Chapter 15

Li Yao had no choice but to stop and said, “Mom, please tell me what’s going on.”

…

Ning Jia waited for Li Yao in the house for a long time but couldn’t see him, so he got up and went out. As soon as he opened the door, he ran into Li Xu and An Ye coming out of the main room.

She asked casually, “Fifth brother, why hasn’t Li Yao come out yet?”

“Our mother has something to talk to him about, and she is currently chatting with him. Don’t worry, sister-in-law.” Li Xu said.

Ning Jia nodded: “Thank you, Fifth Brother.”

When returning to the house, Ning Jia winked at An Ye, asking her to find the right time to talk about the matter.

An Ye nodded slightly and went back to the house. She sat on the kang with a sullen face and said nothing.

“Wife, are you still angry?” Li Xu smiled and handed her a glass of water. “Calm down?”

“You only have Lin Xiaoxi in your heart, right? Old Seven hasn’t felt sorry for her yet, but you are the first one to do so.” An Ye glared at him with sidelong eyes.

“It’s really unfair!” Li Xu patted his chest and assured her, “She has Lao Qi to care for her, why should I feel sorry for her? I just feel a little sorry for my mother…”

“Feeling sorry for the old lady?”

“Yes! Look how many good things were used in today’s meal! Mom is so distressed that she’s about to cry!”

It would have been better if she hadn’t said this. Once she said it, An Ye flew into a rage: “How dare you say that? If it weren’t for me and Ning Jia, would you have been able to have such a delicious meal today? The old lady is biased, and it’s obvious that she’s on the side of Old Seven and Lin Zhiqing. She hasn’t even entered the house yet, but she’s getting treated like this. If she enters the house, will she still get the same treatment as Ning Jia and I? You should feel sorry for us!”

“Wife, please keep your voice down and don’t be so excited, okay?” Li Xu hurriedly coaxed, “I can see that my mother is biased!”

“So what are you going to do next?”

Li Xu immediately changed his mind: “Don’t pay all the money, leave half for my wife.”

Seeing that he was reasonable, An Ye softened his attitude. “What can you do with the money you earn? The key is to find a way to make money! The good things in the old lady’s cupboard were definitely not bought with work points.”

“Lao Liu got it back. He has some skills!”

An Ye’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Black market?”

“Yes.” Li Xu said directly without hiding it, “He often goes out in the middle of the night and comes back in the early morning. I went with him a few times.”

“oh.”

Seeing An Ye thinking about something, he knew that his wife had set her sights on the black market: “Don’t even think about it. Not everyone can go there! If you get caught, you’ll be in trouble!”

An Ye smiled and whispered, “But if I have something good, I can make a lot of money! It’s worth the trip!”

“What good stuff?” Li Xu asked hurriedly.

An Ye raised the corner of his mouth: “I don’t want to tell you, but you will have to tell the old lady right after you know it.”

Li Xu immediately expressed his opinion: “Don’t worry, I’m not stupid and I will never tell anyone in the family. Only we know about it.”

After experiencing these things, Li Xu could more or less see through the old lady’s thoughts. It was true that the old lady was more partial to the seventh brother.

If it weren’t for today’s meal, he wouldn’t have known that there were so many good things hidden in his house.

Even the meat that we only bought during festivals was taken out today because of the seventh brother’s marriage.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say that it doesn’t taste good.

An Ye nodded with satisfaction, leaned close to his ear and whispered for a while.

Li Xu showed a look of surprise and joy on his face, and then said: “I can’t do this alone, I have to go and discuss it with Lao Liu.”

“Go, go!” An Ye was eager to do so.

Li Xu went to the north room to look for Li Yao. The old lady was originally educating the sixth child, but when she saw him coming, she asked him to stay and educate them as well.

An Ye couldn’t wait any longer, so he got up and went to the kitchen to boil some water.

As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw Ning Jia sitting by the stove, lighting a fire. A large iron pot full of water was emitting steam.

Seeing An Ye coming in, she hurriedly greeted: “Ye Ye, what’s wrong?”

“Li Xu agreed and wanted to go to your Li Yao to discuss it, but now he is stuck in the old lady’s room. Men are just unreliable!”

An Ye sighed, and seeing Ning Jia boiling such a large pot of water, she asked her, “Do you want to take a bath?”

Ning Jia nodded: “It’s so uncomfortable not to take a shower for a few days! I have to take a shower today no matter what!”

“Then I’ll wash it!” An Ye said, “You wash it first! After you’re done, I’ll boil another pot.”

“Uh-huh.”

Ning Jia took out a large bucket of water. Seeing that there was no one around, An Ye lent a hand and helped her carry it into the house.

Ning Jia closed the door, drew the curtains, poured water into a large iron basin, took off his clothes and started taking a bath.

To be honest, this body is a little thin, but the proportions are still good and the skin is smooth, which is something that makes her satisfied.

Oh, it would be great if I could gain some more flesh…

Ning Jia sighed twice, wet a towel and started to wash. It was not convenient in the village, so he could only make do with what he had.

