On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar calendar, the flavor of the year is getting more and more. Early in the morning, small snowflakes drifted in the sky. The sky is faintly bright, the chickens are crowing all over the place, and there is a faint noise in the alley, full of local sounds and funny words, occasionally mixed with the laughter of children.

Mo Xiaohe rubbed his eyes, yawned, moved lazily, and touched it with his hand, the pillow was empty, and the other side of the bed was cold. She slept on the other side alone, but she didn't feel cold at all, and the soup woman under her feet was hot, which should have been changed by her husband Gu Zheng in the middle of the night.

Since learning that she was pregnant, Mo Xiaohe quickly accepted the reality. According to her plan, she still wants to live a two-person world with Gu Zheng for a few years, who would have thought that the plan is far less fast than the change, then she can only face it.

I slept peacefully last night, and I dreamed in a trance that a fat doll like a white radish was thinking about her, with small bubbles in her mouth, the little face that was so tender that she could pinch out the water, and the smooth skin, made Mo Xiaohe tease carefully, not daring to use force, for fear of leaving red marks on the fat doll's face.

After waking up, the aftertaste is endless, this dream is a good sign, she hummed a little song, sat up, thinking about going shopping with her husband in the morning, there are not many people who come to sell things today, the price is very high, but you can buy a lot of uncommon things.

Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang heard the rooster crow, got up to wash, Uncle Zhang swept the yard, Aunt Zhang fed the chickens, and after Mo Xiaohe got up, he didn't see the shadow of his husband.

"Xiaohe, you rest, there is nothing to do at home."

Knowing that Mo Xiaohe was pregnant, Aunt Zhang and the old couple were happy, Mo Xiaohe became a key protection object, standing for a while, I was afraid that she would be tired, and the work at home was not let her get started at all, and she only needed to sit at the table and wait for dinner, and the remaining three people kept picking up vegetables, and the dishes were piled up as high as a hill.

"Aunt Zhang, after sleeping all night, I feel like it's almost rusty, let me light the fire, just take it as an activity."

Mo Xiaohe helped light the fire, walked around the yard twice, picked up the snowflakes with his hands, and then played with it, as soon as Gu Zheng entered the house, he saw the childish side of his own lady, the corners of his mouth were unconsciously hooked, and his cold and hard face was a little softer.

"Husband, are you out?"

Mo Xiaohe pulled Gu Zheng's sleeve, and after learning that she was pregnant, she seemed to be even more dependent on him, eager to grow on him, just thinking that no matter what she did, she could see him as long as she looked up. This kind of attachment is getting deeper and deeper, she doesn't know what's wrong with her, she seems to be enchanted, and only when Gu Zheng is by her side can she feel comfortable.

"Well, go see what's new."

Gu Zheng first put the oil paper bag in his hand in the stove, and hurriedly went out to help her, Lao Langzhong said that his wife was a little lacking in qi and blood, and he had to be conditioned a little, and the best way was to use food supplements, and by the way, he gave him a few prescriptions.

Looking at the sky, Mo Xiaohe was very annoyed, she estimated that at this time, there should be no one in the market. On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the custom on the side of Dawu is called Little Chinese New Year's Eve, the family sets up a wine banquet, people come and visit, in order to say goodbye, there are more particular people, burning incense outdoors for three days, called Tianxiang.

There are not many relatives in the family, and the Chinese New Year's Eve called cousin Mo Daya and Xu Tietou, so the Wen family came here in advance and invited the family to come over for a reunion dinner, which was also the last meal of the year.

This year is very important to the Li family, moving to the town, Li He's blacksmith shop business has improved, and Li Xiu has said that he is a good family, one by one, and there are many festive things. The head of the family, Li Dazhuang, was buried under a stone when he served in conscription, and he did not die, and people believed that there must be a blessing after him, and in any case, it was worth celebrating.

"What did you buy?"

Mo Xiaohe twisted Gu Zheng's arm, and seeing that Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang were not there, she quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed Gu Zheng on the face, because she was not tall enough, she kissed the corner of his mouth, she was a little dissatisfied, jumped up again, and this action startled Gu Zheng and quickly hugged her.

So, Mo Xiaohe hugged Gu Zheng's waist in the posture of a koala, the muscles on it were clearly contoured, and she was so strong that there was no trace of fat, she just stared at his eyes, and the two stared at each other.

The courtyard door is open, there are neighbors passing by, standing at the door to see the posture of the two, smiling kindly, the young couple has a good relationship, and they do not shy away from others, if others flirt and scold, they must think that there is immorality, but the scene of the two is as beautiful as a painting.

"I rushed early in the morning, didn't see any fresh fruit, and bought some dried seafood."

