Chapter 057 Return to the Village

After getting on the carriage, Yuan Ming grabbed the hand of his young husband, and only when he felt the warmth did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"I've been carrying Tang Pozi with me all the time!" Ji Qingyue pointed to her knees as if to ask for credit.

Yuan Ming pinched his face: "My husband is so good today, he must be rewarded."

As he said that, he bent down and pressed his slightly cool lips against Ji Qingyue's soft lips.

The carriage had already started moving, and the driver behind the curtain was humming a tuneless song, and the bustling voices on the street were right beside his ears.

Ji Qingyue's heartbeat accelerated, and all the blood in his body rushed up, and in an instant his face and neck were completely red.

There was a voice in his heart shouting that this was wrong and that he should push Yuan Ming away, but he was reluctant to do so and even tightened his arms, almost sitting in Yuan Ming's arms.

The kiss was very long, from fierce to gentle, and finally lingered intentionally or unintentionally, but he just didn't want to separate.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Qingyue's whole body was paralyzed, breathing slightly, and there seemed to be hooks in her eyes, making Yuan Ming unable to look away for a moment.

Yuan Ming pressed Ji Qingyue's head and said in a hoarse voice: "Qingqing, take a rest, we'll be there soon."

It's just not known whether this sentence was to comfort Ji Qingyue or himself.

As it turned out, Shifang Town was still some distance from Shangguan Village. Ji Qingyue slept and woke up, woke up and slept again. After repeating this for two rounds, the carriage finally stopped. The

road in the village was narrow and the carriage could not enter. They got off at the entrance of the village.

Winter was a rare day for the villagers to rest. There was no farm work or any leisure activities. After dinner, they all went to bed.

It was not dark yet and there was no one on the road.

Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue walked in the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. They didn't meet anyone until they reached their doorstep.

Cao didn't know they were coming back today. The gate was closed tightly and no light could be seen through the crack of the door.

Yuan Ming knocked on the door several times, then shouted, "Mother, open the door, Qingqing and I are back!"

There was a crackling sound in the room, and soon the door opened. Cao was wearing a thick cotton robe, with messy hair, as if she had just climbed out of bed.

Cao took the things in Ji Qingyue's hand, her tone seemed to be complaining but actually surprised.

"Why did you come back without saying hello? You scared me. I asked Taozi to tell you to come back during your rest time. Why are you in such a hurry? You have to go back to class tomorrow. It's troublesome to rush back and forth."

Ji Qingyue glanced at Yuan Ming and took Cao's arm affectionately: "My husband was too busy recently and didn't have time to come back. He always talked about mother at night. When he heard what Brother Yang said, he came back in a hurry."

Cao knew her son best. She knew that this was probably false, but she felt very relieved.

Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue hadn't eaten yet. Cao was alone at home, so she just ate a little. After they got together, they simply lit the fire in the stove and prepared to cook a good meal.

Ji Qingyue bought a lot of dishes, including ready-made roast chicken, mutton, fish and various vegetables.

Cao took out one by one, and the smile on her face became bigger and bigger.

Yuan Ming squeezed Ji Qingyue's hand, moved his lips, and said silently: "Thank you, husband."

Cao prepared today's meal and did not let Yuan Ming and others interfere at all.

Yuan Ming did not refuse and took Ji Qingyue back to the room first.

Just as they guessed, the room was cleaned very cleanly, the tables and chairs were wiped, and the quilt still smelled of the sun.

Ji Qingyue threw himself into the bed as soon as he entered the room. He had not rested much since he got up this morning, and he was really tired.

Yuan Ming helped him take off his shoes and spread out the quilt.

"Have a sleep. I'll call you when dinner is ready."

Ji Qingyue grabbed the quilt and shook her head: "No, my husband, lie down with me."

Yuan Ming nodded, took off his outer clothes and socks, got on the bed, and let him lean on his chest.

