Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 233

Wu Qingyi was also a little embarrassed. He and Gu Yin grew up together. They were not so particular about such things. Being at home before, there were times he would chop firewood at home topless.

He himself didn’t quite understand why he panicked.

The lunch was very rich; there were fried crucian carp, steamed pork with noodles, braised fresh mushrooms, thousand-layer carrot cake, straw mushroom egg drop soup, and a pot of chicken soup that had been boiled all night. Gu Yin skimmed the oil slick on the chicken soup, which looked clear and fragrant.

The two little kids also brought bowls and chopsticks, and the family sat down to eat.

The chicken had been boiled until the bones were crisp and the meat was cooked well, and the meat could be separated when a chopstick was inserted.

“Mother, drink a bowl of soup first.”

Mrs. Wang was not young anymore. She had not slept all night, and had fainted before. Therefore, Gu Yin was still a little worried.

Mrs. Wang was so sleepy that she had no appetite, but she still finished a bowl of rice with chicken soup.

The whole family stayed up all night, and Gu Yin couldn’t actually eat much. But fortunately Wu Qingyi was still immersed in the food she cooked. Seeing the way he enjoyed eating, Gu Yin also ate half a bowl of rice.

After eating, Mrs. Wang lay down on the kang and said to Gu Yin, “You three didn’t sleep last night. Put the tableware and chopsticks there. I’ll clean them up when I get up.”

Wu’an and Gu Ye were also too sleepy, so Gu Yin took their work and asked them to take a nap with Mrs. Wang.

Only Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi were left in half of the room.

“Go to sleep too.” Wu Qingyi saw dark circles under her eyes and said, “I’ll watch over.”

His voice was still reassuringly calm and mellow.

The two had been through adversity together, and had seen each other’s appearance when they were at their worst. Gu Yin was not polite to him either. As soon as the tableware and chopsticks were put away, she lay down with Mrs. Wang and the others.

Gu Yin originally wanted him to lie down beside Mrs. Wang to rest, but she knew it wouldn’t work. There was only one bed in the house, and with two adults, two small kids sleeping on it, there was no space left. And Wu Qingyi was much taller than ordinary people.

“You should have travelled for a long time, so I’ll lie down for a while, and you’ll lie down later,” Gu Yin fell asleep after saying that.

It was a gloomy day in the morning, and suddenly it became clear by that time. The village was quiet and peaceful, except for the cicadas and the barking of dogs.

Wu Qingyi travelled all night, and was really tired.

But at that time, he didn’t feel tired at all, he just felt like he had endless energy.

Since the family reached Batou Village, they were more alert than when they were in Hanshan Town, and they didn’t sleep well at night.

Everyone slept very sweetly, as if they didn’t know what year it was.

It was not until they were woken up by the banging noise outside that Mrs. Wang and Gu Yin woke up one after another.

“Shiliu is chopping wood again in the middle of the night!” Mrs. Wang murmured funnyly.

Gu Yin’s first reaction was also Song Shiliu. But when she opened her eyes and saw the environment in the house, she got her rationality back when she remembered that they were in Batou Village.

It was already dusk outside, and the setting sun was coming in from the doorway, and the house was so dark that it was necessary to light up the lights.

On the first day that the relatives met, their family slept all afternoon.

Gu Yin and Mrs. Wang looked at each other and couldn’t help laughing together.

The two children were still sleeping, Gu Yin and Mrs. Wang straightened their clothes and hair and got up.

When the two got out of bed, they realized that the house had changed a lot.

The dishes on the table were put away, the table for eating was also polished, and even the soil in the house was swept.

When they went to the kitchen next to it, they saw that the dishes that had been collected were washed and neatly piled together. The other slightly messy bottles and jars of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were also wiped and rearranged.

The two followed the sound and went to the backyard to take a look, only to see Wu Qingyi chopping wood.

Mrs. Wang and Song Shiliu were both good at chopping wood, but he was more like a fish in water. He stood upright, and then when the axe fell, the wood split into two halves.

“Are you awake?” When Wu Qingyi saw them coming out, put down the axe and said, “I saw that the sun would go down in a while, and it would be too late if I didn’t chop wood. I have cleaned both rooms, are you guys okay?”

Wu Qingyi said while looking at their faces, thinking that they should have seen the fruits of his busy work all afternoon.

Of course, it was mainly for Gu Yin to see.

In the morning, he didn’t recognize her at a glance, and when he talked to her, he opened his mouth to divorce from her. Although she wasn’t angry, he should do something to make amends.

He still remembered that she liked cleanliness. She used to cook for the waste Emperor, and she would also keep the kitchen clean.

“You cleaned very well,” Gu Yin said with a smile. He was a person who was very good at working, otherwise when she didn’t know his identity, she would not have thought about taking him as a buddy.

Wu Qingyi also looked at her and smiled, “I was in a hurry, tomorrow I’ll…”

Mrs. Wang said helplessly, “Son, did you get stupid after fighting wars? Why are you cleaning other people’s houses when you have nothing to do? We can’t take that much wood with us. We have to go back home tomorrow.”

“This, isn’t this our house?”

“It’s the place of our house, but it’s not our house.”

Looking at the stupid son in front of her, Mrs Wang told him that they had spent two taels to rest the house.

Although the family was poor, it also took root here. Two taels of silver was the compensation for letting them borrow the house for ten days and erecting tombs nearby.

Wu Qingyi:  “…”

Gu Yin couldn’t help laughing. She turned around and said, “I’ll go wake the children up. If they sleep too much, they won’t sleep at night.”

When the two little kids got up, they found that the house had changed a lot.