Li Xiu had no idea what Sun Ershan and his wife were saying behind his back when he got home. Even if he had known, he would've just laughed it off. 'Who doesn't talk about others behind their back, and who isn't talked about in turn?' He'd just let them say what they would.
He gently woke Zhou Lian and helped her wash up. After the couple finished their meal, he washed some fruit for her and had her sit aside to watch. Then, he started preparing the half-roasted suckling pig, scoring the skin, sprinkling on more seasoning, and letting it continue to roast slowly over a low flame.
"Bao'er, during the wheat harvest, I can just take some dry rations to the fields. You make sure to eat well at home," Li Xiu said, not pausing in his work.