"There is a difference between you and my uncle and sister-in-law..."
Li Yulian's face suddenly turned red, and she couldn't even hold her tongue straight when she spoke.
Have you ever slept on the same bed with a man?
Not to mention sleeping with his brother-in-law?
Three obediences and four virtues are traditional virtues.
The woman who is still his brother in name is a widow.
On the wedding day, her husband died.
A lot of gossip said that she was a cheat.
When Zhou Peirong passed out the day before yesterday, Li Yulian was so frightened that she cried for a long time. She even thought that she had killed her brother-in-law again.
"Sister-in-law, I am serious."
Zhou Peirong stood up, apologetically, "There is only one kang in the house. It's so cold that you can't sleep in the woodshed, so you can sleep on the kang."
This family is too poor.
Although the former Zhou Peirong was a scholar, his conduct was extremely bad.
I've been dreaming about lifting all day long, but I'm still too lazy to do it.
Almost all the valuable things in the house were sold.
Coupled with the fact that robbers come to attack the autumn wind from time to time, the family now doesn't even have extra quilts.
"Uncle, please stop talking." Li Yulian's pretty face turned even redder: "This is absolutely not okay..."
Zhou Peirong's face was serious and he said: "Sister-in-law, I went to the Palace of Hell. You are my sister-in-law and my savior. If you don't agree, I will freeze to death outside..."
As he said that, he actually took off his coat and was about to go out.
"Uncle, I listen to you, why don't I listen to you?" Li Yulian lowered her head, "Uncle, you are the only man in the Zhou family. If you have another problem, how can I see you, the ancestors of the Zhou family?
"
Hearing the sound, Zhou Peirong paused and breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest.
He couldn't figure out how his sister-in-law slept in the woodshed.
There was just a "bed" made of wooden boards, without bedding or thick clothes, and could only use dead grass as a quilt.
It's simply unimaginable.
"Uncle, I..." Li Yulian sat by the kang and said with a blushing face, "I often have cramps in my legs and feet at night. I'm afraid of disturbing you. How about I go back to the woodshed?"
"Sister-in-law."
"It doesn't matter to me."
"You go to bed first."
"I can read a book."
"Don't worry, I will never do anything as extreme as that during the day."
Seeing that Li Yulian agreed, Zhou Peirong put on a serious look.
Because of long-term malnutrition.
Most people suffer from cramps in their legs and feet.
Seeing Li Yulian's pitiful appearance, Zhou Peirong felt pity in his heart.
The evil old society.
Really good...
If it were the future generations, how could there be such a woman?
Even in poor families, men's status is unshakable.
Li Yulian lowered her head, said an inaudible "hmm", and got on the bed without taking off her clothes.
There is no lighting at home.
Don't even think about oil lamps and candles.
Zhou Peirong picked up a book, stood by the window, and pretended to read in the moonlight.
A man and a woman alone, living together in the same room.
How can Zhou Peirong bother to read?
Besides, he couldn't even look at these things.
I don't know how long it took.
Zhou Peirong's stomach started to growl.
A strong feeling of hunger came over me.
I ate some tofu in the afternoon, but it wasn’t quite filling.
It just so happened that the dark clouds closed the moon at this time.
The room where I could still see clearly was completely dark.
have no choice.
Zhou Peirong could only quietly come to the kang.
He didn't take off his clothes, he just put them on and got on the kang.
The embarrassing thing is coming.
Because the quilt is not big enough.
Two people covered with one quilt cannot cover them at all.
Just as he got under the quilt, Zhou Peirong accidentally bumped into Li Yulian.
He clearly felt Li Yulian's body trembling.
In this way, Zhou Peirong could only tighten his body and try not to let himself get close to Li Yulian's body.
Because the quilt was not big, Zhou Peirong could only cover half of his body.
Time passes gradually.
The temperature inside the house is getting lower and lower.
The sound of the wind outside the window was extremely terrifying, as if it wanted to swallow everything, and the biting cold wind wreaked havoc directly in the house through the broken windows.
Zhou Peirong shivered from the cold.
Can't stand it anymore.
He gritted his teeth, turned around and hugged Li Yulian!
Zhou Peirong suddenly discovered that Li Yulian only covered half of her body and was equally cold.
After hugging each other, the quilt just covered the two of them.
Just like that, the two of them seemed to feel a touch of warmth.
Li Yulian bit her red lips with her silver teeth because she was nervous.
Surprisingly, she didn't make a sound.
Feeling the warm chest coming from behind, Li Yulian shed a few crystal tears from the corners of her tightly closed eyes.
Such a warm embrace.
She had never dreamed of it before.
Now, she can only pretend to sleep.
The strong wind outside the house is still howling.
The dilapidated gate in the courtyard makes muffled noises from time to time, making it difficult to sleep.
Zhou Peirong hugged Li Yulian like this, neither of them said a word, as if they had a tacit understanding.
The next day.
Liming County Fair.
“Tofu, fresh tofu~”
"Tofu pudding, if it doesn't taste good, it doesn't cost any money. You are welcome to try it..."
Zhou Peirong and his sister-in-law brought three plates of tofu and a bucket of bean curd to the market and shouted.
Because this is a new thing, no one else has seen it before.
There were quite a few people watching, but no one came forward to buy.
"Folks."
"Zhou Ji Tofu, free trial, welcome to try..."
"Tofu costs two cents a pound, and a bowl of bean curd costs three cents. Children and adults are not deceived~"
“Stir-fried pork with tofu, tofu mixed with spring onions, braised tofu, no matter how you cook it, it’s delicious!”
Zhou Peirong shouted, then sliced a piece of tofu and greeted the onlookers.
A rich man took a bite and exclaimed, "This tastes fresh and smooth, far better than bird's nest!"
Hearing the sound, the onlookers took a bite one after another.
Suddenly, the crowd exploded.
In this era, most ordinary people cannot afford to eat meat.
But "plant meat" like tofu is different.
It’s of high quality and low price, and tastes good, which instantly opens up people’s taste buds.
"Boss, give me one portion of tofu poutine, no, two portions..."
"Boss, I want three kilograms of tofu..."
"Boss, I've been waiting in line for a long time, give it to me first..."
"boss...."
There was a huge crowd surrounding Zhou Peirong's stall.
The popularity of tofu and tofu curd sales is far beyond Zhou Peirong’s imagination.
The cost of this thing is very low.
But the profits were explosive.
Li Yulian smiled from ear to ear, and soon the tofu she prepared and the bucket of tofu curd were sold out.
"Fellow folks."
"It's sold out today. If you need it, come back tomorrow. I'm really sorry..."
Zhou Peirong raised his hands and said to the people around him, preparing to close the stall.
In less than half an hour, all the items prepared were sold out.
A bulging money bag indicates a good harvest today.
"Damn, I haven't eaten it yet..."
"Oh, I have to come early to queue up tomorrow."
"It's so fragrant. This tofu is so fragrant..."
The customers in line were disappointed when they didn't get anything. They watched others eating and felt scratched in their hearts.
"This dear friend."
"I'm willing to spend twenty taels of silver to buy your tofu recipe, okay?"
The one who spoke was none other than the rich man who had just tried it for the first time.