After the two children came in after washing up, they leaned against Wu Qiaoqiao and told her about their experiences on the mountain. They said that Lin Yuwei and Feng Minghao had a competition, each of them hunting a game. When they came down the mountain, they each brought some food. Zhao Xiuxiang and Feng Mingran had dug up some wild vegetables and caught some pigs. The two children wandered around looking for wild fruits, but because they hadn't gone into the mountains, they had already found all the wild fruits in the area. They had searched for a long time and each of them had only found a small handful, about five or six fruits.
Looking at the two children who looked particularly thinner after washing up, Liu Mingfeng reached out and took two White Rabbit milk candies from the cabinet next to him. He unwrapped them and stuffed them into the children's mouths. Back then, one White Rabbit milk candy could really make a cup of milk.
The two children smiled at Liu Mingfeng with milk candy in their mouths, but they still leaned against Wu Qiaoqiao's side. After all, they weren't familiar with Liu Mingfeng. What they liked most was their second aunt, who spoke to them gently, took care of them, and gave them food. They liked her even more than their own mother, since their mother would only tell them to send everything to their maternal grandmother's house.
The atmosphere in the room was warm and cozy among Liu Mingfeng and his three companions, though it was more of a warm atmosphere for the three of them, while the fourth person felt a bit out of place.
Outside, Zhao Xiuxiang and Lin Yuwei started cooking. Liu Minghao noticed that there wasn't much water in the water tank, so he prepared to draw some water from the well to put in the tank. Zhao Xiuxiang said that they would draw only the amount of water they needed from the well, as this would be cleaner.
Lin Yuwei originally planned to cook for herself. She had prepared a small stove when she stayed at Zhao Xiuxiang's place, which she could use to cook for herself. However, Zhao Xiuxiang disagreed. Lin Yuwei had taken a ginseng root, although it hadn't worked at the time. Now, she planned to cook bits and pieces of the ginseng for Liu Mingfeng and Wu Qiaoqiao to drink. Zhao Xiuxiang even said that they would eat with Lin Yuwei, which would be taking advantage of them.
"We're actually getting a good deal eating with you, so don't be shy. Think about it, you always bring some food with you when you come down from the mountain, and it all ends up in our stomachs anyway."
Zhao Xiuxiang insisted that Lin Yuwei eat with them because, ever since she saw her nephew arrive today, she had caught Feng Minghao looking at Lin Yuwei several times. Considering that her nephew was already 23 this year, and in Zhao Xiuxiang's opinion, Lin Yuwei was both good-looking and had a good personality, it would be great if the two of them could be paired up.
With this in mind, Zhao Xiuxiang was even more determined not to let Lin Yuwei eat alone. After all, she knew that her nephew only had two months of vacation, and those two months included the travel time. From the time he returned to his own home and then came here, six or seven days had already passed. So she had to create more opportunities for the two of them to spend time together.
With Lin Yuwei's help, Zhao Xiuxiang quickly prepared dinner. Since they had hunted some game from the mountain that day, Wu Qiaoqiao was very satisfied with the meal.
After dinner, they started boiling water for a bath. With the help of the Feng brothers and Liu Xiaobao, Liu Mingfeng had a good, comfortable bath. You have to understand, from the time they boarded the train until they got off, their bodies smelled terrible, and it wasn't even the dead of winter.
After Liu Mingfeng finished washing, Wu Qiaoqiao also washed her hair and body with Zhao Xiuxiang's help. After everyone had taken care of the couple, they went to wash up. Of course, Tiedan and Da Y were helped by adults.
However, the Feng brothers, Feng Minghao and Feng Xiaobao, took their clothes directly to the river in the village to wash. Zhao Xiuxiang had already asked them to heat water there, but the three men said they were used to washing in cold water. Zhao Xiuxiang thought that the men in the village were the same at this time. Not to mention men, sometimes even women would go to the river to wash in groups, only the women's bathing places were more secluded.
After taking a nice hot bath, Liu Mingfeng and Wu Qiaoqiao lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and both let out comfortable sighs. Liu Mingfeng didn't plan to go to the back mountain tonight, since he wouldn't be staying at home for very long, so he wasn't in a hurry.
Wu Qiaoqiao lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) staring blankly at the roof tiles. She realized it was too early to sleep, so before the two children arrived, she took out a novel and asked Liu Mingfeng to wrap it in a newspaper cover. She wanted to read for a while before going to sleep. She had originally planned to put the book in her spatial dimension to sleep when the two children were about to come in, but because there was no electricity in the village and oil lamps were used, Wu Qiaoqiao's eyes hurt when reading under the dim light, so she had to put the novel back in her spatial dimension.
Seeing Wu Qiaoqiao's state, Liu Mingfeng knew she was bored. Although there were electronic products in his space, including TVs and novels, he couldn't take them out. So Liu Mingfeng wondered if he should find some entertainment to help Wu Qiaoqiao relieve her boredom.
Before Liu Mingfeng could think for long, he saw Qiaoqiao, who had been lying on the bed in a daze, slowly close her eyes. He couldn't help but chuckle softly, knowing that she had fallen asleep early due to her pregnancy and her body's instincts. Liu Mingfeng was about to get up to cover Wu Qiaoqiao with a blanket when he heard footsteps and the voices of Zhao Xiuxiang and Lin Yuwei outside the door. He knew that the two of them had brought Tiedan and Daya in.
Although Liu Mingfeng heard them coming in, he still prepared to cover Wu Qiaoqiao with a blanket. When Zhao Xiuxiang came in, she saw this situation: the pregnant woman was asleep in bed, and the disabled person was preparing to cover her with a blanket. She quickly went over and put the sleeping Tiedan in her arms on the kang (a heated brick bed). She then helped Liu Mingfeng sit down and said something.
“Mingfeng, you should call me before you cover Qiaoqiao with a blanket. If you fall like this, it will be even harder for you to recover.”
While Zhao Xiuxiang was talking to Liu Mingfeng, Lin Yuwei put the big quilt she was carrying on the kang (a heated brick bed), covered the two children and Wu Qiaoqiao with blankets, and then turned and left. After all, Wu Qiaoqiao was asleep, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to talk to someone else's man in their room.
While Zhao Xiuxiang was still in the room instructing Liu Mingfeng, both of them heard a knock on the door. Then they heard Lin Yuwei walking outside to open the door. After the door opened, they didn't hear any voices. Then they heard the door close. After the door closed, Liu Mingfeng heard the footsteps of three people walking in. One of them should be Lin Yuwei. He didn't know who the other two were.
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