The Soul Reborn

5. Good Man Married Lazy Wife

Zhu Haimei focused on his job of plucking the grass using a shovel, but his arm grew increasingly painful. When he was a child and his aunt was still growing crops, he once went to work with him. When his older brother and sister were mowing the grass in front of him, Zhu Haimei would act silly behind them. His brothers had such a great affection for him. They told him to play more often than to help out on the field because they didn't have to exhaust him. The more he thought about those memories, his eyes began to glaze over until his tears could not be contained anymore. I don't know when he could visit his aunt and uncle again, would they miss him? But he was sure that his aunt and uncle would live well because there were still his brothers who were very devoted. Zhu Haimei then stood up and wiped the sweat that soaked his face. His arms and legs hurt from work fatigue. He felt satisfied when he saw the vegetable fields behind him looked clean. Zhu Haimei then turned around and looked ahead, there was still a bit of grass that he had to clean.

While waiting for the change of day, Zhu Haimei again cultivated the soil to grow vegetable seeds so that there was no need to buy vegetables in the summer of this year.

He just needs to plant bok choy and his work today is coming to an end. Maybe because there is too much grass, so bok choy that grows is very small. Although very small in size, but the growth is very dense, he then remembered that his uncle once said, "If planting the seeds too close, then the seeds will not be fertile. If you want a fertile seed, then we have to pull out some other seedlings so that the seedlings have room to grow. If the spacing is correct, then the seedlings will grow well."

Zhu Haimei then crouched down in front of the vegetable seedling and wondered how to pull it out?

Then suddenly a voice came from beside him, "First, pull out a large seedling and let a small seedling grow. Large seeds can be eaten."

Zhu Haimei immediately stood up after hearing Brother Huang's voice. "Sister Huang" he said.

It seemed that Brother Huang was no longer angry with him. "It's noon today. Do not force yourself to work. Your head can get dizzy from the sun's stinging heat." Advice brother Huang.

"Good, Brother." Zhu Haimei replied.

After that, Brother Huang turned around and went towards his own vegetable field. Zhu Haimei then looked towards the Huang sis family field. Bok choy in their fields grow well because the seedlings do not grow crowded. It must be because Brother Huang often pluck it to eat.

He saw Brother Huang pacing back and forth for a long time, but only brought him cucumbers in his hands. Zhu Haimei then quickly crouched down and pulled out some large bok choy, then gave it to Brother Huang. The action made him get a look of disbelief from Brother Huang.

Zhu Haimei then said, "Take it, brother Huang. Please forgive the mistakes I once made and don't get mad at me anymore." He said while handing bok choy to brother Huang.

Brother Huang took his bok choy after seeing the sincerity that radiated on Zhu Haimei's face. "Then go on with your work and go home to cook." Brother Huang said to Zhu Haimei.

"Good, brother. Brother Huang better just go first. I'll go home after I finish planting this and I'll give you your spade back tonight." Reply Zhu Haimei.

Brother Huang nodded with a smile, but his heart actually still felt doubtful about Zhu Haimei's change in attitude. Why did the woman suddenly change? It would definitely be better if Zhu Haimei could continue to be so polite. In the past, Brother Huang was kind to him because Zhu Haimei's husband was a company commander, while brother Huang's husband was only a platoon commander. She was deliberately kind enough for her husband to have the support of Zhu Haimei's husband, but who would have thought that Zhu Haimei was such an annoying person.

Brother Huang's heart was overwhelmed with warm feelings in response to Zhu Haimei's changing attitude for the better, but his mood changed in an instant when he remembered Zhu Haimei's treatment of once snatching Qiang Qiang's food. 'Fine, let's see what happens next.' Think brother Huang.

Zhu Haimei had finished plucking out all the grass in his vegetable field, then rushed to go home. But he was confused when thinking about his lunch menu, because this morning he had eaten a serving of noodles for breakfast. In the kitchen of his house only two handfuls of crumbs of noodles left. He could not overcome his hunger just by cooking vegetables for lunch.

But Zhu Haimei had no other choice. He ended up crouching down and plucking out some young bok choy before heading home. At home there was still a little flour so he could make vegetable cakes for his lunch.

Just thinking about it had made his saliva want to flow out. Zhu Haimei also still had a 4.6 yuan stash, but he did not know what he could buy with the money.

If Shen Dongyuan saw the change in his attitude today, would the man's day melt down?

When Zhu Haimei was near the training ground, he confirmed the location of the small awning in front of his forehead. Actually, he could not see anything because there was a wall in front of him. His auditory senses then heard a whistle, it seemed like the sound of the long whistle was signaling that the training was over. Zhu Haimei rushed home to avoid meeting the soldiers. Even though he had accelerated his pace, but he still met several people, including Brother Wu who was the husband of Brother Huang.

"Sister Wu." Sapa Zhu Haimei's.

Meanwhile, Wu Tianlei looked at Zhu Haimei with an astonished look. Especially when you see him carrying a shovel and bok choy and wearing pants that look dirty. This was the first time Wu Tianlei had seen an Zhu Haimei growing vegetables in the fields, as Zhu Haimei had always asked his wife for help in doing so.

Captain Shen once said that Zhu Haimei was a lazy woman. As soon as the captain returned home, he would smell bad because Zhu Haimei never cleaned the house. Captain Shen also said himself that someone else would marry a good woman, whereas he did not. He married a big, greedy, dirty, lazy pig. However, the figure of Zhu Haimei that Wu Tianlei saw now looked clean and tidy, even going to work in the fields.

Zhu Haimei immediately lowered his head after seeing Wu Tianlei's astonished gaze, then rushed home.

Wu Tianlei went home and looked at the two plates on the table. One of the dishes contained cucumbers with mashed garlic and the other contained sauteed bok choy. The two dishes made her excited, "My wife, today's menu is really amazing."

"Look at your face that looks so happy just because of two dishes." Said Brother Huang while carrying two bowls of rice.

Wu Tianlei then grabbed the steamed bun and bit him, "How unhappy is it? The two dishes in the cafeteria cost 0.6 yuan, but now I don't have to pay for it because you've already tasted it for me here. My wife I'll give you money and buy you a new shirt after I'm cured."

Brother Huang then sat down and said, "You know who gave this bok choy to me?"

"It's from someone else? Don't we have this in our fields too?" Brother Wu asked back.

"We don't have a lot of bok choy in the fields because it's been cooked every day. This bok choy is a gift from captain Shen's wife." Answer Brother Huang.

Wu Tianlei was shocked after hearing his wife's words just now. "Did Zhu Haimei give it?"

Brother Huang then told the chronology of the incident when Zhu Haimei gave him two bok choy. But Brother Huang is worried that tomorrow Zhu Haimei will change as before. Brother Huang is also not out of thought, why would such a good person like captain Shen have to marry such a lazy and annoying woman like Zhu Haimei. He then said, "Good men will marry lazy women, men who do not have the ability will marry beautiful women, if you think this speech is also not wrong."

After pondering for a while, Wu Tianlei then spoke up, "We mustn't say that. How about I also advise captain Shen to pay a little attention to it? But I think it would be better if his wife could turn into a very virtuous woman like you."

Brother Huang blushed in embarrassment after hearing the praise found in her husband's speech just now. He then said, "Don't interfere too much with other people's business. We have to see first, whether Zhu Haimei will return to being her annoying self or will actually turn into a better person."

Wu Tianlei then nodded his head, agreeing with his wife's words just now.

Let's leave brother Huang gossiping with her husband and turn to Zhu Haimei who has arrived at his house. He washed his face then dropped to the bed and his mind began to look away. Now he is still fat, but he is not a slacker like before.

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