The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

As soon as Li Zhe entered the courtyard, he saw that Yin Baicai's firewood had not been chopped yet, so he found an axe and chopped the firewood for him.

Li Mo and Yin Baicai peeled garlic together.

Watching Li Mo's skillful movements, Yin Baicai thought to herself, "They say children from poor families learn to be independent early. Sure enough, this little devil Mo, who's just turned four, is already peeling garlic as well as I am."

After peeling most of the garlic, Yin Baicai glanced at the person still chopping wood and said, "Brother Li, go call Grandma Wu and tell her to come over and eat with us later."

Li Zhe paused his work for a moment and nodded.

Yin Baicai arrived at the kitchen, with Li Mo following closely behind him.

The chicken on the stove was already tender, so Yin Baicai took the small casserole down.

He warned Li Mo, "This is hot, little rascal, don't touch it with your hands."

Li Mo nodded obediently.

Yin Baicai cracked four eggs into a bowl, then scooped in a few spoonfuls of flour, preparing to steam a sponge cake.

I added a little sugar water, mixed the batter together, and placed it on a steamer.

They added a lot more firewood to the stove.

The water in the large iron pot bubbled and steamed for a short while before it was done.

Yin Baicai used her hands to spread the steamed cake upside down on the cutting board and cut a small piece for Li Mo.

"Little devil, try it, it'll definitely taste better than what you had for lunch."

Li Mo happily took it and took a small bite: "Delicious."

While Yin Baicai was cooking, Li Zhe had finished chopping firewood and was preparing to go out.

Li Zhe knocked on the gate of Grandma Wu's house.

"Who is it?" Grandma Wu's voice came from inside.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Li Zhe standing in front of him: "It's Zhe, what's up?"

"Grandma Wu, Brother Cai asked me to invite you to his house for dinner."

Grandma Wu refused, saying, "This old woman won't go. You all eat."

She knew about Cai Ge'er's situation; there wasn't much food at home, so she appreciated the gesture.

Li Zhe repeated, "Brother Cai said you have to go."

Grandma Wu finally agreed, "Zhe boy, wait a moment, I'll go back and get something."

Grandma Wu went home and picked up a few eggs, putting them in her apron. When Cai Ge'er called her for dinner, she couldn't go empty-handed, so she took a few eggs to let him try and add a dish to his meal.

The two houses are very close; they're just a short walk apart.

Yin Baicai had already cooked the dishes and was carrying them to the table outside the courtyard.

Seeing the two of them approach, he greeted them with a smile, "Come and eat, the dishes are all ready."

Grandma Wu smiled and handed the eggs from her apron to Yin Baicai: "Brother Cai, take these and add them to your dish."

"Grandma, you just came like that, why did you bring anything? I've picked a lot of vegetables from your garden. Brother Li gave me a pheasant, and I wanted to invite you over to try it," Yin Baicai said, declining the offer.

These eggs are clearly ones that Grandma Wu couldn't bear to eat. Everyone in Peach Blossom Village is poor, so these eggs are a rare treat; they sell for one coin each in town.

Grandma Wu insisted on stuffing the things into Yin Baicai's arms.

Yin Baicai had no choice but to accept it.

The group ate dinner happily.

Although it was just a simple home-cooked meal, Yin Baicai's cooking skills were quite good; even a plate of stir-fried vegetables tasted delicious.

The most popular item on the table was the sponge cake made by Yin Baicai. It was fluffy and soft, not too sweet, but very fragrant.

Even Li Zhe, who doesn't like sweets, ate several pieces.

Grandma Wu said with a smile, "Brother Cai's cooking skills are getting better and better. These pastries are just as good as those in the shops in town."

"Haha, it's delicious! Grandma, please eat more, don't be shy, there's plenty of food."

After the meal, Yin Baicai stayed behind to clean up the table, while Li Zhe took Grandma Wu back home.

Like a diligent little bee, Li Mo kept helping Yin Baicai with her work.

"Momo is so good."

