When it was mealtime, no one came out to cook, and Aunt Ma's stomach was growling with hunger.
The family didn't have much food to begin with, and she worked herself to the bone every day so that her son could have enough to eat. Now there's another person who's just eating for free.
They eat two meals a day, lunch and dinner.
She got up and went to check the kitchen, but there wasn't a trace of cooking fire. Instantly, anger welled up inside her, and she walked towards Song Pandi's room.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard heavy breathing inside.
That little slut seduces her son in broad daylight; can't she live without a man?
She stood at the door for a while, then sat on a stool in the main room and waited for her son to finish.
After Ma Lao Er got up and left, Song Pan Di wiped the tears from her face, lay on the bed, and looked at the dusty roof above her head, crying again.
After Ma Lao Er came out, Ma Da Niang grabbed him and rushed him into the house, yelling, "You little slut, seducing my son in broad daylight! Can't you live without a man? How can you be so shameless? You're pregnant and you still can't be quiet! If you ruin my Ma family's grandson, I'll beat you to death!"
She cursed and then pinched Song Pandi's face hard.
He roared hatefully, "It's your face that seduces my son every day! I'll strangle you, I'll strangle you! You slut!"
Song Pandi was writhing in pain on the kang (a heated brick bed), but she stubbornly protected her stomach.
Not satisfied with just hitting her, Aunt Ma slapped her a few more times with her shoe, cursing, "Hurry up and cook for me, my son is hungry!"
Originally, Song Pandi wasn't supposed to cook, but Ma Lao Er said one time, "Mother, you can't spoil her too much. She might be carrying a girl, and that would be a huge loss!"
Aunt Ma thought about it and agreed. What if it was a daughter? She could treat her to good food and drink. But if she ended up having a daughter, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Song Pandi put on her shoes and went to cook.
After she finished cooking, Ma Lao Er took two eggs and left.
Song Pandi stared at his back, wishing she could stare a hole through it.
As for Meng Zhenzhen, her days at the educated youth settlement were also very difficult.
Because of her several incidents being exposed, everyone knows what kind of person she is, plus she was detained at the police station before winter.
They did not participate in the collective labor at the educated youth settlement, nor did they contribute to its construction.
Everyone had gathered the firewood they needed for the winter, and she used what was readily available when she returned.
Naturally, some people are unhappy.
Several female educated youths shared a room: Meng Zhenzhen, Zhang Hongmei, Yang Laidi, and Yu Lili.
They shared a room, slept on a single kang (heated brick bed), and lit a fire together.
Meng Zhenzhen was very lazy, so every night it was the other girls who took turns heating the kang (a traditional heated bed).
A few days later, people began to reject Meng Zhenzhen.
During the day, everyone would huddle on the kang (a heated brick bed). Yu Lili, with her fiery temper, shouted, "Meng Zhenzhen, get up and heat the kang! You don't gather firewood, yet you sleep on this kang just like us. The firewood we gather keeps you warm, so you should at least do some work, right?"
Meng Zhenzhen pouted: "What's so great about it? You just collected a little firewood. I'll collect some next year."
Yu Lili laughed in anger. She snorted coldly, "You mean next year? With your condition, it's hard to say whether you'll even get through this year. Hurry up and heat up the kang (heated brick bed). If you don't, get out and don't stay in this room."
Yang Laidi chimed in, "Go ahead and burn the firewood. The three of us collected it, so it's fair that you can use it to heat the kang (heated brick bed)."
Meng Zhenzhen was about to say something when Zhang Hongmei interrupted her.
"Meng Zhenzhen, go heat the kang (a traditional heated brick bed), otherwise you might really be kicked out. You'll see for yourself."
Meng Zhenzhen stormed out to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed), where their stove was located in the corner outside the wall.
The only option is to burn it outside.
She put on her coat, pushed open the door, and went out.
A gust of cold wind rushed straight to the top of her head!
Her cotton-padded coat was already very thin and old, so it wasn't warm at all.
He went out, added some firewood to the fire, and then went back inside.
Yu Lili asked her, "You're back so soon? You need to shovel the dust down inside."
Meng Zhenzhen waved her hand: "Don't worry, I've taken care of it."
Yu Lili was relieved.
The task of heating the kang (a traditional heated bed) for the next day fell to Meng Zhenzhen.
In contrast to the quietness on their side, Huo Junshan and Yun Ningyan brought out some fruit from home today to make frozen fruit.
Yun Ningyan only took things out, while Huo Junshan was in charge of doing the work.
She took out some pears, persimmons, grapes, blueberries...
She took out all the fruit she had in the space and had Huo Junshan put it directly in the yard to freeze.
A snakeskin bag was laid out on the ground outside. Huo Junshan spread all the fruit on it, and after it froze solid, he would take it back to thaw it, and then take it out to freeze again.
Repeat three times.
The fruit is now ready.
Yun Ningyan asked him curiously, "Huo Junshan, have you ever tried frozen grapes? Are they delicious?"
Huo Junshan lowered his head and placed the fruit on top: "No, I've only ever eaten frozen pears and frozen persimmons. Grapes ripen in the hot summer and don't last until winter."
Yun Ningyan watched with great curiosity, and she also wanted to try it out. She had just reached out her hand.
Huo Junshan told her to hurry inside: "It's too cold outside, you should come inside quickly so you don't catch a cold."
"I'm in excellent health right now, this little thing is no problem for me."
Huo Junshan looked at her meaningfully, then smiled and said, "Yanyan, are you sure you're still in good health and can work? Then I can..."
"Hey, hey, hey, shut up!"
She quickly covered his mouth with her hand to prevent him from saying anything even bolder.
Yun Ningyan rolled her eyes at him: "Trying to be lewd in broad daylight again! Shameless!"
Huo Junshan stuck out the tip of his tongue and gently licked her palm. The warm, moist touch made Yun Ningyan quickly withdraw her hand.
She reached out and pinched Huo Junshan, playfully scolding, "Huo Junshan, you, you're a rascal!"
Her face was flushed, whether from the cold or from embarrassment, it was hard to tell.
Huo Junshan gently rubbed her cheek with the back of his hand, teasingly saying, "What? Honey, are you shy? You're already shy at such a short time. If it were me..."
Yun Ningyan's voice rose another notch: "Huo Junshan! I'll get angry if you say that again!"
What's wrong with this man?
Before they got married, she could tease him and he would blush all the way to his neck, but now that they're married, the roles are reversed.
This is karma!
How come you can always steer the conversation to that kind of thing? Your brain is filled with nothing but lewd nonsense all day long!
Huo Junshan had already put the fruit away, and he left Yun Ningyan to go back inside.
He coaxed softly, "Don't be angry, I just wanted to tease you."
He washed his hands before cupping her face in his hands and planting a deep kiss on her lips.
Yun Ningyan rolled her eyes inwardly.
This person is insatiable and always has unsatisfied desires.
Just as Huo Junshan was about to go deeper, Yun Ningyan wrapped her arms around his neck.
Huo Junshan's large hand caressed her waist, trying to find the buttons on her clothes.
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