Fortunate Wife Chapter 161
Published at 15th of August 2019 05:44:42 AM Please help us improve Trinity Audio
Chapter 161
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 161 – Time (2)
"How do you know that Big Black doesn't have feelings for Little Yellow?" Seeing that she was practically about to bare her teeth at him, he snickered .
Li Man was speechless . She felt that he was completely ignoring her words . "Li Yan, you know what I mean . We -"
"Li Man," Li Yan interrupted her, "Aren't you going too far? You're my wife, but you want to spend money to pass me off to another woman . Do you really find me that terrible?"
" . . . " She was just trying to help them . "Why are you misinterpreting my good intentions?"
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Li Yan curved his lips into a crafty smile . He suddenly embraced her and whispered into her ear, "Before, did you feel my intentions?"
"Scoundrel!" Li Man was furious . She raised her hand to slap him, but he tilted his head back, and her nails left a shallow scratch on his right cheek instead .
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Feeling a prick of pain on his face, Li Yan was about to grab her hand when Li Shu suddenly appeared at the doorway .
"What are you guys doing?"
"Wife? You -" He saw Li Man pitifully backed against the corner and quickly strode over as he raised his question . However, before he could finish speaking, Li Man pushed him away and ran off .
"Wife, what's wrong?"
Li Shu wanted to chase after her, but Li Yan grabbed him by the arm and said, "Third brother, how did the sale of the wolf fur go?"
"It was alright," Li Shu perfunctorily answered . Worried about Li Man, he said, "There seems to be something bothering wife . I'll go take a look . "
"What's there for you to see? The sky is already dark . If you go into her hut now, you'll end up scaring her," said Li Yan .
Li Shu looked at him and saw the scratch marks on his face . "What happened to your face?"
"Ah?" Li Yan touched the marks and smiled . "Oh, it's nothing . I was just scratched by a wild cat . "
"A wild cat?" Li Shu looked at him dubiously . He clearly didn't believe this excuse .
Li Yan only smiled . "It's probably because there's mice in our home . "
"Second brother, you didn't do anything to her right?" Li Shu carefully looked at him .
Li Yan curved his lips and pointed at the neighboring hut . "If you want, just go ask her yourself . "
Li Shu wouldn't dare to go over to her hut at night . He was too worried about scaring her, so he only warned Li Yan, "Second brother, oldest brother had already said that even though wife has agreed to stay, she hadn't figured out whether or not she can accept us . So, before she makes her decision, we can't scare her . Otherwise, won't it be a problem if she decides to run away again?"
Li Yan easily agreed, "I know .
After Li Man ran into her hut and crawled underneath her quilt, she started to sob .
Although her life in modern-day had been short-lived and unsatisfactory, her parents had treated her as their treasure, her teachers had seen her a good student, and family friends would describe her as a good girl . Everyone had doted on her .
Even that man, who she had a respectful marriage with, if she hadn't bumped into that adulteress, she would have continued to think that he loved her . At the very least, his actions had led her to believe that he loved her .
But, Li Yan, that jerk, this was already the second time he bullied her . Moreover, what he felt towards her wasn't love . It was only lust, so she felt even more unbearably humiliated .
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Fortunate Wife Chapter 162
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 162 - Time (3)
Of course, even more than the humiliation, she felt fear. His unconscionable mindset was too evident. He wasn't like this brothers; she couldn't figure him out.
The night sky gradually deepened into a blanket of darkness. From time to time, the sound of dogs barking could be heard. Li Man had completely burrowed herself under her quilt and sobbed for a long spell. She swung back and forth between feeling better to feeling aggrieved all over again until night turned into day.
She had beautiful eyes, but they had turned red and swollen from crying all night. When she got up in the morning and saw herself in the mirror, she felt embarrassed. What if they figured out what had happened by looking at her face?
Sure enough, as soon as she opened her door, Li Yan was blocking her doorway.
She quickly cowered back and wanted to close the door, but Li Yan blocked her. Seeing her swollen and reddened eyes, he frowned. "You were crying?"
Li Man looked away. She didn't want to talk to him.