Li Zhe turned around and went back to Yin Baicai's courtyard. Seeing that the two of them had almost finished tidying up, and that it was getting late, he prepared to call Li Mo home.

Unexpectedly, Li Mo clung tightly to Yin Baicai's leg, hiding behind him, unwilling to go back. He shook his head at Li Zhe, saying, "I'll sleep with Mother, I'm not going back."

Yin Baicai was filled with shame. Her own small, shabby bed, which was only a little over 1.5 meters wide, creaked so much that she could barely stretch her legs when she turned over at night. If she had to add this little brat Mo to the mix, would she even be able to get any sleep?

"Little devil, are you not listening to your mother? Go home and sleep with your uncle. I'll come to see you tomorrow."

It was rather embarrassing to call herself "this little brat's mother" in front of the bully Li.

Seeing Yin Baicai's serious expression, Li Mo nodded in agreement. Li Zhe stepped forward and pulled him. Before leaving, Li Mo turned back to look at Yin Baicai several times: "Mother, don't lie to Mo Mo, or I'll tie you up with a rope."

Yin Baicai waved to the two of them: "I know, little devils, go back now."

Seeing the lively courtyard suddenly quiet down reminded Yin Baicai of the time after her mother, the dean, passed away. She was also living alone in a big house, and felt extremely lonely when the night was quiet.

Fortunately, I met Brother Hao and the others later. I wonder how they are doing now. I just transmigrated like this. I hope I won't become a vegetable.

If they find out I'm already dead, I wonder if they'll find me a good burial site.

It's painful to think that I died at the age of twenty, without even holding a young girl's hand before I died.

I stopped thinking about it too much. If I didn't hurry up and wash up, I'd be stuck in the dark.

Suddenly I remembered that I forgot to buy candles; no wonder I felt like something was missing yesterday.

Yin Baicai found the large wooden tub she often used for bathing, scooped water into it, carried it into the room, and quickly took a bath.

The sun was blazing today, and I sweated quite a bit.

Clean and refreshed after a bath, Yin Baicai lay on her small, shabby bed and drifted off to sleep.

The hot summer is often accompanied by frequent floods.

At midnight, a light rain began to fall outside. The sound of the raindrops pattering down did not wake the person lying in bed.

The rain intensified, and a strong wind picked up. Yin Baicai's dilapidated thatched house swayed precariously in the storm.

The cold raindrops fell on his face, and the person who was fast asleep in bed suddenly realized it, opened his eyes, and found that he was soaked.

He's dreaming that he's swimming in a pool!

Looking around, I saw that my house was flooded. I hurriedly got out of bed, retrieved my cloth shoes from the water, emptied the water out of them, quickly put them on, picked up my small wooden box containing my money, and ran out of the bedroom.

"My goodness, with such heavy rain, how can this little thatched hut withstand it?"

Suddenly realizing that his home was at the foot of the mountain, and that such heavy rain would definitely cause a landslide, he hugged the wooden box in his arms and rushed out of the yard.

At the end of the village, only her own family and Grandma Wu's family lived. If a landslide occurred, it would be terrible. Yin Baicai hurriedly knocked on the gate of Grandma Wu's house.

"bang bang bang"

Shouting from outside the door: "Grandma Wu, open the door!"

Grandma Wu was also awakened by the sound of rain. She was about to take the candle to call Yin Baicai next to her when the candle was blown out by the wind as soon as she stepped out of the house.

I'm getting old and my eyesight isn't good, so I can only slowly crawl to the door.

Grandma Wu opened the door: "Brother Cai, let's hurry to the village entrance, the rocks there won't roll down."

Yin Baicai carried Grandma Wu on her back and hurriedly ran towards the village entrance.

When we arrived, everyone was already gathered at the village chief's house.

The village chief also lives in a large tile-roofed house, and many villagers who live in thatched huts come here to take shelter from the rain.

Peach Blossom Village was poor; everyone lived in mud-walled, thatched-roof houses.

When it rains heavily in the summer, water leaks in.