Chapter 8 The So-called Chill from the Wind

After Lu Yuan sat in Wang’s house for a while, the topic turned to Daddy Wang’s belly. Using Su Huai as a cover, Lu Yuan asked a lot of questions. At the end, he couldn’t help but confirm the fetal position.

“Brother Su said that Daddy Wang is old, so he must be careful when carrying this baby. Don’t overwork, and pay attention to nutrition. Brother Su also said that the baby’s head is curled up, and the birth is smoothest. By touching it, you can easily confirm the baby’s head and buttocks. If the buttocks are facing down, you need to use external force to turn the baby over, otherwise the head will easily get stuck during delivery…”

As Lu Yuan guessed, Daddy Wang’s fetal position was really reversed. He was thinking about how to convince him to let him correct the fetal position. Then he felt a chill behind him, and heard that familiar and annoying voice.

“I didn’t say anything.”

As soon as the voice fell, Lu Yuan was pulled away by Su Huai by the collar. His hands were still in the posture of touching Daddy Wang’s belly.

 “Sorry for causing trouble to Daddy Wang, I’ll take him back now!” Su Huai nodded to the Wang family with a cold face. He peeled off the quilt on Lu Yuan like peeling a zongzi, and put the cotton coat he brought on Lu Yuan.

How come it’s this dead face again! He comes to trouble me at the critical moment! He couldhelp Daddy Wang correct the fetal position! Su Huai, you big bastard!

Fuck, there’s still a bastard. He said he was going out to pee, but he was just looking for this Su face-paralysis! He actually betrayed me…

Lu Yuan naturally struggled unwillingly, wishing he could take the opportunity to kick that bastard a few times. He thought so and did it, which directly led to Su Huai frowning. He picked up Lu Yuan’s small waist, and simply carried him back on his shoulders.

 “Su Huai! Let me go! Daddy Wang! Uncle Wang! Brother Ganzi… Help me…” Su Huai carried him up like a little girl, and he was shouting at the top of his voice. Lu Yuan really felt that he was shameless at this moment. But it was better than being taken back by Su Huai in this posture…

“Doctor Su, I think Xiao Yuan should stay with Daddy today. He is thin and weak, and he has caught a cold. If he goes back like this, he will definitely catch a cold.” Seeing this, Daddy Wang gave his husband a wink, and the head of the family immediately went over to pull Su Huai before rescuing Lu Yuan.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, Lu Yuan wanted to retreat to avoid Su Huai, but Su Huai stretched out his arm and grabbed his wrist. He couldn’t get away. Seeing this, the head of the Wang family quickly approached Su Huai and whispered: “Xiao Yuan is still a child. You can’t force him. You have to coax him!”

Su Huai then loosened his grip a little, but he didn’t let go. He stared at Lu Yuan and said, “Xiao Yuan, go home and don’t cause trouble for others.”

Lu Yuan also understood the meaning of “cause trouble” without asking. Being treated as a prisoner by the guy surnamed Su, Lu Yuan felt so wronged that he shook his wrist fiercely again and actually shook Su Huai off. Lu Yuan didn’t have a good balance and stumbled. Lu Yuan suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.

He should have drunk the bowl of porridge before leaving, Lu Yuan thought.

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“How is it? Doctor Su, is Xiao Yuan okay? Doctor Su?”

Su Huai was sitting on the kang, feeling Lu Yuan’s pulse. His face looked a little weird, until the head of the Wang family asked for the second time, Su Huai seemed to realize it, turned around and nodded: “It’s okay, just caught a cold. A little cold, plus he didn’t eat well, so he fainted. He just needs to rest for a while.”

Su Huai’s face seemed to be a little heavy, and a little… confused, although he said it lightly.

 “Xiao Yuan will have to stay at Brother Wang’s place for now. Sorry to bother Brother Wang!”

“Hey – what are you talking about, Doctor Su! Our house is big, let Xiao Yuan sleep with Ganzi. Your Xiao Yuan is really likable, and Ganzi is also very fond of Xiao Yuan!”

“No way!”

The sudden shout startled Brother Wang. Su Huai coughed to cover up and explained in a low voice: “Xiao Yuan has caught a cold, which will infect Ganzi. Let him sleep alone!” Su Huai lowered his eyes and glanced at Lu Yuan’s uneasy sleep. He added: “Brother Wang, don’t let Xiao Yuan eat hawthorn again. This child… um… is a little allergic to hawthorn.”

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When Lu Yuan woke up again, it was already noon. If he wasn’t really hungry, he probably wouldn’t have woken up so quickly. Lu Yuan scratched his head. He didn’t remember being so sleepy. He glanced around the room with sleepy eyes and found that it was not Su Huai’s house, and he did not see Su Huai, the plague god. Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, put on his clothes and went out to fetch water.

“Brother Xiao Yuan, you’re up!” The second brother of the Wang family was feeding chickens in the yard. When he saw Lu Yuan coming out, he put down the chicken bowl, rolled up his sleeves and came over to take the bowl from Lu Yuan’s hand: “Brother Xiao Yuan, go back to the house and wait. I’ll go get you some water.”

