After taking the medicine in Xinglinyuan, it was already dark. It was foggy and drizzling outside. Huo Duan was worried that Gu Fengyan would not be able to sleep well at night, so he hired a carriage to take Gu Fengyan back to his house in the county.

Lin Ru prescribed a few prescriptions for Gu Fengyan to stabilize the pregnancy and replenish qi, then sent the two of them out of the alley, told them some things they should pay attention to in their daily lives, and then went back.

Huo Duan wrapped Gu Fengyan in his cloak, helped him into the carriage, and then headed home steadily...

In Heqing Village, the Ye family and Huo's father were so happy to hear the news that Ye Shan brought back in the rain that they could hardly sleep. Huo's father had a son like Huo Duan in his middle age, and his only hope was that Huo Duan could live a good life, marry and have children.

This time it finally came true.

But he was more worried about Yan Ge'er than the child... Yan Ge'er was already thin, and with a child in her belly, he didn't know if she could bear it.

"No one in Xinglinyuan said why Brother Yan fainted?" He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves and grabbed Ye Shan with concern.

Ye Shan was soaked in water. Liu Jingyu was patting him with a towel. He took the towel and wiped his face randomly, saying with a smile:

"Don't worry, uncle. Mr. Lin Ru, the doctor, said that Yan Ge is suffering from a lack of blood and qi. He has already prescribed medicine. It's not a big problem."

Huo Xiuling frowned when she heard this and said, "How could it be that he has lost his Qi and blood... Well, Dashan, go to the chicken coop and catch a rooster. I'll go to the county tomorrow to take a look. We can't be careless about losing Qi and blood."

Ye Shan put up the towel and responded.

"Don't go to the mountains," Father Huo waved his hands repeatedly, "Yan'er bought a nest of chicks in the spring. They are fat now. They are ruining my vegetables by running all over the yard. I will kill one when I catch one... I will keep the rest for Jing'er to nourish his body."

The two families have always been close and don't care about empty formalities. Upon hearing this, Huo Xiuling had to give up, but for a moment she didn't know what to bring to Yan Ge'er.

"I'm feeling better now, so I don't need to take any supplements. It'd be best to give the rooster to Yan Ge'er... I'm just afraid that he won't like greasy food after he gets pregnant." Liu Jingyu thought for a moment and smiled gently, "Mother, don't we still have the dried apricots we dried last time? They're sour and sweet, and Yan Ge'er probably likes them now. And the pickled side dishes from last time, I saw he only ate those when he ate last time."

Huo Xiuling thought about it and felt that Gu Fengyan had a poor appetite during pregnancy and might not be able to eat those greasy foods. She saw him like to eat dried apricots and pickled vegetables last time...it would be better to give him something that would please him.

He nodded and smiled, "Brother Jing is really thoughtful. He is pregnant...No matter what you send as a gift, it is better to eat something you make yourself."

"Okay, I'll go and prepare it. Dashan will send your uncle back, and we will go to the county early tomorrow morning!" After she said that, she went busily to the kitchen.

They picked the best dried apricots and packed them into a large paper bag, and also filled a ceramic jar with pickled vegetables, a dozen or so eggs that they had saved up, and some fresh vegetables picked from the fields... They were busy for most of the night before the family went to bed.

Gu Fengyan tossed and turned at night, and Huo Duan was afraid of accidentally crushing him, so he had to be careful all the time and sleep until he was half asleep and half awake. He got out of bed quietly at the first sound of a bird chirping in the morning.

He was worried about the food bought outside, so he washed his face and prepared breakfast for Gu Fengyan himself. Father Huo and the Ye family also arrived very early. Huo Duan had just served the cooked rice porridge to cool when Father Huo brought Huo Xiuling in.

The two of them were carrying large and small bags and looked very happy, probably because they already knew that Gu Fengyan was pregnant.

Huo Duan wiped his hands, hurried over to take the things, and supported Huo's father, calling with a smile, "Father..."

