After returning to his residence, Jiang Shanhe wrote a letter overnight and handed it to the post station.

In fact, I don’t know whether Xiaoguo agrees with this decision or not. I’ll write it down clearly to her and ask for her true opinion. If she agrees, that’s great. If she disagrees, I can make other plans myself.

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When Xiaoguo received the letter, it was time to send Zhuangzhuang back to Confucius.

We picked him up yesterday and were supposed to send him back tomorrow morning, but today it's overcast, with strong winds outside and dark clouds in the sky. We expect it will rain heavily soon and won't last long, maybe even for several days in a row, so Xiaoguo plans to send Zhuangzhuang back in advance.

After lunch, Xiaoguo sent Zhuangzhuang away reluctantly. If he were to send him off tomorrow in this weather, he would definitely not be able to do so. The heavy rain would wash away the dirt road, making it too muddy to walk on. If the heavy rain continued, it would be even more difficult.

On the way back, she met the postman at the entrance of the village. He was walking towards the village. Xiaoguo's donkey cart was following closely behind. He called out to him and told him that if there was any letter for her, she could just take it here. Judging from the weather, it was estimated that it would rain soon, so he asked him to walk less and go back earlier.

"What a coincidence! Madam has a letter from you!"

The postman was extremely happy to see Xiaoguo, but no one wanted to go out in such bad weather, so he had no choice but to go back home early to avoid getting wet.

"Give it to me. Go back early in this weather."

"Well, let's go back now."

Xiaoguo took the letter and drove home without stopping.

The sky was getting darker and darker. It was only one or two o'clock, but it was as dark as evening.

Xiaoguo returned home and thickened the roof of the livestock shed a little more. This was made of reeds that she had strung together two days ago. This was to thicken the livestock shed. When spring comes, there will be more rain, so she added a few more layers of waterproofing.

Because of the strong wind, Xiao Guo had just put the ladder up when it was blown crooked. Then he put it up again, and it was blown crooked again, and this happened back and forth several times. Finally, he moved to a place sheltered from the wind and finally put it down steadily.

She held a large bunch of reeds in one hand, and with the other she held the ladder and stepped carefully on it. When the wind blew, the reeds fluttered, and she couldn't help swaying, her heart beating like a drum.

I hurriedly built the livestock shed, then tidied up the yard, taking away what needed to be put away and bringing in what needed to be taken out, in preparation for the heavy rain that was coming.

After making sure there was nothing to clean up, Xiaoguo washed his hands and went back to the house.

Just after returning to the house, because it was too dark, he was about to light a candle. The flame had just illuminated the room when suddenly, a muffled thunder exploded and lightning instantly illuminated the sky. Xiaoguo was so scared that his hand shook, and he was on the candle wick. After being burned, he subconsciously let go of his hand and knocked over the water cup.

The series of reactions did not give Xiaoguo any time to react. By the time she reacted, it was raining heavily outside. The candle had gone out, the cup had fallen to the ground, and the water inside had spilled all over the floor.

“…”

No matter how strong the storm outside is, it is not as complicated as Xiaoguo's inner feelings at this moment.

After taking a break and calming down, he relit the candle, then squatted down to pick up the cup, put it back in place, went back into the house, and applied the ointment for the burn on his fingers.

After doing all this, she sat down at the table tiredly.

Just when I wanted to lie down and take a rest, I suddenly felt something on my chest. Puzzled, I took it out and then I remembered that it was a letter from Jiang Shanhe. I had just put the letter into my chest pocket as soon as I received it. As soon as I came back to clean the yard, I almost forgot about it.

With the help of candlelight, she read the letter carefully. After putting it down, Xiao Guo held her chin. Her thoughts were a little confused at the moment. Spring had come, but Jiang Shanhe was not coming back.

In the letter, Jiang Shanhe told me everything and his thoughts. In principle, it was very good and there was no reason not to stay in the capital. Such a good job could not be found anywhere else.

