Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1035: Chapter 1036: Cold Noodles

Watching Su Yi Jing like this, An Jing almost broke into tears.

Xiao Changyi’s thin lips pressed tightly together, it was clear that he, too, was taking it hard.

Su Yixing, An Yiqing, and An Yiyun, seeing Su Yi Jing like that, also each held onto Xiao Changyi’s clothes with one small hand and onto An Jing’s clothes with the other.

The four little ones looked at each other and giggled, seemingly reassured, before they closed their eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Watching the four little ones not sleeping neatly between them but scattered haphazardly, indiscriminately clutching at their clothes in the middle, An Jing and Xiao Changyi couldn’t find it in themselves to get angry, only felt a pang of heartache for the four children of their household.

Their four children were only three years old after all...

After the children had fallen asleep, An Jing still couldn’t control herself, and tears streamed down her face.

Xiao Changyi, seeing this, reached out his hand, across the children, to wipe away his wife’s tears.

An Jing said nothing, and upon seeing Xiao Changyi’s hand reach out to wipe her tears, she immediately smiled and shook her head at him, acting as if she was alright. But her tears continued to flow uncontrollably.

Xiao Changyi also said nothing and continued to wipe away An Jing’s tears.

That night, An Jing and Xiao Changyi didn’t dare to turn over for fear of waking the four little ones who were holding onto their clothes.

They lay motionless all night and, despite their bodies feeling very stiff the next day, neither An Jing nor Xiao Changyi had any complaints.

If this could comfort the four little ones, they would even be willing to sleep every night with their clothes clutched in this way by the little ones...

The next day, An Jing and Xiao Changyi were in no rush to get up, waiting instead for the four little ones to wake up before they did.

The four little ones got up as well, standing on the bed while An Jing and Xiao Changyi dressed them.

Once their clothes and shoes were on, the four little ones didn’t go anywhere else but followed An Jing and Xiao Changyi.

If An Jing and Xiao Changyi were not together, they would follow one of them.

If they did not see either An Jing or Xiao Changyi, they would cry, as if thinking that once again, they were unwanted, their crying particularly sad and pitiful.

An Jing and Xiao Changyi now could not bear to let the children cry and be sad over this, so they took the four little ones everywhere with them. If they really couldn’t both accompany them, they would make sure one of them stayed behind, allowing the children to follow and see for themselves, comforting their little hearts.

Seeing that the weather was hot, An Jing thought for a bit and made a cold fruit salad for the four children to eat to cool down.

The fruit salad she made was indeed very simple: just fruit cut into cubes in a bowl, some crushed ice added, then topped with some sheep’s milk and honey.

The fruit salad, cold and refreshing, was thoroughly enjoyed by the four little ones.

But fearing that eating too much cold food might upset their stomachs, An Jing and Xiao Changyi did not dare to give the children too much.

However, it was truly too hot, and even with ice, An Jing felt unbearably hot.

An Jing suddenly remembered how in modern times during extreme heat, she would always eat cold skin noodles or cold noodle dishes and said to the four little ones, ”How about Mother makes you some ’liangpi’ to eat?”

The four little ones didn’t care what ’liangpi’ was; hearing it was something to eat, they all nodded in unison, clearly excited: yes!

The weather being very hot, An Jing did not take the four little ones to the kitchen, afraid they would suffer from the heat. She asked Xiao Changyi to stay with the children in the main courtyard while she went to the kitchen to make ’liangpi’ by herself.