UGB Chapter 719 The Couple's Bickering and Nonsense
Chapter 719 The Couple's Bickering and Nonsense
Lu Yao also ate pig's head meat early in the morning.
This is the head of that wild boar from last time. Jiang Guizhi kept it, waiting to eat it on the second day of the second lunar month.
I boiled it in a big pot last night and left it in the pot overnight; it's all mushy now.
Early in the morning, Jiang Guizhi brought half a pig's face to Lu Yao and Ding Mei.
This is true maternal love and filial piety, a harmonious family life.
Seeing Zhang Shulan and Lu Ming sniffing the air through the cane, Jiang Guizhi invited them to come and eat. The couple looked at Lu Yao's courtyard, hesitated, and quickly shook their heads.
Jiang Guizhi then told the two of them to go to the back room and get a piece.
Zhang Shulan thanked him profusely and followed him, drooling.
Jiang Guizhi gave her a small piece, which weighed about half a jin.
It wasn't that Jiang Guizhi was overly compassionate; it was also because the couple had behaved well during this period.
Lu Yao was not often at home, so the couple helped Lu Yao and Jiang Guizhi chop firewood for each of their households.
At that time, the crops belonged to the public, and sorghum stalks and corn stalks could not be burned casually.
After the grain is harvested, the commune members will dig up some stubble and roots to burn for fuel.
Corn kernels are considered a luxury for firewood.
There's not enough fuel to burn all winter, so most people still have to go to the barren mountains to cut some tree branches and gather some wild grass and leaves to make firewood.
Those are all physically demanding jobs, and someone with Jiang Guizhi's constitution can't bring back many.
Ding Mei could have gone to chop firewood, but Lu Ming and his wife were so attentive that they would bring back firewood for them all day long, even if Ding Mei did nothing else, so she didn't have to go.
Lu Yao didn't eat alone; he took a piece of pig's head meat and went to deliver it to Grandpa Zuo in the East Courtyard.
Grandpa Zuo got up early and headed straight to the winery.
This old man is a big fan of brewing wine.
Although Lu Yao only records his work points and hasn't given him any dividends yet, the enthusiasm for him is no less than when he started his own winery.
Lu Yao came over, leaving Zuo Xiaoying alone at home.
I haven't gotten out of bed yet.
Lu Yao came in, and she curled up in bed, looking up at him.
It was cold inside, so the blanket covered only up to the bridge of my nose, leaving only a pair of large, bright eyes peeking out, like those of a mischievous thief.
"Hey, what brings you here, Brother Wa?"
"Lazy cat, get up! Your sister-in-law has already finished cooking. Whoever marries you in the future will be in big trouble."
It's cold inside.
"But you can't eat it in bed, so I brought you some pig's head meat."
"Oh, it smells so good."
Zuo Xiaoying sat up.
She was only wearing a tank top, and with her arms propped up, the neckline was open.
Lu Yao quickly avoided looking at her, not daring to see the white skin underneath.
Place the meat on the cabinet lid supported by wooden planks.
"Alright, you two can eat together when Grandpa comes back. Shall I light the stove for you?"
Lu Yao dotes on her just like he would his own sister.
Just now, when I got up at home, Ding Mei and I played rock-paper-scissors to decide who would get up first to light the stove.
Otherwise, after fighting hard all night, we were all exhausted and no one wanted to get up.
Seeing Sakura curled up in bed looking so pitiful, I wanted to help her light a fire.
"No need, no need, I'll get up right away."
Sakura is also very sensible.
I quickly threw off the covers and got dressed.
He sat facing Lu Yao and put on his long underwear first.
The baggy underwear was made by Grandpa Zuo from a tattered undershirt; it clung to her so much that it couldn't cover her up.
Lu Yao glanced at it briefly and then quickly turned his head away.
I thought to myself, no wonder this girl wants to be my woman and there's a long line of people waiting; the kids are all grown up now.
Since she didn't need his help, Lu Yao decided not to stay in the room any longer.
He put down the meat and left.
I went home and had dinner with Ding Mei.
Ding Mei's flatbreads are all ready.
After lunch, the young couple chatted until almost noon.
Lu Yao saw Ding Mei sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), cutting off old trouser legs to make pockets.
Lu Yao asked her, "What are you doing? Making a small mat for our baby?"
