Chapter Twenty-Three: The Widow and the Princess
"If Wang Po doesn't leave, I, Zhao Laosan, will carry you out!" Zhao Laosan's face was still awe-inspiring, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, but the words between his thin lips revealed firmness.
Su Mi tugged at the man's sleeve, his eyes were half aggrieved and half helpless: "Husband, this princess is an orphan and a widow, give her money and let her go!" ”
The man turned his head to look at his wife's tears, and a pair of small hands tugged at his arm, very hard. Although I pity my heart, I don't want to get used to these village women and women: "Lady is relieved, this matter has nothing to do with us, so we have no reason to give this money." ”
"You Zhao Laosan is relying on your big shoulders and thick waist, bullying my old woman, who doesn't know that your woman is a demon girl, if you don't take the money, I will report to the official." When the princess saw that it was useless to cry, she became stronger.
Su Mi grew up in the village, and she still believed a few rumors about this woman, not to mention the others, but now she was most worried that if she killed a man, she would harm her man. Thinking of this, a little face turned white, and tears welled up in apricot eyes.
Seeing that the woman's heart was soft, the man paced into the house and took out some herbs, wrapped them in oiled paper wrapped in tofu, and handed them to the princess: "This is the best herb, take it back and wrap the wound of the snake's bite with wine, and it will be cured in a few days." ”
Seeing that Zhao Laosan was still sincere, the princess took the herbs, and turned her head to look at Su Mi when she left: "If my son can't get better, this woman and my wife will never let go." ”
The staggering back of the princess disappeared into her eyes, and Su Micai moved her eyes away and looked at her man: "Husband, I see when I should go and burn incense for the Bodhisattva......
"If these village women and women take these village women to heart again, I will be angry." After Zhao Laosan finished speaking, he paced to the well, tied up the bamboo shoots that had been washed by Su Mi, and put them on a dustpan to dry.
"But, husband......" Su Mi was about to express his worries, but seeing that his husband was only doing the work at hand, he ignored him and swallowed the words in his mouth.
Seeing that the man liked to eat bamboo shoots, and there was only one bundle in the dustpan, Su Mi took another dustpan and went to the stove room to take out the cutting board and kitchen knife.
The green bamboo shoots were soaked in the cold water, Su Mi rolled up his sleeves, grabbed a handful, and put it on the cutting board and cut it. She is going to cut these bamboo shoots into cubes and marinate them with beans, and she can eat them in half a month.
Zhao Laosan saw that the woman's fair wrist was exposed, but the movements on the slender hands of the ten fingers were very sharp, and his heart couldn't help but soften: "The lady is resting at home, I'll go to the field to have a look!" ”
Su Mi was still a little angry with his man, he didn't raise his head but answered softly, and continued to bury his head in the work in his hands.
This large bundle of bamboo shoots was cut into small cubes in half an hour, and after cutting, Su Mi reached out and turned over the tender green bamboo shoots, and went to the stove room to get a basin to hold some out.
Although he was angry with a man, he was remembered in his heart. It rained half a month ago, and I made a pair of cloth shoes at home. Zhao Laosan has been doing some heavy work every day, and he is sweating a lot, and there is already a smell of sweat in his shoes.
Thinking of this, Su Mi put the coarse cloth he bought today on the table, cut it out to the size of his man, folded the excess cloth and put it away, and then took out the wire frame and sewed the cloth shoes.
The sound of pulling wires in the house rattled, the sun was just right outside, and the birds in the yard were chirping. Su Mi's shallot-like white hands moved extremely fast, and one sole was ready in an hour. It's still the same as the previous pair of shoes, I'm afraid that my man will be tired of walking, so I made the soles thicker.
Before she knew it, it was already evening, so Su Mi put down her work and went to the stove room to prepare dinner. When I came back from the street today, I bought a few catties of meat, cut it into pieces, put it on the stove and burned the hair on the skin, cut it into pieces and fried it with diced bamboo shoots.
As soon as the meat dish was served, I heard the footsteps of the man returning. The man was a little indifferent during the day, and Su Mi still felt wronged in his heart, so he didn't make a noise and only did the work at hand.
Pull the pieces of noodles into the pot, cut the tofu into thin pieces and cook them together with the noodles. The man brought a basin of water to wash his hands, smelled the scent of chili peppers and went into the stove. Seeing that her lady pouted and only did her own with a straight face, she knew that she was still angry about today's events.
"This meat lady is so delicious!" The man took the noodles from the woman's hand, took a piece and put it in his mouth, and the smell of fresh meat and bamboo shoots was very fragrant.
"Oh!" Su Mi also served a bowl of noodles, sat opposite the man, and ate them all the time. A pair of watery eyes only stared at the steaming noodles in the bowl, not a star or two of diced bamboo shoots in his mouth.
In the past, when the two of them ate, they all sat together. Today, Su Mi deliberately distanced himself away, and Zhao Laosan looked at his little lady's awkward appearance, and he couldn't cry or laugh.
After finishing dinner, Su Mi hurriedly cleaned up the stove room. The man scooped up the water and bathed herself, and did not coax her, leaving her to be sullen.
