Chapter 170:
“No.”
The smile on the man’s face gradually disappeared, his gaze fixed tightly on her, “Why?”
“She, she’s gotten used to sleeping with me lately, you’re all not home, if you put her alone in one place to sleep she’ll be afraid of the dark.”
“How could that be, we’re all here.”
“Anyway, I won’t let her sleep on the floor alone for now.” Luo Zhi’er sat on the bed, guarding the last straw.
“Then wife, can I hold you to sleep tonight just like usual?”
“Just hugging!”
“No, my belly hurts.”
“Hm?”
“Mainly this bed is too cramped for three people, you’ll crush Miaomiao.”
“Wife, why won’t you let me sleep on the bed? You’re completely different from before, you know?” Li Sanmao said disappointedly, as if doused with a basin of cold water.
“Husband, you know? I’ve died once, passed through the gate of hell, how can I be the same as before?” Luo Zhi’er turned her face away from him, pursed her lips thinking about her worries.
Li Sanmao’s pupils shook, yeah, died once. “Zhi’er, sorry, I woke up too late, let you suffer grievances and eat too much bitterness, from now on I will definitely protect you well, no longer let you suffer grievances.”
Li Sanmao turned her face around and said seriously, his wife’s cooled heart needed to be warmed up properly.
He lowered his head and kissed her forehead, “Tonight I just want to hold you to sleep, Miaomiao doesn’t need to sleep on the floor either, you can relax.” After speaking, with a creak, he also slipped into the quilt.
She was forcibly pulled into his arms, the skin next to her inside the quilt was scalding hot.
The man’s chest behind her holding her was like on fire, she could hear his heartbeat speed was very fast.
Luo Zhi’er curled up in Li Sanmao’s arms, closed her eyes and fell asleep, could feel some fiery hard object pressing against her.
Li Sanmao held her, wanted to call wife to chat with her, heard her even breathing, sighed.
Just like that holding her motionless, sniffing the fragrance of her hair, her soft body emitting body scent.
Li Sanmao’s breathing became more and more rapid, he was making trouble for himself.
Once Luo Zhi’er fell deeply asleep, he got up and ran outside, stripped off his upper clothes to the backyard to scoop a basin of water and pour it on himself, came back and extinguished the lamp.
The next day, outside was sunny with gentle breeze, birdsong and flowers fragrance, Luo Zhi’er slept very peacefully all night…
Maybe because autumn had arrived, the weather wasn’t so hot, woke up and saw Miaomiao sitting up staring blankly at father holding mother’s waist sleeping!
“Miaomiao, you’re awake, you this girl, how did you wake up without a sound?”
“Mother, why is father sleeping on the bed, still hugging mother?”
Luo Zhi’er’s face reddened, looked back and saw Li Sanmao sleeping very soundly, quickly pried open his hand touching her belly, sat up, how could she have fallen asleep so muddled like that?
“Hehe, your father said there are rats on the ground, and it’s damp, sleeping on the bed is more comfortable.”
“Oh, then father should sleep with mother and Miaomiao from now on.”
“That won’t do, Miaomiao is grown up, is a big young woman, needs to learn to fall asleep by herself, next time father goes to town he’ll buy you a small bed okay?”
Li Sanmao woke up, eyes containing a smile watching the mother and daughter dialogue, being able to hold his plump wife in his arms, waking up to see them was really good!
“Ah, Miaomiao has long wanted to sleep by herself, Miaomiao finally gets her own small bed, yay! So happy!”
Luo Zhi’er was so angry her face changed color, when did she say to buy a small bed?
But seeing Miaomiao’s happy face, she felt a bit reluctant.
All this stinky man’s fault.
Humph!
Luo Zhi’er puffed up with anger, picked up her outer garment and put it on, went out the door.
Li Sanmao dressed himself properly, dressed Miaomiao, combed her hair, tied two little bags, also walked out.
Saw Luo Zhi’er squatting there watering the orchid, seeming in contemplation. Seeing him come out her face still puffed up with anger, Li Sanmao lifted foot and walked over, smelled a burst of orchid fragrance.
Wife snorted, gave him the back of her head, shook her big butt and went to the kitchen again.
Li Sanmao touched the back of his head, chuckled and followed, “Father, why is mother mad at you?”
Miaomiao pulled his sleeve, did she say something wrong?
“It’s nothing, mother is just throwing a little temper at father, Miaomiao go write some calligraphy first, father go explain clearly to mother!”
“Okay! Father must coax mother well.”
