Begging You to Break Off This Engagement! Chapter 8

Translated by Dandan; unedited because silly me didn't send it to my lovely editor beforehand!!! >.< If you find any bad grammar please tell me in the comments

Perhaps it was because he got over it, or it was because he had an "I've got nothing to lose" attitude. After being beaten, Luo Fei's temperament became better than before. When the Luo family saw him like this, seeing that he finally let go of it in his heart, the atmosphere of the whole family returned to the past.

The only flaw was that every day afterward, Luo Fei always thought fo Xi Yanqing. Because the small porcelain plate he used was given by Xi Yanqing, so every time he went to the outhouse and used it, he would think of Xi Yanqing. And so at first whenever he did "number two" he would remember him, and then afterward it became habitual and every time he saw the outhouse he would think of him. It was terrible.

He ate three meals a day, and the number of times he went to the huts every day was more than three times. That is to say, the frequency that he thought of Xi Yanqing was higher than the times he had meals!

Luo Fei suspected that what Xi Yanqing did was deliberate, and purposely sent him something that he had to carry on him every day.

It was definitely too awkward! Definitely too dangerous!　　

After eating dinner on this day, Luo Fei went to the outhouse and when he came out he was once again cursing Xi Yanqing in his heart and heard that Luo Tian was calling him.

Luo Tian looked at the gray sky, said to Luo Fei: “Erbao, you go to your Han-shu's house. Your dad sees that today's weather was good, tomorrow it should also be clear, you go to your Han Shu family to ask if they are using their oxcart tomorrow if they don't need it, then to let us borrow it for one day. Your dad with your big brother, go into the mountains to cut some wood and dry it, and then return to make you some furniture.”

(Shu is a suffix used to address an "uncle", not necessarily familial, could also be family friends)

The “Han-shu” that Luo Tian mentioned is called Han Yi, who is Luo Tian's sworn brother. Han Yi's family also has a ger, called Han Xu, Han Xu and Luo Fei both played very well from childhood to now, Luo Fei often went to Han Xu's house. It was because Han Xu fled to his grandma's house, so Luo Fei did not go there as much, but since he heard that Han Xu came back that afternoon. Luo Tian thought to just let the children chat, and also ask about the matter.　　
Luo Fei thought for a moment and said, “Okay dad, then I will go now.”

Luo Tian said: “You go with Sibao (Luo Yi) together, it is dark, don't go out alone.”

Luo Fei felt that it wasn't necessary after all, the distance to their house was only three or four hundred meters. But thinking about his current situation, he listened to Luo Tian. After he entered the house and called Luo Yi, they immediately went to the Han house.

The Han family has six people, in addition to Han Yi and Han Yi's wife, and Han Xu. Han Xu also has a big brother Han Yang. Han Yang has gotten married, and his children are two years old now.

Luo Fei called at the door, and someone from Han family quickly came out, but it was not Han Xu, but Han Yi's wife Han Liu-shi.  [Commenter Lola informed me that Han Liu-shi may just indicate Han is the husband's surname and Liu is the wife's actual surname, while shi shows she's married~] Han Liu-shi took Luo Fei and Luo Yi into the house and smiled and said: "Just then Xiao Xu (Han Xu) still said that he is going to see you, you are coming."

(Xiao in front of a name denotes endearment/closeness like Xiao-Fei is a close way to address Luo Fei)

Han Xu had his own room and called out from his room: “Luo Erbao, come into my room!”

Luo Fei went in and saw that the little rascal was sitting on the bed, and his feet were wrapped with gauze until they looked like steamed buns.

“What happened to your foot?” Luo Fei tried to remember the appearance of his predecessor's (original LF)  memory of Han Xu, and he concernedly looked at the feet of Han Xu.

“Don't mention it. When I came back, I stumbled and it got swollen like a pig's head. If not when I came back, I would have come see you.” Han Xu sent Luo Yi to go out and get the good food he brought back. Seeing Luo Yi go out, he used his fists to hit Luo Fei's chest. “Luo Erbao, you are really alive! You've grown up; actually dared to jump in the river? You wanted to scare me!”

“Aiyo, let's not bring that up? Am I not very well now?”

“You're well now, but you still scared me! When I came back to the village and heard people talking about, it was really… you really screwed up! I haven't felt good thing about that family named Zhang. Now, it seems it's fine!”

“Shush, if you keeping on talking about this I'm going to leave!” Luo Fei said in his heart that I came here very serious to make friends, okay? ! Here, besides that bad friend Xi Yanqing, he had no other legitimate friends, if you mention that scum with the surname Zhang be careful of my wrath!

