Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

"Sorry, I told you to open your eyes." Liu Xiangyang wrapped himself in the bearskin cloak, picked up his clothes and quickly put them on.

"Ahem, I'm all better now, you can open your eyes." Liu Xiangyang coughed awkwardly a few times.

Zuo Qingqing cautiously opened her eyes slightly, glanced at Liu Xiangyang, and only after confirming that he was indeed dressed did she open her eyes and say, "Could you help me get the water?"

"Okay, you're injured. Let me give you some water. Let me help you up." Liu Xiangyang picked up the enamel mug and was about to help Zuo Qingqing up.

"Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome."

After Zuo Qingqing finished drinking the water, both of them felt a little awkward and didn't know what to say, so they remained silent for a while.

"Let me change your dressing and check the wound," Liu Xiangyang broke the silence.

"Yes, thank you for your help," Zuo Qingqing said shyly in a low voice.

Zuo Qingqing moved closer to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) to make it easier for Liu Xiangyang to check her wounds.

"I need to reach in and untie the rope. It will hurt a little, so bear with it," Liu Xiangyang said, gesturing.

"Hmm," Zuo Qingqing responded softly, pulling open the hem of her clothes herself.

Zuo Qingqing felt his hands reach in from the front and back, stretching out her thermal underwear.

Those hands were only a few centimeters away from my body, slowly crawling upwards. Every hair on my body stood on end, and an itchy sensation came from the bottom of my heart.

They found the end of the thread, pulled it open, and carefully ripped the bib out of their wounds.

"Hmm, the wound is doing well. It's already scabbed over, and there's no redness or swelling around it. There shouldn't be any major problems. Just go back to the clinic for a tetanus shot, and everything should be fine."

Looking at that handsome shoulder, as he earnestly explained his wounds to her, and recalling how he had risked his life to disembowel that leopard for her sake last night, her heart melted.

Liu Xiangyang carefully examined the wound and confirmed that his healing ability was indeed extraordinary. Zuo Qingqing had no fever or any adverse symptoms.

I picked up the medicine powder, sprinkled some on the wound, and bandaged it with a bellyband.

Not hearing a response from Zuo Qingqing, he got up and saw Zuo Qingqing staring at him with hazy eyes.

"Liu Xiangyang, I like you," Zuo Qingqing suddenly said. "My grandfather always told me that if you meet someone you like, you must tell them. Don't hesitate and miss out on the right person."

"do you like me?"

Liu Xiangyang and Zuo Qingqing were confused. Although they had fantasized about it, this was not the situation they expected.

"I like you. You're so beautiful, of course I like you," Liu Xiangyang said matter-of-factly.

"Then let's be a couple." Zuo Qingqing grabbed the hand holding her undergarment and looked into Liu Xiangyang's eyes.

"Ahem, I have a girlfriend now." Liu Xiangyang was a little embarrassed. He had just said he liked her, and now he was saying he had a girlfriend. He was such a jerk.

"It's Xue Bingbing, right? I asked her before, but she wouldn't admit it."

"My grandfather said that a strong man is always right no matter what he does. My grandfather had four wives, and my father also had four wives," Zuo Qingqing said matter-of-factly.

"Do you really think so?" Liu Xiangyang asked incredulously.

"Of course, my grandfather and father are the most powerful men in our village, and no one dares to disobey them."

Liu Xiangyang felt like he had struck gold again. Xue Bingbing, Le Qi, and Le Yao were all willing to follow him at the same time, and now Zuo Qingqing had joined them. It must be that God saw how hard he had worked in his previous life and was taking special care of him.

Since Heaven has given it to me, I will surely take it!

"Then we'll listen to your grandfather and your father, and we'll start dating now."

"So, are we going to sleep and have a baby right now?" Zuo Qingqing asked innocently.

"Qingqing, I need to make this very clear to you. We can't go public with our relationship right now, otherwise our household registration will be stuck here and we'll never be able to go back. So we need to keep it a secret and wait until the policy changes in a few years before we go public."

"I know, then let's date secretly."

"Let's hurry back now, or the village will worry about us."

After packing their things, the two went outside the shelter. It was already dark when they returned last night, and now they noticed that the area outside the shelter was covered in footprints.

The rock that Liu Xiangyang pressed down was very heavy and couldn't be moved. A lot of the soil around the rock was dug up, but luckily the pit was quite deep, so the roe deer meat wasn't dug out.

Liu Xiangyang dug out the buried roe deer meat and put it on the sled. He then had Zuo Qingqing sit on it and dragged the makeshift sled towards Dongsheng Village.

Sitting on the sled, Zuo Qingqing suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, where's the leopard carcass?"

"I forgot to tell you, I put you on the sled yesterday, but I don't know where it fell off. I didn't notice it at the time, and even if we go back to the shelter, we might not be able to find it."

"Such a fine leopard pelt, what a pity. Bring me back after I've recovered."

"Okay, but I might not be available for a while. I might have to go to Harbin for training for a period of time," Liu Xiangyang explained gently to Zuo.

How long will it take?

"I'm not sure, it might take more than a month."

"Then I'll wait for you to come back."

It was almost noon when the two returned to Dongsheng Village. After dragging their things into the yard and putting them down, they saw Xue Bingbing walk in from outside the gate.

"Why are your clothes covered in blood? Are you injured?" As soon as Xue Bingbing entered the courtyard, she saw that Liu Xiangyang's clothes were covered in blood. She grabbed Liu Xiangyang and began to check him over.

"I'm not injured. Look, I'm all intact. It's the prey's blood. But Qingqing is a little injured. Go help her up. I'll pack up my things first and then I'll talk to you." Liu Xiangyang turned around and then unbuttoned his coat to show Xue Bingbing.

Xue Bingbing was relieved when Liu Xiangyang said she wasn't injured, and helped Zuo Qingqing into the house.

Before Liu Xiangyang had finished tidying up, Xue Bingbing came out.

"You stay inside, it's cold outside. Where's Zuo Qingqing?" Liu Xiangyang asked.

"I accidentally let it slip that she's in the bathroom right now, and she wants me to go to her house to get her some clothes."

Xue Bingbing walked up to Liu Xiangyang and whispered in his ear, "She told me her grandfather and her father had four wives. What's going on?"

"I was just about to tell you about this." Liu Xiangyang recounted the whole story to Xue Bingbing from beginning to end, telling her everything except for the leopard carcass, which he hadn't told the truth about.

"So she knows about our relationship?"

"She only guessed you, she didn't mention Qiqi and Yaoyao. Are you willing? If not, I'll refuse her."

"Anyway, it's my man who's getting the better deal, so why would I be unwilling? Besides, Qiqi and Yaoyao have gone back, and I can't handle you by myself during this time." Xue Bingbing rolled her eyes at Liu Xiangyang.

"My wife is so magnanimous. Don't worry, if we're going to get a marriage certificate, it will be with you."

"Goodness, I've already boiled the water. Once it's hot, go take a bath. Qingqing is injured, so why don't you go in and wipe her body?"

"You can wipe her body for me, why won't you let me do it for her?" Liu Xiangyang said with a dejected look.