"Your eyes look so swollen." Li Yan took one step inside.
Scared, she took several steps back, "Li Yan, don't you dare do anything. It's broad daylight."
Li Yan paused. "I just want to take a look."
"Leave." Li Man pointed at the door. She didn't bother with being polite. If he dared to do something bad again, she really would scream.
Li Yan drooped. "Last night -"
"I don't want to hear it. Get out." Li Man had thought all night. She decided that she couldn't passively continue tolerating his behavior. She even regretted not slapping him the first time that he did something to her.
Li Yan's expression was gloomy. He clenched his jaw and seemingly helplessly looked at her before leaving.
Li Man exhaled in relief. She tied up her appearance and went to the kitchen to cook breakfast. No matter what, as long as she stayed in this home, she should earn her keep.
By the time she had finished cooking congee, Li Shu returned home with two large baskets of wild vegetation for the piglets.
After he put down the baskets in a corner, Li Shu went straight to the stove and greeted Li Man, "Wife."
"You're back?" Li Man raised her head to glance at him. Compared to Li Yan, Li Shu was much easier to get along with.
Li Shu was startled. "What happened to your eyes?" He got up and went over to look.
Li Man drew back as she answered, "Something got into my eyes."
"Something got into your eyes?" Li Shu felt quite upset. "And your eyes became like that? I'll go check your hut later."
"Oh," Li Man vaguely responded.
Breakfast was had in the eastern hut. Everyone sat around a small table that had been placed on the bed and naturally saw Li Man's swollen eyes. Fortunately, she hadn't intended to hide this from them, and no one asked her any further questions. It was only that during breakfast, Li Mo snuck several glances her way. Although Li Yan didn't look at her, she still felt uncomfortable by his gloomy and cold aura.
Once breakfast was over, Li Yan and Li Shu went out. As for what they were going to do outside, Li Man didn't know or care. They were Li Mo's responsibility.
Once she was done washing the bowls and chopsticks, she went back to the eastern hut to help Li Mo apply another dose of medicine.
Right after she had finished her task, Li Mo suddenly spoke, "Second brother, he..." Although his voice sounded hesitated, he still asked, "Did he do something to upset you?"
Li Man immediately felt choked up. Without a good reason, solely because of his words, her eyes felt hot. But, she turned her back to him and shook her head.
"Man-er," he softly called her.
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Fortunate Wife Chapter 163
Published at 17th of August 2019 11:35:18 AM Please help us improve Trinity Audio
Chapter 163
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 163 – Time (4)
Li Man paused, but she didn't around and only asked, "Yes?"
Li Mo looked at her delicate, but ramrod straight back . He gravely said, "If something happened, just tell me . Don't . . . Don't stifle yourself . " He seemed to have heard her crying last night . Although the sound was intermittent, it sounded very genuine . Moreover, he was sure after seeing her eyes this morning .
Li Man sniffled . She turned her head and smiled at him . "Some dust fell from the ceiling last night and got into my eyes . I only rubbed my eyes a few times and they became likes this . You should rest . I'll go back to my hut and use water to help reduce the swelling . "
"Okay . " Seeing her like this, Li Mo felt even more sorry for her . This foolish girl, she had suffered a horrible grievance .
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Li Man came out from the eastern hut and returned to her own hut . She blankly sat on her bed for a while . By the time Little Five returned home after playing outside, he stopped at her doorway and didn't dare to enter . He was probably scared off by the palpable sense of gloom that hung over her .
When Li Man finally noticed his presence, she quickly pulled back her emotions and gestured for him to enter . "Little Five, come in . "
Little Five walked over to her side . "Older sister, what are you thinking about?"
Li Man's eyes dampened again . She really had been thinking a lot . "Little Five, do you remember all the brush strokes that I taught you yesterday? I'll test you on them . "
"Yup . " Little Five immediately cheered up . "Older sister, I prepared the sand tray that you mentioned . I'll go get it . "
"En," Li Man assented and followed after him .
In the corner, there was a bamboo woven tray filled with fine sand . It was obvious that this sand was the product of meticulous filtering . Little Five picked it up and asked Li Man, "Older sister, look, will this work?"