Li Yao finally finished his work and was about to go back to his room. The moment he opened the door, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

He saw Ning Jia washing her body with her back to him. Her thin back was snow-white, her waist was slender, her hips were small and round, and her two long legs were particularly eye-catching.

Li Yao’s heart skipped a beat and the tips of his ears instantly felt hot.

Feeling the strong wind blowing in from behind, Ning Jia was so scared that he turned around suddenly and saw Li Yao standing at the door.

“Ouch!” She screamed, hugged her arms and immediately curled up her body, squatting on the ground, “I locked the door, how did you get in!”

“I’m sorry, the lock may be broken… You… You wash first, I’ll wait for you outside.” Li Yao’s throat rolled, his voice was hoarse, and he retreated in a panic.

He closed the door, squatted at the door, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and started smoking.

In the room, the sound of water splashing could be heard, and that slender, snow-white figure kept swaying in his mind.

He could even imagine how she washed by the sound of water.

For a moment, he felt a little hot, raised his hand to loosen the buttons of his collar, and took a few more deep puffs of the cigarette.

The sound of water in the room stopped and the door opened a little. He looked back and saw Ning Jia put on her clothes and with wet hair, ready to splash water.

He put out his cigarette and stood up: “It’s cold outside, give it to me.”

“Is this okay?” Ning Jia blinked her watery eyes.

“Yeah.” Li Yao pushed the door open, picked up the big iron basin on the ground and poured it out with a splash.

When he came back, he saw Ning Jia rummaging through boxes and drawers looking for something.

“What are you looking for?”

“Vanous cream.” Ning Jia said, “My skin is dry in the winter, so I need to apply something to it.”

“I’ll buy it for you tomorrow.” Li Yao said.

Ning Jia shrugged. Alas, the original owner was so pitiful, living such a rough life! She could only bear with it for the time being.

“Okay then, thank you in advance.” She said softly.

“With me…you don’t have to be so polite.” Li Yao blushed a little when he said this.

After all, she had been very cold towards Ning Jia in the two months since their marriage, and sometimes they didn’t say a word for two days.

“Okay.” Ning Jia smiled with curved eyes.

It seemed that she didn’t mind his previous attitude towards her at all.

“By the way, you just said you had something to talk to me about, what was it?” Li Yao remembered what Ning Jia had said to him during dinner.

“Then tell me first, what did the old lady say to you.” Ning Jia was also feeling depressed. This old lady was too talkative. She had been talking to her son for two hours in one breath.

What does this say?

“Nothing much, just a casual chat.” Li Yao didn’t want Ning Jia to know what the old lady said, so as to avoid upsetting her.

From what he said, Ning Jia knew that the old lady must have plotted against her behind her back.

She pursed her lips and smiled: “Okay, then I won’t ask. What I want to tell you tonight is very important, but can you promise me that only you and I know it, and no one else can know it?”

Li Yao nodded slowly: “Okay, go ahead.”

“I found a water bubble with a lot of fish in it! I think those fish can be sold on the black market, and I can definitely make a lot of money! Can you help me?” Ning Jia said straight to the point.

Li Yao was stunned: “Just you and me?”

“Of course! What else? Don’t tell me to let the whole family know!” Ning Jia immediately showed a reluctant look, and even added a sentence, “Especially don’t let the old lady know!”

Li Yao understood what Ning Jia meant.

The old lady favors boys over girls and is very partial.

He had always known it, but because of Ning Jia, he could see it more clearly.

“Okay! I promise you that I will never let anyone else, including my mother, know about this, but… my fifth brother already knows about this!” Li Yao said, “He told me about this tonight! And it was my fifth sister-in-law who told him. Ning Jia, how did you know about this?”

Ning Jia was furious when she heard this: “I found out because I was following An Ye. But she found out and we had a fight!”

“You should live in harmony with your fifth sister-in-law in the future!”

“That depends on her performance.” Ning Jia snorted coldly, and then continued, “You have to sell the fish early, not late! If you are late, others will grab it!”

“I know.” Li Yao thought for a moment and said quickly, “Tomorrow, there will be a movie in the village tomorrow night. Let’s go fishing while everyone is watching the movie.”

“Okay! I’ll go there too!”

Li Yao refused: “Don’t go. It’s dark and the road is long. We have to go to the town to go to the black market. It will be more dangerous to bring you with us.”

“That won’t work! That woman An Ye will definitely go! If she goes, I have to go too! Besides, I can help you if I go!”

“Ning Jia…”

Li Yao wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Ning Jia: “It’s happily decided!”

“Okay then, but everything must be arranged by me at that time.” Li Yao couldn’t persuade her, so he had to agree.

“Okay, you are the head of the family, so naturally everything depends on you!” Ning Jia grinned and put a compliment on him first.

Sure enough, Li Yao’s expression changed.

Ning Jia was secretly happy, it turned out that everyone was nice and obedient.

“Okay, it’s getting late, go to bed early!” Li Yao was about to get up when he suddenly noticed that Ning Jia’s hair was still dripping with water. He got excited and blurted out, “Let me help you dry your hair!”