Chapter 8: Serve tea and call mother In fact, she didn't want to sleep in the same bed with him. The problem was that she didn't want to sleep on the floor.
The ground was made of compacted earth and was wet and cold.
Who can bear to sleep without a mattress on the floor? If you sleep wrapped in a quilt, not only will the quilt get dirty, but the quilt is quite narrow and it won't be enough to cover you.
Fortunately, there were two quilts on the bed. Compared to sleeping directly on the floor, it was not unacceptable for her to share a quilt with him.
Seeing that he didn't answer and fearing that he would force her to sleep on the floor, Yan Funing braced herself and picked up a sheet: "Use a sheet to draw a curtain in the middle of the bed. Is it okay to separate them like this so that they don't infringe each other?"
Fu Ciyi's expression was slightly condensed.
Nonaggression?
During the day, he said he would become a great person.
This woman is illiterate and what she said...
There seems to be some ink.
Probably because the Yan family is rich, the Yan family is accustomed to being arty.
Yan Funing took a rope, tied it tightly at the center of both ends of the bed frame, and hung the sheets up.
The sheets hung down to the head and foot of the bed and were tied with strings.
"It's quite strong." She pinched the sheets and shook them slightly, "What do you think?"
Her eyes were watery, with a smile at the end of them, staring at him unblinkingly.
Fu Ciyi lowered his eyes indifferently, lay down and fell asleep.
Yan Funing was stunned for a moment, then walked around to the other side of the bed and got on the bed as well.
Turning on the light and taking off her clothes, she lay down gently.
The mountain wind howled outside the window.
Fu Ciyi frowned, he didn't like having anyone else on the bed.
However, the two-year period was set by him and he would tolerate it for the time being.
Nowadays, the family is short of food and money, and for her, a spoiled child, these days are still new.
As time goes by, it will be a great torture to her.
He wanted to see what she would do in a few days. - The next day, the morning light gradually emerged, and the sound of roosters crowed one after another.
Yan Funing stretched out when she heard the sound, and her arms hit the hanging sheets, alerting her.
Looking at someone's clothes at the end of the bed, I guess he has already gotten up.
Taking a breath, she quickly got out of bed.
She had to go to town to sell wild oyster mushrooms today, so the earlier the better.
When she arrived at the kitchen, Fu Ciyi had already filled the water jar.
I was very hungry last night. I ate all the steamed buns and chicken, but there was still a lot of chicken soup left.
Yan Funing washed two handfuls of oyster mushrooms, shredded them, cooked them with chicken soup, and served them in the morning.
After finishing the morning meal, Wan Niang took Yan Funing's hand and touched her face with a smile.
Yan Funing didn't know why.
Fu Nanyao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, mother asked you to serve tea."
Fu Ciyi said quietly: "Mom, there is no tea at home, so you can skip the tea."
"How do you speak as a child? I am waiting for my daughter-in-law to call me 'Mother'."
Wan Niang "looked" at her eldest son, her eyes empty and unfocused.
Yan Funing knew that someone did not treat her as a wife, and she did not treat him as a husband.
But they are husband and wife in name. No matter what happens in the future, tea is the right thing to do.
Yan Funing replaced the tea with warm water, served the tea, and called her mother.
Wan Niang was happy to hear this and put a jade bracelet on Yan Funing's wrist.
"It's so precious, I can't take it."
Yan Funing wanted to take off the jade bracelet, but Wan Niang held her down.
"This bracelet is mine, you can wear it safely."
"Thank you ma'am!"
When the female partner broke off the engagement, she said many inappropriate words. At this moment, Yan Funing couldn't help but feel guilty.
"You kid, you're still polite to Mom." Wan Niang smiled and turned to the twin siblings, "Nan Yao and Bei Mo, you go out first. Mom has something to say to your brother and sister-in-law." The two siblings said yes, Out of the main room.
Wan Niang held the hands of her son and daughter-in-law one by one, and asked quietly: "You are now husband and wife. Can you consummate your marriage in two nights?"
She is blind and cannot see even with Yuanpa.
Nan Yao was in the boudoir again, so she couldn't be asked to look at it, so she could only ask the question herself.
Yan Funing was petrified on the spot.
Fu Ciyi was silent for a moment, and said with no expression on his face: "Mother, my son is focused on the imperial examination and has no other thoughts."
Wan Niang wanted to persuade her, but Yan Funing quickly said: "Mom, it's getting late, the oyster mushrooms must be sold as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, yes." Wan Niang said repeatedly, "Ciyi, you go together."
"No, I can do it alone." Yan Funing declined.
If she could, she would stay far away from someone.
Although she didn't know the way to the town, she could ask someone.
Wan Niang was worried that her daughter would go alone, so she sternly asked her eldest son to come along.
Yan Funing went back to her room and changed into a set of plain clothes, then returned to the kitchen and carried her basket on her soon as she stepped out of the kitchen door, she saw someone who had also changed into a plain robe and was already waiting for her at the entrance of the courtyard.
The two of them spoke to their families and went out one after another.
Fu Beimo waved: "Sister-in-law, come back soon."
Yan Funing turned back and responded with a smile.
Fu Nanyao couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't you tell your brother to come back earlier?"
"Sister-in-law accompanied me to look at ants yesterday." Fu Beimo followed his brother and sister-in-law's back with his eyes and murmured, "My brother is not a man and won't help my sister-in-law carry the basket."
Wan Niang smiled after hearing this: "Beimo has grown up."
Fu Beimo said dissatisfied: "My sister-in-law cried out in pain in the car yesterday, but my brother didn't help her blow down."
Wan Niang smiled even more. - A quarter of an hour later, Yan Funing followed Fu Ciyi out of the village.
On the way to the town, many oxen and donkey carts passed by.
A driver shouted to them: "Hey, do you want to take the bus? It costs five cents per person to go to town."
Fu Ciyi didn't say a word and just walked on by himself.
Yan Funing waved her hand: "No need."
They didn't have a single coin, and the ox-cart and donkey-cart were slow, and the carriage was already packed with people.
The driver waved his whip: "It's okay if you don't sit down. I'll do business next time."
A young woman in the car sneered: "Look at the quality of their clothes, but they can't even sit in the bullock cart."
The man sitting next to her took out a few copper coins and gave them to the driver: "This is the fare for our return journey as a couple. The two more coins will be used to decide on the two people in front."
This move caused everyone in the car to praise her, saying that she had married the right person.
The young woman smiled shyly and saw that the couple walking on the roadside were both handsome, but the man was walking in front and didn't pay attention to the girl carrying a backpack behind her.
With such a comparison, the young woman felt that her husband was better, and her body moved closer to her husband.
Although the speed of an ox cart is slow, it is still faster than a person walking.
After the car drove away, Yan Funing took a few steps quickly, trying to keep up with Fu Ciyi.
Fu Ciyi didn't want to get too close to her, so when he noticed that she was speeding up, he also speeded up.
Yan Funing frowned. She increased her speed, but still couldn't catch up with him, so she jogged a few steps.
"Can you wait for me?"
Her tone was soft, with a hint of coquettishness that she didn't even know she had.
There was no fluctuation on Fu Ciyi's face, and his pace slowed down a lot.
Yan Funing finally followed his footsteps.
She felt that her stature was considered tall among women, but this man was a head taller than her, and she felt an inexplicable sense of oppression walking beside him.
"I can go alone. You can go back."
He didn't want to see her, and she wanted to have an easier life in the future, so there was no need to be annoying now.
(End of this chapter)