The man took a bath, and the woman boiled water to take a bath in the side room. After entering the bedroom, the man had already rested, and he wanted the shoes to be made as soon as possible, so he took out the wire frame again, sat down under the oil lamp, and dried it stitch by stitch.
An hour passed, and Zhao Laosan couldn't hold back anymore when he saw that the woman had no intention of resting. Uncovered the futon, got up and paced to the little lady, and saw that her delicate cheeks were becoming more and more white and gentle under the yellow oil lamp, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheeks: "Lady, go to sleep, we will go to the town to sell tofu early tomorrow morning." ”
Su Mi saw that Zhao Laosan took the initiative to show affection, so he put down the needle and thread in his hand, and stared at him carefully with a pair of watery eyes on his head: "A lady like me, it's better not to take it out with your husband." ”
"The lady actually said such nonsense to her husband for the sake of others, and she was not afraid that she would really hurt her husband's heart?" Zhao Lao spoke softly, and clasped Su Mi's thin shoulders with both hands.
Hearing this, Su Micai put down the needle and thread in his hand, grabbed the man's sturdy shoulders with a pair of small hands, and his tightly curled eyelashes fluttered under the lamp: "Husband, the women in this village are afraid when they see me." If you follow me, the Bodhisattva will naturally go to offer incense, and the women in the village will also treat each other gently, and after a long time, I believe that they will never look at me like this again. ”
He couldn't know what kind of person his wife was, and he had a headache when he saw the gossip of the woman next to him. Now the lady is still willing to treat each other gently, he only thinks that she is gentle and kind: "Whatever the lady says, I will depend on you." It's just that I can't make cloth shoes in the dark like this, and I hurt my eyes or hands, then I'll be really angry. ”
Su Mi put away the wire frame, lifted the man's feet again, compared the soles of the cloth shoes, and snuggled in the man's arms when he saw that it was just right: "Tomorrow we will sell tofu and come back, buy some lactose and pastries, if you see the dolls in the village, give them some, these dolls will not be afraid of me after the days are long." ”
"Whatever the lady says, we have to buy incense for the Bodhisattva, and we have to buy lactose for the village dolls." After Zhao Laosan finished speaking, a pair of big hands clasped his lady's shoulders and legs, picked her up horizontally, walked to the bed, and gently put her on.
This futon was taken out to dry in the daytime, and the smell of sunlight was very comfortable. The man extinguished the candle beside the bed and reached out to hug his wife into his arms.
Seeing that the man relied on himself for everything, Su Mi's heart was very smooth, the man's jaw was rubbing with a narrow forehead, and the shallow stubble seemed to be tickling. Zhao Laosan saw the lady in his arms moving around, and a pair of big hands tightened her: "Lady, don't move!" ”
Su Mi not only didn't stop when she heard this, but wrapped her hands around Zhao Laosan's sturdy waist, tilted her head and a peach lip fell on the man's cheek like raindrops.
I never thought that my wife was like this today, and the man couldn't help it anymore, and it was a good time to press it sideways. Soft.
The next morning, the men and women still had breakfast and pushed the cart to the town to sell tofu. Su Mi looks like a little lady on weekdays, but she is unambiguous when she works, and today's tofu sells faster than yesterday. The two went to buy a few sticks of incense, and bought some lactose and pastries at the hibiscus pastry shop, and then went home.
As he walked, Zhao Laosan saw that the woman's face was pale and tight, and there were beads of sweat oozing from her forehead, which flowed down her cheeks to her neck, so he stopped and reached out and touched her forehead: "Why is the lady's forehead cold!" ”
"Husband, it's okay!" Su Mi pushed away the man's hand and continued to walk back.
Where can Zhao Laosan rest assured, he reached out and touched Su Mi's hand, and his hands were also cold. It's almost the end of spring, and the body is not hot but even colder: "Is the lady sick?" ”
Seeing that Zhao Laosan looked nervous, Su Mi showed a relaxed smile: "Don't worry, husband, I know my own body, it's okay." ”
"Fortunately, we haven't walked far, we can go back to town in a quarter of an hour, let's go find a Langzhong and have a look." Zhao Laosan held Su Mi on the tip of his heart and felt pain, seeing that her delicate cheeks were so pale, how could he stand it in his heart.
After Zhao Laosan finished speaking, he picked up his lady horizontally, put it on the cart, and turned around and went to the town. Su Mi really couldn't cry or laugh, and shouted to her man to stop, but her man just didn't listen, so she said helplessly: "Husband, I'm not sick, I just came to the monthly letter." ”
"I see!" Zhao Laosan stopped at this time, and when he saw that the woman was about to come down and walk by herself, he stopped him again: "You have been weak these days, I will push you back!" ”
Su Mi was originally embarrassed and embarrassed, so she didn't tell the truth to the man because she came to the monthly letter. Now, being pushed back by her own man like this, this woman looked at her, and she felt even more embarrassed: "Husband, let me go down and go by myself, why is it so delicate, I used to have to work in the field at these times in my mother's house, if the woman saw it, she would laugh at me!" ”