Chapter 20: Two Slaps for Disobedience

She had to remind him, or she would end up living a rough life.

Xie Lin’an was heartbroken when he heard this, he quickly wiped the water off his hands on his clothes and came over to hug her.

Ye Xiaozhen disliked him because he had just killed the rabbit, she subconsciously dodged back.

But she couldn’t escape, he held her tightly, and she couldn’t break free.

He was a clueless straight man, he didn’t notice her resistance at all.

“Who said my Xiaozhen can’t use them? If others have them, my Xiaozhen can use them too. Oh, it’s all my fault for being careless, tomorrow… tomorrow won’t work, how about the day after tomorrow? I’ll try to find some time, I’ll take you to the street to buy them. Shampoo, cream, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush… we’ll buy everything.”

Damn it, I have to endure it for another day in this hot weather?

Forget it, I’ll just endure it, anyway, she washed her hair with water during the day.

It just wasn’t very clean without shampoo.

Lin Xinghua came out after dealing with the rabbit, “Lin’an, did you eat dinner?”

“I did.”

“Do you want to eat some buns? Xiaozhen steamed a lot of buns today.”

Xie Lin’an: “Xiaozhen can steam buns?”

Ye Xiaozhen nodded.

Xie Lin’an smiled, “Then I definitely have to try them, come on, let’s see how our Xiaozhen’s skills are.”

Lin Xinghua limped out of the kitchen, holding a clay bowl in his hand, with three white buns in it.

He smiled, “They must be delicious, she steamed a hundred, sold one hundred and eighty, there aren’t many left, come and try them.”

Xie Lin’an was startled, “She sold one hundred and eighty?”

“Yes, this silly girl steamed several pounds of flour, so many would go bad if she didn’t sell them.”

Xie Lin’an twitched his mouth, he grabbed one and took a bite, then he praised it.

“Hmm, it really tastes good, it’s fragrant and soft, it doesn’t even taste like a bun.”

He finished one bun in two bites, then said, “But I feel like eating three of your buns is not as filling as eating one of the ones I steam.”

Ye Xiaozhen put all the buns in the bowl into his hand, “Then you can eat a few more.”

“Oh, hehe, are you angry?”

Ye Xiaozhen: “…”

She didn’t bother with him, she went back to the room to sleep.

Xie Lin’an quickly finished another one, he smiled and said to Lin Xinghua, “Grandpa, I don’t think she’s silly, I said her buns weren’t filling, and she got angry.”

“Haha, she’s not silly, she’s capable, she earned nine yuan from selling her buns.”

The door closed, and their laughter was shut out.

It was the end of the month, and it was quite hot in the house.

Ye Xiaozhen turned on the fan, the broken fan rattled for a long time but didn’t turn on.

The sound was quite scary.

She was afraid the fan would explode, so she quickly turned it off.

Forget it, I’ll just use a hand fan.

Soon, Xie Lin’an came in, his hair was wet, and he smelled of soap.

I wonder if it’s okay to wash your hair with that?

His hair seemed to be quite thick, it seemed like there was no problem.

“Huh? Why isn’t the fan on?” Xie Lin’an saw her waving a hand fan, so he curiously asked.

Ye Xiaozhen ignored him.

Xie Lin’an walked over and said, “Don’t you know how to turn it on? Come on, I’ll teach you.”

Heh, okay, I’ll see how you turn it on.

“Look, this thing, you just twist it to the right.”

He twisted it, but the fan didn’t turn on, it just rattled.

Ye Xiaozhen couldn’t help but laugh.

Xie Lin’an felt embarrassed in front of Ye Xiaozhen, this broken fan.

“You’re still laughing? Look, watch me fix this disobedient fan.”

He slapped the fan twice, and the fan, which wasn’t turning before, started to spin.

Ye Xiaozhen was completely dumbfounded.

Xie Lin’an laughed, “See? Disobedient things just need a good beating, now it’s turning after I gave it two slaps.”

Ye Xiaozhen: “…” I swear, is he going to be abusive?

“Xiaozhen, are you cool?”

Ye Xiaozhen nodded.

Then Xie Lin’an turned the switch again, setting it to the highest setting, and asked her, “Are you cold?”

You idiot, what do you think?

“Cold.”

“Cold? Come here, I’ll warm you up.”

Ye Xiaozhen: “…”

He deliberately turned the fan to the highest setting to fool the fool, taking the opportunity to hug her and take advantage of her.

Fine, he got his way.

Well, considering his good technique and after-sales service, she’ll just accept it.

…

When they went out in the morning, Xie Lin’an said to her, “It’ll be busy today, I’ll be back very late tonight, go to sleep when it’s time, don’t wait for me. After I finish my work today, I’ll take you to the street tomorrow, we’ll buy shampoo and cream.”

“Okay, brother, I’ll wait for you.” To prevent him from breaking his promise, Ye Xiaozhen showed her eagerness.

Xie Lin’an smiled and rubbed her head. “Silly, I told you not to wait, go to sleep when it’s time.”

He took all the remaining buns from yesterday.

In the morning, Ye Xiaozhen and Lin Xinghua drank porridge and ate vegetables.

After breakfast, Lin Xinghua started to tidy up his hoe.

“Kid, I’m going to work on the west slope this morning, if you need anything, come to the opposite side and call me.”

“Okay, Grandpa.”

Their generation used to work for points.

There were no holidays when working for points, they had to work in the fields every day, even if they slacked off, they had to spend time in the fields.

So he was used to finding something to do every day, he couldn’t stay idle.

He would work in the fields every day, working on the west slope in the morning and the east slope in the afternoon, he would eat lunch and take a nap at home, so he could avoid working under the sun.

As she was hanging up the clothes, Liu Nai Nai, her neighbor, passed by and casually asked, “Xiaozhen, are you steaming buns today?”

Steam, of course, she bought so much flour, she didn’t know if it would expire if she left it in the kitchen, what if she didn’t eat it quickly?

Besides, she had already put the flour in the dough mixer.

Ye Xiaozhen planned to steam them in the morning, so she could sell them in the neighboring village in the afternoon.

She grinned and said, “Liu Nai Nai wants to eat buns.”

Liu Nai Nai thought, she probably meant to ask her to buy her buns? That means she’s going to steam them.

She smiled, “Okay, I really want to eat your buns, you steam them first, I’ll come and buy them later.”

The clothes were hung up, the dough was mixed, and then she transferred it to the proofing box.

Today, she wasn’t just going to steam buns, she was also going to make some dumplings.

Like pickled bean curd dumplings.

She would grind some tofu, and she could make spicy tofu dumplings.

She would buy some meat tomorrow, and she could make meat buns.

Grandpa Lin Xinghua was not very mobile, but he was very diligent.

The eldest son died, the eldest daughter-in-law ran away, he raised several children by himself, he had to be diligent.

There were peppers, dried chili peppers, and garlic hanging from the eaves in the yard.

Their old house used to house a large family, the second and third brothers’ families were all in the city, the rooms were empty, the house was very big.

But now only three rooms were habitable, the other rooms were filled with miscellaneous items.

For example, one room was filled with various jars of pickled vegetables, fermented vegetables, preserved vegetables, and salted vegetables.

Ye Xiaozhen counted them, there were twenty-something jars.