Chapter 36 035. "Zhou Yi, what about now? Do you like me?"
Zhou Yi felt a little guilty.
Since he came to Lei Li's house, he has indeed eaten boiled eggs every few days. He also likes to cook one for each person, and now he also cooks one for each of Liu Ye'er he brought with him.
I sold two baskets of eggs in March, and only managed to save one basket in April...
No wonder Lei Li said he was a spendthrift.
But eggs are really delicious, especially those from home-raised chickens. They have little fishy smell, soft and sticky yolks, and delicate and sweet egg whites...
"Call Brother Li to eat, he should be ready soon."
"OK."
Zhou Yi collected his thoughts and calmed down, then helped Liu Ye'er serve the cabbage and egg drop soup. He then called Lei Dashan, who was sitting at the door, to eat and went back to the yard.
Fifty kilograms of meat.
Most families only wanted one or half a pound, but those with a large population and a lot of money, such as the village chief's family, took two pounds back.
Lei Li was on better terms with them, and he cut thick and thin grass for Liu Xiaocao. When other villagers saw this, they didn't say anything, after all, it was the village chief's family.
But someone who wanted to take advantage of the situation said that the pig's tail had little meat and was not worth much, so he was given seven cents.
"No."
Lei Li spat out two words coldly.
The man wanted to argue, but the man next to him pulled his sleeve and said that this man was a murderer and a wild boar killer, and we shouldn't mess with such a tough guy.
The man was shocked when he heard this, and he dared not say anything. He asked for half a pound of lean meat and left in shame.
In fact, the pig's tail did have little meat and many bones, and it was only two pounds. We were just fellow villagers, so it didn't matter if I gave it to him.
But Lei Li felt that Zhou Yi would like it.
His husband...
The taste is really weird and tricky.
"Leili, it's time for dinner. Isn't it ready yet?"
Zhou Yi asked as he walked over.
It was getting late now, and he asked again, "Let me light a lamp for you. The knife is sharp, be careful not to cut your hand."
"It will be fine soon."
Lei Li responded, and the last few people cut the meat neatly. They divided the remaining wild boar meat into several large pieces, put them in a large basket, and put them into a large wooden barrel.
Then wash the butcher knife and put it away.
Seeing the cauliflower soup filled with golden egg drops again, Lei Li glanced at Zhou Yi without saying anything. Zhou Yi felt guilty, "I'm not the one cooking today..."
"oh."
Lei Li nodded, holding the chopsticks in his right hand, eating calmly, but his left hand suddenly rested on Zhou Yi's thigh.
“……?”
Zhou Yi looked at Lei Li with a questioning look in his eyes.
Lei Li grinned at him, and slowly moved his left hand towards the base of his legs. Feeling that the owner of the legs was a little stiff, he moved closer to him and looked at him attentively.
"Husband, you don't look well. Are you sick?"
"without……"
Zhou Yi moved his legs, but failed to shake off Lei Li's hand. Instead, he felt that he was becoming more and more aggressive and was actually teasing him with his fingers.
Zhou Yi's face was half red and half white.
It's both embarrassing and awkward.
But Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er also looked at him when they heard what Lei Li said.
Lei Dashan was a little puzzled. "It seems a little bit... Zhou Yi, what's wrong with you?"
"Really not."
It's not me who is sick, it's your Lei Li who is doing evil.
Zhou Yi was secretly dissatisfied but could not speak.
Liu Ye'er was a little confused and worried. "I think Zhou Yi looks fine. He just picked up the backpack and herbs you left on the mountain."
"The stuff inside is quite heavy. Zhou Yi ran very fast."
Lei Li's heart moved when he heard this. He withdrew his hand from Zhou Yi's leg and said, "I must have seen it wrongly. It's a little dim without the oil lamp."
"I'll light it."
Liu Ye'er put down the bowl and lit the lamp. "Wait a minute, go to the village entrance to put wild boar meat into the well. Carry a lamp with you. I don't know if there will be a moon..."
—
The moonlight is beautiful tonight.
The bright moon was like a big light bulb, illuminating the ground in the village as if it were covered with white salt, but the moonlight was gentle, without any of the scorching heat of the sun.
Lei Li was carrying a large bucket, and Zhou Yi was also carrying one, filled with wild boar meat.
There is only one well in Sanlihe Village.
The bottom of the well is very cool, and it acts as a natural refrigerator. It can keep fresh meat and fruits and vegetables chilled.
However, this is public property and is not usually used by individuals. However, Lei Li bought 50 kilograms of wild boar meat at a low price, asking the villagers to do him a favor and keep it for one night.
In order to prevent someone from stealing meat at night, Lei Li also borrowed a dog from the village chief's house.
This dog is gentle to people he knows, but extremely ferocious to strangers. It has strong legs and sharp fangs. If you bite it, it will be very fierce.
Not to mention the pain.
There is no rabies vaccine here.
"I've already said it. Unless you're dying of thirst and can't survive without a single sip of water, no one should come to fetch you water at night."
Lei Li said as he looped the rope around the buckets and lowered both buckets down, watching to make sure they didn't touch the water surface and contaminate the well water.
"It's done, let's go."
"good."
The two of them went home by moonlight.