Miaomiao obediently went out of the room, took out her book bag, took out the calligraphy copybook and started writing, she could already hold the brush well, write quite a few characters, the handwriting small and very elegant.
Li Sanmao went to the backyard, saw wife kneading dough, rolled up his sleeves preparing to knead, “Wife, planning to eat steamed buns this morning?”
“Humph! This Zhi’er wants to eat whatever she wants!”
“Hehe, husband didn’t say anything, you are in charge of this home, tired? Come, husband help you knead the dough.”
Luo Zhi’er gave him the dough basin, herself went to pick scallions again, boil some porridge in the morning, make scallion oil pancakes to eat, the leftover scallion seedlings from last time, remove the dry skins and still edible.
Picked the scallions, then took out the soybeans soaked last night, carried the wooden bucket to the stone mill to grind into soy milk.
Li Sanmao saw his wife twisting her big butt while carrying a wooden bucket and going out again, so he quickly kneaded the dough well, let it rise, and hurriedly followed her out.
“Li Sanmao, what are you doing? Stay away from me.”
“No, I’ll help you push the mill!”
“Then you push it, I won’t push anymore.”
Luo Zhi’er couldn’t help but feel irritated; she didn’t know why, but she strongly rejected Li Sanmao acting on his own without her consent.
Although it was a small matter, she just felt uncomfortable.
She turned around and walked away.
“Wife.”
Li Sanmao could only helplessly watch his wife’s back, sigh, and seeing her walk far away, first finish grinding the soy milk.
This scene fell into Zhao Xiaomei’s eyes from Li Zheng Sen’s house not far next door.
“Are they quarreling?”
Humph! Serves her right, that scourge Luo Zhi’er deserves to be abandoned by a man, but on second thought, wasn’t it clearly Luo Zhi’er ignoring Li Sanmao?
Could it be that Li Sanmao had been in prison, and Luo Zhi’er despised him and looked down on him?
Humph! It must be! This lightning-struck woman has wild thoughts; otherwise, weren’t those eyes not eyes and nose not nose just now?
She quickly ran into the room and told these things to Li Wei who was eating, his wife, and Li Zheng Sen.
“You old woman, your ears were eaten by a dog and you’re still not honest; the young couple just met, isn’t it normal for them to bicker? Eat your food.” Li Zheng Sen opened his mouth and scolded her.
“You bad old man, you think it’s normal for the young couple to bicker right after meeting? Why are you so kind-hearted? It really pisses me off; how could this Li Sanmao come out unscathed?”
“What nonsense are you talking?”
After all, Li Zheng Sen was Old Li Tou’s second brother; no matter what he thought inside, some words couldn’t be said out loud.
“My ears are gone, you won’t go find them to avenge me, and Wei Wa lost his job because of her; I can’t swallow this anger.” Saying this, she covered her face again and wailed.
“You can’t swallow it? Isn’t it because you as a mother stirred up trouble for nothing? You’re a scourge, harming yourself and harming Wei Wa.” Seeing her ear and her throwing a tantrum made him feel nauseous, and he couldn’t eat his morning meal.
“Li Zheng Sen, you’ve finally said what’s in your heart, huh? I’m a scourge? Now I’ve seen through you, you old fart!”
“Yes, so what?”
That matter wasn’t it her who dragged him into it, almost costing him his ear.
“I won’t live, I won’t live; my ear was eaten by a dog, and now I’m despised; what have I lived my life for? Wei Zi, Mom won’t live anymore.”
Zhao Xiaomei rolled on the ground and wailed.
Chun Xing quietly watched all this; one family member without an ear throwing a tantrum, another with a slung arm who lost his job and stirred up trouble, a trace of mockery appeared at the corner of her mouth!
“Can’t even let people eat in peace? Crying early in the morning, what bad luck!”
Li Wei “bang” smashed the rice bowl in his hand to the ground.
His other hand was still slung in a bandage!
Zhao Xiaomei turned pale with fright. “Wei Zi, you…”
“Humph! TMD, out of sight out of mind! Really annoying.” He snorted coldly and returned to his own room.
Li Gen, who was only about six or seven years old, was so scared that he burst into loud cries; he had been studying well at the school in town, but suddenly was brought back to the village by his father.
He didn’t want to return to this poor backwater; it was so good in town.
Brought back, he hadn’t even entered the village school to study, afraid of being found by that group; these past few days he’d been holed up in the room without going out, and he couldn’t even go out to run around.
Chun Xing, with her big belly, pulled Li Gen into her arms; her eyes showed heartache and also ignited strands of hatred.
