Chapter 227: Doting On His Wife
Buried the wheat stalks, Li Sanmao followed Luo Zhi’er’s instructions, had Li Daqiang take Zhao Hu Zi, Li Tiezhu and them to the slope to carry back some rotten leaves and mix them into the soil…
Luo Zhi’er first helped pull up some summer bean seedlings for a while, and when plowing, picked up the hoe and knocked on the clods of soil!
Relying solely on manual labor to break up the soil clods was a huge task, and besides, these clods were very hard, so in no time her palms were blistering!
Luo Zhi’er then had Li Sanmao go to the village chief’s house to borrow tools for raking the field, had the old yellow ox pull them to rake the entire farmland, and only then was it done!
Seeing the sun slightly tilting to the west, she hurried back home, tied on the apron, and quickly started making the afternoon meal.
Li Sanmao originally wanted to finish his own work and also do Dad’s work in the field at the same time, but thinking of Dad not being happy about him pulling up the summer beans…
He figured Dad probably wouldn’t be happy about turning over the crops in their field either, and besides, it was getting dark, so he dismissed the idea!
In just one day, they finished all the work in the field, and in a few days they could directly sow the seeds, which made Li Daqiang extremely envious.
If only he had silver to hire Zhao Maogen’s ox to rake the field, and hire a few people to work, that would be great, then he wouldn’t have to work like an old yellow ox…
He shook his head, better not daydream!
“Wife!”
Luo Zhi’er wiped the sweat beads, added some salt to the pot, was using the iron shovel to stir-fry the vegetables, when Li Sanmao’s voice sounded from behind.
Luo Zhi’er didn’t turn her head, “Husband, you’re back?”
“You first wash your hands and wipe the table, greet Uncle Maogen, Big Brother Zhao and them to sit down and rest, drink some tea, dinner is ready soon!”
She sighed lightly, fortunately she was fast, now she could finish stir-frying the last dish and eat, if she had known, she would have asked someone to help her make the meal today too.
“Okay.”
He agreed with his mouth, but still stood in the kitchen doorway like a big pillar without going out…
Luo Zhi’er felt the shadow blocking the already dim light, frowned, “Why haven’t you gone yet…”
Turning her head to look, this fool was holding a bunch of wild flowers like a big silly ox, with a happy face and mouth grinning to his ears.
“Wife, pretty? For you!”
She never expected this situation, making Luo Zhi’er blush red, “You fool, just work if you’re working, why pick these?”
“I went to the slope to carry leaves, saw a patch of dog child flowers blooming very beautifully, I knew you like flowers so I picked them to give you!”
“Like is like, but aren’t you making people laugh at us?”
Today outside were all a bunch of rural big men, and Luo Zhi’er could already vaguely hear people teasing and cheering, “Hey, speaking of the village, San Mao still dotes on his wife the most!”
The voice was Zhao Hu Zi’s, making her a bit blush.
“What’s wrong, you child envious or jealous? No need, just learn and you’ll get it!”
Zhao Maogen was also teasing!
……
“Afraid of what? Let them laugh if they want, am I afraid of anyone laughing at me doting on my own wife? Doting on your wife brings prosperity!”
Li Sanmao said it without blushing or skipping a beat, perfectly serious.
Seeing her blush, he felt very happy, what virtue did he have to marry such a good wife, he kept grinning foolishly.
“If it’s anyone’s fault, blame them for not putting their heart into their own wives… Anyway, I don’t know about others, my wife happy, I’m happy!”
“Fine, fine, I get it…”
Luo Zhi’er quickly reached out to take the bouquet, a bit embarrassed, and shooed him out to wipe the table.
Quickly dished up the stir-fried dried tofu, one by one carried the other dishes from the cutting board out and put them on the table.
Threw away the previously dried-up flowers, changed fresh water, put the dog child flowers in, this person really knows how to appreciate, these purple dog child flowers were indeed pretty!
Old Li Tou saw Li Sanmao’s family lively eating the afternoon meal, looking busy as can be, thinking of the morning made him extremely upset.
Coming back from the field with a face even darker than yesterday, sitting under the big tree smoking, he planned not to say a word to Li Sanmao and his wife.
But he happened to see Li Sanmao obeying Luo Zhi’er in everything, what, even giving flowers?
A mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat, choking him to glare, what future does a big man who only listens to the woman in the house have?
Just look at his Li Depei’s current situation.