Father Huo had grown old, and his tears were plentiful. He wiped them with his sleeves before saying:

"Okay, all is well! You must take good care of Yan'er, and Dad will take care of the rest. Although I am old, I can still do some things."

"Yes, I will take good care of him." Huo Duan nodded, asked Huo Xiuling to sit down, and poured the freshly brewed hot tea. "Aunt, it's so early. Have you eaten yet?"

Huo Xiuling smiled, "I've eaten. I heard Ye Shan say so yesterday, so I came here early in the morning..." She looked around and became more serious, "Brother Yan hasn't gotten up yet? Is he okay?"

Huo Duan put the things on the table... they were all for Gu Fengyan. He would wait for him to wake up and take a look at them before putting them away.

Nodding, "He has been sleepy lately, it's nothing serious. I prescribed medicine to nourish the fetus and blood. He will be fine after taking one dose... I'll go wake him up for dinner. Aunt, you guys take a seat first."

Huo Xiuling waved her hands and said, "Tell him to sleep. We will just sit here for a while. We will take your brother Xue's car back later... It just rained, so it's a good time to plant medicinal herbs."

"It's okay, aunt. I told him to get up and have dinner before going back to sleep. He didn't eat much yesterday..." Huo Duan said, remembering that there were still a few acres of medicinal herbs in the village that had not been planted, so he asked, "Aunt, do you know if there are any families in the village who haven't planted yet?"

Medicinal herb seeds are difficult to germinate, so they need to be sown during this rainy season...they will be soaked in the rain and can be harvested next spring.

He should have taught the villagers personally about this, but there was a happy event at home and he couldn't leave for the time being.

Huo Xiuling knew that he was worried about this, so she took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Just take good care of Brother Yan, your brother Dashan is helping the village...Except for the back hill that you have contracted and the few acres of land owned by the Shen family, you can all plant crops today."

Ye Shan was really helpful.

Huo Duan said: "Thanks to Brother Ye Shan, I will wait until Brother Yan gets better and then go back to the village to plant those acres of land before winter comes, so that we can have a good New Year."

Huo Xiuling smiled and said, "Okay, when the time comes, just call Dashan to help."

Huo Duan responded and went to the bedroom...

In the gauze tent, most of Gu Fengyan's face was buried in the quilt, with his back hunched over and wrapped in the quilt. Only his hair was spread out on the pillow, forming a large black patch, smooth and slippery, like fine satin.

"Ayan, are you hungry?" Huo Duan opened the window a crack...and some wet wind blew in after the rain.

He picked out a thicker robe from the big wooden box, opened the gauze curtain and sat on the edge of the bed, stroking Gu Fengyan's crow-like black hair, "Shall I help you put on clothes?"

In fact, Gu Fengyan woke up when he entered the room, but he was unwilling to open his eyes because he occupied the side where Huo Duan was sleeping at night.

His eyelashes trembled, and he pulled down half of the quilt, and simply put his head on Huo Duan's legs, wrapped his arms around his waist, with his pajamas sleeves piled up to his elbows, his wrists as white as frost, "I don't want to eat, who's coming outside?"

Gu Fengyan has been acting a little more coquettish and clingy these days.

The pajamas were rolled up loosely, and half of the chest was exposed.

"My aunt is here...and my father is back too." Huo Duan reached out and tightened the collar of his pajamas to prevent him from seeing such a distracting scene again.

Gu Fengyan turned over, lying on his back, his eyes misty with sleepiness, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Did you cook?"

"Yes." Huo Duan leaned over and kissed him, "Can you get up?"

Gu Fengyan hooked his neck and licked him with lingering desire, "I've never seen you so attentive before I had this little thing in my belly..."

"Ayan wronged me." Huo Duan touched his neck and asked, "Do you want to eat or not?"

"Don't mess around..." Gu Fengyan bent down, exclaimed, grabbed him, and his face flushed strangely, "Be careful...be careful with the child."

