Transmigrating into a Book in the 80s: After Giving Up, I Was Pampered by a Rough Man

The air in the mountains is very humid. It rained last night, and the muddy floor inside the house is a bit damp today.

It feels sticky and uncomfortable underfoot.

Jiang Mian loves cleanliness and is also delicate. She always feels uncomfortable stepping on her newly bought little leather shoes.

She simply moved a small stool to the doorway and refused to get down.

"Honey, this place is so dirty, it's going to get my new shoes dirty," Jiang Mian complained pitifully to Lu Ting, who was chopping wood in the yard, her face scrunched up.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ting immediately threw down the axe in his hand.

How can you accept a wife complaining that the floor is dirty?

He thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "You wait, I have a way."

After saying that, he picked up a carrying pole and two large baskets from the corner of the wall.

Without saying a word, he left the yard and headed straight for the stream not far away.

Jiang Mian watched curiously, wondering what he was going to do.

Not long after, Lu Ting returned.

He carried two large baskets full of things, walking steadily and gracefully.

Jiang Mian looked closely and realized that the basket contained relatively smooth, flat stones!

It turns out he went to the river to collect stones!

This man is incredibly proactive.

Lu Ting unloaded the stones in the yard, wiped his sweat, and gave Jiang Mian a simple and honest smile. "If we use these to cover the house and the yard, we won't have to worry about rain, and it will be clean too."

Just do it.

Lu Ting moved everything from inside the house to the yard and then began leveling the ground.

Without using any tools, he knelt on the ground and used the most primitive method to lay the heavy stones one by one on the muddy ground.

Then use a wooden mallet to tap and compact the stones little by little, ensuring that each stone is flat and as flat as possible without gaps.

This is an extremely physically and mentally demanding task.

Jiang Mian sat at the doorway, acting as the supervisor.

She took out a White Rabbit candy from the system space and ate it while giving pointers on the world.

"Honey, this side is a little too high, tap it again."

"Oh right, that rock isn't good, let's replace it with a flat one."

"Honey, I peeled a candy for you, it's really sweet."

"Honey, are you tired? Do you want to rest for a bit and have some water?"

The villagers who passed by couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw this scene.

"Look, look, the second son of the Lu family has really been bewitched by that vixen."

"One person is working themselves to the bone, while the other is eating and giving orders—what kind of situation is this?!"

"Tsk, it's like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai—one is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit. Is it any of our business?"

Lu Ting ignored those discussions.

He had only one thought in his mind: as long as his wife was happy and she lived comfortably, that was enough.

He would be willing to do anything, even if it meant climbing up the sky to pluck stars from the sky, let alone just laying down a floor.

Moreover, to him, his wife's clear, crisp voice sounded like a nightingale singing—it was incredibly pleasant.

He works with even more energy.

It took almost two days to cover the muddy ground inside the house and in the yard with a layer of clean and tidy stone slabs.

The entire dilapidated hut instantly looked completely different, becoming several levels more tidy.

After Lu Ting laid the last stone, Jiang Mian immediately redeemed the packet of [High-Efficiency Insect Repellent Powder] from the system.

While Lu Ting was washing his hands, she secretly sprinkled white powder in various corners of the house and yard, especially in the corners and crevices of the walls.

This insect repellent powder is truly amazing.

Not long after I sprinkled it, I saw some ants, woodlice, and even a few cockroaches that had been hiding in the corners crawling out of their hiding places like crazy, and then they quickly became motionless.

In no time, not a single live insect could be seen in the entire room.

Jiang Mian was extremely satisfied; now she could finally sleep peacefully.

As evening fell, Lin Xiu'e carried her son Lu Xiaobao on her back, pretending to pass by, but actually just wanted to see what would happen.

It's been three days since they separated, and she just can't believe that delicate Jiang Mian can endure this kind of suffering.

She might be crying and begging to go back to her parents' home right now.

