Always Like You
After facing Shen Youcai, except for Lin's Family, those who owed the rent of the original owner came to the house to pay. Shen Yanbei had counted all the rent bill, a total of fifteen taels and three hundred yuan. Shen Yanbei breathed a sigh of relief. Fifteen taels of silver were not much at all. There were too many things to buy at home. Some of them had to be used for the usual expenses of food and clothing. He also must treat his wife's injury and his body.
A man without money is not a man at all. He had tasted poverty when he was a child, now he didn't plan to try it again. Because he had the start-up capital in his hand, he still had to figure out how to make money and how to implement it.
"I couldn't keep this money properly... You... better put it away." Gu Changfeng handed over the money bag Shen Yanbei had just given him.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yanbei frowned.
"I..." Gu Changfeng stopped talking. You just bought me to do Chongxi with your money. Who would give the family's money to a bought ugly Shuānger?
"This is household money. You are my wife. If ain't you, to whom I would give it?" Shen Yanbei patted Gu Changfeng's hand. "Okay, you keep this money to buy rice and vegetables. I'll go first to handle fish and rabbits. Do you want the rabbits to be braised or stewed?"
Gu Changfeng looked at him in astonishment. "What are you going to do?"
Remembering that the original owner didn't know how to cook, even adhering to the creed that "the gentleman was far away from the kitchen" and refused to even enter the kitchen. Shen Yanbei put up a finger to "hush" and lowered his voice in his ear. "I like to cook. When my parents were alive, I would cook secretly."
Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen, Sorry! For using your name!
Shen Yanbei apologized in his heart, but still said without embarrassment, "This is a secret. Now only you know it."
A xiùcái actually liked to cook, even secretly cooked? If this news went out, it would definitely be laughed at by other scholars! But Shen Yanbei told him so frankly, even cooking for him!
Gu Changfeng was shocked. His heart pounding, hurriedly said, "I will keep it secret!"
Seeing his serious look, Shen Yanbei was like drinking coke. With a "mmuach", he kissed Gu Changfeng on his face. "Although I the one cook, you have to come and help!"
Gu Changfeng's entire face burned. He nodded hurriedly.
Boiled the water to peel the skins of rabbits, cut the fish and bamboo shoots, and washing vegetables, the two of them worked together to make the dishes quickly.
Putting a piece of braised rabbit meat into Gu Changfeng's bowl, Shen Yanbei said in a good mood, "After dinner, I will go to the bricklayer to order some tiles. The weather turns warmer and rainy, but the roof tiles have not been renovated for a long time. If it rains, I'm afraid there will be water leakage. Also, I have to go to the carpenter to make some furniture. Besides a sturdy and durable bed, what else do you need to make?"
Gu Changfeng, who was eating fish belly, flushed slightly and shook his head. The furniture at home might a bit old but still usable. They weren't wealthy now so they have to save money.
"Don't worry about money. You can earn money after spending it. You just move here and I don't want you to suffer from injustice."
Shen Yanbei took a sip of rabbit meat and frowned. In addition to a little salt, there were no other seasonings at home. No matter how good his craftsmanship was, the taste of the braised rabbit meat was still hard to describe.
Reluctantly swallowing the rabbit meat, Shen Yanbei gave final words. "That's it. I will go to the county tomorrow morning to see what needs to be added."
There was no way to live without seasoning. He had to go to the county to find and see if there were any spices he was used to in modern times.
"...Okay." Gu Changfeng responded, feeling that the sweetness of sweet potato rice also flown to his heart.
After finishing the meal, they packed the dishes and chopsticks. Then they took the money and went out.
"Zhou Yu, what are you doing here?"
As soon as he left the house, Shen Yanbei saw a young man squatting on the ground with his gaze to his door.
Zhou Yu raised his head and glanced at Shen Yanbei. Then his gaze fell on Gu Changfeng as if he had something to say to him.
Gu Changfeng was a little surprised as if he didn't expect Zhou Yu to come to him.
Zhou Yu stood up and scratched his head. "Are you going out?"
"We are going to find a carpenter to make some furniture." Shen Yanbei smiled slightly.
Zhou Yu was a little surprised and said something unclear, "Shen Xiùcái, your family is exceptional. Other people's homes make furniture before getting married. Why is your family the other way around? Only make the furniture after your wife entering the door..."
Yo, This made sense. This kid had an opinion on him? Shen Yanbei smiled gently and said, "I was too hasty to get married. So it was too late to order it."
What was the situation in the original owner's family? As a fellow villager, it was impossible for this child to not know. Now that he said this, could it be that he indignant at the injustice that happened to his wife?
While cooking before, he asked his wife if he knew Zhou Yu. Gu Changfeng told him that he didn’t know him. Only that two days ago, when he went up the mountain to chop wood, he met Zhou Yi who was also cutting wood. When Zhou Yu stumbled and was about to fall off the cliff. He gave Zhou Yi a hand.
Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows. Was this to repay his life-saving grace? But it didn't look like this.
After hesitating, Zhou Yucai said, "Shen Xiùcái, can I have a few words with your husband?"
