There is no doubt that Han Yixian is handsome. Some of the young women and wives in the village would blush when they saw him, and the female educated youth who were teachers in the village loved to get close to him.
But as time went on, everyone noticed that Han Yixian ignored all women except his wife. He only smiled when he was with He Yuhan.
If any woman got too close to him, Han Yixian would remind her to keep at least a meter away. Fan Yuling, a female educated youth who liked to get close to Han Yixian, was once scolded by him, which made her very embarrassed.
Although Han Yixian was handsome and a village cadre, and well-liked by everyone, no young woman or married woman truly wanted to break up his family. People in this era still valued their reputation.
However, the female educated youth Fan Yuling had some ulterior motives. Even though Han Yixian didn't give her a friendly look, she still liked to get close to him.
Fan Yuling came from the city, and with her experience, she knew the Han family was no ordinary family. Moreover, Han Yixian was so handsome, so she set her sights on him.
She was extremely jealous of He Yuhan's beauty and Han Yixian's obvious affection for her. Jealousy often makes people lose their true nature, and Fan Yuling wanted to destroy He Yuhan's happiness.
Some of the young wives also noticed Fan Yuling's ill intentions and even warned He Yuhan to be careful.
He Yuhan also sensed that Fan Yuling, a female educated youth who was also a teacher, was hostile towards her. At first, she didn't know what was going on, but after being reminded by others, she realized that Fan Yuling had bad intentions.
However, she didn't care much. Firstly, she trusted Han Yixian, and secondly, new educated youth would be coming to the village next year. If Fan Yuling was indecent and tried to ruin her family, she would make her lose her teaching job and work in the fields with everyone else.
She's not someone to be trifled with. She will defend her marriage.
Working in the fields was not only tiring, but given Fan Yuling's delicate appearance, she couldn't earn as many work points as she did when she was a teacher. Teachers in the village received almost the full amount of work points.
He Yuhan is undeniably beautiful, and some young men in the village secretly admire her. However, Han Yixian has secretly warned them against any signs of her being liked.
Han Yixian's martial prowess is undeniable; didn't you see him hunt a large wild boar as soon as he entered the mountains? Therefore, no one dares to challenge Han Yixian's bottom line.
Han Yixian and He Yuhan were considered a perfect match by everyone in the village. Moreover, He Yuhan was kind and generous, and was also a teacher in the village.
Teacher He Yuhan is practically a jack-of-all-trades; she's the work of several people. She can teach Chinese, math, music, and art.
He Yuhan has no problem with English, but she doesn't dare to teach it, fearing it might give others leverage against her and cause trouble in the future. She will try her best to teach the children more knowledge according to the current situation, and let them learn more things.
Knowledge is accumulated little by little, and she hopes that children will have more choices in the future.
She would also occasionally tell the children about local history and geography, and introduce them to the customs and traditions of different places, broadening their horizons.
The children all enjoyed Teacher He's classes, so He Yuhan was very popular in the village.
At noon, Han Yi finished work and went to find He Yuhan.
A young woman who was picking cotton with He Yuhan joked, "Teacher He, Comrade Han is really clingy to you. He comes to find you as soon as he finishes work. You've been married for several years and have two children, and you're still so inseparable."
Another woman nearby laughed and said, "What's wrong, Xiao Cui's wife? Are you envious of other couples' loving relationship? Your Xiao Cui is no less impressive. I heard that when he comes home, he doesn't want you to do any housework."
Xiao Cui's wife said, "I wasn't feeling well the past couple of days. Isn't the point of getting married to have someone who cares for you? Sister Liu, I heard your husband bought you a new dress when he went to town last time? If we're talking about caring for someone, your Brother Liu is the one who knows how to care for others. Alright, we should stop working now."
He Yuhan didn't join in the women's banter; she just laughed it off and didn't take it seriously.
Amid the women's laughter and chatter, He Yuhan packed the cotton from the large cloth bag into a sack at the edge of the field and followed Han Yixian away.
The couple walked quickly and soon entered the mountains. Their family was waiting for them to have lunch, so they had to hurry.
Once in the mountains, taking advantage of the cover of weeds and trees, He Yuhan took out two pheasants from her spatial storage. Han Yi tied the pheasants up and carried them home with He Yuhan.
When they got home, lunch was already on the table. Han Xiao knew the couple had gone into the mountains as soon as he saw Han Yi return carrying two pheasants.
He took the pheasant and put it in the yard, then killed it that afternoon.
Wen Jinyu was delighted to see her son bring back two pheasants. Her daughter-in-law needed nutrition to breastfeed the baby, and she had lost weight from working in the fields during the autumn harvest. These pheasants would help nourish her.
Although Liu Zhongyi didn't work in the fields, he helped out at the threshing floor to watch over the grain drying, which also earned him work points. The work wasn't too strenuous, and he got work points, so Liu Zhongyi joined several other elderly people in the village to do it.
He's lived in the countryside for many years and used to be a very capable worker. Although he's older now, he can still do some light work without any problem. Besides, he doesn't want to just stay at home doing nothing all the time.
Do some light work to get some exercise.
The three children were delighted to see that there were two more pheasants in the house, knowing they would have meat for dinner that night.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo are now also going to the fields to pick up grain with the Gao family's children. The two little guys are working very hard and they have some harvest every day. They have also truly experienced the joy of harvest.
Xiao Xurui is too young and can only stay at home with his grandmother.
After lunch, Wen Jinyu urged Han Yixian and his wife to rest, as they still had work to do in the afternoon.
After Han Yixian and his wife left in the afternoon, Han Xiao began to kill the chicken. Wen Jinyu plucked the bright feathers from the pheasant's tail to make shuttlecocks for the children to play with.
When killing the chicken, Wen Jinyu didn't waste a single drop of the chicken blood; she collected it all in a bowl and made it into blood tofu.
Since meat is scarce nowadays, chicken blood can also be used in cooking.
After killing the chicken and boiling water, pluck the pheasant feathers and clean out the giblets from its cavity. It's edible just like that.
After cleaning the pheasant, Wen Jinyu started making chicken soup. This was mainly for her daughter-in-law to help with lactation. Eating more soupy foods would help with milk production.
He Yuhan's breast milk was good, and Xiao Xu grew up fair and chubby from drinking his mother's milk. Everyone who saw him said that this child was blessed.
Because she needs to breastfeed her child, He Yuhan has to go home occasionally; otherwise, the baby will get hungry and cry if it takes too long. This is part of the village's care for women who breastfeed. He Yuhan is certainly among those cared for.
Wen Jinyu knew roughly when her daughter-in-law would return, so she ladled out a bowl of the nearly cooked chicken soup and let it cool, so that He Yuhan could drink it when she came back.
After feeding her child and drinking chicken soup, He Yuhan went back to work in the fields.
He Yuhan was deeply moved by her mother-in-law's care; even her own mother wouldn't have been this kind. She was truly blessed to have such a mother-in-law.
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