Fortunate Wife Chapter 166
Published at 21st of August 2019 05:36:51 AM Please help us improve Trinity Audio
Chapter 166
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 166 – Traveling Together (1)
Li Mo was overjoyed at the turn of events . He didn't care if Li Man's words were sincere or not . He only felt that since she had said such words, he would be willing to do anything for her .
Not getting a response, Li Man raised her head in worry . "Is that okay?"
"En . " Li Mo repeatedly nodded . She had already said she just wanted time to adapt . How could he refuse her?
Advertisement
At this time, Little Five returned, but it was Li Yan that was following him instead of Li Shu .
Li Man's elegant eyebrows furrowed slightly . Only these two had come back . She couldn't help glancing at Little Five . Why hadn't the little fellow listened to oldest brother's words?
"I couldn't find third brother," Little Five straightforwardly reported .
Since Li Mo hadn't said anything yet, Li Yan spoke first . "Oldest brother, what's the matter?"
Li Mo looked at Li Yan and considered . It wouldn't be a bad idea for him to accompany Li Man instead . First, he was more tactful than third brother . Second, this would be an opportunity for him reconcile with Li Man . He glanced towards Li Man .
How could Li Man be willing to go with Li Yan? She quickly grabbed Little Five's hand . "Li Yan, you're busy with your work . I'll just go there with Little Five . If we get lost, we can just ask someone . It's not too far either . "
"Little Five will stay at home . Oldest brother needs someone to look after him . " Li Yan quietly looked at her . "Where do you want to go?"
"The doctor's house . Oh, right, take money to pay the doctor's examination fee too," said Li Mo .
And so, the decision was concluded . Although Li Man was unwilling, it was true that having him go with her was a safer option than taking Little Five . Besides, they would be out in broad daylight . He wouldn't dare to do anything outrageous .
Thus, Li Yan tucked one silver tael into his clothes and went out first .
Li Man said Li Mo, "I'm going out now . I'll be back soon . " After that, she caught up to Li Yan outside .
On the path, Li Yan walked in front, and Li Man walked behind him . They kept about a distance of ten feet between them .
After leaving the village, there was a meandering dirt road that was bordered by farmland on both sides . It was a pleasant sight to see the green seedlings sprouting in these fields . There were farmers out working on the farmland . When they saw Li Yan, a lot of these people waved at him and asked where he was going . He only responded with a smile and didn't say anything .
Once they passed through the farmland, the road noticeably widened . However, there was no inn or shops around . In addition, they were at the foot of a mountain . Li Man lamented to herself . Since her relationship with Li Yan was a mess, would he take advantage of this relatively secluded area to do something to her?
Besides, hadn't they originally said that the doctor didn't live too far from the village? But, they were getting farther and farther away from the village . Was he deliberately leading her to a secluded area?
If that was true, this person was despicable to an irredeemable level . She would never care about him again for the rest of her life .
Just as she was having these uneasy thoughts, Li Yan turned to look at her . He seemed to be annoyed by her slow pace and had stopped before a bend in the road to wait for her .
What was he going to do? Li Man stopped too . She didn't dare to move closer .
With a furrowed brow, Li Yan called out, "Why are you just standing there? Hurry up . "
Li Man felt even more nervous . She even had the impulse to run back .
Fortunately, Li Yan didn't walk back and grab her . Instead, he only coldly looked at her and continued walking towards the bend . The bend was at an incline and was overgrown with tall weeds that blocked people's line of sight .
********************************************************
Fortunate Wife Chapter 167
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 167 - Traveling Together (2)
Once she lost sight of him, Li Man hurriedly followed after him. As soon as she past through the bend, she saw a wide clearing. Below, there was a vast stretch of rice paddies and vegetable fields. It was like seeing the light at the end of a tunnel.
As for Li Yan, he had already gone down the incline and was walking on a small path between the fields.
Li Man patted her chest in relief and quickly started walking to catch up to him. She had been overthinking things.
They followed this path to the end point, then they went up until they were on the same elevation they had started, near the foot of the mountain. The first thing she saw was a large medicinal herb field. Immediately, the strong smell of herbs wafted into her nose.
Original translation is from fuyuneko dot org. If you're reading this elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen. Please stop supporting theft.
They passed through the medicinal herb field and walked to a hillside. The bordering trees nicely set off the limestone houses. Smoke was coming out of one of these house. The occupants of the house were probably cooking. At the doorway, there was an elderly person holding a tray and doing something with it.
