Chapter 65

"Aunt Jiang."

Song Xiangdong ran over and shouted happily.

Jiang Nian touched his head: "Aunt Jiang is here to see you, and she brought you some delicious food."

Song Xianghong, who was standing by, heard this and struggled to get out of Song Bai's arms: "Aunt Jiang, I want to eat delicious food too."

Song Bai said unhappily: "Second Uncle also brought you some."

Song Xianghong said: "I want to eat the cakes made by Aunt Jiang."

Song Bai said:...

He really doesn't know how to do this.

"Feng Mei, is there someone coming to your house?"

An older woman from the opposite house grabbed the wooden gate and looked at the door of Feng Mei's house. There were several people coming, the men were handsome, and the women were pretty. Feng Mei smiled and said: "Someone is coming, they are all my relatives." Feng

Mei could chat with anyone for a few words, and then took Jiang Nian and the others into the house.

There was a stove in the room, and the kang was also heated. As soon as they entered, they felt warm. Jiang Nian sat by the stove to warm herself for a while before taking off her coat. Feng Mei said, "You go sit on the kang. It's warm there. I'll go make lunch for us."

"I'll help you."

Jiang Nian ran over and saw Feng Mei trying to stop her. She smiled and said, "I'm much better. I'm not that cold anymore."

Zhang Xiao also came and sat by the stove to light a fire. Several men were sitting outside on the kang talking. From time to time, they could hear the laughter of Song Xiangdong and Song Xianghong. Feng Mei asked, "Jiang Nian, did anything happen in the family compound?"

Jiang Nian knew that Feng Mei was gossiping again. After thinking for a while, he said, "No."

Feng Mei said, "It's very lively here."

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Feng Mei, Feng Mei smiled and said, "It's the one opposite, the woman who just spoke, Her husband works under Lao Song and is a battalion commander. But now they are both almost 40 and have not given birth to a child. Whenever the husband returns home, he scolds his wife for being a hen that doesn't lay eggs.

She approached Jiang Nian and said, "The woman came to me a few days ago and asked me if I had any secret recipes for pregnancy. How would I know?"

Jiang Nian was making dumplings with carrots and meat fillings. She whispered, "Did the two of them go to the hospital for a checkup?"

Feng Mei shook her head and said, "The woman went for a checkup and was told that there was nothing wrong with her."

Jiang Nian pinched a dumpling and put it on the steamer and said, "Did the man go for a checkup?"

"What does this have to do with men?" Feng Mei was a little puzzled: "I've heard that women can't have children, but I've never heard that men can't."

Jiang Nian:...

She smiled and said, "Maybe men can't do it."

Zhang Xiao asked curiously, "Sister Jiang, what do you mean?"

Nowadays, many people will put some responsibilities on women, especially those who have such situations at home. Generally, they will only blame women and put all the responsibilities on women, but never think about whether it is their own problem. This also causes women to be bullied in their husband's family and can only be forced to bear it.

Jiang Nian heard what Zhang Xiao said, thinking that Zhang Xiao and Feng Mei were both married, and she was also a widow, so she didn't hesitate and said: "Some men have low or zero survival rates of insemination. In this case, they can have sex, but they are infertile, and it is not the woman's fault. The man next door should go to the hospital to check if it is his problem."

Zhang Xiao was stunned, and then suddenly blushed.

Jiang Nian: ???

So innocent? She didn't say anything.

Feng Mei was also stunned for a moment, and looked at Jiang Nian in surprise: "How do you know so much? What about insemination, what about survival rate, where did you go to see it?"

Jiang Nian: ...

She shouldn't say too much.

Jiang Nian found an excuse: "When I went to the hospital to take care of Lu Yu, I passed by the doctor's office--"

As a result, Feng Mei didn't even finish her words, and suddenly yelled: "What's wrong with Deputy Commander Lu? Is Deputy Commander Lu not good enough? That's what the doctor said?"

Jiang Nian: !!!

Feng Mei's voice was loud, and several people on the kang heard it, and they all looked towards the stove.

Especially Lu Yu, his face was dark and his eyebrows were tightly wrinkled.

Zhang Xiao sat in front of the stove and couldn't see outside. When he heard Feng Mei's words, he was stunned for a moment and said in shock: "Sister Jiang, can't Deputy Commander Lu have children?"

Jiang Nian: !!!

She really admired Feng Mei's mouth!

Zhu Jun and Song Bai's eyes both looked at Lu Yu's hip, where the bullet had injured him. Lu Yu's face turned even darker, and he said in a deep voice, "Sister-in-law! Come out for a moment!"

