As the New Year approaches, every household begins to decorate with lanterns.
After Chu Yue attended the important banquets and banquets in the capital, she led Chu Wenzhu, Lu Xingping and Lu Xingan to the hot spring village on the outskirts of Beijing.
The winter in Beijing is exceptionally long and cold.
Taking advantage of the free time during the Chinese New Year, I can still stay in Zhuangzi for a few months.
As for Lu Xinghe, after two days of busy work, she would go to Zhuangzi to reunite with her family. After all, she would see them in two days. When leaving home, she didn't feel too reluctant to leave.
Because there was some snow on the road, the carriage moved a little slower.
It was originally only half a day's journey, but we arrived at the hot spring village just before noon.
Knowing that Chu Yue and several children were coming, Yun Cuihe ordered the kitchen according to their preferences early in the morning. Now they were sitting around the table, looking outside the courtyard from time to time.
Until they saw the carriage at the entrance of the courtyard, a group of people hurriedly greeted them.
"Is the journey going smoothly?" Yun Cuihe asked.
During this time, she accompanied Lu Youchuan to recuperate in Zhuangzi, and her face became much rosier.
Chu Yue smiled and replied, "It's all good, but there is thick snow on the road, so it's a little slow, which makes my grandparents and master wait for a long time."
Wang Xuelan said hurriedly, "It doesn't hurt to go slower, as long as it's safe."
Several people were gathered into the courtyard. It was indeed much warmer in the hot spring village than at home.
The family sat around the big round table. There were no outsiders here, so they ignored the rules in the capital that men and women should sit at separate tables.
Everyone was eating and drinking, warm and happy.
After eating, Wang Xuelan pulled Yun Cuihe and Chu Yue aside.
She looked at Chu Yue, her eyes glancing at her lower abdomen.
"Girl, you and Xinghe have been married for more than four months. How has your body reacted?"
Her eyes were so straightforward, Chu Yue knew exactly what she was asking.
She brushed her hair behind her ears sheepishly.
"Milk, not yet."
Hearing this, Wang Xuelan was a little disappointed in her heart, but she still smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I just asked out of curiosity. You are still so young. It will happen sooner or later."
Chu Yue smiled.
"If there's nothing else to do, I'll go back to the house first. The carriage has been bumpy all the way and I'm a little tired."
Yun Cuihe on the side said hurriedly, "Go and have a good rest. My mother is still watching the affairs of Zhuangzi."
Chu Yue nodded slightly towards the two of them and went to her hot spring courtyard.
Seeing Chu Yue's back go away, Yun Cuihe looked at Wang Xuelan beside her.
"Mom, Yueyue is a doctor herself. Isn't it a simple matter for her to conceive a child? We don't need to worry."
Wang Xuelan sighed.
"I'm not worried about whether she can get pregnant, I just want to hold a few more great-grandchildren while I'm alive."
Yun Cuihe looked at her angrily.
"What unlucky words did Mom say? You and Dad are only in your sixties. As long as you have a good life and maintain your health, you will have a long time to come."
Wang Xuelan smiled and patted her hand.
"Yes, yes, yes, father and mother will try to live as long as possible, have more great-grandchildren, and watch our Lu family flourish with our own eyes."
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Chu Yue returned to the courtyard, remembering what Wang Xuelan had just asked her, and shook her head helplessly.
She and her husband are both in good health. The arrival of the child depends on fate, it will only happen sooner or later.
She is not in a hurry, but her family seems to be.
Thinking of Lu Youchuan's health, she couldn't help but feel that it would be better to have children earlier. While her grandfather was still here, she could spend more years with the children, at least she would not have any regrets.
"Ningdong, Qiu Shuang, I'm going to sleep for a while. When I wake up, I'm going to go to the hot spring. You can prepare some snacks and fruit wine for me, and then you can go and rest by yourself."
"yes."
The two of them were happy and left the house.
The hot spring is in the backyard, with a pavilion above it. The pavilion is surrounded by gauze curtains. On weekdays, when no one is bathing in the hot spring, the curtains are all closed and tied to the pillars. When someone is in the hot spring, the curtains will be released to block the water. All around.
The hot spring in this small courtyard was designed by Chu Yue alone. When she saw the result, she was very satisfied.
This time, Chu Yue slept until dusk before waking up.
She rubbed her hazy sleepy eyes, yawned, lifted the quilt and sat up from the couch.
"It's just a carriage ride all morning, but I'm so tired."
During this period, I exercised less, and as expected, my physical fitness also declined.
She twisted her stiff neck and stood up with her shoes on.
I had been injured twice in succession, which had done quite a lot of damage to my body. Maybe I could use the hot springs to recuperate.
She took off all the clothes on her body and put on a short tube top skirt that could only cover her key parts. The abdomen of the short skirt was only connected with a thin gauze, and her slim waist was clearly visible. visible.
After changing her clothes, Chu Yue went to the backyard wearing a thick fleece blanket.
Next to the soup pool, Ningdong and Qiu Shuang have prepared snacks, fruit plates and drinks.
The brightly colored fruit wine is packed in crystal clear glassware, which is very eye-catching.
Chu Yue lit a stick of sandalwood and poured a few drops of special medicinal liquid into the small soup pool. Then she took off the blanket and stepped on the steps next to the spoon to get into the water.
It was snowing heavily outside, and she soaked her body in the warm spring, not feeling the slightest chill.
While soaking in the hot springs, eating fruit snacks and drinking fruit wine, I just felt extremely comfortable.
I don't know if it was because of the hot springs in the past two days, but Chu Yue's sleep was very good. In order to let her have a good rest, Yun Cuihe also ordered everyone not to disturb her.
So much so that when Chu Yue woke up two mornings in a row, everyone had already had breakfast and went about their business.
Fortunately, the elders in the family were all from farming families. Unlike those families in the capital, there was no rule about morning and dusk, so she was at a leisurely pace.
She had no choice but to ask Ningdong and Qiu Shuang to bring breakfast to the room. After finishing her breakfast, she would go for a walk, and sometimes she would go to the workshop not far away to check.
With Lu Dagui and Zhang Qiuying watching in the workshop, she didn't need to worry about anything.
The two have managed the workshop for several years and have become very comfortable with it.
On the night of the second day, Lu Xinghe rode back to Zhuangzi in the dark.
Originally, he was going to leave early tomorrow morning, but after being at home for two days, Chu Yue was nowhere to be seen. He really missed her so much that he took advantage of the night to come.
At this moment, Chu Yue was soaking in the spring, unaware of Lu Xinghe's arrival.
Lu Xinghe did not ask anyone to inform Chu Yue. After handing the horse rope to Aji, he went to their small courtyard alone, wanting to give Chu Yue a surprise.
Entering the yard, there was dim light in the house, but she was not found when he walked in.
Lu Xinghe raised his eyebrows slightly, looking around the house, and suddenly raised his eyes through the small window at the back of the house and caught a glimpse of the faint light from the spring.
