It was completely dark now, and the mountains covered in silver made the originally dark night sky a little brighter.
"Yueyue, it's me."
Lu Xinghe's pleasant voice came from outside the hospital.
When Chu Yue heard the voice, her steps were a little faster with joy, and she almost ran towards the courtyard gate.
The moment she opened the door and saw Lu Xinghe, Chu Yue resisted the urge to throw herself into his arms and stepped forward to hold his hand and look him over, "Ms. sir, why are you back? Are you okay on the road?"
Lu Xinghe smiled and raised his hand to touch her head.
"Everything is fine, everything goes well." After saying that, he took her hand and went into the house first. "You dare to run out without even wrapping your clothes tightly. What should I do if I catch a cold again?"
Chu Yue leaned her head against his arm, "I'm so happy to hear that you're back."
Yun Cuihe originally wanted to go out and have a word with Lu Xinghe, but she wrapped herself in clothes and arrived at the door. Seeing the couple's inseparable appearance, she smiled and went back into the house.
Lu Xinghe sent Chu Yue back to the house. Lu Dagui had already unloaded the mule cart and led the mules to the pig pen.
He kept his voice low so as not to disturb the sleeping people in the room.
"Xinghe, can I pick up Tiedan tomorrow? This will pull him out of bed, and I'm afraid he will catch a cold."
Lu Xinghe nodded hurriedly, "Okay, come over to our house for dinner tomorrow morning, and I will pay you today's wages then."
"Okay, then I'll go back first."
After saying that, he waved his hand towards Lu Xinghe and left.
Lu Xinghe closed the courtyard door, turned around, and saw that firewood had been lit in the kitchen, and Chu Yue, who was fully dressed, was boiling water for him in the kitchen.
Lu Xinghe smiled and couldn't help but think to himself, this must be the reason why he insisted on rushing back overnight.
He suppressed his thoughts deep in his heart and walked into the kitchen.
When Chu Yue saw him coming, her eyes turned into crescent moon smiles, "Ms. sir, please sit down for a while. The water will be boiled soon."
"Um."
"Are you hungry? Do you want me to get you something to eat?" she asked again.
Lu Xinghe shook his head, "It's too late, I won't eat."
Chu Yue looked in his direction again, "Ms. sir, why did you come back suddenly? It's so dangerous to travel at night."
Lu Xinghe blurted out four words, "I'm afraid you'll catch a cold."
Hearing his answer, Chu Yue felt her cheeks were a little hot, and the firelight in the stove danced on her cheeks, making her face turn orange.
Seeing the little girl lowering her head, Lu Xinghe raised his hand to cover the raised corners of his lips.
After the water was boiled, Chu Yue left the kitchen to Lu Xinghe.
She added charcoal to the kang again and lay on the bed waiting for Lu Xinghe.
After Lu Xinghe finished washing and lay down on the bed, Chu Yue naturally hugged his arm.
"Ms. sir."
"Um?"
"Lu Shanshan is here today."
Lu Xinghe lowered his head and looked at the little girl lying next to him, "She didn't do anything to you, right?"
"No, she is pregnant, but she seems to have accepted her current husband-in-law. Today she came to me for a prescription for her husband-in-law."
Chu Yue had no intention of telling what recipe she was asking for, and Lu Xinghe wasn't interested at all.
"Since he is a patient who comes to our door, we can make money if we can."
Chu Yue smiled and arched her eyebrows, "I think so too."
Lu Xinghe touched her head and said, "Go to sleep, it's getting late."
"Um."
Chu Yue hugged Lu Xinghe's arm and closed her eyes.
After a moment, the corner of her lips curled up with a hint of cunning, she raised her head and took a sip on his side, then let go of his arm, turned her back to him and closed her eyes again.
He seemed to remain calm, but his heart was beating wildly because of his crazy actions.
Your husband won't think she's frivolous, right?
Lu Xinghe was stunned when he was kissed fiercely by the little girl.
He raised his hand and gently stroked his cheek, then looked in Chu Yue's direction, turned sideways and held her in his arms.
"Little girl, you are getting bolder and bolder."
Chu Yue said nothing, smiled and hugged his hand around her, found a comfortable position in his arms and fell asleep.
Looking at the sleeping little girl in his arms, and the faint scent of soapberry exuding from her hair, Lu Xinghe's heart became extremely calm.
…
The next day, the yard was covered with snow again.
Although the snow in the yard only reached my ankles, the surrounding areas that had not been cleared were already almost submerged in my calves.
Lu Dagui came early in the morning. When he arrived, Tiedan had already gotten up and was sitting in the kitchen with several children at home.
Breakfast is being made in the kitchen and the fire is lit, making it warm.
Seeing Lu Dagui, Tiedan ran towards him with surprise on his face.
"father."
Lu Dagui looked at the snow in the courtyard and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, "Don't come over here. Wet your trouser legs carefully. I'll go over and do it."
After hearing this, Tiedan stood at the door of the kitchen and waited.
Lu Dagui approached the kitchen and touched his head, "Were you obedient yesterday?"
Yun Cuihe, who was cooking, said with a smile, "Tiedan is an obedient child, with a bright eye and a clever person. When there is something to do at home, he and Xiaozhu help out."
"That's good."
Lu Dagui picked up Tiedan with one hand and put it back in front of the dining table.
At this moment, Lu Xinghe walked into the kitchen and threw a small gray cloth bag in Lu Dagui's direction.
"Your wages, then."
Seeing this, Lu Dagui hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the wrapped cloth bag in his hand.
He weighed it in his hands. Whether it was size or weight, the package of copper plates seemed to be more than thirty coins. He looked at Lu Xinghe with doubt on his face.
"This is?"
"What Yueyue means is that I want your help to ask who wants to sell their fields. According to the current situation, the price of the fields will not be too high."
Lu Dagui understood what Lu Xinghe meant as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly patted his chest in assurance.
"Don't worry, I'm good at asking for information."
Lu Xinghe hummed, "It is best to have a large area of land with better soil quality. It will be convenient for us to contract it out at that time. In addition, for every acre of land sold, we will give you a commission of ten cents. What do you think?"
Giving a commission was Lu Xinghe’s own intention.
After all, it was not true that the two taels of silver stolen from his home were true. Now that Lu Dagui had changed his ways and worked so hard at home, he thought of making up for it in other ways.
Lu Dagui's eyes lit up when he heard that there was a commission for buying the land.
"Okay, I'll go out and ask after dinner."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry. Let's wait until the snow gets lighter."
After Lu Xinghe finished speaking, he went out of the house and took the jars that Chu Yuerang had brought yesterday from the mule cart. There were twenty jars in total, and they were all stacked in a corner of the kitchen.
After the family had eaten, Lu Dagui put the bamboo hat on Tiedan's head and carried him home.
While Yun Cuihe and Chu Yue were in the main room, Lu Xinghe took out the money from yesterday's vegetable sale. The sound of a large package of copper plates hitting each other made several children open their mouths in surprise.
"so much!"
