Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool-Chapter 46: It’s Perfectly Clean Here, Not a Single Little Ghost

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: It’s Perfectly Clean Here, Not a Single Little Ghost

"Come on in, son-in-law. Take off your shoes and warm up on the kang."

Lu Yuan had been chatting for a bit with his wife and his young brother-in-law.

Then, his second aunt came in from outside and spoke.

Everything was tidied up, and it was time to cook.

Lu Yuan nodded, getting ready to go to the east room, take off his shoes, and get on the kang.

As he passed through the main room, he happened to run into Su Liyan’s mother coming in.

Su Liyan’s mother looked at her son-in-law, her face beaming with affection. She immediately said with a wide smile:

"Yuan’Er, what do you want to eat tonight? Mom will make it for you."

Lu Yuan laughed.

"Oh, anything is fine. Maybe some braised ribs, a bit of pig’s head meat, some steamed white rice... we don’t need to be fancy."

Hearing Lu Yuan’s words, the others were secretly speechless. This was way beyond "not fancy."

Just then, Su Liyan came out of her room and said:

"Mom, I can do it. I know what my man likes to eat."

Everyone nodded at this. Then, all the men of the house, except for Su Changliang, took off their shoes and got on the kang.

The women got busy cooking at the stove in the main room.

Su Changliang became the food runner, helping to bring dishes and such.

The house was quite bright. Lu Yuan had brought over a number of Spiritual Lamps from the Zhao Family.

With a few Spiritual Lamps lit, the small adobe house was truly well-lit.

The kang was warm, too. The fire used for cooking was right underneath it, and after a while, the kang got so hot it could burn your bottom.

You had to put a quilt down to sit on it.

Su Liyan’s father and two uncles were the honest, salt-of-the-earth farmer types.

They weren’t very talkative.

Not the kind who could chat up a storm at the dinner table.

It was a little quiet, but that wasn’t a problem for this kind of gathering.

You just make a little small talk, and then you drink.

Especially since with Lu Yuan’s arrival, the table was laden with fine dishes.

The kind of food they couldn’t even afford for the New Year.

It was all meat, all white flour.

With food this good, how could you not be busy eating?

So the men ate and drank, chatting idly. Although it was a bit quiet, there were no awkward silences.

After all, they had Lu Yuan, who was a smooth talker.

He could chat about this and that; there was always something to talk about.

Meanwhile, things were much livelier over with the women cooking in the main room.

Su Liyan’s mother, her two aunts, and Su Liyan herself.

The four women were chattering away, their faces all smiles as they talked nonstop.

They were all genuinely happy.

The family had gained such a capable son-in-law.

From now on, the Su Family would be able to hold their heads high in the village.

As for the food they cooked, the women would set aside a small bowl for themselves and carry the large portions to the kang to serve their men.

There was nothing really to be said about this.

Nothing to be resentful about.

There was a reason for it. Right now, it looked like the men were just lazing about, being served by the women like kings.

But this was autumn and winter, when there was no work in the fields.

When the busy farming season arrived, their men would have to work shirtless under the scorching sun all day long.

At the end of the day, their feet would be covered in blisters.

Their hands would have several calluses worn raw.

To put it bluntly, when it was time to irrigate the fields... 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

...their men had to grab their hoes and shovels and fight tooth and nail with others over water.

So, serving their men now was truly nothing to complain about.

Any feminist talk here would get you smashed into a pulp and made into dumplings.

...

「Around seven or eight in the evening.」

They had been eating for nearly two or three hours.

It had to be said, the liquor here was delicious.

It was pure grain liquor, and more importantly, it wasn’t very strong.

In fact, not just here, but even in ancient China, the preferred liquor was this kind with around 30% alcohol content.

The ancients drank to get pleasantly tipsy, not blackout drunk.

You don’t actually think Li Bai wrote all those breathtakingly brilliant poems after chugging 50%-plus-alcohol Maotai, do you?