Then he got off the kang and walked out.

Jiang Nian was stunned, then stared at Feng Mei's embarrassed face, and heard Feng Mei say in frustration: "It's over, Deputy Commander Lu heard it, and his self-esteem is hurt."

Jiang Nian:...

She held back her anger, with a stiff smile on her face, and spoke word by word in a low voice: "I went to the hospital to take care of Lu Yu. I passed by the doctor's office and heard the doctor say this to a male patient. He was not talking about Lu Yu. Sister-in-law Feng, can you please listen to me in the future after I finish what I say before you yell?"

Feng Mei:...

Zhang Xiao:...

The two looked at each other.

Feng Mei said embarrassedly, "I was also anxious for a moment, and I thought that there was something wrong with Deputy Colonel Lu."

Jiang Nian: ...

She turned and walked out of the kitchen, and suddenly met the eyes of Song Bai and Zhu Jun, both of whom were holding back their smiles.

Jiang Nian: ...

She sighed helplessly, opened the door and walked out. The cold air hit her face and she shivered. She saw Lu Yu standing under the wooden shed at the corner of the east wall. When he saw her come out, the man glanced at her with a chilly look. Jiang Nian lowered her head all of a sudden, walked over slowly, and whispered, "It was Sister-in-law Feng who misunderstood. I didn't say you couldn't do it."

Lu Yu: ...

The man looked down at Jiang Nian, who was drooping his head, bit his back teeth, and laughed in anger, but didn't say anything for a long time.

Jiang Nian couldn't help but raise her head, bumping into Lu Yu's deep dark eyes, pursed her lips, and pointed at the door opposite: "It was Sister Feng who said that the man next door often said that his wife couldn't have children, and I said it was that man? No, Sister Feng misunderstood."

Lu Yu sneered: "You were talking about the man next door, why do you involve me?"

Jiang Nian choked, looking at Lu Yu's wrinkled brows, she found that the veins on the man's forehead were tense, and he seemed very angry.

Yes, a man can't stand others saying that he is not good enough.

Jiang Nian lowered her head and repeated to Lu Yu what she had just said in the bedroom, emphasizing that she heard it from the doctor, for fear that Lu Yu would wonder how she could know so much, and then said: "It was Sister Feng who didn't hear my words, so she thought it was you--"

She suddenly bit her lower lip and didn't say anything else.

Lu Yu rubbed her head and said, "I will report to Yuan City after the holiday and submit the marriage application form. We will get married as soon as the form comes out."

Jiang Nian was stunned, then nodded gently, "Okay."

Lu Yu's eyes were burning with fire, and he added, "We'll see the truth then."

Jiang Nian: ???

She looked up at Lu Yu in surprise. The man pressed her head and turned her away: "Come in, it's cold outside."

After returning to the house, Jiang Nian went straight to the stove. Feng Mei came over and said a little embarrassedly: "Did Deputy Commander Lu scold you?"

Jiang Nian said: "No."

Commander Song came back at lunch time. As soon as he came in, he chatted with them. Then he tilted his neck and said to Song Xiangdong: "Xiangdong, go to the team to get eight kilograms of white wine. Dad wants to drink with your second uncle and others today!"

Feng Mei stretched her head out: "You are not going to the team this afternoon?"

Commander Song said: "You don't have to go these two days."

"Okay, then you guys have a good drink today."

Jiang Nian was stunned and looked at Zhang Xiao, who was also surprised.

Eight kilograms of white wine? !

What if Lu Yu and Song Baiyi got drunk and practiced again?

Captain Song's voice came from outside: "Hey, Lu Yu, what's wrong with you and Song Baiyi's faces? Did you fight with someone?"

The two coughed lightly, and Song Baiyi said, "Nothing."

Then he changed the subject.

Jiang Nian saw peanuts in the box, so she asked Zhang Xiao to peel them, and she helped Feng Mei cook. Feng Mei thought that Jiang Nian's cooking should be fragrant, so she helped her and let her just cook. After Zhang Xiao peeled the peanuts, Jiang Nian fried the peanuts in oil, and stir-fried them with dried chilies. The fragrant smell immediately spread in the kitchen.

Feng Mei sniffed and said, "Oh my god, it smells so good."

Everyone here eats on the kang, and there are not enough small tables, so Captain Song went to borrow a table from the next-door neighbor's house. The kang was heated up, and the men sat at one table, and the women and children sat at another table, sitting cross-legged to eat. This was Jiang Nian's first time eating on the kang, so it was quite novel.

