Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 687

Chapter 687: Borrowing grains ( 1 )
Bai Luyun stood at her husband’s bedside for a long time before returning to the chair by the window and sitting there looking at her sleeping husband.

In the middle of the night, Lu Jueyu and Li Chenmo were awakened by a knock on the door from the front yard.

Hearing the constant knocking on the door, Li Chenmo sat up in a daze and said, “Wife, let me go see who is here in the middle of the night.”

Lu Jueyu was half asleep and half awake, snorting softly, but did not go back to sleep, waiting for her husband to come back.

After putting on his shoes, Li Chenmo went out to open the door with a small flashlight.

“Who is it?” he asked.

“Brother-in-law, it’s me.”

Hearing Lu Han’s voice, Li Chenmo remembered that he said he would send some seafood over. Opening the door, he saw Lu Han and Chen Anwen’s brothers standing outside. There were two big jars on the carts.

Seeing them, he said, “Brother, you are here so early. Please come in.”

Seeing his hoarse voice and messy hair, Lu Han smiled and asked knowingly, “Brother-in-law, did I disturb your sleep?”

Li Chenmo yawned and said, “I was indeed sleeping.”

Hearing his blatant words, Chen Anwen’s brothers were feeling embarrassed and said, “Brother Chenmo, we are sorry for disturbing you in the middle of the night.”

“It doesn’t matter. My brother-in-law told me yesterday that he would send something over,” Li Chenmo said.

After Li Chenmo finished speaking, they entered the house and he locked the door.

He looked at the big jars held by Lu Han and Chen Anwen’s brothers and asked, “Brother, is this what you want to give to my wife?”

Before Lu Han could answer, Chen Anwen’s second brother said, “Brother Chenmo, we are lucky today. When we went to the store, they just unloaded the goods from the truck and we managed to pick it first. Although the price was high, it was very fresh and the quality was also good.”

“Unfortunately, we can’t get oysters because they’re already reserved. Otherwise, we could make some soup with it,” Chen Anwen’s third brother added.

Hearing their words, Li Chenmo raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lu Han. It seemed that they didn’t know that he was the one who was selling the seafood.

By asking them to buy seafood with him, he was telling them that he did visit the black market but not for selling food but to buy food. After understanding Lu Han’s intention, he smiled and thought to himself that his wife’s brothers were really far different from what they showed.

When they arrived in the backyard, Li Chenmo led them to the back of the kitchen and said, “Brother, you can put the jar here.”

Lu Han and Chen Anwen’s brothers nodded, put down the jars filled with seafood, and wiped their sweat.

While they were looking at the vegetable garden, Li Chenmo came back with a tray. He handed the cup to them and said, “Everyone, have some water.”

Chen Anwen’s eldest brother took the cup and said, “Brother Chenmo, your vegetables are growing really well. Are you using the fertilizer sold in state-owned stores?”

Li Chenmo shook his head and said, “No, we use pig manure. After some processing, pig manure is better than the fertilizer we usually use.”

Seeing a flash of envy in their eyes, he added, “If Brother Chen wants it, you can come to my pigsty to pick up manure in the morning. Because there is too much, we usually transport the manure to the pit on the mountain everyday.”

Hearing this, the Chen brothers’ eyes lit up, but they hesitated. Their relationship with Li Chenmo was as good as a stranger since they didn’t have much contact daily, and it seemed inappropriate to take advantage of this distant family relationship.

“Brother, my brother-in-law’s pig manure is good. Even the brigade uses his pig manure as fertilizer. If you can’t come in the morning, then come in the afternoon. In the afternoon, my brothers and I are responsible for cleaning the pigsty,” Lu Han said.

After listening to his words, Chen Anwen’s eldest brother, Chen Anbing, nodded and said gratefully, “Brother-in-law, then my brothers and I will come to pick up the pig manure in the afternoon.”

“Brother, my wife and I have prepared the grains. When do you want to get it?” Li Chenmo asked.

“We brought the carts, so we can transport the food now.” Lu Han said.

Li Chenmo nodded and said, “Then please come with me.”

After drinking the warm water, they followed Li Chenmo to the east side of the house and saw him opening the underground door. Seeing this, Lu Han was surprised and said, “Brother-in-law, when did you build the underground warehouse?”

Having discussed this matter with his wife, Li Chenmo said naturally, “This was built by my ancestors a hundred years ago. My wife and I use it to store grains, flour and other daily necessities.”

Hearing this, Lu Han nodded as if understanding, and said, “So, this is where you store your food. No wonder you have so much food even if you didn’t go to the black market.”

Li Chenmo looked at him, noticed his expressions and asked, “Brother, what’s wrong?”

Lu Han looked at him and asked, “Brother-in-law, don’t you know what rumors people in the village are talking about you and Jueyu?”

Li Chenmo shook his head and asked him back, “What rumors?”

Seeing that he really didn’t know about this, Lu Han said, “Many people say that you and Jueyu are selling food on the black market. This is the reason why you have so much money to buy food.”

Li Chenmo listened to his words and smiled, “Their imagination is indeed very active.”

“Brother-in-law, many people know that you have no food since you came back after the distribution day. Although your father and brothers gave you food, the amount was not very large,” Lu Han said meaningfully.