Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 184 Your Man

After the bird flew away from the window, Tao Qiuyi sat on the straw mat and continued painting. From next door came the sound of a long bench being moved vigorously, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.

He walked and then stopped.

Then came the sounds of Li Zi and Xiao Huai coming back. Tao Qiuyi didn't listen carefully anymore. She was concentrating on drawing on her notebook.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes.

"Come in." Sitting still, Tao Qiuyi just said come in.

The door opened, and Wei Jingyuan walked in. He saw Tao Qiuyi sitting on a straw mat on the ground. He turned around, closed the door, and walked over to her in two or three steps, dropping to one knee to keep his gaze level with her.

"The ground is cold, why are you sitting on it?" Wei Jingyuan asked softly without even glancing at the notebook in her hand.

"That's convenient." Not at all surprised that he'd come over, Tao Qiuyi looked up from her notebook at him. Back in Elder Jiang's thatched cottage, she'd noticed that Wei Jingyuan's hearing had improved considerably.

He was right next door, just across the wall, and he must have heard her conversation with the bird just now.

He must have been struggling with this for a long time, as he waited until now to come here.

Wei Jingyuan said: "The ground is cold in winter. No matter how convenient it is, you can't sit on the ground."

"I didn't sit directly on the ground. I put a straw mat under it." Tao Qiuyi reached out and patted the straw mat. The next second, Wei Jingyuan held her arm and brought her into his arms, then stood up holding her.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Tao Qiuyi struggled in his arms, and her questioning tone was a little flustered.

She was a little afraid of being held in his arms and kissed again. It wasn't that she disliked him kissing her, but rather that when he kissed her, her mind would go on strike, like a tangled mess.

"Hold you up! You are not allowed to sit on the floor anymore." He carried her a few steps to the bed and gently placed her on the edge. He added, "Even if we have a straw mat, you can't sit on the floor."

Tao Qiuyi was speechless for a while.

"Be good and listen." Wei Jingyuan softened his voice and sat down beside her.

Feeling his heart skip a beat, Tao Qiuyi stood up and placed the notebook and pencil on the table. He then pulled out the stool from under the table and sat down facing Wei Jingyuan.

"Didn't you come here to ask me something?" Tao Qiuyi asked proactively.

When Tao Qiuyi gave Wei Jingyuan the crumbs of the pill that altered his body functions, she knew this day would come. If he accepted it, she would stay with him; otherwise, she would leave.

"Yes." Wei Jingyuan nodded.

After dinner, Li Zi and Xiao Huai cleared the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them while he wiped the table. Suddenly, he heard the chirping of birds from the next room, followed by her voice.

She asked a question, and the birds chirped a few times, as if they were having a conversation. He was stunned by his own idea.

He felt like he was going crazy to have such thoughts. As she continued to talk, he had to accept his own thoughts and realized that he was not crazy.

Autumn is indeed talking to the birds.

When she asked about Wang Chunjuan and Huang Lingyu from the Huang family, the bird chirped briefly. When she asked about her eldest uncle, third uncle, and grandmother, the bird chirped for a long time, as if answering them one by one.

Finally, she asked the bird to go and exchange the companion watching the Huang family, and he heard the sound of the bird flapping its wings. Qiu Yi could understand the bird's call, and Wei Jingyuan couldn't describe his inner shock.

The sound of birds flapping their wings was heard, and Tao Qiuyi turned to look at the window.

Wei Jingyuan also heard the sound and acted in unison with her.

Soon, a bird flew in through the window and landed on the ground. "Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu," the bird called out cheerfully to Tao Qiuyi. When it saw Wei Jingyuan, it was startled and immediately flapped its wings and flew around the room.

"Qiuqiu, why is your man in the house?"

"He came to talk to me. Don't worry, he won't catch you and roast you." Tao Qiuyi glanced at Wei Jingyuan, who was completely frozen, and pointed at the cornmeal on the ground. "Come down and eat first."

"Promise yourself that your man won't catch me."

The bird was still very worried and flapped its wings around in circles in the house.

Your man? It would be fine if only one bird said that to Wei Jingyuan, but if two birds also said that... Tao Qiuyi felt like she was having a heart attack.

Hearing the sound wasn't nearly as shocking as seeing Tao Qiuyi talking to the bird with his own eyes. Wei Jingyuan's body froze, but his mind was racing.

The sound of birds chirping sounded very loud to his ears.

He recognized this kind of bird; he had seen it outside the brigade office that afternoon. It was also after this kind of bird appeared that Qiu Yi said he wanted to go out for a while.

He hadn't thought much about it before, but now it seems that the birds brought some news to Qiu Yi.

"Qiuqiu, you haven't promised me that your man won't catch me."

"I promise he won't catch you." Tao Qiuyi readily assured the bird.

After receiving the assurance, the bird finally landed on the ground and ate the scattered cornmeal. While eating, she kept an eye on Wei Jingyuan, her guard was particularly strong.

Tao Qiuyi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said to the bird, "Eat without worry. I told you he wouldn't catch you, so he won't. After you finish eating what's on the ground, if you don't have enough to eat, I'll tell you."

The bird said nothing and continued to eat its cornmeal.

"Did you raise it?" Wei Jingyuan asked in a stiff voice.

"Yeah." Turning around, Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan looked at each other face to face. "Animals are actually very smart. They can understand human speech, but they themselves can't speak human language."

"You see, I can communicate with them. As for why, I can't explain it to you clearly. I can only say it's a natural ability."

"Don't you only understand birds talking? Can you also understand other animals talking?" Wei Jingyuan found it incredible. What kind of natural ability is it to be able to understand animals talking?

"Yes." Tao Qiuyi nodded.

After receiving her affirmative answer, Wei Jingyuan fell silent. He lowered his eyes to look at his legs, feeling a surge of unease in his heart.

He knew in his heart that he was afraid, afraid that one day he would lose her.

"You... are not the original Tao Qiuyi." Wei Jingyuan muttered to himself.

I don't understand what he means, and he looks unwell. Tao Qiuyi frowned, "I'm not the original Tao Qiuyi, don't you know that?"

"Yes, I know." Looking up at Tao Qiuyi, Wei Jingyuan suddenly stood up, walked to Tao Qiuyi, bent down and picked her up.

"Wei...Wei Jingyuan, what are you doing?" Tao Qiuyi suddenly jumped into the air and subconsciously grabbed his clothes on his chest with both hands. "Put me down," she said anxiously.

"Don't move, I just want to hold you." He walked back to the edge of the bed and sat down with Tao Qiuyi in his arms. Wei Jingyuan buried his head in her fragrant neck. A hoarse voice asked, "Qiuyi, you won't leave me, right?"

"You understand pharmacology and can cure many diseases and injuries. You are very capable and can even understand what animals say. If you leave me, I will never find you again."

His voice was broken, and Tao Qiuyi felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.