Begging You to Break Off This Engagement! Chapter 18.1

Translated by Amaryllideae, Edited by Ahzinal

When Luo Fei opened his eyes, he saw a field of white in front of him. He was still a little groggy at the time, so he was wondering what it was. He subconsciously poked it with his hand. When he finished  poking, the thing actually moved! It was alive!

A live Xi Yanqing!

Luo Fei was so scared that he quickly pushed him: “You! How are you in my blanket?!”

As Xi Yanqing turned, he rubbed at his eyes: “I'm not?” He looked left and right and especially innocently said: “Is this not my blanket?”

Luo Fei opened his mouth and looked carefully. Fuck, it couldn't be! His blanket was folded properly, still waiting for its master, and he, the master, hadn't even gone under it to sleep!　

Even if he was justified, he definitely wouldn't be able to argue with Xi Yanqing until things were made clear. Luo Fei's whole face turned red: “M-maybe it's because, at home, Si-bao always steals my blankets. I got used to trying to look for them on the left side… Cough, what time is it?”

“It should be just about Mao Shi (5-7 AM). The sky is already getting bright.” Xi Yanqing said as he grew sober and got up to change his outer clothes. He naturally got off the bed and said, “If you are still sleepy, then just keep sleeping for a little. I'll go out to heat the water first.”

“Oh, t-then I will go out to help you in a little.” Luo Fei felt a little guilty, and did not dare to look at Xi Yanqing. When Xi Yanqing went out, he held his head and rocked back and forth while shouting silently like a madman: Fuckfuckfuck. Luo Fei, do you want to ascend to the heavens and sit side by side to the sun*?! You actually dared to go hug the tiger's back? You're not looking for that!

[T/N: His whole freak out is just about how he basically "offered" himself up as a sacrifice lol]

You must be aware of it next time, got it? !

Got it.

That's more like it!

Luo Fei nodded with satisfaction and cut out his personality of the severely mentally ill film emperor and changed his clothes in a solemn manner. He didn't even take off his wedding clothes yesterday. Yesterday, it was another matter, but today, it is not suitable to wear to do work.

When Xi Yanqing was not in the room anymore, Luo Fei changed into a set of common coarse cotton clothes, then folded the quilts and dilly-dallied out.

Xi Yanqing was already carrying the chopped wood into the house.

“The water in the pot is still warm. You can wash your face first.” Xi Yanqing pointed at a relatively large wooden basin and said, “You can use that basin, I usually use it for washing my face and rinsing my mouth. Use that one for washing vegetables to cook.” Xi Yanqing pointed again to a smaller one. “I will go out and bring in two more buckets of water. If you need anything, call for me.”

“Okay, then what should we eat for breakfast today?” Luo Fei thought of the fish he had eaten last night. He was not sure if Xi Yanqing would be willing to eat his leftovers.

“Isn't there still some fish left from yesterday?” Xi Yanqing said, not the least bit concerned. “There are also still some steamed buns, and we can make some porridge in a little bit. Let's just eat this mouthful for breakfast.”

“All right.” Luo Fei watched Xi Yanqing go out and lifted the pot lid.

The Xi house has a total of two stovetops. One was a stovetop for two pots; a large pot could be used to boil water and heat up dishes, a small pan could be used for stir-frying dishes or making porridge or rice. The other was a medium-sized pan stovetop on the side of the connection to the smaller building. Usually, it was not used a lot. It was just used for boiling some water every few days. Its main purpose was to warm up the smaller building, or it would be too cold. Although no one really lived in the smaller building, some stuff was still put in there, and if it was cold there, it would affect the overall temperature of the whole house, so every few days, they would still use it.

He really didn't know how to do these things in his last life. He had to thank the original body for these memories.

Xi Yanqing, carrying the two buckets of water came in. One bucket was poured into the water tank, and the other bucket was directly poured into a large pot. After doing this, he lit the firewood and added some new pieces to the fire pit under the stove from time to time. This way they could have hot water to use for the whole day.

"What are we doing today?" asked Luo Fei. When he first came, he didn't move very much since he had poor health. Later, after agreeing to get married, he began doing needlework every day. So up to now, he really had not done any real field labor. However, Xi Yanqing was very clear yesterday, he was clearly going to have to work in the fields.

“Today, first we have to clean the back garden up. There are several big holes in the fence. Those old hens from Aunt Zhou's house next door all like to sneak out and come here. If we wait until the vegetables we plant start to sprout, I bet that before they even pass through our lips, they'll be in those hen's stomachs.”

“How do we fix it up? Can I help with anything?” Luo Fei did not forget that last night, he had been hired by the person in front of him.

