise you will lose others' trust."
Lei Li nodded, with his own twisted reasoning, "Then why don't you just believe me every time? That way the sheep won't be eaten by wolves. You're my husband, not a villager, so you should believe me. After all, the sheep are ours."
"You are making far-fetched arguments."
"I don't."
Lei Li said, "Who never tells lies in their life? Sometimes lying is better than telling the truth."
"But not a fake kiss."
"How can a husband's affairs be called a lie? According to Liu Xiaocao, this is just a little romance between husband and wife."
Lei Li said it with confidence.
Zhou Yi was speechless after hearing this.
Sighing inwardly, Zhou Yi moved back to his original position. "Alright, whatever you say is what it is. It's getting late, and I've kissed you. It's time to go to bed, right?"
"I kissed you, shouldn't you kiss me back?"
Lei Li leaned over and racked his brains to come up with two words, "Doctor Niu said that courtesy should be given from top to bottom. There's nothing strange about too much courtesy... There's nothing strange about too much courtesy."
“…”
Zhou Yi was amused by him. "I really should teach you some idioms and slang when I have time. It's like, 'Reciprocity is the best way to pay it forward,' and 'The more courtesy, the less blame you will receive.' That's what Doctor Niu said, right?"
"Isn't it?"
Lei Li wasn't sure either, but the thought of studying gave him a headache. "I don't want to learn these things. I want to learn your boxing style. Not the slow, dragging ones. I want something different."
Zhou Yi was genuinely amused. He laughed for a full minute before finally stopping and saying, "The slow one is Tai Chi, the fast one is like military boxing. Didn't I just teach you that?"
"Yeah, once I know it, I'll learn the rest."
Lei Li said, "Today I told the village chief and Niu Dali that I have several sets of boxing techniques. If I don't learn more, what will I do if I don't know how to use them?"
"First, you should master the military boxing. Once you are proficient, you can learn other things. Quality is more important than quantity."
"Okay."
Lei Li nodded gloomily and asked him, "Besides these two, what else can you do?"
"I know a little bit about grappling, fighting, self-defense, and Sanda. I can use pistols, rifles, and submachine guns. I've touched a sniper rifle a few times, but I'm not cut out for it."
"oh……"
Lei Li suddenly understood, but didn't understand a single word. He just thought Zhou Yi was quite mysterious, his family was quite wealthy, and he was able to learn so many things he had never heard of before.
fine.
Zhou Yi is his husband, so he just gets it for free.
"You teach me."
"Which one?"
"Teach me everything, especially the guns. There are so many kinds. It's very interesting to hear them."
Zhou Yi paused. He first thought about how to explain that there were no such things as guns in this world. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He didn't need to explain at all.
Zhou Yi said seriously, "Guns are very expensive, and only soldiers can use them."
"Then I won't learn it."
Lei Li rejected all hobbies that cost money, and then he understood. "You were a soldier before? No wonder you are so strong and know so much about fighting."
"What's it like to be a soldier? Do you eat rice with meat for every meal? I heard from the village chief's brother Dashu that soldiers are very rich and they send money and gifts back every month."
"Soldiers are just like civilians. There's nothing special about them. They just have a lot of training to do every day and food..."
Zhou Yi didn't quite understand what the soldiers here were like, but the food in the army he was in in modern times was indeed very good. Every meal included meat and vegetables, rice and noodles.
In contrast, the Lei Li family is reluctant to eat even an egg, so their first reaction when they catch a pheasant is to sell it, which is considered as a delicacy among the mountains and seas.
“Not everyone has a lot of money.”
Zhou Yi said, "It depends on his military rank and years of service, as well as the local subsidy policy. Soldiers in plateaus, mountainous areas and other remote areas will receive more preferential treatment and benefits due to the hardships they face."
"so……"
Lei Li nodded and said, "Brother Dashu always says that being a soldier is good. You can defend your country, gain merit, and become a general or a high-ranking official. But I don't want you to be a soldier."
"Being a soldier in a war can kill people. Zhou Yi, I don't want you to die. Don't be a soldier anymore."
"good."
Zhou Yi nodded.
Lei Li looked Zhou Yi in the eyes and said seriously, "If you really have to die, it must be when I'm pregnant so that the Lei family has an heir. If you die, remember to ask someone to bring back the silver and good things before you die."
“…”
Zhou Yi choked up.
