For most of the families in the stockade village, there was never more than one bucket of rice in the rice jar at home. Their daily meals were mainly rice bran mixed with wild vegetables. The Liu family's life was slightly more prosperous, but it was at the level where they could only drink porridge.
If the burly man surnamed Fang and the others were carrying rice on their shoulders — this idea was too extravagant, and they didn't even dare to think about it.
It should be known that all the families in the entire Willow Leaf Village combined might not even be able to gather one stone of rice, but those people had at least ten stone, right?
Under everyone's suspicious and shocked gazes, the burly man surnamed Fang and the others walked through the stockade village with their heads held high. When they looked at the direct descendants of the Liu family who usually didn't get along with them, their faces were full of undisguised pride and arrogance.
In this day and age, being able to fill one's stomach gave one the right to be arrogant.
Those who ate porridge could look down on those who ate bran vegetables, and those who ate rice could naturally look down on those who ate porridge. Carrying rice and meat in the stockade village, one's back could be straighter than others.
Xiao Huan was in the courtyard washing the clothes that Li Yi had changed out of yesterday. The courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and the burly man surnamed Fang and the others walked in with a glowing face, carrying bags on their shoulders.
"Uncle Fang …" Seeing Li Yi and Liu Ruyi behind the burly man surnamed Fang and the others, the young servant girl hurriedly stood up from the stool.
"Young master, where should we put the food?" Walking into the courtyard, the burly man surnamed Fang shouted at the top of his voice.
Li Yi pointed in the direction of the kitchen and said, "Move it all there. Leave half of the meat and two stone of the food. Everyone can take the rest and divide it."
The burly man surnamed Fang was stunned at first, as if he couldn't believe his ears. Then he hurriedly said, "Young master, you can't, we …"
Li Yi waved his hand and didn't wait for the burly man surnamed Fang to continue, "I have the final say on how to divide these things. It's decided."
Then, he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the little maid, who didn't know what was happening. "Don't wash the clothes. Go and boil some hot water first. We need it for bathing later."
After running around for a whole day, riding the horse all the way back, and walking all the way back, Li Yi did not have the stamina of the burly man surnamed Fang. He was unbearably tired, and there were probably a few blisters under his feet. Now, he just wanted to take a comfortable hot bath and then have a good sleep. No matter how big the matter was, he would deal with it tomorrow.
The young servant girl's gaze rested on the half a fan of pork carried by the burly man surnamed Fang for a long time. When she heard Li Yi call her, she hurriedly responded with an "En", put down the clothes in her hands, and ran to boil water.
"Son-in-law, wait, you really can't do this!"
The man surnamed Fang put down the things on his shoulder and was about to chase after Li Yi when a figure suddenly blocked his path.
"Just do as brother-in-law said just now. Everyone take these things and distribute them. Don't forget to give Elder Qin and Aunt Sun a share." Liu Ruyi watched Li Yi's back disappear into the house, and a strange look flashed in her beautiful eyes. Then, she turned to speak to the burly man surnamed Fang and the others.
"Second Miss, we …"
The burly man surnamed Fang and the others looked at her with complicated gazes, but they didn't say anything for a long time.
In today's times, a few buckets of food could feed a family. The food that was distributed was enough for them to not have to worry about food for a few months.
"Alright, I know that everyone's days are not easy. We're all family, so there's no need to be so polite." A rare smile appeared on Liu Ruyi's usually cold face.
After a long time, the burly man surnamed Fang turned around and saw that the few people behind him were still looking in the direction that Liu Ruyi disappeared with grateful eyes. He smiled honestly and punched the shoulder of the person beside him. He pointed to the kitchen and said, "What are you waiting for? Move the things in first!"
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Wearing only a loincloth and lying in the wooden bathtub that was half the height of a person, Li Yi immediately felt refreshed. The fatigue accumulated during the day was swept away.
The only flaw was that the space in the bathtub was a little small. If there was a chance in the future, he would definitely make a bathtub or dig a big bathtub at home and use it as a hot spring and a swimming pool …
Xiao Huan walked in from outside and added some warm water into the bathtub. When she looked at the bathtub, her pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly. She thought about the situation when she first met the son-in-law, and her little face became even more like a ripe apple.
"Son-In-Law, Xiao Huan will help you wipe your back." The little servant girl picked up the towel and said softly.
The little servant girl was very skilled at scrubbing his back. Her strength was neither light nor heavy. Li Yi leaned on the edge of the bathtub and enjoyed the little servant girl's back-scrubbing service. He suddenly felt that the life of the ancient people was too extravagant and too depraved. It was already like this to have a little servant girl. He didn't know how luxurious those rich people's homes were.
As a good youth of the 21st century, how could he allow himself to degenerate and be poisoned by the luxurious atmosphere of the feudal society? A man shouldn't be greedy for pleasure. Thinking like this, he opened his mouth and said to Xiao Huan, "A little to the left, a little to the left … Yes, there!"
After a long day of hard work, the happiest thing was to have a comfortable hot bath under the service of a beautiful servant girl and then have a good night's sleep. It was a dreamless night of sleep until the next morning.
Of course, if a beautiful servant girl could serve him in bed, it would be even better.
He didn't think about having a servant girl serve him in bed. A fifteen or sixteen year old girl was still underage in the future. Li Yi wasn't that beastly.
Towards this adorably silly servant girl, Li Yi had never thought in that direction.
Moreover, if he really did this, he was worried that when he woke up tomorrow morning, his wife or sister-in-law would cut off his tool of crime.
A moment later, the little servant girl left the room. When she passed by the kitchen, she went in to take a look. Seeing half a piece of pork on the table and two stones of white rice on the side, her small mouth slightly opened. It was hard to say whether the expression on her face was surprise or joy.
In the past, when she went out to buy things, she would at most buy a small bag of brown rice or flour. There wasn't any extra money at home to buy more things. This was the first time the little servant girl had seen so much food.
"It seems that the son-in-law bought all of this …" After muttering a few words, a trace of a smile appeared on the young girl's face. She faintly felt proud. Putting away the piece of pork, she walked briskly back to the courtyard to wash the clothes that she hadn't finished washing.
Halfway through the bath, she remembered that the son-in-law had instructed her to lock something in a cabinet and not let the Second Young Miss see it. The young maidservant hurriedly got up and picked up a painting tube that was placed on the table by the door.
Just as she was about to lock it in the cabinet, her footsteps suddenly paused. She peeked into the bedroom and found that Li Yi was already asleep. When she looked at the thing in her hands again, a trace of doubt appeared on her small face.
"What is it that is so mysterious. Not letting Second Miss see, Xiao Huan secretly opened it to take a look. Son-in-law shouldn't know right?"
Once again confirming that Li Yi wouldn't suddenly wake up, the young girl pulled open the string on the outside of the painting tube like a thief.
When the portrait of an extremely beautiful and unfamiliar girl appeared in front of her, the little servant girl's expression froze. For a moment, she was stunned.
After a long time, she stuck out her tongue and said in a small voice, "If two people love each other for a long time, why would they stay together day and night … the person son-in-law was talking about, could it be this girl?"
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