Chapter 69 : The Origin of Things

Su Xieqiu smiled and said, “I didn’t go to the black market. When I went into the city a few days ago, I met a dealer who was selling goods. I saw a few things that were really useful, so I bought some. Grandpa and my uncle have been helping out here for so long, I had to buy something to thank them.”

Han Zhenyu thought of the two bulging bags his cousins were carrying and asked in confusion, “What did you buy?”

“Just some food and daily necessities, vermicelli snacks, cotton, and cloth.”

Su Xieqiu knocked on the bed again and said, “There are still some under the bed. Let’s keep them for ourselves.”

Many of the things in her space couldn’t be taken out, so she only picked out a few things that were available in this era.

The cotton was from disassembling two quilts, and the fabric was from disassembling two sets of light gray pure cotton four-piece suits.

The floral cotton sheets she is using now and the blanket Han Zhenyu is covering himself with were also made from the four-piece space set.

Han Zhenyu remained silent after hearing this. The things she bought were all in-demand items. Even the black market in the county, which had a full range of goods, didn’t easily get such items.

This woman bought so much at once, so she must have gone there more than once or twice.

Han Zhenyu sighed inwardly.

He thought for a moment and solemnly told Su Xieqiu, “In the future, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy anything. If the cooperative doesn’t have it or doesn’t have the ticket, tell me, and I’ll find a way to get it. Don’t go to the black market. It’s a mixed bag there, with all kinds of people. It’s very dangerous.”

“Okay, got it.”

Su Xieqiu turned sideways, lying on the edge of the bed, looking at Han Zhenyu and said, “But what I just said is true. I really didn’t go to the black market. I bought those things from an acquaintance.”

Han Zhenyu also turned sideways and touched the items under the bed with his hand, where there were two large sacks.

He thought helplessly, this woman lied to me like this, doesn’t she know what I’ve done before?

But since she said so, it would be difficult for me to expose her. I could only make the problem sound more serious so that she would be scared and wouldn’t dare to go there again.

“The black market has been under strict scrutiny recently. Whether you’re buying or selling, if you get caught, you’ll be sentenced to jail at the very least, or even shot at the worst.”

He looked at her eyes, which seemed to be able to suck people in, and said very seriously, “So don’t go there. Tell me what you want, and I’ll buy it for you.”

Su Xieqiu looked at his worried and concerned eyes, unable to describe her feelings at the moment.

In my previous life, I lived with my grandparents until I was 14 years old.

Her father came back once a year, stayed for two days and then left, and didn’t talk much to her during that time.

After her mother started her own family, she paid even less attention to her.

After her grandmother passed away, her biological parents treated her as a burden and didn’t even want to pay for her tuition, let alone show any concern.

Coming here, Haishi’s parents and siblings were also unreliable.

Although Su Xieqiu never relied on others to make a living, now there was such a man who built a house for her, gave her money to spend, always cared about her safety, and said he would support her in the future.

So Su Xieqiu felt that such care and commitment were enough for her.

It was enough to make me fall in love with this man willingly.

She stared at Han Zhenyu under the bed for a while, touched his handsome eyebrows with her fingers, and smiled brightly.

In a very gentle tone, she said, “I see. You don’t have to worry about me. You should also be careful when you go out. I will wait for you to come back home.”

Han Zhenyu’s heart started pounding when she reached out her hand.

Now his eyebrows were being caressed by her warm fingertips. Han Zhenyu felt his whole body getting hot and swallowed quietly.

When the white hand was about to be withdrawn, he could no longer control his heart and held it tightly in his palm.

A deep voice sounded in the darkness, “Su Xieqiu, as long as you don’t leave, I will never let you down.”

“If you don’t let me down, I will follow you forever,” Su Xieqiu held his hand and said.

On this ordinary night, in this small adobe house, the two made a commitment to spend their lives together.

They held hands and talked for a long time, and they didn’t even notice when they fell asleep.

Han Zhenyu had just returned from a business trip. He hadn’t slept much the night before and had been busy all day.

Maybe he was too tired because when he woke up the next day, it was already bright.

He heard voices coming from the office next door. It seemed to be the people from the brigade coming to work.

He looked at the bed and saw no one there.

Su Xieqiu had already gotten up by then, and the floral quilt on the bed wasn’t made, probably because she didn’t want to wake him up.

Thinking about their conversation from last night, Han Zhenyu covered his eyes with his hands and smiled.

He didn’t rush to get up. He stretched, covered his head with the bed sheet, and sniffed it deeply. Then he slowly stood up and put on his shoes.

He tidied up the floor and folded the quilt on the bed into a neat block.

After quickly washing up, he rode his bike to the homestead.

Su Xieqiu had already prepared the meal and was mixing the black fungus with the beans.

When she saw him riding his bike over, she remembered their confession from last night and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Han Zhenyu parked his bike nearby and said with a smile, “Why didn’t you call me when you got up?”

“It’s not a big deal to get up. I just wanted you to sleep a little longer.”

Su Xieqiu knew he hadn’t slept the night before. He’d been busy all day yesterday and went to bed very late.

When she woke up, she saw him sleeping very soundly, so she didn’t call him and just came over by herself.

Han Zhenyu stared at her intently for a moment before asking gently, “Is there anything you want me to do?”

“No.”

Su Xieqiu noticed his gaze. She felt a little embarrassed being stared at, so she said without looking up, “The meal is ready. Go call grandpa and the others to eat.”

“Okay.” Han Zhenyu smiled and went to the new house.

Yan Erqiang, who was cleaning the vegetable cellar, saw his happy expression and squinted his eyes, jokingly saying, “It’s different now that you have a wife. You walk with a breeze.”

Han Zhenyu raised his eyebrows, “Second brother, please stop laughing at me. My aunt told me that the night before you got married, you were so excited you couldn’t sleep. You went to the river in the middle of the night and shouted loudly, which attracted wild boars. A villager had to get up in the middle of the night to hunt them.”

Talking about his past embarrassment, Yan Erqiang immediately said, “Don’t listen to my mother’s nonsense, it never happened.”

“Brother, you dare to do it but not take responsibility for it.” Han Zhenyu snorted and laughed, “Next time I go home, I’ll tell my second sister-in-law all of this and see how she laughs at you.”

“If you dare to tell this to your second sister-in-law, I’ll tell your wife about you wetting the kang when you were a child.”

“It’s as if you’ve never peed before.” Han Zhenyu rolled his eyes at him.

The two of them were laughing and teasing each other.

Yan Daqiang shook his head helplessly, “Don’t you two see how old you are? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at for saying these things? I thought you were little brats who wet the bed all day when you were little.”

Han Zhenyu and Yan Erqiang snorted at him and laughed softly, “People who wet the bed at the age of ten have no right to criticize us.”

Yan Daqiang laughed and scolded, “You little rascal, you’re so disrespectful, do you deserve to be punished?”

The three of them laughed and joked for a while before Han Zhenyu called into the house, “Grandpa, uncle, and uncle-in-law, it’s time to eat.”

“Okay, we’re coming!” Grandpa Du replied.