Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Visiting The Black Market
After holding her for a while, Li Chenmo let her go and took hot water to the bathroom to wash up. After the New Year conversation, Lu Jueyu thought he would push their relationship forward. But unexpectedly, after returning from her parents’ home, he didn’t say anything about the matter, and he didn’t do anything at night.

Although she didn’t say anything, she was actually expecting something to happen. After all, he was her husband and she wanted to be closer to him. But she was too embarrassed to remind him of their conversation, so she pretended to be nonchalant. It’s really hard to understand what he’s thinking.

As soon as breakfast was ready, Li Chenmo walked out of the bathroom. He helped her bring food to their room, and they ate together by the dim light of an oil lamp. Sitting on the Kang bed, Lu Jueyu poured a cup of warm soy milk for Li Chenmo and said, “Husband, drink it first to warm your stomach.”

“Thank you, wife.” He accepted the cup and said with a smile.

Li Chenmo took a sip of the soy milk and let out a satisfied sigh. He didn’t know how his wife could make such delicious soy milk. Since fresh milk was rare and expensive, most villagers would grind soybean and make fresh soy milk. But he never tastes soy milk tastier than his wife’s.

Seeing him enjoying the soy milk, Lu Jueyu smiled. She scooped a bowl of chicken porridge for him and placed it in front of him. After that she scooped a bowl for herself and ate it with the steamed buns. While the breakfast was simple, it was delicious and filling. Compared to other villagers who only ate coarse pancakes, their breakfast could be said to be lavish.

After they finished their breakfast, Li Chenmo went to wash the dishes while Lu Jueyu went to the kitchen. She took out a three layered bamboo basket from the cabinet and placed it on the table. She looked at Li Chenmo and saw that he was still washing the dishes in the backyard. So, she took out 30 empanadas she made before from her space and put them inside the bamboo basket. After that, she took out two jars of meat sauce and 30 scallion pancakes from her space.

Since today she only went to check the market, she didn’t take out too many items. After all, if she wants to sell more, she only needs to take it out from her space. She uses a fabric to cover the food before she closes the bamboo basket’s lid.

After putting on scarves, woolen hats and gloves, they locked the door and headed to town. When Lu Jueyu raised her head, she found that the sky was still full of stars. She looked at the stars in amazement. She had never seen so many stars in her previous life, either because she was busy at work and had no time to appreciate nature or because they were obscured by fine dust, smoke, and bright city lights.

Li Chenmo saw his wife looking at the sky while walking, so he held her hand for fear that she would trip. He held the bamboo basket in one hand and held her soft, little hand in the other. He raises the corners of his lips in contentment. When they arrived at the town, the roosters had just crow. Although this town is not as big as the county or city, the black market is very lively.

Covering half of their faces with a scarf, Li Chenmo took her hand and walked to the black market. Although it is called a black market, it is actually a few alleys away from the main road. Due to its remote location, this road has not yet been developed and is still a dirt road. Due to the snow, there were puddles everywhere.

Lu Jueyu walked behind Li Chenmo and observed the surrounding situation. She looked around at the people around her and saw that everyone was moving around quietly and talking quietly to each other. If she looked at them for a second longer, they would look at her warily and scurry away.

After coming to the black market, she realized how dangerous the situation in this era was. If they are caught, they would end up in jail or even shot to death. That’s why these people are so careful when making transactions. Most of them only buy and sell things with people they know well.

Lu Jueyu was not good at recognizing the way, and she only knew that they made several turns before they reached the place. Li Chenmo stopped in front of a dilapidated door. After confirming that no one was around, he knocked on the door rhythmically.

Not long after, the door was gently opened, and a man with half of his face covered by a cloth looked at them warily and asked in a low voice, “What do you want?”

“I’m looking for Houzi.” Li Chenmo said in a low voice.

Hearing this, the man looked around and said, “Come in.”

Under the dim light, Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu entered the room. Lu Jueyu looked around and saw many items inside. In addition to grains and various meats, there are also some antiques and jade. When her eyes fell on those jade stones, Lu Jueyu was shocked. She doesn’t know much about antiques, but she knows a lot about jade. Those jade stones are all top-grade quality.

After they walked into another room, the young man said, “Brother Houzi, these people are looking for you.”

The man raised his head and looked at them from head to toe. Judging from their clothes, he can tell that they are here to do business. The next moment, he asked, “Who told you about me?”

Li Chenmo took out a letter from his pocket and said, “You will know after reading this letter.”