Chapter 254 The Sickly Cannon Fodder in the Period Literature 14
Chapter 254 The Sickly Cannon Fodder in the Period Literature 14
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In the kitchen, Yun Wu’s slightly sickly pale face was blushing with embarrassment.
She took out a piece of bacon from the vegetable basket next to her and placed it on the chopping board next to the stove.
In her other hand, she held a large kitchen knife that was disproportionate to her petite hand, and was cutting bacon with her eyes lowered.
Yun Wu felt embarrassed when she thought of Xu Xingzhou still washing her clothes in the yard outside, but they were already married, and she had to get used to it.
The kitchen knife Xu Xingzhou used was obviously not big enough for her hand. It was heavy and sharp. She accidentally cut her hand and blood immediately came out from her fingertips.
"hiss……"
Yun Wu just frowned slightly, washed her hands simply, kept her injured hand away from the stove, and used her other hand to put the cut bacon into the big pot to fry.
Although most of the cooking fumes went out through the smoke window, Yun Wu was standing by and constantly stirring the food with a spatula, and she could still smell a lot of the pungent smoky smell of bacon.
"Cough cough..."
Yun Wu quickly stood a little further away, but her hands kept moving.
At this time, Xu Xingzhou, who had just finished washing clothes, also walked into the kitchen. Looking at his sickly young wife standing by the stove cooking, he couldn't help but frowned.
Yun Wu thought that it was getting late, so she decided to make brunch.
This bacon was pickled by Tong Hui herself and was sent over on the wedding day. It has a bright color and looks delicious, but it tastes a bit pungent when fried.
Yun Wu was just about to cut some peppers and had just picked up the heavy kitchen knife.
Suddenly, a large bronze hand appeared in her sight, forming a sharp contrast with her small and white hand.
"Come here."
Xu Xingzhou, who had appeared behind her at some point, said this and snatched the kitchen knife from Yun Wu's hand without saying a word.
Yun Wu raised her head in a daze and looked at Xu Xingzhou. She saw that he had quickly cut the peppers, put them in the pan and fried them for a while.
After doing all this, Xu Xingzhou turned around and looked at Yun Wu. Her bright eyes were slightly red and a little watery. She must have been choked by the smoky smell and was crying.
Her eyes were watery, and Xu Xingzhou's heart trembled. He then looked away, only to notice that there was a small cut on Yun Wu's pink fingertip, which was still bleeding.
Xu Xingzhou frowned, and his powerful hands quickly grasped her slender white wrist.
"Did you cut your hand? Does it hurt?"
"pain……"
Yun Wu's voice was soft. She was a person who was very afraid of pain. She felt that she wanted to do something but didn't do it well, and she could hurt herself even if she cut some meat.
The tears in her eyes became even more intense. Xu Xingzhou thought she was crying in pain, so he grabbed her wrist and placed his fingertips, which were still bleeding, directly on his thin lips.
After cleaning the blood drops, Xu Xingzhou washed her with clean water and then wrapped her with a clean towel.
"I can hold this kitchen knife just fine. Your wrist is so thin that I can break it with just one finger. Of course you'll get hurt."
Xu Xingzhou said, and then quickly took out some vegetables from the basket to wash.
"Now you are not allowed to touch anything. Just sit still and wait for your meal. I will take care of the cooking."
Yun Wu held up her finger which was only slightly scratched, but Xu Xingzhou wrapped her entire hand tightly like a bun.
She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but Xu Xingzhou didn't let her help, so she had to stand by and wait obediently.
For brunch, we had a simple meal of fried bacon and stir-fried vegetables. The meal was pretty good, and there was also rice.
After lunch, Yun Wu was about to clean up the dishes and wash them, but was stopped by Xu Xingzhou again.
"You're already injured, why are you still touching water? Don't you want to use your hands?"
Xu Xingzhou's tone was a bit aggressive. He quickly snatched the dishes from Yun Wu's hands and put them in the basin to wash.
Yun Wu looked down at her hands that were wrapped like dumplings, and her eyes trembled.
But she just scratched her finger a little bit...
In the afternoon, Xu Xingzhou changed into a thin white coat and prepared to go to the fields to do farm work.
He took out a shovel from the corner of the yard. The sun was still quite strong at this time, and the sunlight shone on his bronze arms.
When Xu Xingzhou was about to go out, Yun Wu suddenly ran out of the main house in a hurry.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Her voice was slightly panting. Xu Xingzhou turned around and saw his delicate and weak young wife running towards him, holding a bamboo hat in her hand.
"Today, it's sunny outside..."
Yun Wu's voice was soft. She remembered that when the sun was strong in the past, Tong Hui would personally put a hat on Yun Qingshan before he went out.
But there were no cloth hats at home, only bamboo hats, which were just right for wearing to block out the sun when going to the fields.
Yun Wu stood on tiptoe and put the hat on Xu Xingzhou's head with somewhat awkward movements.
He has handsome features, and the bamboo hat makes him look particularly handsome.
Xu Xingzhou used to be a rough man. No matter how hot the sun was, he was too lazy to wear a hat to cover himself. Although his body was not completely tanned, it was in sharp contrast to Yun Wu's skin color.
He touched the edge of his bamboo hat, and his heart was filled with joy as if firecrackers had been set off, thinking that after he got a wife, his life would not be as rough as before.
Because his wife cares about him, she must feel sorry for him getting hot under the sun.
"I see there are still a lot of dishes in the kitchen. I'll cook some more tonight..."
Yun Wu said softly that she felt it would not be good if she did nothing.
"No, I'll be home early today, just wait for me to come back and cook."
Xu Xingzhou said, his eyes fell on Yun Wu's slender wrist, thinking that she only had so much strength, it would be bad if she hurt herself again while cooking.
"You don't have to do anything else, just..."
He saw Yun Wu's clothes hanging on the clothesline in the yard and looked away awkwardly.
"Just wear it tonight and show it to me...see..."
Yun Wu didn't react at first, until she followed his gaze, and her little face instantly turned red.
But she thought that it was Xu Xingzhou who was doing the work today, so she felt embarrassed to refuse, and then her cheeks flushed and she nodded slightly to agree.
Xu Xingzhou felt that this was what he deserved. He took care of his young wife, and she gave him treats, and his life was truly wonderful.
After getting Yun Wu's consent, Xu Xingzhou hurried out with the shovel in his hand, his steps becoming light and graceful.
After working hard in the fields for a whole afternoon, he didn't feel tired at all and still had plenty of energy.
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