I have been farming since I crossed over.

Yang Mingxi had dinner at Yang Laowu's house, and when Lu Jintang came to pick her up, the two of them returned to Qianhuang Mountain together.

"My second sister gave birth to a baby today. Do you think it's a boy or a girl?" Yang Mingxi asked Lu Jintang on the way home.

"Both boys and girls are good! Did my second sister's delivery go smoothly?" Lu Jintang took Yang Mingxi's hand and shook it.

"Are you really boring? Just guess if I ask you to!" Yang Mingxi said coquettishly.

Lu Jintang glanced at Yang Mingxi's expression, combined with the few words he heard at the Yang family today, he smiled and said, "I think it should be a girl! A sixteen-year-old girl is a treasure. You are all so happy, so it must be true."

"You are amazing, you are indeed a girl." Yang Mingxi said with a smile.

"Then Li Lin should be very happy! He has always been talking about wanting a well-behaved and lovely daughter." Lu Jintang said with a smile, his eyes full of joy that his brother-in-law got what he wanted.

"My second brother-in-law actually likes girls? I never noticed it before. What about you? Which gender of the child do you prefer?" Yang Mingxi raised her head, staring at Lu Jintang with eyes as clear as water, and asked softly, with a hint of curiosity and expectation in her tone.

Lu Jintang smiled gently, turned around, stretched out his arms and gently embraced Yang Mingxi's slender waist, slowly holding her in his arms.

Ming Xi leaned obediently on Lu Jintang's warm and broad chest, feeling his strong heartbeat.

Lu Jintang hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his body.

Time passed minute by minute, and the two of them hugged each other quietly, enjoying this moment of peace and warmth.

After a long time, Lu Jintang loosened his arms slightly, but his hands were still on Yang Mingxi's shoulders. He looked at her slightly blushing cheeks affectionately and said softly: "As long as this child is born by you, no matter it is a boy or a girl, I will love it very much. But..." Having said that, Lu Jintang paused slightly, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.

Yang Mingxi raised her head slightly and looked at Lu Jintang in confusion, waiting for what he would say next.

Lu Jintang took a deep breath and continued, "The current situation is still unclear and difficult. If we really have a child, especially a girl, I'm afraid she will suffer a lot in the future. In comparison, a boy may be able to cope with various difficulties better. So, if I can choose, I sincerely hope that you are carrying a boy."

Hearing these words, Yang Mingxi felt a mixture of emotion and sadness in her heart.

She knew that what Lu Jintang said was not because he disliked girls, but because of his concern for the uncertainty of the future and his deep love for the child.

Thinking of this, Yang Mingxi's eyes gradually became moist, and tears flowed uncontrollably like a broken dam.

Everyone knows that the Lu family's peaceful life is about to be broken, and what will follow will be endless separation and turmoil.

Especially for newly married and loving couples like Yang Mingxi and Lu Jintang, this separation is really hard to bear.

Lu Jintang slowly raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears that kept rolling down Yang Mingxi's eyes. His voice became a little hoarse due to his emotions: "Don't cry, Axi, this dark time will not last long. The dawn is just around the corner."

Yang Mingxi sobbed slightly, sniffed, and muttered in a tearful voice: "I understand this logic, but I don't know why, my tears are like a flood that has broken through the dam, and I can't stop it!" After that, she couldn't help but shed a few crystal tears.

Lu Jintang silently looked at his wife who was crying bitterly, his heart full of pity.

But he didn't say anything more, just hugged Yang Mingxi tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to pass all his strength and warmth to her through this hug, so that she could feel a little more at ease.

The two hugged for a while before Lu Jintang let go of Yang Mingxi and said with a smile, "Axi, do you want to see the sea? I'll take you to the beach! The underground cave has been opened today."

"So soon? I saw that day that there was still a long distance. I was thinking that even with the help of explosives, it would probably take until the end of the month." Yang Mingxi suddenly became interested and asked questions one after another.

"With the explosives, they are making rapid progress. I just went to see, and it's already open, except for some soil that needs to be transported. With my eldest brother in charge over there, I think it will only take a day or two." Lu Jintang pulled Yang Mingxi and slowly continued walking towards Qianhuang Mountain.

"Then we need to speed up the construction of our ships. I wonder how Lu Qin is doing now?"

"I went to check it out today, and it was really a surprise!" Lu Jintang said excitedly.

"He actually succeeded in building a boat according to the blueprint you gave me! And he excitedly told me he plans to take it to the seashore tomorrow to test it out! I was so excited to hear that I rushed over to tell you."

"How big is the boat?" Yang Mingxi had not seen the boat in person, so it was naturally difficult for her to estimate its specific size, so she asked hurriedly.

"In fact, in my opinion, this ship can already be called a large ship, but Lu Qin insists that it can only be considered a small boat at best."

Lu Jintang said while gesturing, "As far as I know, the net tonnage of this ship can reach as much as 1000 tons!

You know, the net tonnage of the ships we usually use to transport grain and watermelons to the capital is only 300 tons.

In comparison, this new ship is truly a behemoth!"

"Wow, judging from this, it should be considered a big ship without a doubt! I didn't expect that he is so powerful that he can build a ship of this size in just a few days! It's simply unbelievable!" Yang Mingxi couldn't help but express sincere admiration.

“The reason why the shipbuilding work was completed so quickly this time was, on the one hand, because he mobilized all the craftsmen in the carpentry workshop to help.

On the other hand, the various materials needed are basically available and do not require much time to prepare.

However, at present, the power system inside the ship has not been fully constructed, so at this stage the ship can only be regarded as an empty shell with only its shape.

Lu Qin's idea was to first test whether the shell could withstand such a heavy load," Lu Jintang explained.

"Then I want to go over and take a look too. Is it tomorrow? Then let's not go to the beach today! Let's go there tomorrow!" Yang Mingxi said happily.

"Okay, then let's go back and rest!" After Lu Jintang said that, he picked up Yang Mingxi, used his lightness skills, and rushed towards his own courtyard in Qianhuang Mountain.