There is only one set of bedding. Does that mean that she and Pei Yan will sleep together for these two days?
Jiang Heshu wanted to ask Gao Hongxiu if there was any room available. She and Pei Yan had divorced and it was not appropriate to live together again.
But I looked up and saw the village chief's house, which had four rooms in total, plus a kitchen.
Except for a living room, there are only three rooms left that can be lived in.
During a casual chat, I learned that Gao Hongxiu has a son and a daughter. The son works outside the home, the daughter-in-law is pregnant and waiting for delivery at home, and the daughter married to the next village two months ago.
Now the only room that can be occupied is Gao Hongxiu's daughter's room.
And Gao Hongxiu actually walked into the room with traces of the young girl living there, holding the quilt in her arms.
Jiang Heshu opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.
Their daughter's room was already given to them, how could they force Gao Hongxiu to vacate another room?
Jiang Heshu sighed inwardly and followed Gao Hongxiu to make the bed.
Gao Hongxiu declined and asked Jiang Heshu to rest, but Jiang Heshu shook his head and refused.
She and Pei Yan were living together, so how could they let the host make the bed for them while they sat and rested?
The four-piece suit is made of pure cotton and feels quite comfortable, but it is too red. When spread out on the bed, it feels like you are about to get married.
After tidying up the bed, Gao Hongxiu said: "This is my daughter's house. Originally, my daughter-in-law's father said that I would let my daughter-in-law live here, and you and Mr. Pei would live in my son's room, but my daughter-in-law is pregnant and is about to give birth, so I'm afraid you won't keep tabs on her. …”
"This room is a bit small, Mrs. Qin, don't mind it."
Jiang Heshu said with a smile: "You don't have to spend so much time, this room is just fine."
The room was nice, but the thought of living in the same room and sharing the same bed with Pei Yan...
She glanced at the bright sun outside the window. It was only noon now, and it was still early to go to bed. Forget it, let's take a step at a time.
After making the bed, Gao Hongxiu went to cook.
Pei Yan was chatting with the village chief and several men in the village in the main room. Jiang Heshu thought for a while and went to the kitchen.
The kitchen was built of mud, not very spacious, and filled with a lot of firewood.
There is no natural gas here, and every household uses earthen stoves to cook. Gao Hongxiu is cutting bacon, and her daughter-in-law, who is eight months pregnant, is sitting on a small stool and burning firewood.
Seeing Jiang Heshu coming over, Gao Hongxiu suddenly became cautious, "Mrs. Pei, why are you here?"
"You go to the main room and rest. This is not the place you came."
The earth-burning stove is a bit dirty, and there is no range hood, so there is still smoke in the room, which is very choking.
The village chief bought a lot of vegetables, but before he could put them away, they were placed on the ground, which looked a bit messy.
Jiang Heshu smiled and said, "I have nothing to do, so I'll help."
Gao Hongxiu's daughter-in-law came to help cook even though her belly was so big. She was too embarrassed to do anything and just sat there waiting for the meal.
It's a pity that Gao Hongxiu didn't let Jiang Heshu take action. On the one hand, Jiang Heshu was Pei Yan's wife, and Pei Yan was a great benefactor who built a school for them. Secondly...
She looked at Jiang Heshu's slender, snow-white hands as tender as tofu, and her snow-white dress. Whether it was her appearance or her appearance, she was not someone to do such rough work.
And Gao Hongxiu knew that wealthy families in big cities would hire nannies, and Pei Yan's family might have many nannies.
Gao Hongxiu repeatedly refused, but Jiang Heshu insisted: "My sister-in-law helped cook even though she was pregnant. I sat down to rest, and my conscience was uneasy."
Seeing that he could not refuse, Gao Hongxiu had no choice but to ask Jiang Heshu to wash some vegetables.
We use mountain spring water at home, which is ice cold and quite comfortable.
After a while, Zhuohuo's daughter-in-law Wang Lifang looked at Jiang Heshu and hesitated to speak. Gao Hongxiu glared at her, and Wang Lifang lowered her head immediately.
Pei Yan chatted a few words about the school with the village chief and others, and then said a few polite words, and then there was nothing more to say.
Seeing that Jiang Heshu never came back, he couldn't help but look outside. At this time, he happened to see Jiang Heshu squatting at the door of the kitchen washing vegetables, and he frowned slightly.
