Later, Tang Yazi returned to the southern military camp, and their married life had to be suspended.
But he comes back for two nights at the end of every month.
During those two nights, he almost didn't let her sleep.
After dinner, I got into bed and lay awake until dawn.
He can be said to be a complete idiot when it comes to contraception.
It can be said that he only half understands how to get his wife to conceive a child.
From Yang Ruoqing's point of view, not only Luo Fengtang, but the men in Changping Village probably don't understand why men and women get married.
The real secret of having a baby just by sleeping under the covers.
But Yang Ruoqing understands.
So every time she had sex with him, within twelve hours, she would secretly make herself a bowl of soup and drink it.
In the past four months, her stomach has not moved at all, and her menstrual period comes on time every month.
This was her only secret, and she didn't even tell Luo Fengtang.
Will it hurt your health if you drink too much of this medicine?
It's medicine that's three parts poison. Don't try to conceive but can't, then you'll cry.
Hey, contraception is a problem!
Preparations for the Winter Solstice Festival are proceeding in an orderly manner.
Yang Ruoqing cooked lunch and brought it to Tuoba Xian's house in a multi-layered red lacquered wood lunch box.
Tuoba Xian was wearing a thick cotton coat with a scarf made of rabbit fur around the collar.
Sitting in a large warm bucket with a backrest, his legs were covered with a thick layer of clothes.
Even so, she still huddled up and looked extremely cold.
Seeing Tuoba Xian's appearance, Yang Ruoqing smiled.
"Mom, it's time to eat. Your hands and feet will feel warm after eating!"
She came over, put the lunch box on the table in front of Tuoba Xian, and took out bowls of hot, fragrant meals one after another.
Pork stewed with vermicelli, fish head braised with radish, baby greens, poached eggs, a bowl of white rice, and two steamed buns.
"Mom, come on, let's eat a steamed bun first."
Yang Ruoqing took a steamed bun to Tuoba Xian.
Tuoba Xian held the steamed bun in her palms with both hands, as if feeling the warmth.
"Qing'er, you and Feng Tang, how did you spend this severe winter in the past? It's too cold..."
Tuoba Xian said, his voice trembling slightly.
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips and smiled.
"Mom, isn't it cold in the north? I heard that it has snowed a few times, right? But it hasn't snowed here yet!" she said.
Tuoba Xian said: "It's dry and cold in the north, but it's wet and cold in the south."
"If it's dry and cold, it won't be so cold if you hide in the house and light the charcoal stove."
"But it's cold everywhere here. There seems to be cold wind blowing into my neck and body."
"Look at me, I don't even dare to stretch my neck, I'm like a turtle with a shrunken head." Tuoba Xian said teasingly.
Yang Ruoqing looked at Tuoba Xian's shrinking neck and couldn't help but laugh.
"Mother is not a tortoise, she is a golden branch and a jade leaf," she said.
Tuoba Xian smiled bitterly: "No one is born superior to others. We are all grain eaters."
"The difference is just in status and the environment in which they grew up," she said.
Yang Ruoqing saw that Tuoba Xian was a little depressed and quickly changed the topic.
"Mom, you eat it while it's hot, and eat more. When Tangyazi's family comes back later, she'll be so heartbroken when she sees her losing weight," she said.
When Luo Fengtang was mentioned, Tuoba Xian showed a happy smile on his face.
"Tomorrow is the winter solstice. He should be back, right?" she asked.
Yang Ruoqing nodded: "I should be able to."
Tuoba Xian said: "That's good, you two can be reunited."
Yang Ruoqing blushed.
"Mom, I want to discuss something with you," she said.
"Tell me and listen." Tuoba Xian temporarily put down the steamed bun that was on her lips and looked up at Yang Ruoqing.
Yang Ruoqing said: "It's a bit cold in this room, and just a heating bucket is not enough."
"I asked someone to make a heated kang in the wing room on the left, and asked my mother to move there to live there during the severe winter, as it would be warmer," Yang Ruoqing said.
…
In the afternoon, the sun disappeared in the sky and the north wind began to blow.
The north wind is getting stronger and stronger, howling past.
The north wind was mixed with fine snow particles.
In the kitchen of her parents' house, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Sun were kneading the dough enthusiastically.
Yang Ruoqing was chopping mutton on the side.
Xiaoan, Xiaojie, Xiaohua and a group of children were playing in the yard at the door of the kitchen. The children were not afraid of the cold, chasing and playing, and they were still shouting a song made up by someone who didn't know:
Snow seeds fall, snowflakes fall,
Xiaoan's wife arrived home.
He can also collect shoes and make cakes.
Xiao An laughed happily, haha!
The singing reached the kitchen, and Yang Ruoqing smiled and glanced at the door.
"These little brats, they are so young and they are married to each other. I will catch them and give them a spanking!" She said with a smile.
Da Sun said crisply: "Children today are all human beings and understand everything."
"A few times ago, Xiaojie asked me when she could get married? It made me laugh to death!"
Sun and Yang Ruoqing also cast interested glances.
Sun said: "It is estimated that in the second half of the year, our family will hold wedding banquets one after another. She is curious about it!"
Mrs. Sun nodded: "Isn't that right? She is hiding in the house alone, secretly covering her head with a red scarf and pretending to be a bride!"
"You're not shy even if I catch her, and you ask her when she's going to get married too?"
Sun and Yang Ruoqing both laughed.
Yang Ruoqing then asked: "Auntie, how did you come back to Xiaojie?"
Da Sun said: "I told her that she must be at least fourteen years old, about the same age as her sister Qing'er."
"Xiaojie asked if she could get married two years earlier, at the age of twelve?"
"I just slapped her on the butt. What a thief. Her father and I haven't even warmed up the little cotton-padded jacket yet. We're just looking forward to running away. You're heartless!" Da Sun said.
Yang Ruoqing laughed.
Mrs. Sun laughed so hard that she burst into tears, and said to Mrs. Sun, "How old is Xiaojie? How do you know that? When she becomes sensible in two years, she will be shy and won't ask anymore."
Everyone talked and laughed again.
When the dough was almost kneaded, Mrs. Sun put it in a large wooden basin.
Then start preparing the large sieve for noodles and dumpling wrappers.
Here, Yang Ruoqing's mutton is almost chopped.
Cut the onion, ginger and garlic into fine pieces and stir together with the mutton stuffing.
Then, sprinkle an appropriate amount of salt, Shao Knife wine, and hay ashes into it, and stir again.
Drinking licorice ashes with wine can effectively remove the mutton smell while maintaining the deliciousness of the mutton itself.
Finally, add an appropriate amount of soy sauce into it for coloring.
The prepared mutton stuffing is ready and placed in two open bowls. Just wait until the dumpling wrappers are rolled out before you can start making dumplings.
"Sister, brother-in-law is back!"
At the door of the kitchen, the children's joyful shouts suddenly came.
