The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 7

As night fell, the temperature dropped.

Fu Shi and He Tao spent the whole afternoon together, and they were still in a state where they felt awkward just looking at each other.

Fu Shi was used to living alone, and went to bed when it was dark, but suddenly he didn't know what to do with He Tao beside him.

He Tao was only thinking about it, it's so cold, why is it colder here than Zhang's house and He's house!She thought for a long time and decided to take a hot bath—this body hadn't taken a bath for almost a month, and she felt her scalp tingling just thinking about it.She also has the temperament of doing what she says, so she walked towards the kitchen when she thought about it, filled the cauldron with water from the water tank, lit a fire, and sat under the stove alone.

"Are you cold?"

At some point, Fu Shi walked behind him.

She looked up blankly, then nodded: "Cold."

"Oh."

Fu Shi nodded in understanding.The house was originally poorly repaired. He had been idle during the six years he joined the army, and after he came back, it was dilapidated to the point where he could not live in it.He is a rough-skinned and thick-skinned man who served in the army in a border town. He had no idea how to live, as long as he could shelter from the wind and rain, so he repaired it casually and continued to live.But the new daughter-in-law looks thin and weak, and she probably can't stand the cold wind blowing in through the cracks in the wall. It seems that the house needs to be repaired carefully again!
Fu Shi thought about it and squatted down next to He Tao, staring in a daze with her.After squatting for a while, Fu Shi felt that his legs were numb, so he went to the bedroom and moved a low stool to sit next to her, and then the two continued to be in a daze.

A quarter of an hour later, the water boiled, and hearing the rumbling sound, He Tao felt happy physically and mentally, stood up and asked Fu Shi, "Where is the bath tub?"

Fu Shi shook his head: "There is no bathtub."

"Is there always that basin?" He Tao asked again.

Fu Shi continued to shake his head: "There is no basin either."

"Where's the handkerchief and soap?" The original owner had this thing in his memory.There is no bucket or basin, so just make do with wiping yourself!He Tao secretly decided that the first thing to do after saving money is to make a big wooden barrel and take a comfortable bath.But she didn't expect that her wish to take a bath would come true soon.

Fu Shi felt a little aggrieved after He Tao asked for three consecutive things, thinking that he couldn't let the new daughter-in-law be too aggrieved.So he walked to the water tank without saying a word, took two-thirds of the water in the water tank with a big wooden ladle, and then scooped the freshly boiled water in the pot into the water tank.

He Tao finally understood, she opened her mouth wide: "You let me take a bath in the water tank?"

Fu Shi nodded, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm used to living alone, and I haven't bought many things. If you think there is anything missing, just tell me, and I will buy it for you."

He Tao felt very moved.Even if the object of Fu Shi's heart and soul was only the "daughter-in-law" instead of "He Tao" herself, she still felt very moved.

"Thank you."

Fu Shi scratched his head, if the light was brighter, He Tao could see that Fu Shi's face was as red as a cooked crab.

"No thanks, you wash it, I'll go back to my room first."

He Tao climbed into the water tank with complicated emotions, and the comfort of being surrounded by hot water made her groan in satisfaction.She washed and washed the bubbles in the water, and then rubbed the skin all over her body fiercely. After stepping out of the water tank, her first reaction was that she seemed to have lost a few kilograms. Looking at this tank, she wondered where the few catties that were missing went.

When He Tao returned to the bedroom, Fu Shi was already lying on the bed. Seeing her coming in, Fu Shi sat up suddenly, and said in a rough voice, "Go to sleep after washing!"

He Tao was still very resistant to sharing the bed with an unfamiliar husband. Although she thought Fu Shi was a good person, it was really difficult for her to do everything right.While complaining, she took small steps and moved to the bed.

"My hair isn't dry yet!" She sat on the edge of the bed and made excuses not to go to bed.

After hearing this, Fu Shi casually picked up the padded coat he had been sleeping on and wanted to wipe her hair, but he remembered that when he was a child, his father often helped his mother to dry her hair, and her mother always smiled happily.It's a pity that Fu Shi is a rough man, he has never done such delicate work, and he pulled He Tao's hair in a few strokes, causing her scalp to hurt.

