Sister-in-law, I won't help you wash dishes. Don't worry about the debt either; as long as I'm here, no one will dare to make things difficult for you. Just live your life well at home.
After giving his instructions, Xu Feng initiative took Xiyue's hand and hurried home.
Lin Xixue stood at the entrance of the small courtyard, watching her sister go back until she disappeared from sight before returning to the house.
Seeing such a big change in Xu Feng, Lin Xixue was happy for her sister from the bottom of her heart.
"Xixue, come here, I want to discuss something with you."
...
On the way back, Lin Xiyue's small hand was tightly held by a large one, while her other hand rested gently on her lower belly.
This was the first time in so many years she had eaten meat until she was full, and the satisfaction in her stomach was enough to slowly heal the wounds in her heart.
Compared to eating meat, Xu Feng's change in attitude towards her was what made her feel the happiest.
If Xu Feng could treat her like this from now on, she would feel happy even if she had to eat coarse food.
"Damn it, if I let my wife eat coarse food again, I'm not a man!"
Xu Feng thought this in his heart.
Didn't the system say that all expenses for the two sisters would be doubled back?
Didn't he spend five yuan?
Oh right, not a single cent of that five yuan was his.
"Oh, Xu Feng, you're not drinking and beating your wife today?"
A few steps brought them back to the village entrance, and their neighbor Li Shen, seeing Xu Feng uncharacteristically holding Lin Xiyue's hand, couldn't help but mock him.
Everyone in the village knew that Xu Feng was the most useless man, only knowing how to drink and beat his wife.
"Even if I drink and beat my wife, the premise is that there has to be a wife for me to beat. I wonder when your three sons will be able to marry wives."
Xu Feng had never lost when it came to rebutting people, and he knew exactly where to stab the knife to inflict the most pain.
"You..."
One sentence almost made Li Shen's blood pressure spike.
This year, Li Shen had been worried to death about this matter, and her three sons had complained to her endlessly because of it.
Back then, the family couldn't even get enough to eat, let alone having three half-grown boys, so she refused for the two sisters to be wives for her sons.
Now that times were a little better, no girl was willing to marry into her family because their family foundation was too thin.
Seeing other young men in the village, who were the same age as her sons, already having children nearly a year old, how could she not be anxious?
Her three sons were even more anxious than her, arguing about this matter every day.
"Live your own life well, don't gossip idly when you have nothing to do."
After Xu Feng finished speaking, he couldn't be bothered to argue further; leading his beautiful wife home to the warm kang was the real priority.
...
"Xiyue, you are so beautiful!"
Perhaps due to the bowl of chicken, Lin Xiyue's complexion was no longer so pale.
Her beauty was already top-notch, and now with a shy expression, how could she not make one's heart flutter?
"No, A Feng, I'm afraid something will happen to the baby."
When her hand rested on her belly, Lin Xiyue regained her rationality.
"As long as it's not the first three months or the last three months, it's fine, wife. Can I be gentle?"
With her husband being so gentle today, and her only concern gone, Lin Xiyue couldn't bear to refuse.
She truly hoped this wasn't a dream.
"Don't worry, wife..."
Just as Xu Feng was about to get down to business, there was a sudden knock at the door...
"Damn it!"
His suppressed temper immediately erupted; anyone would be resentful when such a good atmosphere was disturbed.
"No rush, A Feng, put on your clothes and see who it is."
Seeing her husband curse, Lin Xiyue gently comforted him; she had never felt such tenderness before.
A Feng had really changed...
...
"Shoushan knocking on the door is useless. That scoundrel is so lazy, he wouldn't stay up and go up the mountain with us, would he?"
The speaker was Xu Jianjun, a young man from Xu Feng's village, who had learned excellent archery skills from his father.
In these times, if you wanted to eat meat, buying it was impossible, so you had to go hunting.
"There's no harm in trying. That wild boar, just with us few, is still a bit much.
If Xu Feng, with his tall stature of one point eight meters, also comes along, it will not only be safer but also greatly increase the chances of success."
Xu Shoushan also didn't want to come and get a cold shoulder, but the key was that the wild boar they encountered yesterday was truly fierce, and he felt uneasy without calling more people.
"Damn it, who the hell is knocking on the door in the middle of the night instead of sleeping!"
Xu Feng made no attempt to hide his resentment, pushing the door open heavily.
"What are you guys doing?"
Seeing that it was Shoushan and the others, Xu Feng narrowed his eyes.
Although they were from the same village, Xu Feng never hung out with them.
"Xu Feng, just one question for you: do you want to eat meat?"
Villagers didn't beat around the bush, but looking at this kid's resentment, it probably wouldn't work out.
"You want to take me up the mountain?"
Xu Feng didn't think these people were kind enough to give him meat because he was poor; with them carrying equipment, there was only one possibility.
"Yes, yesterday we encountered a four-hundred-jin wild boar, and we few didn't have the confidence, so we called you along.
Even if we don't succeed, we'll give you a wild chicken or a rabbit."
It was truly a pillow appearing just as he was dozing off. Xu Feng knew right away that this was his chance to start from scratch.
Leaving aside the wild boar, even getting a wild chicken would be worth one or two yuan.
Then he could stew the chicken for his wife, and it would be doubled back.
"Give me five minutes."
Xu Feng didn't waste words; he would do it!
He immediately went back and changed into a worn-out outfit, then strapped the family's machete to his waist.
"Wife, tonight your man is going up the mountain to get you some pork!"
At first, Lin Xiyue thought it was Xu Feng's disreputable friends outside and was worried that her husband would revert to his old ways.
Upon hearing that Xu Feng was going up the mountain, her recently settled heart instantly rose again.
Didn't her sister's nominal husband almost lose his life because he went up the mountain, and Wang Jun was an experienced hunter at that?
In contrast, her own man had no experience whatsoever; wouldn't going up the mountain be a death wish!
"A Feng, A Feng, I don't want you to go, I won't eat meat, okay?"
Her own man clearly showed signs of improving; if something happened again, she and the baby in her belly would have no way to survive.
"Don't worry, wife, Shoushan and Jianjun asked me to go with them, and besides, we're just going to hunt some wild chickens and rabbits and such.
Lock the door well when you sleep alone tonight, and when your man comes back, we'll reconnect."
To prevent his wife from worrying, Xu Feng concealed the matter of the wild boar.
Great rewards often come with equal risks; there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Before leaving, Xu Feng kissed his wife's forehead to reassure her, tightened the machete at his waist, and followed Shoushan into the woods.
A group of six people plus three hunting dogs; as long as they were careful, there generally wouldn't be any big problems.
The village was at least twenty li from the woods, and as soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Xu Feng's breathing noticeably quickened.
In contrast, the other young men from the village had normal complexions and even breathing.
Xu Feng couldn't help but mock himself, a tall man of one point eight meters wasted, almost hollowed out by alcohol and women.
Xu Feng secretly made up his mind, starting today.
No more drinking!