When Li Xiangyun came in, she handed her a persimmon: "Mother, try this, it's delicious!"
Li Xiangyun didn't eat any. She took the persimmon and said, "Persimmons are delicious, but you can't eat too many, or you'll get a stomachache. I cooked some noodles, why don't you go and have some?"
Yun Ningyan shook her head: "I'm not eating anymore, I'm full!"
Li Xiangyun held her hand and sighed, "Hey! Ningning, don't be angry with your father. That's just how he is. He always doted on your aunt since you were little, because your aunt saved his life."
“He’s just so stubborn. I had no shortage of trouble with Huo Changlan when I first married into the Huo family! Her in-laws are all dead, and she came back with her child.”
"She'll be part of our brigade from now on. They'll move away after spring!"
Yun Ningyan nodded: "I know! As long as they don't provoke me, I won't provoke them either."
Li Xiangyun nodded: "That's good. Don't get upset. I'll talk to your father properly when I get back. He's just a stubborn guy!"
Hearing how sensible Yun Ningyan was, Li Xiangyun felt relieved. She was just afraid that her daughter-in-law would upset her again, which wouldn't be worth it!
She went out feeling reassured.
Huo Jianjun and Huo Jianshe had already finished eating and were waiting for her in the kitchen.
After washing the pots and pans, she waved to the two men and said, "Let's go, we're going back! Third brother, lock the door, we're leaving!"
Huo Junshan locked the door and went straight back to his bedroom. Yun Ningyan had already put the frozen persimmons, grapes, and frozen pears she had eaten into her spatial storage.
Even if Huo Junshan wanted to know, he would never find out.
Huo Junshan slammed the door shut, startling Yun Ningyan: "Why did you close the door?"
Huo Junshan chuckled: "It's time to sleep. Why do you think I'd close the door? Or did you do something wrong, Yanyan? Are you afraid I'll find out?"
Clouds and mist!
She didn't do anything wrong; she just ate a few frozen pears. Why should she feel guilty?
Huo Junshan listened to her thoughts, shook his head slightly, hooked his large hand around her finger, and said softly, "Is Yanyan angry?"
Yun Ningyan: "I won't be angry with anyone unless you're the one who provoked me. You're overthinking it!"
She pulled her hand away from Huo Junshan's: "Besides, those three women don't eat or drink my food, so why should I be angry?"
Huo Junshan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Ningyan hooked her arm around his neck and whispered in his ear, "What do you think my eldest and second sisters-in-law are thinking? Such a good opportunity to divide the family property, but neither of them wants to."
Huo Junshan kissed her on the cheek: "They have their own plans. They're thinking that Auntie will only be here for a few months anyway."
"But separating from the family is a lifelong matter. Once Auntie passes away, the family will be back to normal."
"We don't have children yet, and our fourth and fifth children aren't married. Wouldn't it be easier if we all raised the child together?"
Yun Ningyan nodded: "Alright, let's ignore them. We should go to the front less often in the future. Anyway, we've brought back all the work points and grain you earned, so we can't let those three women get away with it."
Huo Junshan blew out the candle and pulled her onto the kang (heated brick bed): "Let's go to sleep. If they want to be together, we can't stop them! Just let's live our lives well!"
Huo Junshan wrapped his long arm around Yun Ningyan and pulled her into his arms. Yun Ningyan snuggled closer to him.
Huo Junshan leaned in and pressed down on her, accurately capturing the girl's lips in his mouth and sucking on them fiercely a few times.
Yun Ningyan winced in pain. She tried to push Huo Junshan away, but Huo Junshan was too strong.
Finally, amidst Huo Junshan's passionate kiss, she gradually lost herself and couldn't help but wrap her arms around his neck.
Huo Junshan chuckled and led Yun Ningyan toward the clouds.
The next day, Huo Junshan got up but didn't call her. Instead, he went to the front and told his mother that Li Xiangyun shouldn't go to Erlong Lake today and should stay home with Yun Ningyan.
He didn't make a fuss for too long last night; Yun Ningyan woke up not long after he left.
She remembered she needed to go into the space to get something to eat, and had just put on her cotton-padded coat when someone pushed open the door to her room.
She was startled, turned around and saw Li Xiangyun. She clutched her chest and said, "Mother, you scared me to death!"
Li Xiangyun smiled and said, "Third brother told me to come over and cook for you, so I came over. I just wanted to see if you were awake. Go wash up and I'll go cook for you! We'll go to Erlong Lake later."
After Li Xiangyun finished speaking, she turned and went to the kitchen. Only then did Yun Ningyan slowly get up.
Li Xiangyun simply steamed two boiled eggs and some steamed buns for her, and also stir-fried some hot and sour shredded potatoes.
After Yun Ningyan had eaten and drunk her fill, the two of them went to Erlong Lake.
It's already past 10 a.m., so the fish should be pulled up soon.
She still brought the small stool from yesterday. When she arrived at the lakeside, Yun Ningyan saw Lin Mengmeng and Zhang Qiang standing together.
She waved excitedly at Lin Mengmeng, who turned her head and saw her.
She immediately left Zhang Qiang and ran over.
Yun Ningyan laughed and said, "Why didn't you come yesterday? I came here yesterday but didn't see you!"
Lin Mengmeng said with a smile, "I was planning to fish for several days, so I came today."
The men were now pulling the first net out with all their might, several big men working together, shouting, "One, two! One, two!"
Someone shouted, "Fish, fish, I see a fish! The fish is coming up!"
When the women by the lake heard that fish had been caught, they all rushed to the middle, hoping to get a piece of the action.
Of the fish caught, a large portion must be handed over to the workers; the rest are what each team catches and then divides among themselves.
However, the brigade committee turned a blind eye to the small fish and shrimp that the women secretly collected.
But nobody dared to pick up the big ones!
The captain kept a close eye on things the whole time, and even if you were lucky enough to find a fish, you still had to return it.
Everyone formed a circle around the lake, waiting to load the large truck.
Yun Ningyan was sitting on the side, not going inside, which made Lin Mengmeng a little anxious: "Ningning, should we go down too? Everyone else has already gone down."
Yun Ningyan shook her head: "You go ahead, I'll stay here and watch over things. With Huo Junshan around, our family will never lack fish!"
Lin Mengmeng agreed, "If you're not going down, I am. Don't be envious later!"
Yun Ningyan was the only one left sitting by the lake, while Li Xiangyun, like the other women, gathered the fish together one by one.
The brigade leader watched from the side the whole time. Some women, in order to bring home a couple more fish, even stuffed the fish into their cotton-padded coats.
Someone joked, "Hey, Sister Liu, look at your cotton-padded coat, what's inside? Why is it moving around?"
"You're one to talk! Look at you, the legs of your cotton-padded pants are tied up well, but they look so big."
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