Chapter 128 It’s great to have you
Fu Yucheng put his arms around her waist from behind and rested his chin on her head: "Become a living signboard, let the whole Northeast know that my wife looks best in a silver hairpin."
He suddenly stuffed a note into her hand and said, "This is a recipe given by Captain Zhang's daughter. She said this is good for pregnancy."
The paper was written with "Red Dates and Wolfberries Boiled Eggs" in beautiful handwriting.
Yun Tangyin smiled and walked towards the kitchen: "I'll make you a bowl right now to nourish your body."
"I don't need to take supplements." Fu Yucheng followed behind, "I'm in good health."
Before I could finish my words, she glared at me: "Preparing for pregnancy is a matter for two people, do you think it's just my business?"
He scratched his head and laughed: "Then I'll eat two more eggs."
As he was speaking, Jiang Jianhua came in with a bamboo sieve filled with dried hawthorn slices. "I heard from Yuanshan that you two are trying to conceive. Here are some dried hawthorns I made. Drinking them in water can stimulate your appetite."
She stuffed a bag of walnuts into Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "Eat two a day, and your child will be smart in the future."
Yun Tangyin stuffed a piece of brown sugar into her pocket and said, "Second sister-in-law, please sit down and have a rest. I just made some millet porridge."
Jiang Jianhua touched her hand and smiled, "You have to take good care of your hands. You'll need them to make patchwork quilts for your children in the future. Oh, and I found some cotton for you. It's very soft and springy, perfect for making a small quilt."
Fu Yucheng suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to put a bamboo frame over the cotton and let it dry in the sun to kill bacteria."
"You're really thoughtful." Jiang Jianhua said to Yun Tangyin, looking at his back, "Acheng is really good to you."
In the afternoon, when Yun Tangyin was sewing a baby jacket, Fu Yucheng sat beside her and tidied the baby's crib.
"Do you think the spacing between the railings is okay?" He held it up to demonstrate. "If it's too wide, it might trap a child's hand. If it's too narrow, it won't be breathable."
Yun Tangyin leaned over to take a look: "It will be just right if it's narrower by half an inch. Oh, and build a drawer under the bed to store diapers."
He suddenly lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek: "You are so careful."
As they were talking, Zhou Mingniang came in carrying a bamboo basket filled with six bamboo longevity locks. "Ah Cheng, do you think these locks are well-woven? Director Wang said we need them for the New Year's goods at the supply and marketing cooperative."
Fu Yucheng picked up the lock and looked at it. The lock was woven with the words "Long Live a Hundred Years" and a small bell was hanging on it. "Aunt Zhou's craftsmanship is almost catching up with my second brother."
He suddenly winked at Yun Tangyin and said, "Ask your sister-in-law to tie a piece of red silk cloth around the lock. It will definitely sell well."
Yun Tangyin smiled and nodded: "I have some leftover red cloth here, I will sew it tomorrow."
After Zhou Mingniang left, Fu Yucheng stuffed a walnut into her hand and said, "Open your mouth."
Watching her chewing sweetly, he suddenly said, "When the baby is born, let's weave a bamboo lock like this. It's lighter than a silver lock."
"What should we do with the silver lock?" Yun Tangyin asked after spitting out the kernel.
"Hang it above the bed as a decoration." He picked up the silver lock and gestured, "Let the child know that many people are looking forward to his coming."
In the evening, Fu Yuanshan came to deliver the prepared file box. When he saw the crib, he suddenly said, "I'll add a sunshade to the top of the bed to block the sun in the summer."
He stuffed a bamboo strip into Fu Yucheng's hand and said, "Use this kind of thin bamboo strips to weave, it will be light-transmitting and cool."
Fu Yucheng was about to make a move when Yun Tangyin stopped him: "Eat first, I made some chicken soup to nourish your body."
Fu Yuanshan naturally stayed for dinner, as did Jiang Jianhua who joined the gang.
At the dinner table, Fu Yuanshan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I heard from an old Chinese doctor in the army that drinking pigeon soup is good for pregnancy. I'll catch two for you tomorrow."
"No need to trouble Second Brother." Yun Tangyin put a piece of chicken into his bowl, "Our home-cooked meal will do."