"En, it's pretty good . " Li Man faintly smiled and nodded .
Little Five picked up the tray and headed towards the eastern hut . "Older sister, let's go study together with oldest brother . "
"Ah?" Before Li Man could recover from the surprise, Little Five had already gone inside, so she could only put on a brave face and go inside too .
"Oldest brother, let's learn how to write together . " Little Five put the tray on the small table, then took off shoes and climbed onto the bed .
Li Mo's face turned red when he saw Li Man . He said to Little Five, "How about you go outside and learn from older sister instead? If I'm here, I'll just get in the way . "
Li Man knew that he was feeling embarrassed, so she walked over and said, "Oldest brother, with you here, there'll be another person to supervise Little Five . Besides, it'll be more fun if there's more people learning . "
Then, she handed them each a clean stick . "Here, take this . Little Five, write out your for me to check . "
"En . " Little Five repeatedly nodded and very quickly wrote out the characters in the sand .
Li Man took a look and smiled . "That's pretty good . Not only did you write it correctly, your writing form is correct too . "
"Oldest brother, you should write your name for older sister to look too," Little Five immediately egged Li Mo on .
Li Mo's face revealed his embarrassment . He scolded Little Five, "Focus on writing your own words . "
Little Five smiled and stuck his tongue out . He looked at Li Man .
Li Man understood and smoothed out the sand to erased Little Five's writing . She said to Li Mo, "Oldest brother, let's see your writing . "
"I . . . I don't know how," Li Mo hastily waved his hands .
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Fortunate Wife Chapter 164
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 164 - Time (5)
Little Five immediately undermined him by blurting out, "He does know how. Oldest brother wrote his name on the wall yesterday. Look, it's right over here." He pointed at the scratches on the wall.
Li Mo felt even more embarrassed. How could it be good for her to see his ugly, crooked writing?
"Nonsense, oldest brother... I -"
While the two brothers were nosily going back and forth, Li Man wrote out two characters on the sand tray, 'Li Mo'. Once she finished writing, she asked, "Oldest brother, is the Mo in your name this one?"
On the sand tray, Li Mo's name was clearly written. His heart felt soft just looking at it.
Little Five immediately answered, "Yes, yes, yes. It's this one. It's exactly the same as what fourth brother wrote last time. Oldest brother, look, is this what you wrote yesterday?"
By this time, most of Li Mo's embarrassment had faded. At the very least, he could tell that Li Man genuinely wanted to teach them and wasn't looking down on them. "This... I don't think I wrote my name correctly."
"Oldest brother, how were you writing it?" Towards Li Mo, Li Man was very courteous.
Li Mo glanced at her. He looked at her writing and carefully tried to imitate those characters as he wrote out his name below.
Since he never had studied how to write before, even someone his age wasn't able to write any more nimbly than Little Five. By the time he finished copying those two characters, sweat had appeared on his forehead.
"Is it like this?" He wiped his sweat. There was an embarrassed smile in his eyes as he looked at her.
Li Man nodded. "You wrote it correctly, but the order you wrote the strokes was wrong. Write it again by following my strokes."
Then, she erased their writing.
Watching this, Li Mo felt a pang in his heart. Ah, it had taken him so long and such effort to write it the first time.
"Come on. Let's write it together." Li Man walked over to Li Mo's side and slowly wrote the first stroke.
Standing so close by, her body's simple, elegant scent drifted to Li Mo's nose. His face slightly heated up, and his mind felt a bit muddled too. There was a delay as he picked up the stick and lowered it towards the sand tray.
Li Man thought he was just nervous about writing. She chuckled. "Don't worry. It's okay if you don't write it correctly. It's not like we're writing on paper. If you make a mistake, you can just wipe the sand and try again."
"En." Li Mo's eyes flashed, and he quickly set out to write. But, because he was flustered, the straight horizontal stroke curved into a wiggly line. His face flushed red when he saw it. "I'll redo it."
"Oldest brother, like this, just draw the line quickly. The slower you do it, the more uneven it'll become." Little Five leaned on the small table and gave his oldest brother advice.
