Chapter 20

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

If she did not let him take care of her, he would be more relaxed and have more time to do his own things. In the end, he blamed her for burning the bridge after crossing it. Was she burning the bridge after crossing it?

Burning the bridge was to kick someone to the curb when they’ve outlived their usefulness. She did not use Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi raised his hand and gently placed it on Song Xi’s thin back. The weather was hot, and her body temperature was very high, and the temperature of his hand was not low, so as soon as he touched her, Song Xi felt as if her skin was burned.

“I don’t like to serve others like a nanny, and I don’t know how to serve others, but if the person is you, I’m willing to try anything.” Zhou Yi leaned over and gently bit Song Xi’s ear. His voice was low and magnetic, and it was extremely bewitching.

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, his lips moved to Song Xi’s lips and he began to explore her sweetness. Song Xi had only been in a relationship once in the modern era and it was not official yet, so she had no experience kissing and did not know what to do. She tried to push him away, but he thought that she was responding to him. He kissed her even deeper and could not stop.

However, she had to admit that he had improved a lot in this aspect. The first time he kissed her, he had only pressed against her gently and did not dare to move. Now, he was actually starting to play tricks.

Were all men self-taught in this aspect?

The clothes that were originally covering her chest accidentally fell to the side. Song Xi hurriedly reached out to take the clothes, but Zhou Yi held her hand tightly. Song Xi was embarrassed and angry. Her heart was beating like thunder. In the end, she closed her eyes.

In short, she knew that Zhou Yi would not really do anything to her. He was just fighting for some benefits for himself!

“Wife, rest at home. I’ll send the things to Dad. I’ll be back soon.” Zhou Yi hugged Song Xi. After he calmed down and helped her tidy up, he took the cured meat and duck out. He did not lock the door of the house but locked the courtyard door. He was worried about leaving his wife alone at home. It was safer to lock it so that some inexplicable person would not disturb her rest.

After Zhou Yi left with the things, Song Xi sat up, but her face was still red. Although this Zhou Yi was a rough man in the mountains, his attack really made her, an independent woman from the modern world, unable to resist.

She did not know why she was so useless. Could it be that she lacked love too much in the modern world?

Song Xi bit her lip in frustration. After a while, she patted her face with both hands and picked up the cold water on the table to drink it in one gulp. Only then did her wildly beating heart slowly calm down. Then, she got out of bed to organize the things she had bought.

The first thing she received was the oil paper bag given to her by the staff of the guest house. When she opened the oil paper bag and saw a piece of fresh pork belly inside, she was stunned.

In this era, pork was very difficult to buy. Firstly, there was insufficient supply, and secondly, meat tickets were needed. Even the people in the city could probably only eat meat once a month, but this Li Qingqing was so generous as to give her a piece of fat streaky pork. It had to be known that such meat was very popular and very difficult to buy in this era.

Li Qingqing probably gave her pork belly because she was seriously injured and she wanted her to nourish her body, right?

Song Xi could not help but feel deep gratitude for Li Qingqing. It was easy to add icing to the cake, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. She and Li Qingqing were just strangers who had just met. They were not even friends, but Li Qingqing actually gave her such a big gift.

Song Xi decided to send something to Li Qingqing the next time she went to the commune.

Thinking about how the weather was so hot and the pork had been in the oil paper bag for half a day, Song Xi did not know if it smelled bad. She quickly brought the pork to her nose and smelled it. There was a greasy smell of pork, but there was no other smell, which meant that the meat had not gone bad. Song Xi quickly flashed into the supermarket and placed the pork belly in the display cabinet in the meat and poultry section. When she turned around, she saw the handmade dumplings section opposite.

There were a few freezers over there that were filled with handmade dumplings. The supermarket employees had made them on the spot. All of them were as round and beautiful as gold ingots. Moreover, there were many dumplings that had not been placed in the freezer on the table where the employees made dumplings.

Song Xi immediately had an idea. She quickly came out of the supermarket and returned to the house to send the rice, flour, grain, oil, and seasonings to the kitchen. When she saw the things inside, she really could not help but sigh. The families in the mountains and the countryside in this era were really poor.

Zhou Yi’s kitchen did not have much. There was a pile of firewood, a dilapidated table, and two large vats, one to store food, and the other to store water. There were also a few small jars used to store pickled vegetables. However, only the vat containing water had some water in it. There were some dried wild vegetables in a small jar. Looking at the large leaf, it looked a little like purslane.

There was some coarse grain in the vat, as well as some rice and eggs. Zhou Yi’s father had sent them over earlier.

Song Xi could not understand Zhou Yi. He had more than 200 yuan in savings and the 100 yuan betrothal gift he gave out. He had a total of more than 300 yuan. Why didn’t he go to the night market to buy something to make his life better?

Song Xi felt a lump in her throat, but she knew that now was not the time to sigh about this. She quickly grabbed a little flour and sprinkled it on the old table. Then, she cut a little of the cabbage and pork belly. She took 50 dumplings filled with pork and cabbage from the supermarket to create the illusion that she had made dumplings.

Her heart ached for Zhou Yi. He ate only saltless and oilless wild vegetable soup that had no nutritional value at all. He left all the good things for her. He was already very skinny and his body would definitely collapse over time.

Zhou Yi was her savior, and she did not know how to repay him. Then, as the conditions allowed, she would slowly improve the food he ate and let him have a healthy physique to live for a long time. When the time came, she would be able to witness the growth of the country with her own eyes and see the happy scene of the country being prosperous and strong, and the people living and working happily.

Just thinking about it made Song Xi feel like tears were about to well up in her eyes. She was too touched.

Song Xi washed the newly bought chopping board clean. After drying the water on it, she placed 50 white and fat dumplings on the chopping board. Just as she was prepared, she heard a sound outside the courtyard. After a while, Zhou Yi’s tall figure walked in. Then, he turned around and locked the door in one go.

Ever since he had a wife, Zhou Yi finally understood what it meant to be eager to return home. He wished he could go home as soon as possible when he went out. However, soon, the cotton and corn in the dry land would be harvested. At that time, he would have less time to accompany his wife and he would be unhappy.

“Wife, let me do it.” Zhou Yi heard a soft sound in the kitchen and ran over quickly.