Chapter 176 - 176 Too Hard
176 Too Hard
Zhao Chuchu was in a great mood.
In her previous life, she was used to seeing men who did whatever they wanted just because they were powerful, and Xie Heng’s innocence managed to hit Zhao Chuchu’s sweet spot.
The same went for Zhao Chuchu as well. Although this was her third life, she was the same as Xie Heng. She never had a boyfriend!
The only difference was that Xie Heng was married, but she wasn’t.
But Xie Heng’s marriage had no meaning. There was no communication at all with his wife. They were just strangers under the same roof.
“Chuchu, tell me if the water is boiling. I’ll go read a book for a while.” Xie Heng’s voice came from the outside.
“Okay,” Zhao Chuchu answered loudly.
Immediately after, Xie Heng’s footsteps were heard entering the house.
When the water boiled, Xie Heng came back.
This time his expression was back to normal, as if nothing had happened.
Zhao Chuchu also helped to pluck the feathers of the chicken and the duck.
The two crouched close to each other. From a distance, it was as if their heads were close together.
Xie Jun hopped back and saw this scene at the door. He immediately dragged his friend to turn around and leave. His mouth was almost to the back of his head.
Xie Jun’s friend was a little confused. “I thought we were going to hang out in your house. It’s more fun at your house!”
“I suddenly think it’s more fun at your place!” said Xie Jun.
Xie Heng realized that he should be more intimate with Zhao Chuchu. Xie Jun was definitely not going to ruin the moment.
“I wonder when my brother will try hard enough to get Zhao Chuchu to move back into his room?”
Xie Jun felt like he was worried sick.
He felt it was so hard to be a brother-in-law!
His friend felt confused but didn’t ask any more questions.
Zhao Chuchu naturally heard the conversation between Xie Jun and his little friend.
She said to Xie Heng, “Have you noticed that Junjun has been acting strange lately?”
“Hasn’t he always been like this? Why wrong?” Xie Heng asked rhetorically. Of course, he knew why Xie Jun had left.
Xie Heng had to admit he liked how thoughtful his brother was.
“Usually, when he sees me, he would just follow beside me wherever I go, but not anymore, not even when he’s happy!”
“Yes, he has always respected you. This has never changed. It’s just that the child has grown up a bit and probably also has his own opinions now.”
“You have a point.” Zhao Chuchu didn’t overthink things. She then said, “The matter of detoxifying Junjun can be put on the agenda. Although Junjun is now much better, the detoxification still can’t be rushed. It must be done slowly.”
“To completely remove the poison from his body is worth spending two or three years. It is better than just living a few more years. Chuchu, you can do whatever you think is safe. You’re also a part of the Xie family, so don’t feel like you’re a parasite.”
“I know.”
Zhao Chuchu lowered her head and didn’t look at Xie Heng, afraid to see Xie Heng’s burning gaze locked on her.
It was peculiar, it wasn’t like no one flirted with her in her previous life, but none of them could make her heart beat race. Instead, Xie Heng, the teenage boy, often made her heart beat uncontrollably!
This made Zhao Chuchu very uncomfortable.
“Chuchu, if the poison in Junjun’s body has been successfully removed, where do you plan to go after you leave Lengshui Village?”
“Why are you asking this all of a sudden?”
“Relatively speaking, I am more familiar with the Wei Dynasty than you. I can recommend a few places worthy of your visit if you trust me.”
“I haven’t thought about this matter. Let’s talk about it when the time comes. I will ask you.”
Xie Heng smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Zhao Chuchu would leave without saying goodbye.
If someone like her didn’t want to be found by him, he wouldn’t be able to see her even if he had all the eyes and ears in the world.
Probably because she was used to the two of them cooking together, Zhao Chuchu met many villagers when she went to the river with Xie Heng to clean the chicken and duck.
“Hey, Da Lang, what are you two doing again?”
“Da Lang and Chuchu’s relationship is getting better and better!”
“What kind of delicious food did Da Lang cook for Chuchu again?”
“Chuchu, Da Lang treats you so well.”
They were all teasing the two.
Xie Heng responded with a smile.
Zhao Chuchu lowered her head and tried her best to pretend she didn’t exist.
Being joked about by people of the ancient time… Zhao Chuchu felt that she was really incapable.
The good thing was that the river wasn’t far away, and people wouldn’t really go there at that time of the day.
“I plan to make a water mill to use water power to grind soy milk, saving labor and improving efficiency!” Zhao Chuchu changed the subject. “It’s just that this is not easy to build. Do you have any ideas, Da Lang?”
Zhao Chuchu was not so knowledgeable about this. She gave Xie Heng the book that could improve farming techniques. Xie Heng should probably have some thoughts about it.
Initially, she wanted to use a generator.
But the number of generators in her carry-on space was limited. If any had broken down, it would be hard for her to make any repairs.
Solar technology before the end of the world came was immature. Even if there was a method to use solar power, they were limited to the technology of that time.
Therefore, water power was currently the most unrestricted source of energy.
“Yes, I have even drawn out the blueprints. I was just waiting for you to come back. After dinner later, I’ll show you.” Xie Heng raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Chuchu. “You said this before you went to the county, I’ve been thinking about it during this time, and if you’re able to build it, it should be similar to what you envisioned.”
“So soon?”
“Well, there’s nothing I can do for the things that I can’t help you with, so I’ll do my best on the things I can help you with.”
After a pause, Xie Heng added, “This can help you focus on Junjun’s treatment.”
How could Zhao Chuchu not know the effort that Xie Heng had put in?
“What about the soybeans? You should have had them planted as well, right?”
“Yes.”
Zhao Chuchu sighed. “Dalang, you are really Aladdin’s Lantern.”
One was able to get anything by just simply making a wish.
“What’s that?”
“A divine weapon.”
Xie Heng smiled. “Chuchu, I am human.”
“I was making an analogy. I didn’t say you were a thing.”
Both Xie Heng and Zhao Chuchu were rendered speechless by each other.
It seemed like the explanation was also very misleading.
“You’re not a thing?” This didn’t sound very nice, either.
Zhao Chuchu simply pretended that nothing had happened.
She continued to talk about the water mill.
“By the way, there’s something I forgot to tell you. Manager Li came to look for Madam Yang’s.” Xie Heng suddenly brought up this matter.
Zhao Chuchu had forgotten about it, and her eyes lit up when she heard those words. “And then what?”
“Embezzled seven taels of silver and paid out twenty taels. Madam Yang is now lying in bed, recuperating. The people Manager Li brought nearly beat her to death.”
Zhao Chuchu laughed out loud. “How could it be that easy to earn silver off me? She deserved it.”
That was why Zhao Chuchu didn’t take the silver back.
Otherwise, Madam Yang would have had an excuse to blame her.
Zhao Chuchu said she didn’t care about what happened to the Zhao family and kept her word.
“Didn’t they come looking for you?”
“Yes.”
“And then what?”
“I told them that you had broken off your relationship with them.”
“Is that all?”
“Of course not.”
Xie Heng told the whole story.
It turned out that Madam Yang was too dejected and went around bragging that Zhao Chuchu would get back together with the Zhao family, which allowed her to earn some silver.
The result was that some people in the village who were like the people of the Zhao family went to please Zhao Chuchu, but it was in vain. They became jealous of Madam Yang, so they went to Shiyang County and told Manager Li that Madam Yang had cheated his money.
Manager Li was already angry, and the person who instigated the incident didn’t interact much with Zhao Chuchu, so he brought people to settle accounts.
Ultimately, Madam Yang was beaten half to death and had to spit out 20 taels of silver.
It was really a case of go for wool and come home shorn.