"Are you afraid?" Lin Siyan asked Li Xiaobo. Under the moonlight, she saw Li Xiaobo shake his head and smiled." If you're not afraid, why should I be?" In the end, I did blame my parents for using my happiness to exchange for my brother's happiness. I also blamed the Lin family. They clearly knew that this marriage was like buying a wife, but not only did they not stop it, they were even happy to see it happen.”
"I've never treated you as a 'good'. The person I like is not something that can be measured with money."”
"Since that's the case, then the two of us will work hard to earn money and become existences that others don't dare to underestimate.”
When Li Xiaobo saw Lin Siyan say this, under the moonlight, her beautiful eyes were shining, making his heart palpitate. If it wasn't for the fear of scaring her, he really wanted to hold her in his arms, not willing to let anyone see her beauty at this moment.
Back in the bamboo house, Lin Siyan and Li Xiaobo each took a cold shower. Lying on the wooden bed again, the two of them seemed to be less restrained than they had been two nights ago. Perhaps it was the conversation on the way back that had untied the knot in each other's hearts, so she didn't feel that uneasy about Li Xiaobo anymore.
It was just that this was at most a further development of the relationship between the two people who had just met. It was like two people who had just met and became friends after a conversation. However, further development still needed time.
The next morning, Lin Siyan woke up to make breakfast. She saw Li Xiaobo mowing the grass in the backyard with a knife. Behind him was a large piece of flat land. While she was impressed by Li Xiaobo's efficiency, she also realized that his mowing skills were obviously better than hers. The small portion of the grass she mowed the day before yesterday was uneven, while the portion of the grass that Li Xiaobo mowed was not only short, but also close to the ground. The two people's lives instantly formed a sharp contrast.
After feeling guilty, Lin Siyan started to make breakfast. It was a simple stir-fried bracken and mushroom soup. What made her feel strange was that the bitter bamboo shoots she had picked the day before yesterday had disappeared. She decided to ask Li Xiaobo after breakfast.
After dinner, Lin Siyan asked Li Xiaobo about it. Li Xiaobo said calmly," You mean the bamboo shoots you brought back? I lost them."”
"Lost?" Lin Siyan was shocked." Why?”
Seeing how agitated she was, Li Xiaobo hesitated for a moment before explaining," The bamboo shoots are too bitter. Other than some wild animals that like to eat them, most people don't eat them. Some people even have stomachaches after eating them."”
Lin Siyan couldn't help but roll her eyes. That person's physical problem had nothing to do with the bitter bamboo shoots. In her previous life, in her hometown, other than pregnant women and people with stomach problems and poor digestion who could not eat too much bitter bamboo shoots, there was no taboo. Moreover, this thing was a good thing. The people in the mountains liked to pick it and eat it at home. Even if they did not eat it for the time being, they would be dried into dried bamboo shoots. If they wanted to eat it, they could find it. It was not to mention how delicious it was.
Lin Siyan was angry and amused at the same time. She was angry that he threw away the bitter bamboo shoots that she had painstakingly picked without asking her for permission. She was laughing at his ignorance. He only relied on his own knowledge to deny everything new. She really didn't know how to vent her anger.
Lin Siyan took a deep breath and calmed herself down before asking," Where did you throw the bamboo shoots?”
"Over there." Li Xiaobo pointed at the road to the stream and said,"I usually throw some waste there."”
Lin Siyan immediately got up and followed the direction Li Xiaobo pointed to. Soon, she found the bitter bamboo shoot Li Xiaobo had thrown away next to a pile of trash. Other than the slightly thin skin, the meat inside was wrapped very well. It did not age just because it had been left out for a few days.
She picked up all the bitter bamboo shoots and carried them back home. Seeing Li Xiaobo's puzzled look, she said unhappily," I definitely know how to use the things I made. Don't throw my things away next time!"”
Li Xiaobo saw her eyebrows raised and her cheeks slightly puffed up. He only thought that she looked exceptionally beautiful and didn't care about her little emotions at all. However, in order to make her feel at ease, he still agreed softly," Okay."”
Li Xiaobo lowered his head as if he had been bullied by her. She couldn't help but soften her heart and say," I'm not angry with you. I just think that you should ask for my opinion before throwing away the things I got back. If I'm really not sure if the things are edible, I'll listen to your opinion."”
"Yes." Li Xiaobo agreed. He realized that his little wife seemed to be particularly concerned about other people's emotions.
Lin Siyan was relieved to hear his response. She placed the bitter bamboo shoot at the door, then took a knife and a stool and sat down beside it. She used the knife to cut off a thin layer of the bamboo shoot from the middle to the tip, revealing the tender meat of the bamboo shoot. Then, she gently cut the bamboo shoot.
After she had finished processing all the bitter bamboo shoots, she put down the knife and picked up a bitter bamboo shoot. She fixed it with one finger on the cut and rolled it over. In a few seconds, a bitter bamboo shoot with its outer layer peeled off appeared in her hand, and there was a circle of bitter bamboo shoot skin on her other index finger. Not long after, she had several peeled bitter bamboo shoots in her hand. After pinching off the old part at the bottom of the bamboo shoots, she placed the tender bitter bamboo shoots in a dustpan.
Seeing how Lin Siyan handled the bamboo shoots so skillfully, the doubts in Li Xiaobo's heart instantly disappeared. At the same time, he believed Lin Siyan's words a little and decided not to interfere with the things she brought back. Then, he continued to cut the grass in the backyard.
Lin Siyan focused on processing the bitter bamboo shoots, leaving some fresh ones to eat. She planned to use the rest to make dried bamboo shoots. After all, it seemed that Li ** had some taboos about bitter bamboo shoots. It was hard to say whether he would eat them or not. She herself could not eat that much. Moreover, if the bitter bamboo shoots were not processed well, they would be very bitter. Even if she sold them, no one would be able to accept it in a short period of time.
He cut the bitter bamboo shoots into two halves and washed them with water. Then, he blanched all the bitter bamboo shoots and left them for dinner. He took the rest to the door and placed them under the sun. She took out two stools and placed a dustpan on the stools, intending to dry them.
She looked at the flat ground at the door, and there was only a place to hang the clothes in the corner. There was nothing else that could support it. She couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that she had to find a way to get Li Xiaobo to make a few shelves. Otherwise, it would be difficult to hang anything in the future. Moreover, the bamboo house did not have a courtyard. If they went out to dry something, who knew who would take it away? Even if they saw it later, no one would admit it if they did not catch the person on the spot.
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