Although it is still May, there are already fireflies in the woods and along the rivers. They light up their little golden lights and fly around slowly. You can catch them with just a raise of your hand.
"Wait until July or August, when there are more fireflies than stars in the sky."
Seeing Zhou Yi's interest, Lei Li said, "Then have Dad make a small lantern and put the glowworm inside. It will look really nice when you put it on the bedside."
"But don't they die easily?"
Zhou Yi said, "Fireflies have a short lifespan, usually only 3-7 days. If you release them overnight, most of them will be dead the next day, and their corpses smell very bad."
“It stinks.”
Lei Li nodded and said nonchalantly, "But they glow and look beautiful. If I like them, I'll catch them. If they die the next day, I'll throw them away and catch new ones."
"Anyway, there are so many glowworms, it won't hurt if I catch a few. What's most important is to make me happy."
Lei Li grinned at Zhou Yi and said, "You too, if you make me unhappy, I'll lock you up like a glowworm and drain you dry, and then..."
"Cut into pieces like a wild boar."
"……I see."
Zhou Yi nodded silently.
The consequences of not allowing Lei Li to do whatever he wants are much more serious than letting him do whatever he wants.
Just like Lei Li had bothered Zhou Yi twice at the dinner table, and now that he had finished his work and was finally lying down to sleep, Lei Li's claws reached out again.
Zhou Yi moved to the side.
Lei Li's grab was in vain.
Stretch it out again.
Zhou Yi moved to the side again, covered himself with the quilt, and clamped his legs together.
“Tsk.”
Lei Li's slightly annoyed voice sounded.
“…”
Zhou Yi didn't dare to say anything, nor did he dare to move away, but he still clamped his legs together.
"What are you hiding from?"
Lei Li grabbed Zhou Yi's arm and pulled him into her arms, wrapping herself around him like an octopus. "Why are you curled up? I just touched your legs. I didn't even take off your pants. I don't want you to be naked. You won't even give me that?"
"You're really getting more and more stingy."
“…”
Zhou Yi felt quite helpless.
He was surrounded, completely surrounded, with no way to escape.
"Hello."
Lei Li suddenly spoke again, "Zhou Yi, tell me the truth. When you saw me slaughtering a wild boar today and I was covered in blood, were you afraid of me?"
“I wasn’t afraid then.”
Zhou Yi said honestly but a little cowardly, "I'm really scared now. I'm afraid that if you get upset, you'll stab me in the lower body."
He felt that the hand stroking his leg was very threatening.
After a pause, he said, "Otherwise, I won't sleep anymore. I'll go out and catch fireflies for you..."
"Little bugs are not as fun as you."
“…”
He is dead garlic.
"Zhou Yi."
"……Um?"
"Why did you go back to pick up the backpack and herbs today?"
“……?”
Zhou Yi thought the question was a bit strange, but he answered honestly, "Don't you make money from selling this? If you lose it, you will probably be unhappy."
"However, I haven't found the rice bug you gave Dad. Maybe you dropped it on the road when you were chasing the wild boar. Let's look for it tomorrow."
"Zhou Yi."
"I'm here, what's wrong?"
"You still have one thing to do today."
"What is it?"
Zhou Yi thought about all the work he had done today and there should be nothing left out.
"I."
Lei Li stopped pinching his legs and pinched his face instead, half-raising her head and staring at him.
"Do you want a kiss?"
"I don't want to."
"I'm not asking you."
"……oh."
Zhou Yi remained silent for a moment, then shook his head, "But I still don't really want to..."
Lei Li pinched his cheeks to prevent him from shaking his head, turned his face around so that he could look into her eyes, and then smiled slowly.
"I want to kiss."
"I think, you have to think, understand?"
“…”
Zhou Yi didn't want to understand.
But Lei Li had already kissed him without giving him any chance to refuse.
Deep and long.
Hot and ambiguous.
"Zhou Yi..."
Lei Li panted, touched Zhou Yi's face and asked, "Now, do you like me?"
"I……"
Zhou Yi didn't say anything.
He was blocked by Lei Li again.
—
The next day.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi both got up very early, and Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er also got up early.
Before working, the family of four practiced boxing in the yard. Lei Li and Zhou Yi practiced military boxing, while Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er practiced Tai Chi slowly.
The fight is over.
Lei Dashan went to take out the medicinal herbs to dry, Liu Ye'er went to make breakfast, Zhou Yi and Lei Li went to the well at the entrance of the village to take out the meat so as not to hinder the villagers from fetching water.
There is no less meat.
Lei Li took the meat home, and Zhou Yi went to the village chief's house to return the dog and borrow the ox cart.
Lei Li got married, and his brother-in-law Zhou Yi treated him well. Liu Ye'er seemed to have found support and confidence, and now she washes her own clothes every morning.
Lei Li refused.
Liu Ye'er said stubbornly, "You and Zhou Yi go out and earn money. I can't just sit at home and do nothing."
Liu Ye'er actually does a lot.
Taking care of the vegetable garden, cooking, feeding the chickens and collecting eggs, cutting grass for the chickens, picking wild vegetables that the family likes to eat, processing the medicinal herbs, drying the herbs when there is sunshine, and collecting the herbs when it is about to rain.
No work was left out.
"Don't worry, if Xiaogui says anything bad about you to me again, I'll throw stones at him."
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