Speaking of which, the high-proof baijiu popular in China today...

...only became a thing because the Russians liked it, and we were trying to curry favor with them.

In ancient times, people always drank this less-potent type of liquor; the technology to make it stronger didn’t exist anyway.

This kind of liquor was truly delicious and didn’t get you too drunk.

However, even if it wasn’t strong, you couldn’t help but get drunk if you drank too much.

Of course, Lu Yuan was fine. With his Holy Body, he could drink as much as he wanted.

He just felt a little dizzy.

His father-in-law and two uncles, however, were completely drunk.

They were all passed out on the small table on the kang, snoring away.

Liquor was expensive to begin with, and a typical farming family would only sneak a sip or two on rare occasions.

But today, with their son-in-law visiting, they brought out entire jars.

Especially since the liquor their son-in-law bought was the finest jarred liquor from the city.

The men’s mouths watered, and coupled with their high spirits, they simply drank too much.

Seeing the three of them fast asleep, Lu Yuan got off the kang and put on his shoes.

Normally, this would be the time for everyone to go to their respective homes and sleep it off.

But Lu Yuan had just woken up from a nap this afternoon and wasn’t sleepy now.

As Lu Yuan got off the kang, Su Liyan, who was sitting in the main room chatting with the aunts, saw him.

She quickly came in and said:

"Dear?

What do you need? I’ll get it for you."

Lu Yuan waved his hand.

"I’m not eating anymore. They all drank too much and fell asleep."

When Lu Yuan left the east room, he saw that his mother-in-law and the two aunts had also finished eating and were chatting in the main room.

He didn’t see Su Changliang, but the light in the west room was on, so he was probably studying.

Seeing Lu Yuan come out, Su Liyan’s mother also smiled at him and said:

"Yuan’Er, all finished eating?

How was the food Mom made?"

Lu Yuan also said with a smile:

"It was delicious. That stewed chicken was absolutely amazing."

Su Liyan’s mother was truly happy to see that her son-in-law enjoyed her cooking.

She had been worried that since her son-in-law was used to eating out at fine restaurants, he would look down on her home cooking.

Immediately, Su Liyan’s mother said quickly:

"Well then, Yuan’Er, you should go back and rest. Liyan, quickly help Yuan’Er back."

Su Liyan nodded repeatedly, about to help her man back.

However, Lu Yuan waved his hand and said:

"It’s fine, it’s fine. I’m not that drunk. I took a long nap this afternoon, so I can’t sleep now anyway.

I heard from Changliang that there’s a reservoir here, right? He often goes fishing there. I hear there are a lot of fish.

I’m going to go try my luck."

Hearing this, Su Liyan’s mother nodded repeatedly and called towards the west room:

"Quick, Changliang, bring your fishing rod and basket for your brother-in-law."

Su Changliang heard her from the west room, ran out to his own room, and brought the things over.

As he handed them to his brother-in-law, he glanced at his mother and blinked.

"Mom, can I go with my brother-in-law?"

But Su Liyan’s mother just glared at him and said:

"Go study!"

Hearing that, a dejected Su Changliang lowered his head and went back.

Lu Yuan, carrying the gear, said his goodbyes and was about to leave.

Lu Yuan knew where the reservoir was; he had seen it on his way here.

But just as he stepped outside, a chilly wind blew past, making Lu Yuan shiver.

Hmm...

Blinking, Lu Yuan turned back around. He rubbed his hands together and looked at his mother-in-law with some embarrassment.

"Um...

Mom... there aren’t any of... those things... around here, are there?

I’m a little spooked by that kind of stuff..."

Su Liyan’s mother froze for a second, then remembered that her son-in-law was perfect in every way, except that he was a bit of a coward.

He was quite afraid of Xingzi.

Immediately, Su Liyan’s mother said hastily:

"No, no, don’t you worry, Yuan’Er. This place is clean. There isn’t a single little ghost around."

Oh~

Then Lu Yuan was relieved.