I’ll Butcher Pigs to Support You! 46p1

Chapter 46 p1

In the evening, as Shen Xizhi was pan-frying fish at the stove, Chi Xiangyue’s unrestrained, loud voice came from outside the fence. “Xizhi, Yugui, are you there?”

Xizhi was still cooking. Song Yugui went out to greet her. Thinking of their mutual help these past few days, the corners of her lips curved up. “Miss Chi, what’s wrong?”

She can’t be here to do chores at my house again, can she? Today’s chores are all done.

Who knew that after she went out, she was handed a small basket filled with many red fruits. On closer inspection, “Cherries?”

Fruits were a precious commodity in ancient times, and cherries were even more expensive. Sure enough, even though the female lead’s family had fallen on hard times, they were still a lean camel that was bigger than a horse.

Chi Xiangyue smiled. “That’s right. My father said to thank you for taking care of me.”

Song Yugui: …

We should be the ones thanking you for helping us with our work. After all, this is free labor. I often feel shameless myself.

She was a little embarrassed and coughed lightly. “How can we accept such a precious gift from you? Cherries are not easy to transport. You should keep them for yourselves.”

As she spoke, she was about to return it, but Chi Xiangyue refused, quickly saying, “Aiya, it’s my father who wants to give them to you. Just take it as my thanks for playing with me. I still have some at home. You can take them back for your wife to eat. Cherries are delicious.”

Her acceptance of lesbians was clearly very high.

Song Yugui tried to refuse a couple more times but couldn’t, so she kept them, her expression quite embarrassed. “I’ll treat you to a meal next time.”

She used to buy cherries for herself often in modern times, but thinking that her little villain probably hadn’t had them before, she wanted to let her try.

After sending Chi Xiangyue off, Song Yugui returned to the house with a smile in her eyes. Seeing her like this, Shen Xizhi’s heart skipped a beat. What’s the meaning of this? Did she have a good chat with Miss Chi?

As she was letting her imagination run wild again, her wife placed a basket of red fruit on the stove and took the served fish into the inner room.

Shen Xizhi quietly looked at the tender, red fruit on the stove, guessing that it was a gift from Chi Xiangyue.

Her family was well-off. Only her family could get such a rare thing.

Tonight, there was a braised fish and a small plate of stir-fried shredded carrots, a mix of meat and vegetables.

Song Yugui served the rice and sat down. “Let’s have dinner first. We can have some fruit after dinner.”

“Fruit?”

“Mmm, I put it in front of you just now. You should have seen it. It’s from Miss Chi. She said her father wanted to thank us for taking care of her.”

Shen Xizhi: …

She showed the same speechless expression as Song Yugui. We didn’t take care of Miss Chi. We just let Miss Chi do our chores.

“This… Miss Chi’s father is too polite.”

Shen Xizhi was quite restless. It felt very wrong to accept this gift.

“Mmm, I think so too. Let’s treat Miss Chi to a meal next time.”

“Mmm, mmm.”

Shen Xizhi squinted her eyes and agreed, looking obedient.

Song Yugui started to get handsy, touching her head, then her face, and finally pinching her small nose before telling her to eat.

Shen Xizhi’s face was flushed with embarrassment. She buried her head in her rice and didn’t even take any vegetables. Song Yugui casually gave her a piece of fish belly. This part was the most tender and had few bones. It was delicious. She also gave her a piece of red carrot. “Eat some vegetables. Don’t just eat rice.”

Just eating rice has no nutrition.

Shen Xizhi’s small face was still red. She replied very softly and ate a few mouthfuls of rice with the sauce.

Today’s meal was also very comfortable.

After they finished eating, they lay in bed together at night, discussing planting some small green vegetables in the spring.

Cabbage was delicious, and she also loved to eat green vegetables.

When she first came here last year, she had planned to plant rice, but now she had given up. How could she be so busy?

The cherries were plump and juicy. With one bite, the rich juice filled her mouth, sweet and delicious.

Very delicious.

Shen Xizhi ate one herself, then picked one up and put it in her wife’s mouth.

“Yugui-jiejie should eat too.”

“Mmm.”