Song Xiangdong brought back the wine. Captain Song picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth, snorting: "These peanuts are obviously made by Lu Yu's sister-in-law. They taste really good and are perfect for drinking."

Feng Mei said: "You are in for a treat today."

Several men were eating and drinking together. Captain Song had the loudest voice. Song Baiye and Zhu Jun also talked a lot. Lu Yu would interject from time to time, and Feng Mei would chat with Jiang Nian and the others about other people's affairs. Captain Song turned his head away. She said, "You should talk less about other people's affairs every day."

Feng Mei said, "Drink your wine."

Zhang Xiao whispered, "Sister Jiang, they are not drunk, are they?"

Jiang Nian turned her head and looked at Lu Yu, who was sitting on his side. A little sweat appeared on his angular face. Noticing her gaze, the man turned his head to look at her. Jiang Nian found that Lu Yu did not look drunk at all. She whispered, "Drink less."

She was afraid that Lu Yu would practice with Song Bai again.

Lu Yu smiled and nodded slightly at her.

Zhang Xiao and Zhu Jun said a few words in the air. Jiang Nian turned her head and looked at him. Suddenly, she met Song Bai's gaze, so she smiled at him. Song Bai also smiled and picked up a small glass of white wine and drank it in one gulp.

Jiang Nian heard Captain Song say that he would not go out for the next two days, so when would he go to Donggou County?

He glanced at Captain Song's back, and was just thinking about asking Captain Song what he wanted to say tomorrow, when he heard Lu Yu say, "Captain Song, we'll go to the mountains to hunt rabbits the day after tomorrow."

Song Bai said, "It's not easy to come here, so it's good to go to the mountains for a walk."

Captain Song took a sip of wine, then smacked his lips and said, "Okay."

After the meal, Captain Song was drunk and snored while lying on the kang. Zhu Jun was also drunk and was staggering when he walked. Jiang Nian glanced at Lu Yu and Song Bai, and the two seemed a little drunk. The three of them had not slept much along the way. After the meal, Feng Mei cleaned up the table, and the four grown men fell asleep while lying on the kang.

Jiang Nian was afraid that they would freeze, so she pulled the quilt over them.

They slept all night without waking up. Feng Mei said that they were happy after drinking.

At night, after dinner, they went to sleep on the kang in the inner room. Jiang Nian woke up in the middle of the night because she had to pee. She put on her clothes and ran out. When she passed the outer room, she saw that the four people had kicked off their quilts and were sweating all over.

Jiang Nian: ...

Is it so hot?

She opened the door, but before she walked out, she heard Lu Yu's hoarse voice: "Sister-in-law." Jiang

Nian was stunned and turned around. Lu Yu sat up and rubbed his sore forehead: "Where are you going?"

Jiang Nian said: "To the toilet."

Lu Yu got up without saying a word, put on his coat and came down: "I'll accompany you."

"Oh."

Jiang Nian was actually a little scared, but compared to the hospital, she dared to go to the toilet alone here.

Song Baiyin and Zhu Jun, who were standing nearby, also stood up when they heard the movement. They saw Lu Yu open the door and go out. They thought he went to the toilet, so they also put on their clothes and got up to go out. Lu Yu stood in the yard. The cold wind blew away his sleepiness. He saw Song Baiyin and Zhu Jun going to the toilet together, so he stepped forward to stop them and said, "Wait a minute."

Song Baiyin was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Lu Yu said "My sister-in-law is inside."

Song Bai paused, rubbed his face, and ran to the bottom of the shed with Zhu Jun. When Jiang Nian came out, they were also stunned when they saw Song Bai. They didn't expect that the person who was sleeping just now woke up in the blink of an eye. They didn't eat dinner, so they asked: "Are you hungry? If you are hungry, I will go to make some noodles."

Zhu Jun touched his stomach and smiled, "I am hungry."

Lu Yu looked at her: "Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Jiang Nian shook her head: "I'm good enough."

Then she went into the house, washed up, and went to the stove. She used sweet potato flour to make noodles for several people. Captain Song was also awakened by the smell. After the meal was ready, several people finished their meal. It was already dawn. Jiang Nian yawned and went back to sleep. She didn't wake up until the sun came out. She didn't know where Lu Yu and the others had gone. There was no sign of them.

Feng Mei rubbed her neck and walked in from the outer room: "Jiang Nian, do you fight with others when you sleep at night? Waving your arms and legs."

Zhang Xiaoxiao said: "Sister Jiang is always like this."

Jiang Nian: ...

