Chapter 203 Wedding Wine
However, Chen Lie was destined to be unable to sleep that night. In fact, he was not the only one who was in trouble. Sang Luo was the same.
They had already fallen in love with each other a long time ago. For two people who love each other, attraction, proximity and touching are all natural. Moreover, they are husband and wife, and their love is so deep that the slightest breath can cause a huge storm. How can they stop it?
She didn't know how it started, maybe it was because Chen Lie was half leaning towards her and his gaze was too scorching, or maybe it was because Sang Luo's previous life was only twenty-eight years long, the first half was too miserable, and the second half was spent in illness, so he wanted to pamper herself this time, so she raised her hands and hugged his neck.
From trying to learn, it finally became Shen Lie's home ground for plunder. The firewood in the fire burned, and there were occasional crackling sounds. The temperature around the fire became increasingly hot. Sang Luo felt weak and dizzy. It was the first time she knew what kissing was like.
That wolf skin was indeed only used by Sang Luo later. She wrapped her whole body with it, and the two of them were completely isolated. Only then did they calm down and stop crossing the line.
After they calmed down, Chen Lie held Sang Luo in his arms, including the blanket. When Sang Luo tried to struggle, he smiled softly in her ear, "I am very happy. Just hold me, really."
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It took four days to bring back four live sheep, two large and two small, back to the village outside the village. Everyone gathered around to see them curiously. Uncle Xu took a look around and said with certainty that one was pregnant, and the other three were two males and one female, one of which was still a half-grown lamb.
Chen Lie went to look for the live sheep because he wanted to change the food for his family. He kept the pregnant sheep at home and prepared to sneak the ram into the valley at night to mate with the existing sheep. The other half-grown sheep were given to Chen Dashan as a wedding gift.
Chen An, Chen Ning and Shen Jin had also been thinking about goat milk, so they called a group of friends to cut down trees to build a sheep pen.
It was impossible to throw the work of building a sheep pen to a group of young apprentices. Chen Lie found a tree to tie the rope for the sheep, took the two backpacks back, let Sang Luo wash up and rest, and then went out to work.
During those four days in the mountains, they grew so much closer, but only they themselves knew the truth.
At night, when it was time to move the couch, Sang Luo looked at Chen Lie, and Chen Lie laughed, "Okay."
He agreed and kept the original bed and couch.
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In a blink of an eye, it was November 27th. The wooden house of the Chen family had been repaired a few days ago. Chen Dashan was going to get married, so Old Man Chen, Qin Fangniang and the little girl had to go out, even if they only stayed in the wooden house and didn't go out. People from each family in the valley also took advantage of this night to go back to see their families, and naturally, they also prepared a gift for Chen Dashan.
On the morning of the 28th, with Gan as the matchmaker, Chen Dashan brought Xu Wenqing and several other boys to pick up the bride. They looked normal, except that they didn't carry a basket, just like going out hunting normally, and it was not eye-catching.
When she came back, in addition to Zhou Ge's dowry, she also brought some red dates and dried meat and a basket of blessings from the families living near Zhou's home.
During this special period, there was no emphasis on setting up banquets or various etiquettes. Those who came to pick up the bride and send off the bride would just leave without staying long. Chen Dashan and Zhou Ge kowtowed to Zhou Laizi and his wife at Zhou's house, and then kowtowed to his grandparents here, which was considered as completing the rituals.
There were many children watching the fun, and each family in the valley had prepared gifts, either grain or cloth, in short, they would pick out the best things at home to take out.
Sang Luo and Shen Lie had already sent their gifts long ago, but as it was such a happy day as a wedding, Sang Luo also sent another gift to the Chen family.
She brought it out specially when she went back to the valley to visit Shen Yin and Shen Tie last night. She went home to get it and sent it directly to the Chen family cave.
