pertwk Chapter 10 I Can't Bear It Anymore
Chapter 10 I Can't Bear It Anymore
Right now, Xu Chunsheng just wants this woman to disappear as soon as possible.
So he didn't respond to You Xiaoxia anymore. Instead, he led the donkey in the opposite direction from You Xiaoxia. He was busy harvesting Ophiopogon japonicus and didn't have time to waste with You Xiaoxia.
"Why hasn't this guy called me over yet? He's usually so shameless," You Xiaoxia couldn't help but think as she walked. "If he doesn't come, how will we finish turning over the land? Am I supposed to apologize to him?"
You Xiaoxia stopped and turned around, her face showing surprise.
Because she discovered that Xu Chunsheng not only didn't come forward to call her back or beg for her forgiveness, but also walked further and further away.
This made You Xiaoxia panic.
As You Xiaoxia spoke, a surge of anger welled up inside her, and she stomped her foot on the spot: "Xu Chunsheng! If you apologize to me now, I might consider forgiving you!"
Xu Chunsheng continued walking without turning his head, shouting loudly, "You little bastard, you're the one who apologizes! I'm making this clear to you today, we're no longer involved!"
At this moment, Xu Chunsheng's good mood over the past two days was not affected at all by this woman. He just felt extremely disgusted with his actions in his previous life and wished he could slap himself twice and open his eyes to see the true nature of this woman.
In his previous life, although the You family had agreed to let the two families' children meet, it was only a verbal promise of marriage. Therefore, Xu Chunsheng regarded You Xiaoxia as his future wife.
Xu Chunsheng was the kind of person who would spend all his money on You Xiaoxia. He didn't have much money, so he would often help their family with chores. However, later, the You family set their sights on another family with better conditions, completely disavowed the marriage with Xu Chunsheng, and quickly married that person.
In his past life, Xu Chunsheng would often go to great lengths to satisfy You Xiaoxia because of a single sentence she said, but he would be blind to the difficulties of his own family, the hard work and pressure his parents endured, the sacrifices his eldest sister made for the family, and he would not care about the well-being of his younger siblings...
As for helping to till the land, as mentioned earlier, Xu Chunsheng was hardworking and conscientious in his previous life, doing a lot of unpaid work for others.
During the days Xu Chunsheng worked at the You family's house, his parents would only go to the fields to turn over the soil when it was cool. When it got hot, they would say, "Xiao Xu, you're young, you keep working, we'll go back and cook for you." Then they would leave Xu Chunsheng to work alone in the fields.
As for the youngest brother of the You family, he was fifteen or sixteen years old. He spent all his time playing in town and made friends with all the "young masters" in town. His whole family thought he was capable.
When it was time to eat, it was just a little bit of pickled vegetables with some cornmeal, which wasn't enough at all. Sometimes Xu Chunsheng had to bring some dry food from home to make sure he was full...
"Hiss~" Xu Chunsheng's eyes welled up with tears. "This place is my curse; I can't have what I want!"
Xu Chunsheng suddenly lifted his right foot and hopped on one foot, swaying to maintain his balance, making a hissing sound as he leaned on the earthen bank, slowly sat down on the ground, and then took off his right shoe.
It turned out that Xu Chunsheng was so busy condemning his foolish actions in his previous life that he didn't notice a protruding rock under his feet. He kicked the rock, and even the liberation shoe he was wearing, which already had a hole in it, was dented.
"It's bad luck to even see this plague god."
Xu Chunsheng sat down to rest for a while, while the donkey beside him kept neighing, as if mocking him.
Xu Chunsheng was too lazy to pay attention to the clueless donkey. After resting for a few minutes, he saw that his big toe was not congested and he did not feel that he had hit a bone. He picked up a stick from his side and poked the hole in his shoe. He put on the shoe, raised his big toe, and limped towards the next village, cursing.
"Auntie, you must be busy. I'm here to collect Ophiopogon japonicus. Do you have any? It's 1.5 yuan a pound." Xu Chunsheng's feet were still uncomfortable, and he even stood on tiptoe when standing in other people's courtyards.
