I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 49: Familiarity

After what happened yesterday, Yuan Xiu and Jiang Zhou's relationship has visibly become closer.

They could chat freely, and Yuan Xiu was willing to share her thoughts with Jiang Zhou.

When we rested at night, we didn't rush to crawl into our respective beds. Instead, we lay in bed, covered with blankets, with you reading your military books and me reading my medical books.

We'll chat for a bit more occasionally.

Jiang Zhou was a high school graduate. After joining the army, he was recommended to attend a military school for two years. If Yuan Xiu didn't recognize a rare character, she would take a book, lean over, and ask him how to pronounce the character and what it meant.

When it was time to sleep, the two put down their books and lay down.

With a rustling sound, Yuan Xiu's quilt was lifted a crack, and a large hand reached in from the side and grabbed her hand.

Yuan Xiu shifted slightly and muttered softly, "Don't touch me, or you'll be the one who feels uncomfortable later."

Jiang Zhou withdrew his hand.

Yuan Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could finish exhaling, the blanket was pulled back, and Jiang Zhou crawled inside!

Yuan Xiu: "!"

Jiang Zhou squeezed himself into her little floral quilt, while his own army green quilt was pitifully tossed aside on the other side of the bed, teetering precariously.

Yuan Xiu froze. "You should use your own blanket."

Jiang Zhou answered her by holding her arm tighter and tighter.

Yuan Xiu only felt heat; the body that was tightly embracing her was hot, the breath exhaled from her ear was hot, and even the air in the room felt stuffy.

She carefully twisted her body a couple of times.

"Don't move!"

Yuan Xiu: "..."

The less you can move, the less your body obeys you and the more you want to move.

Yuan Xiu twisted twice more, "You... um!"

How good can a greenhorn's kissing skills be?

The answer is definitely: no.

Last night, Yuan Xiu was held and kissed by him until her mouth and neck hurt, and it was the same tonight.

At first, Jiang Zhou was a little excited and his technique was poor. Gradually, he slowed down, gently pecking, licking, biting, and pressing down on her while rubbing her lightly.

The phrase "self-taught" applies in many contexts, such as in bed.

Yuan Xiu was enveloped in Jiang Zhou's arms, his two strong arms supporting her on either side of her body, his body dangling in the air, pressing down on her as he slowly kissed her.

Having mastered the skills, Jiang Zhou became a master in front of Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu was completely dizzy and her body was so weak that she could only let the man do whatever he wanted.

She didn't know when she fell asleep, only that Jiang Zhou was still kissing her the last moment she closed her eyes.

He couldn't bear to part with her, treating her like candy.

In the following days, this scene before going to sleep became the norm for the two of them.

The army green quilt was put away and placed on top of the wardrobe. The two got to know each other, explored each other, and suppressed the passion in their bodies, waiting for the real wedding night to arrive.

"Have they left?" Jiang Zhou asked Yuan Xiu as soon as he stepped out of the room.

Yuan Xiu blushed and nodded slightly.

If they don't leave soon, he'll go crazy, or she will.

Jiang Zhou is like a biogas digester, already full of gas. If he's not allowed to release some of it, he'll explode without even a spark!

Yuan Xiu was not opposed to this. Jiang Zhou was a normal man, and the two of them would become a normal couple sooner or later. It didn't make much difference to her whether it was sooner or later.

……

"Hey, Xiao Jiang, did you find some money?" Li Shan rushed over from the side road and grabbed Jiang Zhou by the neck.

"Even the corners of his mouth are upturned. Tell me, bro, what good news happened?"

Jiang Zhou glanced at him, shook off his arm, and said, "Even if you find money, you should hand it over. What kind of good deed is this?"

"Why is that?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?" How could Jiang Zhou possibly tell outsiders about matters between husband and wife?

Li Shan didn't ask any further questions; he hadn't expected Jiang Zhou to answer him anyway.

"By the way, it sounds like Zhou Lei has been avoiding you lately. Did you upset him, or did he upset you?"

Jiang Zhou scoffed, "How would I know? He's avoiding me. You should ask him."

"I'm not familiar with him."

Li Shan put his hand on Jiang Zhou's shoulder again: "The hot and sour noodles your wife made at my house last time, my wife also tried to make them for me. The taste was absolutely amazing! Sour and spicy! It was so appetizing. I asked her to learn a few more dishes from your wife, but she complained that I thought her cooking was bad. I'm so wronged. You should go back and talk to your wife and ask her to teach you a few more delicious dishes so I can enjoy them too."

"Want some?"

"Ang Ang".

"Go tell your own wife." After saying that, Jiang Zhou pulled his hand away and walked forward.

Li Shan chased after him, calling out, "Little Jiang, Old Jiang, Battalion Commander Jiang, wait for me! Don't walk so fast..."

……

"What are you going to do with the glutinous rice?" Chunmei's sister-in-law asked.

"Making fermented glutinous rice is similar to making rice wine here." Glutinous rice isn't always available, but since it happened to be available today, Yuan Xiu bought a few pounds and planned to start steaming it today.

Sister Chunmei had never eaten fermented glutinous rice or drunk rice wine. When she was sent to the countryside, families with better financial conditions would make some rice wine with white rice to entertain guests. "I know how to make rice wine, but we use regular rice, not glutinous rice."

"The taste is slightly different. The glutinous rice version is sweeter. Rice wine is made from fermented rice. Besides the aroma of alcohol, the best part of the fermented glutinous rice is the fermented glutinous rice. I love to eat a bowl of it when the glutinous rice has fermented to the point where it has a slight aroma of alcohol. It tastes especially good."

Yuan Xiu was practically drooling as she spoke.

"When you've finished cooking, you must send me a bowl so I can have a taste too," Sister Chunmei said with a smile.

"Sure, I'll send it to you once it's ready."

After arriving home, Yuan Xiu began soaking the glutinous rice. After soaking it for half an hour, she started steaming it in a steamer.

She used a large stove with strong heat and fast cooking speed. After the glutinous rice was steamed, she first scooped out a bowlful and set it aside, while spreading out the rest to cool.

Only then did they prepare the yeast water.

Mix half a bowl of warm water with an appropriate amount of yeast and sugar. Once the glutinous rice has cooled down, add the prepared yeast water to the rice.

Yuan Xiu used an enamel basin at home to hold glutinous rice. After mixing the glutinous rice, she put it into the basin, then poked a few small holes in the middle to release air, and then carefully tied the opening with a clean white cotton cloth.

The temperature was too low to ferment properly, so she took a cotton-padded jacket she had brought from her hometown and covered it with it, tied it with hemp rope as before, and then carried the basin to the living room.

Next, it's time to wait for it to ferment.

Yuan Xiu clapped her hands, went into the bedroom to continue reading, and as she read, she stood up, opened the wardrobe, and her eyes fell on the bright red peony quilt cover.