On the tenth day of April in the fifth year of Yongkang, the wind is gentle and the sun is beautiful, so it’s time to travel far.
Huo Xi and her family saw Yang Fu off at the outer city dock.
They were going to Ningbo from here, and then took a boat out to sea from Ningbo. Yang Fu said goodbye to everyone on the bow of the ship, and gradually moved away, waving his hand out of the afterimage.
Yang waited until the boat was out of sight, and Yang Fu's shadow on the bow could no longer be seen. She cried and fell into Huo Erhuai's arms. Huo Nian burst into tears and hugged Huo Xi as she cried, causing Huo Xi's clothes to get wet.
Huo Xi stared into the distance in trance.
When he first met Yang Fu, he was only in his early ten years. He felt like an elder in front of Huo Xi and protected Huo Xi at all times. Over the years, he had silently supported Huo Xi in whatever he did.
Now for her, he went to sea again. On this trip, life and death were unpredictable.
Huo Xi raised her head and blinked away her tears. Facing the sunny sky, she silently said, Mother, you must bless your uncle and wish him a safe return. Our family cannot survive without him.
Qin Huaiyu looked at the shadow getting further and further away, and also muttered silently, asking his father and mother to bless him to come back safely. He said that when he came back, he hoped that she would give him a chance to ask her a question.
Qin Huaiyu clasped his hands in front of his chest, praying for your safe return. I understand the affection in your eyes. If you come back safely, I will definitely give you a chance to express what is on your mind.
The family returned to the house and sat in their own rooms. No one spoke for a long time.
Huo Nian would run to this room to look at this one, then to that room to comfort the other one, busy all the time.
Holding Huo Xi's arm, she looked downcast: "Sister, mother is still crying."
Huo Xi sighed and touched his head: "Mom misses uncle."
"I miss my uncle too." Huo Nian pouted, "Sister, uncle will come back safely, right?"
"Yes. My uncle will definitely come back safely. After a few days, you will take a break and my sister will take you to the temple to pray for your uncle."
"Okay. Let's go to every holiday! Let the gods from all over the world bless my uncle for his safe return."
Ms. Yang was sad for a few days, and after being persuaded by everyone in turn, she slowly accepted the fact that Yang Fu had left. In addition, she was approaching her delivery date, so she did not dare to break her body from crying.
The couple stayed in the city.
Huo Xi originally wanted to arrange for her to live in a house in the inner city, but Yang was unwilling to go. She said that the inner city was too far from Boya Book School and it would be inconvenient for Huo Nian to go to school. So she still lived in Qionghua Lane.
Huo Erhuai and Huo Xi were afraid that something might happen to her, so they booked a midwife and doctor early.
On the morning of April 23, Yang suffered from abdominal pain, which made everyone panic. At noon, she gave birth to a son safely.
Thinking of Yang Fu who was traveling far away, everyone agreed to name the child "Huo An".
Huo Nian came back from school and saw that her mother had given birth to a younger brother. She was so happy that she lay down in front of his younger brother's bed and stared at him with a silly smile, refusing to move.
"Hahaha, my brother is smaller than the brother from Uncle Yu's family. His little hands and feet are only so big. My brother is so soft." He refused to go to sleep at night and wanted to watch his brother.
Huo An was raised well in her mother's womb and was born weighing more than six pounds. She was fair and plump and was loved by the whole family.
Yang and Huo Erhuai cried with joy. Huo An, their son! After waiting for so many years, he came to them.
Huo Xi hired a wet nurse for Huo An.
The wet nurse had plenty of milk, and she and Yang alternately fed Huo An all day and night. Huo An had a good appetite and ate well. On the day of the full moon, everyone who came to congratulate him praised him for being well fed, and everyone rushed to hold him.
Yang settled down in the city, while Huo Erhuai ran back and forth.
There are nannies, maids, Grandpa Zou, Grandma and others at home to help, Huo Erhuai is very relieved. Zhuangzi has a lot of things to do, and he has brought back the silkworm seeds. Now is a critical moment, fearing that they will not adapt to the acclimatization, and they are leading people all the time.
Staring.
But he couldn't bear to leave his son, so he ran to the city every two days.
No matter how hard you work, your legs and feet will feel windy, and you will smile when you meet everyone.
