Chapter 7:
Li Sanmao returned home, threw down the wild boar, and saw Miaomiao following behind him.
“Miaomiao, where is your mother?”
“Mom just finished hanging the clothes and is in the room. Dad, Mom made me snake soup today, and it was really delicious!”
Li Sanmao saw a bamboo pole full of clothes in front of the door and frowned…
Miaomiao was rarely as happy as she was today. She hugged his leg, and Li Sanmao touched her head: “Is Miaomiao happy?”
“Of course! Miaomiao has never been as happy as today. Mom even had a water fight with Miaomiao!”
“Oh?”
Li Sanmao was a bit surprised. When did Zhi’er change her nature?
He stood up and first entered his own room.
The door creaked open, and Luo Zhi’er put down the scissors and turned to look at him.
She had just cut herself a straight bang. Today, she looked at herself in the river, and the hair on her forehead had grown long enough to cover her eyebrows and eyes.
Under the faint dim light…
Li Sanmao was stunned by her big sparkling eyes. She looked much refreshed, and he felt like something had changed somewhere.
The room was neat and tidy, with the floor swept clean of dust.
The bed, clothes, and belongings were all folded and arranged neatly. No longer piled up like a mountain as before, it now had a bit of a homey feel and looked very nice.
His voice was slightly low…
“Wife… how are you today? Why did you get up? Doing so much work? Is your body feeling better?”
Luo Zhi’er raised her eyes and looked at the tall and mighty man at the doorway calling her wife, wanting to see his appearance clearly…
His face was covered in stubble, his hair was messy and covering his face, and he was wearing a vest made of animal skin.
His pants were dirty, with holes like his shoes. He had been running through the forest all day like a wild man!
But through the bits of hair, his facial features were clearly defined, with a straight nose bridge. Overall, he should look quite handsome.
Because he hunted year-round, his build was very burly and upright.
Even standing in front of her plump figure, he still appeared very tall and big.
Luo Zhi’er felt that she usually didn’t care much about her husband and daughter, leading to both of them wearing dirty clothes…
Being poor was one thing, cleanliness was another!
“What’s wrong?”
She in the shadows still had a silly look, not speaking. “Or is somewhere still uncomfortable?”
“Oh, no, I’m better now. Cough… Husband, you’re back?”
The man was stunned. “Husband?” She had never called him that before.
“Wife, I heard you went to the river to play in the water today. Have you forgotten how you fell into a coma yesterday? And you just had a miscarriage, so it’s best not to touch water…”
“Put those clothes there first. I’ll wash them when I have time. If you’re not feeling well, don’t wash them yourself! Or get Zhenzhu to wash them!”
There were still many of Mom’s on that bamboo pole, and Dad’s and Zhenzhu’s…
But… him saying to get Zhenzhu to wash them was just to comfort himself. He even felt like it was a bit deceptive.
“Oh, thank you Husband for your concern. There are many clothes of us three. How could we let Zhenzhu and the others wash them!”
Mainly, Luo Zhi’er noticed after dinner that there was a tear under the armpit of her own clothes.
She checked around the room, and not a single piece of clothing was good, and they were all extremely dirty…
She couldn’t help but gather some and take them to wash.
Later, once dry, she could alter the size and patch them…
Unfortunately, as soon as she went out, Zhou Shi called her and gave her a big pile to wash.
Luo Zhi’er originally wanted to refuse, but saw Old Man Li sitting on a big stone in the yard enjoying the cool and smoking his pipe, with his eyes glancing this way. After thinking, she accepted!
However, for the later ones from Zhenzhu, Zhou Shi, and Chen Shi, she refused, saying her body wasn’t well and she couldn’t finish washing them!
“Besides, Dad worked all day. It’s only right for me to wash his clothes…”
So obedient…
Li Sanmao was a bit surprised. Today she had already called him husband several times. Before, she had been indifferent to him.
He was always the one putting on a warm face to stick to her cold butt. He didn’t have any romantic feelings for her either.
He had promised Old Man Luo that he would treat Zhi’er well. In his heart, she was like family…
Being good to her and taking care of her was a responsibility…
Luo Zhi’er blinked her big eyes. This husband looked a bit slow-witted, like a fool!
Actually, he was a good person and actually quite caring toward her.
In her mind, this original Luo Zhi’er wasn’t great to her man.
Because when Luo Zhi’er was in Luojia Village, there was a man she was very fond of.
That person was a fair-skinned pretty boy. A big man type like Li Sanmao was not her type at all.
She even somewhat disliked the wild game smell lingering on him.
She thought he was just a brute.
He only knew hunting and didn’t understand sweet words or the finer things in life…
What was that person’s name? Oh, Luo Wenzhou. She used to follow behind him all the time…
Thinking back now, she was really shameless. She had been mocked by many in the village.
They thought she was an idiot…
That Luo Wenzhou despised her for being fat, greasy-looking, and ugly.
He felt that being liked by her, this gluttonous silly fat girl, was embarrassing. She often chased after him shouting “Wenzhou Gege, wait for Zhi’er…”
And she even tripped and fell once, with straw stuck in her hair. It was utterly embarrassing…
His buddies often mocked him about it.
Of course, he would also use her in front of the girl he liked, Ah Hua, to make Ah Hua jealous!
Later, Luo Wenzhou married Ah Hua, her dad was gone, and her heart died too…
