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

Chapter 286 Sharing the Blessings
Working together as a team makes the work easier, and soon a small pile of sunflower seeds appeared on the table. Tao Qiuyi generously set aside one-third of them and gestured to Wei Jingyuan with her hand.

"What does this mean?" Wei Jingyuan asked, puzzled.

"We should share this happiness." Tao Qiuyi rested her elbows on the table, her hands supporting her cheeks. She asked him with a smile, "Am I generous?"

"Generous." He reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, gently pinching her cute earlobe. Wei Jingyuan said softly, "My wife is very generous."

The spot on her earlobe that had been pinched was burning hot, the heat traveling all the way to Tao Qiuyi's heart.

This was the second time she'd heard him say "my wife," and Tao Qiuyi's face instantly flushed red. She hadn't realized before; after getting their marriage certificate, he seemed to have become even more unrestrained.

Looking at her flushed face, Wei Jingyuan rubbed his well-defined knuckles together with his thumb and forefinger on the table.

Suppressing the anger rising in his heart, Wei Jingyuan reached out and pushed the sunflower seeds in front of him back into Tao Qiuyi's pile of sunflower seeds.

"What are you doing?" Tao Qiuyi asked in confusion, her gaze shifting back and forth between the melon seeds on the table and Wei Jingyuan's handsome face.

"I'll give you everything." Wei Jingyuan's deep eyes were filled with doting affection.

She was happy to have all the food, but she wasn't a selfish person. Tao Qiuyi pushed the melon seeds back to Wei Jingyuan, saying, "We agreed to share the good times."

She keeps her word and never goes back on her promise.

Wei Jingyuan looked at her with a smile, "I'm very happy that you have this thought in mind."

“Having the will is not enough; you also need to take action.” Grabbing a handful of sunflower seeds, Tao Qiuyi grabbed Wei Jingyuan’s large hand with her other hand. With her palm facing up, she placed the sunflower seeds in his palm.

The two ate the sunflower seeds together, and Wei Jingyuan cleaned up the table. Tao Qiuyi went to the next room and changed into a cotton coat.

Wei Jingyuan was waiting at the door. When Tao Qiuyi came out, he took two steps to greet her. He wanted to take her small hand, but in the end, he gave up the idea and walked side by side toward the courtyard gate.

in the kitchen.

Qiu Si was squatting by the kitchen door washing radishes because Li Zi had said they'd be having stir-fried radish shreds tonight. Watching the two figures leave, she murmured to herself, "Where are Sister and Brother Wei going?"

Xiao Huai, who was tending the fire by the stove, heard Qiu Si's words but couldn't quite make out what he said.

"Qiusi, what are you talking about?" Xiao Huai asked in surprise.

Qiu Si turned to look at Xiao Huai and said, "I just saw my sister and Brother Wei go out."

"Did you see your sister-in-law and brother go out?" Pear happened to walk over, overheard their conversation, and asked. Then she stood at the kitchen doorway and looked outside.

"Hmm." Qiu Si tilted her head, looked at the pear, nodded, and then lowered her head to continue washing the radish.

The courtyard gate was closed, and there was no one in sight. Pear was somewhat disappointed and turned to Little Locust, asking, "Little Locust, did Big Brother say he and Sister-in-law were going out again?"

“My older brother never said that,” Xiao Huai replied definitively.

Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi walked straight towards the bamboo forest after leaving their home. Along the way, they encountered villagers who greeted them, so they stopped to chat for a few minutes.

The question villagers asked most often was, "Jingyuan, where...where are you all going?"

Their unanimous answer was to go to the bamboo forest and cut down a bamboo.

Then the villagers would tease them, saying that they had to go together to cut bamboo. Young people like that! Newlyweds are so clingy.

Whenever Wei Jingyuan heard the villagers say this, he would feel a little embarrassed. Tao Qiuyi, on the other hand, accepted the praise generously and even thanked them politely. Wei Jingyuan was once again surprised by her behavior, and after a few times, he noticed that the villagers were always at a loss for words after Tao Qiuyi said that.

Once she had successfully blocked the villagers from saying anything further, Tao Qiuyi would leave under the pretext that it was getting late.

The two finally reached the bamboo forest, and Tao Qiuyi was filled with surprise when she saw the wrinkled house for the first time.

Grabbing Wei Jingyuan's arm, Tao Qiuyi said excitedly, "Tomorrow, the main structure of the house should be completed by tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, the main structure of the house will be completed tomorrow. The carpenters will come in the day after tomorrow to make the doors and windows, and the extra manpower will be used to build the courtyard wall," a voice said before Wei Jingyuan could speak.

The person who arrived was Huang Hao, who looked at Tao Qiuyi with an apologetic expression. "Comrade Tao, what happened this morning was my oversight. I am very sorry for letting you down."

"Comrade Huang Hao," Tao Qiuyi said, "what happened this morning was an accident and has nothing to do with you. You don't need to take the blame upon yourself. Those who should pay the price will pay the price."

As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor; she will confront whoever caused the trouble.

"So you've come here because..." Huang Hao thought Tao Qiuyi had come because of what happened this morning, but it turned out that it wasn't.

"Come cut a bamboo shoot to take back," Wei Jingyuan replied, glancing at the people still working not far away. "When will they finish work?"

Huang Hao said helplessly, "They had already finished work, but they wanted to stay and work a little longer. I tried to persuade them several times, and they readily agreed to continue working when it was time to leave.

"I won't try to persuade you anymore, as long as you finish work before dark."

Huang Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, realizing it wasn't because of what happened this morning.

“If they don’t stop working, then you won’t be able to stop working either.” Tao Qiuyi clearly saw that Huang Hao was not as tense as before, so she thought he had come to terms with it.

It's good that you've come to terms with it; people who get depression are usually those who can't think things through.

"It doesn't matter to me. Going back early or late is the same." Huang Hao smiled indifferently, then asked Wei Jingyuan, "Did you tell Comrade Tao about my previous suggestion?"

"A proposal? What proposal?" Tao Qiuyi looked at Wei Jingyuan suspiciously. Not far away, the workers were also speculating about what Huang Hao and Wei Jingyuan would say.

Tao Qiuyi didn't care about being talked about, as long as she didn't hear it.

"I haven't had a chance to say it yet." Wei Jingyuan answered Huang Hao's question first, and was about to explain to Tao Qiuyi. Tao Qiuyi pressed his arm and whispered, "Someone noticed this way, let's talk as we walk."

Wei Jingyuan nodded immediately.

Huang Hao didn't hear Tao Qiuyi's words, but he could understand Wei Jingyuan's expression.

The three walked side by side, heading towards the large bamboo forest.

Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi walked together, and as they walked, Wei Jingyuan explained, "After the incident of someone stealing bricks this morning, Huang Hao suggested that we hire someone to guard the place."

"I think it would be more time-saving and labor-saving to have the villagers who do the work look after the job for a few days after they finish their work," Huang Hao said, expressing his opinion.

Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan exchanged a glance. Wei Jingyuan said, "It saves time and effort, but it also makes it easy for outsiders to coordinate attacks."

Huang Hao was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and blushed with shame.

"Comrade Huang Hao's idea is good, but you didn't take into account the evil in human nature." Tao Qiuyi said, raising her hand to smooth her hair, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over the people working.

They are all hardworking and practical people, so it's normal for them to have some ulterior motives.