After Transmigration, She Sold Herself to a Man as a Wife

Chapter 5

At this time, the mourning period was one year. Gu Jinchen's mourning period had passed, so he could get married normally now.

He had bought a lot of things, including red clothes and candles for the wedding ceremony.

In addition, he also bought her a set of clean clothes, a piece of cloth, and a package of pastries and sugar cubes.

When she came back with him, she only brought a small package containing her modern clothes.

Gu Jinchen was very well-mannered and did not touch her things at all. The package was still tied up by her.

She felt very surprised that he would buy so many things for her.

In recent days, she had learned about the situation at this time. Usually, ordinary farm families only gave one or two taels of silver as a betrothal gift and then it was done. There was nothing more.

This was the normal situation before there was no disaster.

On their way of fleeing the famine, even a small bag of rice could be exchanged for a daughter-in-law.

The things he had prepared for her were now equivalent to the normal betrothal gifts.

It should be known that she was just a daughter-in-law he bought, equivalent to the kind that could be exchanged for a small bag of rice. But he didn't have to treat her like this at all, just like what she said, giving her meals and a place to live would be enough.

But he still did his best.

Just for this alone, it made her feel warm and secretly determined to do her best to treat them uncle and nephews well.

Not to mention that as a food blogger, her cooking skills were still quite good. At least fattening them up would be no problem.

She got in touch with street vending shortly after leaving the orphanage and made quite a lot of money. The small courtyard and the farm she contracted were all earned bit by bit through her street vending.

If he agreed, she would have no problem going out to earn money and support the family.

Thinking of this, the awkward feeling she had just faded away, and her face was full of ambition.

When Gu Jinchen came in with hot water, this was the scene he saw.

"The water is boiling. I brought you the wooden bathtub I made for Older Baby and Second Baby earlier. I just made it not long ago and they haven't used it yet.

It's a bit small, just make do with it for a few days. I’ll make a new one for you later," said Gu Jinchen.

The Gu family was originally carpenters. Gu Jinchen had learned from his grandfather for a few years when he was young. Making a wooden bathtub was no problem at all.

"Okay, no problem, I'm not picky," said Luo Ge.

Although he said it was small, when he made it for the two little ones, he had estimated their growth. He made it bigger in advance.

He probably estimated the height of the two little ones. The tub was wide but not high. It was more like a wooden basin than a bathtub.

Seeing that the basin was almost as big as her current height, it was perfectly suitable for her to use.

"Mm," Gu Jinchen nodded when he heard her say there was no problem. Then he brought in another bucket of hot water.

"Add more water if you feel it gets cold. Call me if you need anything. I'll be right outside," he said, then paused and looked at Luo Ge.

"You can do it yourself, right?" he asked in a low voice, somewhat embarrassed after much hesitation.

She had been in a coma for days and had just woken up today. He didn't know if she had regained her strength.

Understanding what he meant, Luo Ge's face flushed a little. She nodded obediently.

"I can."

She felt weak all over when she first woke up. After having food and taking a nap, she felt much better now. She was just terribly hungry after all, not severely ill.

Taking a bath was no problem.

Seeing her confirm there was no problem, Gu Jinchen didn't say anything more. He turned around and went out, thoughtfully closing the door tightly.

The moment he closed the door, Luo Ge eagerly slipped into the wooden basin.

Scrub, scrub, scrub, wash herself clean.

After enduring for so long, she finally felt dirty all over. She had to wash up well.

Halfway through, she asked Gu Jinchen for help to add another basin of water so she could rinse herself thoroughly from head to toe. Finally, she felt much more comfortable.

There was no separate shower room in the countryside courtyards of this era. The women of the family would carry water in to bathe indoors, then carry it back out to pour away.

When Gu Jinchen came in to pour water, she was using the towel he prepared to dry her hair. Her semi-damp hair was draped over her shoulders, and there was a faint, floral scent around her.

For some reason, looking at her, he suddenly felt that strange, tingling, itchy feeling in his heart again.

Without lingering, he carried the water bucket out.

Luo Ge also followed him out. The sun hadn't set yet at this time, and drying her hair in the sun would make it dry faster.

