Lin Yiyi looked at Xiao Yu sitting in the quilt, and she was a little dazed. She remembered her original world. Every winter when she had her period, she would prepare a hot water bottle and cover her stomach. Women are particularly fragile when they have their period. Not only are they physically weak, but they also have bad tempers. Even if the room is air-conditioned, they always have various things to complain about. At least that's how she is. Her mood will become bad for no reason. Especially at that time, her mother would nag about her blind date, and her mood would be even worse.
And now, looking at the man warming the quilt for her on the bed, looking at his deep eyes, looking at her with concern and worry. The kerosene lamp was lit in the room, and the light was imprinted in Xiao Yu's eyes. Lin Yiyi felt that she might have found a guiding light in this world, which could illuminate her all the way down.
Lin Yiyi walked to the bed and took off her pants. In the past, when the quilt was not warm yet, she would definitely sleep in her cotton trousers, and then take them off after the quilt was warm. But today, she didn't need to do that. She knew how warm and hot he would be in the quilt.
Two thin and white legs appeared in Xiao Yu's sight. His wife was very thin. She didn't have much flesh inside when she took off her clothes. The only part with some flesh was her buttocks. Her underwear was white and a little low at the waist, revealing the pink... something inside? Xiao Yu moved aside to let Lin Yiyi come in. He was only wearing underwear in the quilt, because it would warm up faster and he could transfer his temperature to the quilt.
Lin Yiyi quickly got into the quilt and laid her legs side by side with his. Then she put her legs on top of his. Her legs were cold and his legs were hot. She seemed to have sucked in all the heat from his body, just like a fox spirit sucking in yang energy.
Xiao Yu reached his hand to her waist and hooked the pink cloth strip on her underwear around her waist: "What is this?" White and pink are very eye-catching, especially in the eyes of a straight man like Xiao Yu, they look particularly beautiful.
Lin Yiyi slapped his hand away: "Don't make trouble, that's a menstrual belt."
Xiao Yu: "..."
The menstrual belt that Lin Yiyi bought from the system mall is a long pink one with a pink string on it. The string can be tied around the waist, but it is not secure. It is only secure when worn inside underwear.
There are quite a few colors of menstrual belts in the system mall, but Lin Yiyi likes light-colored things to wear inside.
Lin Yiyi: "I'm going to sleep. I'm tired and sleepy."
Xiao Yu: "Go to sleep." He could see that her complexion was particularly bad, and she looked sick. It is said that every woman will have menstruation. Xiao Yu had never paid attention to these things before, but now seeing Lin Yiyi like this, he sincerely felt that it was not easy for women. It was bleeding down there, and it would last for several days. How could it be easy? "I'll go wash up and come with you later."
Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”
Xiao Yu washed up quickly. Even in winter, he took a cold shower. Not only was he in good health, but he was also used to it. However, after taking a shower, he didn't dare to go to bed immediately. Even if his body was dry, there was still cold air. He was worried that the cold air would be passed to Lin Yiyi, so he covered himself with the quilt to warm himself up before going to bed.
Xiao Yu got on the bed, and Lin Yiyi leaned over, her back in his arms, and then she pulled his big hand and put it on her belly. When she had her period, she liked to sleep on her side, so that even if the blood flowed out, the sheets would not be dirty. She really didn't sleep well without a sanitary napkin. God knows how much straw paper she used as a cushion, it was so thick that it became the sole of her shoes.
Xiao Yu's hands were big and a little rough. He rubbed her belly and said, "My belly feels a little cold and hard, just like constipation."
Lin Yiyi: "...When I have my period, my stomach is a little hard. I'm afraid of the cold, so I want you to cover it with your hand."
Xiao Yu: "Okay." He hugged her tighter, and felt like his palms could cover her entire belly. She was really too petite, so small, like his young lady.
Lin Yiyi fell asleep quickly because she felt relieved and tired. In the second half of the night, she woke up again feeling uneasy. As soon as she moved, Xiao Yu knew: "What's wrong?"
Lin Yiyi: "I want to change the toilet paper and see if my menstrual blood has come out."
Jin-Woo: "I'll go light the lamp."
The kerosene lamp was lit, and Lin Yiyi got out of bed: "Turn away, don't look."
Xiao-Woo: "I don't watch it."
Lin Yiyi walked to the corner, behind the door, she took off her underwear, untied her menstrual belt, took out the toilet paper inside, and then replaced it with clean toilet paper. After changing, she was frozen all over, and when she went to bed, she was shivering with cold.
Xiao Yu hurriedly hugged her.
Lin Yiyi: "Thank goodness I have you. I am not afraid of the cold."
Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."
the next day
The first day of the first lunar month was particularly lively. As soon as the sky was slightly bright, the children came to pay New Year's greetings. This year's harvest was better than last year, and the famine was also eased, so everyone was in a good mood to celebrate the New Year.
