But as the busy farming season is approaching, no matter how urgent it is to build the house, it can only be postponed.

After dinner, the sound of gongs rang out in the village.

Shen Xiangzhi quickly put Dabao, who was in his arms, on the crib and told An Hongdou, "I'm going to the village for a meeting. You can take care of the child by yourself."

An Hongdou nodded and said "hmm", then Shen Xiangzhi left with peace of mind.

When he came back in the middle of the night, An Hongdou was already drowsy and almost asleep.

Chen Xiangzhi didn't know she was still awake, and was afraid of waking her up, so he took off his clothes very quietly in the dark and got into bed.

Who would have thought that just as he lay down on the bed, he saw An Hongdou turned over, one arm naturally resting on his chest, and her voice was hoarse and lazily revealed, "Why did you come back so late? What did you talk about in the meeting?"

"It's about the busy farming season in a few days. My second uncle has arranged the specific tasks, and also said the same words as before to encourage everyone to work hard." After Shen Xiangzhi finished speaking, his hands began to get naughty.

Since she's awake now, let's just go back to sleep later.

An Hongdou slapped his hand away, but considering her own strength, she did it very gently, "Stop it, the kids are almost ready for dinner, do you want to be interrupted in the middle of it again?"

Chen Xiangzhi was a little disappointed. He held her hand with dissatisfaction and said, "Wife, I will be busy soon. I guess I won't be able to stop for more than a month. Can't you pity me..."

In the darkness, An Hongdou couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She no longer resisted his physical advances.

However, just as she had guessed, the child started crying loudly without even taking off his clothes.

Chen Xiangzhi was quite annoyed and got up uninterested to serve the child.

After feeding all the children and coaxing them to sleep, he quickly took off his clothes and went to bed.

Chirp chirp chirp chirp...

Accompanied by the sound, we fought until dawn.

It was a sunny day, and we finished picking corn and peanuts.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

Shen Xiangzhi and several brothers of the An family were assigned to thresh the beans, which meant flattening the piece of land at the edge of the field with a stone roller so that they could harvest and thresh the beans.

Due to the continuous hard work, Shen Xiangzhi's fair skin became a little dull, his slender fingers were rough and covered with barbs, and his chin was neglected and had stubble, making him look a lot more mature.

At night, An Hongdou used scissors to painstakingly cut the barbs on his fingers and said, "How are you? Can you still hold on? If not, let's go back to Jiangcheng early, okay?"

It was originally scheduled for the New Year, but now looking at Shen Xiangzhi's appearance, it is really hard not to feel distressed.

He grew up in Jiangcheng, and has been holding a pen since he was a child. Now, just thinking about the days when he has to pick up a sickle and a hoe, he knows how sad it will be.

Unlike the focus of almost complete mechanization in later generations, things were not so developed in 1974. Especially in small mountain villages, sowing and harvesting all relied on manpower, which was extremely tiring.

But Shen Xiangzhi smiled, took the scissors from her hand and put them aside, put his arm around her waist, and brought her to his lap.

His chin moved on her shoulder, found a comfortable position and stopped, slowly twisting his face, his warm breath almost hitting her face.

The words he spoke were even more gentle and lingering, "Wife, tell me quickly, are you feeling sorry for me?"

Seeing his eager look, An Hongdou leaned slightly to the side, touched the tip of his nose with her white and tender fingers, raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Yes, I feel bad."

After she finished speaking, she changed her position, put her arms around his neck, and gently kissed him on the forehead.

It flows down slowly and lingeringly.

Shen Xiangzhi's breathing gradually became heavier, but he stopped her little hand at the critical moment, "Wife, I have to fight tomorrow."

If this goes on, even if he is strong and young, he won't be able to hold on!

An Hongdou chuckled, "Why? That's not enough?"

That deliberate teasing made Shen Xiangzhi's face darken, and he stood up holding the person, "Men can't say no, don't you know?"

He would let her know whether he could do it or not.

This little woman was deliberately trying to embarrass him, and he would never give her this opportunity.

Even at the risk of back pain, he would never allow himself to be weak.

At midnight, An Hongdou gently circled his chest with her index finger and asked him with a smile, "How is it? Are you okay?"

"An Hongdou, you did it on purpose!" Chen Xiangzhi was so angry that he wanted to beat her up, but he didn't dare to, so he could only threaten her fiercely, "Just wait for me, when I'm free, your man will let you know what it means to be good!"

"Haha..." An Hongdou's bell-like laughter was particularly prominent in the dark night.

Shen Xiangzhi grabbed his waist and held him tightly in his arms, "Go to sleep, and don't talk anymore."

Otherwise, if she continued like this, his life would be lost to her.

This woman will bully him.

Why don’t we usually see her looking so charming?

Why did she flirt with him during the busy farming season? Aren't you deliberately trying to embarrass him?

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." An Hongdou reached out and patted his forearm, signaling him to loosen up a little as it was strangling her.

The two of them had been together for a long time, and they had a tacit understanding, so Shen Xiangzhi really loosened up a little, and she felt better.

"You still have a conscience." Shen Xiangzhi stretched out a hand and touched the tip of her nose, thought for a moment, kissed her, then stepped back and closed his eyes.

An Hongdou didn't let him sleep, she pulled his arm to get him up and said, "Don't sleep anymore, I have a gift for you."

"What?" Shen Xiangzhi forced himself to open his eyes.

"You'll know when you get out." An Hongdou isn't stupid. How could she really tease him when she knows he's so tired?

She just wanted to tease him.

As for the fighting, she had ways to handle it, and she couldn't bear to see him so tired.

Using oxen to pull the stone roller will make the oxen tired and pull slowly, and it may take two days to complete a task.

But she is different, she has a machine!

The fields they cultivated were all outside the village, and the mountains were not flat, so the fields were relatively scattered. For convenience, the threshing area was not too close, so there was no need to worry about the noise being too loud and being heard by the villagers.

However, Shen Xiangzhi still didn't know why An Hongdou asked him to go out, and he was really tired after tossing and turning in the middle of the night, so he looked a little exhausted.

It was not until he walked out of the door and realized the direction they were going that he instantly perked up, "Hongdou, why did you drag me to the field? It's just the two of us in the middle of the night, it's creepy."

As a grown man, he is not afraid, he is just expressing his feelings.

An Hongdou sighed, "I just couldn't bear to see you so tired, otherwise you would think I was staying up late at night to get some fresh air."