Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Chapter 023: Let Them Regret and Repent

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Zhang Shanni had tidied herself up and left the left wing just after six o'clock, searching around but unable to find Xie Jingchen's dirty clothes, so she could only head to the front courtyard.

For the countryside, six o'clock was not early. Diligent women were basically all up and had started their household chores. Even though land had not been allocated to individual households yet, in more remote areas, many people were already privately cultivating some wasteland, planting vegetables, and raising chickens, ducks, and geese, especially since communal meals had been abolished.

"Mom, let me help you." As soon as Zhang Shanni arrived at the kitchen, sure enough, she found Zhou Xiuhua washing rice. Seeing the several sweet potatoes lying aside, she swiftly washed them, helped cut them up, and started making breakfast porridge.

"Ah, little girl, why are you up so early?" Zhou Xiuhua was two parts more satisfied seeing Zhang Shanni up so early.

"It's not early, Mom. What else can I do?" Zhang Shanni chopped diligently, and in just three or four minutes, she had cut five sweet potatoes, ready to be cooked. She stopped and looked towards Mrs. Xie.

"There's no rush, you still need to go to town with Shitou soon, don't get your clothes dirty." Zhou Xiuhua stirred the rice porridge without even turning her head as she spoke.

"... Oh." Zhang Shanni felt a bit at a loss; although she had the original host's memories, some habits were not really her own, and she didn't know what to do. Just at this moment, Xie Jingchen finally showed up.

"Mom——" Xie Jingchen burst into the kitchen, sweating profusely, just in time to see Zhang Shanni standing like a little wife beside her mother-in-law, playing with the hem of her garment somewhat helplessly. When she saw him, she smiled joyfully, her dark face not diminishing her cheerfulness at all.

"Eh~"

Xie Jingchen's expression relaxed, as if he had just greeted his mother and turned his attention to Zhang Shanni, first with surprise, then as if figuring something out, said:

"Little girl, why did you get up so early?" He had just jogged around the village and upon returning to the bedroom and not seeing her, he truly got a fright. That's why he had hurried into the kitchen.

Seeing Zhang Shanni in the kitchen made him realize that his little village wife was probably used to getting up early—it was his baseless overreaction.

"I'm used to it. Brother Chen, where have you been?" Looking at his sweaty state, it was clear he had been exercising for a while.

Before Xie Jingchen could reply, Mrs. Xie chimed in, "Shitou, hurry back and take a shower, you're about to go out. Why are you still covered in sweat!"

Zhang Shanni silently nodded in agreement. In the apocalypse, there was no choice but to endure being dirty. But in this era, without zombies or monsters, her discomfort at seeing his sweat was apparent, giving him an innocent look: Your mom is right, go take a shower quickly!

Seeing Zhang Shanni's little gestures, Xie Jingchen laughed and said to his mother, "Then, Mom, I'll go take a quick shower."

"Little girl, let's not mind him. Once he's home, he still adopts those military habits, insists on getting up at five in the morning for a run, wasting all that energy!"

Zhou Xiuhua spoke to the new third son's wife as she saw her own third son leave.

"Mom, don't say that, Brother Chen is military personnel, his work is very dangerous. It's good that he does this; only by maintaining good physical condition can he face dangers fearlessly, and it greatly increases his safety!" Zhang Shanni paused for a moment, then quietly countered.

"Ah, your dad says the same thing. I don't understand, but having a good body is a must!" Seeing the third son's wife ready to defend her husband, Zhou Xiuhua rarely laughed heartily:

"Oh my, it's rare for you to think so clearly. This makes my heart much more at ease! A couple should understand each other like this, don't be petulant, you know?"