Last night, Aunt Jiang gave Qinghuan 40 cents as a wedding gift. Qinghuan said that Li Qingyun would have to repay the favor in the end, so she let Li Qingyun accept it herself.

After moving, Li Qingyun took some time to visit Aunt Jiang's house and gave her fifty cents as a gift. Her daughter was getting married today, and it was said that she was marrying into a working-class family in the county town. The whole family was very happy.

After congratulating each other and exchanging a few pleasantries, they handed over the gifts and went home. Gu Tingzhou had already prepared lunch. Having been influenced by Li Qingyun recently, the food he cooked was quite delicious. Coincidentally, he also tried out the new stove, which worked quite well and did not block the smoke at all.

For people living in the mountains, making stoves and kangs are basic skills. Gu Tingzhou is meticulous and the things he makes are practical and beautiful.

Especially the toilet, a simple flushing device was specially made. The unused waste water is poured into the big bucket next to the toilet. After using the toilet, turn the switch under the bucket, and it will flush automatically. It is clean and the waste water can be utilized. Li Qingyun is most satisfied with this new toilet.

Logically speaking, Dabao is almost five years old and should sleep in a separate room from the adults. Anyway, there are many kangs at home, which are enough.

However, considering that the severe winter is coming soon, it is troublesome and not cost-effective for the family to heat two kangs. What’s more, if Dabao can’t take care of himself, he will catch a cold, which is no joke. So we decided to sleep on one kang for the time being and talk about sleeping in separate rooms next year.

After feeding her second baby and putting him to sleep, Li Qingyun assigned tasks to the two men in the family, ordering them around. One moment they had to tidy up the kang and put out the sheets and quilts, the next moment they had to clean the yard and put commonly used items back in place.

The two of them ran around happily. Li Qingyun put Erbao down and started to pack up. Soon, she put the things she moved in the right place for easy access.

The family decided to prepare a big meal tonight to celebrate moving into a new home. Li Qingyun began to pick up the ingredients in the space and prepare a sumptuous dinner.

Qinghuan was sitting upright on the kang over there. On the kang table next to her were some food that Sister Qiuju had just brought her. She moved a little and then put down her chopsticks, listening attentively to the noise outside.

When the banquet just started, she went out and toasted with Cheng Huaishan. The branch secretary read the marriage certificate to indicate that the two of them became a legal couple, and then she came back.

Sister Qiuju was afraid that she was hungry, so she specially brought food over and chatted with her about what happened at the banquet.

There were four tables outside, two for Cheng's close relatives and two for people from the village.

Everyone originally had some negative comments about the couple being so ostentatious about their second marriage, but when they saw Li Qinghuan's dowry, they were slapped in the face. They didn't expect that a girl who was marrying for the second time would have her family prepare so much dowry for her.

It is said that not even the betrothal gifts were left behind, but they were brought back as dowry for the daughter. Moreover, there were so many good things prepared. It is impossible for a daughter who is getting married for the first time to have so many, not to mention that she has to bring enough food for a year.

How did Cheng Huaishan come across such a good thing? No wonder he is so attentive.

Of course, Qiuju instructed her mother to pretend to let these things slip and make them known to others. Her purpose was to give Qinghuan face and prevent others from looking down on her for being a second marriage, and that she was no worse than a girl who had been married for the first time.

The widows and divorced women in the village who had previously set their sights on Cheng Huaishan have now given up their ambitions, and he has quietly found such a good wife.

After a few rounds of drinking, Cheng Huaishan had two too many drinks, but he was sober. Looking at his little white rabbit wife, he bravely stepped forward and did what he had always wanted to do. He pinched her cheeks with both hands, making her look at him angrily like a rabbit.

When Cheng Huaishan saw her, he felt like a cat was scratching his heart. He lowered his head and bit the woman's pouting mouth hard.

Qinghuan was a little dazed. Seeing that she had no objection, the man gently gave her a long kiss.

After the kiss, the two separated awkwardly.

After the meal, relatives and friends went back to their homes, and the relatives who came to help also left on their own accord, leaving the space to the newlyweds.

There were still many things to do at home, so the newlyweds had to get busy returning the borrowed tables, chairs, and benches, cleaning up the dishes, kitchen, and yard, and putting away the betrothal gifts and food brought by Li Qinghuan. After finishing all these things, they were so tired that they lay on the kang and didn't want to move.

When Li Qinghuan was collecting food, she saw some pork strips that her elder sister had brought her. She felt indescribable emotion in her heart. She felt that for the first time she was living like a human being, that she had a normal family and two sisters who cared for her.

My elder sister is right, life is getting better and better.

The two of them heated up some leftovers from lunch and ate them for dinner. Cheng Huaishan diligently got some water for his young wife to wash up, and the two of them went to bed early.

Over there, Gu Tingzhou, Li Qingyun and their family of four celebrated their move into a new home with great fanfare. Li Qingyun made a pot of pickled fish that everyone loved and steamed a pot of rice.

The fish I bought earlier was not finished in the space. There was no one at home, so I took it out and ate it.

I steamed an extra bowl of egg custard for Erbao. He changed a lot in a month. When Li Qingyun first came, he couldn't roll over, but now he can crawl around on the kang, and occasionally he can even turn over and sit up steadily.

Li Qingyun had already taken out the stroller that his grandfather had made for Dabao and washed it. Sometimes when the adults were doing something, he could put him in the stroller to play.

After dinner, it started snowing outside. Looking at the situation, I guess the snow will pile up tomorrow.

Gu Tingzhou smiled and said, "I didn't expect that I would catch up with him before I left."

"Catch up with what?" Li Qingyun looked at him puzzled.

"Hunting in the first snow, the snow will pile up shallowly tonight, which will be just right for hunting tomorrow. I thought I would miss hunting this year, but I didn't expect it to snow today.

I'm going to the old house to discuss things with Dad and the others. I'll be back later, so you guys go to sleep first." Gu Tingzhou said as he stood up, put on his old jacket, and went out.

After watching the man leave, Li Qingyun also added some more studs to the stove. It was snowing, and it would be even colder tomorrow. She needed to add some more studs to keep the kang warm so that she wouldn't feel cold at night.

I have to take out the eight-pound thick quilt I prepared earlier and cover myself with it today.