“Previously, when I went to the mountain to cut trees, I brought the new wood that we can use to replace the old, but I haven't had time to sharpen it. Afterwards, when I sharpen them, you can go bring them over and line them up. When I finish sharpening, I'll go and pound them into the ground." Xi Yanqing asked, "Do you understand?"

“Nonsense! Do you still doubt my IQ?!” Luo Fei was not happy now, “Isn't it just looking for holes and patching them up?!” How would he not be able to understand such a simple matter!

“All right all right, let's just count it as I said the wrong thing?” Xi Yanqing laughed. “Little donkey, you are so crabby.”

Luo Fei made a fist, and he made a devilish face to Xi Yanqing. Before the porridge was cooked, he had gone to wash his face and tie his hair back again. When he came back, he saw that the porridge was almost finished boiling. He ladled all the porridge out and put it aside, and then poured the fish into a small pot to heat up.

Xi Yanqing found that he was pretty familiar with it, and watching from the side, he said, “How about you take care of the cooking in the future? I think you are much better at doing it than me.”

Luo Fei thought a little: “Sure. How about we divide the work?”

Although he is just a small laborer who was hired, he couldn't just do any work, this job doesn't give overtime.

Xi Yanqing is also not willing to let Luo Fei work too hard, but he really wants to know how Luo Fei intends to divide the work. He smiled and asked: “How do you want to divide it?”

“I'll cook, I'll also clean the house. Anyway, as long as there is something you need help with at home, I can help you, but I won't go down to the field to do any work. Ai, did you know? There are leeches in the fields here. If they stick to you, they won't come off, and they also suck people's blood; really scares people!” Even Luo Fei's scalp had goosebumps as he called the scene in his memory. “Anyway, at most I will be in charge of sending you your lunch!”

“All right, so basically you'll manage the inner household, and I'll manage the things outside. This is no problem ." Xi Yanqing contentedly agreed. “But this is counted as divided. Afterwards, you can't change it anymore. Are you certain you want it to be divided like this? Anything I need help with at home, you will help me do?”

“Yes, what I said I will do!” Luo Fei vouched for his promise.

And so, after breakfast, Xi Yanqing went outside to look for suitable branches out of all the wood, and Luo Fei stayed in the house to wash the bowls and wipe down the table. When Xi Yanqing was finished peeling off the bark and sharpening the tips of the branches, Luo Fei was in the courtyard washing Xi Yanqing's underwear- reportedly, it was from last night, newly changed. When he lifted it in his hands, ah don't even mention it, he really wanted to poke a few big holes in it!

He never dreamed that one day he would be washing Xi Yanqing's underwear!

He was about to become paralyzed from the shock!

As for why he was washing it outside? ! You still had to ask that, it was because he couldn't see in the house! Couldn't wash them clean!

Luo Fei was using hot water to wash the things, and there wasn't much. In addition to the underwear that Xi Yanqing gave him, there was also his own, plus a pair of socks for both of them, only a total of four articles of clothing. The amount of  clothes they have is not much, and now the weather is colder. After washing the clothes, it was not easy to dry them, so they couldn't just pile up clothing and not wash them. Otherwise, there is a high possibility that they would have nothing to change into.

As Xi Yanqing was sharpening the wood, he saw Luo Fei washing his underwear like he was fighting a battle. Afraid that the little donkey would really wash a hole into them, he smiled and said: "Before you said you wanted to raise chickens, later I'll fix a chicken coop for you. How many do you want to raise? Tell me so I can make a suitable sized coop.

“Twenty, is that okay?” The chickens raised in peasant homes are mostly free-range, usually let outside to pick around in the sand. Feeding them some green vegetables and what not once in a while would be enough. However, they also can't raise too many chickens. After all, once in a while you would have to feed them some grain.

“Okay.  Then do you still want to raise something else?” Xi Yanqing said, “Let's see whether we can mend the vegetable garden fence today. If we can, I'll sort out some of the old boards from home, see if it's enough to make a few coops."

“Raising some ducks is also fine. Also, can you switch the cupboard in the kitchen?” That cupboard is really quite old, decades more ancient than the normal "old". They also often put food in it, keeping such an old cupboard, even the door was broken, no matter how much you cleaned it, looking at it would still affect one's mood.

“Yes, when you finish washing the clothes, you might as well take a look around the house. See what we're missing at home. After you've confirmed it, come and tell me later. The stuff we can fix, we'll just fix. The stuff we can't fix, we'll just slowly think of a solution." Xi Yanqing had sharpened around six or seven sticks that were as thick as an adult's wrist, yet he had still not called Luo Fei to come and lift them. He just sat there sharpening, until Luo Fei had finished putting out the washed clothing to dry, that he called Luo Fei over to move them together.

