Soon, Bai Shao came in to announce the departure, and Lian was the first to get up and go out, shouting "Sister Xuan".
When Cheng Xue saw this, she shook her head with a smile and said:
"After all, I am a mother, and I always think about my daughter."
When the child was mentioned, Ms. Bai was startled, then nodded and said:
"Xue Niang, I heard from my second brother and sister that your medical skills are very good. Can you help me diagnose my pulse? We have been married for seven years, and my stomach has been silent. Strange to say, no one I have married before or after has children, even
Neither did Mrs. Gu, who got married three years before me."
Huh?
Cheng Xue was shocked and suddenly felt incredible.
"I would like to ask, Mr. Zhou...does he have a concubine?"
"There are two, but neither has children."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xue pulled her down and took her pulse carefully.
If a person is not pregnant, it may be that person's problem. But if so many people are not pregnant, there is definitely something wrong. I have watched a lot of Gongdou TV and read a lot of online articles about Zhaidou. They are all dirty things about wealthy families.
Just when she swore that she could diagnose the problem by taking the pulse, the fact was that the pulse was normal and there was no problem.
"Change your hand."
Bai cooperated and switched to another one, but the result was still the same, no problem.
"Weird, you are in good health." Cheng Xue murmured to herself, frowning slightly, "Mrs. Zhou, if this is no problem for you, do you think you would like to accompany Mr. Zhou to find a doctor?" p>
When Bai heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"In the third year after we got married, I started seeing doctors everywhere. My husband was not anxious at first, but later he also went to see a doctor with me to diagnose our pulse and take medicine to treat us. No matter which doctor showed us, they said there was nothing wrong with us. But there was no problem but we couldn't get pregnant.
My child, this is very unreasonable. The key point is that all high-ranking families in our generation have no heirs. This is wrong. The second brother does, Sister Xuan."
Cheng Xue pursed her lips tightly, thought for a moment, and said:
"If all of you have no heirs, and you really can't detect the pulse, could it be a local problem? In this case, you can mention it to Mr. Zhou, so that he can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to see the birth situation of the children in the capital in recent years.
If there is less, then you have to look for problems from the water source and diet."
"What if you have a lot of children?"
Cheng Xue shook her head slowly without making a sound.
If there are a lot of children born in the capital in the past few years, and there are no abnormalities, it is possible to control all the big families in the city to have no heirs, which is something ordinary people cannot do.
Of course, we cannot talk about this speculation, as talking about it would be equivalent to committing suicide.
Bai didn't wait for the answer anymore, stood up, and went out of the house with her.
In the dead of night, it was not like she had never discussed it with Zhou Fang, but the discussions came and went, but in the end they all came to no avail. Now someone reminded her to check the household registrations of the children born in these years... To be honest, she really didn't dare. Once the results were revealed,
She thinks differently, so how should she face it?
As soon as the two walked into the backyard, Li Hui came over and pulled Cheng Xue, saying:
"Why did you say it took so long? It's time to hit the road. We are going to rest in Fengxia Town today."
"Well, okay."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lian stood in front of the car and invited:
"Sister-in-law, you, Tangtang, and Tiantian can come to my car. My carriage is big and soft. It's just the perfect place for the three sisters to play together and bond."
"Okay, let's share a car." Cheng Xue ignored the stinging pain in her hands and responded with a smile.
The specific situation in Fucheng in the northern border is unclear, but judging from what Li Hui asked for from the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is feared that there is not only a shortage of food there, but also a shortage of medicinal materials. She can sit there and make room in her carriage, so that she can get to Fengxia
The town will buy some more medicinal materials to kill two birds with one stone.
Li Hui watched his wife get into the car and stared at Zhou Fang sadly. The latter innocently spread his hands and took the initiative to show his goodwill.
"Okay, okay, okay, I will definitely help you follow up on what you told me earlier. I will ask the Ministry of Accounts to transport the things within seven days at the latest, okay?"
"We have to make sure no bandits rob us."
"Don't worry, Tianjia will arrange this matter, just go north." Zhou Fang confirmed again.
Li Hui curled his lips and said "ah" and turned to get in the car. Zhou Fang stood beside his wife and waved goodbye.
After the carriage was out of sight, Zhou Fang and his wife got on the carriage and returned home.
On the way, Bai didn't say a word, and she was debating whether to talk or not, but it wasn't until she sat on the bed that she realized that her husband was already at the Yamen office...
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There is an old saying in Wanghe Village, "If you don't do good things at home, the wind will blow you away when you go out." Not long after the carriage left the city, the sky turned dark.
Sister Xuan, who was playing well with Sister Li Yue, turned to her mother and opened her hands for a hug. Unfortunately, Mrs. Lian was looking outside and didn't pay attention. Instead, Cheng Xue stretched out her hand to hug the child.
They went north this time with a total of eight carriages, four for people and four for pulling things. The Guanglian family had four carriages, one for people and three for things. The mother-in-law and the maids all went to follow them.
Bai Shao and the others crowded together, and two boys drove the carriage with the driver.
"Sister-in-law, it won't rain on such a cloudy day."
As Lian said this, she lowered the curtain and saw her daughter in her aunt's arms, teasing her carelessly. When the little guy saw his mother, he opened his hands again, and then curled up in her arms and stopped moving.
The carriage was very big and only accommodated the five of them, so it was very spacious.
"I'm not afraid of rain. We only went to Fengxia Town today to buy some medicinal materials."
"Buy it in Fengxia Town? Why don't you go back to Liaodong Mansion?" Lian was a little surprised.
Although there are many people in Fengxia Town who make a living by collecting herbs, the prices are definitely more expensive than those in the north. Last night, she learned from her eldest uncle that the city in the north had been hit by disasters for years and it was very difficult. She prepared some money and planned to
Go to Liaodong Mansion to buy some for Cheng Xue and the others to take over. But if you buy it in Fengxia Town... I'm afraid she won't be able to sell it for much for the two hundred taels of silver.
Cheng Xue didn't know her plan, so she played with Li Tian's little hand and said:
"First buy ephedra, Qianghuo, Sichuan Wu, etc. here. It's not easy to buy them in Liaodong."
Li Yue pursed her lips when she heard this and reminded softly:
"These medicinal materials that mother mentioned are not available in Fengxia Town. I'm afraid they won't be much cheaper. It's better to write to Uncle Qinglin and ask him to help bring some when he comes back."
Although she has given up the idea of becoming a medical woman, she still remembers the contents of the medical books she has read, especially the distribution of herbal medicines in various places.
"Now is not the time to be cheap, it is time to buy all the medicine to prevent you little ones from getting sick on the road."
She left so suddenly that she didn't have time to stock up on medicine, and it was too expensive in the capital, so she had no choice but to go to Fengxia Town.
When Mrs. Lian heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Then there's no need to buy something from my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law has prepared a lot of prescriptions prescribed by imperial doctors. Coughs, fevers, colds, and diarrhea are all common diseases, so there's no need to buy them."
"If you have any, buy less. I'm preparing some to dispel the fire. Have a good rest when you get there. Starting tomorrow, we have to hurry up and walk at least three towns a day."