Chapter 6

“What is this?” Ning Jia opened the paper package and found a roll of money and bills inside. “Are you really going to give it to me?”

“Yes.” Li Yao nodded slightly, “The village’s ox cart will go to the town to purchase things the day after tomorrow. You can follow them to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some nutritious food.”

“Okay.” Ning Jia happily took the money and smiled at him, “Thank you!”

The word “thank you” coming out of her mouth made Li Yao feel a little awkward.

He was not used to getting along with Ning Jia like this, and always felt that the other person was like a different person.

“It’s getting late. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I’d better go to bed early.” After Li Yao said this, he took off his shoes and went to bed.

“You’re not leaving tonight?” Ning Jia was surprised.

“Um.”

Today, he heard outsiders talking about him and Ning Jia in the field, which made him very unhappy.

Although he did not like this marriage that was exchanged for his second sister’s happiness, he should not let their bedroom affairs become the laughing stock of the villagers.

Ning Jia vaguely remembered Li Yao’s cold face when he heard people talking about them in the fields during the day, and seemed to understand why he stayed tonight.

The corners of her mouth curled up: “There is hot water prepared for you in the kitchen, go wash your feet.”

Li Yao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ning Jia was taking the initiative to show goodwill, so he agreed.

In fact, Ning Jia just likes cleanliness and can’t tolerate a man climbing into his bed without washing.

When Li Yao finished washing up and returned to the room with the basin, he found that Ning Jia had already made his bedding.

However, the two people’s pillows were far apart.

He was at the east end of the kang and Ning Jia was at the west end.

At this moment, she had her back to him, silent, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Li Yao blew out the light, took off his clothes and lay down.

In the darkness, only the breathing sounds of two people could be heard.

Perhaps because he was tired, Li Yao fell asleep quickly.

Ning Jia had slept for an entire afternoon and was no longer sleepy. He began to think about business matters.

The original heroine of the book, Lin Xiaoxi, lived an exceptionally comfortable life when everyone else was not able to eat enough, and she ate herself till she was fair and tender.

She thought about the contents of the book for a long time and finally remembered how she made her first pot of gold.

There is a water bubble in the deep ditch on the northern mountain of Laohuaishu Village. It is not large in area but quite deep.

It is far from the village and it takes two hours to walk there and back on weekdays, so few people go there.

In previous years, some people would go to the water bubbles to catch fish in the winter, and they could catch some wild fish, but not many.

At the beginning of this year, the villagers bought fish noodles and raised them in the village pond. Lin Xiaoxi helped to buy the fish noodles, and she secretly hid some before putting them into the pond.

While everyone was at work, she found an excuse to take a leave and put the fish fry into the pond.

Grass carp has strong vitality and grows fast. In addition, there are abundant aquatic plants and food in the water pool. By winter, the fish can grow to two or three kilograms in weight.

She secretly caught the fish and sold them on the black market, making some money.

Since Lin Xiaoxi can do it, Ning Jia feels that she can do it too.

She decided to go look for it tomorrow. If she found the fish, everything would be fine.

As he was thinking, Ning Jia fell asleep in a daze.

Across the yard is An Ye and the fifth brother Li Xu’s room.

At this moment, Li Xu was pestering An Ye to do that kind of thing.

“Don’t touch me.” An Ye turned away, not showing any good looks to Li Xu, “Go find your white moonlight, why are you looking for me?”

“Wife, don’t be angry. I was wrong today and I apologize to you!” Li Xu came up from behind. Although it was the first time he heard the three words “white moonlight”, he knew that An Ye was talking about Lin Xiaoxi.

“Get lost!” An Ye pushed him away. “You use me as Lin Xiaoxi’s substitute every night?”

“Wife, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?” Li Xu tested her madly on the verge of death.

An Ye glanced at him and said, “The truth.”

“The truth is… I did use you as a substitute for Lin Xiaoxi…”

Before Li Xu could finish his words, An Yetang turned around and kicked him off the kang.

“Ouch…” Li Xu cried out in pain and got up from the ground. “Wife, please listen to me! At the beginning, it was because you looked like Lin Xiaoxi, but later it was not the case. Later, I really liked you, wife!”

“real?”

“Really, it’s absolutely true! I swear!” Li Xu climbed onto the kang and coaxed her carefully, “Wife, you are prettier than her, she can’t compare to you! You are all in my heart, and I have forgotten her a long time ago!”

“You’re lying!” An Ye was merciless and kicked him again, “You were clearly speaking for her today!”

Li Xu just climbed up and was kicked down again.

His knees were aching so much that he grimaced and said, “I got kicked in the head by a donkey today and I fainted for a moment. Wife, I swear I will only speak for you from now on.”

“real?”

“Really, really!” Li Xu immediately raised his hand and swore, “If I lie to Xiao Ye, let me be struck by lightning!”

“Hmph.” An Ye snorted coldly, turned over and looked at him, “I want to eat two eggs tomorrow morning!”

Li Xu gritted his teeth and agreed: “Okay, I’ll go to our mom and ask for it!”

An Ye said nothing.

Li Xu knew that his wife’s anger had subsided, so he immediately climbed onto the bed and hugged her.

After a while, the sound of two people being intimate came from the room.

Old Mrs. Xu was feeling very uncomfortable at night, so she got up to go to the toilet. When she passed by their room, she just happened to hear the smelly noise coming from inside.

“Vixen! She’s really a reincarnated fox! She’s restless every night, trying to drain my son’s body! Ugh!”

After scolding An Ye, Old Lady Xu walked to the wall of Li Yao’s house to eavesdrop.

My legs were numb from standing so long, and I didn’t hear any sound from inside the house.

“What a useless girl!” Old Mrs. Xu couldn’t help but scold again, “She looks like a washboard, with no breasts and no butt! She can’t even get her own man after two months of marriage! Poor my son, he can’t have sex even though he has a wife, what’s the difference between him and being single! Ugh!”

After scolding her two daughters-in-law, Old Mrs. Xu went back into the house angrily.

She wondered whether she should nourish the fifth child and cool down the sixth child?

Li Yao was a light sleeper. In the middle of the night, he heard footsteps in the yard, so he got off the kang and stood by the window to look out.

When she saw that it was not a thief stealing things but her mother walking into her room, she felt relieved.

When he lay back on the bed, his sleepiness had faded a lot.

He turned sideways and saw Ning Jia huddled in the corner in the faint moonlight coming through the window.

She is really too thin… When I thought about what my own mother did, which was to not let her daughter-in-law eat, I couldn’t help but sigh.

Although he doesn’t like his daughter-in-law, this cannot be a reason for his own mother to abuse her.

It seems that he has to stay at home for the next few days and observe the situation for a few more days.

Li Yao was thinking about it when he found that Ning Jia seemed to be trembling.

Only then did he remember that his family had sewed a thin quilt for their wedding.

The first two months were the height of summer and there was no need to cover yourself with a blanket, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival the temperature suddenly became cooler.

Especially in this mountain, it has been raining for two days. It is impossible to sleep in the second half of the night without a thin blanket.

He ignored this tonight, and Ning Jia didn’t mention it to him…

Li Yao felt a little guilty, so he moved closer to her and wanted to cover her with the quilt.

Unexpectedly, his hand accidentally touched Ning Jia’s arm.

The moment they made contact, Ning Jia turned over and wrapped around his body like a vine.