Chapter 19

Zhou Yi was surprised by his little wife’s purchasing ability, but this also made him determined to earn money. This way, he could let his little wife live a life where she just shopped.

Actually, Zhou Yi still wanted to ask Song Xi if there was anything else she wanted to buy. Thinking that he didn’t have much money on him, he didn’t ask. If they still lacked something, they could just come back to buy it next time.

Although his little wife’s body was fine, he still decided to bring her to the hospital for a checkup after a while. This way, he could be more at ease. After all, how could a person whose blood almost finished flowing recover to their original state in a short period of time?

The two of them arrived at the ox cart gathering point outside the commune before four o’clock. The villager who steers the ox cart was already waiting there. When he saw Zhou Yi and Song Xi coming over together, his eyes widened in surprise. “Zhou Yi, your wife is okay already?”

“Not yet.” Zhou Yi helped Song Xi settle down on the ox cart and covered the things in the basket with a burlap bag. “The doctor said that she has recovered a little, but she still needs time to return to her previous state.”

“That’s good.” The villager nodded and was sincerely happy for Zhou Yi. This kid was finally happy after suffering.

It was almost time. The villagers who came to the commune rushed over. When they saw Zhou Yi’s basket covered with a burlap bag, everyone was quite curious. Some of the busybodies even wanted to reach out and open the burlap bag to see what was inside, but they retracted their hands when Zhou Yi glared at them.

At four o’clock, the ox cart slowly returned, not caring if anyone was late. After all, the ox cart had stopped here in the morning. No matter how many things they had to deal with, it was not to the extent that they could not come over at this time. If they did not come, it meant that they were not returning to the village.

Song Xi was a little uncomfortable because of the bumpy ride. Zhou Yi pulled her over and let her lean on his shoulder. The auntie, who had wanted to see what was in the basket that Zhou Yi was carrying, was a little jealous. “Zhou Yi, have you paid off the money you borrowed for your wife so quickly?”

In other words, he had yet to return the money he had borrowed for his wife. Where would he get the money to buy things?

“We haven’t returned it yet. Auntie, you’re so concerned about us. Do you want to help us return it? If that’s the case, we will definitely thank you properly,” Zhou Yi retorted bluntly. She really liked to be a busybody.

When the auntie heard Zhou Yi’s words, she was afraid that Zhou Yi would really pester her. She immediately shut her mouth and did not dare to say another word. She was afraid that Zhou Yi would cling to her family and ask them to give the money.

What did Zhou Yi’s marriage have to do with her family?

This daughter-in-law was not for her family. Moreover, her family would not want such a daughter-in-law. She was just a sickly person. She did not know how much money she would have to spend to treat her. Besides, it was unknown if she could be treated. If she could not be treated, she might lose both her life and money. Only a fool like Zhou Yi was willing to spend this money.

She hoped that Zhou Yi would not borrow money from her family in the future. Otherwise, she would use a broom to kick Zhou Yi out.

Although Song Xi was uncomfortable, she could still hear the sound of the ox cart clearly. When she heard that Zhou Yi had yet to return the money he had borrowed for his wife, she knew that Zhou Yi was deliberately pretending to be poor.

If others knew that he had more than 200 yuan, someone would definitely suspect the source of the money. Someone would definitely ask him to teach them how to earn money. If it was someone close to him, he could indeed help, but what if it was someone unimportant?

After all, not everyone was worth helping. Some people were poisonous snakes. They might hurt themselves by helping others.

The sky turned dark relatively late in summer. When the ox cart returned to the entrance of Ping’an Village, the sky was only dimmer but not dark. Zhou Yi carried the basket on his back and helped Song Xi down from the ox cart. He asked with concern, “Wife, how do you feel? Why don’t I carry you back?”

Although there were a lot of things, his wife was very light. With her, he could still hold on.

Song Xi hurriedly stopped Zhou Yi from carrying her. It was only about a ten-minute walk from here to Zhou Yi’s house. She could still hold on. Besides, in this era where men and women shouldn’t mix, if Zhou Yi carried her home, someone would definitely cause trouble.

There were so many families and so many people in a village. There were naturally good people and bad people. She, who was already living in the center of public opinion, did not want to become someone else’s topic of conversation again.

Zhou Yi smiled gently and did not want to carry her anymore. Instead, he helped her home. When they reached home, he sent Song Xi back to the room to rest. He did not immediately organize the things he had bought. Instead, he went to the kitchen to boil water for Song Xi to bathe.

Song Xi lay on the bed for a while. When her body was not so heavy, she sat up and took off her shirt.

She had been “running around” outside for most of the day, and her clothes were already drenched. Although they had long been dried by the hot evening wind, the smell of sweat still made her feel uncomfortable.

In this era, there were no comfortable and beautiful undergarments like in modern times. Almost no one had undergarments to wear. Even if someone with better conditions prepared undergarments for their daughter, it would still be a white cotton tank top. It was similar to the tank tops men wear, except that the female one was shorter.

The Song Family did not treat ‘Song Xi’ as a person, so they naturally would not prepare these for her. Zhou Yi obviously did not understand these things, so he naturally did not know to prepare these for Song Xi.

As for Song Xi, she did not get the chance to go to the supermarket to get something suitable for this era. Therefore, when she took off her shirt, it was a charming scene.

When Song Xi reached for her clean clothes, she saw Zhou Yi standing by the door with a wooden basin from the corner of her eye. She was stunned. When she reacted, she quickly picked up her old clothes and covered her chest tightly.

“Wife, I help you take a shower every day, two to three times a day!” Looking at his wife’s flushed face, Zhou Yi’s heart itched uncontrollably. It had to be known that the weather was hot. He was afraid that his wife would not be feeling well, so he did his best to take care of her. He helped wipe her a few times a day. What had he not seen before?

However, when he was taking care of her, he was very pious and did not cross the line at all. Firstly, his little wife had not recovered. Secondly, he still wanted to wait for his little wife to accept him willingly.

“I can already do some things myself now, so from today onwards, let me do such a small thing myself!” Song Xi’s face was as red as a ripe apple.

Previously, she had been taken care of by him because she was unconscious and could not take care of herself. However, now that she could take care of herself, she was resistant and shy to let Zhou Yi continue taking care of her.

Zhou Yi placed the wooden basin filled with hot water on the ground beside the bed. He placed the white linen on the edge of the basin and sat beside Song Xi. “Wife, are you burning the bridge after crossing it?”

“Brother Yi, I realize that you seem to like being a nanny and serving others.” Song Xi looked up in shock at Zhou Yi’s teasing eyes. She was speechless.