Li Sanmao came close to call them over for dinner, Old Li Tou’s face pale, seeing Luo Zhi’er’s fat and bloated smiling face, Old Li Tou had even worse expression.
Zhou Shi was cursing at the doorway, jumping up to curse Li Sanmao and his wife for being heartless!
Eating good food and drinking spicy without calling her and the old man, lazy and slippery, cursing their grain to have no harvest, whatever they plant dies off!
“Little fat hoof! Just knows how to play dumb to confuse men! Old Three! Even if your flame is low you don’t know what soul-bewitching potion that yaksha gave you!”
“Look at her, fat beyond human shape, what exactly do you fancy about her? She should be thrown into the leech ditch to feed the leeches!”
Li Sanmao was so angry his face turned iron blue!
Luo Zhi’er held back, didn’t argue with her, Zhao Maogen and them couldn’t stand it!
“Which mother curses her children like this, they did call them for dinner!”
“Exactly!” “Too outrageous!”
Zhou Shi saw the villagers who helped all siding with them, especially Zhao Maogen saying she this woman only knows how to lie with eyes open!
Clearly Li Sanmao went to call, it was Old Li Tou who refused, she immediately spat at people, saying they were dogs meddling with mice!
Actually in her heart Zhou Shi had cursed Old Li Tou thoroughly.
All blame this old geezer, with good food and drink still acting high and mighty, putting on airs? Refusing what?
He gets to go eat good food from time to time, but her?
The more she thought the angrier, with lightning speed ran into the main hall to get a straw rope, saying to hang herself on the big tree by the door, scaring everyone badly!
Originally they thought she was pulling the cry, make noise, hang herself routine, but today they were all there everyone chiming in against her, if something happened, how to explain?
They really ran over to pull her down, once pulled down Zhou Shi wailed under the tree!
Zhao Maogen was fuming, today he hated little Zhou Shi and Zhou Shi in succession, Old Zhou Family’s women are no good!
His grandson’s matchmaker recently mentioned a Zhou surname woman, seems from Zhou Shi’s village…
Now he knew, even without a woman, he couldn’t marry a Zhou surname wife!
If not for San Mao and his wife’s face, he especially wanted to come over again to argue with this mad woman.
Zhou Shi’s cursing wailing voice was really piercing and nauseating, even Old Li Tou couldn’t do anything, fortunately Bill barked a couple times, Zhou Shi immediately quieted down.
What they didn’t know was just now coming back from the field, next door Li Daqiang’s house was also arguing.
Just saved his mom, after entering the house little Zhou Shi twisted Li Daqiang’s ears several turns, hurting Li Daqiang to tears, “Wife, lighter!”
“Hmph! Li Daqiang, you’ve got guts, daring to boss Mom around?”
Little Zhou Shi was sleeping in the house, didn’t make dinner, Li Daqiang came back and saw her still snoring, looks like tonight again eat at San Mao’s, feeling a bit guilty.
He thought, he alone working for them, they still pay wages, but his whole family eating and drinking at third brother’s, parents also causing trouble!
Since she had nothing in the afternoon, why not go help third sister-in-law with work? This sentence instantly enraged little Zhou Shi,
“Fine! Li Daqiang, what benefits did that Luo Zhi’er give you? You protect her everywhere? Care about that dead fatty don’t care about me?”
“You forget how she treated me this morning? Say, do you two have something going on behind my back?”
“You this woman, shut up!” Li Daqiang hurriedly covered her mouth, afraid his wife would blurt out, letting third brother hear!
Second family’s Chen Shi had doors and windows tightly closed, left Jiabao and Jiayong at home, Chen Shi didn’t know where she went, haven’t seen her since Luo Zhi’er came back from the field.
At mealtime the two kids smelled the aroma of meal from the yard and couldn’t help drooling, one after another ran out squeezing to the table!
Luo Zhi’er saw eldest son’s family all big and small eating at her home, then looked at Jiabao and Jiayong hungry with teary eyes, again that damn soft-heartedness flared up.
This Chen Shi, kids are hungry, don’t know where she went not coming back?
Gave each a bowl of rice, piled the bowls full of pickled vegetables, should be enough for them.
This time Li Gui got up, went back and forth to the latrine several times.
His mom hanging herself didn’t see him come out, this time seeing many people at third bro’s house eating, their looks at him not good.
Third bro and third sister-in-law didn’t call him, sullenly limped into the house!
