Chapter 3 Sleeping on the same kang
The treasure bag was still empty after all, and it was impossible to create more treasures.
Xie Yi sighed and began to sort out his things, but his sister Xiaoman suddenly sneezes.
Du was a good sister-in-law. When she saw her sister-in-law with her snot snot lingering lips, she hurriedly took out her handkerchief to wipe it.
Out of the dual identities of the doctor and brother, Xie Yi said with concern: "Xiaoman, have you caught a cold...Is he catching a cold?"
"Well, the weather is cold, maybe it's cold." Du said hurriedly: "I'll make some ginger soup later to help Xiaoman remove the cold."
"Cold, sleeping coldly at night." Xiaoman suddenly said, and Du's face changed when he heard it. He wanted to stop it but couldn't help but cough.
The situation is wrong!
Xie Yi squatted down, took his sister's red little hand and asked softly, "Xiaoman, tell my third brother, is it cold at night? What's going on?"
"The third brother fell into the water, his clothes were wet, cold and hot, and the quilt was given to the third brother... My sister-in-law and Xiaoman lost the warm thick quilt." Xiaoman was very smart. Although he spoke intermittently and occasionally made the tits and sarcastic, he basically explained the matter clearly.
The Xie family's residence is now in ruins, with many airtight cracks on the walls, so it is not warm at all. Yesterday, Xie Yi fell into the water and became a patient. Du gave Xie Yi one of the few quilts as evenly as possible, and as a result, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law caught a cold together.
Xie Yi felt sad again. Du was indeed a kind and good woman. She would rather suffer from suffering than treat herself badly.
This kindness must be repaid no matter how hard it is, and you must be promised, hehe!
The understanding Du whispered: "Sanlang, don't be too careful. You were so sick yesterday... It's okay, this silk cloth is almost finished, and you can buy a bedding and blanket if you sell it..."
This answer made Xie Yi even more uncomfortable. Du didn't know how hard it would take to work with a piece of silk cloth, but Ji Ji Ji Ji had a long time to weave it.
It is not a matter of personnel to make all the family business ruined but to let women suffer and support the family. It is certainly a responsibility and obligation that I do not allow for support of my family and to keep my sister-in-law and sister full and wear warm clothes.
The heating matter needs to be solved urgently. Xie Yi looked indoors and outdoors for a while and had a plan. Isn’t it just to keep heating? It doesn’t necessarily require a lot of bedding and blankets, such as...
The bed in the east room was quickly moved away, and the adobe and old bricks under the ruins of the west room became good materials. Then dig some soil from the yard, plus a little crushed straw and mud, which was an excellent adhesive, and then find a heavy wooden board to serve as a tile knife...
In the curious eyes of Du and Xiaoman, Xie Yi went in and out, and in just a few hours, a simple and practical earthen kang was built.
The stove was just under the eaves of the east house, digging a hole in the wall, and then building a chimney outside the other wall. Finally, before dark, the work was completed.
Du asked in confusion: "Sanlang, what are you doing?"
"Sister-in-law, this thing is called a kang. With this thing, it will be no longer cold in winter." Xie Yi replied with a smile, chopping back some yellow reeds from the lake, and flames ignited from the stove.
The fireworks passed through the kang with heat, and soon the wet mud began to "smoke" and gradually began to dry. Xiaoman stepped forward and touched his little hand, and said excitedly: "Third brother, it's hot!"
"Of course it's hot!" Xie Yi smiled and said, "Is Xiaoman still cold when sleeping on this?"
“Not cold!”
Du came forward and tried it, and smiled and praised, "Sanlang, this method is so good. Where did you learn it?"
Xie Yi smiled and said, "That white-bearded fairy man taught me."
"Whitebeest Fairy Man?" When Du heard this legendary figure for the second time, his eyes widened.
Xie Yi smiled and said, "Do you really think I committed suicide by jumping into the lake? In fact, it was the immortal man who enlightened me and gave me that backpack... and accidentally fell into the water. I went into the water and took it out of an accident."