Li Yan walked over and respectfully greeted, "Doctor, are you busy?"
As soon as the elderly person saw Li Yan, his expression sunk. His expression worsened when he saw that Li Man behind him. He angrily asked, "Why are you guys here?"
"She wanted to see you." Li Yan tactfully moved to the side and pushed Li Man forward.
The old doctor glared at Li Man. "Rotten girl, why did you come here? This old one has even waived my diagnosing fee. What more do you want?"
"We came here to pay the fee," Li Man said with a smile. "The medicine that you made really was very amazing. My oldest brother's back injuries have already formed scabs."
"Humph!" The old doctor's face was filled with prideful arrogance. "Who needs you to say that? Of course, this old one's medicine has always been effective. "After saying this, he ignored them and went back to picking the rice grains in his tray.
This old man really knew how to hold a grudge. Li Man pursed her lips into a smile. "Elder doctor, other than coming here to pay your fee, I also want to ask you for advice."
"Elder? Am I very old?" The old doctor glared at Li Man again. He found the sight of her very displeasing.
On the side, Li Yan didn't say another word. He only indifferently watched her to see how she would handle this matter.
Li Man didn't mind the doctor's behavior. After all, her attitude towards the doctor had been very nasty that day. She opened the bag that she had been carrying and pointed at the various paper packets of herbal medicine. "I came here to deliver medicine. Please take a look."
"Medicine?" The old man didn't even bother to look up. He disdainfully said, "Medicine is the thing that this old one is lacking the least. You came here to bring me medicine? What a joke."
"Not only did I bring medicine, I also have a prescription." Li Man continued to smile as she brought over the small paper packets. "Please take a look. Anyways, you wouldn't suffer a loss from just looking."
"What's there to see?" Although the old man shot her an annoyed look, his instincts as a doctor still pushed him to sniff the packets. He noticed something unusual about them and asked Li Man, "What's the prescription?"
"When I saw your jin chuang medicine that day, I though of this," Li Man seriously explained. She didn't know if this prescription already existed in ancient times, but it was common enough in modern-day. It was merely the Yunnan Baiyao that was commonly used in all households. "But, I don't know how to process the herbs into usable medicine. I'll give you the prescription. Can you see if this combination of medicine will be feasible?"
"You know about prescriptions?" The old man scrutinized Li Man. Seeing the serious and confidence in her eyes, he didn't continue looking down on this silly little girl. He put down the tray and led the way the inside. "You can come with me."
"En."
Li Yan also wanted to go inside, but the old doctor stopped him. "Do you have medicine too? If you don't, stay out here and wait."
Seeing Li Yan being forced to yield, Li Man didn't show an outward reaction, but she couldn't help secretly feeling pleased. She followed the old doctor into the main room of his home.
(T/N: Yunnan Baiyao is a famous brand of medicine used in China. Although the formula for this trademark medicine is obviously a secret, it's public knowledge that the key ingredient is yun san qi. Below is a picture of that plant. I'm assuming that's the extra ingredient that Li Man had Li Hua buy.)
********************************************************
Fortunate Wife Chapter 168
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 168 - Traveling Together (3)
Li Yan had crossed his arms and was leaning against a corner. His deep, bewitching eyes were looking at the blue sky and white clouds.
After a period of time had passed, Li Man finally came out. He didn't what she and the old doctor had talked about, but when they came out, the doctor's old face was beaming like a flowering winter jasmine. He guaranteed Li Man that if the medicine sold well; he would share a portion of the proceeds with her.
"Are you done discussing yet? Can we go back now?" Li Yan seemed impatient as he walked over here from the corner.
"Rotten brat. Be more polite when speaking to a woman." The old doctor treated Li Yan coldly.
Li Yan innocently rubbed his nose. Why was this old man like a blade of grass that was easily swayed? Why had he sided with Li Man so quickly? He ignored the old man and directly asked Li Man, "Are you coming or not?"
"Let's go." Then, Li Man turned to face the old doctor and said, "Uncle, I'll be going now. If there are any problems, you can send someone to Li family's home to look for me."
"En, you can go." The old doctor walked with her to the entrance to send her off and watched as they descended the hill before turning around and heading inside.
Li Yan's mind was filled with misgivings, but he didn't ask any questions. They returned the same way they came here. One person walked at the front and the other person lagged behind and kept a distance of ten feet between them.