"Yes, there are some, but not many." A woman in her thirties was drying old soybeans in the courtyard. Some of the soybeans had "emerged," and as she moved, "cows" kept crawling out, mindlessly crawling around. Xu Chunsheng was a little stunned by what he saw.
At this moment, the auntie stopped what she was doing, pointed to the winnowing basket leaning against the wall, and said, "Those are what the kids in the family collected this year. They haven't dried yet. Do you want to take them?"
"Hmm? We've harvested it all, including raw Ophiopogon japonicus. It's cheaper than dried Ophiopogon japonicus by a factor of three, but we don't bother to dry it ourselves."
"Alright then." The auntie turned around and called into the house, "Wei'er, Wei'er, come out here, someone's here to collect your Ophiopogon japonicus."
A moment later, a boy who looked only five or six years old came out of the house, his face smeared with soot from cooking oil. He sniffed when he saw Xu Chunsheng, and somewhat awkwardly gave him a ninety-degree bow, saying, "Hello, boss!"
The commotion startled Xu Chunsheng, who, somewhat amused and exasperated, returned a deep bow. "Hello, Boss Xiaowei, where did you dig up the Ophiopogon japonicus?"
Xiao Wei stood up, ran behind his mother, and peeked out. Perhaps he was startled by Xu Chunsheng's response, or perhaps he was embarrassed by the title "Boss Xiao Wei." He seemed even more flustered, and the soot on his face couldn't hide the blush on his cheeks. "It's just... it's the ditch behind the house, dug by the roadside, and some dug up from the edge of the mountains."
"Yes, this kid doesn't go out to play all day, he just goes around looking for Ophiopogon japonicus, saying he wants to earn money for the family." Xiaowei's mother pulled her child in front of her, her tone full of pride in her child's sensible nature and that he wouldn't cause trouble. "Why are you hiding? You picked up the Ophiopogon japonicus yourself, go and settle the bill with the boss."
"Haha, Boss Xiaowei, come and look at the scale. It's a little short of half a jin, so I'll charge you half a jin, which is six mao in total, right?" Xu Chunsheng laughed and earnestly communicated with his seller.
Xiao Wei didn't know how to use a scale and didn't know how much half a jin (250 grams) should cost. He turned to look at his mother with pleading eyes, and after seeing his mother nod, he said to Xu Chunsheng, "That's right! Thank you, boss."
After saying that, he wanted to bow to Xu Chunsheng again, but Xu Chunsheng quickly stopped him, saying, "No need for formalities, no need for formalities. Could you help me scoop a ladle of water to feed the donkey?"
Xiao Wei agreed readily and turned around to go back into the house to get a bottle of water.
Xu Chunsheng pointed to his injured foot before saying to Xiaowei's mother, "Auntie, it's like this, I just kicked my toe, and it's really difficult for me to walk. I think Xiaowei is quite sensible, so I wanted to ask him to help me promote it around the village."
Xu Chunsheng took a breather. "Of course it won't be a wasted trip. I'll pay Xiaowei two cents for his work. I'll call out to the families who want to sell Ophiopogon japonicus to bring their goods down. I'll wait at the crossroads over there to collect them."
Hearing this, Xiaowei's mother beamed with joy. "What a sensible boy! He's always running around every day anyway, so we just ask him to make the trip. It's not expensive."
"Yes, yes, please let them know for me later." Xu Chunsheng nodded. "The wages should still be paid."
Hearing Xu Chunsheng's words, Xiaowei's mother smiled even more happily. So when Xiaowei came out, she said to him directly, "Wei'er, help the boss run around the village and ask if anyone wants to sell Ophiopogon japonicus. The boss will pay you wages. Ask every household and tell them to come quickly if they want to sell, otherwise the boss will leave soon."
Turning to Xu Chunsheng, he said, "Boss, since you hurt your foot, just rest here at our place. Someone should be here soon."
Xu Chunsheng had no idea that his casual request had provided Xu Yaomei with a "loyal follower," allowing her to live a life where she had someone to fight for her and someone to carry her schoolbag.
When You Xiaoxia heard Xu Chunsheng say these words, she froze on the spot, unaware that Xu Chunsheng had already left. When she came to her senses and realized that Xu Chunsheng was gone, she burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"You bastard Xu Chunsheng, how dare you break up with me! I'm not done with you!"