Chapter 70 069. Binding...?
The hair was slowly dried.
Zhou Yi put the half-wet towel away and combed his hair with a comb. As he combed his hair, he unconsciously combed it into a high ponytail.
"Want to tie my hair?"
Lei Li raised his head and looked up at Zhou Yi. His smiling dark eyes reflected a little light from the oil lamp, which flickered and twinkled like a star.
The neck is exposed.
His Adam's apple moved slightly with his voice.
Zhou Yi subconsciously moved his Adam's apple as well, without saying anything, and saw Lei Li pull out a black hairband from his belt. He had just tied the hairband together with his belt.
"Tie it up."
Lei Li's voice was a bit lazy. "Let me see if your hair-tying skills are as good as cooking... It should be better than in bed, right? Otherwise, I'm going to be hurt again."
Saying such offensive words again.
And he thought he wasn't that bad...
Zhou Yi couldn't help but think about it, but his mind was on Lei Li's hair, which he tied up carefully with the hairband. Since it was his first time, he was very clumsy.
He remembered that he had a female civilian colleague who had her hair loose on several occasions and had to tie it up again. When the hair was not tied up well, she became very angry and scolded her comrades who passed by.
——That female colleague is my comrade’s wife.
Zhou Yi also tried to tie it up as nicely as possible.
He wasn't sure if Lei Li would dislike the ugly way he tied it, and use it as an excuse to tease him...the kind of teasing that would happen under the bed or on the bed.
Zhou Yi thought of the bad things Lei Li had done before, and sighed in his heart, thinking that it was not a good thing to be caught by Lei Li at night.
Tied up.
Not too crooked or tight.
But it's not too high, and a few strands of hair are not tied up, making Lei Li look less neat and energetic, but more casual and lazy.
"good."
Lei Li touched his hair and knew what he looked like without looking in the mirror.
He tilted his head back to look at Zhou Yi, put his arms around his neck, and when Zhou Yi leaned close to support him so that he wouldn't fall backwards, he took advantage of the upside-down position to kiss him.
He sat back up straight and said with a smile, "This is a reward."
"Um."
Zhou Yi pursed his moist lips, his ears slightly reddening beside his calm and reserved expression. He glanced at the book on the table again, "Are you going to bed now? Or do you want to hear me talk about that travelogue?"
"I want to sleep with you."
Lei Li did not hide it at all.
"……I see."
Zhou Yi's ears became obviously red. He was still a little uncomfortable with Lei Li's straightforwardness, but he did not try to persuade Lei Li to restrain himself because Lei Li would not listen at all.
and.
He likes it too.
Lei Li followed Zhou Yi to the bed and watched him blow out the oil lamp. The room fell into darkness. He blinked before adapting to the dim light, but the outlines of objects could be vaguely seen.
Zhou Yi was walking towards him.
She was already quite skilled, but still reserved as she held his face, gave him a few light kisses, and then... hesitated before untying his hair.
Lei Li pulled off the hairband himself, stood up and responded to Zhou Yi's kiss. In the blink of an eye, he suddenly thought of an interesting idea.
"Zhou Yi."
"Um?"
"Put your hand out."
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that he only extended one hand, Lei Li added, "Extend both hands, and put them together."
"good."
Zhou Yi was puzzled but did as he was told.
Lei Li tied Zhou Yi's hands with a black hairband, wrapped it five or six times, tied a knot, and then looked at her work with a satisfied smile.
"Don't untie it, you hear me?"
"good……"
Zhou Yi didn't quite understand Lei Li's behavior. Just as he frowned slightly in thought, Lei Li grabbed the hairband that bound his hands, and he was pushed onto the bed, feeling dizzy.
Then I felt a weight on my body.
It was Lei Li who sat on his waist.
Looking down at him from a high position and jokingly, he held down Zhou Yi's bound hands, which could not move, and leaned over to kiss his lips, cheeks, corners of his eyes, and between his eyebrows, and then kissed his ears, bases of his ears, and neck.
"Chirp"
"Chirp, chirp, chirp"
Just like a chick pecking at rice.
From top to bottom.
From the inside out.
Zhou Yi's ears burned red as he inexplicably thought, he had really become a decent man who was tied up by the bandit leader and taken to the mountain to suppress the bandit. The more he resisted, the more excited the bandit was...
—
The hair tie was not undone until the next day.
After a night of tossing and turning, even though Zhou Yi had a darker complexion, he could still see the abnormal red mark on his wrist, which made him feel a little unnatural whenever he went out.
Lei Li was very satisfied with his masterpiece. Because of his happiness, he gave Zhou Yi another 20 cents in pocket money.
Twenty wen...
Zhou Yi looked at the "huge sum of money" in his hand and put it into his coin jar. The total amount was less than two hundred coins. When he spun it around, most of the jar was empty.
When Zhou Yi thought that it was still used on him, he felt sad and funny.
well.
This is probably fate.
Zhou Yi’s former comrades-in-arms and colleagues often teased him, saying that he was so fierce and unromantic that girls were scared away by him. When would he be able to find a girlfriend?
If he could go back, Zhou Yi really wanted to tell them not to worry, because his wife was even more fierce and unromantic than him...
If I bring Lei Li to see them, they will probably turn into quails too, right?
Zhou Yi suddenly laughed.
Zhou Yi took all the money in the jar with him. When he was not so busy in the afternoon and did not need to cook, he told Lei Li that he would go to the butcher shop to get the meat. He took the opportunity to buy some things at the cloth shop and went to Zhu Zhuer's house again.
