"You know that's fine, I just feel very uncomfortable. I know you care about me, but your protectiveness makes me feel a lot of pressure."
"From now on, things will be the same as before. If I have any problems, I'll come to you. You're my husband, who else would I turn to if not you?" Xu Han said with a smile.
"Yes! Good wife." Lu Chuan smiled upon hearing this.
It's actually a very small matter; once everyone talks about it, it's no big deal.
However, Xu Han also thought of a problem: pregnant women are really not to be trifled with, their emotions are really unstable. Xu Han knew that Lu Chuan was doing it for her own good, but she still felt inexplicably angry.
Perhaps she felt that Lu Chuan only cared about the children and didn't love her!
After all, Lu Chuan had never been so protective of Xu Han before. Now that she was pregnant, he was so doting on her. Xu Han couldn't help but misunderstand and thought that Lu Chuan only cared about the child and not about her.
After the two talked things out, there was nothing more to it, and the days passed by like that.
It's already April in the blink of an eye. Xu Han's body hasn't changed much during this time. She continues to do what she used to do, except for occasionally feeling a little nauseous.
In the past month or so, the backyard has been basically completed, and the house is now ready to live in.
In this past month, not only were all the bluestone slabs inside the house and outside the yard laid, but the walls were also completely whitewashed with lime, making the house look much brighter.
Now only some cabinets, desks, chairs and the like are left to be finished. These were all made by Lu Chuan and Daoist Master Zhao through trial and error.
During this time, the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao learned a lot of hands-on skills from Lu Chuan, from building houses to making furniture. They were having a great time and were completely immersed in it.
Watching the house I built gradually come to a complete finish and then be filled with furniture one after another gives me a real sense of accomplishment.
One day, while everyone in the backyard was arguing about what kind of desk to make, a pigeon suddenly flew in.
The Taoist priest examined it carefully and, seeing that it was indeed a carrier pigeon sent back by his disciple, quickly removed the letter that was tied to the pigeon's leg.
"Is it Yunhua and the others? Did something happen to them?" Grandpa Zhao asked anxiously.
After the Taoist priest opened the letter and glanced at it, he handed it to Grandpa Zhao.
"These two children have been gone for more than half a year without a single letter. When a letter suddenly came back, I thought something had happened! It scared me to death," Grandpa Zhao complained.
Xu Han asked curiously, "What did Yunhua say in his letter? Are they alright?"
"They're fine, just letting you know they're safe and sound, and also asking if you're pregnant. They're waiting for you to come back!" the Taoist priest said.
Upon hearing this, Xu Han blushed and asked, "Where are they now? Are they doing well?"
"They're doing well, but the situation outside isn't good right now. Many disaster victims have already fled, and the world is about to descend into chaos," Grandpa Zhao said.
“We haven’t been down the mountain for a long time. Should we go down and check on the situation? We’re running out of tung oil at home. Why don’t we go to the county town to buy some? We can also check on the situation down the mountain while we’re at it,” Lu Chuan suggested.
"It's time to go down the mountain, but not now. We'll wait a few more days," the Taoist priest said.
"Okay, let's take advantage of these days to make all the furniture at home. Then we can make a shopping list and see if there's anything else we need to buy. We can buy it all at once, because it will probably be difficult to go to the city later."
"Even if you go inside and want to buy something, there's nothing left to sell," Grandpa Zhao said.
“Okay! Then let’s take care of things at home in the next few days!” Xu Han chimed in.
"What kind of desk do you want this to be made of?" Lu Chuan continued to ask.
The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao were still unwilling to give in to each other, so Xu Han finally said, "Then let's each make a desk. Anyway, there's plenty of wood. Stop arguing like children."
Everyone was delighted to hear this, except for Lu Chuan, who wore a bitter expression. Well, now there was one more thing to do.
They keep adding one every now and then, when will we ever finish? Luckily, we're not in a rush to use it, otherwise Lu Chuan would definitely be driven crazy.
There was no other way; my wife had spoken, so I had to do it whether I wanted to or not!
But luckily, there are two free laborers! Might as well use them, since it's not just me who's working hard.
Thinking this to himself, he gave the orders without any hesitation.
Some were planing wood, others were sawing wood, and everyone got busy again.
Xu Han went to the backyard by herself. The vegetables she planted last time had grown quite large, and if they weren't picked soon, they would slowly grow old.
Xu Han carried a large basket on her back and then moved a small stool to the vegetable garden.
Use a knife to cut off the greens, and then break off the old leaves so they can be fed to the chickens later.
The prepared vegetables are neatly stacked in a basket on the back, and tied up with hemp rope when we go back inside. We eat one bundle at a time, which is easy to carry and store.
After spending the whole morning harvesting, Xu Han finally finished. She went to the water tank and washed a handful of vegetables so she could stir-fry them later.
The water in the water tank in the backyard is getting lower and lower, and it looks like the water pipe is about to stop flowing again.
Sometimes it takes all night to fill the tank to about half full, and it's never even full.
During the day, the water is used up by daily use, and then water is added again at night.
We won't last more than a few days before we have to go to the waterfall to fetch water. The current water supply is barely enough for daily use, and sometimes it's not even enough to wash a lot of things!
The stream in front of my house has long since dried up and cracked, and it no longer looks the same as before.
After washing the vegetables, Xu Han went back to the kitchen to start kneading the dough. It was too hot today, and she couldn't eat anything else, so she decided to make some cold noodles instead!
After it's done, put it in ice for a while to chill. It'll be refreshing and appetizing when you eat it.
Xu Han has made cold noodles countless times, and she is quite skilled at it. She can make them by herself without Grandpa Zhao's help to light the fire.
After you've made it, put it in ice for a while and it'll be ready in time for lunch.
The weather is gradually getting warmer, and around 11 a.m., everyone stopped working.
After finishing lunch early, I would take a nap. In the evenings when the weather was cool, I would spend more time in the yard, enjoying the evening breeze and the cool air. Life was quite pleasant.
Xu Han's homemade snacks always come in handy at times like this. She's gone through quite a few snacks lately, so it looks like she'll have to make some more when she has some time.
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