She arrived late, and the children had gone to see the excitement, leaving Zhou Ge alone in the cave. As a new bride, she was very nervous and did not dare to walk around outside. She was quite familiar with Sang Luo, and when she saw that it was Sang Luo, she was obviously relieved.
Sang Luo found it funny and handed over the small wine jar in her hand, saying, "There aren't many rules and etiquette for the gift to you in the mountains, but I thought you should at least drink one glass of wedding wine tonight."
"liquor?"
Sang Luo nodded: "Yes, red wine, it tastes good, you should like it too."
Zhou Ge had never drunk wine before, he just knew that it was expensive, but when he thought of the wedding wine that Sang Luo mentioned, he saw Zhou Cunzheng's family marrying their daughter-in-law a few years ago, so he knew what wedding wine meant, and he blushed and thanked her.
Sang Luo saw her shy face and thought that this girl was about the same age as her now, and she was still a month away from 17. She wanted to say something but it was not easy to say it. The difference between the ancients and modern people was too big. Here, getting married at 15 was common. If you couldn't get married at 17, you would be called an old maid. If you waited until 18, people would suspect that you had some problems and couldn't get married...
In short, the cognition is completely different, and what she is about to say will actually sound a bit strange to Zhou Ge.
But if no one reminds us, even though there is a valley to hide in, as long as the child is not left crying at the entrance, it is safe to raise the child. The older women in the valley should be able to deliver the baby. But the child is really too young. If it is fast, she may give birth at the age of seventeen and a half, and if it is slow, she may give birth at the age of eighteen.
Even if you wait until you are 18 to get pregnant and give birth at 19.
Moreover, a newborn baby is the most difficult to raise. In this deep mountain area, there is a lack of medical care and medicine. Sang Luo didn't dare to think about it.
Think about it, the Chen family has always treated her well, not to mention the relationship between Chen Dashan and Shen Lie, after all, they are still prepared to make trouble, so it’s strange.
She looked at the entrance of the cave and saw no one else, so she asked Zhou Ge in a low voice: "Did your mother tell you anything about getting married?"
Zhou Ge was stunned for a moment, and then his cheeks felt hot.
Of course her mother did teach her something. Yesterday, when no one was at home, her mother whispered a few words to her, but... can this be told?
She stammered, unable to say anything.
Seeing her like this, Sang Luo understood that in ancient times, when marrying off a daughter, a magic weapon must be given, a fire avoidance map. However, that was a wealthy family, so the Zhou family naturally couldn't produce any fire avoidance maps. I guess it was dictated, with a few vague sentences, and it should be about what the bridal chamber is like.
Sang Luo was a little confused, but she still said in a low voice: "It's not that. I mean, did your mother tell you not to get pregnant so soon after marriage?"
Zhou Ge was stunned. Her mother had actually mentioned this. She was mainly afraid that the chaos would spread to the inner circle and it would be unsafe for her to get pregnant. But after comparing things, she felt that even if she was pregnant, Chen Dashan should be able to protect her. Compared with leaving her at home, it would be safer for her to marry into the Chen family. So she only asked her to persuade Chen Dashan to be more restrained after marriage.
Her face flushed, and she couldn't say anything. But Sang Luo had a very good reputation in Shili Village and in the mountains now. How could she ask such a private question for no reason? So she bit the bullet and said, "Yes, let...let...not be so frequent."
The last few words were as soft as a mosquito's hum.
Sang Luo found it a little funny to see her being so embarrassed. In fact, she was not very comfortable either. Finally, she closed her eyes and made up her mind, telling herself to just treat it as a biology lesson. She leaned over to Zhou Ge's ear and whispered a few words. After she finished speaking, she whispered, "This should help you avoid it. It's not a sure thing, but it's useful. Don't say I taught you that. It's too embarrassing."
God have mercy on her, she herself has never seen anything except kissing, so she taught Zhou Ge how to use contraception first.
Zhou Ge's face was about to smoke, but after hearing Sang Luo's next words, he burst out laughing: "Okay, thank you for teaching me, I will just say that my mother taught me."
