Wei Ling took a while to come back after cleaning the kitchen. The fire in the living room was burning brightly, but Qin Qingman and Chuchu were not there.
Of course he knew that Qin Qingman was not in the living room, because at this time Qin Qingman was in a dilemma in the bedroom.
There really wasn't much firewood left at home.
When Qin Qingman came here, there was no firewood at home. She had a big fight with Zhu Hongxia and a few other aunts before they returned some of the money, but not all of it. During this period, the fire in the house never went out, whether it was for roasting firewood or cooking in the kitchen, a lot of firewood was needed.
There is no coal in rural areas, and after being consumed over time, there is really not much firewood left in the house.
Qin Qingman had been worried that the firewood might not last until next spring, but she didn't expect Chuchu to be also concerned about the firewood situation at home.
It would certainly take less firewood to burn one kang than two. Qin Qingman even planned to turn off the stove in the living room in a few days and only burn the stove connected to the kang in the bedroom. This way, the firewood in the house should be able to burn until next spring.
The two geese just didn’t know what to do.
The goose can't be kept in the bedroom. The goose can accept it, but she can't.
Qin Qingman even considered going to the town to buy some coal.
Coal burning was not popular in Kaoshan Village because it was surrounded by mountains and forests, and every household had stored a large amount of firewood. But it was different in the town. Hongqi Town was not small, and next to it was Hongqi Farm, with a large population. Of course, the coal industry was popular in places where a large number of people gathered.
"Sister, don't light the kang in the east room anymore. Let my brother-in-law and I sleep on the same kang to save firewood."
Chuchu followed Qin Qingman around and saw that Qin Qingman was holding the blanket for a long time without moving. She couldn't help but mention it again.
He remembered how cold it was when there was no firewood at home.
The cold was so deep that it felt like every crevice in his bones was being blown away by the cold wind. So he was really worried that his house would be frozen again after running out of firewood. Being frozen once was enough for him to remember for the rest of his life.
Qin Qingman lowered her head slightly and could see Chuchu's innocent look as she hugged her thighs and looked up at her.
Chu Chu really didn't understand what it meant for Wei Ling to sleep on the same kang.
"Qingman, I can go back to the dormitory." Wei Ling had not heard Qin Qingman speak for a long time in the hall, so he knew that his wife was in a particularly difficult situation. He didn't want to see his wife in such a difficult situation, so he simply proposed a solution.
Of course, this statement also means to retreat in order to advance.
"A Ling, take Chu Chu to wash up and go to bed early today."
Qin Qingman knew that Wei Ling had good hearing and must have heard the conversation between her and Chuchu.
She had been hesitant, but she made a decision immediately after hearing Wei Ling's voice.
She and Wei Ling were already a married couple, and they would have to sleep on the same kang sooner or later, so they might as well adapt to it in advance. Besides, when they were in the mountains and had no conditions, they had already slept on the same mat. Why should she be so hypocritical today?
In such an extremely cold region, every family in the countryside sleeps on a big kang in winter, so why should their family be an exception?
When Wei Ling in the hall heard Qin Qingman's answer, he immediately knew that Qin Qingman had given in.
"Brother-in-law, let's wash our feet together." When Chu Chu saw Qin Qingman put the blanket in her arms back on the kang, she immediately jumped up happily and rushed to the hall.
He was so happy today. Not only did he build a snowman in the yard, but the whole family could also sleep on the same kang at night. He was extremely happy and satisfied.
The satisfied child had a smile on his face until he fell asleep.
Chuchu fell asleep quickly. After washing up and playing with Wei Ling for a while, she climbed onto the kang and went to sleep obediently.
When Huang Wanqing was here, he slept in the middle of the kang. Today, when he got on the kang, he looked at the blanket on the left, then looked at the blanket on the right, and finally moved his blanket to the head of the kang, and then lay down comfortably in the quilt.
The child remembers that his parents slept together when they were still alive, so today he must act like a considerate and good brother.
Qin Qingman and Wei Ling are adults, and their bedtime is not as early as Chuchu's.
After washing up, the two of them sat in the living room, warming themselves by the fire while sorting out their wool.
Both of Qin's parents are gone, so Qin Qingman and Wei Ling have to figure out all the marriage matters on their own. Fortunately, people's living conditions are not good now, so marriages are kept simple and there is no need to be so particular about etiquette.
But ceremonial clothing is necessary.
So Qin Qingman worked with Wei Ling to reel the wool while thinking about how to cut the cloth to make clothes. They bought a sewing machine for home. The sewing machine was very easy to use and you could master it after trying it a few times. The difficult part was how to cut the cloth.
