I’m keeping up with the daily posts 😉
Luo Fei's heart told him that even if someone cleaned the place, it would not feel clean. He had gotten used to seeing floor tiles and bricks, and now he saw earthen walls and mud floors, there was no way he could call it clean.
However, when Luo Fei entered the house, his mouth could not help but drop open. The room was actually much cleaner than he thought it could be. It was obviously the same earthen wall and mud, Xi Yanqing's house seemed cleaner than his. Although the ground was muddy, it was very smooth and the things were also placed as if there was a planned layout. Even the stoves and tables were not stained, which was hard to imagine in the countryside of this era. Where in this time did people who lived like this exist? It seemed like the house of a neat person who has been here for a long time!
“Was this all organized by you?” Luo Fei unceremoniously moved a big wooden chair and sat down, in his heart he was a little stunned
“Well, I haven’t finished yet, but this is all I've been able to do for the time being.” Xi Yanqing said, and put the basket on the table, took out two pairs of chopsticks, removed the small bowl of pickles from basket and set down two small bowls. He then poured fresh hot water into them. Obviously, he had seen the state of the buns, but he did not reveal the expression of disappointment or disgust. Picking up one of them, he began to eat them with the hot water.
“…Hey! Are you really eating?” Luo Fei frowned. He couldn't stand that his little trick hadn't worked on the infallible Xi Yanqing. “I've touched them with my hands.”
“What about it? Having enough to eat here is already good. Are you saying we should throw them away?” Xi Yanqing took a bite of the bun and then a bite of pickled veggies, and then drank some water from time to time. He used his actual actions to show what is called "when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
“People like you…” Luo Fei looked at the bowl, noting that it was quite clean and drank some water. “Hey, let me ask you, how long have you been here for?”
“A week. What about you?”
“Two days.” Luo Fei made a "v" gesture with his fingers, “I'm not used to it, no mobile phone, no computer, there isn't even a toilet, it is really such a pain. I don’t know if I can even go back, if not, then I'll really go crazy.”
“It's probably not possible to go back. Let’s slowly get used to it.” Xi Yanqing picked up another bun.
“Get used to it? Are you able to adapt?!” Luo Fei said indignantly, pulling at his clothes. “Let's not talk about this, can you withdraw from the betrothal?”
“No.”
“No?!” Luo Fei instantly frowned, “Why can’t you?! Don’t you know that I was just squandered by a scum?! Everyone thinks that I love that miserable Zhang Yangfan thing. If you don't withdraw, what are you going to do?! Wear this era's green hat? Aren't you afraid the others will laugh at you to death?"
“It's better to be killed by jokes than to be starved to death.” Xi Yanqing said calmly, “My field has nothing to eat in it. I still hope that your parents can bring me some dowry…”
“Xi Yanqing! Can you not be so shameless!” Luo Fei was so angry that he stood up. “Let's see how long you can last, I can always count on you to be unreasonable. What the hell, how could my male god like someone like you?!”
“That you will have to ask your male god.” Xi Yanqing thought about his younger cousin, sighed and unknowingly picked up another bun. This bun not only did not have a skin, but there was also a big bite mark on it.
However, when he realized, he had already bitten a few mouthfuls.
Luo Fei looked at him, mouth wide open, it was awful.
Have a lifetime with this person? That was impossible!
“You should just withdraw from the marriage,” Luo Fei said again.
“Not withdrawing” Xi Yanqing’s attitude was extremely firm. “Why don't you think about what to do when you have go to the toilet. I bet you haven't gone to the toilet here.”
“Toilet?” Luo Fei gritted out, “I have been there. What's wrong with the toilet? Isn’t it just a matter of burying it?” Well, this “point” that Xi Yanqing brought may be as big as the Ericsson Ball Stadium. (I'm sorry I have no idea what this part means.)
“You haven't gone number two yet?” Xi Yanqing smiled.
“Fuck, so disgusting? You’re eating.” Luo Fei said so, but still thought about what to do about number two, he needed to properly analyze the situation. Then the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Then his whole face went red and then green as he thought. It was like changing traffic lights. Finally, he thought about it and almost vomited.
He remembered that he once went with friends from his dormitory to watch “Xun Qin Ji” (A movie known as "A Step into the Past) with friends in the dormitory. Xiang Shaolong (character from the movie) solved his problem and wanted toilet paper. As a result, the old uncle gave him a “tile”. Now, was it his turn to face the problem and find a shit stick?!
The shit stick, it sounded weird but accurate, but it was a matter of after finishing doing his business, wiping his chrysanthemum clean with a piece of wood!
Fuck!
Notes: Luo Fei is just such a funny character. I’m also loving ML more and more :3 The movie LF was referencing is this one if anyone’s interested; I haven’t watched it myself but it seems like it’s pretty well known(?)
So if you’re wondering what a shit stick is, it’s basically a stick of wood people used in the ancient times to wipe the poopies off their booties before they had paper products lmao
Here is Wikipedia that has some more interesting facts about various instruments used to clean themselves after going number 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_stick#History