Zhou Xi's situation was not complicated. After talking to the doctor, Man Bao had a better idea. She took some medicine at night and gave her a set of acupuncture. She felt much better after a good night's sleep.
Manbao's eldest nephew also started crying for milk.
Xiao Qian made a crucian carp and tofu soup for Zhou Xi, and Guan Xin could finally go into the house to see his wife.
The child was placed on Zhou Xi's bedside, and the couple couldn't stop staring at the newly-fed child, feeling very fond of it.
Needless to say, Zhou Xi felt that this child was not easy to come by. At this moment, her heart and eyes were all about him, and she felt that all the suffering she had suffered before was nothing.
Guan Xin also likes his son very much. No matter how he looks at it, he thinks he looks good. After all, the neighbors are similar to him in age, and their sons can run around and play.
But no matter how much he liked Guan Xin, he didn't dare to reach out and hug him. The newborn baby was too soft, so he just squatted in front of the bed and looked at it, quietly touching his little face with his fingertips.
Man Bao was complaining to Qian in a low voice, "Mom, my nephew is so ugly too. I think he is uglier than even five heads, six heads, and seven heads."
Mrs. Qian also felt that her grandson's features were not as good-looking as her own, but she still patted Man Bao and scolded her in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, children will change. They will become prettier as they grow."
Man Bao muttered, "It doesn't look like eldest sister."
Mr. Qian smiled and said, "Just wait and see who looks like whom. He will gradually change in the future."
She glanced into the room and then asked Manbao in a low voice, "Is your eldest sister really all right?"
"It's okay. I'll take one day off every ten days to come over and give her acupuncture, change some prescriptions, and just take some medicated food later."
Mrs. Qian breathed a sigh of relief, "One child is still too weak. It would be better to have more, so that we can take care of each other in the future."
Man Bao: "...Mom, my eldest sister just gave birth to a baby. Now you are thinking about the second baby. Does that mean that after giving birth to the second baby, you are also thinking about the third baby?"
"More would be good, but your sister is not young anymore. Having more children is not good for your health. Three should be enough. In the future, the brothers will support each other so that this family can last long."
Man Bao scratched his head and decided not to express an opinion on this matter, because after going to Yizhou City and meeting all kinds of people, Man Bao knew that having more brothers is not a good thing.
If there is no harmony, the more brothers there are, the more chaos there will be, and the family will fall faster.
On the third day, Zhou Dalang came to take Manbao back. Qian thought that her family was harvesting beans, and after the beans were harvested, the rice could be harvested, so she asked Xiao Qian to go back with him.
"There has to be someone to take care of the family. Your father-in-law has a bad temper and no one in the family can control him. He doesn't know how to get angry. You go back and take care of the house. If he loses his temper, go to Manbao." Qian said: "Here.
It's enough for me. Anyway, I don't have to do anything every day. I just hug the child and make some food for her. It's very easy."
Xiao Qian thought for a moment and agreed.
Mrs. Qian has not served anyone for confinement for many years. After all, she has many daughters-in-law at home. When this daughter-in-law gives birth, she can just instruct a few other helpers.
So at first I felt a little incompetent, but within two days I regained my sense of belonging, made proper arrangements for my son-in-law’s house, and established a good relationship with the neighbors.
Guan Xin's hometown is not here. He was originally worried about Zhou Xi's confinement and was thinking about whether to spend money to hire someone to help. Now that he saw that his mother-in-law had arranged things in an orderly manner and Zhou Xi was also happy, he was happy to do that.
He saved some money and bought all the meat to stew for his wife.
While cooking the red eggs, Qian was talking about Zhou Xi, "I asked why so many people came to your house that day. It turned out that he was the one who spread the news that when the child was born, each family would have two red eggs and two rice dumplings, and they would also have to hire employees.
People will come back to take care of you..."
"Even if he is generous, it's time to do it. How can he yell out after a month or two? If he can't show it on that day, the neighbors won't think it's right, they will just think he is stingy," Qian said.
: "He took it out. After a month or two of discussion, people didn't think he was generous. Instead, they thought he deserved his share. Look at what was going on in your yard that day."
Zhou Xidao: "He is so happy that he is like this. As soon as I got pregnant, he was thinking about marrying the child. Now I don't know how many families he has promised the child to. Fortunately, this is a boy. If it were a girl,
There will be some trouble in the future."
Mr. Qian: "...Tell him about him, that's not how the neighborhood behaves."
"Yes, mother, I remember everything."
Qian then turned to ask about her health, "How have you been feeling these past two days? Manbao will be here tomorrow. If possible, stop the medicine. This medicine is three-part poison. It is not good to take medicine all the time."
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"I feel much better and the lochia is almost gone. I shouldn't need to take medicine anymore."
Mr. Qian nodded.
"Mom, why is Manbao so busy with her homework now? I remember that she used to get two days off every ten days, but now she can only ask for leave once every ten days."
Mrs. Qian sighed, took a look outside, and after confirming that there were only mother and daughter in the house, she said, "Mr. Zhuang, this is for their own good. Man Bao came back and quietly told me that she and Bai Shan might have to go to the capital."
, my heart is never at peace."
"What are the two children doing in the capital?" The old Zhou family did not tell Zhou Xi about Zhou Yin, because she was already a married woman, so naturally such confidential matters could not get through her ears. If she knew, then let her
Should I tell Guan Xin?
Qian thought for a moment and said, "Let's study."
Zhou Xi smiled and said: "Manbao is getting more and more powerful. He has even gone to the capital to study. Mother, don't worry, Manbao is very clever. If you don't talk about our village, you can take a look around the county. Who has it?"
Our Manbao is smart? And do you think she has ever been wronged?"
"I'm worried because I haven't been wronged," Qian said: "Those who know how to bend can live a long life. Those who don't know how to bend will either live a short life or a hard life. Her life is so smooth. The capital is so
Well, I'm afraid that if she goes there and suffers a lot of grievances, she won't be able to bear it."
But Qian couldn't decide whether to go to the capital or not, not even the real owner Man Bao could decide.
Wei Zhi had already inspected Jiannan Road and had only returned to the capital not long ago. What he could collect was very limited, and most of it was to inspect people's livelihood. Therefore, he basically only reported information on people's livelihood.
The emperor did not expect that he could collect any important evidence, because the purpose of sending him down was to attract the attention of King Yizhou. He had obtained the things a few days ago.
So he was in a bad mood.
His pressure was very low during the court meeting for several days. As soon as he saw Wei Zhi, he asked, "Do you know where the soldiers and horses of King Yizhou are kept?"
"I don't know."
"Humph, he is raising them in Jiashan'ao, but my people have calculated that the number of people is not the same as the amount of food they bought. In other words, besides Jiashan'ao, he has soldiers and horses in places we don't know about."
The emperor asked, "Why didn't you bring back Bai Qi's descendants when you came back this time?"
Wei Zhi then said: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi's mother, Mrs. Bai, begged and said that she only had this grandson. She only wanted him to grow up safely and not seek fame or fortune, so..."
The emperor frowned, shook his head after a while and said, "That's all, I can't force it."