Call him back

  0049: Catch him back

  After dinner, Zheng Shuang didn't go out for a stroll, he stayed with Xue Er to watch a TV series.

  A warm scene appeared on TV.

  "Xue Er, why do you women like watching this kind of life and love drama? Obviously knowing it's fake, but sometimes getting moved to tears?" Zheng Shuang asked.

  "Women like romance and yearn for pure love. However, in reality, the seven things that open doors - 'oil, salt, firewood, rice, sauce, vinegar, tea' - trouble women, and pure love is nowhere to be found in reality. Women can only find spiritual sustenance on TV." Xue Er said with a smile.

  "It seems that people need spiritual comfort." Zheng Shuang muttered to herself.

  "Poverty of material makes one's belly hungry; poverty of spirit makes one's mind restless."

  "That makes sense. The people in the village are spiritually poorer than materially. Xue'er, how can we enrich the spirit of the villagers?"

  "I don't know. But since we had electricity, we also got TV. The TV made the people in the village not as bored as before. Before, after everyone finished eating, they would just chat and gossip about each other's families, which often led to arguments. Zheng Shuang, you deserve credit for bringing electricity into our mountain village."

  "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, it's getting late, go to sleep!" Zheng Shuang looked at Xue Er.

  Xue Er saw a hint in his eyes and her face flushed with a layer of red.

  That night, the moon was beautiful, and Xue Er's heart felt wonderful too.

  Xue Er woke up to find the sky already bright. As she got out of bed, she thought of the phrase "life is in motion" and changed it to "sweet dreams are in doing that". This alteration made her laugh at herself.

  After having breakfast, Zheng Shuang said goodbye and left again.

  Zheng Shuang had just left when Wang Xiaohua arrived.

  Xue Er invited Xiao Hua to sit down and started chatting with him about family matters.

  Zhai Wang came to the front of Dong Mao's house with his hands clasped behind him: "Dong Mao! Are you home?"

  "It's Village Chief Wang! He went into town early this morning." Dong Mao's wife, Li Rong, welcomed them in: "Come on in and sit down, have a cup of tea."

  Zhai Wang walked into the house and asked: "What good things did he go to town for?"

  "He said he's going out to take a look, check the price of piglets, and wants to buy one back to raise. Maybe it's just an excuse, I reckon he wants to go gamble again! Last time he lost over 600 yuan, still not giving up, you help me scold him!" Li Rong said while pouring tea for Zhai Wang.

  "Last time you told me, I scolded him severely. He didn't think that as a farmer who relies on the land for food, he would go and 'play Jin Hua' with others. Those people are professional gamblers, quick-eyed and quick-handed, and if they're not careful, they'll be cheated and lose all their money. This guy, if he's gone to gamble again this time, I must kick him a few times. Just don't get angry when you see me kicking your husband, Li Rong!" said Village Chief Wang with a smile.

  "How could I be angry? You helped me vent, and I don't even have time to thank you. Village King, how come I couldn't find a good man like you?" Li Rong said with a smile as she sat down across from Village King.

  "People say that a daughter is good in her own home, and a wife is good in someone else's home. This means that men are unfaithful. Now you're the opposite, becoming a good husband at home. Are you also being unfaithful?" The village chief also laughed.

  "Do you think only men are promiscuous? In fact, women are more so. Men are openly flirtatious, while women secretly harbor desires. Men take action with their hands and feet, while women act with their thoughts. Women, when they're being unfaithful, just won't say it out loud. Village chief, don't you think that's the truth?"

  "Haha, women who get married in our village, I've said it before, are all wild wives. You're one too!"

  "The women in the village all like you, that's why they're so wild in front of you. Why aren't they wild in front of Dongmao? The women in the village are all thinking about you!"

  "Alright! No matter how wild you are, you're still with Dongcao, not me!" Village King said, finishing his sentence and taking a sip of tea.

  "Zhai Wang, tell me honestly, how many women in the village have you been with? I don't think you'll answer honestly." Li Rong boldly looked into Zhai Wang's eyes.

  "Haha, this, you also want to know?" Village King smiled at Li Rong.

  "I want."

  "The woman who knows this secret must have a condition. I think it's better if you don't know."

  "Oh? What conditions? See if I meet the requirements. If not, I'll create the conditions to know." Lirong smiled.

  "The condition is that I will only tell her about the women in the village I've been with if she's also been with me. Haha, do you still want to set conditions?"

  "You this village head! Don't know how to praise you. When it comes to the women in your village, people don't know if you're being sincere or just joking around. Alright, I'll go get some steamed peanuts."

  Li Rong finished speaking and stood up, walking towards the inner room.

  The village chief saw Li Rong's twisting and turning, which was very nice to look at.

  "This woman says she doesn't know if I'm being sincere or joking. But I don't know if you're being serious or joking either!" The village chief thought to himself, and then silently cursed: "You're not a good thing, a friend's wife is not to be trifled with!"

  Li Rong put the peanuts in front of Zhai Wang: "Zhai Wang, you eat, fragrant and crispy. Suitable for serving with tea or wine."

  "You Li Rong is a capable wife, the peanuts she roasted must be delicious." Village Chief said as he took some peanuts and peeled them into his mouth.

  Li Rong watched Wang eating peanuts: "Is it delicious?"

  "Mmm. Fragrant, crispy."

  "Go ahead and eat! Don't be polite. Nowadays, life is much better than before, there's food to eat, peanuts can fill you up too, just eat as you like!"

  "Hmm. As the saying goes, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want. I don't speak carelessly, I only eat carelessly." The village chief said with a smile.

  "It doesn't matter. Words can be said casually. The common saying that used to work is now outdated, it's an old almanac from the past. The common saying goes 'A friend's wife, must not be deceived', what about now? I heard it's popular to say 'A friend's wife, dare to deceive!' Is that right?" Li Rong said with a big laugh.

  "Country bumpkin! You're really a country bumpkin! I'm not joking with you, don't you have something to do this afternoon?" asked Village King.

  "Boss Wang is here, I have a big thing to do and I'll accompany you too! Besides, talking to you makes me happy! There's always something to be done, it doesn't matter if we don't finish it now. Boss Wang, how about I spend the whole morning with you today? When Dong Mao comes back, let him cook some dishes for us, and you can have a few drinks here."

  "Oh, right! Will Dongmao really go gamble? If he really goes to gamble and loses money, won't you guys make a big fuss?"

  "If he loses the money for buying piglets today, I'll dig him to death with a hoe!"

  "Dig him to death and you'll end up in jail!" The village chief said with a smile.

  "I almost dug him to death!" Lirong also laughed.

  "He's half dead, who made you work for him?"

  "Whoever works for me during the day, I'll work with him at night. What's more, I'm afraid no man will work for me?" Li Rong said with a smile and patted Da Ge on the back.

  "Wild wife is getting wilder. Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. It's still early now, and I guess the gamblers haven't started yet. I'll go to the town to see if he really went to gamble." Village King got up and left.

  "Zhai Wang, thank you so much! If he really goes to gamble, no matter win or lose, you kick him a few times and drag him back, I'll kill a chicken to reward you!" Li Rong said with a smile.