Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

chapter 51

Almost the moment she opened her eyes, Liu Sisi jumped out of bed.

With a casual glance, Di Yelei was nowhere to be seen, and the scent of food wafted from the kitchen, making Liu Sisi feel exceptionally hungry.

She quickly turned to fold the quilt, and the bright red stain on the quilt cover suddenly stunned her.

Wasn’t it said that this body was already pregnant? Why would she still have her period? Could it be that she had a miscarriage last night because she exerted too much force?

Thinking about it, Liu Sisi became worried again.

But the current issue was to solve the inconvenience of her body first.

As Liu Sisi had not prepared for this beforehand, she felt at a loss. Should she use cotton or wrap wood ash in a square headscarf like she had read about before?

Suddenly, she missed the sanitary pads from her previous life.

After Liu Sisi finished tidying herself up, she quietly picked up the dirty quilt cover and slipped out of the bedroom. Once she soaked the dirty quilt cover and stood up, she almost bumped into someone standing behind her.

Di Yelei was standing not far from her, watching her.

Liu Sisi was flustered and confused, did he see the filth on the quilt cover?

She remembered hearing that some men were very particular about not seeing such filthy things and would consider it unlucky. She wondered if that was true.

Di Yelei’s eyes were deep and unfathomable, “I’ve already cooked the food, you go in to eat, I’ll wash the quilt cover for you.”

“No! I mean, it’s not necessary. Haha! That is… washing the quilt cover is a woman’s job. You go in and eat, and I’ll have it washed soon.” Liu Sisi waved her hand in refusal, stuttering.

Di Yelei’s eyes grew darker, but he didn’t say much. He just nodded silently, “Alright, I’ve placed the food on the table. When you finish washing, hurry up to eat. I caught a porcupine last night, so I might as well clean it up myself and eat it instead of taking it to the market to sell it.”

Having said that, Di Yelei turned and went into the kitchen. He soon came out with a porcupine and headed to the backyard.

It seemed that Ye Lei was upset, and Liu Sisi felt a little sad.

After washing the quilt cover, Liu Sisi went to the kitchen to eat. YingEr chatted with Liu Sisi, while she absent-mindedly responded, looking listless.

She had an intuition that she had neglected something, but she couldn’t remember what it was.

Meanwhile, breakfast started at the Di family’s old house.

Today’s breakfast was as usual – a pot of thin porridge where one could count the grains of rice at the bottom of the bowl. Paired with oil-free boiled wild vegetables, it was simply unappetizing to look at.

The most noisy one was Wang’s youngest son, Di Gao, who knew her preferences well as he had been pampered by her since childhood.

He only took one sip before angrily throwing down his chopsticks and crying, “Mom! I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat! Hurry up and get some meat from Third Uncle’s house. Third Uncle is getting stingier, and he doesn’t even give us any game to eat. They must want to starve me to death! Mom, go and get it quickly! I want to eat wild pheasant, I want to eat roasted sparrow, wu wu…”

As the child made a commotion, several other children who had been eating quietly also joined in the clamor. Before long, there was a chorus of crying.