Translated by Amaryllideae, Edited by Ahzinal
Xi Yanqing noticed his little wife wilt, bowing his head to the side while not speaking. He was also not pressing about the rules any further. It was night time anyway, so he decided to first lay down the cotton mattress, then put the quilt on top. He really liked this cotton mattress. Although it was pieced together, it was still pretty large and comfortable. Most importantly, thinking about being able to sleep (actually sleep this time lmaoooo) with Luo Fei on it; how beautiful was this quilt?
Luo Fei saw Xi Yanqing spreading out the quilt. He calculated how much dowry he had in the end to see if it was enough to sustain him for a while until he could make money himself. But thinking back and forth, except for the two quilts and two pairs of shoes, there was only some rice noodles, a bag of flour, and some peanuts and melon seeds. How many days could they eat off of that? Oh right, the land under his name also followed him to the Xi house, so he can cultivate crops there alone. However, even if he raised them well, it was still not enough to provide for his own rations, let alone pay taxes in the autumn.
Xi Yanqing looked at Luo Fei’s tangled appearance. He shook his head while smiling, then went out for a moment. When he came back, he brought some food in. There was a bowl of rice, some dishes and soup.
“Your stomach has been growling for half a day. Didn’t you feel it?” Xi Yanqing passed a pair of chopsticks to Luo Fei. “No matter what you are thinking about, you should eat first.”
“What about you?” Luo Fei took the chopsticks and bit them in his mouth. “You're not eating?”
“My stomach doesn't feel very comfortable after drinking the wine. I will drink some soup in a while.” Xi Yanqing said and went to get another bowl. “Put the fishbones in here. I wanted to hide a fish in the house for you. Later when I thought about it, picking out the fishbones is troublesome, so I didn't do it. Taste some now. This is what Han Yang and his mother made. The flavor is pretty good. I specially had someone leave you a fish.”
“Thank you.” Luo Fei really found that the fish had not been touched. The fish's body was still very complete, and there were still a few pieces of tofu in it. Seeing this, he sipped some of the very delicious soup.
“Don’t feel like you are under any pressure.” Xi Yanqing, watching Luo Fei eat for a while, said, “I do like you. Perhaps I liked you even before you liked Boyuan (Xi Yanqing's cousin). But this won't affect our living from here onwards. You can treat me as a good friend or a brother is okay too. Let nature take its course. If you still want to leave someday, or if you meet someone you like…”
[T/N: Dammit getting teary cuz Xi Yanqing is such a good hubby ;-;] [E/N: Finally, a big weight of my heart. Glad Xi Yanqing is respecting Luo Fei's feelings.]
“You would let me go?”
“No.” Xi Yanqing said with a smile that was not a smile, “I think during that time I would still have to use violence.”
[T/N: ahh does someone smell vinegar???]
“Xi Yanqing! You are simply…” Luo Fei was so angry he got dizzy. This person has a problem!
“Okay, okay. Eat your fish quickly. After it gets cold in a bit, it will taste fishy (in a pungent, bad way).” Xi Yanqing turned his head to look at the ground. “We should get a small heated table in the house. That way, when it is cold, us two can eat comfortably in the house.”
“Then let's just build one!” Luo Fei said angrily.
“Also, it’s best to re-do the fence of the vegetable garden. Right now, there are several broken places that I haven’t had time to clean up.”
“Then just clean it up!”
“Accompany me to do it?”
“In your… oh right!” Luo Fei's brain suddenly sounded a "diling", “How about I do jobs for you, you pay me a salary, including meals and residence, and I'll work for you? How about that?! "
“…Boss and subordinate country love story?” Xi Yanqing said, “I wasn't able to see that you actually have such sexual interests wife.”
“Sexual interests, as if! I am serious. Yes or no, can you give a clear answer? I promise not to be lazy nor resort to tricks. I will work hard.” Luo Fei was floored. This person, how could he make any conversation stray crookedly?!
“Fine then.” Xi Yanqing sighed. “Then starting from today, including meals and residency, you have a salary of thirty wen per month.” He still had to take care of his wife's self-esteem.
“Thirty wen? Then it is not even one liang of silver a year.” Luo Fei slightly hesitated. “When you came to pick me up today, you were riding a tall and big horse. Isn't thirty wen a bit little? In any case, we are fellow transmigrators. Can't you show some consideration?”
“Thirty wen is quite a lot. Don’t forget that I am including food and board. In the town, not including how much you eat, staying for a month is at least 150 wen. Besides, before and after the wedding, adding a piece here and there has made me spend around seven to eight liang of silver. I still have to save some living expenses. Also, this house has to be repaired. Didn’t you notice? If you want to plant the land, you still have to buy the seeds. If you don’t buy the seeds, you can’t cultivate the seeds. If you don’t cultivate the land, what do we eat after the fall? You like to eat rice that much, so I am reluctant to just let you settle with some porridge.”
“What, what reluctant? Also, I am used to it now!” Luo Fei started uneasily, “Then it's fine. Thirty wen is thirty wen. During this period, we are pure employer and employee!” Luo Fei finished. Seeing that Xi Yanqing agreed, his heart finally calmed down. “Then I will clean this up first.”
“Go then.” Xi Yanqing looked at Luo Fei's back carrying dishes. In his heart, he was thinking how is this getting married to a wife? He had clearly married a small donkey!
The small donkey felt that he had reached a peace agreement with the big tiger, so he washed the dishes very happily. He felt that he couldn’t fall into the trap that Xi Yanqing had dug for him. He must work hard to earn money to support himself, so that he would not be angered by this person until he got a heart disease.
In the past, why didn't he see that Xi Yanqing's mouth was so vulgar?!
Also, it seems that Xi Yanqing is not all that wealthy.
Originally, he had thought about whether the horse was Xi Yanqing's or not. It seems that the person who had come to take the horse was its real owner.
Thinking about it too, a good horse was prestigious in the town. If Xi Yanqing really had a horse, why would he still return to this lousy place?
Luo Fei had forgotten that, no matter how lousy this place was, there was still a him.
Xi Yanqing was probably busy preparing for the wedding in the past few days and was too tired. It may also be the effect of the wine. After he washed and fell under the covers, he was asleep in a short moment. At the beginning, Luo Fei thought that Xi Yanqing was pretending. He didn't think that, after waiting for a long time, that person would still not wake up, so he also unconsciously curled up and fell asleep too.
Luo Fei had a dream. In his dream he saw that the peach blossoms in the yard had opened, and the delicate pink petals fluttered about. It seemed like snowflakes floating down onto his and Xi Yanqing's shoulders. Xi Yanqing was standing by the peach blossom tree and opening his powerful arms towards him.
Xi Yanqing was sleeping well, but he suddenly felt something like a big bug was arching itself towards his body. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Luo Fei who had forgotten to cover himself with the quilt.
Luo Fei’s quilt was still flat and neat. With one look, you could tell he didn’t go in it to sleep. But the quilt on his side (Xi Yanqing's) had a large part of it covering himself (Xi Yanqing) while a corner was crumpled by Luo Fei until it was all wrinkly.
Actually sending himself to his door? Then he wouldn't be polite!
Xi Yanqing didn't even think before lifting up the quilt. He pulled Luo Fei under the quilt covers, kissing him for a moment, then touching for another, straight until it was the next morning. Luo Fei groaned a little and seemed to be almost awake, so Xi Yanqing shamelessly turned around and shifted Luo Fei's hands to his waist! It seemed like Luo Fei was the one who took the initiative to lean over and hug him!
[E/N: *tut tut* Shameless ML.]
Notes:
And so their married lives begin~