My Wife is the Vicious Supporting Character from an Era Novel - Chapter 15

Chapter 15

◎Going to Town◎

Feeling Wen Miao’s nervousness, Ji Baiqing was first stunned, then immediately smiled and replied, “Of course.” Seeing Wen Miao’s seemingly embarrassed look, her hands itched to pinch the other person’s cheek, but she finally resisted. She only teased her verbally, “So our Wen Miao is already willing to introduce me to her family.”

Wen Miao bit her lip and didn’t argue. After a while, she deliberately emphasized, “We’re just friends. Don’t think about anything else!”

Although Ji Baiqing didn’t understand the meaning behind the beauty’s words, it didn’t stop her from nodding and teasing Wen Miao again. “I didn’t know you liked me so much, Wen Miao.”

This was what Ji Baiqing truly wanted to say. After all, in her opinion, Wen Miao’s act of opening her heart to a friend she had known for less than a month could only be described by one word: naive. She didn’t seem like a villainess who had done a lot of evil at all.

Wen Miao’s ears turned red from her words. For a moment, she could only kneel on the bed, lean forward, and reach out to cover Ji Baiqing’s mouth. She said in annoyance, “You’re not allowed to say it again!”

“Mmmph.” Ji Baiqing was stopped. She had no intention of continuing to tease Wen Miao and quickly made a sound.

After they had been fooling around for a while, they were both a little tired. Lying on the bed, Ji Baiqing felt the familiar scent coming from Wen Miao, sniffed her nose carefully, and then fell asleep soundly.

…

After the Qingming Festival, there was more work in the fields. The southern plot needed to be tilled and sowed again. He Xiangyue and Ji Wei were so busy their feet didn’t touch the ground. Wen Miao and Ji Baiqing were treated like they were freeloading. During this time, Ji Baiqing had to be careful with her words every day. If she accidentally annoyed He Xiangyue, she would get a scolding. Wen Miao was fine, but seeing Ji Baiqing being so cautious made her a little nervous too.

After doing their own work, Ji Baiqing and Wen Miao had to cook every day and deliver the food to the fields. Seeing Ji Baiqing use a spatula to stir-fry a lot of dishes, Wen Miao also learned how to stir-fry. Although it wasn’t delicious, it was edible. For a young lady who had never lifted a finger before, this was already a huge improvement.

After the last batch of vegetable seeds was sown and fertilized before the dry season, the burden on everyone suddenly lightened. The village chief gave them a two-day holiday. The promise Ji Baiqing made to Wen Miao to take her to town could finally be fulfilled. Originally, Ji Baiqing wanted to take He Xiangyue and Ji Wei with them so the four of them could go on a trip together. But in the end, He Xiangyue waved her hand. “Your dad and I are exhausted to death, daughter. Just let us catch our breath.”

Thinking about it, Ji Baiqing asked He Xiangyue to tell her what to buy and wrote it down on a piece of paper. The day before they went to town, she and Wen Miao huddled together again, discussing what to buy. First, they definitely had to buy meat to nourish everyone. They also needed condiments, refined flour, wash basins… The scattered items filled a large piece of paper.

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The next day, before dawn, He Xiangyue knocked on their door to wake them up. Ji Baiqing was half-asleep and mumbled a few times. Not long after, she fell back asleep. Fortunately, Wen Miao woke up and gently woke her up. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a great beauty. She squinted her eyes and her voice was hoarse and soft. “A great beauty providing a wake-up call?”

Wen Miao was annoyed and covered her face with the blanket. Her voice was a little louder. “Get up quickly.” If she didn’t get up soon, the great beauty would really get angry. Ji Baiqing knew when to stop. She got up, stretched, and shuffled out in her slippers.

He Xiangyue took out the wash basin they shared and poured warm water for them to wash up. Seeing Ji Baiqing squinting and walking straight to the well, she said, “I’ve already poured the water for you! It’s not proper for a young girl to wash her face with cold water all the time. You’ll know it when your period comes.”

Ji Baiqing turned back and gave her a pleasing smile. After simply brushing her teeth with tooth powder, she washed her face perfunctorily. Wen Miao had already changed her clothes and was waiting for her to tie her hair. Since Ji Baiqing had helped her tie her hair for the first time, she had become the great beauty’s exclusive hairdresser.

“Wen Miao, wait a moment.” She went back to the room and changed into another outfit: a floral shirt and earth-toned pants. Although they had a few patches, it was already the best outfit in her closet. If Ji Baiqing didn’t have a thin waist, long legs, and fair skin, she would probably look ugly in this outfit. Even so, Wen Miao looked her up and down with dissatisfaction but didn’t say anything. She pursed her lips and let Ji Baiqing do her thing.

Ji Baiqing looked at Wen Miao’s outfit today and found it especially pleasing to the eye. The weather was getting hotter, and the daily temperature was approaching thirty degrees Celsius. Wen Miao was wearing a blue, sleeveless, long dress with a cinched waist. Her fair and slender arms were exposed. A thin necklace with a star pendant hung around her long neck, resting perfectly on her collarbone. This dress was very suitable for Wen Miao. It highlighted her full chest and small waist and made her look dignified. Ji Baiqing thought she would look perfect with silver-rimmed glasses. In the future, she could definitely become an internet sensation with just one video.

She changed her hairstyle twice, looked left and right, and still felt something was off. This made Wen Miao a little impatient. She gently tugged on Ji Baiqing’s hair, which was hanging in front of her from bending over. “Are you done? We’ll be late if we wait any longer.”

Hearing the worry in Wen Miao’s voice, Ji Baiqing soothed her. “It’s okay. We got up early today. I’ll be done soon.” After saying that, she let Wen Miao’s long hair down and moved it to both sides to cover part of her arms. She found a pearl earring and a pearl hairpin from Wen Miao’s jewelry box and put them on her. Finally, she clapped her hands in satisfaction. “Wen Miao, you’re so beautiful.”

Even though she knew Ji Baiqing’s straightforward personality, Wen Miao still felt a little uncomfortable hearing this. So many people had complimented her looks before, but her reaction to Ji Baiqing was the strangest. “Okay, let’s go.” Wen Miao changed the subject.

“Alright, wait for me.” Ji Baiqing went back to put on He Xiangyue’s military green crossbody bag and stuffed a sack inside. Then she quickly walked into the courtyard, took Wen Miao’s hand, and said, “Let’s go.”

“Hey, aren’t you going after you eat breakfast?” He Xiangyue called out, poking her head out. Ji Baiqing waved her hand at her, “Mom, you and Dad eat! We’ll eat in town.”

“This wasteful daughter!” Although she said that, He Xiangyue still ran after them and gave Ji Baiqing ten yuan. “Buy whatever you want. Don’t worry about the money.” After all, she earned money for her daughter. Ji Baiqing didn’t stand on ceremony with her mother and accepted it with a smile. “Mom, you’re so good~” He Xiangyue gave her a scolding look. “Okay, you two go now.”

Ji Baiqing pulled Wen Miao and walked toward the village entrance. They were going to take the ox cart to town today. Uncle Niu’s ox cart was waiting at the village entrance.