Chapter 16: Peach Blossom Tree

Translated by Dan-Dan, Edited by Ahzinal

When Xi Yanqing reached home, he finally picked up the veil, shook it off and placed it on Luo Fei again. Luo Fei’s appearance today, he does not want more people to see.

　　
When the familiar sounds of firecrackers rang again, Luo Fei only saw the fireworks exploding near him from under the veil. He felt like he was in a dream. He was helped by Xi Yanqing to the ground. They held the red silk ribbon together and entered the courtyard. Next to them was a group of children who came to enjoy the wedding. They were laughing happily, chasing each other around non-stop, and scattering flower seeds — scattering flower seeds was a local wedding custom signifying that the new couple will live a happy and sweet married life and have a house full of children.

[They’re holding the red silk ribbon]

Luo Fei did not know until later that Xi Yanqing specifically told the children to sprinkle a little more.

[Editor: Oh my… Our gong is so eager and thirsty. Transmigrating to this world must be his gift from the heavens. :$]

“I’m troubling you to work again Grandpa Lin.” Xi Yanqing said. The Grandpa Lin he was referring to is the village head of Huaping Village. Village Head Lin was about seventy years old. His hair had already turned white, but his two eyes were still spirited, and he was fair to the people of the village. This person is very respected in Huaping Village, so most young people will find him to preside over their wedding ceremonies.
　　
“I ought to. You are all kids I have watched grow up. Now, you are all marrying one by one. This old man is extremely happy.” Village Head Lin finished speaking then patted Xi Yanqing’s shoulder. “Go, the fortuitous time is here.”

 

[T/N: People believed that rituals and things should all be carried out during specific lucky times.]

　　
Luo Fei was eager to eat, so when he heard these words, he immediately went to where he was supposed to stand next to Han Xu. Han Xu played a role similar to a bridesmaid in the wedding, so he stood next to him to help.

“First respects to the heavens and earth ~~~~~” Village Head Lin’s voice sounded at this time. He said the word “earth” so that the the end was drawn out and there was a lingering sound for a long time.

 

“Second respects to the honorable parents ~~~~~~”

 

“Husband and wife pay respects to each other ~~~~~~”

 

“Rites~~complete~~~~escort into the bridal chamber~~~~~~~”

 

All of the relatives and friends yelled “good!”, but Luo Fei stood still.

 

“Luo Fei, what are you thinking about? Enter the bridal chamber!” Han Xu, beside him, reminded. Somehow, Luo Fei seemed to be suddenly distracted.

 

“Wait a minute.” Xi Yanqing called to Luo Fei and whispered, “There is a cabinet above the bed, and there is food inside.”

“I know it!” Yes, there is food in the room! Why was he thinking so much? Anyway, he had already reached this step, so first fill the stomach and then see!

 

Luo Fei, at this time, began to move. He was helped by Han Xu into the house. When he felt that there should be no one coming in, he busily closed the door, then he lifted the veil and put it to the side.

 

He had a clear goal in his mind: Above the bed! A small cabinet!

Luo Fei roughly swept his gaze around the room and determined which cabinet it was. He opened the door and pulled out a food box from inside. The box did not seem high quality, but the things inside were fragrant. A bowl of braised pork with egg, and one! Bowl! Of! Rice!

[Braised pork with egg, I am so hungry (º﹃º)]

 

Rice! ! !

 

“You, you want to eat a meal?” Han Xu was speechless.

　　
“Are you hungry? Do you want to eat some together?” When Luo Fei saw each grain of the white, soft rice, he didn’t really want to share it, but after hearing Han Xu’s words, he must share. Hey! How is this rice so cute? It found a place so deep in his heart!

 

“This is what your Xi-gege prepared for you. I don’t dare to eat it.” Han Xu said, “I will go out to keep watch. You should eat a lot, don’t worry.”

“What a good bro!” Luo Fei picked up the chopsticks and began eating without even thinking about it. As for outside, who cared? This meat is really fragrant, this fish is so delicious; You can just eat and eat! Anyway, the most delicious out there would just be steamed buns and porridge, definitely had no rice!

　　　
Since Luo Fei had finally found this long-lost taste, plus him being really hungry, he had eaten the entire bowl of rice into his stomach in a matter of seconds. There was still tea on the side of the room, so he took it and drank some of it. He took the used tableware and repacked it into the box, then he put that into the cabinet. Once all of this was done, he began to carefully look around the house.

　　
When he first came to the Xi house, Luo Fei discovered that Xi Yanqing was clean; but he did not expect Xi Yanqing to organize the house so well. There are bedrooms in the Xi house, and, in the middle, there is what would be considered to be a living room. The living room is connected to the kitchen and the dining room. It is estimated that, except for the mud brick foundations, the layout is indeed like a modern two-bedroom, two-living room house which even had an open kitchen.

　　
Luo Fei is now sitting in the master bedroom. The bed took up half the space; a woven bamboo mat was spread on the bed flat and neat while, on the west side of the bed, two sets of cabinets were placed there. The cabinets were obviously the ones he had seen before. When you looked at the worn corners, you would know that they had been used for a long time. This was not unusual; However, what surprised him was the vanity mirror on the ground. This should be a new purchase. As for when he had bought it, Luo Fei could not tell.