In previous years, Da Yue relied on several cities around Da Wu, will transport apples and sweet pears, there is a kind of dried fruit called blackcurrant, this year the situation is tense, Da Wu builds fortifications, heightens the city wall, enters the city must be strictly inspected not to say, but also to charge fees, many businessmen calculate the cost, turn around, in Da Yue self-produced and sold.

The seafood is all shipped from Kyoto, and there are also grocery stores on weekdays, but they are all old goods, with poor taste and high prices, so ordinary people would rather buy meat to eat.

"Shrimp, small sea rice, crab roe, and a few conch meat and clam meat."

The family was at the seaside, came to a relative's house for the New Year, and brought a big bag along the way, thinking about changing some money, just to make up for the travel expenses, just set up a stall, someone went up to grab it, the man did not expect the dry goods to be popular, and deeply felt regretful to bring less.

In previous years, the price of dry goods was expensive, and no one cared about it, but this year, because someone in the family served in the conscription, the yamen gave a subsidy, and the life was slightly better than in previous years, if it were not for the fact that the grain was expensive, they could have a fatter year.

"Crab roe is used to steam egg custard, and it is better to live by the sea, so you can eat fresh."

Mo Xiaohe's appetite changed day by day, and he couldn't stand the fish skin made by Mo Daya two days ago, and on the second day, he had to eat fish in a row, which must be sour and spicy enough, Gu Zheng saw that the food sold in the town was not fresh enough, so he went back to the mountains to catch fish, and hunted a few pheasants and hares by the way.

Going down the mountain, she carried two big buckets in her hands, and there were several live fish in them, Mo Xiaohe was surprised when she saw it, in fact, the live fish was not much different from the one that had just died, and when she saw Gu Zheng like this, her heart was warm and sour.

The mountain is steep, you can't use hard work to carry water down, otherwise the water will spill out, Gu Zheng relies on his strength, although he has good physical strength, when Mo Xiaohe helped him undress at night, he still saw two red marks on his shoulder.

After breakfast, Aunt Zhang began to pack her things, she didn't have any acquaintances in the town, and occasionally went over to talk to Mo Xiaohe's grandmother and collect the soles of her shoes together. As a visitor, you can't be empty-handed, and after the family discussed, they brought a few baskets.

Chicken, duck and fish are all ordinary New Year's goods, and Aunt Zhang brought a few handfuls of cabbage, shallots, and home-smoked sausages grown at home. I heard that Li Xiu was about to get married, so I sent two more pieces of red material.

Before noon, the snow tended to get heavier, and a small layer was already laid on the ground.

Two festive red lanterns were hung at the gate of the Li family's courtyard, the gate was wiped bright, Li He was dressed in new clothes, full of spirit, since he made money in business, his thinking and vision were different from before, and the whole person was different.

"The family is waiting for you, it's cold, hurry up and go in to roast the fire."

Afraid that Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang would be uncomfortable, Li He took the second elder to the hall where he entered the second place, made a gesture, and Mo Xiaohe and his wife were at their own convenience.

Smoke curls above the stove, and the smell of fireworks is in the air. The people who can live in this area belong to well-off families, and a few boys are running wildly outside, with candy in their mouths and firecrackers in their hands, and they throw them into the yard in a mischievous manner, and when the main family comes out, several people have already scattered and fled.

Gu Zheng was afraid that the firecrackers would collide with his mother, so he helped her to the door of Li Xiu's boudoir.

In the past few days, the family has been busy, and because she is groggy and groggy because of her pregnancy, she has not been able to find time to come, she always thinks about her cousin, afraid that she will not be able to think about it.

A good marriage, who would have thought that it would be mixed with that unbearable past, and there were branches, but I just hope that everything will go well, and my cousin can open her heart knot as soon as possible.

It was cold, the windows and doors were closed, and as soon as Mo Xiaohe entered the house, she smelled a strange smell, the decoction was mixed with incense, and the bitterness and strong fragrance were mixed, which made her chest feel stuffy and her stomach turned up.

"Xiaohe, you're here."

Li Xiu walked out from behind the screen, and there was an unnatural flush on her cheeks, and when she looked closely, she was applying rouge.

"Cousin, what's wrong with you?"

Mo Xiaohe asked knowingly, it must be bad to see that the state is definitely not good, it is said that the two families met on the second day of the Lunar New Year to discuss the marriage date, and it is no wonder that the cousin is under great psychological pressure.

"I have a way, and I can generally hide the past, I'm not sure yet."

Let her do this matter, it must not be comprehensive enough, she must let her aunt know, and then choose to conceal it or find out, Mo Xiaohe can't make decisions for others, what she can do is to try to explain Li Xiu, the past is over, everything looks forward, after all, the road ahead is longer.

This book was first published by Lewen, please do not reprint!