Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: The Aggrieved Wang Youbao_1

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During the days when An Jing and Xiao Changyi began clearing land to build their house, many people from the county’s restaurants came to visit, including Xing Cashier, who wanted to buy more fermented tofu from them. But An Jing still refused.

This time, she didn’t use being busy with farming as an excuse; instead, she refused on the grounds that they were too busy building a house to make any.

That noon, when An Jing and Xiao Changyi returned from clearing the land, they saw Wang Youbao’s carriage parked outside their courtyard, and Wang Youbao had already alighted from the carriage and stood in front of the courtyard gate, his expression sullen and downcast.

Upon seeing An Jing and Xiao Changyi return, Wang Youbao tried to force a smile, but he couldn’t manage it and finally gave up. He didn’t smile at all and merely listlessly greeted An Jing and Xiao Changyi.

”What’s wrong with you?” An Jing asked with concern. Wang Youbao wore his unhappiness on his face—she couldn’t pretend not to notice if she wanted to.

However, she wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she felt that Wang Youbao looked a bit thinner than he had a few days ago.

Without saying a word, Wang Youbao just looked at her and her husband with a look of aggrievement.

”...” An Jing had no choice but to say, ”Let’s go inside first.”

Following that, Wang Youbao dejectedly followed An Jing and Xiao Changyi into the courtyard.

The three of them took their seats in the main hall.

Seeing that Wang Youbao was still silent and just sitting there with his head hung low, his plump figure making his dejection particularly apparent, An Jing and Xiao Changyi exchanged a look, having no clue what was going on.

At the same time, they both felt quite unaccustomed to this behavior from Wang Youbao.

”Um... Youbao, you—” An Jing pondered for a moment, deciding to take the initiative to ask again, but before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a very dejected voice from Wang Youbao, ”An Jing, I’m hungry.”

An Jing was silent for a full five seconds before getting up and saying, ”Then I’ll go cook. Changyi and I haven’t had our lunch yet either.”

Before leaving the main hall, An Jing gave Xiao Changyi a meaningful glance, suggesting that since Wang Youbao tended to listen to him, he should try asking Wang Youbao what was bothering him so much today.

But Xiao Changyi didn’t ask any questions. Instead, he, too, stepped out of the main hall and into the courtyard’s vegetable garden, where he pulled up a large white radish. Then, in front of An Jing, he washed it clean in the kitchen and brought the washed radish back to the main hall and handed it to Wang Youbao.

As Wang Youbao, who had been sitting with his head lowered, saw the large white radish suddenly presented before him, he was stunned at first, and then, after looking up at Xiao Changyi silently for a long time, he took the radish and slowly began eating it, bite by bite.

Xiao Changyi still didn’t ask any questions, just sitting opposite Wang Youbao.

Wang Youbao also remained silent, just lowering his head and slowly eating the large white radish.

When An Jing brought the prepared food into the main hall, she found that neither Xiao Changyi nor Wang Youbao had said a word, but the large white radish in Wang Youbao’s hand was already half-eaten.

This left An Jing speechless.

”Don’t eat that anymore. The food is ready. Let’s have a meal,” An Jing said, and as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Changyi got up and went to the kitchen to bring in the meal.

Since Wang Youbao never helped in the kitchen, they were definitely eating this meal in the main hall.

Once all the food was served on the table of the main hall, An Jing and Xiao Changyi sat down together.

Seeing Wang Youbao still lowering his head to eat the radish, An Jing couldn’t help but feel torn between laughter and tears, and said again, ”Stop eating the radish, all the dishes have been served, let’s eat.”

Wang Youbao finally spoke up, his voice small, ”It’s from Changyi.” Therefore, he intended to finish it no matter what.