Chapter 8 Serving Tea and Calling Mother
Actually, she didn’t want to sleep in the same bed with him. The problem was that she didn’t want to sleep on the floor.
The ground was compacted with earth, wet and cold.
Who can bear to sleep without a mattress on the floor?
If you sleep wrapped in a quilt, not only will the quilt get dirty, but the quilt is quite narrow and it won’t be enough.
Fortunately, there were two quilts on the bed. Compared to sleeping directly on the floor, it was not unacceptable for her to share a quilt with him.
Seeing that he didn't answer, and fearing that he would force her to sleep on the floor, Yan Funing picked up a sheet and said, "Use a sheet to draw a curtain in the middle of the bed, so we can separate them so that they don't infringe each other, is that okay?" ”
Fu Ciyi’s expression slightly condensed.
Mutual non-aggression?
Dian Tian said that he will become a great person.
This woman is illiterate, and what she said...
It seems like there is a little bit of ink.
Probably because the Yan family is rich, the Yan family is used to being arty.
Yan Funing took a rope, tightened it in the middle of the bed frame, and hung the sheets up.
The sheets hung down to the head and foot of the bed and were tied with strings.
"It's quite strong." She pinched the sheets and shook them slightly, "What do you think?"
With watery eyes, a smile at the end of them, she stared at him unblinkingly.
Fu Ciyi lowered his eyes indifferently and lay down to sleep.
Yan Funing was stunned for a moment, then walked around to the other side of the bed and got on the bed.
Blowing the light to undress, she lay down gently.
The mountain wind howled outside the window.
Fu Ciyi frowned. He didn't like having anyone else in bed.
However, the two-year period was set by him, so he tolerated it for the time being.
Nowadays, the family is short of food and money, and for her, a spoiled child, two days a day is still a novelty.
As time goes by, it will be a great torture to her.
He wanted to see what she would do in a few days.
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The next day, the morning light gradually emerged, and the sound of roosters crowed one after another.
Hearing the sound, Yan Funing stretched her waist and hit the hanging sheets with her arms, alerting her.
Looking at someone’s clothes at the end of the bed, I guess he has already gotten up.
Taking a breath, she quickly got out of bed.
You are not allowed to stay in bed when you are living under someone else's roof. Today she has to go to the town to sell wild oyster mushrooms. The earlier the better.
When she arrived at the kitchen, Fu Ciyi had already filled the water tank.
I was very hungry last night. I ate all the steamed buns and chicken, and there was still a lot of chicken soup left.
Yan Funing washed two handfuls of oyster mushrooms, shredded them, cooked them with chicken soup, and served them in the morning.
After finishing the morning meal, Wan Niang took Yan Funing's hand and touched her face with a smile.
Yan Funing didn’t know why.
Fu Nanyao smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, Mom asked you to serve tea."
Fu Ciyi said quietly: "Mom, there is no tea at home, so you can skip serving tea."
"How do you speak as a child? I am waiting for my daughter-in-law to call me 'Mother'."
Wan Niang "looked" at her eldest son, her eyes empty and unfocused.
Yan Funing knew that someone did not treat her as a wife, and she did not treat him as a husband either.
But they are husband and wife in name. No matter what happens in the future, tea is the right thing to do.
Yan Funing replaced the tea with warm water, served the tea, and called her mother.
Wan Niang was happy to hear this and put a jade bracelet on Yan Funing's wrist.
"It's so valuable, I can't have it."
Yan Funing wanted to take off the jade bracelet, but Wan Niang held her down.
"This bracelet is mine, you can wear it with peace of mind."
"Thank you, mother!"
When the female partner broke off the engagement, she said many inappropriate words. At this moment, Yan Funing couldn't help but feel guilty.
"You kid are being polite to Mom." Wan Niang smiled and turned to the twin siblings, "Nan Yao and Bei Mo, you go out first. Mom has something to say to your brother and sister-in-law." The two siblings said yes, Out of the main room.
Wan Niang held the hands of her son and daughter-in-law, one by one, and asked quietly: "You are now husband and wife. Can you consummate the marriage in two nights?"
She If you are blind, you cannot see even if you have Yuanpa.
Nan Yao is in the boudoir again. She cannot be asked to look at it, so she can only ask her as a mother.
Yan Funing was petrified on the spot.
Fu Ciyi was silent for a moment, and said without any expression on his face: "Mother, my son is focused on the imperial examination and has no other thoughts."
Wan Niang wanted to persuade, but Yan Funing quickly said: "Mother, when is the time? It's late, the mushrooms must be sold as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes," Wan Niang said repeatedly, "Ciyi, you go together."
"No, I will do it alone. OK." Yan Funing declined.
If possible, she would be far away from someone.
Although she doesn’t know the way to the town, she can ask someone.
Wan Niang was worried that her daughter would go alone, so she sternly asked her eldest son to come with her.
Yan Funing went back to her room and changed into a set of plain clothes, then returned to the kitchen and carried her basket on her back. As soon as she stepped out of the kitchen door, she saw someone who had also changed into a plain robe and was already waiting for her at the entrance of the courtyard.
The two of them spoke to their families and went out one after another.
Fu Beimo waved: "Sister-in-law, come back early."
Yan Funing turned back and responded with a smile.
Fu Nanyao couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't you ask brother to come back earlier?"
"Sister-in-law accompanied me to watch ants yesterday." Fu Beimo's eyes followed the back of his brother and sister-in-law and murmured, "Brother is not a man, and he won't help his sister-in-law carry the basket."
Wan Niang laughed after hearing this: "Beimo has grown up."
Fu Beimo said dissatisfied: "My sister-in-law cried out in pain in the car yesterday, but my brother didn't help her to blow off the air."
Wan Niang smiled even more.
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A quarter of an hour later, Yan Funing followed Fu Ciyi out of the village.
On the way to the town, many oxcarts and donkey carts passed by.
A driver shouted to them: "Hey, do you want to take the car? Five cents per person goes to the town."
Fu Ciyi didn't say a word and just walked on by himself.
Yan Funing waved her hand: "No need."
They didn't have a single coin, and the ox cart and donkey cart were slow, and the carriage was already packed with people.
The driver waved his whip: "It's okay if you don't sit down. I'll do business next time."
A young woman in the car sneered: "Look at the quality of their clothes, but they can't even sit in a bullock cart."
The man sitting next to her took out a few coins and gave them to the driver: "This is the fare for our return trip as a couple. The extra two copper coins will be used for the first two ladies."
This move attracted everyone in the car to praise her, saying that she had married the right person.
The young woman smiled shyly and saw that the couple walking on the roadside were handsome, but the man was walking in front and didn't pay attention to the girl carrying a backpack behind her.
With this comparison, the young woman felt that her husband was better, and her body moved closer to her husband.
Although the speed of an ox cart is slow, it is still faster than a person walking.
As the car drove away, Yan Funing walked a few steps quickly, trying to keep up with Fu Ciyi.
Fu Ciyi didn't want to get too close to her, so when he noticed that she was speeding up, he also speeded up.
Yan Funing frowned. She increased her speed, but still couldn't catch up with him, so she jogged a few steps.
“Can you wait for me?”
Her tone was soft, with a hint of coquettishness that she didn't even know she had.
Fu Ciyi's face showed no fluctuation, and his pace slowed down a lot.
Yan Funing finally followed his footsteps.
She felt that she was taller among women, but this man was a head taller than her, and she felt an inexplicable sense of oppression walking beside him.
“I can go alone, please go back.”
He didn't want to see her, and she wanted to have an easier life in the future, so there was no need to be annoying now.
(End of this chapter)