…
A cool, light fragrance drifted into his nose. Jiang Heshu turned his head and saw a pair of long, straight legs.
She instantly knew the identity of the visitor.
Jiang Heshu washed the vegetables in the basin and asked casually: "Aren't you talking to someone? Why did you come out?"
"We're done talking." Pei Yan squatted down next to her, touched the water, and frowned deeper.
He immediately pulled Jiang Heshu's hand out and scolded: "The water is so cold, how dare you touch it?"
Jiang Heshu was stunned for a moment, "It's not too cold..."
Pei Yan glanced at the large puddle of water that Jiang Heshu splashed on the ground. There were at least several basins of it.
Looking at the water tank next to him that was about to bottom out, Pei Yan was angry at Jiang Heshu for not taking care of his body, but at the same time he felt helpless.
He pulled Jiang Heshu up and said, "Okay, stop washing. If you continue washing, you will use up all the water."
However, if the water runs out, she can still pick it up. If her body is frozen by the water...
Jiang Heshu was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly remembered that this was not City A, and it didn't matter whether there was running water or not, so this water was...
She suddenly remembered the way Wang Lifang had looked at her, wanting to speak, and her face suddenly heated up.
Jiang Heshu looked embarrassed, "I didn't know who picked this water."
Her original intention was to help, but her good intentions turned out to be a bad thing and she wasted the water that she had worked so hard to fetch.
Of course Pei Yan knew she did it unintentionally, so he took out a tissue from his pocket and asked Jiang Heshu to wipe the water on his hands.
"It's okay. I'll fill the water tank for Uncle Guo later."
Jiang Heshu is his wife... his ex-wife, and it is right for him to 'take care of the aftermath' for her.
Using the word ex-wife to describe Jiang Heshu, Pei Yan could not help but think of what his grandma said to him before: Ex-husband No. 2.
Jiang Heshu saw Pei Yan's dark eyebrows and thought he was unhappy because she made him have to carry water.
After all, carrying water is not an easy task, and Pei Yan comes from a wealthy family and has never done such strenuous work.
"I..." Jiang Heshu was about to say something when Pei Yan said, "You still got motion sickness when you came here. Go back and rest for a while. Take good care of yourself and don't touch cold water again."
When Gao Hongxiu saw Pei Yan, she hurried over without caring about the food in the pot. When she heard this, she was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say.
After a few seconds, she apologized guiltily: "Mr. Pei, it's my fault. I shouldn't have asked your wife to wash the vegetables."
Gao Hongxiu's husband, the village chief Guo Jianye, heard the news and came over. Hearing this, he immediately became anxious.
Guo Jianye glared at his wife and lectured: "How can you let Mrs. Pei wash vegetables? What is her identity? How can you do this kind of work..."
Jiang Heshu said quickly: "No, Auntie didn't let me wash it, but I had to wash it."
Guo Jianye didn't believe it. According to Jiang Heshu's status, he didn't have to do such rough work at home. How could he take the initiative to wash vegetables?
Seeing that Guo Jianye still wanted to scold Gao Hongxiu, Jiang Heshu quickly pulled Pei Yan's sleeve and motioned for him to say a few words.
Pei Yan said: "Uncle Guo, I don't blame Auntie for this. It's my wife who wants to help, but she's not in good health and can't touch cold water, so I won't let her help wash the vegetables."
Jiang Heshu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I want to help, not..."
Before the rest of the words were spoken, Jiang Heshu was startled when he realized what Pei Yan had said.
Like cold water splashing into a boiling oil pan, her calm heart suddenly boiled.
Pei Yan's words of 'wife' seemed to still echo in Jiang Heshu's ears. She raised her head and happened to bump into the man's dark pupils.
Pei Yan's eyes could sometimes penetrate people's hearts, and sometimes they were like an abyss, from which no one could peer into and see his true emotions and thoughts.
After looking at him for a few seconds, Jiang Heshu pursed his lips in displeasure when he realized that he still couldn't see any of Pei Yan's emotions.
She really didn't know what Pei Yan thought.
They were obviously divorced, why did Pei Yan still call her wife in front of others?
When others misunderstood their relationship, it was understandable that he would find it troublesome not to explain. He was like this...
Jiang Heshu thought of what Pei Yue said a few days ago, and couldn't help but wonder again, did Pei Yan really like her as Pei Yue said?