“Fine fine fine, we won't discuss him, but let's discuss Xi Yanqing?” Han Xu smiled evilly, a pair of phoenix eyes revealing cleverness, “I heard from my older brother said that recently he runs to your home a lot, do you guys have good news?”

“Ah, I guess so.” Luo Fei said with no heart, “My mother is looking for a day with Xi Yanqing.” After being beaten until he relented that day, the whole family was very careful about the matter, but in the countryside they did not have much attention about it after a little, plus both he and Xi Yanqing are male, so the “Na Cai” and “Wen Ming” in the six rituals, as well as “Na Ji” three steps were skipped and his marriage customs with XYQ began at the “Nan Zheng” step.

(Long explanation: the Six Steps in Marriage are an ancient Chinese tradition from around Han times apparently. This is a short explanation from China Today: "Han Chinese weddings involve six stages, called the Six Etiquettes. They start off with a marriage proposal (Na Cai), followed by an inquiry into the bride's birthplace and other personal information (Wen Ming) and divination (Na Ji). Acceptance of the bridal gifts is next (Na Zheng), then choosing the wedding day (Qing Qi), and finally the wedding ceremony (Qin Ying)." I have links to some more reading about this if anyone is interested :3)

Luo Fei did not know what the original body of Xi Yanqing (Xi Yu) was involved within the past few years, but according to his personal feeling, if he was involved in some good stuff, he shouldn't have returned to the countryside, so he estimated that XYQ had not much money. Besides, even if he had money, he still can't send too much to the Luo family to make a gift! It was even too late to keep himself safe - although he also knows what he should do for the original Luo Fei, at least Luo Fei has been raised by the family for so many years. But he feels that reciprocation was not important in the present, now the key is to feed yourself.
　　　

Anyway, how much Xi Yanqing had given for the "bride price" he had not asked, he just told him to not give too much.

At that time, Xi Yanqing was still joking, about how he cared for neither outsiders nor his own people (idiom is turned his elbows out lol) causing him contempt with that one sentence.

“I think the sooner the better.” Han Xu said, “You'd better get married and then quickly have a fat baby with Xi-ge. Then we can see just how pissed Zhang Yangfan will get!”

“I said not to mention that scum!” Luo Fei was done. A fat baby, a plump baby he said! He and his father already did not see eye to eye and he was telling him to have a fat baby! As if!

“In any case, you have to do something, are you just going let the Zhang family bully? Besides, Zhang Yangfan and Jiang Baining are not good people. Especially Jiang Baining, that shameful bastard, is really a bad breath of air! You did not see how when he saw me, he was so proud and flaunted at me, what was he proud of? Didn't he just marry a scholar, see what benefits that gives him.”

“I get it, I see that we can't finish discussing this thing today. Where is Uncle Han? I want to ask him something.” Luo Fei didn't want to listen to those anger-inducing names again.

He went to see my eldest brother, what is it?”

“My dad said that tomorrow will be a good day, and wants to go up the mountain to get some wood. He wanted me ask you if you guys are using your oxcart tomorrow, if you don't need it, then could you let us borrow it.”

“I really don't know about this, then I will accompany you to ask.”

“Are you able to get off of the bed this way?”

“Aiyo, don't talk nonsense, help support me and go walk around. I am almost dying, my mother won't let me out.” Han Xu inched off like a thief, cautiously and supporting himself with an arm around Luo Fei's waist, he started to hop on one leg.

Luo Fei originally did not have much strength, and was only able to difficultly help him out of the room.

Han Yang's family lived opposite Han Xu's family. After he got married, he left home and lived in the house left by Grandfather Han.

“Dad, are you inside?” Han Xu shouted from the outside.

Links with more info on marriage customs:

“I'm here!” Han Yi came out a little later: “Hey, Erbao came, let's go in? When Xiao Xu came back from his Grandmother's, he brought back a lot of local products from there, and have him get some for you to eat.”

“Aiyo, I've already wrapped it up for him, let him take it with him when he leaves. Let's not discuss this right now, Erbao came over and asked if you need the oxcart. He said that Luo Dabo (Big Uncle Luo) wants to go up the mountain tomorrow and gather some wood.”

“Tomorrow may not be a good day, tomorrow, your big brother is going to bring in sand for your sister-in-law. We already settled it before, if we can't do it then it will be a problem.” Han Yi said, “How about this? Go back and ask your Father to see if they can go in the mountains the day after tomorrow, then the oxcart will be available.

“Okay, Han-Shu, then I will go back and ask. I think it will be almost the same, anyway, no hurry.”

“All right, then, if the day after tomorrow works, have your Father or your older brother come early in the morning to pick it up. I will cover the oxcart well and have it in the house.”