Jiang Nian has been staying at home these two days. She is afraid of the cold and does not go out if she can. She sits by the stove with Feng Mei to warm herself. Feng Mei asked indirectly: "Sister Feng, will Captain Song go out in a few days?"

Feng Mei shook her head: "I don't know."

In the afternoon, the The woman came and sat on the kang and cried, saying that her husband scolded her and said that she was a hen that didn't lay eggs. Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao frowned, watching the woman crying and feeling uncomfortable and wronged. Feng Mei remembered what Jiang Nian said the day before yesterday and said to the woman, "Why don't you call your husband and go to the hospital for a check-up together? What if it's your husband's problem?"

The woman was stunned for a long time, and finally went back after Feng Mei's persuasion. Lu

Yu and his men didn't come back until dark. Jiang Nian didn't find a chance to talk to Captain Song alone until the third day. Lu Yu and his men went to the mountains early in the morning. Zhang Xiao sat on the kang and talked to Jiang Nian, and Jiang Nian was a little absent-minded.

It was not until noon that a security guard came to Feng Mei's house and said he was looking for Deputy Brigade Commander Song.

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. Regiment Commander Song was now promoted to Deputy Brigade Commander. She heard Feng Mei ask, "What's wrong? Did you go to call Old Song for a meeting again? He went to the mountains. I'll tell him when he comes back."

The security guard said, "A leader from Donggou County is coming. The Brigade Commander called and asked the Deputy Brigade Commander to go there. He has something to do and can't leave."

Feng Mei asked, "When?"

The security guard said, "Tonight's train will arrive in the early morning."

This really stumped Feng Mei. She shook her head and said, "I'll see in the afternoon. If Old Song hasn't come back yet, I'll let you know."

Jiang Nian didn't come to her senses until the security guard left.

Zhang Xiao touched Jiang Nian: "Jiang Jie, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Nian came back to her senses and shook her head: "Nothing." Then she asked Feng Mei: "Sister Feng, can Lu Yu and the others come back this afternoon?"

Feng Mei couldn't answer: "They left before dawn this morning, and they walk very fast, so they should be able to come back in the afternoon." Jiang

Nian looked down at the stove. It turned out that Captain Song had an accident in early 1973. She was very glad that Lu Yu asked to go to the mountains to hunt rabbits and called Captain Song away. Otherwise, when the guards came, Captain Song would have followed them. In this way, he would have to follow the path of his previous life.

Jiang Nian hoped that Captain Song would come back in the middle of the night as much as possible, as long as he didn't catch the train tonight.

If Captain Song came back in the afternoon, she would have to find a way to delay him.

Feng Mei made corn cakes for lunch. Jiang Nian was thinking about something and didn't eat much.

Zhang Xiao noticed that she was not in a good mood and touched her forehead with some concern: "Jiang Jie, do you have a fever?" Jiang Nian smiled and said: "No, I'm just a little cold."

Hearing Jiang Nian say that she was cold, Feng Mei immediately added some more firewood to the stove.

They endured until the afternoon. Lu Yu and his men didn't come back. Feng Mei had no choice but to go out and tell the guard to call the brigade commander. When Feng Mei came back, it was already dark. After entering the house, Song Xiangdong asked: "Mom, why haven't Dad and his men come back yet? Didn't they meet wolves?"

At this time, there were wolves in the mountains looking for food, and the mountains here were big. In addition to wolves, there were also tigers.

Feng Mei was a little uneasy: "What are you talking about? Your father and the others didn't go deep into the mountains, they just walked around the mountains. Maybe there was too much snow on the mountain and they walked slowly."

Jiang Nian's heart was still hanging. She asked Feng Mei: "Sister-in-law Feng, can Deputy Brigade Commander Song not go to Donggou County?"

Hearing this, Feng Mei nodded: "He can't go. There is only this one train tonight. Even if he comes back, it's useless to go tomorrow."

Jiang Nian's hanging heart finally relaxed.

"I'll go cook for you."

Feng Mei went into the kitchen. Song Xiangdong and Song Xianghong accompanied Zhang Xiao and Jiang Nian. After dinner, they went back to sleep after talking for a while. It was not until midnight that they heard noises outside. Feng Mei got up, put on her clothes and ran out of the outer room. Jiang Nian also heard the noises. She lay quietly on the kang and listened to the conversations outside.

"Why did you come back now?"

Feng Mei poured hot water for them.

Captain Song sat by the stove and wiped the snow off his head: "We ran far this time and didn't find anything, so we hunted a few rabbits. There was a lot of snow on the mountain, and Lu Yu's wound was painful, so we rested there for two hours before returning."