It is not that easy to turn fabric into clothes. You can't just sew them and wear them.
Tailoring is key.
Wei Ling held up the yarn with his hands. Seeing that Qin Qingman hadn't said anything, he thought that she was still shy. After thinking for a while, he said, "Qingman, I see that there is not much firewood left at home. I have a coal ticket. In a few days, the logistics department of the master will go to the provincial capital to purchase coal. I'll ask them to help bring some."
In fact, it was also his responsibility that there was not enough firewood at home.
Since he and Qin Qingman have become a family, he must shoulder the burden of the family. His wife is weak and he does not agree with her doing heavy physical work.
As for firewood, their family would buy it if they could. If not, he would take Du Hongyi and his friends up the mountain to chop firewood during his rest time. Since they ate his food, they had to do some work for him. After all, cooking required a lot of firewood.
"ah!"
Qin Qingman, who was thinking about fabric cutting, was interrupted by Wei Ling's voice.
Then I understood why Wei Ling said that.
Since Qin Qingman had decided to sleep on the same kang, she would no longer be shy. However, the problem of lack of firewood at home also needed to be solved, so she smiled and said, "A Ling, I was just thinking about how to go to the town to buy some coal. It would be even better if the division headquarters could help."
Each era has its own characteristics, and she would not pretend to be noble and try to figure it out clearly.
"Well, I'll find someone to take care of the coal issue tomorrow." Wei Ling felt very happy when he heard that Qin Qingman didn't plan to sleep on a separate bed from him anymore.
Qin Qingman's face also turned slightly red. "I take out the coal tickets and money every day." She controls Wei Ling's family assets, and all the money and tickets have to go through her hands.
"Qingman, I plan to light a stove in the bedroom. It will be warmer this way."
Wei Ling thought about it and then expressed his plan.
He could see that Qin Qingman and Chuchu were both afraid of cold. Although there was a kang in the bedroom, the temperature in the whole house was not as warm as when there was a stove in the living room. He could see the difficulties Qin Qingman and her brother were facing when they got up in the morning.
Qin Qingman certainly wanted the home to be as warm as possible, but she also had to consider the issue of supplies. "A Ling, our winter is long and cold. If we add another stove, we will need twice as much fuel."
Otherwise, how could she have just one stove?
Wei Ling saw Qin Qingman's worry and explained, "Qingman, don't worry. I am now at the regimental level. The supplies allocated to me are enough for you and Chuchu. I have worked for so many years and have no chance to use these things. We are a family. I like you and Chuchu to use my supplies."
Wei Ling's words were so thoughtful that Qin Qingman felt her heart pounding after hearing them.
The look she gave Wei Ling was also sweet.
"I'll ask someone to bring us another stove from the provincial capital. It doesn't need to be too big. We can put it in the bedroom so it doesn't take up much space." Wei Ling was already thinking about how to renovate his home.
"Okay, the bedroom is indeed a bit cold. If we add a fireplace, Chuchu won't have to stay in the living room during the day." Qin Qingman agreed with Wei Ling's suggestion.
"Yeah." Wei Ling's hand movements coordinated with Qin Qingman's as she rolled the ball of wool.
While the two were talking, several balls of wool had already been rolled up in the wicker basket beside Qin Qingman, and Qin Qingman started to take down another roll.
There was nothing to do in the winter, so she bought a lot of wool at the supply and marketing cooperative, intending to knit a set of sweaters for each person in the family, at least enough for replacement and washing, otherwise it would be a bit difficult for her to wear the same sweater for the whole winter.
Under the bright oil lamp, it was not the first time that the couple worked together.
Although they don't talk much, they have a very good understanding of each other.
When there were more and more balls of yarn in the willow basket, Qin Qingman was shocked by the passage of time. She glanced out the dark window and said, "A Ling, that's all we have to do today. Take a rest."
"good."
Wei Ling stood up to help clean up.
After a while, the willow basket was brought back to the bedroom, and the stools the two had sat on were returned to their original places. Even the fire in the stove was suppressed with wood ash. Only then did Qin Qingman reach out to pick up the oil lamp.
As a result, before his hand reached the oil lamp, a spark suddenly exploded.
Wei Ling had a strong sense of defense. The moment the lights burst, he grabbed Qin Qingman's waist and led her away. "Wife, are you okay?"
Wei Ling carefully examined Qin Qingman's fingers, worried that he was too slow just now.
"No...it's okay, I'm fine." Qin Qingman felt very uncomfortable being held in Wei Ling's arms, because her nostrils were filled with Wei Ling's breath, the strong scent of male hormones, which made her heart beat faster and her breathing tense.
