CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 066: WIFE, YOU ARE RUTHLESS

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He, he... He’s actually chopping wood shirtless!

Just one glance, and Zhang Shan Ni couldn’t look away!

Oh my goodness, husband’s body is so fit, such a tempting hunk of meat!

But how could he be shirtless in the courtyard? That’s her privilege!

While Zhang Shan Ni was gawking with starry eyes, inwardly ranting about her husband, Xie Jingchen, her gaze was glued on him, completely love-struck...

"Little girl? What are you daydreaming about?"

As Xie Jingchen was chopping wood, he felt something off when Zhang Shan Ni stared at him. Turning his head, he caught his little wife sneakily ogling his body. His ears turned red, but he felt proud. Seeing she couldn’t snap out of it quickly, he chuckled and interrupted her fantasizing.

"Uh, uh, why aren’t you wearing clothes? It’s getting cooler now!" What if suddenly a sister-in-law or another wife shows up? Wouldn’t she suffer a huge loss then?!

"No need. I chop wood, it’s hot."

"Hot my foot!" Zhang Shan Ni muttered behind Xie Jingchen’s back, finally picking up his shirt from the chair and quickly walked over to him, insistently staring at him.

Zhang Shan Ni felt that since Xie Jingchen was her man, how could she allow others to feast their eyes on him!

"What’s wrong?" Although it was just a sweaty vest, the sun hadn’t set yet, and he was in the midst of energetically chopping wood, if he put on the shirt now, it would get soaked in half a minute!

"Cough, put yourself in my shoes!" Zhang Shan Ni turned her head, checking that no one was around, then whispered disdainfully.

If it wasn’t for Xie Jingchen seeing her approaching and stopping his axe, he wouldn’t have heard what she said.

Ha, put yourself in my shoes?!

Imagining his little wife actually shirtless while chopping wood, Xie Jingchen immediately widened his eyes and glared at her furiously. Seeing her insistent expression, shaking the sweaty vest in her hand, he annoyed pulled the vest from her hands and said with a mix of laughter and tears:

"Wife, you’re ruthless!"

Zhang Shan Ni pouted, hastily handing over the sweaty vest, noting the sweat on his face and head, even approaching closely the dark skin on his chest was glistening with sweat, having nothing else to hold, she awkwardly smiled. Seeing him obediently putting on the vest, she cheerfully said:

"Hey, you keep busy, I’ll go cook!" After speaking, seeing him nod, she dashed off.

"Go on, at home there’s just mom, dad, Xiao San, and Xiao Liu, everyone else has gone back to grandma’s house!" Xie Jingchen, seeing her flushed and spirited, nodded to let her go, only informing her of who was at home as she was leaving.

"Okay, got it!" Zhang Shan Ni turned when she heard, paused to respond, then continued turning towards the kitchen.

With a slightly embarrassed face, she shielded her flaming cheeks, seeing Xie Jingchen wearing the thin wet vest, his solid muscles dimly visible, feeling completely overwhelmed, where could she dare to stop and feast her eyes, hastily waved her hand and left.

Yikes, husband’s body is too good! Even though she had lived through the apocalypse where superpower and strength were supreme, she still couldn’t help being seduced by his strong physique!

The first time she so directly faced and interacted with her husband, her covert obsession resurged...

After standing in the kitchen holding her small face in embarrassment for a good half a quarter of an hour, Zhang Shan Ni finally returned to normal.

Tonight, there are only two little nephews, they as a couple, along with mother and old Dad, the number of people is not many, but just Xie Jingchen’s appetite alone is equivalent to that of three ordinary men!

Seeing that there is only over half a plate of cooked meat left in the kitchen, and no vegetables were seen, she could only go to the vegetable garden to pick some herself.