When he came back, Zhou Yi was still worried that Lei Li would ask him why he had been gone for so long. He was thinking about how to deal with it, but he found that Lei Li had gone to the dock to watch the fun, and only Zhang Daqiang was in the store.
——Miao Fulang and Xiaobao have already taken the ox cart back to Sanli Village, and Zhang Daqiang is quite reluctant to let them go.
There was another big ship arriving at the port, seemingly carrying medicinal herbs and also selling some spices from other county towns. Lei Li went to see if there was anything he wanted that was cheap.
Fast food restaurants cook a wide variety of meats and use a lot of spices. It is not convenient to go up the mountain to pick them by yourself, so you can only buy them from other herbalists. This was introduced by Zhang Daqiang.
Because of the large quantity, the price will be cheaper.
But only a little.
Therefore, Lei Li always limits the amount of spices Zhou Yi uses. The food in fast food restaurants generally tends to be heavy in salt, the soups are light, and the flavors are not too complex and varied.
Port workers consume a lot of energy, and a diet high in salt can effectively replenish the sodium ions they lose.
While Lei Li was still here, Zhou Yi went back home to put his things away before returning to the store to continue working.
—
A few days passed.
Miao Fulang came again to deliver mushrooms and fruits, and brought two rice ducks and a bucket of river clams. The former was asked by Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er, and the latter was brought by him.
The river clams in the small streams in Sanli Mountain become very fat and plump in July and August. Villagers often go into the mountains to catch them.
"I heard from Uncle Lei that you, Li Ge'er, like to eat river clams, so I picked up some more. You've been spitting out the sand for a few days, so it should be all gone. We can stir-fry them and eat them tonight."
Miao Fulang took out a handful of wild leeks and false leeks and said, "River clams and leeks are delicious. Aunt Ye'er and I dug the wild leeks. They have a strong leek flavor. Aunt Ye'er and Uncle Lei both said they were delicious. Xiaobao likes this too."
"I also heard that the fried river snails are delicious, and I think the fried river clams are just as good, so I picked some up too."
"That's very thoughtful of you."
Lei Li praised sincerely. He had been busy with the store for the past two months and had forgotten that river clams were delicious at this time. Fortunately, Mr. Miao thought of him.
Give Zhou Yi the river clams, leeks and false loquats to put away.
Lei Li wanted to give Miao Fulang more money, but after thinking about it, he felt that Miao Fulang would definitely not accept it, so he went to the kitchen and packed a bowl of braised pork and stuffed it into his hand.
"I haven't seen Xiaobao for several days. I happened to make braised pork today. The meat is soft and Xiaobao will definitely like it."
Miao Fulang knew Lei Li's good intentions, and also knew that he was politely not letting him refuse. His eyes suddenly turned red again, and he didn't refuse but just said,
"I'll come back in a few days to deliver something. If the store needs anything, just tell me. If you need to tell Uncle Lei and Aunt Ye'er, I'll pass it on to you."
"And the herbal medicine work you told me about. Aunt Ye'er and Uncle Lei both recognize those herbs. Come with me up the mountain to pick them. I'll be able to pick them after a few more times, so I don't need to bother them anymore..."
"fine."
Lei Li shook his head and said, "There's no rush for the medicinal herbs. They'll be delivered in mid-September, and then again at the end of November. This time, we won't be delivering much, so just come quietly."
"Zhou Yi also said that proper exercise is good for physical and mental health. It would be a good idea to let Mom and Dad go for a walk in the mountains. You should pay more attention to your feet and the trees, and don't encounter wild boars and snakes."
Miao Fulang often goes into the mountains to pick mushrooms, while Lei Dashan and Liu Yeer go into the mountains to chop firewood and pick wild vegetables. Lei Li is not too worried about their safety, as long as they don't overwork themselves.
"I know."
Miao Fulang nodded, and said a few words about Lei Dashan and Liu Yeer's recent situation. Suddenly, he thought of something and opened his mouth, hesitantly saying, "The second husband of the village chief has been unhappy recently. It seems...it seems that he has some..."
"What's going on?"
Lei Li raised an eyebrow, feeling both expected and unexpected.
"It's just that Guifulang said a few gossips. He felt that you had ignored Ershufulang since you came to the county town. He said that you looked down on Ershufulang because you were rich. He also said..."
Miao Fulang said carefully, "They said that it was good for you to go with me, that you let Xiaobao take care of Little Tiger instead of his son Tao Ge'er, that you took me to the county town to do business, that you helped me get a divorce from Niu Dali, and that you gave me the herbal medicine business. They said that you didn't consider Liu Xiaocao a friend..."
"I know you're not that kind of person, and Ershu Fulang knows it too. He argued with Gui Fulang several times, and in the end, both of them were unhappy. Ershu Fulang might have been angry, so he said a few unpleasant words..."
"I see."
Lei Li nodded, but was not too surprised.
He knew Liu Xiaocao's character very well. Liu Xiaocao was outspoken and could not hide things. It was normal for her to argue with Gui Fulang and have complaints about him. He had indeed neglected Liu Xiaocao during this period.
Lei Li took out two taels of silver and said to Miao Fulang, "When you go back, please help me pick out two pieces of cloth from the cloth shop. They should be expensive, beautiful and fashionable, suitable for children and young men, for Liu Xiaocao."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Lei Li watched Miao Fulang get on the ox cart, waved to him and Da Zhuang who was pulling the cart, and watched them slowly leave his sight.
I stayed for a while before entering the store.
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