Huo Duan kissed the tip of his ear, his breath like a raccoon tickling him, "I'm not pressing him."

Huo Duan is not only a pervert, but also a bad guy... Gu Fengyan's face turned even redder, his eyes became misty, and he bit his lip without saying a word.

"Do you want to eat? Hmm?" Huo Duan broke free from the shackles and said mercilessly, "Speak...Ayan."

Gu Fengyan was afraid that he would do it for real, so he turned his head and said, "Boss Huo made it himself, so of course I have to give him this face."

"It's very humid outside, so I got you something thicker." Having achieved his goal, Huo Duan kissed him again.

Gu Fengyan's lips moved, and he felt a numbness and burning sensation in his waist...but he said nothing and put on his clothes in a hurry.

The two of them made a fuss for a while before they finally arrived at the front hall. Huo Xiuling and the others had already had a few cups of tea and helped to serve the meal. Seeing that the two were late, they didn't ask anything.

It had rained and the weather was a little chilly in the morning. Gu Fengyan was wearing a bright red cloak with snow-white hairs swaying back and forth...his lips were red, his teeth were white, his eyebrows were delicate, and as she was pregnant, her face looked like it was covered with rouge, making her look very charming.

"Father." He walked over and called each person in turn, unbuttoning his cloak to reveal a white shirt underneath, "Aunt."

Father Huo was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "Come quickly, your aunt has prepared the meal... Are you feeling better?"

"Better, but I don't have much appetite..." Gu Fengyan responded quickly and sat down at the table, "Aunt and father, have you eaten?"

The more Huo Xiuling looked at him, the happier she became. "Eat quickly. Your father and I have already eaten early... I brought some dried apricots and pickled vegetables, thinking you might like them."

There were some things on the table. Gu Fengyan opened the pottery jar and took a bite with chopsticks. He smiled and said, "I love to eat this. Thank you, aunt."

"They were all picked by your brother Jing. He thought you would like them." Seeing that he liked them, Huo Xiuling was even happier. She asked Huo Duan to bring bowls and plates and pick out some vegetables to prevent the raw water from mixing in and ruining them.

Gu Fengyan also served Huo Duan a bowl, "Why didn't Brother Jing come... Is he okay?"

"He's fine," Huo Xiuling said, "He wanted to come see you, but I thought it was too early and the weather was cold, so I didn't ask him to come. What if he got sick again? He finally got better."

Huo Duan picked up some food for Gu Fengyan, but Gu Fengyan just focused on eating.

"Aunt is right. I also wanted him to have a good rest. Huo Duan and I will go back to see him another day." He put down his chopsticks and said with a smile.

The family talked for a while. Seeing that it was almost done, Huo Xiuling passed on some experience to Gu Fengyan. She didn't dare to ask Xue Duoda to wait, and went back to the village.

Huo Duan sent the person to the door. Before Huo Xiuling left, she pulled Huo Duan aside and said with a serious face, "Auntie still has something to tell you..."

"What?" Huo Duan was confused.

Although Huo Xiuling was a little embarrassed to speak up, her father Huo didn't care about things at home, Ye Shan was a young and inexperienced man, and Ye Bishen was a gourd-like person... None of the three men was useful.

She had no choice but to force the issue and explain it clearly to the two children.

"Auntie is telling you, don't feel embarrassed." She sighed, "You have to be more careful on weekdays and don't bully Yan Ge'er... Especially in the first three months and the last three months, do you hear me?"

Huo Duan thought for a moment and roughly understood what Huo Xiuling meant by "bullying".

I didn't feel embarrassed. This was not something to be ashamed of... He nodded, "My aunt pointed out that Mr. Lin also explained this."

Even if no one gave him any instructions or advice, in this situation he just wanted to take good care of Ayan... and he had no other thoughts.

Huo Xiuling breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay, as long as you know it, you don't have to see me off, just go back and accompany Brother Yan."

Huo Duan turned back to the yard only after he saw Huo Xiuling walking away.