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

Chapter 287 It's Worth Being Scolded

The aroma of stewed meat wafted from the Wei family's courtyard, making the neighbors envious and gnashing their teeth.

The child was so tempted that he cried, tears streaming down his face.

Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi listened to the everyday gossip of the family along the way. As they approached the Wei family's house, all they heard were curses and cries. The reason was that the stewed meat at their house smelled too good, which made the adults scold and the children cry.

"Do you have any ideas?" Tao Qiuyi glanced at Wei Jingyuan walking beside her.

"What are your thoughts?" Wei Jingyuan asked her in return.

"You know perfectly well why I'm asking." Tao Qiuyi smirked and poked Wei Jingyuan's chest with her index finger.

The way she poked him with her finger felt like it pierced his heart, making Wei Jingyuan's heart tremble. His face flushed uncontrollably, the redness spreading all the way to his ears.

Wei Jingyuan stared at her in disbelief; she dared to lay a hand on him in public.

She's really brave.

If people saw this, who knows what nasty things they would say. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast; in the village, both good and bad news can travel a thousand miles.

Tao Qiuyi not only had excellent hearing but also sharp eyesight; she noticed his sudden blush. She blinked her innocent-looking eyes and asked in surprise, "Why are you blushing?"

It's incredible that he could blush on a cold winter evening.

"Don't you know why I'm blushing?" Wei Jingyuan retorted through gritted teeth, thinking she was teasing him knowing the answer. He felt not only his face burning, but also his ears.

Her ears must have turned red too.

What did he mean by that? When asked why he was blushing, he actually said she knew. But she didn't know, she really didn't know, and Tao Qiuyi felt very wronged.

At the same time, she realized that the topic had gone off track and wanted to steer the conversation back on track. Tao Qiuyi suddenly stopped and turned to face Wei Jingyuan.

"Wei Jingyuan..." Tao Qiuyi stopped herself from saying the rest.

Seeing her suddenly stop, Wei Jingyuan also stopped. He didn't speak, but just looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Even with a large bamboo pole on his shoulder, he remained steady and showed no signs of disarray.

Looking directly at Wei Jingyuan's handsome face, Tao Qiuyi realized that not only was his face red, but his ears were too.

Thinking back on what she had done, Tao Qiuyi immediately understood what had happened. She had poked his chest with her finger earlier, and his blushing was definitely due to shyness.

Just as she was about to say something, Tao Qiuyi had already forgotten. She raised a finger to his ear and asked with a smile, "Wei Jingyuan, are you shy?"

"No." Wei Jingyuan said through gritted teeth, his face calm but his heart in turmoil.

This little woman was teasing him all the time. He wasn't shy, he was embarrassed. But could he really say such things so openly? Especially in public.

"You just asked me if I had any thoughts?" Wei Jingyuan took the initiative to bring up the previous topic, not wanting her to say anything more shocking.

This was a way of changing the subject, and Tao Qiuyi decided to play along. So she nodded and said, "Let's talk as we walk."

“Okay,” Wei Jingyuan agreed.

Tao Qiuyi turned and walked forward, with Wei Jingyuan still walking beside her.

"Why do you ask me what I think?" Wei Jingyuan asked, and even he felt that his question sounded like a tongue twister.

Tao Qiuyi twitched her lips. "Along this journey, I've been forced to hear so many different voices. What I really want to say is that the disadvantages of having such good hearing are now becoming apparent."

“If neither of us had extraordinary hearing, we wouldn’t have heard the neighbors cursing at our family.” “Any extraordinary ability has its drawbacks.” Wei Jingyuan was more open-minded than her. “Don’t worry about it. We should be happy that we have this ability.”

"Happy." Tao Qiuyi pursed her lips. "If you hear something you shouldn't hear one day, let's see if you'll still be happy."

"What inappropriate things could you possibly hear?" Wei Jingyuan asked.

Tao Qiuyi was about to say something to him, but seeing that the two had already reached the front door, she swallowed her words. She reached out and pushed open the courtyard gate, standing aside to let Wei Jingyuan, who was carrying bamboo, go in first.

Tao Qiuyi closed the courtyard gate after Wei Jingyuan went inside.

In the kitchen, Qiu Si tended the fire while keeping an eye on the gate. Seeing the two return, he quickly put a piece of firewood into the stove and then ran out of the kitchen.

Xiao Huai and Li Zi saw Qiu Si run out of the kitchen, so they followed her out.

"Sister, Brother Wei, you're back." Qiu Si greeted the two with a big smile.

"Yes, we're back." Tao Qiuyi smiled at Qiu Si, then looked at Li Zi and Xiao Huai who came out behind Qiu Si. "Li Zi, what are you three cooking? It smells so good."

The adults in Xiang's neighbors' homes were yelling and the children were crying.

What a sin.

"Braised wild boar with potatoes, stir-fried shredded radish, and cabbage and egg drop soup," Pear announced with a smile, listing the dishes she wanted for dinner.

"Eating such a lavish meal is worth the scolding," Tao Qiuyi said, then looked at Wei Jingyuan, who was listening to the neighbors' insults with her. "Wei Jingyuan, don't you think so?"

"Yes." Wei Jingyuan answered every question, and the bamboo had already been placed on the ground.

"You were scolded? Who scolded you?" Xiao Huai asked first, her expression very serious.

"Someone is insulting my sister and Brother Wei?" Qiu Si asked, her furrowed brows so deep they could trap a mosquito.

Although Pear didn't speak, her eyes were filled with inquiry and worry as she looked at Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi.

Faced with the three teenagers' concern, Tao Qiuyi waved her hand and said, "Young men, don't be so sensitive. I'm saying that eating such a sumptuous meal is worth being scolded for."

“No one said anyone was cursing at us, and no one would curse at me and your older brother for no reason.”

Tao Qiuyi was glad that she reacted quickly, otherwise it would have been very troublesome to explain, or even impossible to explain clearly.

The three boys' trust in Tao Qiuyi was unwavering, and their expressions softened after hearing her words. Wei Jingyuan was speechless as he watched her spout nonsense with such earnestness.

At the same time, I admire her quick thinking. If it were him answering Xiaohuai and Qiusi's questions, he would simply say that he heard the neighbors complaining about having meat to eat on the way back.

"Big brother, did you and sister-in-law go out to cut bamboo?" Xiao Huai asked.

“Yes!” Tao Qiuyi answered quickly, pointing to the bamboo on the ground and saying, “The water cups that your older brother and I used before were too fragile; they would break with the slightest touch.”

"So we went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo and then each of us made a new water cup. The three of you also need to have your water cups replaced, so you don't accidentally break them one day."

Xiao Huai stared blankly at Tao Qiuyi, inwardly cursing. "You two crushed the water glass, and now you're blaming it for being too fragile?"

And besides, was that just a light pinch? How can you say something like that?

Qiu Si looked down at the bamboo stalk; he had only started using his water cup yesterday. It was a bit too early to change it; if he hadn't, everyone else would have.

"Will you make the water cup this time, Brother?" Pear looked at Tao Qiuyi with hopeful eyes.

"Yes. Your eldest brother will do it," Tao Qiuyi replied affirmatively.