Also, she had been eating white rice for days, and he had been taking care of her for days. It was time for her to do what she was supposed to do.

Helping to tend the fire, cook, and sweep the floor was no problem. These were all light tasks.

But unexpectedly, this man was very efficient. Ancient people went to bed early. While she was bathing, he had already finished all the work that could be done.

Seeing her come out, Gu Jinchen also paused. But seeing her steady steps and that she was fine, he didn't say anything.

"Come eat," he said to her, then turned his head to look outside the yard and called out to the two little ones playing with another child outside.

"Older Baby, Second Baby, come back to eat!"

"Okay!" the two little ones responded and immediately ran back home, carefully protecting their little pouches.

Luo Ge wondered why, and then saw the two little ones trot up to her, each carefully taking out a bird's egg from his pouch.

Older Baby said: "For you auntie."

Second Baby added: "Roast them, they’re tasty."

They finally found some and wanted to keep them for auntie to nourish her body.

"Where did you get them?" Before Luo Ge could speak, Gu Jinchen on the side saw them and asked.

Older Baby patted his pouch and pointed outside.

"Just over there in the grass. We didn't run up the mountain. We found them together with Tie Dan. We shared them."

"Yeah, we were very well-behaved," Second Baby nodded quickly following his older brother’s words.

Hearing this, Gu Jinchen didn't say anything else. Luo Ge silently put the bird eggs she received into the still warm stove.

Then she brought the two little ones to the wash basin to wash their hands.

"From now on, wash your hands before meals, otherwise eating with dirty hands will give you a stomachache," she instructed them after washing their hands clean.

There were many children in the orphanage. When the adults couldn't take care of everyone, the older children took care of the younger ones.

She was no stranger to taking care of younger brothers and sisters. Dealing with these two little ones now came naturally to her.

Seeing her get along so well with the children, Gu Jinchen felt much more at ease in his heart, convinced that he had chosen the right person.

As for the two little ones, they nodded quickly, extremely well-behaved, smiling sweetly with eyes shining bright.

But after she washed them, they still subconsciously chose to quietly withdraw their hands instead of getting too close to her.

Luo Ge noticed everything but didn't say anything. She just brought them into the main room to eat.

The small square table was just right for the family of four.

"We'll each have one. I can't finish it," she said.

The eggs cooked quickly. In this short time, they were already done.

Luo Ge didn't keep them to herself but gave each person one.

The little ones instantly frowned. The eggs were so small. They felt like they could eat a lot more. How could auntie not be able to finish one?

Gu Jinchen didn't say anything. He silently placed the chicken soup he had ladled into bowls in front of Luo Ge.

"Listen to your auntie. I got some wild chickens from the mountain yesterday when I had time. Finish this to nourish your body," he said first to the little ones, then the last two sentences were to Luo Ge.

Then he also ladled some for the two little ones and himself.

She didn't know if it was her illusion. When he placed the soup bowls in front of the two little ones, it seemed like their faces were full of refusal.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but be stunned. Could this family be even more well-off than she had imagined? Even these two little ones don't like chicken soup?

"Eat it, why are you staring blankly?" Gu Jinchen, who had already started eating, asked puzzledly upon seeing everyone not moving their chopsticks.

Hearing this, Luo Ge obediently started to use her chopsticks too.

"Auntie." The two little ones, seeing her actions, had faces that were almost wrinkled up, full of concern.

"Pfft." The next moment, as they had anticipated, Luo Ge spat out the soup she had just drunk.

She couldn't say what taste was in her mouth right now, salty and bitter, and also a strong burnt flavor, in any case very strange, and even a little dizzying.

Seeing her little face that was wrinkled up identically to theirs, the two little ones silently pushed the congee closer to her.

"Auntie, drink congee, congee is tasty to drink." The congee that had a slight burnt flavor at the bottom of the pot actually wasn't very tasty either, but at least it was drinkable, much better than the chicken soup by multiples.

Gu Jinchen, who was pretending nothing was wrong while drinking the soup: "...."

You guys might as well just directly say it's not tasty, no need to be so circumspect.

I'm very clear myself.

Otherwise I wouldn't be so anxious to find an auntie for you all...