sjar Chapter 15 Immersed in Fragrance
Chapter 15 Immersed in Fragrance
Shi An stayed in bed for two days before she felt a little better.
Chu Ci didn't go anywhere for the past two days; she stayed home taking care of him.
After finally feeling a bit better, Shi An got ready and started working in the fields.
Chu Ci was startled when she saw it.
"You should stay in bed for the next few days and not get out of bed."
"I'm alright, my wife."
"That won't work either. You can't catch a cold these next few days."
Shi An's face was still somewhat pale, and Chu Ci dared not let him touch cold water at all.
"I'll take care of the housework, you go to bed and rest."
The man said helplessly, "My wife, I'm really fine now. Every time I have my period... I only have stomach pain for the first few days, and then it gets better."
Chu Ci was a little unsure, because she had never had a stomachache before.
"you sure?"
"I am sure."
The man pushed Chu Ci out of the kitchen, not wanting to dwell on the matter any longer. "Alright, I'll cook. You go do something else."
Chu Ci was still a little worried. "Alright then, just take care of yourself."
"Well, I will."
Chu Ci took advantage of the extra wood he had at home to repair the damaged parts of the house and to feed the rabbits.
Shi An then began preparing lunch.
He worked quickly and soon wrapped dozens of dumplings and cooked a bowl of bone broth.
I also stir-fried cured pork with fresh celery.
When it was served, Chu Ci's eyes lit up.
"We're having dumplings today."
"Well, I thought I hadn't made any in a while, so I made some."
In her past life, when she wasn't busy, she liked to spend time in the kitchen researching recipes.
At that time, they even invited a very famous master from Beijing to teach them at home.
They have experience with all kinds of types.
So every time he saw Chu Ci happily eating the food he had cooked, he felt a warm glow in his heart.
It's very fulfilling.
After Chu Ci devoured a plate of dumplings in a flash, she was completely satisfied. Then she gave Shi An a thumbs up: "Shi An, the dumplings you made are so delicious! I've never eaten such delicious dumplings before!"
Hearing Chu Ci's praise, Shi An's face turned bright red. He lowered his head shyly and said softly, "I'm glad my wife likes it..."
"I like it, it's delicious!"
After a hot meal, Chu Ci ate to his heart's content, but soon remembered his business.
"Since you're free today, I'll go to the mountains."
Shi An nodded, "Go ahead, my lady. Don't let me delay your earning money."
"No delay."
Chu Ci went into the mountains in the afternoon and only hunted a few rabbits on the outskirts.
It was already late, and she was too lazy to go to the county town, so she took the rabbits to the village's evening market to sell.
Li Yu was running out of soapberries at home, so he went out to buy some. He happened to see Chu Ci selling rabbits at the market, so he immediately went over to strike up a conversation.
"Sister Chu, is this a new rabbit you hunted?"
"Hmm, do you want it?"
Li Yu shook his head; he hadn't brought that much money with him today.
Did you eat the pastries I made last time?
Chu Ci nodded honestly, "I ate it, it was delicious."
"That's great, I'll make more and send it to you another day."
"No, it's too much trouble."
"It's no trouble at all. My sister used to always cause you trouble, and I couldn't stop her. Consider those pastries as compensation."
Chu Ci glanced at the man, her eyes seemingly glowing in the setting sun.
"No need. What's past is past, and I have no intention of pursuing it."
Li Yu was so captivated by the woman's eyes that he didn't notice he stepped on a pebble and twisted his ankle, falling forward.
"what!"
Chu Ci darted to the man's side and helped him up.
"Be careful."
Li Yu used her strength to steady herself, but her face turned pale with fright.
"Thank you, Sister Chu, for helping me."
"It was nothing. Just be careful when you walk in the future, and stand still before talking to people."
"Okay, I understand." The man lowered his head and moved his ankle. It hurt a little, but it didn't affect him much.
He breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the sprain wasn't too serious.
Chu Ci asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
The man blushed slightly. "It's alright, I can still walk."
"That's good. I was just worried you might have broken a bone."
Originally, this was just a small matter, and Chu Ci forgot about it not long afterward.
But when she walked past Shi An as she slipped through the door to get home, the man's expression immediately changed.
"My lady, where have you been?"
"I went to the village's evening market, why?"
"How come you smell like a young man?"
"Fragrance?" Chu Ci sniffed his clothes and it did seem to have a faint, pleasant scent.
She paused for a moment, then slapped her forehead.
"Oh, I remember now, I ran into Li Yu today. He almost tripped while walking, and I helped him up. That's probably why I smelled that fragrance."
"........."
Shi An's expression turned somewhat unpleasant after hearing this.
"Why did he have to trip and fall while walking..."
"What?" Shi An spoke too softly for Chu Ci to hear.
"It's nothing, my wife. Take off your clothes and I'll wash them for you. The hem is a bit dirty."
"okay."
Chu Ci went back to her room to change her clothes and handed her outer garment to her husband, saying, "Thank you for your trouble."
"My lady, you're too kind."
Knowing that Shi An needed to do laundry, Chu Ci immediately boiled a bucket of hot water, helped carry it, and went with him to the river.
As usual, Chu Ci delivered the hot water and then left.
Wu Liu and the others didn't come today, but Li Yu did.
The boy greeted Shi An warmly and even came closer to him.
"Brother Shi'an, it's been so long! How are you?"
Shi An replied indifferently, "It's fine."
Li Yu was surprised to see the steaming bucket of water. "Wow, you use hot water to wash clothes?"
"Yes, it was my wife who brought it over."
Li Yu's eyes showed envy. "Sister Chu is so good to you. I wish I could marry a wife like her in the future."
"Ah."
Shi An gave a few perfunctory replies and then began to wash the clothes seriously.
This time he didn't share the hot water with anyone else.