“Thank you, Han-Shu, then Han-shu, I am leaving first.”

“Hey, wait a minute, you didn't even take the snacks.” Han Xu gestured to Luo Fei to get him to go back, and take the things on the way.

Luo Fei thought about it, it was rare that he got any good food, so he wouldn't be polite now.

Han Xu's bag held a packet of red bean cake and a small packet of pine nut candy. This was not a rarity in modern times, but it is definitely a good thing here. If they were not really good friends, don't even mention a pack of this or that, there wouldn't even be a single nut!

Luo Fei feels that the original body did not have a good eye when looking for a pair, but when looking for friends, they are still quite reliable.

Han Xu is a good one.

Luo Fei put a pine nut candy in his mouth. Seeing Luo Yi gaze at him with glittering eyes, he gave a third to Luo Yi, and put rest in another package: “You have to keep this little bit for Sanbao (Luo Ru, the sister). Not all for you.”

“I know Er-ge, I don't want too much.” Luo Yi also quickly put a candy in his mouth, laughing and smiling until his mouth met his eyes, “So sweet!”

But they didn't know from where a distant voice came with an odd noise: “It's sweet to eat because you didn't work for any of it.”

Once he heard it, Luo Fei, fuck,  the road was narrow, just going out to borrow a thing and he had to meet Jiang Baining?

“Taking and eating for nothing, such a blessing. If you just take and eat without anything in return, you will want to give. What sourness is here I wonder?”

Luo Fei smiled and turned around with a scorn in his eyes. “Jiang Baining, how did I find out that you still have the habit of eavesdropping in the corner? Is it too much to steal the chicken and touch the dog (be sly), huh?”

“You! How could you say that?!” Jiang Baining was not light when angered. “I just heard it while walking by, this road is not your home, what? Can I not just walk by it?”

“This road is not my home, but having heard so long, there is no way you just went through it. Listening to so many, is your Chinese zodiac a bastard? You walk so slowly, and it seems like in a big circle.”

“You're the one whose zodiac is a bastard!” Jiang Baining was not able to say more than Luo Fei, sweat from anger had started to come down, “Did your Mother not tell you to not have such a foul mouth?”

“She told me. But my mother also said, only to a good person. For a villain like you?” Luo Fei looked up and down Jiang Baining and shook his head. “Forget it, I will save it.”

“You! Luo Fei, don't be too contemptuous!” Jiang Baining gritted his teeth. “I wanted to stop you and ask if you want to borrow my cow. You ill reward a person's kindness! (idiom is literally "the dog bites Lu Dongbin") The way I see it, the way your mouth is, is so embarrassing, whoever you borrow a cow from is unlucky!”

“Pei! Whoever borrows your family's cows is unlucky! This kind of master, what kind of good animal can you raise? What  your cow walks halfway and then foams on the mouth and collapses on the ground, then won't I be responsible?” Rejected, borrowing for nothing I don't want!”

“Even I wouldn't let you borrow it! You poor beggar!”

“What did you say?”

“I said that you are poor! There is not even a cow in your house. If you don't have something, all you know to do is to ask someone to borrow it. Your skin is thicker than tree bark!”

“Being able to borrow things means I have good relations with people, if you have the ability why don't you try to borrow one? But I guess people like you who like to snatch other people's things, wouldn't even have the mind to know how to borrow water, who knows if you look at it with a pleased eyes and then want to take it for yourself? Tsk.” Luo Fei sneered and turned around: “Sibao, let's go, don't talk to this unethical person, and waste your saliva.”

“Okay Er-ge.” Luo Yi finished and then heavily made a sound to Jiang Baining “Heng!”, the result was so strong that even the snot was expelled from his nose and directly hit Jiang Bining's face.

Jiang Baining was “heng!”-ed and felt that his face was suddenly smeared with a slimy thing. He went to touch it and then thought about what it was. He felt disgusted and couldn't help but shout: “Luo Fei, Luo Yi You two bastards! You make me want to vomit!”

Luo Fei and Luo Yi only ignored him. However, there was something Luo Fei really listened to, that is, no cattle = poor!

Luo Fei, who was originally going home, turned a corner: “Sibao, you go back first, I will go to your Xi-ge's to discuss something and then go back.”

Luo Yi said: “Then how about I come along with you? Do you think you will be able to go home alone?”

Luo Fei is speechless: “Why would I be afraid of going back home? Go to where you need to go.”

He wants to talk to Xi Yanqing! How could they quickly purchase a cow!

Note: It's cute how LF thinks of XYQ all the time XD

Chapter end