Li Zhouzhou held his husband in his arms.

　　”Husband, go to sleep.”

　　Gu Zhao was really too tired today and had no energy to do anything. He hummed and suddenly remembered in a daze, “Didn’t Dad say he was going to make multi-grain porridge? Why is it rice…”

　　Li Zhouzhou lowered his head once, and saw that his husband had fallen asleep, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise.

　　My husband is so cute.

　　On the second day, when the rooster crowed for the first time, Li Zhouzhou got up first and patted his husband. His husband was very tired yesterday, so there was no rush to go to Dongping Village today. They could just walk there. Even if his husband walked slowly, it would only take half an hour.

　　Li Zhouzhou didn’t sleep in. he was used to getting up early. She got dressed, lit a fire, boiled water, and made breakfast. She went to the backyard to get some eggs. She had nine chickens, but only eleven eggs were laid today. She kept three eggs for herself and saved the rest.

　　Li Zhouzhou keeps all the money from selling the eggs from the chickens at home.

　　When he went to town yesterday, Li Da gave Li Zhouzhou three taels of silver in advance, knowing that studying was expensive. After Li Zhouzhou finished making breakfast, he saw his father getting up and told him what he bought yesterday, how much money he spent, and how much was left.

　　”You keep the rest. Now that you’re married, it’s convenient to have some money on hand.” Li Da knew that Zhou Zhou would not spend money recklessly.

　　”Gu Zhao hasn’t woken up yet?”

　　Li Zhouzhou took the money back and said, “My husband was tired yesterday.”

　　Li Da had mixed feelings towards his son-in-law. How could he be so weak? If he couldn’t be a man, how could he have children? His son Zhou Zhou’s mole was light to begin with, so he had to take care of it. He said without hesitation: “The chickens at home don’t lay eggs very often. Gu Zhao is studying hard, so we’ll kill one every month to make up for it.”

　　”Okay.”

　　Gu Zhao woke up at about seven o’clock and put on his clothes. The blisters he had picked yesterday had already scabbed over, but it was uncomfortable and painful to walk, so he walked slower.

　　Li Da saw this and waited until the two of them took their things and left before he sighed.

　　Given his son-in-law’s health, he’ll have to wait if he wants to have a grandson.

　　Although the two villages are at the east and west ends, they are not far away, at least much closer than the town. Gu Zhao walked slowly and arrived in about 40 minutes.

　　It was almost nine o’clock in the morning. As soon as the couple entered the village, people who were chatting, basking in the sun, or working under the trees at the village head all looked over. Gu Zhao couldn’t remember who they were, so he smiled and greeted them vaguely, “Aunt, uncle, hello, everyone.”

　　The only men who can participate in Women’s Friends activities are married men, so it’s okay to call them uncles.

　　”Hey, Gu Shulang^[1]Scholar is back.”

　　The original person used to be aloof, thinking himself up as a scholar, looking down on the villagers, and now he was being laughed at.

　　”Yes, I was delayed for three days and came back today.” Gu Zhao smiled and said, “This is my Zhou Zhou.”

　　Li Zhouzhou’s name is well-known in Dongxiping Village.

　　”Hello, aunties and uncles.” Li Zhouzhou also greeted them.

　　These people had seen the excitement and Li Zhouzhou when Gu Zhao entered the marriage, so they were still curious about seeing Li Zhouzhou now. They were friendly and said, “Okay, then you guys get busy. We won’t delay you.” After the two left, the excitement was completely over. They commented on the two people from head to toe, from Li Zhouzhou’s appearance to the things in his hand.

　　”Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen a guy this tall. He looks like a man.”

　　”Did you see that? Although Gu Shulang was a little thinner before, he looked fine. But how come he walks so unsteadily like a sieve only a few days after marrying into the family? Has he been squeezed dry?”

　　It’s okay to talk dirty after getting married. Everyone laughed.

　　”He forgot to come back for three days. How can Gu Zhao live a good life?”

　　”I heard that this Gu Shulang has to fetch water every day.”

　　”Oh, you really don’t treat your son-in-law as a human being.”

　　Someone said: “I don’t think the Li family is mean. Look at what Li Zhouzhou just carried. Two pounds of meat, a jar of wine, and some sugar. They are very polite. Look, there are also eggs. You can’t see what else is in the basket.”

　　”That’s true. After all, we spent a lot of money to marry him. Who would want 18 taels of silver? Gu Shulang came to the Li family to enjoy life.”

　　This is both sour and harsh.

　　Nowadays, when a girl or boy in the village gets married, the man usually gives two or three taels of silver as a betrothal gift. Some boys whose moles have faded can give one tael of silver. This is the money taken by the greedy Gu family.