Chapter 45: The Cold War

There was Li Tiezhu's movement in the yard, as if he was drying clothes, and then he was feeding the chickens and pigs, and then cleaning the yard.

In the afternoon, these were drowned out by the rumbling sound outside. There was a constant stream of people coming and going, and there were only two or three houses close to each other around their houses.

It seemed to be in full swing outside, and the sound of being working made Ye Xiaoying's heart even more disturbed.

The newborn pig Jin Gui needs to be cared for carefully, and she hasn't reminded Li Tiezhu yet. At night, I was worried that the chickens would get separated, so I had to grab them into a bamboo basket and put heavy objects on it.

Originally, all this was done by Ye Xiaoying, and I don't know if Li Tiezhu usually paid attention to it. When it was time to eat, Li Tiezhu knocked on the door as usual, but Ye Xiaoying ignored him.

Li Tiezhu begged outside: "It's my fault, lady, you come out to eat a little, I'm hungry, I'll be worried." ”

The corners of Ye Xiaoying's lips hooked up a sneer, and she said it affectionately, but she did such a dirty thing behind her back. She simply covered her head with a quilt.

But in the middle of the night, Ye Xiaoying tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and her stomach was so hungry that she growled. She had to get out of bed and pour a glass of water, only to have an empty stomach.

Looking at the current hour, Li Tiezhu is afraid that he has fallen asleep. Ye Xiaoying quietly opened the door, slipped into the kitchen lightly, and when she opened the lid of the pot, she was stunned.

There was a slight heat coming out of the cauldron, and there was a meal that Li Tiezhu had prepared for her. Ye Xiaoying was in a complicated mood, squatting down and teasing the stove with a bamboo stick. There was indeed a slight charcoal fire under the thick dust.

Ye Xiaoying sat on a small stool in front of the stove. In ancient times, men had three wives and four concubines, and it was common to look for flowers and ask willows, and she asked herself how difficult it was to be calm, but now the two of them seem to be in a modern cohabitation relationship, just roommates.

I have nothing to do with him, and even when I am angry, I seem to have no confidence.

Ye Xiaoying didn't want to get along with her stomach, so she extinguished the stove fire after eating, and then quietly returned to the house. Because of something on her mind, Ye Xiaoying woke up early, and when she came to the yard, she found that it was still a familiar yard, but now there is no warmth.

Li Tiezhu was very careful, judging from the traces he left behind, it was the same as Ye Xiaoying expected, Ye Xiaoying turned around, but at this moment, she found that Zhou Lan's house outside the wall seemed to be strange under the morning light.

The house was repaired and painted, but it was not finished, and it seemed that they would have new neighbors later.

It seemed that there was a sound of squirming and getting dressed in Li Tiezhu's room, Ye Xiaoying still didn't want to see him again, and immediately returned to her room.

Originally, a lot of needlework was piled up in one place, Ye Xiaoying began to sew and mend, and she gradually wanted to open, even if she wanted to leave, there was nowhere to go, and when she got outside, not to mention that there was no household registration trouble, how to survive was also a problem.

Taking advantage of the fact that Li Tiezhu is friendly to her and willing to take her in, Ye Xiaoying has to think of a way out for herself.

There was a loud noise outside the yard, they spoke with a foreign accent, and even Ye Xiaoying inside could hear it clearly, I am afraid that the new neighbors are repairing the house these days and are ready to return to live.

"Lady, breakfast is ready!" Li Tiezhu said in a low voice outside the door, but Ye Xiaoying did not say anything. It's just that it's been like this cold war, and Ye Xiaoying doesn't find it very interesting. She thought for a moment, put down the needlework in her hand, got up and opened the door.

Li Tiezhu's eyes lit up, and he stared at Ye Xiaoying tightly.

But Ye Xiaoying had already turned around and sat down on the kang. Li Tiezhu lowered his head and followed silently, standing in front of Ye Xiaoying, like a child who made a mistake.

Ye Xiaoying raised her chin and motioned for him to sit down on the stool next to him, and Li Tiezhu looked nervous.

"Actually, you picked it up too. We're not really a couple. ”

"No, lady, you're my lady!"

Li Tiezhu began to argue, but Ye Xiaoying's eyes were glaring, and he immediately closed his mouth.

calmed down, Ye Xiaoying then continued: "The two of us are husband and wife outside, in fact, ......" Ye Xiaoying didn't continue, she stared at Li Tiezhu's eyes, and Li Tiezhu's appearance seemed to understand.

His expression was corrupt and depressed.

"If you are willing, I will live here for a while, if you are unwilling, I will immediately count up the baggage and leave, so as not to delay you and her intimacy, and you don't call me a lady again."

"Lady, I was wrong." When Li Tiezhu lowered her head, Ye Xiaoyingjiao's words had already made it clear that staying in the same room with Li Tiezhu made her feel depressed and difficult to breathe.

With a cold face, Li Tiezhu originally wanted to speak, but looking at her demeanor, he didn't dare to speak rashly, and watched Ye Xiaoying walk in front of him.

Breakfast was very simple, rice porridge with pickles, Ye Xiaoying took two bites and then began to take care of the housework.

Li Tiezhu was originally nervous, but when he saw that Ye Xiaoying didn't like to talk and no longer treated him intimately, the rest was business as usual.

He was absent-minded on the sidelines. The originally happy man gradually began to have troubles. During the lunch meal, Li Tiezhu hesitated, he seemed to have mustered up enough courage, Ye Xiaoying waited for him to speak while eating.

Her heart was turbulent, but the surface was as calm as water.

It's just that in the end, Li Tiezhu still didn't say anything, Ye Xiaoying didn't hesitate, got up and put away the dishes and chopsticks, and washed the dishes in a hurry.

At noon that day, someone suddenly knocked on the door in the courtyard.

They hadn't had a guest for a long time, and when they heard the voice, the two habitually looked at each other. Ye Xiaoying hurriedly lowered her head, but she found that Li Tiezhu was sitting on the stool, but his expression looked puzzled and uneasy.

Ye Xiaoying's heart moved, could it be that his good friend came to the door, she wanted to see who it was?

But as soon as she opened the door, it was Wang Yao. Wang Yao stared at Ye Xiaoying and Li Tiezhu suspiciously, because she saw that Li Tiezhu was not far from the courtyard, and she could open the door when she got up, why did she knock on the door for a long time?

"Come on in!" Ye Xiaoying has a cold face these days, and as soon as she saw Wang Yao, she immediately raised a smile and let her in.

Wang Yao dispelled her doubts at this time, and she said softly: "Now that the land temple is as new, can you be empty?" ”

"Of course." After Ye Xiaoying finished speaking, she raised her steps, but Li Tiezhu, who had been silent, suddenly stood up nervously, he rushed over and grabbed Ye Xiaoying's arm, looked at her pitifully, but refused to speak.

His appearance startled Wang Yao, and he said in surprise: "We are going to the land temple in the west of the city." She also showed the basket in her hand, "It's to go to the incense." ”