As a result, when she arrived at the hut, she was stunned for a moment.

The yard, which was originally overgrown with weeds, was now surrounded by a neat bamboo fence.

The muddy ground in the yard was now completely covered with clean stones.

Lu Ting was sitting in the courtyard, holding a large palm-leaf fan, carefully fanning Jiang Mian who was lying on a bamboo chair with her eyes closed, with a silly smile on her face.

Jiang Mian's skin seems to be whiter and smoother than it was a couple of days ago.

Her leisurely demeanor was similar to that of a landlady in the old society.

This...this doesn't look like someone who's here to suffer.

This person is clearly here to enjoy themselves!

Lin Xiue felt a surge of bitterness welling up inside her.

On what grounds?

She gets up before dawn every day to do laundry, cook, feed the pigs, and work in the fields to earn work points. She's so tired that she can't straighten her back, and when she gets home, she still has to put up with her mother-in-law's attitude.

When her husband, Lu Jianguo, comes home, all he does is smoke and drink tea. When has he ever fanned her even once?

Then look at Jiang Mian, she does nothing but bosses men around and treats them like treasures.

Comparing yourself to others is just infuriating!

Lin Xiu'e became increasingly angry as she thought about it, and when she got home, she launched into a tirade of veiled insults at Lu Jianguo.

"Look at your good brother, he treats his wife like royalty! And what about you? I married into your Lu family and bore you children, what have I ever received in return? Have you ever bought me a new dress? Have you ever brought me a foot bath?"

Lu Jianguo was baffled by the scolding, and the two had another big fight, turning the house upside down.

Jiang Mian and Lu Ting were naturally unaware of these things.

After two days of renovations, their little home is taking shape.

The roof no longer leaks, the ground is flat, the yard is clean, and it's even surrounded by a fence—it feels like a home now.

Lu Ting watched all this with a sense of accomplishment.

In the evening, he cleaned up the wild rabbit he had been lucky enough to catch that day and stewed a pot of fragrant rabbit soup.

The two sat in the courtyard, enjoying the evening breeze and sipping meat soup, feeling incredibly content.

However, after the initial comfort, new problems arose.

Lu Ting took out the remaining money from his pocket and counted it.

When the family divided their assets, he only had a little over thirty yuan left that he had hidden away.

I spent some money on furnishing the new house these past two days, and now I only have a few dollars and some small bills left.

He looked at the thin layer of rice in the rice jar next to him, and his brows furrowed again.

The money is almost gone.

I need to think of a way to make a lot of money.

He could no longer let his wife live this life of uncertainty, barely having enough to eat.

Jiang Mian was very quick-witted; she could tell what he was worried about just by looking at his expression.

She put down her bowl, moved closer to Lu Ting, and shook his arm.

"Honey, what are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing," Lu Ting said, not wanting her to worry.

"Let me guess, are you worried about money?" Jiang Mian hit the nail on the head.

Lu Ting remained silent.

Jiang Mian smiled and rested her head on the man's shoulder. "Don't worry! I'll tell you a secret."

"What secret?"

"I feel like I'm incredibly lucky," Jiang Mian said mysteriously.

"Take me with you into the mountains tomorrow! I feel like I can bring you good luck; maybe we'll find some treasure!"

Going into the mountains?

Lu Ting immediately shook his head, "No! The mountains are too dangerous, there are wild boars and wolves, you can't go!"

"I want to go!" Jiang Mian started using her charm.

"Honey~~ You're the best! Take me with you, I've never been to the deep mountains before. I'll stay right behind you and promise I won't run off!"

As she spoke, she rubbed her soft cheek against Lu Ting's arm.

Lu Ting's heart melted from her rubbing against him, and he couldn't resist any longer.

In the end, he could only grin and sigh helplessly and indulgently.

"Okay... I'll take you there. But you must promise me you won't leave my side for even a moment."

"Yay! Honey, you're the best!"