The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man

Second brother hadn’t shaved in a long time, so the beard on his face almost covered his appearance. Even though he wasn’t handsome, he looked quite wild and rugged!

One was cooking dinner, and the other was handling the wild rabbit; Su Qingyue found herself with nothing to do.

She walked over to Xiao Yishan and said, “Second brother, how about I help you?”

He looked at her with his deep, piercing eyes and said, “No need, handling this thing is quite messy.”

Second brother’s voice was not as pleasant as third and fourth brother’s voices. Instead, it was a deep and slightly thick male voice that Su Qingyue found quite comforting.

She went into the kitchen and saw Xiao Yuchuan building a fire in a separate small stove, on which a small iron pot of matching size was placed.

She lifted the pot lid and saw that only enough rice for one person was being cooked. “Third brother, why is there only one serving of rice?” She looked at the large stove and lifted the lid on the pot – the pot was filled with leftover rice from the night before. “Aren’t you cooking dinner?”

“I only made enough for you.” Xiao Yuchuan explained. “You usually only eat one bowl of rice per meal, so I cooked an extra bowl tonight since you haven’t eaten all day.”

“And what about you, second brother, and fourth brother?”

He pointed at the stove pot. “We’ll just eat the leftovers.”

Su Qingyue pinched a bit of the leftover rice to taste and quickly spat it out. “Ugh, this rice was cooked by me yesterday. I thought you and second brother would come back for dinner, so I cooked enough for you both. Who would have known you didn’t come back last night? Actually, you did come back, and judging from this pot of rice, you didn’t eat dinner. With this hot weather in

May, the rice has gone bad and can’t be eaten anymore.”

“I was worried about you last night.” Xiao Yuchuan scratched his head. “How could I have the appetite to eat? Later, I stayed in the room because you didn’t wake up, and I didn’t dare to come out.” He also pinched some rice from the pot and tasted it. “The taste is off, but it’s a shame to throw it away.”

Su Qingyue looked at his handsome face and suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

This petty cat had cooked fresh rice for her, yet he and second and fourth brothers had to eat rotten rice. They couldn’t afford to waste even a little at home.

Xiao Yishan heard their conversation and walked into the kitchen, asking anxiously, “Third brother, what happened to Yue’er? Why didn’t she eat all

Just as Xiao Yuchuan was about to tell the truth, Su Qingyue didn’t want her second brother to worry, so she hurriedly said, “It’s nothing. Third brother made me angry, so I locked him outside and slept in the room all day.”

Originally, she thought her second brother would teach her a lesson as an older brother-in-law. But instead, he just said, “Third brother, Yue’er is young, so don’t keep upsetting her.”

Xiao Yuchuan was surprised that his wife actually helped cover for him. He grinned at her and nodded obediently to his second brother, “Oh.”

Qingyue’s gaze rested on the large pot of rotten rice. “We should throw this rice away. Although eating it can save some food, eating rotten rice can cause stomach problems and even more expensive medical bills.”

“That’s true.” Xiao Yishan nodded.

But Yuchuan said, “There’s no need to throw it away. It’s wasteful. Just put it outside to dry, and let Zhou Fuquan take it back to his house to feed the pigs when he has time. His family raises pigs.”

“Whatever, as long as people don’t eat it.”

“Wife, do you think I’m too stingy?” Xiao Yuchuan felt a bit embarrassed. She shrugged nonchalantly, “No, third brother is a resourceful man.”

“Then why do you sometimes call me a petty cat?”