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âI bent a thin branch so I could catch a spider. Then, I use the branch to press it down, leaving it half-dead. Most of them are still alive. Do you think these could be useful?â
After he finished speaking, she looked at the jar full of half-dead trembling poisonous spiders. In order for them to be useful, she would have to squeeze out the fluid from each spider and mix it with other herbs to make a medicinal paste for treating the pus sores on her face.
Initially, she was going to leave without catching any spiders, but he managed to catch some for her. Not to disappoint him, she nodded, âThey could be useful.â She decided to take the squeezed spider fluid with her.
âGlad theyâre useful.â He scratched his head, âI was worried that they might be useless if theyâre half-dead. Dear, sorry for not taking them out earlier. If you hadnât eaten and seen these ugly spiders, you might have lost your appetite. Youâre already too skinny. If you donât eat, Iâm afraid the wind might blow you away.â
A faint smile appeared on her lips, and her heart was filled with warmth. Yesterday, her second brother asked her what she was doing by the river, but she did not answer. Xiao Yuchuan had no idea why she was there either. However, just because she looked at the poisonous spiders, he caught her a jar full of them.
She recalled how, yesterday, he saw her soaking in the water. He was clearly on the shore â he could have just pulled her and her second brother to the shore, but he hurriedly went into the water to save herâ¦
Though this petty cat could be annoying at times, no other man had treated her as well as he had.
He stared curiously at her faint smile. âYou might be ugly, but how come you look so beautiful when you smile?â
She raised her eyebrows, âAre you complimenting me or insulting me?â
âOf course, Iâm complimenting you.â He took her hand and caressed it gently.
âDear, your hands are so smallâ¦â
Uncomfortable with his touch, she stiffened.
Even though she was touched, she wasnât used to him touching her like that. He looked at her skin closely, âYour skin color has really become a bit whiter, much better than that charcoal black beforeâ¦â
She withdrew her hand abruptly, âI donât need you to tell me!â She checked her own skin daily by looking at the reflection in the water of the water jar, so she already knew.
âNow youâre upset again.â He wasnât afraid of her anger, knowing that women could be appeased with just a little coaxing. âDonât be too sad about being ugly, dear. Iâm quite good-looking, so our future child wonât be uglyâ¦â
âWhat are you talking about? Nothingâs set in stone.â She stood up abruptly and placed a wooden board back on top of the pottery jar. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Xiao Yuchuan was unhappy. âWhat do you mean, ânothingâs set in stone?â Weâre husband and wife, so having a child is just a matter of timeâ¦â
She held her forehead, fearing that this was his goal. âYou go have a child yourself. Find another woman to bear it.â
Xiao Yuchuan was genuinely angry, âSu Qingyue, you heartless woman! How could you push your own husband away like that!â
âIâm too ugly for you.â She said coldly, âLetting you find someone more suited to you is my generosity. Others would beg for a wife like that, so why arenât you grateful?â
âGrateful for what? I want to strangle you!â Xiao Yuchuan, seeing her walking away, stopped her angrily.. âSu Qingyue, explain yourself! Why are you asking me to find another woman? Donât you feel jealous at all?â