Xu Lian drove the donkey cart back home.
When Wang Cuiyun saw the donkey, she smiled so hard that her mouth split open, and she almost jumped up with joy, "Lian'er, you are really getting more and more capable, where did the donkey come from?"
"Call me Master."
Xu Lian corrected her, saying that if you have strength, you will have confidence.
Wang Cuiyun happily stroked the little black donkey, "Master!"
Xu Lian then explained, "A friend lent me more than ten taels of silver to buy me a donkey. Now I work as a stone carrier in the mine."
When she heard the word "stone carrier", Wang Cuiyun's eyes brightened.
Li Xiya was a little worried. "There are no friends in this world. A dozen taels of silver is not a small amount. Lian'er, you have to be careful. Your friend may have some intentions."
Xu Lian couldn't help but look at her with approval. Sister Xiya was really smart and guessed it right away.
Wang Cuiyun said nonchalantly, "Who cares what his intentions are? With a donkey, I can work as a stone carrier and earn more food. That's a good thing!"
She glanced at the cobra and then at Xu Lian's arms, "Master, where is the food you earned today?"
Xu Lian took out the small grain bag from his arms and handed it to her.
Wang Cuiyun took it, opened it, looked at it, and weighed it again. She frowned and said, "I know very well that a stone carrier with a donkey can earn three grains a day, which is four and a half catties. You don't have four and a half catties at all! Did you hide some?"
Xu Lian sometimes really admired her for being so shrewd. "Manager Han from the mine said that my little black donkey is not fully grown yet, so he only gives me two portions of food, three catties each."
Wang Cuiyun was very dissatisfied. "When he reported to the higher-ups, he must have reported according to the three-share ration. He is really heartless and stole one share of your ration!"
"Mother, two rations are already very good, just be content."
Li Xiya took her to cook.
Xu Lian fed the little black donkey some hay and some grain, then lay down comfortably on the bed in the outer room, waiting for the meal to be ready.
Soon, the meal was ready, including black steamed buns and beef.
Wang Cuiyun smiled as she ate, "Grandpa, you've worked hard, eat more."
Xu Lian responded, "Hey."
Li Xiya has gotten used to it.
Just as Xu Lian was thinking about how to tell her about Yang Chan'er, Wang Cuiyun brought it up first, "You are a stone carrier now, you can earn three pounds of food every day, you can support three people, we can save food, and we can support another woman at home. Three women can take turns bleeding to deal with the night watchmen, and Xiya and I won't have to work so hard, what do you think?"
According to the experience summed up by every household in Lvzhu Town over a long period of time, "one to three" is the best survival rule, that is, a strong man goes out to work and earn food during the day, and the three women in the family take turns to bleed at night to deal with the night watchman.
In this way, the food earned by a strong man is barely enough to eat, and the three women can take turns bleeding without causing too much harm to their bodies, so they can survive for a long time.
Too many women is not good either, as there will not be enough food; too many men is not good either, as the night watchmen will demand blood based on the "number of adult males". The more adult males there are, the more blood the night watchmen will demand.
Therefore, the saying "one to three" is popular.
Xu Lian was happy, but his face showed reluctance, "Okay..."
Li Xiya felt sorry for Xu Lian, "Mom, Brother Lian has only had two days of good life, and you let him raise another woman. It's too hard for him. Let's talk about it after some time."
Xu Lian said, "Sister Xiya, my job of transporting stones is not hard, so just raise one more. I think you two are really hard-working in bleeding, so it would be good to have one more woman to help you."
Li Xiya said, "But you have to pay back the money you borrowed from your friends. We have to save some grain and sell it to pay back the debt."
Xu Lian said, "My friend is a very nice person... He didn't tell me when to pay me back, so I'll pay him back slowly."
Wang Cuiyun was not worried about Xu Lian at all. She said impatiently, "Master is right. Live a good life first and pay back the money you borrowed slowly. A man died in the old maple tree family today. I will go to visit them tomorrow and talk to them about it. I will dig a woman from that family to come to our house."
Pause.
She smiled at Xu Lian with her old face, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find a young one to have fun with you in the evening. This way you won't lose anything, right?"
It suits my taste very well... But Xu Lian has already chosen Yang Chan'er and paid the deposit, "You don't have to dig, I'll get one back tomorrow."
Li Xiya looked at him suspiciously, "Brother Lian, do you already have someone you like?"
Xu Lian quickly shook his head, "No... But there are too many families who are short of food. I should be able to find someone I like after asking the people at the mine."
Li Xiya nodded gently, "That's true."
Seeing Sister Xiya's normal reaction, Xu Lian felt a little emotional. His worry about the decline in favorability was completely unnecessary. The women in this world didn't know how to be jealous at all, because survival was the most important thing and everything else was secondary.
For the civilian families in Green Bamboo Town, there are only two elements for survival: food and blood!
What is vinegar
Wang Cuiyun stared at Xu Lian and said, "It's fine if you bring a girl back. I have no objection, but don't bring a virgin back. Virgins are not given away for free."
The older you get, the wiser you become... He immediately saw through Xu Lian's little thoughts.
Xu Lian didn't want to explain to her and decided to wait until he got it back tomorrow.
We can't just give in to her in everything. We have to let her know who is the boss of the family now!
"It's getting late. You should rest. It's your turn to bleed tonight."
Xu Lian reminded Wang Cuiyun.
He clearly remembered that it was Li Xiya who gave him blood on his first night in this world, and he got his blood by killing a man who broke into the house on the second night. Tonight is the third night.
Wang Cuiyun took the small porcelain cup, untied the cloth on her wrist, cut the wound and let the blood out. She opened the door and placed the small porcelain cup at the door. After closing the door, she went into the inner room and closed the door as well.
Xu Lian's eyes slowly turned towards Li Xiya, gradually becoming hotter.
Li Xiya knew what he was thinking, blushing and gently hitting him, "You worked in the mine for a day, you can't do this every day, your body can't take it."
"Well, take a good rest."
Xu Lian hugged Li Xiya gently but did not force her.
He had the physique of a warrior, so he could certainly handle it, but he felt sorry for Li Xiya. You know, Li Xiya had to bleed every other day to deal with the night watchmen, which was a huge burden, so he must not let her get hurt.
Moreover, the increase in favorability has nothing to do with the number of times he has sex. It is mainly about feelings. He cannot ignore Li Xiya's health for his own selfish desires.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day Xu Lian drove his donkey cart to the mine.
Yang Ye, who had been waiting on the roadside, jumped into the car and asked, "How is the discussion with the woman at home?"
Xu Lian said, "I agree. I will take Chan'er away after work tonight."
Yang Ye smiled and said, "That's what I said. How could they not agree to have another woman take turns bleeding with them?"
"Brother Lian, Brother Lian!"
When they reached the intersection, Zhang Yuan waved vigorously, obviously waiting for Xu Lian to pass by.
Xu Lian had no choice but to slow down and let Zhang Yuan jump into the car.
It goes without saying that Yang Ye and Zhang Yuan would wait to take his donkey cart every morning. The less distance they would walk, the better, reducing the body's energy consumption, which is equivalent to saving food... How smart.