Xi Yanqing moved the sharpened wood to the back garden, and then pulled out the rotted wood stakes. Xi Yanqing was very strong. When he pulled out the rotten wood, he just had to work at it a few times. If it was particularly difficult, he would just loosen the soil around it with his shovel and then pull it out. Luo Fei looked at him, then looked at his own thin arms and legs. Tsk tsk, this was what 30 copper coins including meals and board looked like. If he was the boss, he wouldn't give a single penny to the other!

Luo Fei inwardly ridiculed his own strength, Xi Yanqing's small follower followed him and replaced the vacancies that the rotten wood left with new sticks. Xi Yanqing, seeing that the job done was not too bad, went to grab a hammer and tapped all of the sticks into the ground. Each of them were tapped forty to fifty centimeters into the ground. With a glance, one could see it was very sturdy, and wouldn't randomly topple over.

The next door neighbor, Big Auntie Zhou, was also working in her back garden. Her family's vegetable garden and the Xi family's were less than a meter apart, very close to each other, and anyone could look over and see the other clearly. She saw that the young couple matched quite well, and said with a smile: “Hey, Youngster Xi. You young married couple are so hardworking, other people would have to rest for a couple days after just getting married, but you guys are all ready to plant crops?”

“Yes, Big Auntie Zhou.” Xi Yanqing said, “If we don't plant now, the food supply won't be able to keep up with how much we eat.” When he had just come here, he had  gotten rid of the weeds, cleaned up the yard, and sorted out the things that couldn't be used. He had done a lot of work, but had only planted the seeds of some sticky corn. The other seeds had not even been touched, because he had to start preparations for the wedding ceremony and didn't have time. Now, each day was getting warmer than the next. If they didn't hurry now, then they would definitely not be ready.

“Diligence is good. A young married couple must live diligently and later on take care of their parents. But you two still have to be careful, especially Erbao, don't do too much heavy labor.” Big Auntie Zhou likes hardworking children, and -adding on the fact that she watched Xi Yanqing grow up and is also his neighbor, she couldn't help but be a bit more concerned, "Er-bao, you are still young. It is very easy to get pregnant, so do less of the work where you have to carry and move stuff."

“Eh, hehehehehe…” Luo Fei awkwardly laughed, “Thank you Big Auntie Zhou, I-I will take note of that.”

“Then you go take a  break, the rest of the work I will do.” Xi Yanqing held back his laughter, and gently poked Luo Fei's stomach. “What if you are going to have one, then what should we do?”

“Have a ball!” Luo Fei's back was to Big Auntie Zhou as he squeezed out the sentence from between his teeth, “We already established it. We have a purely employer and employee relationship! Not allowed to make these sort of jokes!”

“All right all right, won't crack jokes with you. You quickly go and rest, if you don't want to take a break, then go get me a bowl of water to drink.” Xi Yanqing  wiped at his sweat. Early in the morning it was still okay, but now that the sun shone down on the top of the head, adding on how much work he had been doing, his body had begun to sweat. He really was so thirsty and hot.

“Then wait!” Luo Fei glared at him, then strode to the front yard with big steps. He first drank a bowl of water himself and then poured another  bowl for Xi Yanqing. But when he was about to bring the bowl of water out, someone actually came to their house.

Han Xu and Luo Fei were very close. Luo Fei had gotten married, so he naturally wanted to come over and see what the newlywed couple looked like on the first day. Besides, he also had something to say to Luo Fei, so he took his sewing kit and came over. He originally hadn't wanted to wear a veil, feeling that it didn't matter whether he covered his head or not, and didn't want to expend that extra effort.  But seeing that when Luo Fei got married with a veil, he didn't look too bad, his interest in one was renewed again. But he had thought for half a day and couldn't figure out what to embroider on the veil.

Luo Fei holding the bowl of water responded, “You sit and wait in the house for a little. I'm going to deliver, cough, give this bowl of water for Xi Yanqing to drink.”

Han Xu waved his hand: “Go, go.”

When Luo Fei came back, Han Xu asked: “Why are you still calling your man with his full name along with his surname*?”

[T/N: An intimate way to call someone is without their surname, so for Xi Yanqing it'd be just "Yanqing"]

Luo Fei was stupefied: “Then tell me, what should I call him?”

Han Xu thought for a moment: “Hubby? Youth Xi? Xi-gege? Hahahaha, isn't it better than calling his whole name? You two are a couple, why address each other like strangers?” Han Xu's smiling expression slowly dwindled, and his face became serious: “Er Bao, although this is not a big thing to gawk at, but when you call him in such an estranged way, some people who have wicked hearts like to chatter behind your back. Isn't that bad? Even for me, I think you should change it.”

Luo Fei thought about it then agreed. It's just that the ones Han Xu said out loud were too nauseating!

He has to think about it properly!

Notes:

Slightly spoilery thing:

LF goes from calling XYQ with his full name to calling him with an intimate nickname in just 7 chapters ahaha

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