Lin Yiyi got up very early, firstly because she went to bed early the previous day, and secondly because she didn't sleep well. If she was in the county, she would have used sanitary napkins long ago, because in the county, sanitary napkins are flushed into the septic tank, and no one knows who used them, so it is very safe.
Since she couldn't sleep, she decided to get up early. Seeing the children coming to pay New Year's greetings, she grabbed some fruit candies from the table and gave each of them one. Although candy tickets were hard to come by, fruit candies were not expensive for people of that era, and a pound of fruit candies could buy a lot of them, so everyone was willing to spend the money.
"Thank you, Auntie."
"Thank you, Auntie."
The children called Lin Yiyi sweetly.
Their faces were not clean, some were wearing thin clothes, their faces were red from the cold, but they were filled with hope for the New Year. Lin Yiyi looked at them, feeling a little happy and a little sad. She said, "Wait a moment."
She took out her thermos and poured brown sugar into it. Brown sugar is 60 cents a pound, and a thermos of water is only about 2 taels, about 10 cents, which is really cheap. After soaking, she took out a small bowl and poured the brown sugar water into it: "Come on, everyone, drink a few sips to warm up your body."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"Auntie, you are so nice."
"Auntie, are you Xiaorui's second aunt?" There was a dark-skinned child who was particularly lively, with a pair of bright black eyes, and looked very energetic.
Lin Yiyi said: "I am Xiaorui's aunt, what's wrong?"
The little boy laughed and said, "My name is Zhuzi, I'm Xiaorui's friend, we're very good friends. Auntie, was it you who gave Xiaorui the PLA hat?"
Lin Yiyi: "It turns out to be little Zhuzi. Hello, I am Xiaorui's aunt. Nice to meet you."
Zhuzi had never been treated so seriously before. He suddenly felt a little shy, but at the same time, his little man's self-esteem was satisfied as never before. He blushed and asked awkwardly, "Auntie, can I be your nephew?"
Lin Yiyi: “…” What kind of rhythm is this?
"No, no, Zhuzi, you can't take my aunt away." Xiao Rui just woke up and heard the kids coming to pay New Year's greetings. He couldn't wait to run over. When he got to the door, he heard Zhuzi talking and he got angry. He ran to Zhuzi and said unhappily, "Zhuzi, my aunt only has two nephews, Jixiang and I. You can't be her nephew." Zhuzi was so cunning that he actually hid from him that he wanted to take his aunt away.
Lin Yiyi was a little confused. What was going on? When did she become so important in Xiao Rui's heart?
Xiao Yu: "Everything is ready, let's go."
Lin Yiyi: “I’m here.”
According to common sense, a married daughter only returns to her parents' home in the second year of junior high school, but sometimes, there are not so many rules. In fact, in modern times, Lin Yiyi's family does not have such a rule. Every time during the Chinese New Year, relatives go to a hotel to eat. Each family takes out 10,000 yuan, and then eats from the first to the third day of the new year. Unlike in the countryside, relatives eat one by one. In the city, eating at home is too noisy, there is not much space, and cleaning is troublesome, so I simply go to the hotel. When all kinds of firecrackers are set off in the countryside, it is lively.
Lin Yiyi and her friends decided to go back to the Lin family on the first day of the New Year because Xiao Ling's family would come on the second day. In order to avoid Xiao Ling waiting for them until the evening like last year, they chose to go back to the Lin family on the first day of the New Year. Anyway, they had no relatives in the Lin family and could go anytime.
The younger brothers of the Lin family knew that their sister Chuyi was coming back, so they waited at the village gate early in the morning. They were given the same cotton-padded jackets as last year, which they treasured very much. This year, Lin Yiyi did not make cotton-padded jackets for them, but she made a set of cotton-padded sweaters and trousers for each of them. She could not give them too much at one time, lest they think it was easy to get.
Because she was menstruating, Lin Yiyi didn't have a bicycle and sat on the back of Xiao Yu's bicycle.
Lin Dajun: “Here I come…”
"Sister..." Lin Sijun's voice was as loud as a cannon. No one knew how he pronounced the sound. If he had the chance, he could become a tenor. "Sister, you're back."
Brother Lin Wu stretched out his two hands and waved at Lin Yiyi and Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu rode his bike to them and stopped. After Lin Yiyi got off the bike, Lin Wudi rushed over like a small cannonball, trying to throw himself into Lin Yiyi's arms, but Xiao Yu grabbed him by the back of the collar, picked him up, and put him on the crossbar of the bike.
