Walking through the cold corridor and opening the master bedroom door, one could feel a significant temperature difference. Ningxia first glanced at Xiaojie quietly, and when she found that the temperature of his forehead had returned to normal, she carefully felt the temperature in the room.
The original white color of the walls had disappeared, now grayish green. Some cracks and corners showed signs of moisture, and the bed had been moved from its position against the wall to the center of the room.
Fortunately, the only thing left in her room besides the wardrobe that couldn't be moved was the bed, otherwise it would be a real hassle to clean up.
The temperature inside the house was not excessively warm, hovering around zero degrees.
Ningxia smiled with satisfaction. "That's great! Finally, this winter won't be so hard to endure."
"I'm going to trouble you for a favor." Ningxia came to the living room and spoke to Mu Yuanqing and Liu Ximu without any politeness.
Mu Yuanqing rolled his eyes, ignored her, and teased Qingtian.
"The iron bed in the attic needs to be moved down and put in the master bedroom, and the long sofa needs to be moved in too, so that we can sleep there at night."
Mu Yuanqing looked up and said, "Just move the iron bed. Xixi and I will sleep on the sofa."
"Why? It's not like there's no room in the bedroom!"
"Seven people! Even if you don't mind being crowded, I still can't breathe! Besides...we're not comfortable either."
Ningxia didn't try to persuade him, "Then put your Liu Qingtian in the master bedroom and sleep with me."
"I didn't plan on having her sleep on the sofa."
Mu Yuanqing stood up, and Lin Yi took the couple upstairs.
After a long period of busy work in the house, the 1.5-meter iron bed upstairs was finally dismantled and brought into the bedroom. Liu Ximu glanced at it casually, picked up the tools and reassembled it in a short while.
"So? There still needs to be a man in the house, right?"
Ningxia rolled her eyes and said, "I can form one myself." But the faces of Mo Guanshan and Le Zheng appeared in her mind.
"Then why don't you do it yourself and order my Xixi around?"
Ningxia shook off the mess in her mind and said, "My master is happy with it!" Then she went into the house and took out the leather from the closet.
Xiao Zhang used one of the large leather pieces he had exchanged for cloaks for his two siblings, leaving two pieces. They were a little smaller than the big bed, but they were just right for this iron bed.
There is also an extremely thick mattress made by Lieyang Yue Ningxia herself. The bed has a thin mattress, and the bed already has some thin cotton wool. Then there is a mattress and a velvet sheet on top. Sitting down on it feels like sinking into cotton, and it is extremely comfortable.
As for the leather, Ningxia decided to spread it on the sofa first so that Mu Yuanqing and his wife could enjoy it. After all, the temperature in the living room was much lower than that in the bedroom.
There were two sofas, just enough for the couple to each take up half of the sofa, so they didn't have to worry about being cold.
After they left, I moved back to the two beds in the bedroom.
With this configuration and the wall materials, the three children will never feel cold. Ningxia was secretly proud of herself. She is still very good at raising children.
Sangsang was playing with Qingtian in the living room, while Mu Yuanqing took Liu Ximu to the living room to knit a sweater. The wool was provided by Lin Yi, who asked Mu Yuanqing to knit two woolen sweaters for little Qingtian to keep her warm. Mu Yuanqing gladly accepted it.
Seeing that everyone in the room had left and Xiaojie was still unconscious, Lin Yi turned around and sat next to Ningxia.
It was a little difficult to speak, so he whispered, "Sister Xia Xia... I think... you still have to teach Sangsang..."
Ningxia's eyebrows furrowed, "What did she do?"
"Today, when you were asleep, Sangsang sneaked in to see Brother Jie. When we came in, she was already lying in bed... She's almost ten years old... And Brother Jie was only wearing his underwear... I don't think it's good... But she didn't listen to me, and..."
Lin Yi scratched his face. The temperature on his cheek was even higher than that of Xiaojie in the bed. "I don't know how to tell her..."
Ningxia opened her mouth, then closed it silently after a long moment, feeling very disappointed. "Didn't I teach her? She's read all those enlightenment picture books at home! She's just lost everything!"
Since settling down in the forest area, Ningxia has been instilling in Sangsang the idea that there are differences between men and women.
Even when the three siblings slept together, she always slept in the middle. She had always privately taught her to refuse when Lao Liao and the others wanted to hug her.
There are also picture books at home about physiology for children. She read them to her and said she understood them.
Ningxia takes this matter very seriously. After all, the overall environment is unsafe, and Sangsang is different from ordinary people. But the dead girl turns around and does this to her?
"Wait for me to deal with her!" Ningxia gritted her teeth.
Lin Yi quickly grabbed her and said, "Sister Xia Xia! Don't tell her that I said that."
Ningxia turned her head sharply, "You're quite clever!"
"No!" Lin Yi retracted his hand. "If she knew, she wouldn't dare to bother you. She would definitely act like a spoiled child with me, whining and complaining. It would be very annoying."
Lin Yi's tone was too obvious, and Ning Xia laughed. The anger in her chest dissipated immediately. She reached out and rubbed his head, "Okay, I get it! By the way, isn't it time for you to get a haircut?"
When I first picked up the brother and sister, they both had bald heads. Now it’s been almost a year, and Sangsang’s curly hair is not very obvious, just fluffy and covering his scalp.
Lin Yi's hair had grown a lot longer and was now sticking out.
It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. Ningxia pulled Lin Yi up and found that he had grown a little taller, and his cheeks, which were originally thin and bony, had gradually become rounder.
"No, wait until spring. It's cold." He doesn't care about his appearance. Besides, he is still a child!
Ningxia smiled and said, "Okay, if you don't want to cut it, then don't cut it. I think you'll look better with long hair."
This is true. Lin Yi's face originally had a rather fierce and cold look, and when he had a buzz cut he looked like he had just been released from prison. Now that his hair has grown longer he doesn't look sloppy at all, but instead his face looks much softer.
Lin Yi was about to say something when Xiaojie on the bed let out a moan.
Ningxia shushed Lin Yi, stretched her neck to look, and found that he was still fast asleep. She gestured to Lin Yi, "Go, don't disturb your brother Jie."
Lin Yi nodded hurriedly, and the brother and sister tiptoed out of the bedroom.
Seeing the two of them come out, Sangsang ran to Ningxia and looked up at her, "Xia Xia! Am I cute?"
She was wearing the woolen hat that Mu Yuanqing had just knitted for Liu Qingtian. There were two ears knitted on the top of the hat, and her little curly hair was pressed against the front brim of the hat.
Ningxia thought of what Lin Yi had just said to her and became furious.
The little girl looked at her, her small hat pressing down on her head, making the round curves of her cheeks more obvious. Her big round eyes were pitch black, and her fluttering eyelashes pressed straight down, covering some of her pupils.
It was indeed cute, Ningxia had no way to refute it. She rubbed her head fiercely, not wanting to answer her, and sat on the sofa and ignored her.
"Xia Xia, am I not cute?"
Ningxia looked at her seriously. It’s precisely because you’re so cute that you have to protect yourself well, silly girl! Ningxia sighed heavily.
Sangsang didn't understand what was going on, so she just chuckled and continued to play with Liu Qingtian.
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