"Qingqing, I want to buy a house in Shifang Town."

Ji Qingyue's eyes were half closed, and she didn't react much to hearing this.

"Okay, my husband, if you want to buy it, buy it. There is money at home."

Yuan Ming hummed, and slowly said all his thoughts.

"I want to bring my mother to the town."

Ji Qingyue suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him steadily. Yuan

Ming really thought that it was impossible for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the world to be truly of one mind. He never thought about what would happen to Ji Qingyue and Cao. As long as they maintained superficial peace and liked each other, it would be enough.

In order to prevent Ji Qingyue from having any wild thoughts, he explained, "The winter in Shifang Town is very cold. I want to install a ground heating system at home, so I want to take my mother over. When the weather warms up, the crops in the village need someone to take care of them, so my mother will definitely come back to the village."

Ji Qingyue subconsciously grabbed Yuan Ming's sleeves, frowning.

It's not that he has any opinion on Cao. On the contrary, he thinks Cao treats him very well.

But after talking with Liu Ruyan and the others for a long time, he always feels afraid of his mother-in-law.

On the one hand, he is afraid that his mother-in-law will make things difficult for him, and on the other hand, he is more worried that he will make his mother-in-law unhappy, causing quarrels, and finally let his husband give up on him.

Seeing that Ji Qingyue was really uneasy, Yuan Ming stroked him on the head to comfort him: "Qingqing, remember, we two are the ones who are going to be together for the rest of our lives. If you really don't want to live with mother, just tell me, I will find another way and won't make it difficult for you."

"No." Ji Qingyue closed his eyes: "I'm just worried that I can't do well and make mother angry."

After a pause, he raised his head and looked at Yuan Ming: "If I have a quarrel with mother, will my husband stand on my side?"

"Of course!" Yuan Ming replied without thinking: "And my mother is not a particularly unreasonable person. I believe you can get along well."

Hearing what he could only say, Ji Qingyue's confidence doubled.

"Okay then, let's buy a new house and live with A Niang."

Yuan Ming knew that he was compromising for his own sake and felt very distressed. He said, "If nothing unexpected happens, we will move to Cheng County next year and won't live with A Niang for too long."

Ji Qingyue nodded and hugged him tighter.

Cao cooked very quickly. In less than half an hour, she had prepared four dishes and a soup.

Roast chicken, steamed fish, three fresh vegetables, garlic cabbage, and a sweet and delicious radish and pork ribs soup.

As soon as they sat down and smelled the aroma of the food, they all felt their stomachs rumbling and quickly picked up their chopsticks.

In winter, the food gets cold quickly, so they simply set up a table in the kitchen and ate by the stove. It was bright and warm.

After a bowl of rice, they were not so hungry for the time being. Yuan Ming then proposed to buy a house and asked Cao to move to the town to live with them.

But Cao objected again and again.

But she was not against buying a house but against moving to the town.

"I live well in the village, why should I go to town? Not only will it cost a lot, but it will also cause trouble for you. I won't go."

Yuan Ming said, "Just wait until the weather warms up, mother, come back. It's so cold recently, and there's no floor heating in the village. If you're not careful, you'll catch a cold."

Cao ate her meal slowly, still unmoved.

"I've been here for so many years, I'm used to it, I don't feel it's that cold."

Yuan Ming pursed his lips and stopped talking. He knew that Cao was not being polite to him, but really didn't want to go.

Seeing this, Ji Qingyue also wanted to persuade Cao, but was stopped by Yuan Ming: "Forget it, if mother doesn't want to go, we shouldn't force her. Come back more often in the future."

Ji Qingyue nodded, but she didn't feel happy at all.

Not sure if it was his illusion, he always felt that Cao didn't want to go to the town just because she said so, as if there was some secret that he didn't know.

Yuan Ming said, "Mother asked us to come back, is there something important?"

Hearing this, Cao put down her chopsticks and her expression became serious.