1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 213 Moving into a New Home
"It's so lively today, there are so many people!"

Lying in bed at night, his wife was still thinking about the lively scene during the day. This kind of liveliness was not even to this extent when they got married.

"You've been standing for so long, does your waist feel sore? You've been cooking, making steamed buns and pastries during this period, you must be tired, right?"

Liang Ziqiang thought that she was pregnant and had been busy as usual recently, so he was worried that she would be tired.

"Why would I stand for so long? Normally when I make steamed buns or cook, I would sit down instead of standing. Besides, my belly hasn't gotten too big yet..."

Speaking of her belly, she suddenly remembered the fetal movement she felt when she was putting up the beams in the new house during the day.

I wanted to tell him right away, but I was busy, so it was only now in the evening.

"Tell you, I felt him moving today!" Thinking of this, she turned to him happily and said.

"You mean in the belly? When?" Liang Ziqiang also became happy.

"When we were putting up the beams during the day, they moved a few times!"

"Then he really knows how to join in the fun. Why is he getting excited?" Liang Ziqiang thought about it and found it quite funny.

As he said this, he became interested and said, "How does it move? Let me feel it for you!" and put his hand on her belly.

Chen Xiangbei tried very hard and paid close attention to her belly, hoping that he would give her some face and do it a few more times like he did during the day to say hello to his father.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, their stomachs were very quiet and there was no reaction at all.

"It was almost noon. You might be hungry, right? There was no sound at all." Liang Ziqiang became suspicious.

This made his wife feel powerless and at the same time she felt wronged:

"I can't even tell the difference between being hungry and this? They're not in the same place! It seems like he's just like you, deliberately making fun of me!"

Seeing that she was about to turn over to sleep, he refused to let go:
"Don't turn around, let me touch you again..."

She thought he was going to continue to feel the movement in her belly, but his hands spread all over her body and began to fly.

She then realized that what he meant by touching was two completely different things.

"Wife, have you forgotten something important? You are already three and a half months pregnant..." he reminded.

"It seems so. So what's the matter?"

"You can't touch it in the first three months, and you can't touch it in the last three months. But other than the three months before and after, the three months in between are still very safe. I think we shouldn't waste this time..." As he spoke, his whole body stuck to him, sticking tighter than a plaster.

He had been a monk for a long time. The enjoyment and pleasure during the first marriage seemed like a thing of the past.

Since he confirmed that she was pregnant, he never visited her properly. During this period, when he needed to, or felt uncomfortable, he would hug her, kiss her, and cuddle her. Or he would just tire out her hardworking hands.

Now that it’s been three and a half months, the baby has established himself in the house. He should be safe, right?
The longer the time passed, the more impatient he became, but at the same time, the more he looked forward to it. This was probably the same as the saying that a short separation is better than a new marriage.

However, he started the prelude with great anticipation, and just as he was about to get to the point, she stopped him at the critical moment:

"no!"

"what happened again?"

"The baby is already in my belly!"

This time it was Liang Ziqiang's turn to be shocked. The baby is in my belly, so I don't need to work hard anymore? Wife, isn't it too obvious that you are destroying the bridge after crossing the river?

Seeing that he had fallen silent, Chen Xiangbei explained:

"That's not what I meant. I heard that if you put that...on the baby's head while it's still in the womb, the baby will have baldness!" Liang Ziqiang was even more shocked. Where did he hear this nonsense? It was really misleading!

It took him a lot of effort to explain to her that men don't produce poison or sulfuric acid, and this has nothing to do with baldness.

She was skeptical, but finally chose to trust him.

This long-lost happiness was hard-earned.

Only later did he realize that after such a long time, it wasn't just him who missed her, she actually missed him too.

Although she turned away and refused to admit it, he could taste that feeling...

In the next few days, the debris in the new house began to be cleared one by one, and the furniture and supplies in the old house also began to be organized and gathered together, waiting for January 1 to start moving.

Liang Ziqiang originally planned to have his parents and Lizhi move in together on this day. Two of the four rooms were reserved for them to live in first: one for his parents and one for Lizhi.

Liang's parents discussed it and finally decided to wait until after the Chinese New Year. Now the Chinese New Year is just a dozen days away, and they plan to stay in the rented house for the time being and spend the New Year with Zifeng.

After the New Year, Chen Xiangbei's belly gradually grew bigger and she needed her mother-in-law's help to take care of some things. Then the old couple officially moved there and brought Lizhi with them.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and January 1th has arrived.

When they move in the rural areas here, they neither choose the morning nor the afternoon. Usually, as long as the time in the early morning is not too bad, it will be held before dawn.

The auspicious time that Lin Quansheng chose for them was just before dawn in the early morning.

That day, Liang Ziqiang, the owner of the house, was walking in front, carrying a load of pots and pans with a new lighted lamp on top. Chen Xiangbei, who couldn't carry anything too heavy, followed closely behind, carrying two bamboo chairs.

Behind the team, in addition to Liang's father, mother, elder brother and younger brother, there were many other relatives and friends who came to help. Some carried rice jars, some carried water jars, some carried cabinets, drawers, and wooden beds...

What is more special is that a bundle of firewood is placed in the largest wooden cabinet, which means bringing wealth to the home.

There are also many items that are gifts from relatives, friends and neighbors for their happy housewarming. They are all small items, in addition to daily practical items, there are couplets, and glass-framed paintings with welcoming pine trees printed on them, which can be hung above the wooden doors of the new house.

When he arrived at the new house, the first thing Liang Ziqiang did was to pick up a handful of firewood, bring it close to the lamp he had carried along the way, light the firewood, and leave it to burn in the open space in front of the door. The stronger and longer it burned, the better.

As soon as the firewood was lit and put down, he took out the firecrackers that he had prepared in the basket in advance, lit them on the firewood torch, and set them off.

The crackling sound of the red earth replaced the roosters of today, and their crows just blasted a patch of pale sky in the east.

The red cheers of the earth are always so loud that they wake up the entire Orange Slope.

The morning light today seemed to come not from a hundred million kilometers away, but from the flying firecrackers. When most of the firecrackers were set off, the mountains and waters of Changwang Village were already bright.

All the furniture and supplies were moved into the new house one by one and placed neatly. Then, the couplets were posted.

Some of them were written by Mr. Lu, and some were sent by relatives, friends and neighbors. But in fact, you can tell at a glance that they were all written by the same person, Lu Guangcai.

Big red couplets were pasted on every door, making the entire new red brick house look even more eye-catching.

Liang Ziqiang also used ladders to hang the framed paintings of Welcoming Pines high on the top of the wooden doors.

In the morning, more and more people gathered in the new house. All the villagers who had a good relationship with Liang Ziqiang came with some small gifts to congratulate him on his joining the family.

This time there are more dining tables than when the house was built a few days ago. They are placed from the main hall of the new house to a large area outside the house.

All the relatives, friends and neighbors who came to congratulate sat down and had a family dinner together.

From today on, Liang Ziqiang and his wife have settled down in this new place...

Two chapters have been posted in the early morning. Happy reading, fellow readers!
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