I bring bad luck to my husband, you bring bad luck to your wife.

Ha~ Ha~ Ha

After hearing Xiang Xi's words clearly, Yang Tongchuan laughed so hard he trembled.

"It's not shameful at all, not at all. My Xige'er is the best-behaved and most obedient. It's not shameful at all."

If Yang Tongchuan could hold back his laughter, then his words would have some persuasive power, but once he laughed, everything was gone.

Xiangxi cried even more bitterly.

"Xi-ge'er? Are you up?" The eldest sister-in-law came over with the brewed medicine and knocked on the door.

Over the years, she has taken too many fertility drugs. If you were to ask who in the family is the best at brewing medicine, it would definitely be her eldest sister-in-law.

"Get up, sister-in-law, please wait a moment."

Yang Tongchuan put Xiangxi down, got dressed, opened the door, and took the tray from his sister-in-law.

Besides a bowl of medicinal soup, there was also a bowl of warm water and a piece of rock sugar on the tray.

"Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law." Yang Tongchuan expressed his gratitude for her thoughtfulness.

"I heard Xige crying. Is he still feeling unwell? I'll have Yanzi call the doctor over again." The sister-in-law was still a little worried, after all, Xiangxi's face last night was really frightening.

"It's nothing, I'm just shy, I cried because I was embarrassed," Yang Tongchuan said softly.

The sister-in-law laughed when she heard that.

"Tell Xige'er it's okay. After he takes his medicine, wait half an hour before eating. I'll make him some noodle soup then."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

After seeing his sister-in-law off, Yang Tongchuan helped Xiangxi take her medicine.

"You don't need to drink medicine slowly. If you drink it slowly, it will get more bitter the more you drink it. Just gulp it down."

Xiangxi looked at the bowl of Chinese medicine that smelled so bitter, her little face scrunched up like a steamed bun.

"Listen to me, your stomach won't hurt anymore after you drink it."

Under Yang Tongchuan's coaxing, Xiangxi actually swallowed the bowl of medicine in one gulp.

Then he drank a large bowl of water, and Yang Tongchuan put rock sugar in Xiangxi's mouth and gently patted his back.

"That's amazing. Let's rest our stomachs for a bit before we eat."

Xiangxi felt that Yang Tongchuan was coaxing her like he was coaxing a child.

But Xiangxi found it very enjoyable.

Xiangxi stayed in the house all day and only came out in the evening to have dinner with everyone.

Dinner was indeed much lighter.

Everyone present was kind enough not to mention what happened last night, which made Xiangxi feel much more relaxed.

After the Lunar New Year, the curfew was reinstated, and people were no longer allowed to go out at night.

But Yang Tongchuan wouldn't be idle.

In the west wing, Yang Tongchuan lit a few more candles, making the room bright.

At the desk, Xiangxi sat in Yang Tongchuan's lap, accompanying Yang Tongchuan as he painted.

They all draw serious paintings.

Xiangxi liked to hear about things outside, so Yang Tongchuan would tell him about cases in the yamen, drawing as he spoke.

When Xiangxi encounters something he doesn't understand, he stops writing and patiently explains it to him.

"I'm going back to work tomorrow, so don't be afraid to stay home by yourself. Mom and sister-in-law are easy to get along with."

"What do your mother and sister-in-law usually do at home?"

"I don't know, but if you have nothing to do, go visit your sister-in-law, or go for a walk. All the loose change is in the box by the bed; take it if you need it. I've put the larger sum at the bottom of the box for future use."

"For later use?"

"Silly boy, although our family is harmonious and there's no sulliance among the brothers, neither my eldest brother nor I have any children yet, and the house is spacious enough. In a few years, when the family grows larger and we can't fit everyone in, it's only a matter of time before we have to divide the family. The money at the bottom of the chest is for that time." He was going to tell Xiangxi this in secret.

"You just need to know it in your heart. No one can tell you, not even your mother. Do you understand?" Yang Tongchuan rarely spoke seriously to Xiangxi after their marriage.

"I've got it."

Xiangxi knew that she and her husband had to be of one mind for them to live a meaningful life.

The next morning, Xiangxi got up early to help Yang Tongchuan change into his yamen uniform.

Although Yang Tongchuan said it wasn't necessary, Xiangxi insisted, as he liked doing it this way.

After breakfast, both brothers went out to earn money.

Yang's father also took his pipe and went out to play chess with his old friend.

Swallow was working behind the scenes, while her sister-in-law was airing out the quilts in the yard.

"Xi-ge'er, change your clothes and come out with me." This morning, seeing that Xiang-xi was in good spirits, Yang's mother decided to take him out for a walk.

Let's get acquainted with the family and, by the way, let those gossipy women know that our Erlang has gotten married, and this one is better than the last.

Xiangxi changed into a formal suit and put on silver bracelets and hairpins.

He followed Yang's mother out the door.

After going around in circles, Xiangxi's face was almost frozen from smiling.

I didn't know many people, but my face got touched by the elders quite a few times.

When Xiangxi returned home at noon, she smelled a medicinal odor. She had clearly finished her medicine. Was no one feeling well?

Yang's mother was not surprised.

"It's nothing, it's just a tonic for your sister-in-law to regulate her body." After saying that, Yang's mother returned to the main hall and sat down to rest in the main seat.

Xiangxi, with her keen eye, poured a cup of hot tea and sent it over.

"Xi-ge'er, go to the kitchen and tell Yanzi that dinner is ready."

"OK."

Xiangxi went to the kitchen at the back, where only Yanzi was busy.

"Yanzi, Grandma says dinner is ready."

"Yes, young master. We only need one more fish to finish cooking." Xiangxi looked at the dishes already prepared on the table and, imitating his sister-in-law, took them to the main hall first.

On the way, I met my sister-in-law who was rushing over.

"I'll do it, I'll do it. You're just recovered, don't do any more work." The older sister-in-law's eyes were red, as if she had just been crying.

"It's alright, sister-in-law, this is nothing." Xiangxi carried the dishes to the main hall, while her sister-in-law went to the kitchen to prepare rice.

As soon as I entered the main hall, I heard my mother-in-law whispering to my father-in-law who had just returned.

"Ming Le's period started again this month, but she still hasn't gotten it."

"Sigh, let's not talk about it anymore," the father-in-law sighed helplessly.

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, the dishes are ready," Xiangxi called out, making sure her sister-in-law behind her couldn't hear her.

With two fewer men at lunch, we naturally had to cook less food.

After finishing their meal, Xiangxi returned to the west wing because her parents-in-law needed to take a nap.

After hearing her parents-in-law's words, Xiangxi thought to herself: Boys are not as good at bearing children as girls, which is also an important reason why the bride price for boys is lower than that for girls.

My older brother and sister-in-law are so loving, yet they both have trouble conceiving. What should my husband and I do?

After finishing his shift at night, Yang Tongchuan looked everywhere for his husband as soon as he entered the house.

We couldn't find it anywhere, inside or out.

"Don't bother looking, your mother sent Xige'er out to buy brown sugar." Yang's father watched his second son wandering around the house in the main hall, making him dizzy.

"Father, I'm going to find him now."

Yang Tongchuan had not gone far from his house when he saw Xiangxi returning, panting, carrying a bag of brown sugar.

"Why run? Aren't you afraid of falling?"

"I wanted to come back and see you as soon as possible." Xiangxi was very happy to see Yang Tongchuan as soon as she got home.

Hearing this, Yang Tongchuan was overjoyed. The unpleasant things he had encountered at the yamen that day no longer seemed like a big deal.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Xiangxi sensed that Yang Tongchuan had something on his mind.