林五弟先是吓了一跳，然後看向肖宇，他又笑了：“姐夫。”在林五弟心中，肖宇與其說是姐夫，倒是更像父親的角色。林爹林娘去世的時候，他才兩歲，不記事，什麽都不知道，所以對于林爹林娘他是沒有什麽感覺的。這一年半來，在他心中樹立父親高大形象的是肖宇，他像嚴父一樣的冷峻、威嚴，又像慈父一樣的能把他高高抱起，能給他舉高高。所以林大軍、林三軍、林四軍面對肖宇，是有些拘謹和害怕的，在他們心中，肖宇不僅僅是姐夫，還是軍人、是公安，咱們這老百姓，就沒有不怕公安的。
可是在林五弟的心中，肖宇就僅僅是父親般，所以他不害怕，然而很親近肖宇。
林五弟現在才四歲，對于父親和姐夫的角色，并不怎麽理解，反正別人有爸，他有姐夫。可以說，林爹林娘的去世，對林家人來說，也只有林五弟沒有受到傷害。
肖宇道：“你姐姐身體不舒服，你不能磕磕碰碰的要她抱，你是小男子漢，你戴着解放軍的帽子，就應該像解放軍一樣的保護老百姓、保護姐姐，知道嗎？”
林五弟摸了一把自己頭上的帽子，然後用小奶音大聲道：“是，長官。”
肖宇：“……”
林三軍頓時擔心的看向林依依，所有兄弟中，他最細心了，也最敏感了。
這個年代的人或許一碗水端不平，最會忽略某個孩子，但是林依依看過那麽多的小說，她是不會忽略林三軍的，幾乎是林三軍看向她的時候，她就對林三軍笑着解釋：“不是什麽毛病，是每個姑娘每個月都會有的毛病，別擔心，就是人會疲憊幾天，什麽都不想動，只想睡覺。”她沒有說別的借口，她覺得不管是男孩子還是女孩子，對于生理問題，早點知道也是一件好事情。
林三軍對林依依的話不怎麽相信，他覺得姐姐可能不想要他們擔心，所以在騙他們。
林依依從他懷疑的眼神中就知道了他的想法，她也不知道怎麽解釋，然後對他說：“你如果不相信姐姐的話，你可以去問一下林醫生，林醫生的話你總會相信吧？”
林三軍想了想，就點點頭。林醫生的話他的确很相信的，林醫生之前饑荒的時候，教他們草藥，還告訴他們山藥可以吃，所以林三軍挺相信林醫生的。
躺着中槍的林醫生還不知道，林依依給他找了件麻煩事。
林家沒有正經的長輩，林依依和肖宇雖然和林家弟弟們是同輩，但也是林家弟弟們正經的家長了。尤其是在林依依竈炕種菜出名之後，大家對有本事的人，天生多了一份尊重。
所以林依依作為林家弟弟們的家長，正月初一中午邀請林醫生夫妻、大隊長夫妻、楊桂蘭夫妻來林家吃飯，他們也就沒有拒絕。
人都是那樣現實，以前他們幫了林家一把，是因為鄰家孩子們可憐，現在和林家走的進了，是因為林依依有出息，肖宇有地位，對于這樣的人，他們當然會交好。不過就算如此，能在林家困難的時候幫一把，也足夠說明這些人的心思是正的。
林依依在掌廚，經過一年半的練習，雖然她經常偷懶，從系統商城買熟食，但是這一年半下來，自己做菜的時候也是實打實的自己動手，次數多了，廚藝這東西自然而然也有了，也不要多好的廚藝，做菜時，不會把鹽當成糖，把糖當成鹽就行。
飯後，大家聊了一會兒就離開了，林依依留下了林醫生：“林醫生，我想請教您一件事情。”
林醫生還以為林依依留下他有什麽事情，原來是問事情，他道：“什麽事情？”
林依依：“林醫生，關于獸醫方面的事情，您會處理嗎？”
林醫生道：“其實站在醫生的角度，不管是人還是動物，很多病狀都是通的，可以相互舉例，但就算如此，也不能胡來，一一，你是想學習獸醫還是？”
林依依趕忙道：“不是不是，是我家的豬，我家這兩頭豬崽養的不錯吧？”
林醫生道：“的确不錯，咱們村子裏也就你們家養了兩頭豬，其他人家都沒有養，不過估計等開春，大家可能會去養，但那時豬崽就是問題了。說不定大家還希望等你家的豬崽懷孕呢，你這兩頭是一公一母？”
林依依道：“我家這兩頭就是一公一母，大家也別指望它們生崽子，這兩頭豬我是準備閹割的。”
林醫生吓了一跳：“你這姑娘，這話能說？”
林依依解釋：“……林醫生，您別多想，這是養豬的一種方法。您也知道我娘是從外面逃難過來的，因為沒有親人了，所以就嫁給我爹，在這裏落葉歸根了。但是小時候，我娘跟我提起過，早些年，在她老家那邊，養豬的時候，會把豬閹割之後再養，這樣有利于豬的成長，能長的很大，比不閹割的豬好養，且能大很多。
而且，豬不閹割的話，得養上一年，到年底才能出欄，而且一般很難養到200斤，一般都是160左右的。但是我娘說，在她老家那邊，閹割的豬養上半年就能出欄了，只是那個時候她年紀小，具體的也不是很清楚，可不管怎麽說，如果這是真的，這種養豬的方法是值得我們傳下去的，這樣一來，以後老百姓就不怕沒肉吃了，所以我想試試。”