According to the original owner’s habit of picking vegetables, this was the first time Zhang Shan Ni went to the field and timidly picked some cabbage hearts in the vegetable garden. The remaining land either was bare or had only small seedlings. It can be seen that many people came to the wedding feast yesterday, and most of the vegetable garden was cleared out, leaving only a small piece of old cabbage hearts, which she dared not touch, fearing that the mother-in-law specifically kept them as old seeds for planting.

There are few vegetables, not much meat either, thinking about the flour still stored in the kitchen cabinet, how about making some noodle soup tonight? Most importantly, she found some shrimp skins and dried seafood in a corner!

According to the original owner’s memory, it’s not that local people don’t make noodles, but it’s less common in the southern regions, where they generally use rice to make vermicelli. However, the original owner had three brothers and sisters who squandered, even vermicelli was a luxury!

As for the Xie Family, Zhang Shan Ni turned the kitchen cabinet upside down and still didn’t find any, considering the large population of the Xie Family, right now, vermicelli is still a novel food only affordable for city people, it’s normal for the Xie Family not to have any.

If there’s no vermicelli, she can make noodles herself, or even knife-cut noodles! With some vegetables and meat, she further minced the meat to make a sauce and chopped the vegetables into finger-length pieces, making it easier for both children and elders to eat.

When the flour was quickly fermented using the secret method, Zhang Shan Ni started kneading the dough, feeling fortunate that her body was strong. If it were weaker, her hands would be too soft after kneading a couple of times, regardless of the final product, the texture would be bad, which would waste the precious flour!

Completely pollution-free flour! Although the color is not as white as the refined ones in later generations, it’s unrefined, purely natural! How long has it been since she last properly enjoyed a meal of noodles? After the apocalypse, aside from what was already available, chances to make and eat by hand were far too scarce.

Most of the time, it was just snacking on dry bread, those pre-packaged snacks. Or eating sausages, canned meat, instant noodles, chocolate. Later on, even cooking plain rice became a luxury!

If it weren’t for later inventing Chaos Water, which greatly improved the soil allowing cultivation of grains and vegetables, humanity would slowly adapt to the apocalyptic age, groping new ways to survive.

If there were no Chaos Spiritual Water, humans might not die under the frail bites of zombies, but they could also perish from cannibalism or simply starve to death!

With such a vast national population, having experienced years of apocalypse, the resources and food that could be excavated were almost completely allocated or had spoiled. Yet sometimes, when people were extremely hungry, even expired and moldy food couldn’t stop them; filling their bellies was the first priority.

Death would come, but it had to be with a full stomach!

Right now, she could comfortably breathe in the clean air here, leisurely kneading the dough, anticipating the nourishing noodles soon to be eaten—such simplicity made Zhang Shan Ni feel immensely happy and secure.

Such a simple way of living was a luxury in the apocalypse, yet today she was fortunate to be in such a pleasant environment. It was wonderful, having a real husband and new relatives to start a new life with, everything so beautiful, her mood was exceptionally great, absolutely delightful.

She decided, tonight they’d eat knife-cut noodles! These noodles are firm yet tender; she looked forward to them eagerly.

"Second Aunt, what delicious thing are you making? Smells great!"

Today, Xiao Liu was the only one at home, having gone to play with Little Maomao at the neighbors. The two kids were about the same age, and since Little Maomao was the youngest in his family with a dominant big brother, his temperament was somewhat weaker. Playing with Xiao Liu was perfect, the two little kids played all day in the courtyard without a single argument!

"Is Xiao Liu back? Go wash your hands, Xiao Liu, we’ll be eating soon!"

Zhang Shan Ni, in a good mood, gently patted Xiao Liu’s head, looked down at him, and uncertainly asked him in return:

"Can Xiao Liu wash his hands by himself?"

PS: Cough cough cough... The author is a disaster in the kitchen, not sure if the cooking process described in the book is correct. Most importantly, Ranran comes from the south, let alone making knife-cut noodles, she can’t even make a bun...

orz.. So, you know! Hehe...