Zhou Yi felt like there was something stuck in his throat.
He looked at Lei Li for three seconds. Lei Li still looked serious, but suddenly he laughed, "Okay, I'll remember to bring the silver back."
"Husband, you should be frugal in the military camp. Raising a child requires a lot of money."
"...You're making the most of it."
"hey-hey."
After a while.
When Zhou Yi was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard Lei Li's voice.
"Forget it, you better not die."
"You can still raise a baby even if you don't have money."
—
the next day.
Lei Li went to Miao Fulang's house early in the morning, brought him some wild vegetables, asked about Xiaobao's condition, and was relieved to know that he did not have a fever last night.
He also gave the vegetables promised to Niu Dali to Miao Fulang. Although Lei Li didn't want to give even a single one, he still had to give face to the village chief.
Niu Dali was beaten by Zhou Yi yesterday and scolded by the village chief, but he still acted like an emperor at home and ordered Miao Fulang around.
But when it saw Lei Li, it didn't act as exaggerated as a mouse seeing a cat, and it also rushed into the house immediately.
Lei Li was too lazy to pay attention to this ruffian.
When he left Miao Fulang's house, he heard Niu Dali yelling inside, "Lei Li is neither a brother nor a man. His husband is so proud of marrying him, hahahaha!"
"When he finds out that Lei Li is a murderer, I'll see if he still dares to accept him!"
Niu Dali did it on purpose.
Lei Li naturally heard that he did it on purpose. In the past, he would have pretended not to hear it, but now he was a little angry.
Lei Li picked up a handful of stones, climbed up the short wall of Miao Fulang's house, and threw stones at the back of Niu Dali's head in the yard.
Niu Dali was hit so hard that he screamed and cursed.
Lei Li's face was expressionless. "I'm so sorry. I just saw a bird fly into your yard. I didn't expect to hit the bird, but you, Niu Dali."
"I'll send some vegetables over tomorrow to apologize to you. Please don't take it to heart."
After saying that, Lei Li ran away.
Niu Dali was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He wanted to find someone to vent his anger on, but he found that Miao Fulang had already slipped away with Xiaobao. It seemed that he had just said...
Go do the laundry?
—
Lei Li taught Niu Dali a lesson, but he felt heavy in his heart as if a stone was pressing on him.
When he got home and saw Zhou Yi waiting for him to have breakfast, the feeling in his heart became even heavier, but Lei Li didn't say anything. Instead, he asked him, "Where are Dad and Mom? Have they had breakfast?"
"They've eaten."
Zhou Yi gave him a big steamed bun and sweet potato and said, "Mom went to wash clothes, and Dad went to the fields to see how the seedlings were growing. He also said there were some wild vegetables by the fields, and told us not to pick them, so he picked a handful and brought them back."
"become."
Seeing that a backpack and hoe were already prepared at the door, Lei Li took the steamed buns and sweet potatoes in one hand and said, "Let's eat while we go. This will save us time and allow us to dig more trees."
"good."
Zhou Yi nodded.
But at the end of the day, Zhou Yi noticed that Lei Li was a little uneasy, as if he had something on his mind, so he asked him, "What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"
"No."
Lei Li thought about it and decided it would be better for him to speak up. "Didn't I tell you last night that I had something I wanted to tell you?"
"Um."
Zhou Yi thought about it, then suddenly held Lei Li's head and kissed him on the forehead. "Tell me what you want, I'll listen, as long as you don't lie to me this time."
“……!”
Lei Li's eyes lit up and he changed his mind, "I'm lying to you now too."
Zhou Yi: “……?”
at night.
When the two of them were lying in bed, Lei Li stopped making a scene like before and said seriously, "I won't lie to you this time. I really have something important to tell you."
“…Go ahead.”
"I've killed people."
“…”
Zhou Yi and Lei Li looked at each other in bewilderment, neither saying a word.
"It's true."
Lei Li's expression was very serious.
Zhou Yi's expression became more serious.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for telling me this. I won't tell anyone else. So can we go to bed now?"
After spending an entire afternoon digging that two-meter-long piece of yam, Zhou Yi is now really tired.
"When I was 18, I was returning from selling medicinal herbs in town. I ran into a scoundrel from the next village. He knew I was a boy and wanted to rob me of my money."
"I had a straw knife in my backpack. I wanted to scare him off, but he wasn't afraid. So I... accidentally hit him in the neck, and he died."
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