Sang Luo laughed when she heard this, and then said seriously, "I'm serious. I'm not just worried about the chaos in the inner circle. It's unsafe for a woman to give birth when she's too young. Having too many children will hurt her body. Besides, there's a lack of medical care and medicine in the deep mountains, and it's hard to raise a child. It won't be too late to have a child in two years when you're older or when the world outside is better."
She was doing this for Zhou Ge's own good, and Zhou Ge listened to her. This was the first time she had heard that it was unsafe for a woman to give birth when she was too young. Her pregnancy was actually not considered early, as many people became mothers before they were sixteen. Even if she was pregnant now, she would be almost eighteen when she gave birth.
However, she knew Sang Luo's ability, so she naturally took her words seriously. In addition, the sentence that giving birth to too many children would harm the body reminded Zhou Ge of her mother.
I used to think that her mother got the disease when she gave birth to her younger sister, but now I think about it, it was not just the younger sister that caused her mother’s illness. It seemed that her body was getting weaker as she gave birth to one child after another.
Zhou Ge nodded seriously this time: "I've noted it all down. Thank you very much."
He almost said sister-in-law, but then he remembered that Chen Dashan was older than Chen Lie, so he changed his mind and called her A'luo.
Sang Luo smiled and said, "Okay, I won't stay any longer, I'll go back first."
Zhou Ge personally escorted Sang Luo to the door of the cave. After watching her walk away, he returned to his own cave, closed the door, and went to the wooden house to talk with Qin Fangniang and Chen Po.
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That night, Chen Dashan had his wedding night. Not only did he taste a few glasses of red wine that he had never heard of, but when he was about to get to the point, Zhou Ge was so embarrassed that she almost buried her whole body in his chest and told him what to be careful about to avoid getting pregnant. Tsk, it goes without saying that the whole process was sweet and ecstatic.
Chen Lie, on the other hand, had no idea that Sang Luo could teach people such a contraceptive method. There was a couch in front of the bed. It was just that his good brother was getting married tonight, and he was not completely ignorant. He was still feeling uneasy. In the afternoon, Sang Luo sent a small jar of red wine to Zhou Ge as the wedding wine.
When he thought of the three words "wedding wine", he felt his blood boiling. In the end, he pestered Sang Luo to let him have a taste. The wine was too sweet and fragrant, and it tasted different after one taste. The low couch beside the bed was almost left unused.
He almost remembered his promise. With red eyes, he stepped back and sat on the couch. He pulled his quilt half-covering himself, reached out from a small cabinet beside the bed, took the volume of "The Analects of Confucius" copied by Sang Luo for him, and began to read it, which made Sang Luo laugh so hard that her shoulders shook.
Chen Lie tilted his head to look at her and smiled. He put the book down and pulled her into his arms: "Are you making fun of me?"
Sang Luo suppressed her laughter and shook her head: "No, Chen Lie, how about we make a rule? If you can finish reading this volume of The Analects, the couch can be put away for a day."
The arc in Shen Lie's throat slid: "Are you serious?"
Sang Luo laughed again: "What are you thinking? I just said that the couch can be put away for a day."
Chen Lie smiled, "I'm not thinking about going anywhere. Don't break your promise."
He resisted the urge to get too close to her, put her back, and started reading the book seriously. He asked Sang Luo about words he didn't understand. Gradually, he really withdrew his thoughts and focused on the bamboo slips. He didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore.
Sang Luo lay on the bed with him. Perhaps because she had not drunk any alcohol, she gradually fell asleep.
When Chen Lie turned his head to find out, he looked at her for a long time, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised, and he carefully helped her tuck in the quilt, and continued reading with the book in his hands. If there were any words he didn't understand, he would silently write them down and wait until tomorrow, no matter whether he asked Wei Qinghe or Wang Yunzheng.
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