The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

After searching for a long time, I still couldn't find any fish. I figured if there were any, the villagers would have caught them long ago.

In this village, anything edible will end up on someone else's table if you wait even a moment longer.

Seeing that there were no fish, Yin Baicai spontaneously picked up river snails from the river, and it took her a long time to collect just a few.

Ever since Yin Baicai told us how to cook river snails, everyone in the village who had eaten them before must have been scrambling to pick them up.

When Yin Baicai finished picking up the river snails and got up, she found that the villagers who had been washing clothes had all left.

Since she didn't bring a bucket today, Yin Baicai had to take off her outer clothes to collect the river snails, thinking that she was still wearing her inner clothes, so what was there to be afraid of!

Therefore, Yin Baicai walked home wearing her undergarments.

Li Zhe, who had just returned from hunting in the mountains, was stunned to see Yin Baicai wearing only his undergarments. If the villagers saw this young man walking around in the village in just his undergarments, they would inevitably gossip.

Yin Baicai also saw Li Zhe returning with his prey: "Li bully, you've had a great harvest today!" she said, pointing to the rabbit and pheasant in Li Zhe's hands.

Li Zhe frowned, looking at Yin Baicai carrying her coat and asking, "Why aren't you wearing your coat? What's inside?"

"I picked up some river snails, but I didn't bring a bucket, so I put them in my clothes."

"I have a bucket at my house, come and get it."

"Oh, right, I wanted to ask you something. I went to the river to catch fish since you weren't home, but I didn't see a single fish."

Li Zhe opened the door and called Yin Baicai in: "Come in and let's talk."

Yin Baicai followed behind into the courtyard, carrying the river snails she had put in her clothes.

Li Mo was still reading his Thousand Character Classic.

Upon seeing Yin Baicai arrive, she hurriedly put down the book in her hand: "Mother, are you here to play with Momo?"

"I've come to talk to your uncle about something. You should study hard. Once you know more words, you can go to school and make friends."

Upon hearing Yin Baicai's words, Li Mo picked up the book on the table and began to read it seriously.

The village children didn't want to play with him. When he lived with his second grandmother and the others, he had to work every day and couldn't go out to play.

Once you can use a lot of words on Momo, you'll be able to make friends. What Mom said must be true.

Yin Baicai put down what she was holding, took a stool from the table and sat down. She decided not to disturb Mo Xiaogui's studies. This child was so well-behaved; he was only four years old and already willing to study.

That's just like me back then. I started memorizing the Three Character Classic when I was only a few years old.

Li Zhe put down what he was holding, went back into the house to get Yin Baicai one of his own coats, and handed it to him: "Put this on, otherwise the villagers will gossip about you."

Yin Baicai felt very strange. Wasn't she wearing clothes underneath? She wasn't running around naked, so why were they gossiping?

"I'm dressed now, aren't I?" Yin Baicai said to Li Zhe, tugging at her undergarment.

Hearing Yin Baicai ask this, Li Zhe thought to himself: Could this young man have lost his mind after the fall?

But Li Zhe still explained the difference between inner and outer garments to Yin Baicai.

Yin Baicai looked embarrassed after hearing this. It turns out that the clothes here are like underwear, which can't be worn as outerwear. Wearing them as outerwear is almost like running around naked.

No wonder that bully Li had that expression when he saw me wearing only my undergarments.

No wonder people in ancient times wore two layers of clothing even on hot days; there was a reason for it!

Li Zhe then asked about Yin Baicai's visit to him.

Yin Baicai scratched the back of his head: "I just wanted to discuss with you whether I could borrow your kitchen to cook. We're repairing the house, and you live nearby. If I had to come to my place, it would take too much time to go back and forth. Don't worry, I'll prepare the firewood myself."

"Go ahead and use it. There's plenty of firewood. Just use my house." Li Zhe agreed. Anyway, they would be family from now on. It was just a matter of using the kitchen. If he wasn't worried about being gossiped about by the villagers, he would be happy to stay at his own house.