"I'll bring the oil lamp next time."
Wei Ling was still worried, and planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a few kerosene lamps.
A lamp with a hood is safer than this crude open-type grass-burning oil lamp.
Qin Qingman couldn't say no to Wei Ling's concern, so she could only nod slightly, then pushed Wei Ling's body with her hand, "A Ling, go back to your room."
As a result, she immediately felt ambiguous when she said this.
It seemed as if she couldn't wait.
Qin Qingman blushed, not knowing whether to explain or not, her palms were sweating.
"Okay." Wei Ling saw Qin Qingman's nervousness, slowly released his hands from Qin Qingman's waist, and then went to pick up the oil lamp.
He didn't want to force Qin Qingman, he wanted his wife to adapt to him.
Qin Qingman secretly breathed a sigh of relief when Wei Ling let go. "Ah Ling, Wanqing stayed over yesterday and we didn't have enough blankets at home, so I gave her my blanket and used yours."
Qin Qingman felt a little embarrassed after saying this.
Although she believed that she was clean and had no strange smell, she had to be honest and could not use the blanket without telling the bathroom.
When Wei Ling heard that the set of floor coverings he used was also used by Qin Qingman, he was suddenly surprised and delighted.
Worried that Qin Qingman might be upset, he suppressed his emotions and answered calmly, "Well, I understand."
On the kang in the west room, Chuchu had already fallen into a sound sleep, her little face even rosy like an apple due to the warmth of the kang.
Qin Qingman noticed something unusual as soon as she entered the door.
Her blanket, which was originally at the head of the kang, was moved to the middle. Not only that, her blanket was even very close to the blanket in the bathroom. If she wasn't careful while sleeping at night, she could end up rolling into someone else's arms.
!!!
Chuchu, Qin Yunchu!
Qin Qingman didn't know why Chuchu was like this.
At this moment, she even wondered if Wei Ling had taught Chu Chu something, otherwise why did Chu Chu suddenly say that three people should sleep on one kang? Three people sleeping on one kang was fine, and it was acceptable in the middle of winter, but now, why were her and Wei Ling's beds being put together?
Qin Qingman's face instantly became hot, and she looked at Wei Ling with scrutiny.
Wei Ling looked back in surprise.
He also noticed that the covering was inappropriate, and it seemed that Chuchu had unexpectedly given him a great assist.
But he really knew nothing and said nothing!
At this moment Wei Ling was worried, worried that Qin Qingman thought that he had instigated Chu Chu to do something.
When Qin Qingman saw the expression on Wei Ling's face, she knew that she was overthinking. This accident on the kang might really be the child's personal behavior.
"A Ling, go to bed early."
Qin Qingman sat on the edge of the kang, feeling that it was not right to take off her clothes, nor was it right to not take them off.
Although she wore more clothes in winter and didn't need to sleep in cool clothes, she couldn't unbutton her clothes or expose her chest and abdomen in front of a strong man, let alone take off her pants. When she thought of this, Qin Qingman's palms were sweating and her heartbeat was accelerating. She didn't even dare to look at Wei Ling.
The atmosphere in the room was awkward and ambiguous.
Wei Ling took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then he strode away.
Only when Wei Ling disappeared from view did Qin Qingman let out the anger that had been holding in her chest.
Then she raised her ears and listened, and heard Wei Ling's footsteps indeed heading towards the toilet, so she quickly took off her clothes and got into the quilt. As soon as she got into the quilt, she froze.
The two blankets were too close to each other, and she was just thinking about taking off her clothes and getting on the kang quickly, so she forgot to separate the two blankets.
Just as Qin Qingman was about to sit up and separate the two people's blankets, she heard Wei Ling's footsteps returning.
One sound after another seemed to be trampling on her heart.
Now Qin Qingman didn't dare to move. Not only did she not dare to move, she even closed her eyes.
Pretending to be asleep is the only way to avoid embarrassment.
So when Wei Ling returned to the room, Qin Qingman had already fallen asleep on the kang, and the blanket that had been put together for the two of them was also put back together again.
Wei Ling blew out the light and got on the kang.
In the darkness, Qin Qingman's ears stood up high, extremely sensitive. She heard sporadic sounds. It was Wei Ling taking off his clothes.
Wei Ling took off his clothes neither too fast nor too slow, but he had a good sense of rhythm. However, after taking off each piece of clothing, he would fold it neatly in the dark and place it on the kang. He would not get into the quilt until he was done.
As soon as he got into bed, Wei Ling smelled a faint fragrance.
