Chapter 11: The Kang Bed

Chapter 11: The Kang Bed
"Sis, why haven't you gone to sleep yet?" From afar, Yang Hanyu could see a woman crouched at the doorstep of her own home.
When I walked closer, I realized that it was my sister who was trembling there.
"Xiaoyu, you're finally back? How was it? Did they give you a hard time!?"
Upon hearing her brother's voice, Yang Hanrui jumped up.
"I'm fine, let's go inside quickly!"
Yang Hanyu clearly saw his sister's body trembling and her feet in worn-out shoes stomping.
As he spoke, he led the way towards the yard.
Yang Hanrui immediately caught up and asked with concern, "Did you eat?"
"I'll go heat up some porridge for you now!"
Yang Hanyu shook his head and said, "I've already eaten. You should go to sleep now!"
As for his sister, he didn't know what his own feelings were.
"How can I sleep if you don't come back?"
Yang Hanrui said, "By the way, Xiaoyu, come with me. I have something to tell you!"
Yang Hanyu frowned, but still nodded and said, "Okay!"
He followed Yang Hanru into her room!
The room was pitch black, and Yang Hanru asked him to stand at the door. She felt her way in, and soon a fire lit up in the room!
The room was illuminated by the flickering of the fire, which came from a pot situated in the center of the room.
Inside the pot, the flames were crackling and burning, while my sister bent over, holding her hands over the flames to warm them up.
"Come inside, it's freezing outside!" Yang Hanrui said while occasionally warming her feet by the fire.
Xuantian City has unpredictable weather. During the day and early evening, the temperature may not feel too cold, but as soon as it passes midnight, the temperature seems to suddenly freeze.
Yang Hanyu walked to the side of the braziers, and Yang Hanrui immediately grabbed his hand.
"Come here, you must be freezing. Let your sister warm your hands!"
Her hand was just warmed by the fire for a while, and regained some temperature.
Actually, Yang Hanyu is not cold.
"Sis, I'm not cold, be careful not to freeze yourself!"
Sister's hands are not only cold, but also swollen with chilblains.
"I'm fine, I'm used to it! Make sure your hands don't get frostbite though!"
"By the way, Qingyue has already gone to sleep. You can sleep here with me, don't disturb her!"
YANG Hanrui let go of YANG Hanyu's hand when she heard the noise, and walked to the bed. She somehow managed to create a fire underneath it!
It turns out that there is a kang here too.
Just that...
Yang Hanyu immediately became embarrassed.
It turned out that his body was extremely lacking in a sense of security, and he had to have someone with him when he slept every night!
So, he almost always slept with his older sister since childhood.
Until a few years ago, I only started sleeping with Murong Qingyue.
Even so, if one day Murong Qingyue makes him unhappy, he will still come to sleep with my sister!
But Yang Hanrui seems to be used to these things!
"Sister, I'd better go back! I'm so old now, it's not suitable for me to sleep with you!"
Yang Hanrui immediately turned her head and looked at him and said, "What, are we not siblings?"
"Besides, do you think if you go back now, Qingyue will still open the door for you?"
"Okay, just sleep here with sister now. After Qingyue is gone, you still have to sleep with sister, right?"
"Is Qingyue leaving?" Yang Hanyu asked.
"Not for the moment, but soon! You've been afraid of sleeping alone all along, hey..."
As she spoke, Yang Hanrui went out and brought in a bucket of water.
Later, he took out an iron bucket from the room and placed it on the brazier.
He poured the open water into it.
Soon, a bucket of hot water was ready!
"Xiaoyu, come and soak your hands and feet!"
……
After washing up, the bedding also warmed up.
Yang Hanrui took the lead and got on the bed.
There were two quilts on the heated brick bed.
"I'll sleep outside, you sleep inside!"
Yang Hanyu no longer refused, he suddenly felt like there were many memories that he hadn't had time to process yet.
It is like my older sister leading me to sleep now.
It is like Murong Bingyue is about to leave.
"Sister, you take this money and buy something tomorrow!"
Yang Hanyu handed over more than 100 taels of silver to Yang Hanrui!
没办法，有了第三只手，刚刚被拖着走出阳春楼的时候，又顺手牵羊了几个士兵的钱。
杨涵蕊看着那些银票，整个人都愣住了！
"Sister" Yang Hanrui had to call her again.
"Xiaoyu, where did you get so much money?"
As she spoke, her expression suddenly changed again. She anxiously grabbed Yang Hanyu's hand and said, "Xiaoyu, are you being foolish? Did you sell Qingyue?"
"What should I say about you? Even if you sell my sister..."
"Sis, what are you saying? This isn't money from selling Qingyue, nor is it money from selling anyone! Just take it!" Yang Hanyu said with a wry smile.
Who knew that when this was said, Yang Hanrui's expression became even more pitiful.
"Xiaoyu, sister is going to talk to you today. You're not a child anymore, and you should know better. Gambling is not something you should get involved in!"
"Today, you winning these might be someone setting you up, so you'll come back next time!"
As she said this, her eyes welled up with tears again!
"Sis, don't be sad! I know I used to be pretty clueless. But now I've seen the light!"
"These aren't gambling winnings. Don't tell anyone, I found them on the road!"
"I'm going to change for the better! I'm the only man in this family, I have to shoulder the responsibility for this household!"
"Quickly put away the money, otherwise I'm afraid I'll lose it again in the gambling house or on the bellies of those brothel women!"
"Why don't you give it to Qingyue?"
"Qingyue is your wife, you should give it to her!"
"Take it! It's not a big deal! Our family will have more and more money in the future!"
"Go to bed quickly!"
Yang Hanrui, however, excitedly took the money and counted it.
There are not many, but she counted several times.
"Xiaoyu, with this 100-plus taels, we can prepare a wedding for you and Qingyue!"
Yang Hanyu was a little speechless.
"Sis, our family is like this now, let's forget about the wedding, don't worry, we can get married later when we have more money!"
"By the way, sis, tell me about Qingyue's departure! I feel like I can't remember it clearly!"
Yang Hanrui carefully put away the silver voucher before crawling into bed and said, "You weren't forgetting, you just didn't care!"
"I know you have some grievances against Qingyue. Over the years, you've been quite angry with her."
"I also secretly asked Qingyue, and she said that she wants to consummate the marriage, but her situation is special and she cannot be like you. She still needs to go on her spiritual journey! We cannot delay her!"
"So all these years, I have not stopped you from going to those dirty places..."
Yang Hanyu felt terrible!
(End of this chapter)