It was originally agreed that Yang Donghu would cut the reeds to make a fence, but when Zhao Luochuan saw him playing happily with the puppy, he took on the job himself.
The puppies were full of energy and the two of them were wrestling with each other. The fat one that Zhao Fangchu brought back was no match for the other one and was pinned down and unable to move. The fat little dog obviously didn't bite hard, but it still looked like it was being bullied and kept screaming in pain while pretending to be pitiful.
Yang Donghu picked up one of them with each hand and separated them. He gently patted the little fat dog's butt and said, "You are quite fierce."
After playing for so long, no matter how energetic they were, they were tired. They hugged each other and found a shady place to lie down, closed their eyes, and fell into a sound sleep in a short while. However, maybe it was because they had just left their mother dog, but they were humming softly in their sleep and curled up.
It was hot and Zhao Luochuan was drenched in sweat in a short while. The sour plums had dried up. When Yang Donghu prepared medicine for his grandmother, he also added hawthorn, licorice and sour plums to boil water to relieve the heat.
Sour plum water is sweet and sour and appetizing. Drinking a bowl of it in the hot summer is more effective than drinking mung bean water.
In the summer, the well water in Zhu Cuilan's courtyard is used to make various soups to relieve the heat, or summer melon and fruits to quench thirst.
"Come, drink this first to cool down."
Yang Donghu took out three tubes of sour plum soup and kept two tubes in a cool place for a while so that he and his grandmother could drink it when it was not too cold.
He handed the water to Zhao Luochuan and asked him to drink it before doing anything else, so that he would feel better.
Zhao Luochuan was also very thirsty under the scorching sun. He tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. He wiped his mouth and said, "It's really delicious."
"Do you want to drink more? There's some here." While he was drinking, Yang Donghu took a towel soaked in cold water and wiped his sweat.
"No more drinking." Zhao Luochuan shook his head. "By the way, I have to go to the mountains more often before September. I can't stay at home for too long. I guess I have to go early tomorrow morning."
"But you just came back, why are you leaving in such a hurry?" Yang Donghu paused as he wiped his sweat, his voice filled with disappointment.
They were rarely together. Zhao Luochuan would be away from the mountains for ten days or half a month. Staying at home for four or five days was already the limit. This time he was in the mountains for more than half a month. Yang Donghu thought he could stay at home for two more days, but he didn't expect that he could not even stay for four days. He couldn't help but feel reluctant to let him go.
Seeing Yang Donghu's unhappy face, Zhao Luochuan took the handkerchief from his hand and put it around his neck. He pulled his hands together and clenched them, coaxing him softly: "Are you feeling down? I know you won't be here long enough, and I don't want to be separated from you, but I can't break my promise to you."
"What?"
"How could you be so forgetful? You promised to marry me, how could you forget so quickly? You came last September, so we should get married this September."
A few days after the beginning of autumn last year, Yang Donghu returned home with him, carrying a small bag. Now Zhao Luochuan always feels guilty about this.
The carpenter's cabinets and bed are almost finished, and the marriage certificate has been issued. It's time to fulfill the wedding date he promised to Yang Donghu.
Zhao Luochuan had never been married, so he didn't know about some trivial matters and had to rely on Zhu Cuilan's help in preparing them.
For wedding attire, the girl or boy can prepare it by themselves. If the one with skillful embroidery skills is like Yang Anjin, the one that can be embroidered is as good as the ones sold. But if the one with poor embroidery skills is like Yang Donghu, most of the time they will go to the town to find a tailor or their mother to do it for them.
Zhu Cuilan is a tailor herself. She saved a lot of fabrics when she was young. The set of fabrics in Yang Anjin's hand is her most valuable stock. There are two sets in total, and she has another set in her hand that she is going to give to Zhao Luochuan.
After Xu Lianyi passed away, Zhao Luochuan was raised by Zhao Haichao. As long as he had enough food and drink, he could take care of nothing else.
When Zhao Luochuan was a child, he grew very fast. If Zhu Cuilan had not noticed that the sleeves of Zhao Luochuan's clothes were too short, he would have had to wear ill-fitting clothes for several years.
Zhao Luochuan and Zhao Fangyu are about the same age. At that time, Zhu Cuilan would store two sets of fabrics for making clothes together, and it became a habit over time.
After such a quarrel with Wang Dujuan, Yang Donghu walked in confused, and Zhu Cuilan felt sorry that the material was not put to use.
Ever since Zhao Luochuan told her that he was going to marry Yang Donghu, Zhu Cuilan has been preparing for it without telling anyone. Although her eyesight is not as good as before, her embroidery speed is not slow.
More than half a year has passed, and all that’s left is the finishing touches, and it will be completely completed before the end of July.
Zhao Luochuan did not ask anyone to calculate the date. He set the wedding date on September 20th, the day Yang Donghu came to the Zhao family last year.
It took less than two months to prepare. Zhu Cuilan cared about him as much as she did about Zhao Fangyu, just like marrying her own daughter-in-law.
Zhu Cuilan and Zhao He had already taken care of all the trivial matters of the wedding, and everything was no different from a proper wedding.
Now all that was missing was a set of headgear. Zhao Luochuan said he asked someone to make one for him, and Zhu Cuilan did not intervene.
Yang Donghu was not mentally prepared. Zhao Luochuan only said that he wanted to marry him, but did not tell him about the trivial matters of marriage. He thought that it would be his turn only after Zhao Fangyu and Yang Anjin got married.
So he was a little surprised when he heard these words: "September? But it's almost the end of July. Why didn't you tell me? I, I haven't had time to do anything yet. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Don't worry, don't worry," Zhao Luochuan pulled Yang Donghu into the house and calmed his excitement: "I have prepared all those things, just be at ease and be the bride."
"But, An Jin said that a married man has to embroider his own wedding dress, and he prepares this at home all day long. But, I, I, you didn't tell me, I didn't prepare it, and I don't know what to do."
Yang Donghu was stunned by such a big thing. He spoke incoherently and couldn't tell whether he was more happy or complaining.
Zhao Luochuan had his own selfish reasons for not telling him all this. He always felt that it was too unfair for Yang Donghu to follow him like this. When he first came last year, when others asked him who he was, Yang Donghu didn't dare to say that he was his husband.
No man who wants to get married would go through the hassle of hiring a matchmaker and arranging a banquet on his own. At most, like Yang Anjin, he would just embroider a dress.
The others have busy parents, but Zhao Luochuan's parents are not around, so it doesn't matter whether Yang Donghu's blood-sucking family exists or not. It's not right, it's better not to have them.
In that case, Zhao Luochuan can do it himself, and Yang Donghu can just be a man waiting to get married and not have to worry about anything.
"You don't have to do anything. Auntie has prepared the wedding dress for you. She embroidered it herself. You know our craftsmanship. I heard that if a child's craftsmanship is not good, the mother will embroider the wedding dress for the child. Even if you don't have the support of your family now, you will be bullied if you get married. Auntie said that she is your family and she will be your mother."
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