林醫生這個年紀的人，最喜歡覺悟高，但是又不亂來的。林依依在他的心中，首先是個為老百姓做過事情的，她的竈炕種菜不能說多偉大，但是确實是實實在在的幫助了不少的老百姓。去年，不說別的地方，就是他們這個縣城裏的老百姓，有不少是靠吃菜才熬過饑荒的。所以，林醫生覺得林依依是個好姑娘。
其次，林依依自己好了，也不忘培養幾個弟弟，賺錢給弟弟讀書，還給弟弟留了工人的工作，甚至弟弟以後娶媳婦的房子問題、聘金問題，她都已經想好了，這樣的姑娘在有些人心中，就是可惜了不是男娃。林醫生雖然不至于多重男輕女，但是心思向着男娃多一些是有的，聽到林依依如此安排弟弟，林醫生覺得，如果他是林依依的爹，也是死也瞑目了。
第三，自己不過是教了林家弟弟一些草藥和山藥，她就一直記挂着，偶爾送幾兩肉過來，雖然說，幾兩肉的錢他是吃得起，但是肉票卻也沒有，這孩子記恩情。
再加上現在，林依依說這種養豬方法如果成功，咱們老百姓以後就有更多的肉吃了，聽了這個，林醫生心裏爽快。又一次覺得，這閨女真是善良，又優秀，這樣優秀的閨女，怎麽就不是他們家的閨女呢？
林醫生并不是個古板的人，他想着林依依竈炕種菜的成就，現在林依依想換種方法養豬，他也有了想法：“這樣，我去找找獸醫方面的書，你打算什麽時候閹割豬崽？”
林依依：“我打算正月15前閹割，讓豬崽先适應這裏的環境。”
林醫生：“那好，到時候我會把這方面的書看透，如果我不明白的，我會請教屠夫。”他們這種地方沒有獸醫，所以有些東西要自己摸索，而且十裏八鄉也就林醫生一個醫生，除了林醫生也沒有人可以找。
林依依：“謝謝林醫生。”
邱氏：“一一自從去了縣城，見識多了，跟以前不同了。”
林依依笑着道：“我在縣城人生地不熟的，只能學習和适應，不管到了哪裏，只能人去适應環境，不能是環境來适應人。”
邱氏：“這話說的有道理，縣城裏住過的人，果然就是不一樣。”接着她話鋒一轉，“對了一一，大軍的婚事定了，等大軍結婚後三軍也快了吧？我記得他們相差一歲，那三軍你想說個什麽樣的姑娘。”
林依依算算林家弟弟們的年紀，林大軍今年15了、林三軍今年14了、林四軍今年12了，林五弟……等他長大就參加高考了，暫時不用想這個。
林依依看向林三軍，想聽聽他的說法：“三軍，你要找個怎樣的姑娘？你說出來，姐姐給你參考參考。”
林三軍低着頭，并不說話。
林依依走到他身邊：“男子漢大丈夫，有什麽想法就要說出來，什麽都藏在心裏，那你不是讓姐姐瞎擔心嗎？”
林三軍：很享受姐姐對他的擔心。
林三軍：“我……我想去當兵。”
林依依聽了，有那麽一瞬間，她怎麽都沒反應過來，她下意識的看向肖宇，她是怎麽都沒有想到，林三軍會想去當兵，按照她的想法，她是不願意弟弟去當兵的。是的，軍人很偉大，但是她只是一個小女人，她只想家人平平安安的，如果家人去當兵，她會擔心的。
Xiao Yu: "The age requirement for conscription is 16 years old. Sanjun is only 14 years old now, and there are still two years. There is no rush. Sanjun will study first in these two years, and when he turns 16, we will see if there are any conscription quotas here."
Lin Sanjun's eyes lit up, and he uttered a long speech, "Thank you, brother-in-law." Although this long speech only consisted of four words.
Lin Yiyi couldn't understand why Sanjun wanted to join the army. However, she didn't object, because she couldn't easily deny the dream of a 14-year-old boy. Just like Xiao Yu said, it would take another two years for him to meet the 16-year-old conscription age requirement, and she could observe slowly in these two years.