However, Xiaoguo was a little depressed. She didn't know what had happened suddenly. She was busy all by herself at the end of the world, and had experienced all kinds of difficulties and dangers. Shouldn't she still be able to do it? But what happened today...

"It's all because of this damn weather!"

Xiaoguo got angry at the sky, and immediately felt happy. The depression just now might be because of the cloudy day, or it might be because of other reasons.

But no matter what, Jiang Shanhe's decision was actually a great one. In the letter, he also said that he would try to come back once a month and stay for a few more days.

Rationally speaking, Xiaoguo is very satisfied, because it is good for people to have a certain distance from each other. If she and Jiang Shanhe really had to live together every day, the friction of daily necessities would be inevitable. Now it is good that she can come back once a month. As the saying goes, distance creates beauty.

People should keep some distance between each other, and the same should be done between husband and wife, so that they can get along with each other for a long time.

Emotionally speaking...

"Alas~"

If a person has no expectations, he will not be disappointed.

There was a strong wind outside and heavy rain was pouring down like a basin from God. Xiaoguo closed the doors and windows. In this kind of weather, she felt that she would be blown down if she went out. Only after closing the doors and windows did she feel a little safe.

I returned to the table and put away Jiang Danhe's letter. I wouldn't be able to go out for the next two days anyway, so there was no rush to reply.

When it was dinner time, Xiaoguo looked at the heavy rain and thought about what he was going to eat.

If we talk about the best thing to eat on a rainy day, hot pot is definitely the first choice.

There happened to be a lot of meatballs in the refrigerator, which Qin Anming brought back to her some time ago. She hadn't eaten them yet, except for the time she fried them with noodles for Zhuangzhuang, she hadn't eaten the rest yet.

Xiaoguo mustered up the courage to go out. As soon as she opened the door, the noisy sound of rain accompanied by bursts of thunder hit her eardrums. She walked carefully along the eaves towards the kitchen, but even though she was careful, her feet and shoulders were soaked.

When I came to the kitchen, I took a look at the copper pot, thought about it and decided to just build a floor stove.

The weather is so cold and gloomy, and the stove is perfect for eating hot pot and keeping warm at the same time.

After turning on the stove and lighting the fire, Xiaoguo returned to the space kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out the frozen lamb slices and meatballs. He couldn't eat too much, so he put a little on a plate.

There were no other vegetables, so Xiaoguo found a bag of soaked mushrooms from the freezer. Last time, she made fried rice for Zhuangzhuang, but she soaked too many mushrooms and couldn't finish them, so she froze them. It was just right for her to eat them this time.

There were no other green vegetables left, so I could only cut off the leaves on a cabbage and cook it in hot pot, and save the stalks on the bottom for stewing later.

I returned to the kitchen and found a few potatoes that were about to sprout in the vegetable basket. I peeled and cut them and ate them one by one.

After the ingredients are prepared, just wait for the pot to boil.

I took this opportunity to roll out some noodles and make a bowl of sesame sauce, and when I came back the water was just boiling.

Since there is no soup base, we just use water and put some salt, green onion and ginger in it. Although the fragrance is not as good, it still retains its original flavor.

Add some mushrooms and a little chicken oil, wait for the water to boil again, the aroma will be stronger, first serve a bowl to warm the stomach, then put the meatballs and potato chips in one by one, after boiling, add the lamb and cabbage leaves.

Since she was eating alone, she didn't blanch it bit by bit. She just cooked it all and ate it right away. It was convenient.

It was raining heavily outside, and Xiaoguo's eyes and mind were filled with the bubbling and steaming hot pot. He felt hot even before he ate it. The visual effect was just right.

In the end, she ate a whole pot of meatballs and vegetables by herself. She had planned to order some noodles, but she really couldn't eat any more. Her stomach was so full that she had to put it back in the refrigerator. In the end, she didn't even have the energy to wash the dishes, so she ran back to the house with her stomach full.