Chapter 37 You and I Are One

"Dad, at this time of year, will the rich merchants in the county have peaches and grapes at home?" Xie Huaiqian's brows were filled with doubt.

Xie Yan frowned slightly and shook his head, "Maybe."

"If you set up a fire room, the charcoal fire will raise the temperature and provide a suitable environment for the growth of fruits and vegetables. It is not impossible to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in winter."

Xie Huaiqian is not as optimistic as Xie Yan: "In winter, fruits and vegetables are even rarer."

She pursed her lips, paused, and continued in a low voice, "Even in the prosperous and wealthy Shangjing City, if you want to eat fresh fruits in winter, you can only wait for the tribute from the palace."

"Let's give it a try." Xie Yan did not give up immediately.

Xie Huaiqian sighed and said, "We have to give it a try."

"Can't spoil the fun."

Lu Mingchao didn't know what Xie Yan and Xie Huaiqian, father and son, were thinking. Instead, he turned around and went back to the house. After latching the door, he took out some fresh fruits and vegetables from the space supermarket and took them out openly.

As time went by, Chao Chaofu's existence could no longer be concealed.

She is very clear about this.

Unless she put Chao Chao Fu aside and never used him again, and really lived a hard life.

So, it’s better to let nature take its course.

She has a beautiful quality, which is courage. The worst that can happen is death.

The aroma of fruits and melons is everywhere, and the green vegetables are tender and fresh.

Xie Yan: !!!

Xie Yan couldn't believe it, shock flashing in his eyes.

Xie Huaiqian rubbed his eyes subconsciously, trying to see if he was dazzled.

"Tomorrow." Xie Yan's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Lu Mingchao smiled and said, "I happen to have one."

"After dinner, go give some to your parents as well."

"Oh, and there are wool socks. I said last night that I would give them to you this morning, but I almost forgot about them after I woke up."

Xie Huaiqian whispered, "Has the current Shangjing City undergone earth-shaking changes?"

Are the things that were rare and precious in his memory now commonplace?

Xie Yan studied martial arts and his hearing was unmatched.

He heard Xie Huaiqian's mumblings clearly.

However, he did not agree with Xie Huaiqian's speculation.

There is no way these fresh fruits and vegetables were brought from Shangjing City during the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty...

"Xie Yan, eat first." Lu Mingchao knew Xie Yan's confusion.

Xie Yan suppressed the anxiety that suddenly surged in his heart and arranged for the children to go to the kitchen for breakfast.

The breakfast is not very rich, but it is not monotonous or unpalatable.

The lean meat porridge is thick and delicious, the side dishes are refreshing and crispy, and the cakes may look a little strange in shape, but they taste soft and sweet.

"Thank you, your craftsmanship is excellent." Lu Mingchao praised with a smile.

Hearing this, Xie Yan scooped another spoonful of lean meat porridge for Lu Mingchao and said, "I will make it often in the future."

Xie Yan had three children to support herself and had long since given up the idea that men should work outside and women should stay at home, and gentlemen should stay away from the kitchen. She also never believed that men were born nobler than women. She just thought that idea was old-fashioned and arrogant.

Lu Mingchao sipped the porridge in small sips. "My cooking skills are not bad, but I haven't learned how to make a fire yet."

"I can make a fire." Xie Ru'an mustered up the courage to respond to Lu Mingchao.

Because of Lu Mingchao’s bright smile.

Because of Lu Mingchao's gentle voice.

Because of Lu Mingchao's stable mood.

Dad said that I should allow myself to respond to her kindness.

Lu Mingchao's eyes lit up, delighted by Xie Ruan's rare initiative. "Really?"

Xie Ru'an's face flushed, but she still nodded firmly.

"Then how can I help my mother in the future?"

Xie Ruan said softly, "Okay."

She is a good person and he can help her, which means he is also a good person.

He could also be a good child who is loved by his mother, instead of being criticized as a nuisance and being strangled to death by her mother.

Xie Ru'an lowered her head, her clear eyes filled with deep joy.

After breakfast, Xie Huaiqian cleaned up the dishes unconsciously.

Lu Mingchao returned to the house and leaned casually on the back of the chair, his other hand casually flipping through the yellowed pages of a book.

Xie Yan's warm hands rested on her aching lower abdomen, massaging it with moderate force.

A little bit of not-so-clear and warm sunlight leaked in through the window. The cold and murderous wind outside occasionally squeezed through the gaps in the window and blew on the corners of her skirt.

Her beautiful eyebrows were slightly furrowed due to the discomfort in her lower abdomen, but he could still see the gentleness like water in her expression, which was as light and tranquil as a painting.

Xie Jingyi and Xie Ru'an, one holding a peach and the other holding a grape, sat on a big chair not far from Lu Mingchao.

Xie Ru'an looked a little dazed, as if he couldn't remember what the grapes tasted like in his memory.

Perhaps he had never tasted grapes calmly and without fear.

Xie Ruan plucked a grape, put it in her mouth, closed her eyes, and carefully felt the sweet and sour juice overflowing from her lips, teeth, and throat as her teeth pierced the thin skin.

It turns out that this is how you chew grapes slowly.

"Can I call you Mother Lu first?"

Xie Ru'an ate three grapes in a row and made sure that she remembered the taste of grapes. She turned sideways and looked at Lu Mingchao who was lazily leaning on the back of the chair.

Lu Mingchao raised his eyes and said, "Okay."

This is already a great progress.

Isn’t it?

"Mother Lu." Xie Ru'an's voice was less timid and more excited.

"It's okay." Lu Mingchao frowned.

The years are quiet and good.

"Ming Chao, I want to talk to you." After a long time, Xie Yan finally spoke first.

Lu Mingchao nodded and closed the book in his hand. "Ruan, can you take Jingyi to your room first?"

"Mother Lu has something to talk to your father about."

Xie Ru'an nodded obediently, tidied up the shirt of Xie Jingyi who was concentrating on eating a peach, and the brother and sister held hands and walked out.

Before crossing the threshold, Xie Ru'an stopped and turned around, "Dad, don't bully Mother Lu."

Xie Yan: …

Does he look like a bully?

Especially, the Ming Dynasty!

"Dad will never bully your mother Lu!"

Only Lu Mingchao and Xie Yan were left in the room.

"Are you asking about the fruits and vegetables?" Lu Mingchao's personality meant that she couldn't be vague.

Xie Yan nodded first, then hurriedly explained, "I don't want to pry into your secrets."

"I want to tell you that in the future, you can blame me for all these things in front of outsiders. Anyway, I am often in the mountains or traveling long distances to various places. It is understandable that I occasionally find some strange and out-of-season things."

"I will also warn my children to be careful with their words and actions outside and not to say anything carelessly."

"In the Ming Dynasty, a man was guilty of possessing a jade pendant even if he was innocent."

Lu Mingchao was a little surprised. She thought Xie Yan was talking to her alone because he wanted to get straight to the point and ask her questions in order to put her mind at ease.

"Don't you want to know?"

Lu Mingchao asked back.

Xie Yan said calmly, "Ming Dynasty, you will know later."

"You and I are one, and I only hope that you will live a long and happy life without worries."

Ah Yan