After eating and drinking, it was already dark.He scalded the dishes with boiling water and took them to the sink to wash them. When he came back and filled up the thermos bottle, he saw Yan Bugui's family opposite, all bundled up tightly and about to go out with flour bags and oil bottles.Yan Bugui said that he would go to the grain station early to queue up, and he would feel at ease after getting it back early.

Soon, people in the courtyard left one after another, including Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and He Yuzhu's family.Liu Haizhong shyly asked Li Yang if he could think of a way to save them from queuing, but Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu scolded him - that's not how favors work.Li Yang spread his hands towards Liu Haizhong, smiled and said that they are all normal people, you are the only one who is confused.Liu Haizhong laughed dryly and said it was just a joke.

When everyone was gone, the courtyard suddenly became quiet.Li Yang fetched a basin of water to wash his face and hot his feet. When he was pouring water, he happened to meet Qin Huairu coming out of the central courtyard.She glanced left and right, stepped forward and asked Li Yang why he didn't follow him to the grain station.Li Yang laughed: "I'm going. What are you eating for dinner?"

Qin Huairu smiled even sweeter, pursed her lips and whispered that she and Xiaodang were the only ones left at home, while Jia Dongxu and the others went to the grain station.Li Yang was a little surprised - didn't Jia Dongxu lose the rations?Qin Huairu said that if he lost the ration, he had to get it back, otherwise he would have nothing to pay off the gambling debt.Li Yang laughed and asked her to come over early.

Li Yang returned to the house, took out a few thin stick noodles steamed buns from the space and heated them up, and also made a bowl of spicy soup to warm in the pot.This is what Qin Huairu will eat tonight - eating dumplings every day is not the same thing.After getting ready, he lit the brazier to warm up the room first.

After a while, Qin Huairu opened the door and came in with Xiaodang in her arms, saying that she was afraid she would cry if she was left at home.Li Yang took Xiaodang and carried him into the inner room, and asked Qin Huairu to go to the pot and bring the food.Qin Huairu's eyes lit up when she came in with steamed buns and spicy soup - there were crushed peanuts in the soup, which was rich in flavor, spicy and delicious, and her whole body was warm after drinking it.She had been hungry all day and relied on cold water to survive. Now she ate slowly and carefully, and she felt alive.

After eating and drinking, Qin Huairu washed the dishes and chopsticks, came back to take the basket, put the child to sleep first and put it on his feet - there was a bottle of salt water covering it, which was very warm.She turned around, stretched out her hands to hold down Li Yang, who was about to come forward, and whispered that she knew he loved to be clean, so she should get some water to wipe himself first.

Li Yang's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement, saying he would watch.Qin Huairu's face turned red all of a sudden, and she glanced at him but did not stop him.Anyway, I had already told him to eat and drink everything, and there was nothing missing. It would be bad if it ruined his mood.

Qin Huairu came in with a basin of hot water. Under Li Yang's unblinking gaze, her face turned red like a ripe apple with embarrassment. She wanted to turn around several times, but still followed his intention and did not avoid it.The warm yellow oil lamp was spread on her body, coating those rounded arcs with a soft honey color. Li Yang's eyes followed the light, sliding from the shoulder to the waist, and then slowly downward from the waist, making Qin Huairu's fingertips tremble a little.

"It's so ugly, what's so good about it?" She bit her lip, her voice so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Li Yang smiled and said he was not ugly, he was so charming.Qin Huairu finally couldn't hold on any longer and took the water aside. Before she could turn around, she was picked up by Li Yang.The two people fell into bed together, and the warm brazier forced all the cold air out of the room. The only sound left was the breathing of the two people getting faster and faster, like two streams of smoke stirred together by the same gust of wind, floating upwards in a tangled manner.Qin Huairu's arms were hanging around his neck, her fingers were inserted into the hair on the back of his head and she was holding it gently, occasionally tightening it, her nails digging into his hair and then releasing it, as if she was holding on to a life-saving rope.

After a while, the room gradually became quiet.Qin Huairu reminded in a low voice that he was holding her hair down, and Li Yang gave in. She quickly moved her hair to the other side, got into his arms again, and slowly played with a strand of her hair with her fingers.

"I spend more time with you now." She suddenly whispered, with a trace of emotion in her tone that she didn't even notice.

Li Yang looked down at her and said that during this period she had become more than half of his woman.Qin Huairu raised her head, with a trace of confusion in her eyes - why is it only half of it, and where did the other half go?

Li Yang patted her shoulder, sighed and said that the other half will always be with Jia's family and cannot be snatched away.Qin Huairu suddenly understood and said that she was the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. She gave birth to children there, so where could she be if she wasn't there.She asked again - is he willing to raise children for the Jia family?Li Yang said without hesitation, "Don't even think about it."

"I knew it." Qin Huairu pouted, "So, you can never snatch that little half away - but I have no intention of denying it to you. As long as you don't dislike it, I will always be with you. But after you marry a wife, it won't be so convenient for you to come back."

Li Yang smiled and said that she didn't need to worry about this matter, she would find a solution when the time comes.Qin Huairu suddenly suggested that it would be great if he married Jingru, and it would be much more convenient for her to visit.Li Yang asked her if she was telling the truth this time and wouldn't she stumble again?Qin Huairu said that she was scared of being punished by him last time, so how could she dare to be mean-spirited again.

Li Yang glanced at her and said something meaningful - I hope she will keep her word, otherwise don't blame him for being ruthless.Qin Huairu asked him if he was not afraid that he would be defeated.Li Yang laughed and said you can give it a try. When the time comes, he will tell people that she wants to extort money and food, and see whether the people in the courtyard believe her or him.If things really get serious, it's not impossible to send her to the street office or the police station and let her go to jail.

Qin Huairu pursed her lips and smiled, and was about to answer when Li Yang suddenly reached out and pressed her lips, listened for a moment, lowered his voice and said there were footsteps - it was probably her mother-in-law who came back with a stick.

Qin Huairu was stunned and asked if he could hear this.Li Yang only said that she learned the moves from others and asked her not to tell anyone else.Qin Huairu didn't dare to delay and quickly got up and put on her clothes.Li Yang said that some uncles would send food to her house tomorrow.Qin Huairu said that it was thanks to him this time. Her mother-in-law said that it was he who gave the three uncles the idea, otherwise the whole family would really suffer from the northwest wind this month.

She was fully dressed, picked up the sleeping Xiao Dang, walked to the door and then came back, gave Li Yang a gentle peck on the mouth, then turned around and left quietly.Li Yang opened the corner of the curtain and took a look outside. Sure enough, he saw Mrs. Jia Zhang walking towards the middle courtyard with a stick, so he lowered the curtain and lay back on the bed.There are still many things to do tomorrow - go to the subdistrict office to get tickets from Director Wang, pay back food to each household, and go to a department store to ask about the price of bicycles.He pulled the quilt closer to his body and closed his eyes.