country bumpkin

After hiding the mooncakes, Wei Xiu went to the kitchen to start cooking. At that moment, the door to the main room opened.

Grandma came out of the east room with a chamber pot in her hand and asked Weixiu if she had made breakfast. Weixiu said she was making it.

Jiang Xian'e glared at her, then went to the toilet to empty the chamber pot. When she returned, she casually placed the chamber pot on the stone at the toilet entrance to dry.

The toilet had no roof, so you could get soaked when it rained. In the summer, the whole yard would stink when it was in the sun; it was unbearable.

That's why no one visits her house. Another reason is that the foot of the mountain is too desolate, so no one in the village is willing to build a house there.

After a while, her mother and stepfather came out one after the other. They went to the toilet together.

Wei Xiu couldn't understand how such a small toilet could fit two people. Couldn't one of them have waited a little while?

Jiang Xian'e returned to the east bedroom and brought out her grandson, Zeng Congming. Old man Zeng followed behind. The family lined up to go to the outhouse.

Wei Xiu's lips twitched slightly. This family was truly bizarre. They all insisted on waking up at the same time, huh?

By the time the family had finished washing up, her meal was ready. She had cooked rice porridge with five eggs in it.

Each member of the family received one; she wasn't included. Her stepmother had instructed them last night. If she made a mistake, she would be punished.

The family sat around the table eating, and Wei Xiu also ladled out a bowl of rice porridge and squatted down to eat it at the kitchen door.

There were still a few cornbreads on their table; those who weren't full could eat some more.

Wei Xiu didn't receive this treatment; she didn't have enough to eat and could only drink water. This was something that family did, and it was something they did frequently.

After breakfast, everyone went about their own business. Old Zeng went to find someone to brag to, while Jiang Xian'e took her grandson out for a walk. Her stepfather and stepmother went inside to catch up on their sleep.

Before going to bed, she threw her clothes and sheets on the floor and asked Wei Xiu to wash them.

Wei Xiu first washed the dishes, and then went to the well to wash the clothes and bed sheets. After finishing these, it was almost lunchtime, so she had to make lunch.

Just then, Jiang Xian'e returned with Zeng Congming, who was holding a candied hawthorn. The old woman also had a vegetable basket slung over her arm.

She took out the groceries she had bought and asked Weixiu to prepare them. She instructed her to make sure everything was ready for the festival dinner that afternoon.

She also chopped the meat filling and kneaded the dough, so she could make dumplings herself in a little while.

Wei Xiu was given a full schedule of work, with no spare time at all. As she chopped the meat, she thought of Jinbao, a sweet smile on her face, her previous distress gone.

Jinbao is her salvation, and she is Jinbao's support. The two of them should be very happy together.

She finished all her work in the afternoon, and the family started cooking and making dumplings.

Jiang Xian'e sent Wei Xiu to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood, telling her not to come back until bedtime.

Wei Xiu understood that this was to prevent her from enjoying the good meat, vegetables, and dumplings. They were deliberately trying to drive her away. She didn't care at all!

The family finished preparing dinner. Before Wei Xiu could even finish, they began eating to celebrate the festival. Li Zhaodi completely forgot about her daughter, showing absolutely no motherly demeanor.

As it grew darker, Wei Xiu carried the manure basket on her back and placed it behind a large tree at the foot of the mountain.

After hiding himself properly, he turned around and went to Jinbao's house.

Upon arriving at Jinbao's house, Wei Xiu greeted everyone and then went to find Jinbao.

Liu Fangxiang had already prepared the meal. The main room and living room were filled with a large table of fine wines and delicacies, making Wei Xiu's mouth water.

When Jinbao saw Xiuer arrive, he quickly pulled her to sit at the table and handed her a bowl and chopsticks.

Liu Fangxiang served her food, and a large chicken leg was placed in her bowl. Wei Xiu thanked her with red eyes.

Liu Fangxiang pretended to be angry and said, "Alright, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's eat and drink happily. Don't cry, or you'll regret it."

Wei Xiu quickly held back her tears of emotion and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say, Auntie."

Jinbao put another piece of pork rib on her plate and urged her to eat it. Kong Shangbiao looked fierce and was afraid of scaring Wei Xiu.

He hadn't said much until now, mimicking his wife's tone, "Eat up, don't be shy, make yourself at home."

Wei Xiu looked up at him and realized that Jinbao's father wasn't so scary after all.

One moment someone is offering food to her, the next someone is offering her food, and before long, Wei Xiu's bowl is overflowing.

Liu Fangxiang also brought her two glasses of baijiu (Chinese liquor), saying it was to celebrate. She felt embarrassed to refuse, so she drank both glasses of baijiu in one gulp.

She was already full, but blushing, she looked at the half-bowl of meat and vegetables that was still uneaten, not knowing what to do.

Liu Fangxiang said, "It's okay. You can save the leftovers for tomorrow and eat them secretly. Otherwise, if Jinbao eats them all, what if he gets too full?"

Wei Xiu nodded dazedly and replied, "Okay...okay, Auntie."

After saying that, she suddenly stood up and swayed as she headed home. Liu Fangxiang asked Jinbao to help her to her second sister's old room.

She said, "Xiuer, don't go back today, just sleep here! This is Jinbao's second sister's room, it's always been very clean, and the quilts have been aired out and are warm!"

Wei Xiu felt dizzy and could only obediently lie down to rest.

The courtyard was quiet in the middle of the night. Jinbao got up to relieve himself, and after he came back, he went to his second sister's room.

He realized he hadn't kissed Xiu'er in a long time, and since she was here today, he wanted to give her a good kiss and a hug.

Jinbao pushed open the door and went inside. Weixiu was still asleep when she felt something crawling on her face, soft and wet, which startled her and made her open her eyes.

She thought it was some kind of bug crawling on her face, but it turned out to be Jinbao kissing her.

Wei Xiu asked him in a low voice, "Jinbao, why are you here instead of sleeping in your room?"

Jinbao kissed her again and said with a smile, "Xiuer, I want to kiss you, and I want to hug you, is that okay?"

Wei Xiu had absolutely no resistance to that fair and smooth face. She immediately pressed her lips to Jin Bao's.

Jinbao, feeling the same way, deepened the kiss. Their breathing quickened simultaneously, a continuous exchange and fusion...

The night was already very deep, and the bright moon hung in the sky, shining on every corner of the village.

They fell asleep exhausted when the sky began to lighten.

An hour later, Liu Fangxiang got up to go to the toilet. When she came back, she went to her son's room and found that he wasn't there. Something occurred to her, and with a smile, she went to tell her husband.

When Kong Shangbiao woke up and saw that his wife wasn't there, he knew she had gone to relieve herself. He then put on his clothes and prepared to go to the toilet himself.

I had just put on my shoes when I saw my wife walking towards me with a bright smile.

He asked in confusion, "Honey, what's wrong? What's making you so happy?"

Liu Fangxiang's wrinkles deepened with laughter as she said, "Haha, I think we won't have to wait long before we can hold our grandson."

Kong Shangbiao immediately understood what was going on and said, "It seems we should invite that girl to our house for dinner more often from now on."

The couple looked at each other and chuckled simultaneously.