Hearing that Lu Yu's wound was painful, Feng Mei hurriedly asked: "How are you?"

Lu Yu sat on the kang, holding his hip with his hand, and smiled: "It's okay."

Feng Mei sighed: "Look at you, you ran up the mountain when you were injured, aren't you asking for trouble?" After that, she told Captain Song about what happened this afternoon. Captain Song rubbed his face: "It's too late, I'll call the brigade commander tomorrow."

"Sister-in-law, we're hungry."

Song Bai straddled her long legs and sat on the bench. Her clothes were covered with snow. Feng Mei said, "Wait, I'll go cook for you."

Captain Song looked at Lu Yu and asked, "Are you really okay? Do you want to go to the clinic?"

Lu Yu said, "No need."

Jiang Nian put on her coat and came out of the inner room. She saw Lu Yu sitting on the edge of the kang. The man was tall and had long legs. One leg was straight and the other was bent. His palm was covering his hip. There was still some snow on his shoulder. Seeing Jiang Nian coming out, Lu Yu moved his hand away and casually put it on his leg: "Did I wake you up?"

"I didn't sleep much."

Jiang Nian looked at Lu Yu: "Why don't we go to the clinic?"

She was worried about what to do if Lu Yu's injury had left some root cause.

Lu Yu smiled and said, "It's really nothing."

"I'll go get him some medicine."

Song Bai stood up and patted the snow on his shoulder: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll bring the medicine back and apply it to Lu Yu."

Lu Yu didn't say anything, Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your help."

Song Bai smiled and said, "What's the problem with me?"

Then he left.

Captain Song had nothing to do here, and Jiang Nian felt relieved. She went to the stove to help Feng Mei. After everyone had eaten, Jiang Nian went back to the bedroom to sleep. She slept very soundly this time, but Feng Mei, who slept next to her, suffered. All night, she was either squeezed to the side by Jiang Nian, or hugged tightly by Jiang Nian, or Jiang Nian's arm suddenly swung over and hit her.

Feng Mei woke up before dawn, got up and put on her clothes, and poked Jiang Nian on the forehead: "You, you are not as obedient as my Xiang Hong when you sleep."

Jiang Nian slept soundly and didn't respond.

Feng Mei walked out of the inner room, and the people in the outer room had all gotten up. They got up before dawn every day, and it had become a habit. Captain Song saw that Feng Mei had some dark circles under her eyes, and said, "Did you go to fight the Japanese at night? Why are your eyes so dark?"

Feng Mei: ...

She poured water to wash her face, and said while washing, "Jiang Nian hugged me tightly all night, almost strangling me to death. She finally turned over, and then she held my arm over me, and frightened me to death."

Captain Song: ...

I didn't expect that Lu Yu's sister-in-law was not as honest as his youngest son.

Lu Yu lowered his eyes and smiled.

After these two nights on the train, Song Bai and Zhu Jun had also seen it.

Feng Mei splashed the water out and said, "If Jiang Nian wants to remarry in the future, she must explain to her parents that she is not a good sleeper, otherwise she will scare people to death at night."

Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao got up after a while. Feng Mei had already prepared breakfast. After they had eaten, Lu Yu and his friends were in the yard cleaning up the rabbits they had hunted last night. Jiang Nian planned to cook some rabbit meat for lunch.

Lu Yu and his friends didn't mind the cold either. They washed the rabbits with cold water, washed them dry, and brought them in in an enamel basin. Jiang Nian stood at the door of the kitchen. When Lu Yu approached her, she felt the cool air blowing from him and took a step back.

Lu Yu frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

He smelled his body and there was no smell of blood.

Jiang Nian whispered, "You're too cold."

Lu Yu smiled, "I'll go to the stove and roast it, and then I'll be warm."

Feng Mei chopped the meat, and Jiang Nian was in charge of the side dishes. When the fragrant smell of meat came out, Captain Song said, "Hey, this tastes good!"

Zhu Jun also said, "It smells really good."

Zhang Xiao sat in front of the stove and burned the fire. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "Sister Jiang, look, they are almost starving."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Aren't you starving?"

Zhang Xiao said embarrassedly, "Yes, too."

The last pot was spicy rabbit head. As soon as the chili was added, Feng Mei coughed from the spitting, and Zhang Xiao also coughed uncontrollably. Feng Mei said, "Get out quickly, don't spit the children."

"Jiang Nian, why are spicy dishes always so spicy?"