After living in the Zhang family, He Tao already had a high tolerance for pain. She took a breath and whispered, "I'll do it myself, hurry up."

Fu Shi handed the cotton coat to He Tao according to his words, and then said in a low voice, "Well, dry it off quickly and go to bed."

He Tao wanted to dawdle in her heart, but unfortunately the temperature was too low, so she finally dried her hair swiftly, and with the consciousness of being windy and cold, and early death and early death, she proudly took off her cotton coat and went to bed turn.Fu Shi thoughtfully rolled into the bed, and gave her the side warmed by his body temperature.

He Tao touched the blanket, feeling warm in his heart.

The two lay side by side, their eyes wide open, and the room was silent.

"Fu Shi, I'm still a virgin!" He Tao mustered up the courage to howl with her eyes closed.

After hearing this, Fu Shi yelled, "Me, me too!"

He Tao was amused by him, and suddenly she was not nervous at all. She turned sideways to face Fu Shi and explained to him: "Although I have been married before, I have never had sex with my previous husband, so I am very nervous for the first time. I will I'm afraid. Besides, I still have injuries on my body, so I want to wait, and we'll have a bridal chamber after my injuries are healed, okay?"

Fu Shi nodded, fearing that she might not see it, he opened his mouth and replied, "Okay!"

"Then I'll blow on the light to sleep." He Tao blinked.

"Okay, sleep!" Fu Shi nodded.

Blowing out the oil lamp on the bedside table, the room was pitch black.

"Are you cold?" Fu Shi asked.

"A little bit." He Tao replied.

There was a rustling sound in the darkness, and Fu Shi moved a few times, almost touching He Tao.

"Rely on me and you won't be cold."

"Ah."

He Tao closed his eyes and felt the fiery body temperature of Fu Shi's body, and it really wasn't cold anymore, it was very warm.She was no longer nervous, and no longer afraid or panicked. She had no dreams until dawn.

Early in the morning, He Tao woke up and found herself curled up in Fu Shi's arms, with Fu Shi's arms around her waist, and her face turned red instantly.Sure enough, it is the instinct of animal nature, knowing to drill in a good place.

"Are you awake?" Fu Shi let go of his hand, a little embarrassed.

He Tao quickly moved away from Fu Shi's encirclement.

"woke up."

"I'm going to cook. After eating, let's go shopping in the town."

Fu Shi quickly got out of bed, put on a cotton coat, and hurriedly rushed towards the kitchen.He had to leave immediately. Last night, he agreed to wait for He Tao's injury to heal before bridal chamber, but Xiao Fu Shi seemed a little impatient. He Tao twisted and twisted a few times, and Xiao Fu Shi blew the charge. If he didn't leave, he was afraid that he would pounce on him directly.

Breakfast is still Fu Shi style, a pot of white rice porridge.

He Tao was a little speechless—are all men so simple and quick?
At the dinner table, Fu Shi asked He Tao what she was missing. Although she was a little embarrassed, she still listed all the things she wanted, and finally emphasized that she must buy a new water tank.

"No problem, I'll ask my second uncle to borrow their ox cart later, and I'll bring back everything I buy."

"Fu Shi, is our family rich?" They lived in a thatched cottage with few pieces of furniture, and Fu Shi himself only had a cotton coat.It was used to wipe her hair last night, and this morning he dried it by the stove and put it on.She is poor - she has no money, and Fu Shi probably is not much better.

Fu Shi thought for a while and replied: "Yes, enough, you can buy it if you want, and I will support you."

He Tao blushed.She is already a straightforward person, but Fu Shi can speak plain Chinese even more.After the two talked and had breakfast, Fu Shi took He Tao to his second uncle's house to borrow an ox cart.

The villagers I met along the way saw the two of them together, they were so surprised that they couldn't keep their mouths shut, but they didn't dare to come forward to inquire about Fu Shi's "heheweiming", so they could only hide in the corner in twos and threes gossip.

"Isn't that He Tao, the eldest daughter of He Fuguo? Why are you walking with Fu Shi?"