Huo Wuniang couldn't understand his mood. It wasn't like he didn't have a son, so he was still happy like this.
Now their family has truly integrated into life on the water. They go to the village diligently every day to collect vegetables, eggs, meat, and firewood, and then transport them to Qionghua Lane to sell, making this work very easy for them.
Huo Wuniang and Wei Qi were originally from farmers' families. They knew the value of things in the village. They searched for sources of goods, bargained for prices, and did better than others.
Maybe the people from the village were getting along better with each other. Huo Wuniang was collecting vegetables in the village, and she also loved chatting with people and asking about things. She sorted out what good things there were in and around the village, and what the villagers were lacking.
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Not only collecting things in the village, but also selling things to the village.
This time and again, in just two or three months, I have already saved more than ten taels of silver.
The couple was as happy as anything.
Where had they gotten so much money before? Now Huo Erhuai wanted to get them to do other work, but they were not happy anymore.
The couple were also grateful. When they saw that Mrs. Yang had given birth to a son, they sent fish and shrimps every now and then.
While drinking the fish soup, Yang said to Huo Xi: "Seeing that they are living a good life, your father is relieved. Your father's four brothers, and this sister, has been in pain since she was a child. Now look at her life
Okay, your father is very happy."
"As long as dad is happy."
Dad is living a good life and wants to help his family, but Huo Xi won't stop him. But just don't affect their family's life.
Huo Xi hugged her little brother and teased him. She liked it when she saw his eyes open and his little lips smacking from time to time. She held him in circles and gave him a gentle bump from time to time.
"Mom, you have to ask dad to tell the fifth aunt not to go to the countryside to be complacent just because you have money. Then everyone will come and beg dad, and it will be difficult for dad to do it."
"Okay, mother will tell them. You don't need to tell me or your father, they will cover it up themselves. Otherwise, if her husband's family finds out, will she still be able to keep the money? The Wei family will find it themselves.
Took her life away."
"Then I still need to give them a few words. Don't buy this or that if you have money. Others will see it at a glance. Then the people in his Wei family will be jealous, and it may not be their turn to do this job."
"Mom knows, she will remind them."
On the fourth day of July, news suddenly came from the palace that Queen Xu passed away. She was forty-six years old.
The decree was passed down in the palace, and all the ministers were to wear mourning clothes for twenty-seven days in the Queen's uniform, and to wear plain clothes for a hundred days, starting from the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
A three-day mourning ceremony was held at Sishan Gate. A three-day memorial ceremony was held at Linggu Temple and Chaotian Palace in the capital city.
The people should wear plain clothes for three days, gold, silver, pearls, and jade jewelry should not be worn for three days, music and worship should be stopped for a hundred days, slaughtering should be stopped for forty-nine days, and marriage should be stopped for a hundred days.
All of a sudden, all the cloth was covered with white cloth, and the linen was sold out.
Guangfeng Waterline Cloth has a lot of imports. It originally specialized in making fabrics for the middle and lower classes. The warehouses of the two shops have a lot of stock, and ships continue to deliver it to Beijing every day.
But in just one day, it was sold out.
In every house in the capital, white cloths were hung on the doors. Huo Xi also told them that colored things had been collected from all over the house, and the whole family put on plain clothes. White cloths were also hung on the doors.
In the Mu Mansion, Mrs. Cheng, the Marquis, repeatedly ordered the servants in the house to arrange the arrangements hurriedly. She changed out of her brocade clothes and put on mourning clothes, and went into the palace to mourn with Mrs. Geng.
I have always felt that the early death of Empress Xu was related to the fact that she gave birth to seven children in nine years. Empress Xu was a powerful woman. She could kill enemies on horseback and read memorials when dismounted. Her figure was better than that of ordinary women at that time, but she also died early.
The owner of the Taj Mahal, Ajman, gave birth to 14 children in 19 years. He ran out of fuel and finally died on the delivery bed at the age of 38. It is sad. As a woman, you should take care of yourself and take it easy.
, good health is more important than anything else. Since Basho was lying in the hospital for eight days, he has not dared to stay up late. Don’t stay up late, everyone. Healthy eating, normal work and rest, and good health are more important than anything else.