They shared the cherries, and while it was still light, they went for a walk. When they returned, they boiled hot water to prepare for a bath.

After washing up, they went to bed with a fresh, watery scent. The bed was now padded with a thin quilt, much softer than before. Song Yugui rolled around on the bed. After Shen Xizhi got into bed, she held her and rolled a couple more times.

The corners of the young woman’s lips curved up slightly. She was a little happy, but her mouth said she didn’t like it and told her to stop fooling around.

The winter night was cold. Although the New Year was over, the cold did not diminish in the slightest. Shen Xizhi was naked. Even though she was held tightly in her arms, she couldn’t help but cough a few times. But she didn’t mind and reached out to hold her wife, who was close at hand, tightly.

The days of being in debt finally ended the next day. The pig she had chosen this time was not fat, but rather a little thin. It only cost five thousand seven hundred wen to buy. It was just right. Song Yugui had six thousand wen on hand. After paying, she still had over three hundred left.

Shen Xizhi, who didn’t dare to watch the pig being slaughtered, stood outside. After her wife came out with the still-steaming pork, she asked warmly, “How much did we owe this time? I estimate that after a few more days, we won’t have to be in debt anymore.”

Being in debt always made one uneasy. In her former home, her parents had always owed others money. Sometimes, during the New Year, people would come to their door to demand payment, and her mother would ask her to send them away…

Now that she had taken her betrothal gift, those debts could probably all be paid.

Song Yugui didn’t notice her wife’s momentary dejection. She was still busy pushing the cart and replied, “Money? We didn’t owe any today. We paid it all off directly.”

Hmm?

Shen Xizhi’s eyes lit up. “We didn’t owe any?”

“Mmm, we still have four hundred wen left. I’ll buy you a set of clothes later.”

She always thought of buying something for her wife when she had money. She always felt that the villain had suffered a lot with her.

Just earned a little money and she wants to buy clothes again?

Shen Xizhi leaned against her wife. She also knew that she was very stubborn when it came to spending money. She didn’t try to persuade her not to buy it, just said, “Just buy a few feet of cloth, and I’ll make the clothes myself. Why buy ready-made clothes? They’re much more expensive.”

“Didn’t you say you haven’t made clothes in a long time and your skills are rusty? You can practice on my clothes first. I want to buy you something a little nicer.”

Shen Xizhi: …

She snorted softly, a little dissatisfied. “You think the clothes I make are not good-looking!”

Song Yugui was confused. “No, I don’t. Where did I ever dislike you? If I disliked you, I wouldn’t have let you make clothes for me. From now on, you’ll make all my clothes. I’ll wear them whether they’re good-looking or not.”

She said this so smoothly, as if she both disliked her and didn’t. After all, she had said she would wear whatever she made. But she… she wouldn’t make them too ugly, hmph.

Shen Xizhi’s small face was wrinkled with conflict. Seeing that she had no intention of backing down, she had no choice but to agree.

But in her heart, she felt a little sweet.

She’s better to me than to herself. She can wear ugly clothes, but she insists that I wear beautiful ones.

It was just after market day yesterday, and many of the families who wanted to buy meat had already bought it. The foot traffic was much less than before, but it was still selling well. By noon, more than half of the meat was sold.

Only some ribs and pig’s blood were left.

The two of them were not in a hurry. They spent two wen to ask the auntie next door to help them watch the stall, then prepared to find a place to eat something nearby.

“I want to eat rice.”

Song Yugui blinked. Rice meant ordering dishes, which would be more expensive.

But Shen Xizhi was not that stingy. She thought that since they had earned a lot, now was the time to spend money. She couldn’t let her wife live a hard life of saving money just because she was reluctant to spend it. She could still indulge occasionally.

“Mmm, then let’s have rice and order a few dishes.”

They casually found a nearby shop, went in, and ordered two bowls of rice, a dish of four-happiness meatballs, a dish of scallion-poured rabbit, and a dish of jade-white soup.

The moment the dishes were served and she took her first bite, Song Yugui regretted it.

This cooking skill is not even a fifth of my wife’s. How can a place with this level of skill even open a shop? I’ve been ripped off, ripped off.

Shen Xizhi didn’t think it was bad. Her requirements for food were not high; as long as it was edible, it was fine.