Since Li Man remembered the way back, she wasn't worried about getting lost. In addition, she was elated from her successful business discussion with the old doctor. At some point, she had pinched off a stalk of giant foxtail grass and was whipping it back and forth. She looked quite happy.
(T/N: Below is a picture of giant foxtail grass.)
Once again, Li Yan had stopped at the bend in the path to wait for her. This time, he didn't tell her to walk faster.
Li Man slowly approached the bend. As she skirted around him to continue walking home, she slightly raised her eyes and lightly glanced at him. Their positions had reversed, and she was walking ahead of him.
Pfft. Li Yan looked at the giant foxtail grass that was she was swaying back and forth. He suddenly wanted to laugh. She was still a girl young enough to like playing with giant foxtail grass. Why should he be afraid? Was he going to timidly avoid touching her forever, just because she had cried once? That was ridiculous.
In a few unhurried strides, he caught up to her and walked by her side. He wouldn't allow her to walk in front of him or lag behind. However, he didn't say a single word to her. He just forcibly walked by her side as an eyesore.
Li Man was finally angry enough to stop walking. She pointed at the path and asked, "This path is so wide. Why do you insist on walking so close to me?"
"That's strange." Li Yan looked at her in askance. "I'm not blocking your way. Shouldn't you mind your own business?"
Li Man bit her lip and angrily glared at him. "Can you stop being so immature?"
"Such nice lips, but there are teeth marks all over them because of your biting." Li Yan stretched his hand out towards her lips.
Li Man tilted her head away. She instinctively raised her hand to slap him, but this time, Li Yan was vigilant. He decisively and nimbly caught her hand in midair, tenaciously held onto it, and forced her five fingers apart, one by one. As he looked at her long, slender nails, he furrowed his brow and said, "You really should trim your nails."
"Let go." Li Man tried with all of her strength to pull her hand away.
But, Li Yan wouldn't let go. It was if the two of them were playing tug of war. "You're the one that sent it here."
"I've truly misjudged you." Li Man was so angry that her face was flushed. Even her voice had changed a bit. "I used to think you were an elegant gentleman, but now, I see that you're just a -"
********************************************************
Fortunate Wife Chapter 169
Title: Fortunate Wife
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 169 - Traveling Together (4)
"I'm what?" Li Yan asked with a smile. He knew that he had provoked her into anger, and it wasn't a light anger either. But, strangely, compared to her usual appearance that was as gentle and refined like water, he enjoyed seeing her boiling with anger appearance more. When she was angry, her eyes were even brighter as if little flames had ignited inside them. Her delicate cheeks that still had a bit of baby fat in them would become stained red like rosy, sunset clouds. She looked even more like a beautiful peach blossom.
It instilled a desire to embrace her and thoroughly cherish her for a round!
Li Man saw that his gaze was gradually deepening, and her heart sunk. Furious, she cursed, "You're a fake gentleman!"
"Fake gentleman?" His infamy was increasing. "I rather you call me despicable scoundrel."
"You're shameless!" Li Man quickly retorted.
Just as Li Yan was going to riposte, he heard the sound of rocks tumbling down. Someone above them shouted, "Hurry, get out of the way!"
Get out of the way? What were they evading? When Li Yan raised his head to look up at the mountain, he saw a wide expanse of loose rocks falling towards them like a waterfall. There was no way from them to avoid it. He instinctively hugged Li Man and brought her along to hide in a nook at the bottom of the slope.
Li Man didn't know what was going on. She only knew that Li Yan was tightly holding her. Her head was pressed against his chest, and she couldn't see anything. She could only hear the sound of tumbling rocks.
A landslide?
Fortunately, this sound quickly ended and was replaced by the pattering of hurried footsteps, and someone worriedly asking, "Are the two of you okay?"
Li Yan let go of Li Man and pulled her up. His eyes showed concern as he carefully looked at her. "Are you okay? Did you get hit anywhere by the rocks?"
Li Man shook her head. She was fine. But, when she looked at Li Yan, she saw there was a gash on the back of his right hand. Startled, she exclaimed, "You're hurt!"
A falling rock had hit his hand when he had been pulling her safety. "It's fine. It's just a skin wound."
At this time, one of the two middle-aged men that had come down from the mountain very apologetically said, "The two of us were chasing goats and accidentally stepped onto a loose pile of rocks, and they started to cascade down. We're really sorry that the two of you got hurt. We couldn't stop the rocks from falling."
