Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 306: None of Them Are Human

Lin Qiu Ping had already walked past, but upon hearing his words, he stepped back and stood beside him, staring at the peach tree together.

"This head-chop is quite skillful."

It’s really ugly, with no sense of beauty whatsoever.

Looking at Wen Shi, he wondered, "Why did your wife chop off a section of the tree for no reason?"

Qi Zhiyuan, who was a few steps behind, twitched the corner of his mouth and sharply retorted, "What exactly are you observing in your training? Didn’t you notice that every yard we passed had big trees with their tops chopped off?"

Wen Shi and Lin Qiu Ping exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison.

"Didn’t notice, we were in a hurry to get home."

They replied in unison, self-assured and justified.

Qi Zhiyuan thought, ... I shouldn’t have talked to these two idiots.

He waved his hand, looking exhausted as he headed home.

Lin Qiu Ping was about to leave too, but Ji Jian came out of the house, and he was startled for a moment, saying, "Wife, why are you at Old Wen’s house?"

Before he finished speaking, he took a brisk step to Ji Jian’s side.

"Have you been feeling well these past few days? Is there any..."

"Shut up!"

Ji Jian, annoyed by his rambling, cut him off and said with a gaze filled with grievance, "I’m fine. I’ve been at Old Wen’s house these past few days because Chichi has been taking care of me. Is there any problem with that?"

"None!"

Old Wen’s wife is truly a great person, this kindness must be remembered.

Ji Jian was momentarily stunned, "Aren’t you going to thank Xiao Yi?"

Yi Chichi, who heard the commotion, quickly said there was no need, and the couple pretended not to hear as Lin Qiu Ping insisted, "We must thank her; not thanking her means we’re not people."

Yi Chichi, "..."

With words said to this extent, she couldn’t possibly let Mr. Lin be considered inhuman.

After sending the couple off, she pulled Wen Shi to the bathroom to take a shower.

Too dirty, and the image was simply too messy.

Dark circles and weariness hung visibly on his face.

There was an indescribable strange smell emanating from him.

Yi Chichi almost held her breath as she stripped the clothes off him, the fabric meant to be soft now stiff and rough due to the dried mud.

"Is the disaster very serious?"

She filled a ladle with water and poured it over his head, and Wen Shi, sitting on a small stool, closed his eyes and enjoyed her service, responding in a low voice when he heard her question, "Several villages were affected. It’s quite difficult."

The tone was tinged with sorrow.

Yi Chichi instantly understood; this implied there had been casualties.

"Are the villagers all settled?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Yes, another group of people has gone over to help with post-disaster reconstruction."

The number of houses destroyed by the backflow of seawater was too many, everywhere was filled with mud and broken trees, all needing to be cleared.

"We’ll be busy for a while."

"Prevent secondary typhoons?"

Wen Shi opened his eyes, noticing her worried expression, and reached out to hold her hand, comforting her, "Wife, don’t worry, we have the experience."

Even with experience, it can’t withstand the boundless power of nature.

Yi Chichi wanted to say more but hesitated, and the man, pretending not to notice her expression, continued as if to himself, "Wife, has Madam Lin been staying at our house these days?"

"Mm."

Yi Chichi’s attention was diverted, Wen Shi’s eyebrow moved almost imperceptibly, and his eyes darkened, "Sleeping in our bed?"

"That can’t be."

She shook her head, "Staying in another room."

"Then I’m relieved."

With a steady voice, Wen Shi picked up the soap and rubbed it over himself, "Wife, give me a back scrub."

"Use a luffa sponge, with extra pressure, I feel like my whole body is mud, probably several pounds can be scrubbed off."

This seemed a bit exaggerated, but indeed a lot of mud came off.

With a strong metabolism, and having spent days in wind, rain, and rolling in mud, without the conditions to bathe, it was impossible to be clean.

More than half an hour later, Yi Chichi, whose arms were sore from scrubbing his back, looked at Wen Shi, who was now in clean clothes with wet hair and a fresh body, and felt her hard work hadn’t gone to waste.

"You look much more comfortable."

She nodded in satisfaction, while Wen Shi spread his arms and hugged her, "Now I smell good too, not stinky."

"... I at least scrubbed you clean with dedication, it can’t still smell."

"Mm, tired."

He yawned, the fatigue coming like a tide.

His eyelids started to droop, and Yi Chichi, noticing the heaviness on her shoulder, pinched him quickly, "Stay awake and go back to sleep in the room, I don’t have the strength to princess carry you back."

She certainly remembered Wen Shi once said that one of his ideal wife’s traits was being able to carry him.

Wen Shi also recalled this, and with forced energy, sheepishly smiled, "Wife, can you let what I once said blow away like a fart?"

He hoped she wouldn’t keep it in mind, as it made him feel guilty.

"Sure."

Yi Chichi nudged him, "Stop dawdling, quickly go back and rest."

"What about you? Sleep with me?"

That wasn’t possible; there were still hours until dinner, and she couldn’t fall asleep.

"You sleep, I’ll sit beside you and embroider a tiger head, is that alright?"

"... Wait till I’m asleep and then embroider."

Like a big cat, he nuzzled against Yi Chichi’s neck, softening his tone, openly showing affection.

It wasn’t a big deal, and Yi Chichi had no reason to refuse.

Wen Shi was genuinely exhausted, lying in bed, holding her hand, and after a few words, he fell into a deep sleep.

Snoring thunderously.

Seeing this, Yi Chichi gently withdrew her hand, moved an embroidery frame over, and sat by the side to work.

Stitching away, she completed a tiger’s eye, paused to check it from different angles, then moved on to the next eye.

A little past five, she paused work, grabbed a lunchbox, and went to the canteen to get dinner.

Unable to wake Wen Shi, she ate by herself and left the food for him.

A little past eight, Lin Qiu Ping and Ji Jian arrived with a box of white rabbits and two packs of snacks to show their gratitude.

Yi Chichi, "??? Seriously, you actually brought gifts?"

"A man of integrity doesn’t go back on his word."

Lin Qiu Ping, like a bandit, shoved the items into her hands, "Sister-in-law, you must accept this, or I would be dishonorable."

Yi Chichi shot a pleading look at Ji Jian, who chuckled and said, "Take them, if not for your massages at night, I have no idea how much pain those cramps would have caused, it’s what you deserve."

"... Alright, I’ll accept them."

Yi Chichi sighed, as long as the Ji Jian couple felt at ease, then she might as well take them.

At worst, she’ll return the favor after she has a child.

Neighbors, mutual help and benefit.

You never know when you might need each other.

"Where’s Old Wen?"

She brewed tea and invited them to sit, Lin Qiu Ping’s eyes darted around, not seeing Wen Shi, he began to inquire.

"Still asleep, hasn’t woken up yet."

"You should pinch him awake."

Lin Qiu Ping felt a pang of envy in his heart, he also wanted to sleep, but with his wife pregnant, he couldn’t rest at ease without tending to her first.

Might as well endure it, and sleep after she does.

"He can’t be like this, a man shouldn’t be so lazy..."

"Old Lin, are you looking for trouble."

Having had a good sleep, Wen Shi heard the conversation outside as he came out smiling, about to greet them, but hearing Lin Qiu Ping coaxing his wife to be inconsiderate, retorted sharply, his gaze cutting like a knife.