The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

The early mornings in winter are always the coldest. Chu Xiao has already put on the padded jacket made by Zhao Guizhi, but he still can't help shrinking his neck every time he comes out of the room, and the hot water bottle is almost growing on his body.

Every morning Yan Zhenshen would first fill the hot water bottle for him, otherwise he felt he didn't even have the courage to crawl out of bed.

Chu Xiao, who always thought he was fearless, is now really afraid of the cold.

"Brother, the water is ready." Yan Sanmei filled the hot water bottle with water and called Yan Zhenshen to come and get it.

Yan Zhenshen came in carrying firewood and put it on the pile. Then he took the hot water bottle and saw two others placed next to it. One was for Yan Zhengdao, as he had difficulty walking and his legs and feet were always cold in winter. The other was for Lu Chengxue, which was specially delivered by Lu Zhicheng a few days ago. As for other people in the family, they couldn't use it yet. After all, it wasn't so cold that people couldn't bear it.

"I'll buy a few more in two days."

Yan Sanmei continued to fill the water and nodded when she heard this: "Brother, buy one for Xiaobei too. The last time he came back, I saw that he had frostbite on his hands."

"Okay, I understand." Yan Zhenshen nodded in response.

After the hot water bottle was filled, Yan Zhenshen asked Chu Xiao to get up and wash up.

After returning home, Yan Zhenshen didn't bother Chu Xiao too much. Instead, he developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Even when it was cold, his husband liked to stay on the kang even if he woke up.

"Husband, get up and get dressed. The water is ready." Yan Zhenshen came in and quickly closed the door, then took out the clothes covered by the quilt.

Yan Zhenshen had brought back a fox fur cloak when he went to sell wild animals a few days ago. He was a little hesitant whether to give it to his husband now. If he wore the cloak now, he didn't know how he would keep warm in the sun.

"It's windy outside today, would you like to wear something thicker?"

Chu Xiao took the cotton-padded jacket and put it on. Because he had covered himself in advance, he felt warm when he put it on: "Well, my cotton-padded jacket is already thick enough."

"The fox fur is warmer."

Chu Xiao naturally knew that the fox cloak was warm to wear, but everyone else was only wearing thin jackets. He and Yan Zhengdao were the only ones in the family wearing thick cotton-padded jackets. If they went out wrapped in fox fur, they would be laughed at.

After putting on his clothes and folding the quilt, Chu Xiao put on his small leather boots and went out. His feet felt warm, but the heat from his body would not dissipate for a while.

Breakfast at home has always been simple, with porridge, pickles, and pancakes or steamed buns. But now they are all made of white flour. Zhao Guizhi also mashed some rice beans and wrapped them in the steamed buns. They were sweet and Chu Xiao, who usually couldn't eat much, could even finish two.

After dinner, Chu Xiao went to his third sister's room. Lu Chengxue had been embroidering her own wedding dress recently. It was said that the fabrics used for the dress were bought from somewhere else by Lu Zhicheng's agent. They were very thick, so there was no need to worry about the bride being frozen during the wedding.

The third sister is now quite good at needlework, and when she doesn’t understand something she asks Lu Chengxue for help.

After Zhao Guizhi finished her work in the kitchen, she came over with her sewing basket to help. It would be more lively if more people worked together.

Chu Xiao, the only one who couldn't sew, was instructed by Zhao Guizhi to cut out the shoe pattern. This was not difficult. He just had to use scissors to cut according to the drawn pattern. The soles of winter cotton shoes were very thick, and threading the needle was also a strenuous job.

Lu Chengxue was good at embroidery, but older people always knew more about many things. Occasionally, she would discuss with Zhao Guizhi what else should be embroidered on wedding dresses besides the auspicious dragon and phoenix, so as to avoid showing anything wrong or having any taboos.

The women in the house were busy with their own things, while Yan Zhenshen was chopping wood with an axe in the yard.

When the weather gets cold, Yan Zhengdao no longer weaves rattan baskets under the eaves, but stays inside the house to weave some small bamboo baskets. These small baskets are perfect for holding things and giving as gifts, and they sell well before the New Year.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and soon snowflakes began to fall. Zhao Guizhi came out to make lunch. Seeing that it was snowing, she told Yan Zhenshen to stop chopping and go to the county town to pick up Yan Zhenbei and buy some mutton.

Yan Zhenbei has five days off a month when he goes to school, two days in the middle of the month and three days at the end of the month. Today afternoon is a good day for him to take a break. On weekdays he would take the bus back by himself, but here they believe in eating mutton on the first snow, and no one expected that it would snow so early this year, so they didn't prepare in advance.

Eating mutton in winter can really nourish the body, especially since my husband is so afraid of cold, he should eat more. Yan Zhenshen put the axe in the woodshed and said, "I'll buy some more mutton bones to make the pot base and boil some vegetables to eat."

"That's fine. Go feed the cows first, and then go buy some after dinner. Otherwise, you might not be able to buy any if you're late." Zhao Guizhi was about to go into the kitchen, but turned back and said, "If the price is right, buy more."

"Yeah." Yan Zhenshen responded and carried a bundle of hay to feed the cows.

Many people eat mutton in the early snow, especially those in the county town who live nearby. Fortunately, the butcher had prepared it long ago and slaughtered another one when the sheep were almost sold out. Yan Zhenshen came at the right time, as a newly slaughtered sheep was being carried out when he arrived.

Butchers are good at cutting meat. There is almost no meat on sheep bones, but the price is cheap. In winter, the price of mutton has risen to 55 wen per catty, and by the winter solstice it can be sold for more than 60 wen per catty. However, the price of sheep bones is similar to that of pork bones, or even harder to sell than pork bones. Most of the time, they are given away as a gift.

Yan Zhenshen bought a lot of mutton this time, so the butcher gave him three mutton bones, which was enough for cooking the bottom of the pot.

Yan Zhenbei didn't expect that his elder brother would come to pick him up today, and he was a little flattered, but he had a mission to accomplish, and he had to send Qing Ge'er back.

The boy and the girl get home from school fifteen minutes later than the man, so Yan Zhenshen didn't rush them and just waited with Yan Zhenbei.

When Qingger came out, Yan Zhenshen saw his younger brother take over Qingger's backpack and water bag and put it on his shoulders. He also protected it with his arms all the way, for fear that someone would accidentally bump into him.

“……”Why does it look so worthless?

Even less valuable things were still to come. As soon as the two younger ones got on the ox cart, they heard Yan Zhenbei talking non-stop. He asked them what they had learned today, who they played with, whether they were thirsty or hungry, and he asked about almost everything he could.

Qing Ge'er, who had to answer the questions almost every day, was not angry. He explained everything from the beginning in detail, even some things that Yan Zhenbei didn't ask.

Yan Zhenbei happily took out two candies and handed them to him, and told him to rinse his mouth after eating, otherwise his teeth would be damaged.

Yan Zhenshen: “…”

Is this the fourth child in his family? The timid, indecisive fourth child who was called a wimp by his third sister?

It's really different when you go to school. You will care about others, which is really impressive.

Then Yan Zhenshen realized something was wrong. This Yan Zhenbei really treated Qingger as her husband. Wasn't his possessiveness a bit too strong?