"Thank you, Li the bully. Don't worry, I'll definitely cook something delicious to repay you."

Li Zhe then gave Yin Baicai another big surprise: "If you need meat, I'll go up the mountain to hunt it."

This solved a major problem for Yin Baicai. He had originally wanted to ask if there was any saltpeter to make ice to store meat, but unexpectedly, Li Zhe went up the mountain to collect it for him.

"Okay, I'll give you the money. I'll pay you whatever you sell it for in town."

Li Zhe initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Yin Baicai's serious expression, he nodded.

Anyway, the money will eventually be entrusted to him for safekeeping, so I'll just deposit it for him first.

Li Zhe wasn't worried about Yin Baicai not paying him, after all, the young man's skills at the restaurant that day would definitely earn him money.

Who knows, by then, her fiancé might earn more money than she does.

The two of them had reached an agreement. After putting on Li Zhe's coat, Yin Baicai bid farewell to the uncle and nephew and went home with her belongings.

Yin Baicai thought she would just buy vegetables in the village, since it would be convenient. Her family was only a dozen or so people building the house, so they wouldn't need many vegetables. And with the hot weather, buying too many would make them spoil easily.

Going to town to buy it is time-consuming and laborious.

Yin Baicai poured the river snails from Li Eba’s bucket into her own bucket, then washed Li Zhe’s bucket clean, planning to return it the next day.

She washed and dried the clothes she had initially used to pack the river snails, then went into the kitchen to cook.

After finishing his meal, Yin Baicai took out his money box, counted the money inside, and found that he still had more than ten taels left.

I reckon I'll be going to town to buy some rice in a couple of days. The little bit I have at home isn't nearly enough. You need to be well-fed for manual labor, right?

Li Zhe thought that Yin Baicai said to buy meat from him, so he thought he would catch more live animals in a couple of days to raise in captivity, and then just kill them directly, so they would be fresh and wouldn't spoil.

When Liu Xiaoqing got home, he told his father what had happened by the river that day, which made Zhang Ke furious and curse Chen Jufen in his heart.

Chen Jufen, that old slut, others may not know what kind of person she is, but surely I know her too?

The two women came from the same village and married into Peach Blossom Village together. Before they got married, they pretended to be well-behaved and sensible in the village.

Because of this, he and she were often compared by the villagers, and even his own mother always praised that little slut.

Fortunately, I, Zhang Ke, am much better than her. She lost her husband after only a few years of marriage. If it weren't for her son who is literate, she would have been much better off!

Who would pay attention to her? She always spouts a bunch of platitudes. If it weren't for her son, the villagers wouldn't bother listening to her grand pronouncements.

After all these years, she still can't shake off her pretentious ways. She even dared to shake off my son's hand, you old whore.

She was still hoping her son would get into high school, but that was wishful thinking. Her son had been studying for over ten years and still couldn't even pass the preliminary exam.

It seems I need to make Qingge reconsider and not focus all his attention on Tian Wenyan. If he passes the exam, it would be more appropriate for him to marry my son. If he doesn't pass, my son will suffer at the hands of that old harlot.

"Qing-ge, don't hang yourself on Tian Wenyan. If you find someone better, dump him," Zhang Ke advised Liu Xiaoqing.

"Okay, Father." Liu Xiaoqing agreed verbally, but she was still reluctant in her heart. She and Wenyan were childhood sweethearts, and she had already decided that he was the one for her.

He had initially thought that seeing Li the bully was rich and had a family business would make him consider it, but who would have thought that he would be blinded by Yin Baicai, that jinx.

In this village, only Brother Wenyan is the best candidate. Father must dislike Aunt Jufen to say that.

But once Wenyan and I get together, what do we have to fear from Chen Jufen?

If I just stir things up a bit and whisper sweet nothings in my brother's ear, then let's see what his mother can do to me.

I'm just trying to please her now, so let her be smug for a while.

It's almost time for my brother Wenyan to take a break, so I need to hurry up and finish making the shoes I'm preparing for him.