"You haven't heard, that girl reconciled with her husband's family, and married Fu Shi as soon as she came back."

"Ah, are you telling the truth? Why did you get divorced? He Fuguo is willing to let her daughter die. She wants money and doesn't care about her life."

"You don't know, but I heard from his family's eldest daughter-in-law that He Tao's girl is also destined to marry into Zhang's family... In short, the two destined to get together!"

"This is terrible, that's so bad luck, stay away from the Great Wasteland in the future, it's unlucky, I met this pair of male and female demons early in the morning, no, I have to go to the temple to worship to get rid of the bad luck !"

Fu Shi has reached the point where "thousand arrows pierce the heart as if waiting for nothing", He Tao has not practiced enough, and with a dark face, he curses those gossip women in his heart—especially Zhang Dahua, feudal superstition, ignorance!But she also adjusted quickly, and she looked away after walking a short distance, let's talk, my old lady will not lose a piece of meat!
When he arrived at the door of Fu Shi's second uncle's house, Fu Shi yelled without knocking on the door: "Second uncle, I'm here to borrow an ox cart."

"Okay, just wait!" His second uncle replied angrily from the yard.

While waiting at the door, Fu Shi pointed to the other half of the yard and told He Tao that it used to be his home, and later he sold it to his second uncle when he joined the army.

He Tao took a closer look at the house, it was also a gray brick and gray tile house, with about six rooms.She suddenly felt such a pity—the thatched house they lived in was simply heaven and earth.But she could fully understand Fu Shi's mood when he sold his ancestral house. She patted Fu Shi on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. When we make money in the future, we can build a big yard in the wasteland. It's even better than this!"

Fu Shi frowned upon hearing this, and lowered his head to ask her, "Do you want to live in a house like this?"

"Of course!" He Tao felt that this question was unnecessary.

"Then let's fix it in spring!" Fu Shi said.

"Ah?" It's building a yard instead of building a single-plank bridge, can you not say it with a calm face?

Seeing He Tao's expression was a bit strange, Fu Shi explained: "I either don't have the money to build a new house, or I don't need it. Anyway, I live alone, so it doesn't matter..."

Just as he was talking, Fu Quan, the second uncle of Fu Shi, came out with an ox cart. Seeing the young couple talking affectionately, the corners of their mouths could not stop smiling, and asked cheerfully, "What are the young couple talking about?"

"Second Uncle." Fu Shi showed a big smile.Since the death of his parents, only the second uncle has been kind to him, and he has always been grateful.

He Tao also greeted Fu Quan with a smile: "Second Uncle."

"Hey!" Fu Quan responded crisply, smiling from ear to ear: "The young couple have a good time, if you are undecided about something, come to the second uncle, don't be embarrassed."

Fu Shi scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I just want to ask my uncle about something. I want to rebuild a house in the Great Wasteland."

"This is a good thing! You can just say what you want to build, and I will hand over the craftsman's materials to Uncle to prepare for you." Fu Quan was even happier when he heard that.When Fu Shi wanted to sell the old house before, he persuaded him not to sell it. Only after he got married would he have a place to live.But he just refused to listen, and now he finally decided to build a house, which is a good thing!Sure enough, it's different after getting married, this marriage is going well!
"Understood, thank you Uncle, I will trouble you when the time comes." Fu Shi took the ox cart: "Uncle, do you have anything to buy, I will bring it back for you by the way."

"No, no, you two have a good time shopping."

"Okay then, let's go."

"Go, be careful on the road."

Fu Quan laughed from ear to ear watching the scene where Fu Shi drove He Tao away in an ox cart.Fu's second aunt Guan came out and pinched him on the waist: "What are you doing, seeing Fu Shi and his wife looking so happy?"

"It's nothing, I just think it's a good thing that Fu Shi got married!"

Second Aunt Fu rolled her eyes: "Don't keep busy focusing on Fu Shi's affairs, your youngest son is also old, and I don't see you worrying about it!"

As he spoke, he pinched his waist again.

"Why don't I worry about my son! I'll go to Xipo in the afternoon!" Fu Quan snorted and walked back to the yard with his hands behind his back.

(End of this chapter)