After dinner, when Fu Yuanshan left, Fu Yucheng suddenly said, "I'm going to the mountains to hunt some wild pigeons tomorrow, and pick some mushrooms while I'm there. I'll make you some mushroom and pigeon soup."
"Don't go too deep into the mountains," Yun Tangyin warned. "I heard there are wild beasts in the back mountains."
"Don't worry, I have a gun." He patted the holster on his waist. "I practiced hunting in the army back then, so I'm pretty accurate."
Lying on the kang at night, Yun Tangyin touched the amulet on Fu Yucheng's chest and asked, "Do you think our child will like bamboo objects?"
"Of course I like it." He snuggled into her arms. "Since I was born, I've been hugging bamboo toys and sleeping in a bamboo bed. When I grow up, I know that I was loved."
"I hope he becomes a soldier like you." Yun Tangyin's voice was very soft. "He looks so energetic in a military uniform."
"It doesn't matter what it is." He hugged her tighter. "As long as it's our child, it doesn't matter what it is."
The next morning, just as Fu Yucheng was about to enter the mountain, Yun Tangyin grabbed his arm and said, "Take this with you."
She stuffed a bag of dried hawthorns into his pocket and said, "Eat something if you're hungry. Also, come back early and don't let me worry."
"Got it." He kissed her forehead, "I'll bring you some wild fruits when I come back."
After Fu Yucheng left, Yun Tangyin sat in the yard sewing red silk cloth
The sunlight filtered through the bamboo curtains and fell onto the cloth, dyeing the silk threads golden red.
While sewing, she suddenly heard some noise outside the yard. She looked up and saw Erzhuzi running in holding a small bamboo bow and arrow.
"Look at the bow and arrow I made! It can shoot sparrows!" He pulled the bowstring and gestured, "When my little brother is born, I'll teach him archery."
Yun Tangyin stuffed a handful of candy into his pocket and said, "Don't shoot sparrows. Be kind to all living things. By the way, when you go call your brother Fu back for dinner, ask him if he wants to wrap some red cloth around his bow and arrow."
"Yes! I want it wrapped with the reddest cloth!" Erzhuzi ran away happily.
When Fu Yucheng came back at noon, he was carrying two wild pigeons and a basket of mushrooms.
Just as Yun Tangyin was about to answer it, he stopped her: "Don't move, I'll handle it."
He stuffed a bunch of wild hawthorns into her hand and said, "Freshly picked, very sweet."
"How do you know I like to eat this?" Yun Tangyin smiled.
"Last time we went to the back mountain, you stared at it for a long time." He scratched the tip of her nose, "I remember all your preferences."
In the afternoon, while stewing pigeon soup, Fu Yucheng squatted in front of the stove and added firewood. He watched Yun Tangyin put wolfberries into the soup and suddenly said, "The old Chinese medicine doctor in the army said that adding some astragalus to the soup would be better."
"I've prepared it a long time ago." She sprinkled a handful of astragalus into the pot, "I'll give a bowl to my eldest and second sisters-in-law later."
As he was speaking, Jiang Jianhua came in carrying a small bamboo winnowing basket. "I roasted some sesame seeds for the child, ground them into powder and mixed them into the porridge to supplement calcium."
She stuffed a piece of sesame candy into Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "Try it first and see if it smells good."
Yun Tangyin chewed the candy and smiled: "It's even more delicious than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative." Fu Yucheng suddenly stood up: "I'll get a sealed jar to keep it out of the moisture."
"You're really thoughtful." Jiang Jianhua smiled at his back, "These days are really full of hope."
In the evening, when Yun Tangyin was trying on her new jacket, Fu Yucheng suddenly hugged her from behind and said, "It looks really good."
He stuffed a bamboo jewelry box into her hand and said, "This contains the silver jewelry I saved for you. When the baby is born, you can say that these are prepared for you and your mother."
Yun Tangyin opened the box and saw that in addition to the silver bracelet and silver hairpin, there was also a small silver necklace.
She suddenly turned around and hugged him: "It's great to have you."
"Silly girl." He bent down and kissed the top of her head. "I should say it's great to have you."
The moonlight outside the window fell on the two people's clasped hands, and the silver bracelet shone with a gentle light.
Yun Tangyin suddenly felt that although the days of preparing for pregnancy were dull, they were like pigeon soup stewing in a pot, slowly simmering until the whole house was filled with fragrance.
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