"Oh, that's right..." Du nodded suspiciously. Sanlang had no intention of committing suicide than anything else. If he met the immortal man, it would be excellent. Not to mention, judging from the current situation, Sanlang seemed to be a prodigal son who turned around.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about so many things. If you sleep in a hot kang, our family of three can spend the winter safely." Xie Yishao had to make a fuss and fool him.
Du's expression suddenly stopped, and his pretty face, which had not been recovering for a long time, was blushing again. He asked hesitantly: "You mean...we...the three of us are all sleeping on this kang?"
After asking this, Du's face became more and more red, "uncle and sister-in-law" lived in the same room and slept on the same kang...
Although this uncle and sister-in-law have misunderstood the past, I have been wrong for so many years. How can I explain it clearly? Even if I can explain it clearly, how can I speak?
Even without this level, a lonely man and a widow, a nameless person and apart, live together in the same kang...
But……
Without Xie Yi saying anything, Du stopped talking and did it with all his own fault! The Xie family was only the size of a palm, and only one hot kang could be built. Could it be that he would drive his brother-in-law outside, or he would have been froze with Xiaoman himself?
This hot kang is the barrier for the whole family to spend the winter, and no one can leave it, otherwise someone will get sick from the cold. So it seems that they can only keep their sleep and keep a close eye on their right mind.
But it is difficult for a lonely man and a widow to sleep on the same bed!
Alas! When I think of Xie Yi's bad eyes and smile, Du's red face became a little hot again. His heart, which had been calm for many years, inadvertently ripples appeared and gradually became turbulent.
...
Xie Yi also hesitated, why not live elsewhere?
But there is no place, and there is only a more dilapidated hall, without a hot kang, the cold night is so desolate that I can't get through it.
What's more, there are beautiful women in the house, who turn a blind eye to such a beauty and retreat, which is not the style of a normal man!
The beauty is charming, and you will be distracted if you only like two more points, let alone sleeping on the same kang...
But the identity of uncle and sister-in-law is different, and the parents' filial piety period has not passed, so you can't do it. This is really a big test. Not everyone can do it. At this point, Xie Yi asked himself that his concentration may not be as good as that of the previous prodigal son.
...
The mud on the kang has not been completely dried yet, so the first two nights were just living in the same room. Two couches were spread on both sides of the house and they went to bed.
The heat emitted from the earthen kang increased a little warmth. In the darkness, Du always felt the face was hot, especially after coaxing Xiaoman to sleep. Only the slightly heavy breathing sound of their "uncle and sister-in-law" in the room was left, as if it was difficult to fall asleep, and they were all worried.
Du's rare insomnia is in a very complicated mood, shyness, and embarrassment. As for worries, she can't say it. What if Xie Yi touched it, what should she do?
Worry and embarrassment are inevitable, but Du did not dare to toss and turn, fearing that it would alarm Xie Yi or make him misunderstand.
Xie Yi also had difficulty falling asleep. There was a beautiful beauty in the room. She was a little distracted and thought-provoking. But... he inexplicably remembered an allusion, an allusion that was worse than a beast...
Alas, it's so hard to make people feel bad!
In short, Xie Yi and Du didn’t sleep well on these two nights, and the atmosphere in the room was a bit ambiguous and subtle.
On the third day, the soil on the kang was dried up, so first lay a layer of reed mats from Huaiyang specialties, and then lay a bedding. Even though the north wind was howling outside and the snow was icy and snowy, the kang was extremely warm.
The same kang is a step further than the same house. At least it was separated on the two couches on both sides of the house before, but now it is connected together on the same plane.
After turning over and rolling forward, the two may be close together, which is too dangerous for the lonely man and the widow. Du was embarrassed, so he deliberately let Xiaoman sleep in the middle to separate himself and Xie Yi.
Who would have thought that as soon as the little girl got on the kang, she chose the left side to the wall, which was closest to the stove where the fire was burning, and it was the warmest. It was indeed a smart little girl who was very good at thinking about her brother and sister-in-law.
In this way, the beautiful sister-in-law and the handsome young man sleep on the same bed, just a short distance away, with no barrier in the middle, dry firewood and fire, and a little spark may burn.
However, at present, under the deliberate control of both sides, they are safe and sound, and there is no risk of a "fire".
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Chapter completed!