This fragrance belongs to Qin Qingman.
This was not the first time that Wei Ling slept in the same bed with Qin Qingman. He had smelled this faint fragrance on Qin Qingman as early as when they were in the hut on the mountain. It smelled very good, a natural body odor of a girl.
This set of clothes had been used by Qin Qingman for a night and was already stained with Qin Qingman's scent. In addition, Qin Qingman was lying less than an arm's length away from Wei Ling, and the blood in the bloody body of the hot-blooded Wei Ling suddenly began to boil.
He didn't know if he could sleep tonight.
Having his daughter-in-law so close to him was a double torture for him.
Spiritual and physical.
Controlling his heartbeat, Wei Ling tried his best not to think about anything, but closed his eyes and waited to fall asleep.
Those who have never suffered from insomnia are destined to suffer from it.
Wei Ling could tell that Qin Qingman was not asleep at this moment, and could even sense that Qin Qingman's body was particularly tense, as if she was on guard. This guard was not intentional, but subconscious.
In order not to make Qin Qingman more nervous, Wei Ling could only lie flat and motionless.
In the darkness, there were three breathing sounds in the bedroom.
The most natural and joyful one is Chuchu.
Qin Qingman's breathing was unconsciously rapid and deep, which also deeply aroused Wei Ling, who had sensitive ears.
Wei Ling actually wanted to hug his wife, but in the end he remained motionless.
Qin Qingman's nerves were tense, all her senses were mobilized, and she was paying attention to Wei Ling's movements beside her.
From tension to relaxation, time passes.
It was unknown how long had passed, but Qin Qingman, who had been waiting for no unexpected event, could no longer hold on. Her relaxed nerves made her fall asleep unknowingly. While sleeping, her body stretched out and her breathing became regular again.
Wei Ling finally waited until Qin Qingman fell asleep and heaved a sigh of relief.
Only then did I dare to move slowly.
It was also very uncomfortable for him to lie flat with his body stiff all the time.
What's more, the person lying next to him was his newlywed wife.
Turning sideways, Wei Ling aimed his face at the sleeping Qin Qingman. Qin Qingman had the habit of turning over and facing the heat source after falling asleep, so at this time Wei Ling could see Qin Qingman's face through the faint light from the gap in the curtains.
The lighting was bad and his daughter-in-law's face looked a little blurry, but Wei Ling was very content.
He was full of energy and not sleepy at all. Looking at his wife in the dark, Wei Ling smiled, a clean and pure smile.
He stretched out his hand in the darkness and sketched Qin Qingman's facial features in the air.
He engraved Qin Qingman's face in his heart.
Thinking back to his identity in his previous life, Wei Ling's thoughts wandered a little. If he were still in his previous life, what would he do with his wife on their wedding night?
There seems to be a lot of complicated etiquette.
Taking the lead in building the house, drinking wedding wine, saying all kinds of auspicious words...
As he thought about it, Wei Ling gently placed his hand on Qin Qingman's smooth face, and sighed in his heart: The society nowadays is still good, women don't have to observe so many ancient rituals, and the wives of wealthy families don't have to stay at home to take care of their husbands and children.
Wei Ling gently slid his fingers across Qin Qingman's face with compassion, then withdrew his hand and closed his eyes.
The real Qin Qingman gave him real emotions.
Chuchu was woken up in the morning by the urge to pee. He looked out the window and saw that it was daybreak. He could no longer pee in the house after daybreak. Holding back the urge to pee, Chuchu glanced at his sister and brother-in-law who were sleeping next to him, then hurriedly got off the kang, wrapped in his cotton clothes and went out.
The movement of Chuchu waking up woke up the alert Wei Ling immediately.
Before he even opened his eyes, Wei Ling noticed something was wrong.
There was a body in his quilt, a fragrant body.
His sensitive body immediately became sensitive, and just when Wei Ling was about to get up quietly, an arm suddenly reached over and hugged his body.
The bodies pressed tightly together left no space left.
Wei Ling's breathing became uncontrollable and rapid, and his body became extremely sensitive. He wanted to act impulsively, so he hugged his wife and acted impulsively.
Qin Qingman woke up a few minutes later than Wei Ling.
In her previous life, she was used to sleeping with a pillow in her arms. In her dream just now, she seemed to have returned to the moment when she had the pillow. The pillow was warm and flexible, which made her subconsciously hug it tightly.
Then reason returned and the dream faded.
Qin Qingman woke up, completely awake. Before she even opened her eyes, she felt the changes in Wei Ling's body. Such changes not only frightened her, but also made her whole body tense.
What to do!
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