Jiang Nian's eyes were also red from the spiciness, her eyelashes were wet, and her nose was red. She covered her mouth and coughed twice. The spicy smell spread outside, and people outside also coughed a few times. If you didn't know, you would think that the whole family had a cold.

After the rabbit meat came out of the pot, Jiang Nian ran out and slowed down in the outer room, then splashed her face with water in the basin.

Lu Yu added some hot water to the basin and looked at the water droplets dripping down Jiang Nian's face. Her eyes were wet and red, as if she had just cried. He put down the thermos and his voice became a little hoarse: "Are you feeling better?"

Jiang Nian nodded: "Much better."

She wiped her face and then ran to the window to get some fresh air. Captain Song turned his head and looked at her: "Don't get too close to the window. Be careful of catching a cold."

Jiang Nian said: "Got it."

Song Bai came out of the kitchen with the dishes and saw Jiang Nian's slender back. She was wearing an apron around her waist, and the thin straps outlined her small waist. He looked down at his waist, wondering why her waist was so thin, as if he could break it with a little force.

Song Baiyin paused suddenly, put down the dishes and ran back to the kitchen. When he turned around, he almost bumped into Feng Mei. Feng Mei was startled: "Slow down."

Song Baiyin's face looked a little unnatural: "I didn't notice."

"Jiang Nian, why are you still there?"

Feng Mei urged, but Jiang Nian waved at Feng Mei. Feng Mei walked over curiously and lay down on the window with her. She saw a couple outside the wooden gate, the couple opposite. They seemed to have just come back from outside. They were wearing thick cotton jackets and started fighting.

"Old Song, the couple from the Dou family next door are fighting."

Captain Song stood up and walked out, Feng Mei followed him out, Zhang Xiao ran to Jiang Nian's side and leaned on the window with her to look out, Lu Yu came out of the kitchen and saw the two people stretching their necks to look at the excitement outside.

There was a lot of noise outside, the house was not soundproof, and the woman had a loud voice.

Jiang Nian listened to the woman saying: "Now it's confirmed, the doctor said it's you who can't do it, you can't have children! You, the Dou family, have bullied me for so many years, calling me a hen that doesn't lay eggs, and I've been scolded by you for so many years, and I've been given the cold shoulder by so many people--" She

said a lot, spitting out all the grievances of these years at once.

The woman's voice was so loud that the neighbors all ran out to watch the excitement. Captain Song told them to go back with a fierce face, saying that family disgrace should not be made public, and that it was unacceptable to talk about one's husband outside. Captain Dou's face turned purple and ugly, and Jiang Nian felt that he could even crawl into the seams.

Zhang Xiao said, "Sister Jiang, you are right. That man is really infertile."

Jiang Nian also felt unfair for the woman. She had suffered so many years of contempt and insults, and finally got it back at this moment, so she said, "I guessed it too."

The couple was pushed in by Feng Mei. After watching the excitement, Jiang Nian turned around and saw Lu Yu and the others looking at her and Zhang Xiao.

Jiang Nian: ...

I was so focused on watching the excitement that I almost forgot that there were three people in the room.

She coughed lightly and wanted to go to the kitchen to serve the meal to avoid embarrassment, but Song Bai said, "Sister-in-law, the meal is on the table."

As she spoke, she was holding back a laugh.

Jiang Nian: ...

After a while, Feng Mei and Captain Song came back. When they were sitting on the kang and eating, Feng Mei started talking about how the woman had been abused by the Dou family over the years.

In the afternoon, Zhu Jun and Song Baihong went to the train station to buy tickets for the next day in advance. Jiang Nian, Zhang Xiao and Feng Mei were dragged by Song Xiangdong to make a snowman in the yard. Feng Mei said, "Jiang Nian, I still remember the snowman you made in the yard last year. It was so beautiful. Make another one before you leave."

So Jiang Nian put on gloves and caught snow with Song Xiangdong, Song Xianghong and Feng Mei. Zhang Xiao couldn't get cold, so he just watched from the side to keep warm. Lu Yu was sitting by the stove talking to Captain Song. He turned his head and looked out the window. Jiang Nian's face was puffy, and she was smiling with her lips bent, revealing her "white" teeth.

"Lu Yu--"

Captain Song called him twice but he didn't respond. He stretched his neck to take a look. He saw several people making snowmen outside. "What's there to see?"

Lu Yu retracted his gaze and said, "The two children are having fun."

Captain Song smiled and said, "When are you going to Yuan City to report?"