　　
The quilt that Luo Fei had previously made had already been placed in the house on top of the cabinet. Luo Fei thought it looked okay. He got up and touched this and that, then he finally sat back on it and began to think about how much money was spent on the wedding.

 

At first, he thought that Xi Yanqing was as poor as him. After all, he still said that he wanted to count on his dowry to help fill his stomach. But afterwards, when he saw the bride-price that Xi Yanqing had gifted and the silver he gave him, he began to feel that Xi Yanqing shouldn’t be too poor but not so much as being considered  rich. Now, he really felt that he wasn’t able to accurately figure out how much family property Xi Yanqing had.

 

Did he have a lot of money or not?! It was impossible to not have any money, but was there a lot or a little?!

 

Today, when he went to fetch the bride, he rode a horse there. In this era, a horse is a very precious and expensive thing. A common one was already a few tens of silver while for some of the better ones, it was normal to go up to a few hundreds liang of silver. Even he, who has never seen horses before, felt that the horse they rode had bright and shiny fur, and its four limbs had strength. He estimated that it was not too good nor too bad. Then where did the horse even come from?!

　　
In his heart, Luo Fei felt that the situation of Xi Yanqing is much better than that of the Luo family. Right now, the wooden window in the room was covered with paper. He couldn’t see the situation outside now, but, from what he had just observed, he felt that it might not be too bad to follow Xi Yanqing after all.

 

Coincidentally at this moment, Luo Fei was thinking about Xi Yanqing and Xi Yanqing was also thinking about him.

　　
Xi Yanqing now understood why most of the ancient people wanted to get married at dusk. This is clearly so that they could finish paying respects to the parents, finish drinking wine, and then enter the bridal chamber to “eat a few bites”. Although he has not reached the point in which he can take a few bites of Luo Fei, if he goes in, he can still feast his eyes, right? This big day, he wanted to enter the house early but it was not easy to find a reason.

 

He also wants to know whether Luo Fei has eaten enough. All these villagers, he says a sentence, you say a sentence, talking incessantly.

　　
The villager folks had eaten well, but they were too embarrassed to just lift their butts and leave, so they naturally would stay and say something nice. It’s just that Xi Yanqing was in a hurry to enjoy his time alone with Luo Fei, so he felt that all that time was quite difficult to bear.

 

“I finally understand why you wanted to be married in the morning.” When the sun almost set beneath the mountains, the last guest finally left. Han Yang saw Xi Yanqing continuously looking towards the bridal chamber, he laughed and said, “It turns out you wanted to enter the bridal chamber earlier.”

 

“*Cough* That’s what I was thinking.” Xi Yanqing did not deny it.

 

“Ha ha ha ha ha, you!” Han Yang did not expect him to be so straightforward, so he heartily laughed, “All right, let us clean up outside. You should just enter the house to see your new wife!”

“Don’t, don’t. Let’s just clean up together; tidying up together is faster.” There were still people outside, so what could he even do if he went in? Besides, Luo Fei has not made any sounds for so long, so he guessed that he was most likely asleep. Thinking about it, he might as well take advantage of the time to hurry and clean up.

 

In the countryside of this era, people ate freely during banquets, so there was basically nothing left. What was left was just some fish and meat, but that too was also given to the auntie cooks who came to help. It was just a little something in return for their help. The melon seeds, peanuts and stuff, although there wasn’t much, was split amongst the children. Now, they just had to wash the used tableware, wipe the tables, send them back to the owners’ houses, and then sweep the yard.

Xi Yanqing did not fight with Li Yuehua to wash the dishes; instead, he went to wipe the tables and chairs, then put them together. After a while, Luo Ji, who was responsible for organizing the chairs, came over. He pointed to the small pile of tables and chairs in front of the house and said, “Xi-Di, your tables and chairs were all put there for you. The rest of them, me and Han Yang will send back. You should go rest early today.”

 

Xi Yanqing couldn’t just leave the work to Han Yang and Luo Ji: “Let’s just send them together; sending them together is faster.”

　　
Han Yang cheerfully smiled and patted the shoulders of Xi Yanqing: “You brat! How can the new groom go return the tables and chairs? Don’t be so polite with your brothers. We aren’t outsiders.”

 

Xi Yanqing thought that it didn’t seem suitable to leave Luo Fei alone at home, so he nodded and said: “Thank you for the hard work.”

 

Han Yang went to bring the ox cart to put the tables and chairs on it so that they would not have to run back and forth several times. Luo Yi, Luo Ru, and Han Xu were all going to help.

　　
In a short while, Luo Tian and Li Yuehua also had to leave. Luo Tian said: “Yanqing, Erbao is not very sensible. You are older than him, so please excuse him. In the future, if you find your hands full, just come find father and mother. We are one big family, so don’t be polite.”

 

Li Yuehua nodded: “Tomorrow, let Erbao return home to learn how to cook with Sanbao, so that you will be able to eat better in the future.”

