Chapter 86 - 084 Three of those things
Zhao Chun’s face was flushed, his neck thick with redness. In a hoarse voice, he called out, "Tian Sangsang, I’m done washing."
Outside, Tian Sangsang replied, "All done? Then I’ll come in to fetch the water."
"No! No! No!" He spat out three hurried words, clutching a blanket around him, balancing on one foot like a golden rooster standing alone, and inching his way behind the door.
"Um... I don’t have clothes." His voice was as faint as that of a mosquito.
Tian Sangsang leaned her ear closer to the door. "You don’t have what? Can you speak louder? I can’t hear you."
"I don’t... have clothes." His voice grew even softer, somehow quieter than before.
Tian Sangsang wiped off her sweat and shouted, "Are you even a man? Didn’t you eat today? Speak louder! On the day of the robbery, didn’t you yell super loudly? What don’t you have? Can you just say it all at once?"
Zhao Chun lowered his head, muttering to himself, "You still remember the robbery, huh? That happened so long ago. I can barely recall it. But no way—absolutely no way am I shouting loudly again. This woman is terrifying! I never want to drink vinegar again."
"I don’t have any clothes." Zhao Chun raised his voice slightly, closing his eyes as he said, "Lend me some clothes, please!" He thought to himself, "Tian Sangsang even has a son. Her household can’t possibly lack a man’s clothes, right? Well... wait. That’s not right. Rumor has it her husband left her because he couldn’t bear her being dark, fat, and ugly, abandoning her and their son. Maybe there really are no men’s clothes left in her house."
Tian Sangsang wiped her sweat again. Clothes? There weren’t any men’s clothes at her place. Sure, there were men in the village, but wouldn’t it be weird to borrow clothes from them?
She entered the space, heading to the underground mall, walking into several men’s clothing stores similar to Hailan House and Playboy. The menswear here looked ridiculously cool and flashy—not even a little bit close to the rural vibe she was looking for. Then she strolled over to the supermarket’s clothing section. There were lots of discounted items, but they still weren’t in a style from this era.