Lu Yu said, "I'll go after the 15th. Before I leave, I'll go back to my hometown to see my eldest brother and Uncle Xu."

Captain Song nodded, "That's fine. . "

Jiang Nian built the snowman, put Song Xiangdong's hat on the snowman's head, Song Xianghong wrapped his scarf around the snowman, and Zhang Xiao broke two branches from the tree and inserted them on both sides of the snowman's body as arms. Feng Mei exclaimed: "Jiang Nian, your hands are really amazing. Look at you, you are so good at embroidery that even the snowman looks good."

Jiang Nian smiled, and Zhang Xiao said, "Sister Jiang, it seems that a nose is still missing."

"Yes."

Jiang Nian said, "There is a red pepper in the kitchen, let's use it as a nose first, and we can cook another dish tomorrow."

"I'll get it."

Song Xiangdong said as he ran into the house, and soon came back with a red pepper in his hand and inserted it on the snowman's head.

Lu Yu and Captain Song came out. Song Xianghong ran over and hugged Captain Song's legs: "Dad, is the snowman that Sister Jiang and I made beautiful?"

Song Xiangdong said: "There are also me and mom!"

Song Xianghong nodded: "And brother and mom."

Captain Song picked up Song Xianghong and put her on his shoulders and said: "My son has such deft hands."

"Dad, I want to hug her too."

Song Xiangdong chased after him. Captain Song smiled and said: "Okay, okay, let's do it one by one."

Jiang Nian looked at the happy look of the four of them as a family and couldn't help but smile happily.

"Are you cold?"

Lu Yu's voice came to her ears. Jiang Nian rubbed her hands: "My hands are frozen."

"Come in and warm up."

Lu Yu took Jiang Nian into the house to warm up by the fire. Zhang Xiao and the others were standing outside. The two of them sat by the stove. Jiang Nian just stretched out her hand and was wrapped in Lu Yu's warm big hand. The man rubbed her hand: "Don't touch the snow next time, don't catch a cold again."

Jiang Nian smiled: "Yeah."

Lu Yu glanced at Jiang Nian's wet eyelashes and quickly kissed her eyes. Jiang Nian blinked and it took a while for her to come back to her senses. Just then, Song Bai and the others came back. A group of people opened the door and came in. Lu Yu pinched Jiang Nian's soft fingers reluctantly before letting go.

The train was still at six o'clock the next afternoon, with two berths and three seats.

On the day of departure, Feng Mei hugged Jiang Nian and cried. Captain Song pulled Feng Mei away and said, "Enough, enough, you keep crying. Can't you let others be happy?"

This time, Captain Song saw them off. He sent them to the train station and watched them get on the train before leaving.

Lu Yu and his team settled Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao first before going to the berth. Jiang Nian lay on the berth and talked to Zhang Xiao until it was completely dark. She woke up several times during the trip and saw Lu Yu sitting at her feet to accompany her in a daze.

Lu Yu and Jiang Nian got off the train halfway. They had to go back home. Song Bai and Zhu Jun's vacation was almost over, so they went back first.

When they got here, the weather was obviously not that cold.

The two got off the bus and walked back to the village. As soon as they entered the village, they met many acquaintances. Jiang Nian smiled and greeted them, just like when he came back for the Spring Festival last year, open and generous, and no longer had the shadow of the past.

"Lu Laoer is back."

"When did your sister-in-law arrive?"

Several people chatted and greeted each other. Just as they arrived at the door of the house, Aunt Zhao came out holding her big fat grandson: "Jiang Nian, why did you come back so late this year?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I went to see a friend."

Knowing that Jiang Nian was back, the neighbor Aunt Wang and others also came to talk for a while.

"Jiang Nian, take a look at my fat grandson."

Aunt Zhao loved her grandson very much. She had held him in her arms since he was born and didn't want to let go. She showed off to everyone she met. Jiang Nian looked at the child's round eyes and smiled, "So cute, just like Zhao Gang."

She asked again, "He should be one year old, right?"

Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "He will be one year old in a few months."

At this time, Zhao Gang and his wife also came out of the house. When they saw Jiang Nian and Lu Yu, they exchanged a few words. When the child saw his mother, his grinning mouth suddenly curled up and he began to cry. Aunt Zhao patted the child to coax him and said, "Grandma held you for such a long time, why are you crying when you see your mother?"

After talking for a while, everyone went home.

Jiang Nian walked into the house. It was snowing a lot again. But when Lu Yu left last year, he had cleaned up the roof. Except for Xu Cheng's father's room, which could not be slept in, Xu Cheng's room and the room she slept in were both in good condition, without any snow water leaking. Although the bedding was a little damp, it would be fine after a warm-up.

