Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

As darkness fell, He Xiaoqin, Jiang Xiaowen, and Zuo Qingqing finished cleaning up the dishes but lingered and didn't return to their own yard.

Zuo Qingqing hugged a cushion, sitting and standing up repeatedly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), glancing at Liu Xiangyang.

Jiang Xiaowen's voice was loud and clear: "Brother, isn't it our turn tonight?"

Liu Xiangyang leaned against the headboard and glanced at her.

What do you think?

Jiang Xiaowen chuckled and gave He Xiaoqin a push forward.

He Xiaoqin blushed, lowered her head, and mumbled softly, "Then, then we'll go back inside and wait for you..."

Liu Xiangyang didn't move.

"Go back to what room?"

He reached out and pulled He Xiaoqin into his arms.

He Xiaoqin gasped softly, her face bumping against his chest, her ear tips turning bright red.

Jiang Xiaowen and Zuo Qingqing exchanged a glance, then happily climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

The lights went out.

The room fell dark, with only moonlight filtering through the window paper and falling on a tangled mass of figures.

He Xiaoqin's voice was soft and trembling: "Brother... be gentle..."

Jiang Xiaowen lowered her voice, but it was still loud: "Brother! What about me? What about me?!"

Zuo Qingqing cried out in the darkness, "Ouch! Brother, you're pressing on my hair!"

Liu Xiangyang's voice was tinged with laughter, muffled: "Don't make a fuss, one at a time."

……

After an unknown amount of time, the kang (a heated brick bed) gradually quieted down.

He Xiaoqin was curled up to his left, breathing softly; she was already asleep.

Jiang Xiaowen lay on his right side, muttering something, then rolled over and fell completely silent.

Zuo Qingqing lay across the end of the kang (a heated brick bed), hugging a corner of the quilt, sleeping like a kitten.

Liu Xiangyang stood up gently.

The moonlight fell on the three sleeping people, their faces still flushed.

He pulled the blanket up to cover Zuo Qingqing's exposed shoulders, and barefoot, he quietly left the house.

The night breeze was cool and felt very comfortable on my skin.

The lights were still on in Xue Bingbing's yard next door.

When Liu Xiangyang pushed the door open, Xue Bingbing was leaning against the headboard reading a book, while Luo Lan was sewing shoe soles beside her. Hearing the noise, the two of them looked up at the same time.

Xue Bingbing glanced at him, her gaze sweeping over his bare upper body before returning to her book.

"Why are you here? Where are Xiaoqin and the others?"

Liu Xiangyang didn't answer. He walked over, snatched the book from her hand, and threw it aside.

Xue Bingbing looked up at him.

"what?"

Liu Xiangyang lowered his head and kissed her.

Xue Bingbing didn't dodge, letting him kiss her, and only after he finished did she gently push him away:

"You're covered in sweat and don't even wash up."

Roland laughed from the side, "They've come to reward us."

Xue Bingbing glared at her.

Liu Xiangyang reached out and pulled Luo Lan over as well: "You talk too much."

Roland was still clutching the shoe sole in her hand when he pulled her, and she almost fell into his arms. She quickly put the shoe sole on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Be gentle..."

Liu Xiangyang didn't let her finish speaking before telling her to shut up.

The lights went out.

In the darkness, Xue Bingbing's voice was soft, tinged with reproach: "...Didn't you just finish?"

Roland's voice was low, suppressing a laugh: "Xiangyang, your stamina is truly unmatched."

Liu Xiangyang's voice was muffled, mixed with panting: "Don't speak... Han."

……

As the moon set, Xue Bingbing curled up to his left, her cheek pressed against his shoulder, her breath coming in long, even gasps.

Roland lay on his right side, his hand on his chest, fast asleep.

Liu Xiangyang gently moved their arms apart and stood up.

There was no moonlight this time, and the room was pitch black.

He put on his pants in the dark and pushed open the door.

Soft breathing sounds came from the room next door, where Leqi and Leyao lived.

When he pushed the door open, the two sisters were already asleep, breathing shallowly.

Liu Xiangyang had just sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) when Le Yao woke up.

She opened her eyes, looked at him groggily, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Brother?"

Liu Xiangyang lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

"Um."

Le Yao blinked, becoming a little more awake: "Why are you here...? Aren't you Xiao Qin and the others...?"

"They're asleep."

Le Yao shrank further into the blankets, her face flushed, and remained silent.

Leqi woke up next to her.

She didn't open her eyes, but simply moved slightly to the side to make room for Liu Xiangyang.

Liu Xiangyang lay down.

Le Yao immediately snuggled into his arms, nuzzling her head against his chest, and whispered, "Brother, you're so cold..."

Leqi put his arm under her neck and rested it on her head.

Liu Xiangyang turned to the side and pulled Leqi into his arms as well.

The two sisters stood on either side of him, their breathing gradually calming down.

It's almost dawn outside the window.

……

Two days later.

Early morning, the sun had just risen above the horizon.

The women went in and out, checking Liu Xiangyang's bundle again.

Le Yao stuffed two items wrapped in oil paper into the bundle, which Xue Bingbing took out.

"What is this?"

Le Yao blinked: "I made these sugar pancakes this morning for my brother to eat on the way."

Xue Bingbing glanced at her and stuffed the sugar cake back into the corner of the bundle.

"That's more like it."

Le Yao pouted, "I was originally going to stuff it with White Rabbit candy..."

Xue Bingbing ignored her and bent down to flatten the folded clothes.

Zuo Qingqing squeezed in, carrying a bundle: "Brother! My Dacron! Light pink! Got it?!"

Liu Xiangyang was putting on his coat, without turning his head:

"I remember."

Jiang Xiaowen added from the side, "And there's maroon yarn too!"

"understood."

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