"En," Li Mo agreed and finally drew a straight line that he was satisfied with.
Li Man nodded, then she drew a vertical line under the first stroke.
Li Mo didn't dare to get distracted again. He quickly copied her stroke. It was straighter and longer than her stroke.
However, Li Man shook her head. "This line can't be too long." And so, she erased half the line for him and continued with the next stroke.
Writing Li Mo (李墨) wasn't as easy as writing Little Five (小五). For a beginner student, writing the two characters for his name wasn't easy. There were too many complicated strokes. She had originally wanted to teach him the various types of strokes first, the same way she had taught Little Five, but he insisted on mastering how to write his name first. Li Man could only go along with his wish.
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Fortunate Wife Chapter 165
Published at 20th of August 2019 06:23:55 AM Please help us improve Trinity Audio
Chapter 165
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 165 – Time (6)
Later, Li Man handed over this teaching task to Little Five and had him supervise the completion of Li Mo's goal . While they were doing this, she took out the herbs purchased yesterday and confirmed that correct ones had been bought .
"Oldest brother, where does that doctor live?"
"Hmm?" Li Mo was too focused on learning, so he hadn't clearly heard her words .
Li Man put the herbs away and asked again, "Where does the doctor live? I want to visit him . "
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Li Mo put down the stick and curiously asked, "Oh . It's a bit far from here . Why do you want to go?"
Li Man truthfully answered, "I asked Li Hua to purchase some herbs for me yesterday . These ones should probably be what he uses to make jin chuang medicine . In addition, I also requested an additional ingredient . The combination of these herbs should be more effective than the one he made . But, I only know about pharmacology . I don't know how to prepare these herbs into medicine that can be easily used, so I want to go ask the doctor . "
"You know pharmacology?" Li Mo was even more shocked . He wasn't even 100% sure what the word pharmacology actually meant .
Li Man avoided the important issue and focused on the minor point . "Only at a superficial level, and my knowledge base isn't broad . Otherwise, I wouldn't need to ask that doctor . "
However, even if it was only at a superficial level, it was enough to shock Li Mo . He blankly looked at her and couldn't quite return to his senses . "I'll have third brother go with you . "
"I can just go with Little Five," said Li Man .
Li Mo shook his head . "Little Five is too young . Besides, he doesn't know the way there either . Let third brother accompany you . That way, he can go there to pay the doctor's fee at the same time . Little Five, go find your third brother . "
"En . " Little Five slipped off the bed and went out .
Only two people were left in the hut . Originally, it wouldn't have felt awkward . But, after she had found out that he had purchased her to be their wife, she felt uncomfortable being alone with him . But, it would be too direct if she exited right now .
And so, she sat down on the side of the bed and requested "Oldest brother, let me see how you've progressed . "
Li Mo deeply looked at her . "Man-er"
Li Man pretended to be unconcerned . She pointed at one of the characters and said, "En, this one looks pretty good . It's better than the other ones . "
"Do you remember how you were sold?" When Li Mo asked this question, he felt a sympathetic pang of hurt . It was surprising that such a fine girl would be sold, but if it was her own family members that sold her off . . . "
Li Man felt as if something had stabbed her heart . She lightly shook her head .
Li Mo continued to ask, "Have you thought about looking for you family members?"
Li Man shook her head again . Her family was in another time period . Even if she died again, she couldn't be sure that she would return to that era .
Li Mo suddenly felt his heart relaxing . "Is it that you can't remember them, or you don't want to look for them?"
"Why?" Why had he asked this question out of the blue?
Faced with her clear, bright eyes, Li Mo's heart melted . She was a good girl . Her appearance and temperament were both good . She was literate and had medical knowledge . His intuition told him that she didn't seem like a girl from an ordinary family . But, if she was a daughter of a noble family, wouldn't it be too cruel for them to force her to stay here?
"Alright, let's stop talking about this," Li Man suddenly spoke . She seemed to know what he was going to say next . With a wry smile, she said, "No matter what happens in the future . I . . . Right now, I'm part of this family . I'll try to adapt as soon as possible . Can you please give me some more time?"