Lu Yu first went to the brigade to buy cornmeal and vegetables, and then swept the snow in the yard. Jiang Nian lit braziers for both rooms, and when Lu Yu finished sweeping the snow, she asked him to come over and shake the quilts together and warm them on the brazier to remove the moisture.

She first made the kang on her side, and then went to make it on Lu Yu's side. Lu Yu was cooking dinner in the stove room, and the two of them would be faster if they divided the work and cooperated.

Jiang Nian just stood at the edge of the kang, and her eyes suddenly became dizzy. She shook her head and suddenly looked at the place where Xu Cheng had been lying before. In Jiang Nian's memory, Xu Cheng had been lying here for four years, and had never done anything inappropriate to the original owner in these four years.

They were obviously husband and wife, but they got along like family members.

During the four years that the original owner married into the Xu family, Xu Cheng had always driven her to sleep in Lu Yu's room.

Xu Cheng was a man of steel, but he ended up falling to that point. Jiang Nian knew that this was inseparable from the original owner's cowardice and foolish filial piety, but even so, Xu Cheng had never complained about the original owner.

Xu Cheng's face became clearer and clearer in Jiang Nian's mind. His smiling eyes showed a sense of alienation between the two of them. Jiang Nian seemed to feel that Xu Cheng was lying on the kang, smiling at her and calling her name.

Jiang Nian suddenly felt as if she was possessed by a demon. Her mind was filled with Xu Cheng's voice.

She blinked, but before she could calm down, she heard Lu Yu's voice behind her.

"Jiang Nian"

Lu Yu came over to her and saw that her face was a little pale and her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled: "What's wrong?"

Then he glanced at the bedding on the kang, narrowed his dark eyes for a moment, took Jiang Nian's hand and went to the next room. Jiang Nian leaned against the cabinet, with her back against the cabinet. Her head was still a little dizzy at this time. She always felt that this trip back seemed to be different from the previous feeling.

It was as if... someone was occupying her mind.

When this thought came up, Jiang Nian's back suddenly felt cold. Lu Yu leaned down and held Jiang Nian's thin shoulders, looking down at her: "Tell me, what are you thinking about?"

The man's hand gradually tightened, as if forcing her to raise her head and tell him the most real thoughts in her heart.

At this moment, Jiang Nian suddenly felt that Lu Yu was afraid.

She didn't know what Lu Yu was afraid of.

"Jiang Nian, look up at me."

Lu Yu's low voice was a little suppressed. Jiang Nian endured the dizziness in front of her eyes, slowly raised her head and looked at Lu Yu, opened her mouth, and wanted to speak, but there seemed to be something blocking her throat, and she couldn't make a sound. Jiang Nian

's heart choked, and the chill on her spine became heavier.

"Jiang Nian, who am I?"

Lu Yu leaned over to look at Jiang Nian's confused eyes. The fingers holding Jiang Nian's shoulders suddenly tightened, as if he wanted to stimulate Jiang Nian with pain. The clarity and brightness in her eyes were gradually covered by the numbness of confusion. Lu Yu's usual calmness suddenly cracked. He lowered his head and kissed Jiang Nian's lips.

He bit her lips hard, and the hot breath of the fire spoon lingered invisibly.

Lu Yu hugged Jiang Nian tightly, making this warm and fresh Jiang Nian compatible with his bones and blood. He used force to bite Jiang Nian's lips, and the smell of blood spread between the lips and teeth of the two. Finally, he heard the person in his arms let out a cry of pain.

Lu Yu let go of Jiang Nian, and grabbed Jiang Nian's thin shoulders again with both hands. He leaned down and stared at her closely. His deep voice was trembling a little: "Jiang Nian, tell me, who am I?"

He repeated the sentence again.

Jiang Nian's pupils gradually focused and regained their previous clarity. She licked the corner of her lips, tasted the blood, and felt the stinging of her lips. Then she looked at Lu Yu who was so close. The man's black eyes were heavy, his forehead was tense, and his thin lips were stained with bright red blood.

"Lu Yu."

Jiang Nian finally spoke.

She breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to hug Lu Yu's thin waist. Although there was a cotton coat between them, Jiang Nian could still clearly feel that the muscles on the man's body were tense. She buried her head in his arms and said, "Lu Yu, is the meal ready?"

"Yes."

Lu Yu hugged Jiang Nian, his palm covering her neck, and his fingers pinched her smooth skin: "What were you thinking about just now?"