 

Xi Yanqing laughed: “Don’t worry, mother, father, Erbao and I will definitely live well together.”
　　
Li Yuehua was originally all right, but after she heard that, some tears came again. Perhaps the ancient people’s point of view was that, after marrying out, they were someone else’s family now; so even though the two houses are so close, Li Yuehua still felt a little sad.

Xi Yanqing was not able to understand this frame of mind very well, but he still comforted the two elders very well and watched them slowly walk further and further away.

When he closed the main gates, he took a long breath.

 

Finally, finally only he and Luo Fei are left!

 

All these wedding rituals he went through! He was so tired that he must have lost at least three pounds. All this effort just so he could press down Luo Fei, this kid, to properly kiss a few mouthfuls!

 

Xi Yanqing thought of a good plan and opened the door gently. He went in to see… What? Really? He fell asleep?!

　　
Luo Fei actually woke up  when Xi Yanqing spoke to his mother and father. Because they mentioned Erbao, he was particularly sensitive. However, he suddenly realized a very serious problem, so he did not open his eyes and chose to pretend to continue sleeping. If, if Xi Yanqing really likes him as he guessed, then wouldn’t… wouldn’t he want to become husband and wife not only in name but in reality as well?! Like in the bridal chamber! The making love kind of couple!

　　　
He used to hear people say that when a man likes another person, then he most definitely… wants to do him/her*! Wants to do him/her*! Wants to do him/her*!

 

[T/N: The author typed 他/她 or him/her in the original text, and I just wanted to keep it that way.]

 

He acknowledged that viewpoint, but he is not prepared at all! Besides, Xi Yanqing likes him, but he does not like Xi Yanqing.

 

Thinking about his actions, Luo Fei still felt that it is right to pretend to sleep, at least until tomorrow!

 

So when Xi Yanqing’s finger was gently sliding over his cheek, Luo Fei’s entire body was dumbfounded.

 

Fuck! What is the situation?!

 

It was probably because Luo Fei’s accomplishments in his field (acting) were too reliable, so Xi Yanqing did not sense that he was faking it. His hand slipped past Luo Fei’s cheek. He couldn’t restrain his emotions, so he gently kissed Luo Fei’s lips until there was a knock on the door.

At the moment, Luo Fei didn’t know how many grass mud horses (slang for “fuck your mom”) have rushed through his heart. He heard Xi Yanqing go out, and, with a whoosh, he sat up! He was afraid that if he doesn’t sit up, in a while, it wouldn’t just be kissing his small mouth! Instead, it would be doing this and this, and then that and that!

 

Hate! His first kiss is gone just like that!

　　　
Luo Fei touched his mouth and stared at the door. He thought that something was strange, so he wore his shoes like slippers to go out. Just out of the door, he saw a woman standing in a black cloak. The woman was very tall and she was almost to Xi Yanqing’s ears. He was not able to see her face clearly, but she was presently standing at the gates. She greeted Xi Yanqing by cupping her fists: “Xi Da-ge, I will be taking Zhui Feng (the horse’s name means Chasing the Wind). Hope to see you again!”
　　
Xi Yanqing returned the greeting and also cupped his fists. He patted the horse he rode that day on the back: “Go now.”

 

The horse reluctantly rubbed against Xi Yanqing, then walked away with the female visitor. Xi Yanqing watched them leave for a little.

 

When Luo Fei saw this situation, he immediately sneaked behind the biggest peach tree in the courtyard.

 

“What are you hiding there for?” Xi Yanqing was actually so wily. After stepping into the yard and shutting the door, he immediately turned his head and directed his gaze at the peach tree.

 

“N-n-not hiding.” Luo Fei’s heart thumped thinking fuck! Just then, why didn’t he notice that the peach tree trunk was so thin!

 

“Oh, I understand what you mean now.” Xi Yanqing smiled and walked towards the peach tree that was full of flowers. “You said that I shouldn’t sleep on the bed tonight, so your meaning was…” Xi Yanqing stretched out the sound and pressed Luo Fei to the tree trunk. “You want it here?”

 

“W-what here?”

 

“Of course, it is your duty to do it…” Xi Yanqing bent over and gently smelled the fragrance of Luo Fei. “My good wife.”

 

“Wi–wi–wi…Fuck! Surname Xi! That’s not what I meant!” All the hairs on Luo Fei’s body were standing up. He forcefully resisted Xi Yanqing, “Y-y-y-you, you wait! I-I may not have woken up yet, so you just wait a moment, really just one moment! I will go sleep again for a little! Immediately!” Luo Fei carefully moved Xi Yanqing’s hand from his shoulder to the tree. After that, he moved two steps horizontally like a crab then rushed off flying into the house!

　

“Guang dang!” The door closed.

 

“Zezeze (clicking tongue)…” Xi Yanqing looked at the back of the figure escaping and laughed gloomily. “Xi Yanqing, ah Xi Yanqing. Didn’t I say we couldn’t be so hasty? Now it’s great. He’s been scared away by you.”

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