Meng Yun continued, "When your property was confiscated, I couldn't help. I could only ask Master Chen to protect you as best as possible during your exile. Not long after you left, my husband was transferred. I wasn't feeling well at the time, so I had to travel slowly by carriage. It was only at the end, when the day for his appointment was almost up, that my husband rode ahead on horseback."

Meng Yun's face showed an annoyed look. "If it weren't for my health, I think I would have known about it since you were exiled to this county. I didn't expect that we would miss it like this."

Mother Qian comforted her, "That's great. You and I have met again!" Mother Qian wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "When Yao'er said that the magistrate of Yuguan County was Lord Ji, I thought you were in the capital to take care of your pregnancy. I didn't expect you to follow him here."

After hearing this, Meng Yun raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Speaking of which, I still have to thank you for raising such a good daughter. I was walking unsteadily at the time, which led to premature birth, and it was Yao'er who saved me. I don't know who Yao'er learned her medical skills from. My life was in danger at the time, but she was able to pull me back from the brink of death."

Listening to Meng Yun praising Yao'er, Qian's mother said modestly, "Yao'er always went to the He family to play back then. Maybe she just learned a lot at that time, so her medical skills are not very good." Although Qian's mother was modest, she was very happy in her heart.

Meng Yun glanced at her belly and said, "I think you're about to give birth. Have you found a wet nurse? I have some extra at home."

After hearing this, Qian's mother nodded and said, "Mrs. Cui has found it for me. She has carefully prepared everything that needs to be prepared."

Meng Yun reached out and took the gift box from Lu Hui, handed it to her, and said, "This is the leftover hundred-year-old ginseng I used last time. I thought you would need it for your delivery, so I brought it specially for you. Don't mind if it's something I've used."

"Ginseng is hard to find in the frontier, and it's a relief that you still have some in stock. Take it back. It can be used as an emergency measure when someone at home is in urgent need. Ginseng Yaoer prepared a plant for me, so I don't need it."

Qian's mother refused, saying that ginseng was much more precious than jewelry in the frontier.

At this time, Yao'er also came with some fruits. Recently, her mother kept asking if there was any durian to eat, so Tong Wen Yao specially took out durian from the space. There were also grapes and pears in the space. She took out some of them, sent most of them to the front hall, and brought a small part to her mother.

In the front hall, her second brother was mainly discussing building a house, and would later take them to visit the courtyard. She believed in her second brother's efficiency, and since the county magistrate would also build a house by then, some people who followed suit would also ask them to build a house.

She also brought the bamboo net with her. She didn't peel the durian, but roasted it on the fire. She brought pears and grapes, and asked Xing'er to bring some cakes and dried fruits.

Lan Qiao just brought the stove, Tong Wen Yao put up the bamboo net, and then she put the durian on it.

Meng Yun saw the flow of water on the stove and said in surprise, "You can still buy durian in this weather? I guess I'm lucky. Last time, our cook brought me one, and I couldn't stop eating it. Unfortunately, when I asked her, she said she bought it from a street vendor."

When Tong Wen Yao heard this, the last time she gave two durians to Fang Mei came to her mind. Could it be that Fang Mei was from Aunt Meng's house?

After hearing this, Qian's mother laughed and said, "This reminds me of the time when Cui Niang couldn't eat it. I didn't expect that you like to eat this kind of fruit as much as I do."

When Tong Wenyao heard Aunt Meng say she liked it, she said, "Aunt Meng, when you leave later, take two durians back with you. We still have some here, which we also bought from Cangzhou."

"Oh, that's great! I wanted to eat it last time and sent people to wait at the Cangzhou dock, but no one bought it. I didn't expect you to have it here. I must have benefited from our Yao'er."

Tong Wen Yao took a look at the durian on the stove. The durian had already cracked and some of the bamboo underneath had begun to burn. Seeing that it was almost done, Tong Wen Yao took out a dagger to open it.

The aroma also emits a fragrance due to the heat of the roast.

Xing'er separated the flesh from the peel and placed it on the table. Mother Qian said, "Let's eat together!"

Meng Yun glanced at Qian's mother and couldn't help but sigh, "Back when you and I were in the capital, we had moments like this before. But after you got married, I avoided seeing you so much that I rarely had such moments again."

"Yunniang, eat it, or I won't leave any for you later."

Qian's mother interrupted her and stopped her from reminiscing. For her, the capital was a pain in her heart. She lost her husband in the capital and even went into exile. If Yao'er had not known medicine, she would not have been able to save the child in her belly.

Sometimes she wondered why the emperor indulged the regent. That night, she figured it out. He indulged the regent just to use him to get rid of the Tong family. Poor her husband died in a political conspiracy!

Tong Wenyao scooped a small spoonful of fruit pulp with a spoon and fed it to her mother, "Mom, don't think too much, just eat the pulp!"

Mother Qian smiled and said, "I don't want to. I'll be satisfied if you guys are well in the future."

"Aunt Meng, have some Portuguese tarts." Aunt Meng was surprised to see there were Portuguese tarts now, and she quickly asked Tong Wenyao for some.

"Yao'er, where did you buy such rare fruits?" Tong Wenyao smiled shyly after hearing this and said, "Aunt Meng, I also have my own channels. Don't ask me. I'll give you some when you leave."

Meng Yun smiled after hearing this. "Then I'll have to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha!" ​​"In this kind of weather, there are still such fresh fruits. We will take them later and send someone to Cangzhou."

After hearing this, Tong Wen Yao understood that this was going to be a gift for the prefect!

Aunt Meng's eyes lit up as she said, "I was just wondering what gift to give the prefect for the New Year, and Yao'er solved it for me."

When Xing'er heard that it was given to the prefect, she pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but she held back.

Mother Qian smiled and said, "She bought it by chance. If we had asked someone to buy it for us, we might not have been able to get it!"

She was a little confused. Yun'er had said this fruit was hard to find, so how did her daughter manage to buy it? And every time the vendor came out to set up shop, she could always buy it. But she also knew that now wasn't the time to ask Yao'er, so she could only pause and ask her later.

At noon, Lanhua brought the iron pot and placed it on the table in the living room. This table was specially customized by Tong Wen Yao. By opening the middle of the table, an iron pot could be placed on it, with charcoal underneath. The heated hot pot base was poured into the pot, and soon the water in the hot pot began to boil.

Meng Yun asked, "Isn't this a hot pot restaurant in the county? I didn't expect we could try it today. You know, it's always hard to make reservations. A few days ago, I made them wait in line for a long time before they could buy a hot pot to eat at home."