Chapter 116 Regret
Unexpectedly, an accident led me to travel back to ancient times. Fortunately, there was a space, and the man I married in a hurry was also good, and now I am pregnant.
Although life is pretty good now, Li Wanqing still feels a little regretful.
I regret that I went to school for more than ten years but didn’t put my knowledge into practice. I regret that I didn’t even have a sweet love relationship before I went straight into the grave of marriage. Regret…
Li Wanqing felt that she had many regrets, which were not obvious at other times. But today, New Year's Eve, Li Wanqing felt very upset.
Gu Yan didn't know what was wrong with his wife. She was obviously in a bad mood, and he was tongue-tied and didn't know how to comfort her.
He could only drag a small stool, sit next to his wife, and hold Li Wanqing in his arms.
Li Wanqing looked back at him and saw that he was looking at her worriedly. She patted his arm and said, "It's okay, don't worry. Go get two sweet potatoes and let's roast them."
"Hey, wife, wait for me, I'll be there right away." Seeing that Li Wanqing looked much better, Gu Yan happily went to the warehouse to get the sweet potatoes.
Li Wanqing has asked Gu Yan to roast sweet potatoes many times these days, so Gu Yan has become very experienced in choosing the right sweet potatoes that are delicious and ripe when roasted.
After a while, Gu Yan came back with a few long and thin sweet potatoes.
At this time, Li Wanqing also forced herself not to think about modern things anymore, because she could not go back to the past if she thought about it again. It would only add to her troubles and make people around her worry, and it would be of no use at all.
"I've got it. Put it on the ground quickly. The fire is just right now." Li Wanqing said.
Seeing that his wife was in a good mood, Gu Yan immediately became happy: "Okay, wife, do you think the sweet potatoes I chose are more suitable for roasting?
I'll put the sweet potatoes in first, and then roast some peanuts and walnuts for you."
"Okay, let's roast some more chestnuts, that will taste good too." Li Wanqing said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll get it right away." His wife was happy, and Gu Yan's steps became lighter.
The first New Year's Eve in ancient times was spent eating various roasted dried fruits until midnight. The two of them ate some roasted dumplings before going to bed.
The next day is the first day of the new year. Today is the first day of the new year, so it is not customary to sleep in. Even Li Wanqing got up early.
There were a lot of leftovers from yesterday, so Gu Yan cooked porridge, and Li Wanqing took out a few meat buns that she had steamed yesterday.
After a simple breakfast, Gu Yan started to sweep the snow. It snowed heavily all night yesterday, and the snow on the ground outside was already above his ankles.
Gu Yan first pushed the accumulated snow aside with a shovel, and Li Wanqing followed behind with a broom to sweep away the snow that was not pushed away.
The entrance to the cave was quickly cleaned and next Gu Yan had to clean the mountain road.
But this time, Gu Yan refused to let Li Wanqing help him no matter what.
"Wife, please go back to the house. I think it will snow soon. It's very cold outside. I can sweep the path quickly by myself." Gu Yan took the broom from Li Wanqing's hand.
"Okay, go ahead. I'll go back and make you some brown sugar ginger tea." Li Wanqing looked at the gloomy weather and felt that it would snow again soon, so she didn't try to force herself to help.
Since the beginning of winter, Li Wanqing has been making ginger and sugar water to drink from time to time, for fear of catching a cold. In this underdeveloped ancient times, colds can really be fatal.
Not to mention that they live deep in the mountains, and if they catch a cold, there is no doctor available.
"Okay, my dear, please walk carefully and don't slip." Gu Yan reminded her worriedly.
"I understand. You should be careful too." Li Wanqing said.
Their cave is halfway up the mountain. Although the road up and down was dug into steps by Gu Yan, it is still very slippery in the snow, and it would be a disaster if they accidentally slipped.
After Li Wanqing finished speaking, she went into the kitchen. She planned to make more ginger and sugar water at once. Drinking two bowls a day in this kind of weather can not only prevent colds but also warm the body, which is good for the body.
Li Wanqing finished cooking the ginger sugar water. She took out a large wooden barrel from the space, filled it up, and placed it in the space. The rest was placed in a basin.
Li Wanqing first served two bowls and set them aside. Seeing that Gu Yan had not returned yet, she wanted to go out and take a look.
But before she could leave, Gu Yan came back. He didn't come back alone, but brought Gu Chuan and Zhao Cuifang with him.
"Happy New Year, Third Sister-in-law." Gu Chuan and Zhao Cuifang wished Li Wanqing a happy new year when they saw her.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Why are you here in this weather? Come and have a bowl of ginger sugar water." Li Wanqing enthusiastically took out two more bowls and scooped a bowl of ginger sugar water for Gu Yan and Zhao Cuifang respectively.
"Thank you, Third Sister-in-law." The two of them took it and started drinking in small sips without any hesitation.
"You drink too. I put a lot of brown sugar in the ginger syrup. It's sweet and delicious." Li Wanqing filled another bowl for Gu Yan.
"You should drink too. You feel heavy now and can't catch a cold." Gu Yan said.
"I have some here, drink it quickly." Li Wanqing showed him her bowl.
After saying that, Li Wanqing also started drinking in small sips.
Li Wanqing added a lot of sugar to the ginger syrup, so it didn’t taste that spicy, but rather a little sweet.
After a few sips of ginger and sugar water, my whole body felt warm.
Gu Yan and Li Wanqing were fine. They had been cooking and drinking it frequently since winter began.
Gu Chuan and Zhao Cuifang were not so lucky. They had just separated and were living a hard life. Not to mention ginger sugar water, they couldn't even get enough food to eat.
"It tastes good. Third sister-in-law put a lot of brown sugar in this ginger syrup. It tastes sweet and comfortable." Gu Chuan said as he drank.
"Third sister-in-law, this ginger syrup must contain half a pound of sugar, right? No wonder it tastes so good. Third sister-in-law has a really good life, unlike us, who can't even have a meal." Zhao Cuifang's eyes were almost red with envy, and her words were sour.
Zhao Cuifang was really feeling unbalanced. Even at her parents' home, she had never drunk such thick sugar water.
Her family lived a pretty good life. If she hadn't fallen in love with Gu Chuan and insisted on marrying him, she would not have married into the mountains.
Even so, when she was at her parents' home, she couldn't just drink brown sugar water.
But now, this third sister-in-law actually made a large pot of ginger sugar water, and put a lot of brown sugar in it. How could Zhao Cuifang not be jealous?
And she only found out yesterday that the Third Brother's family had actually bought a farm outside. Doesn't that mean they can move out anytime?
Thinking about how my mother's family only had a dozen acres of land, they were able to support the whole family and live a very good life.
Think about it again, my third brother’s family has a large farm. To be called a farm, it must have at least dozens of acres of land, right?
How much food can be harvested from so much land? Li Wanqing's family only has two people, so they definitely can't eat it all.
How much would be left if we exchanged the leftovers for silver?
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