Guan Ailian turned around and said to Yang Niannian.

"These children really don't know what danger is. Last year, a child from the neighboring village drowned while taking a bath in the summer. The child was 15 years old and was going to get married in a few years, but he was gone. His mother almost cried until she went blind."

After becoming a mother, I can't stand seeing things like this.

Yang Niannian reminded with a serious face.

"Brother, sister-in-law, it's obvious that these kids often come to the pond to play. This is not okay. The risk factor is too high. If something happens, you are the one who contracted the pond, so you must bear certain responsibilities."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "I think we need someone to watch over the pond. In winter, we need someone to watch over it during the day. In summer, we need someone to watch over it both during the day and at night."

In winter, children come to play during the day, but it is different in summer. Some people go to the pond to take a bath late at night, so it is better to have someone watch them.

After hearing what Yang Niannian said, Lu Qingyuan realized the seriousness of the matter. If someone else's child fell in and died, he would feel guilty.

Someone died in the pond, and no one dared to eat the fish in it.

Just the way.

"I'll discuss this with my parents when I get back. Whoever has time can take turns to watch over the pond."

Guan Ailian was even more afraid of something happening, so she suggested, "If we want to keep this going for the long term, we need to build a shed around it."

The couple don't have any other advantages. The only thing they have in common is that they are not stubborn and listen to advice.

Seeing that the two of them had taken her words to heart, Yang Niannian didn't say much.

Several people walked towards the village together. Before they had taken a few steps, Lu Shishen asked her.

"Are your feet sore? I'll carry you."

Yang Niannian shook her head. "No, if the villagers see us, they will talk about us behind our backs."

Seeing that she really didn't want to be carried on his back, Lu Shishen didn't say anything.

Guan Ailian covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Sister-in-law, Shi Shen has really changed since he married you. In the past, who would have thought that he would take the initiative to carry his wife on his back?"

Li Fengyi continued, "Second sister-in-law, I can testify that my second brother really didn't even look at women before, and the chief was always worried that he couldn't find a wife."

Yang Niannian recalled the scene when she first met Lu Shishen and complained sourly.

"You don't know, when I found out that I was deceived by my family, I went to the army to find Shi Shen. Who knew that when I saw him, he found out that I was not Yang Huiying, so he bought me a ticket and sent me back to Ancheng."

Lu Qingyuan was surprised. "Is there such a thing?"

Guan Ailian is a straightforward person. She can't hide things in her heart and asks directly.

"Shi Shen, my sister-in-law is prettier and kinder than Yang Huiying, why do you want to chase her away?"

Li Fengyi listened quietly at the side without interrupting. His elder brother and sister-in-law were older and could ask questions, but he was the younger brother and could not ask questions randomly.

Lu Shishen still remembered the look of Yang Niannian crying and snotting at that time. He couldn't help but look at her deeply and explained.

"I thought you were forced."

Guan Ailian laughed when she heard it, and patted Yang Niannian's arm and said.

"Oh, it turned out to be a misunderstanding, sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. Shi Shen is an upright person, he must think that you are also a victim and doesn't want to force you."

Yang Niannian tilted her head, looked at Lu Shishen with a smile, and asked him deliberately.

"You really think so?"

Lu Shishen said lightly, and Guan Ailian said.

"Look, is that so?"

Yang Niannian laughed. In fact, she knew it in her heart and she was just teasing Lu Shishen on purpose. She stayed because she thought Lu Shishen was an upright person.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with Lu Shishen’s appearance.

They walked and talked and soon returned home. As soon as they entered the house, they saw Lu Guozhi and Ma Xiuzhu sitting in the yard with long faces.

Guan Ailian and Yang Niannian looked at each other and asked, "What happened?"

Ma Xiuzhu cursed.

"It's all about the cow and the grass. Some foolish people came to our house to burn paper for Shi Shen. Several groups of people came this afternoon. It's really unlucky to do this in the twelfth lunar month."

The New Year is almost here, and who doesn't want peace and prosperity? But these people come to burn paper money without even finding out the truth. How can she not be angry?

Everyone: "..."

They really didn't know what to say.

Lu Guozhi stood up from the wooden bench and sighed.

"It's cold outside, let's all go inside and watch TV and take a rest!"

He had already heard from his wife about what had happened at Niu and Cao's home, and he felt quite happy about it.

Hearing this, Guan Ailian called Yang Niannian into the main room, where Jiaojiao was sitting on a small stool watching TV and eating fruit candy.

Yang Niannian rubbed Jiaojiao's hair, then sat against the wall and watched cartoons. The TV screens were too small in that era, and there was only a black and white TV at home, so it was not very comfortable to watch.

Alas! There is no other entertainment, but watching TV is good enough.

Lu Guozhi brought out a brazier from outside and placed it between the people. The main room immediately became much warmer.

Ma Xiuzhu and Guan Ailian went back to the house, one of them took out shoe soles and the other took out wool, and they worked while watching TV.

Li Fengyi went upstairs to check on Lu Ruoling, and seeing that she had fallen asleep with her child, he came downstairs to watch TV with everyone.

Just after four o'clock in the afternoon, the three children came back from the exam, and Ma Xiuzhu chased them to ask how their test scores were.

Xingxing and Baobao said that they had just finished the exam and the results were not out yet, but Tiantian swore that it was true.

"Grandma, don't worry, the questions this time are simple, I will definitely pass the exam."

Lu Guozhi smiled with wrinkles all over his face, "I said Tiantian is a promising kid. If he passes the test this time, he will get 100 points next time."

Guan Ailian curled her lips. If her son could get 100 points in the exam, the sun would rise from the west. She didn’t know where her father-in-law got such confidence from.

Tiantian felt a little guilty. He chuckled twice and covered the house.

"Mom, have you cooked yet? I'm almost starving."

Guan Ailian, "It's only four o'clock now. Are you the reincarnation of a starving ghost?"

Lu Guozhi glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law and said, "The child is hungry, so hurry up and cook! He is still growing."

Guan Ailian put the half-knitted sweater back into the house and went to the kitchen to cook.

She cooked sweet potato porridge, fried egg pancakes, stir-fried bacon and bamboo shoots, and stewed pork and cabbage.

After walking for an entire afternoon, everyone was hungry. With this little bit of food in my stomach, I felt warm all over.

Yang Niannian had something going on these past two days, and she just wanted to lie in bed at night.

Lu Shishen wanted to accompany her upstairs, but was stopped by Lu Guozhi.

"Shi Shen, it's rare for you to come back, let's sit down and talk together, let them go to sleep first!"

Hearing this, Yang Niannian spoke.

"You guys chat! I'm going to sleep first."

Lu Shishen was worried about whether she could keep the bed warm, and was about to say something when Guan Ailian interrupted.

"Sister-in-law, I have a bottle of salt water here, fill it with hot water and put it under the quilt.

It's warm in there now, I'll fill a bottle for you to take up with you."

"Okay." Yang Niannian happily followed Guan Ailian into the kitchen.

Only then did Lu Shishen sit down and chat with them.

Lu Guozhi didn't have much to talk about. All he talked about were trivial matters at his aunts and uncles' families. Lu Shishen listened quietly and didn't say much.

This was Li Fengyi's first time back, so many people didn't recognize him and didn't know what to say. Only Lu Qingyuan occasionally joined in a sentence or two, and Lu Guozhi basically did all the talking throughout the whole process.

It was not until Lu Qingyuan couldn't help but yawn that Lu Guozhi let everyone go back to sleep.