Xue Niang lowered her head, "I'll return the money to you. I know where there's money, I'll get it and give it back to you, you can have as many wives as you want."
Her chest ached a little.
"Hmph hmph! I don't believe you." Xiao Shan threw the fish into the water basin and rinsed it.
Xue Niang turned her head away, silent.
Xiao Shan washed his hands, walked over, and pinched her cheek.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I like it when you spend extravagantly. Spend as much as you want, hurry up and get yourself plump, don't think about these useless things all day."
"You're annoying!" Xue Niang wiped her face, it was all fishy.
Xiao Shan snorted. Seeing her wipe her face with disgust, rubbing her skin red, for some reason, his eyes also turned a little red.
What a pampered thing. He hadn't bullied her, it was just a joke.
"Squat down," Xue Niang commanded.
"For what?"
Xiao Shan asked, but his body obeyed and squatted in front of her, meeting her gaze.
Xiao Shan's appearance wasn't that of a handsome man, otherwise, he wouldn't have scared the villagers into thinking he was a bandit. But he wasn't ugly either; he had the look of a tough man.
His face, like his body, was tanned to a bronze color, with hard lines. When he had no expression, he was indeed intimidating, with sharp eyebrows, piercing eyes, and a straight nose, as if carved by a knife. If there was one thing that was most attractive, it should be his mouth. The corners were well-defined, neither too thin nor too thick, the softest part of him...
She had experienced it, both domineering and soft.
Xue Niang's heart began to pound. He was so close, and his strong, unique scent washed over her again.
Xue Niang stared at the side of his face, pursed her lips, and thought about making a decisive move.
Should she open her mouth or not?
Xiao Shan looked at Xue Niang's expression, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, her eyes flickering. Her young face was as lustrous as fine porcelain. The air felt a little sweet and cloying. His mouth felt a little itchy, wanting to eat, bite, and lick.
Suddenly, her face was touched, a fleeting contact.
Then Xue Niang abruptly stood up, a fragrant breeze wafted past her nose, and she ran into the bedroom.
Xiao Shan was stunned, his mind replaying the event over and over. Finally, he confirmed that Xue Niang had just kissed his face!
Even though her lips had only lightly brushed against his, not even leaving any saliva, the heat that quickly rose in that spot was enough to make a person feel like they were melting.
Disbelief, overwhelming joy.
Xiao Shan's tiger-like eyes blazed with immense surprise. Did Xue Niang finally accept him?
"Brother Xiao—"
A person arrived outside the fence. If it were usual, Xiao Shan would have heard them before they got close. But now, with his mind in such turmoil, he hadn't noticed at all.
The visitor was Wang Xiulan, who had brought water to Meng Youliang when the house was being built.
Xiao Shan walked over, "Is something wrong?"
Wang Xiulan felt that Xiao Shan was in a good mood today; his face wasn't as cold and stern as usual. Just now, she saw him standing still with his back to her, and she didn't know what he was doing. She didn't see his little wife in the yard.
"Brother Xiao, these are vegetables grown by our family. We have plenty, more than we can eat, so I brought some for you."
"Mm," Xiao Shan took the tightly bundled green vegetables, "Thank you."
"No need to thank me. After you eat them, have your wife come to the fields to pick more. There's plenty!"
Xiao Shan glanced at Wang Xiulan. These past few days, Meng Youliang had been working for him, and as Zhuzi had said, he was honest, meticulous, and a hardworking farmer. Wang Xiulan seemed a bit fiery, but she was also a straightforward person.
"Wait a moment."
Xiao Shan took the vegetables inside and quickly took a fish from the vat, threading it with a hemp rope.
Wang Xiulan saw Xiao Shan come out again with a large fish and extend it to her, frightening her into waving her hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, this is too much, it's just some inexpensive green vegetables..."
"Take it!"
Xiao Shan, impatient with these village customs of refusal, stuffed it into Wang Xiulan's hand and turned back into the yard to process the fish.
Wang Xiulan swallowed. Her family hadn't eaten fish in a long time. This fish was fat and large, clearly from the large pond in the mountains. That place was deep and inhabited by wild beasts, and no one in the village dared to approach it unless they had no other choice. Even if they did approach, they wouldn't have Xiao Shan's skill to catch such a large fish, and still alive.
She had only brought a bunch of green vegetables, and this... this was too much.
Brother Xiao, although he didn't talk much, was truly a good person.
Wang Xiulan took the fish home, thinking she would make it up to them in other ways later. She heard her husband say that he doted on his wife very much, so she would try to get along better with his wife.
"Sister-in-law." Xu Daniu, carrying a basket of pig feed, greeted Wang Xiulan, who was lost in thought.
"Ah, Daniu! Going to gather pig feed?"
"Mm, sister-in-law, where did you get such a big fish?" Xu Daniu's eyes followed the large fish, and she swallowed.
It was so big, it couldn't have come from the village river. Looking at the direction she came from, could it be from Xiao Shan's house?
She remembered Xiao Shan saying he caught a fish for Xue Niang to eat.
Xu Daniu's eyes darted towards the fish.
"Ah! Hehe!" Wang Xiulan chuckled a few times, "I bought it. We haven't eaten fish in a long time, and your brother Haizi was clamoring for it."
After speaking, she didn't say anything more and walked away quickly with the fish.
Bought it! Xu Daniu's gaze dimmed. Even if Xiao Shan sold it cheaply, her parents wouldn't be willing to buy such a fish.
Xiao Shan, with a joyful yet absent-minded mood, began to stew the fish. After washing his hands repeatedly with soap nuts, he impatiently entered the bedroom.
"Xue Niang, you just now?"
"What about just now?"
Xue Niang hid the clothes in her hand behind her back and looked up at him.
He took so long to come in, like an idiot.
Xiao Shan didn't see her movement, his eyes almost drilling a hole through her, "Xue Niang, do you have feelings for me?"
"No," Xue Niang turned her head away, then felt her face heat up again.
"Liar, you do have feelings for me." Xiao Shan's sharp eyes caught the blush on her face, and he felt an unbearable itch, a fire burning up to the crown of his head.
This delicious little woman was finally warming up.
"Xue Niang!" Xiao Shan's chest heaved, his eyes shining brightly. At this moment, all he wanted was to press her down and cherish her.
He was too excited, more satisfying than winning a battle, sweeter than eating honey.
Xue Niang turned her head, and Xiao Shan pressed down on her like a wall.
"Ah—" Xue Niang was unexpectedly pushed onto the bed and let out a sharp cry.
Xiao Shan froze. Hearing the wrong note in Xue Niang's voice, her body trembling, a flicker of darkness crossed his eyes, and he pushed himself up.
He saw Xue Niang frowning in pain, tears streaming down her face, the blush completely gone.
"I just wanted to kiss you, I didn't want to do anything else." Xiao Shan tenderly wiped her tears.
"Don't cry, I feel bad."
Xue Niang's body continued to tremble, her tears flowing more and more. Her gaze towards Xiao Shan was as if she wanted to kill him.
In Xiao Shan's eyes, she was so angry her lips were trembling.
"Help me up!"