Shen Yanbei glanced at Gu Changfeng. Gu Changfeng frowned in disapproval. "If you have anything to say, just say it. There is nothing my husband can't listen to."
This made Shen Yanbei feel refreshed.
Zhou Yu stared directly at him, with hope in his eyes. "Can I worship you as a teacher?"
Shen Yanbei was taken aback, while Gu Changfeng was a little dumbfounded.
"Can you?" Zhou Yu pleaded a little bit more in his tone. "You don't need to teach me much advanced things. Only teach me some fist skills to go hunting in the mountains."
Shen Yanbei curled his eyebrows. The boy in front of him was black and thin, but he did not bend his spine in poverty and his clear eyes were full of tenacity.
Gu Changfeng turned to look at Shen Yanbei, he didn't know how to answer Zhou Yu. He knew martial arts, but he never thought of accepting disciples. After all, he still was a Shuānger.
"We are in a hurry to go to bed now, can we reply to you in two days?"
Gu Changfeng didn't want others to know about martial arts. But Zhou Yu pleaded, he couldn't refuse it.
There was hope if the other party did not directly reject him! Zhou Yu's eyes were a little excited. "Then I will come back tomorrow."
At the moment Gu Changfeng rescued him, he had the idea of apprenticeship in his heart. But ēn gōng* was actually the bought wife for chōngxǐ of the poor Xiùcái Shen Yan. At first, he suppressed his thought, but Shen Yanbei's mannerism and attitude this morning gave him another glimmer of hope. If Gu Changfeng was willing to accept him as a disciple, he would not starve to death even if he could not become a master.
*Honorific name for benefactor.
The thin back of the young man disappeared in front of him, Shen Yanbei turned around to look at Gu Changfeng. He said with a smile, "My wife is really amazing. Some people come to apprentice!"
Gu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the other party was still young, he was a man after all. He was a Shuānger, he went out and be seen in public, and still got so close to other guys... Fortunately, Shen Yanbei was not unhappy.
At night, the two of them were still lying on the creaking bed. No way, the bed wasn't like this in modern times that could be pulled back and fit on. Master Carpenter Li said that it would take 7-8 days to make it at the earliest. So the two could only endure it for a while.
"Zhou Yu wants to worship you as a teacher. What do you think?"
The night was long. They also could not do anything interesting. Shen Yanbei could only chat with him in boredom while touched his wife's strong muscles.
Gu Changfeng was hot when Shen Yanbei touched his body. He said in uncomfortable, "How can I as a Shuānger...how can I...be...be someone else's master..."
"What's wrong with Shuānger. Why can't you do it?" Shen Yanbei turned over and pressed the person under him.
Gu Changfeng's bronze-colored skin was flushed all over. His face was so hot that he dared not look at Shen Yanbei.
"...I will be ridiculed. A Shuānger who be a master will be scolded. Those who worship Shuānger as a teacher will be looked down upon."
Actually, Shuānger was an embarrassing existence. They were softer than a woman and not as strong as a man. Although it was possible to have children, the risk of giving birth was greater than that of women. Even could not breastfeed children like women. There was a time that Shuānger was also regarded as a monster that was neither male nor female, being rejected by the world...
What the hell? Shen Yanbei twisted his eyebrows, but couldn't understand this logic. Just apprenticed to learn a martial art, what kind of man and woman were there!
He looked at Gu Changfeng and asked seriously, "Don't care about others' opinions. What do you think?"
"I...I don't know..." Gu Changfeng was a little dazed. He had never considered such a problem.
"Do you remember who taught you martial arts?"
Gu Changfeng thought for a while and shook his head.
"According to what you said, you are a Shuānger but there are people who are willing to teach you martial arts. Isn't the person who taught you also be laughed at?"
Gu Changfeng was stunned. Shen Yanbei continued, "Don't you also learn it too? And you've learned it well?"
His wife was good everywhere but she was too unconfident.
"So, it has nothing to do with how others look at it. The most important thing is what you want to do."
Although he couldn't say that he was apostate, he really didn't like these conventional prejudices. His wife was so unconfident, it was estimated that half of these prejudices were harmed him. He had to help his wife to get rid of these prejudices and established a correct outlook on life!
Gu Changfeng was silent and thoughtful.
Shen Yanbei continued to brainwash him. "People in the world don't like too tall and strong Shuānger, but I like it! Others like delicate Shuānger, but I like you!"
Shen Yanbei stretched out his hand to touch the bleak mole between Gu Changfeng's eyebrows, his eyes were full of sincerity. "Others think you are ugly, but in my eyes, you look much better than Lin Wanru! I always like you!"
His last life must have saved the world, so he picked up a manly as a wife for nothing. His manly wife was also able to have children!
Gu Changfeng's whole body was stunned. Those clear black eyes seemed to be rubbed into the star sand, shining brightly.
"Other people's opinions can't influence me at all. This is because I have a firm heart that likes you." Shen Yanbei stared directly at his eyes and said slowly. "No matter what others think, as long as you want to do it, I will support you."
Originally, he didn't want Gu Changfeng to accept disciples, but his wife had to build up his self-confidence. This was a good opportunity!
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