Ding Mei laughed heartily: "No, this is for me. My stepmother and mother made small pads for us children a long time ago, and they even prepared a lot of urine canes."
"What are you going to do with this thing?"
"I just had my period, so I'm using this to put on the mattress so it doesn't get dirty."
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Lu Yao frowned: "Then it's over, she's not pregnant?"
Ding Mei glared at him: "It's not that fast. Do you think you're a sharpshooter, hitting the bullseye every time? My stepmother said we can't have sex during my period. You'll have to bear with it these next few days."
Lu Yao asked with a smile, "So, does that mean I'm free?"
Ding Mei frowned, as if she were really angry:
"Let me tell you, you little country bumpkin, I'll only be here for three days, five days at most. If you dare to go out and mess around, I'll castrate you."
Lu Yao chuckled, "How about He Shumei?"
Ding Mei laughed and even imagined it for a moment:
"If she agrees to be my mistress, I won't interfere."
Although it was just the couple joking around, it was clear that Xiao Meizi liked Yuan Shumei.
Actually, it was also at this time that liberation had not been long, and the remote mountainous areas had not yet abandoned their old ideas.
Girls are bound by traditional customs, and many people still believe that if a man is capable, it's normal for him to marry one or two more wives.
Ding Mei's grandfather had only two wives.
Xie Chunfang's maternal grandfather was a landlord before liberation and he also had three concubines, who still live with him now.
The Marriage Law was promulgated 50 years ago, implementing a monogamous system, but existing marital relationships were not forcibly broken up.
In rural areas, many conservative women are still able to accept men taking concubines.
However, the law no longer allows it.
Lu Yao got dressed and headed outside.
Ding Mei is still making a fuss:
"If you want Shumei to help you solve this, you can't hide it from me. You have to call Shumei over, and I'll be watching. I'm the legal wife."
Lu Yao laughed heartily: "You want to be a technical advisor?"
"Of course, I've been there."
"You lack experience too. How about I find you another man to try?"
The young couple's jokes are getting increasingly lowbrow.
Ding Mei got angry, and a broom handle was thrown at her:
"Who are you trying to embarrass, you bumpkin? Do you think I'm that kind of person?!"
When a woman says a man can find another woman, it proves he's capable. But if you say a woman can find another woman, it's questioning her character.
That's how it was back then; unlike later on, when girls with money would go looking for molds.
Lu Yao was just teasing her. Now she loves Ding Mei so much that she feels itchy if she doesn't play with her every day. If anyone else dares to have designs on her, she'll have to take them down with a pistol.
He laughed and said, "Alright, I'll stop teasing you. Let's go find Shumei."
Ding Mei bounced her bottom on the kang (a heated brick bed):
"No, you can't leave her outside. You have to bring Shumei back. I need to keep an eye on her."
She was just joking; she knew Lu Yao was just teasing her. He might have considered it, but Shumei couldn't agree.
He dared to say that Shumei would beat him up.
Just then, before Lu Yao had gone out, Yuan Shumei came in from outside.
The front door wasn't closed and the second door wasn't bolted; the first person to enter went straight into the kitchen.
I happened to hear their last sentence.
Upon entering, he asked Ding Mei:
"What do you want? Little Mei, what do you want to see?"
"what?"
Ding Mei was startled, not expecting Yuan Shumei to come in so quietly.
He was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.
He rolled around hugging the little cushion.
The tiger cubs on the ground were so frightened that they jumped up and spun around. They looked around dumbfounded and saw that it was Ding Mei laughing. After confirming that there was no danger, they went back to their den to sleep.
Lu Yao kept laughing too.
Yuan Shumei pulled Lu Yao and shook his arm:
"What did you two say about me? Tell me now!"
Ding Mei quickly pointed at Lu Yao:
"Don't tell! I'll get angry if you do!"
Lu Yao just smiled and didn't say anything.
Yuan Shumei was very anxious.
If it weren't for Xiao Meizi, she would definitely have reached into Lu Yao's clothes and strangled him to extract a confession.
"Hmph, fine, don't tell me then. I won't say why I came here either, I'm leaving."
Eager to know what the couple had said about her, Yuan Shumei played hard to get.
Lu Yao grabbed her braid and pulled her back:
"Don't go, I'll tell you."
Ding Mei's eyes widened.
She really wanted to know if Lu Yao dared to say it.
If she really told him, she wanted to see Yuan Shumei's reaction.