After they finished eating, they sold the meat until the afternoon, and it was almost sold out. But there were still some ribs left, which they planned to take home and eat themselves.

They had sold late today, and the sky had also darkened a lot. Song Yugui took her to buy a thick skirt and ruqun, which she could wear interchangeably with the one she had before. This time, it was a tender yellow.

Shen Xizhi knew she was determined to buy it and didn’t throw a tantrum. When she was told to go and try it on, she obediently went.

The new clothes were much warmer than the ones she was wearing…

The color was also beautiful, and she liked it very much.

Song Yugui, who had been looking at her wife, sensed a faint aura of joy around her. Without hesitation, she said directly, “I’ll take this one. One hundred and ten wen.”

The original price was one hundred and fifty wen.

The owner already recognized her. She had just been about to tell her the lowest price when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth twitched. “You’re a regular customer of mine. How can I ask for more from you? One hundred and twenty wen. No less.”

Song Yugui pretended to be hesitant. After a while, she reluctantly agreed. “Alright, one hundred and twenty wen it is. You don’t have to take it off. Just wear it. I think you look good in it.”

Hearing her say she looked good, Shen Xizhi’s dark, moist eyes lit up, and she replied softly.

“This navy blue one is also beautiful, Yugui-jiejie…”

“You like it? If you like it, go and try it on. I’ll buy you two sets today.”

Shen Xizhi stomped her foot and pouted her rosy lips. The warm light from outside shone in, making her look as beautiful as a flower.

“Where did I say I liked it? You bought one for me, so you should buy one for yourself too.”

She felt that this long skirt would suit her wife.

However, Song Yugui shook her head. “No need. I’ll wear the ones you make. Let’s buy you another set. That navy blue one doesn’t suit you. You’re a young girl; you should wear brighter colors. I think this pink one suits you very well.”

She then pointed to the pink cotton ruqun next to it. It also felt quite thick and looked good. She had just glanced at it and had remembered it. She didn’t want to wait any longer and said directly, “Go and try it on.”

Hearing that she was going to buy another one, Shen Xizhi let out an “aiya,” her small face full of reluctance. She was a little stingy.

But seeing her determined attitude, she also knew that whatever she said would be useless, so she still went.

The pink clothes really suited her. Even though it was padded with cotton, it still perfectly outlined the young woman’s slender figure. Her skin was already pale, and after putting on the pink, she looked even more delicate, making it impossible for one to look away.

Shen Xizhi had originally wanted to say it didn’t look good and persuade Song Yugui not to buy it, but… seeing her look so captivated, her fingers nervously clenched in her sleeves, she lowered her eyes and thought shyly, She likes it a lot. Then I should take it.

This set was actually more expensive than the tender yellow one from just now. The owner opened her mouth and said two hundred wen. Song Yugui almost cursed. Her face turned black, and the owner, seeing this, quickly changed her words. “That two hundred wen is the price for others. If you really want it, one hundred and forty wen will do.”

A reduction of sixty wen in one go. The markup was so severe.

Shen Xizhi felt it was a little expensive. Her fingers gently touched the fabric of the clothes. She walked to Song Yugui’s side and rested her head on her arm, looking very dependent.

Song Yugui stroked the dark, fluffy head beside her and said, “Then I’ll take these two.”

The pink clothes were on her, and she didn’t let her take them off. They went to buy a few more feet of cloth before they went home.

On the way back from town, the cold wind howled. Shen Xizhi’s throat felt itchy, and she coughed several times.

“Did you catch a cold?”

The questioning voice was slightly tense.

The young woman looked up blankly, clearly not knowing the meaning of ‘cold’.

So she changed her words. “Did you catch a chill? Did you get a fever?”

How would I know? I’m not a doctor.

Shen Xizhi thought to herself, but on the surface, she obediently shook her head and comforted her, “Yugui-jiejie, don’t worry. I’ve often been like this before. It’s probably not a big deal. It will be fine soon.”

The medical facilities in ancient times were so backward. A simple cold could be fatal. How could she not be worried?

“I’ll go to town tomorrow to see if I can buy you some medicine for colds.”

“Ah.”