Cheng Jingmo asked Yu Xiangnian to shine a flashlight and apply cooling oil on her red envelope.
This is a yellow ointment that smells a bit pungent. After applying it, it feels refreshing and not as itchy as before.
After wiping it off, Cheng Jingmo let Yu Xiangnian sleep and took off his clothes, wearing only a pair of shorts.
Yu Xiangnian was surprised and asked in a low voice: "What are you doing?"
"Let the fleas bite me."
Yu Xiangnian laughed silently, "It's useless for you to do this, the fleas will still choose me to bite."
Cheng Jingmo: "?"
"It likes thin skin and tender meat."
Cheng Jingmo said: "Try it first, and I will buy some potion to sprinkle on it tomorrow."
After all this tossing, the two of them were no longer sleepy and lay on the bed with their eyes closed.
Realizing that Cheng Jingmo was not asleep, Yu Xiangnian tentatively touched his abdominal muscles.
For people who exercise all year round, those abdominal muscles feel really good.
Cheng Jingmo also followed her touch, touching her smooth little hands from time to time.
I don't know when I fell asleep, but Yu Xiangnian was woken up by a "bang bang bang" knock on the door.
When she opened her eyes, she and Xiaojie were alone on the bed.
Yu Xiangnian got up and opened the door.
Cheng Shuansuo's daughter-in-law, Zhang Hongli, stood at the door and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, we are hosting a banquet for you at home today. The neighbors have been busy for a long time. It's time for you to get up."
Yu Xiangnian's face suddenly turned red when she said this, and she glanced at the courtyard.
Sure enough, there were several middle-aged women, some cutting vegetables, some washing vegetables, and everyone looked at her in unison.
Yu Xiangnian said quickly: "Sorry, I overslept."
"Hurry up and help." Zhang Hongli said.
"Oh." Yu Xiangnian asked, "Where is the toilet?"
Zhang Hongli pointed outside the wall, "Outside."
Yu Xiangnian took two pieces of toilet paper, walked through the courtyard, smiled kindly and awkwardly at the women who came to help, and walked outside.
The women who came to help looked at her and whispered.
"Tsk tsk tsk! You are so lucky to find a baby. Finding a wife is like a fairy!"
"You're so handsome, but with that thin skin and white flesh, you can't bear to have children at first sight!"
"No, it's been more than a year since I picked up my baby. Look, her belly is still flat."
"······"
Everyone's discussion was interrupted by a scream, just when everyone was wondering what happened.
Yu Xiangnian was seen running out of the toilet, panicked.
Just as Cheng Jingmo came back with a load of water, Yu Xiangnian seemed to have seen the savior and ran up to him and grabbed his clothes.
"Cheng Jingmo, I stepped on a maggot! Ah...!!!"
She was dancing as she talked, as if the ground was hot on her feet.
The women in the yard burst into laughter when they heard this.
Cheng Jingmo held the burden on his shoulder with one hand and put his other hand on her shoulder, patting her shoulder to comfort her.
"Wait until I clean up before you go in."
Yu Xiangnian still had goosebumps all over his body.
When she entered the toilet just now, the overwhelming stench made her just cover her mouth and nose, not paying attention to her feet. She still lowered her head when she heard the sound of "tap-tap".
At first glance, there were many maggots crawling on the ground, including ones near her feet.
The "tapping" sound was the sound of maggots being crushed and bursting under her feet.
She screamed in surprise and ran out.
At this time, she realized that she had just lost her composure.
She pursed her lips in grievance and embarrassment, "My shoes are dirty, you have to wash them for me."
"Okay." Cheng Jingmo said, "I'll pour the water into the tank first."
Cheng Jingmo walked into the courtyard carrying water. When he passed by the women, he stopped and nodded slightly, "Thank you for your hard work, sisters-in-law."
Women: "Where are the words..."
Yu Xiangnian followed Cheng Jingmo into the courtyard. Cheng Jingmo went to pour water. Yu Xiangnian smiled at the women and introduced herself generously, "Hello, sisters-in-law. I am Cheng Jingmo's daughter-in-law, Yu Xiangnian. "
The women also smiled and said, "Hello, hello."
Yu Xiangnian said: "I just made everyone laugh."
The women sneered in denial, "No, no."
Cheng Jingmo put away the pole and bucket and took Yu Xiangnian back to the room.
Cheng Jingmo asked: "Why did you get up?"
Usually at this point, Yu Xiangnian is still sound asleep.
Yu Xiangnian said: "I woke up when I heard a sound outside."
"The supply and marketing cooperative is only open now. I'll go buy those things first. Take off your shoes and I'll wash them tonight."
Yu Xiangnian looked at Cheng Jingmo sweating profusely, more than usual after having sex.
"How much water did you carry?" she asked.
"Five times." Cheng Jingmo said, "I'll clean the toilet, and you can come out and use it in five minutes."
After Cheng Jingmo went out, Yu Xiangnian took off his shoes in disgust and threw them into the corner.
Xiaojie also woke up, and Yu Xiangnian looked at his watch, eight o'clock.
Cheng Jingmo has already returned from carrying water five times, so he didn't get up around six o'clock.
So, he only slept for two or three hours last night.
After Yu Xiangnian washed up, he grabbed a handful of candies and went out to distribute them to the women. He also sat on a low stool and picked vegetables with them.
The weather was quite cold, so Yu Xiangnian wore a newly bought dark gray cotton-padded jacket.
Xiaojie was not yet familiar with the children at home, so he accompanied Yu Xiangnian to pick vegetables.
Cheng Jingmo was busy going in and out all morning, and the rest of the family was also busy.
It was too dark last night, so Yu Xiangnian didn't take a closer look at Cheng Jingmo's home. Now he sat down and looked around carefully.
In Nancheng, she had seen many rural houses, but Cheng Jingmo's house... was really hard to describe.
It can be said that it is the most shabby home that Yu Xiangnian has ever seen.
The house is an adobe hut, built very low. The light in the house is very dim, and the walls are stuck to the wall piece by piece.
There are five rooms in the main house, one is the main room, and the other four rooms are occupied by Cheng Jingmo's parents, Cheng Shuanshuo's family, Cheng Shuanshuo's family, and them.
There is also a side room with three rooms, one is the kitchen, the other two rooms are occupied by the fifth eldest son of the Cheng family, 14-year-old Cheng Shuanqin, and the sixth room is occupied by the 11-year-old Cheng Shuanliu.
The second and fourth children are already married.
Doesn’t Cheng Jingmo send money home every month? After spending so many years, why are you still so poor?
"Hey, baby-picking wife!"
The person next to her shook Yu Xiangnian's arm, and her thoughts were interrupted.
A woman had a gossipy look on her face, "I heard that Zhaiba became a high-ranking official in the army?"
Senior official? Does someone of Cheng Jingmo’s level count?
The corner of Yu Xiangnian's mouth twitched, "No, he is just an ordinary soldier."
Another woman said, "Looking at your hands, I know you don't do housework often. If he hadn't been a high official, wouldn't you have done all the housework?"
"Huh?" Yu Xiangnian didn't understand.
Whether she does housework or not has anything to do with whether Cheng Jingmo is an official or not?
The woman explained: "We know that high-ranking officials have servants who do housework in their homes!"
"It's not a servant." Yu Xiangnian corrected, "It's the nanny."
After a pause, she added, "We don't have a nanny at home, so we do all the housework ourselves."
The women looked a little disappointed and said, "You don't look like you know how to do housework."
Yu Xiangnian: "... There aren't many housework at home. I just cook one meal every day. Whoever has time can do it. The clothes are washed by the washing machine."