“Haha, thank you, second ger.” Lu Yuan smiled embarrassedly and looked around the yard: “Um… why don’t I see Uncle Wang, eldest brother, and Brother Ganzi?”

“Oh, father and brother went to the city to attend the market. They will be back soon!” Second ger turned his head and talked to Lu Yuan while drawing water from the well. His eyebrows were much more handsome than Ganzi, his skin was also shiny and smooth, his waist was slightly thin, and his butt was relatively round, unlike those big and strong men in the village.

Even so, Lu Yuan really couldn’t imagine how such a big man could give birth to a child. And Lu Yuan had only heard of homosexuality, but had never really seen it. Two men got married, but he really couldn’t figure out how to consummate the marriage…

“Um… Brother Xiao Yuan, wash your face…” The copper basin gently touched him, and Lu Yuan realized that he was too lost in thought just now. He stared at the other man, which made second ger feel embarrassed and pushed the basin towards him with a red face.

He quickly took the basin. Lu Yuan smiled foolishly and teased: “Haha… Look at me, I can be stunned by the pretty boy!”

Puh–it sounds like a wretched uncle teasing a little girl!

“Brother Xiao Yuan, don’t laugh at me. If you ask me, you are the one who is good-looking. No man in the village is as pretty as Brother Xiao Yuan! That… Brother Xiao Yuan, come here quickly after you finish washing up. Daddy has saved breakfast for you!” With a red face, second ger turned and ran away. Lu Yuan was left standing there in a daze, recalling the scene he had just seen.

 A blushing and shy man… Lu Yuan felt that he was going crazy because of this village.

When Lu Yuan came to the main house, Ganzi and his friends also came back from the market. Ganzi rushed into the house first and stuffed a sugar cake into his mouth. Daddy Wang was not polite either. He slapped Ganzi on the forehead and shouted, “You bastard, go wash your hands!” This made second ger who was weaving a bamboo basket laugh.

He rubbed his head with a sugar cake in his mouth. Ganzi came over and directly touched Lu Yuan’s forehead with his forehead, muttering, “Hm… Xiao Yuan, you don’t have a fever… Go to my place to sleep tonight… Your south room is too hot…”

“Mm.” Lu Yuan responded, but in his heart he was thinking that the sugar cake made by Daddy Wang was really not delicious. The syrup was too sweet and the cake was hard. It was not as good as the plague god’s white porridge.

 After leaving Su Huai, what he probably missed most was his good cooking skills…

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan was really a little melancholy.

“I ran into Old Li when I went out today. His baby is terrible! He is so thin and keeps getting sick… Doctor Su has visited him several times, but he is not getting better! Old Li and his wife are so worried!” The head of the Wang family also came in, patted the dust off his clothes and sat on the kang. Daddy Wang handed him a sugar cake.

“What can we do? The Li family is poor. When Daddy Li was pregnant, he didn’t eat anything good. The baby was born prematurely, so he must be weak! Besides, how many babies are easy to raise? When I was raising Ganzi, he almost died of fever!”

Feeding the baby with thin rice soup every day, it would be strange if he could grow strong!

 Listening to the Wang couple talking with his ears erect, Lu Yuan felt more and more that something interesting was going to happen. When they finished talking, Lu Yuan quickly interrupted and said, “Uncle Wang! Is the market fun? I haven’t been there once! What are they selling?”

“Everything is available. As long as you want to buy something, there is nothing that can’t be bought at the market!” The head of the Wang family saw that Lu Yuan always asked silly questions. He was silly and cute, so he liked him very much and spoke with doting.

“Do you have pigs, chickens, and ducks at home?”

“Haha, of course!”

“Do you have cattle and sheep? I just heard Brother Su talk about cattle and sheep, but I haven’t seen them yet!”

“Yes, there are, but they are usually bought by rich people to eat, and they are expensive!” The head of the Wang family smiled and said, “We can only afford lambs!”

When Lu Yuan heard this, his eyes lit up. Lambs are also okay! Goat milk is not as good as cow milk! But there might not have been cows in ancient times, so it would be more practical to raise a sheep!

Lu Yuan continued to ask anxiously: “How much does a lamb cost?”

“Well, the cheapest one costs at least 150 wen… about the same as a kilo of brown rice.”

“Oh…” Lu Yuan counted on his fingers. Su Huai usually charges at most 10 wen for each house visit, and he may not be able to visit 15 times a month. After all, he makes money by learning, and it is probably easier to make money than ordinary farmers. It is difficult to buy a sheep in a month, not to mention that he can’t do anything. He doesn’t know when he will be able to buy a sheep. When Lu Yuan thought of this, his little face, which was just excited, immediately became bitter.

 With his eyes downcast, he glanced at second ger who was skillfully weaving a bamboo basket, and Lu Yuan said casually: “Second ger? How much can this bamboo basket be sold for after it is woven?”

Second ger raised his head and thought for a while: “This one…if it sells well, the half-man-high one can be sold for 1 wen!”

Lu Yuan’s mouth twitched. He saw second ger weaving the smallest basket skillfully from last night until now. This half-man-high one…it must take four or five days to weave! And it takes 150 wen to buy a sheep…

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan felt a little upset. He felt that the acid in his stomach was rising up, and he really wanted to vomit when he opened his mouth.