Li Yan looked at the rocks on the path. Even the smallest one was the size of a fist. If these rocks had actually struck their heads, even if they didn't die immediately, they would have still been seriously injured. He said to those two people, "Be more careful in the future. You know there's a path at the bottom of the mountain. We were lucky today. What would you do if someone got injured?"
One of the two men quickly explained, "Sorry, we're really sorry. We were just too anxious. Our family's goats had been missing for past two days before we finally found them today on the mountain."
Li Yan waved his hand. "Fine, just be more mindful in the future." Then, he very naturally held Li Man's hand. Seeing that she wasn't hurt anymore, he said, "Let's go home."
"En." Li Man walked by side. He was firmly holding her hand. It felt very unnatural to her, so she wanted to pull her hand away, but he was holding it too tightly and acting as if he couldn't sense her attempts at all.
Discontent, she mumbled, "I can walk by myself,"
His eyelids didn't even twitch. He indifferently refuted, "Really? You almost got killed by those falling rocks."
"That was an accident."
********************************************************
Fortunate Wife Chapter 170
Published at 25th of August 2019 08:23:31 AM Please help us improve Trinity Audio
Chapter 170
Chapter 170 – Traveling Together (5)
"This entire path is by the mountain . " Which meant that there could be another accident at anytime .
"I'll be careful . "
"Oh, alright then . " He harrumphed . Although he seemed to have heard her words, he didn't let go of her hand .
Li Man coldly glared at him . She truly felt helpless . Although he had saved her, it didn't mean he should take advantage of this potentially dangerous situation .
Not hearing a response from her, he asked, "Do I look ugly?"
AdvertisementLi Man slightly shook her head .
"I'm ugly?" Not hearing any answer, Li Yan turned his head and glowered at her .
"No . " Li Man quickly shook her head .
Li Yan scoffed, "Am I really that bad?"
"En . " Li Ma honestly nodded .
"I'm bad?" Li Yan suddenly stopped and leaned towards her as he stared at her .
Li Man's heart tightened in alarm, but she bravely faced his gaze . "How are you not bad?"
He suddenly smiled . "Oh, you silly girl, even if I'm bad, I'm only bad to you . "
Li Man's heart felt clogged up in annoyance . "Am I supposed to feel honored for having that privilege?"
Li Yan sighed and said, "Well, I wouldn't go that far . Isn't it better to me with me than a man that looks ugly and doesn't love you?"
Li Man wanted to laugh at this outrageous statement . "Why do I have to marry an ugly man that doesn't love me?"
"Do you have the opportunity to chose either way?" Li Yan taunted .
" . . . " Li Man was speechless . It was true that she didn't have the opportunity to choose her own husband . Even if an opportunity came up where she could leave the Li family, she wouldn't know what to do afterwards .
Even thought she hadn't been in this unfamiliar era for long, she still had a clear understanding . A woman didn't have much status in this era .
Even though it was very common for several men to share a wife in the Goddess's Ravine, the status of their wives remained low . These men treated their women as tools to carry on their family line .
Seeing her blanked out look and dejected expression, Li Yan felt bad for her and pinched her nose for lack of a better idea . He slightly smiled and said, "Alright, just treat me as a bad person that's bullying you then . How about this? I'll let you bully me . "
"I'll thank the heavens if you just stop bullying me in the future . " Li Man rolled her eyes at him .
The smile on Li Yan's face grew . He tightened his grip on her hand . "Man-er, don't be angry . Last time, I really didn't mean to do that . "
Li Man suddenly felt cold, and goosebumps rose up . When this person was crude, he didn't seem human . But when he was gentle, he seemed even less like a human .
"Stop mentioning it . It's enough as long as you don't bully me in the future . " She quickly threw his grip off and dashed forward .
"Little creature, you run quite quickly . " Seeing her long hair fluttering behind her as she ran, Li Yan's heart was crammed full of softness . He raised his foot and began to chase after her .
When Li Man turned her head and saw that he was pursuing her, she ran even quicker .
Thus, on their way back, the busy villagers in the fields saw a woman and a man sprinting down the path . The man was too hateful . Every time, he would wait until the woman had increased the distance between then, then he would speed up his pace and catch up to her . This would frighten the woman into screaming and cause her to desperately run faster . It was like a cat toying with a mouse .