Female-to-male: I live on farming

"Of course it's possible."

Hearing His Highness' question, Qin Ke nodded as a matter of course.

Jinyang looked up at Qin Ke and said, "Since you said that construction cannot be carried out in winter, the cement project will be shelved for now. We can start slowly when the weather warms up next year. The road construction project is huge, so we can only take it step by step."

"Everything is subject to your Highness' orders."

Before leaving, Lu Youqing looked up at the eldest princess. Jinyang's eyes were as black as ink, like emotionless black pearls, and his eyes were complicated.

Lu Youqing nodded slightly, imperceptibly, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.

It is officially winter now. I heard that it has started snowing in Yizhou. The weather is extremely cold. Although the winter sun is bright, it carries an untouchable chill. All the warmth seems to be isolated in another world.

Qin Ke used the cotton wool from the harvest to tailor-make several cotton coats and quilts.

After changing into cotton clothes, I felt much warmer. In addition, the heating in the mansion has been replaced with a stove and coal briquettes, so this winter is much better.

However, he learned from last year's experience and transplanted some red plum blossoms in the garden so that he could sit in the garden and appreciate the plum blossoms during the snowy season.

Fortunately, this mansion covers a very large area. If it were in his previous life, Qin Ke would never have been able to own such a large house, let alone open up a red plum garden in the yard.

"My dear, this is the fish that Manager Pei just sent over. The fish is still fresh."

Qin Ke leaned forward and looked down, only to see that the fish in the barrel were still swimming vigorously, with the swaying of their tails making the water in the barrel gurgling, as if they were about to jump out of the barrel at any time.

"It's just right. Let's kill it today. My wife will come back for dinner at noon." Qin Ke smiled with his eyebrows curved.

It seems like I haven’t made sweet and sour fish for a long time, so I decided to have one braised and one sweet and sour.

Now that we have sugar and tomato sauce, there are enough seasonings. The taste this time will definitely be a hundred times better than before. I tell people to clean the fish and marinate it with rice wine and ginger to remove the fishy smell.

He planned to make some fresh dishes. Apart from steaming and baking the sweet potatoes he grew, he had not spent much time thinking about how to cook them.

Now, he was preparing to make some sugar-coated sweet potatoes, thanks mainly to the white sugar supplied from the West Sea, otherwise he might not be able to make it.

Now he only needs to tell his servants to do these things, and he only needs to put them in the wok and stir-fry them at the end.

The key to pulling the silk is the temperature of the sugar juice. The flame of the stove also needs to be strictly controlled. When the foam of the sugar juice becomes small, pour the fried golden sweet potato cubes into it and stir-fry.

Qin Ke calculated the timing just right. Just as he finished, Lu Youqing brought Lihua back home.

"It seems that you have made something new today." Lu Youqing saw dishes on the table that he had never seen before.

One guess is that it is something new that Qin Ke has researched. He has been cooking different kinds of food recently when he has nothing to do, as if he wants to make up for what he missed when they were separated.

Qin Ke took the stove from her hand and said with a smile, "Pei Xiu sent some fresh fish today, so it's just right to roast them."

Lu Youqing bent down to wash her hands. Warm water was already prepared in the basin. She took out a towel and wiped the water droplets on her hands.

"Come and try the sweet potato candied with sugar that I made today." Qin Ke picked up a piece of sweet potato and placed it in the jade-white bowl next to him, dipped it in cold water, and then placed it on the small plate in front of Lu Youqing.

"What is...?" Lu Youqing was a little puzzled. She noticed that the golden sweet potato pieces were covered with a layer of golden sugar coating, which was crystal clear, like amber.

When Qin Ke picked it up with chopsticks, he could feel the crispness of the sugar coating and pull out long sugar threads.

"Oh, this is white water. When the sugar threads are dipped in cold water, they will become firm and firm, and taste crispier. This is made with the white sugar sent from the West Sea."

Hearing this, Lu Youqing became more interested. He put the sweet potato into his mouth, and the sugar coating melted instantly, crispy and refreshing, with a sweet taste spreading on the tip of his tongue. Then came the soft and glutinous sweet potato, with a delicate taste and a faint potato fragrance.

"It's really good."

The fact that Lu Youqing could say this shows that she likes it very much.

Qin Ke quickly picked up a few more pieces for her, "Since you like it, eat more. You have to eat this candied fruit while it's hot, otherwise it will become hard when it cools down."

As they were talking, the servant brought up the braised fish that had been stewing.

As soon as the braised fish is served, the aroma hits your nose. The fish body is covered with a layer of bright red oil, exuding a rich aroma of sauce and fish.

Lu Youqing should have smelled the mellow aroma of the braised fish, but somehow, the smell of fish rushed into her nose, and she actually felt that the smell was very pungent.

Qin Ke saw her face suddenly change, her brows furrowed, and the corners of her mouth turned down slightly. She covered her mouth with one hand, trying to calm the discomfort.

"What's wrong, my lady?" Qin Ke quickly put down his chopsticks and looked at her with concern.

However, Lu Youqing only felt that the fishy smell of the fish was getting stronger and stronger, and the feeling of nausea was getting stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help but dry heaving.

This time Qin Ke couldn't sit still anymore, he hurried over, gently stroked her back with one hand, bent over and stared at her with concern.

His brows were tightly furrowed.

Lu Youqing raised his head and smiled a little weakly, and said softly: "I didn't... Ugh..."

Before he could finish his words, he couldn't control his nausea and started dry heaving.

"Han Qi, go get a doctor!" Qin Ke shouted outside the house, his voice a little impatient.

"Don't be anxious, it's the fishy smell of fish." Lu Youqing drank some water from Qin Ke's hand and finally felt a little better.

Qin Ke hurriedly asked someone to take all the fish on the table away. Without the stimulation of the fishy smell, Lu Youqing's condition gradually improved a lot, but the expression on his face still looked a little listless.

Qin Ke carefully helped her walk towards the dormitory.

After Lu Youqing sat on the bed, she suddenly placed her right hand on her lower abdomen. She had already guessed something in her mind. Her eyelids slightly raised, and her light-colored eyes seemed to be shining as she stared at Qin Ke without blinking.

There were extremely complex emotions in his eyes, as if they contained thousands of words.

She said nothing, but seemed to have said a lot.

Qin Ke's dark pupils flickered slightly. He understood what Lu Youqing meant. In his mind, he kept thinking about when his wife last had her period.

"Madam, we are..."

Although they had indeed been without any protective measures recently, the child seemed to have come too quickly.

Lu Youqing smiled and gently stroked her abdomen. Her temperament softened and she said, "Whether it is or not, we will know for sure after the doctor comes to diagnose it."