Chapter 404 Pregnant Again
"Miss, the chickens I raise are really fat. We'll use them to stew mushrooms later. They're especially delicious." Mrs. Hu smiled and handed the chicken forward, saying, "I'll kill it so you girls don't have to be afraid to do it."
Mrs. Hu was so generous and enthusiastic that Xiao Jiuyue had no reason to refuse.
"How can we let Madam Hu do it herself, Donggui?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at Donggui who was standing aside.
Donggui took the chicken and directly took a knife from the kitchen. With one cut, the chicken stopped moving. Huaqing boiled water, plucked the feathers, chopped the chicken, and finally put it into a ceramic pot to stew. The speed was so fast that Mrs. Hu couldn't help but sigh, "It's too fast!"
"Madam Hu, I brought some cloth today, just right for making some clothes for the child." Xiao Jiuyue handed the cloth to Madam Hu and took out a gold lock. "Erdan will be one year old soon. I wish him good health!"
The child will be one year old soon, so it is appropriate to give him a gold lock.
As for the child's name, Xiao Jiuyue was also shocked when she heard it for the first time. She waited for Hu Yi to explain, only to find out that Hu Yi's entire family had passed away. Although the name Erdan was a bit rustic, it was easier to raise a child with a humble name.
Not only did Hu Yi particularly like this name, but Mrs. Hu also liked this name.
"Miss, this is not possible." Mrs. Hu looked at the heavy gold lock and refused repeatedly.
Xiao Jiuyue directly hung the locket around Erdan's neck. Erdan held the locket, looking left and right. Xiao Jiuyue said, "Mrs. Hu, I gave this to Erdan. He likes it, so keep it with confidence!"
"Thank you, Miss." Mrs. Hu answered nervously. Her husband often told her that she should be very grateful to the Miss. Without the Miss, they would not have the good life they have now.
"Miss, my name is Huang Lixiang. You can just call me Lixiang from now on. I, I feel uncomfortable calling me Madam Hu." Huang Lixiang was also a miserable person. When she sold herself to bury her father, she was bought by Hu Yi. Hu Yi had no other thoughts at first.
Later, Huang Lixiang felt that Hu Yi was a very good man and she was alone, so the two of them got married and had children.
At lunch, Xiao Jiuyue invited Huang Lixiang and her son to eat. Erdan was very well behaved and ate the rice with big mouthfuls of his appetite. The rice looked particularly delicious. Xiao Jiuyue even ate an extra bowl of rice than usual.
"Erdan, eat slowly." Huang Lixiang wiped Erdan's mouth.
Erdan was also very well-behaved. He pouted and let Huang Lixiang wipe it. He also had a big chicken drumstick in his hand. He raised the drumstick and placed it on Huang Lixiang's belly: "Sister, eat it."
"Erdan, eat it yourself." Huang Lixiang had expected this, so she grabbed Erdan's greasy hand and stopped him directly.
Erdan narrowed his eyes with a smile and ate the chicken leg in big mouthfuls.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at Huang Lixiang's belly. She was plump due to breastfeeding, but she really didn't expect that Huang Lixiang was pregnant again.
"Miss, I, I'm pregnant again, two months." Huang Lixiang looked at Xiao Jiuyue a little embarrassedly, her hand gently placed on her belly, her face full of happiness.
Hu Yi has no family, and neither does she. Now she wants to have more children, so that their family will be lively again!
"Congratulations." Xiao Jiuyue looked at Huang Lixiang and asked, "Have you seen a doctor? Can your body handle it?"
"No, but I feel fine." Huang Lixiang felt that she ate too well and was thinking about eating less, for fear that the baby would be too big to be born.
"Well, there are more and more people in the village, it would be good to have a doctor." Xiao Jiuyue murmured. The salt well is the top priority. She hopes to stabilize the rear of Hu Yi and others, so that Hu Yi and others can make salt with peace of mind!
Xiao Jiuyue was thinking about arranging this matter after returning.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jiuyue took a nap. By the evening, Lan Feng and Jin Wu hadn't returned yet. Xiao Jiuyue was a little worried: "Hua Qing, go check again. Haven't they returned yet?"
If Xue Lingxiao really came for the salt well, he must be more than one person. Maybe he even brought assassins with him!
Thinking of this, Xiao Jiuyue began to think about how to deal with it. If Xue Lingxiao really came for the salt well, how could he hide the salt well?
"Miss, Jin Wu and Lan Feng are back." Hua Qing came back after a while.
Jin Wu and Lan Feng also returned at the same time. Seeing their serious expressions, Xiao Jiuyue said, "He is indeed coming for the salt well, right?"
Xiao Jiuyue's question was asked in a statement tone. His guess came true, and he didn't seem panicked at all.
"Yes," Lan Feng replied. Jin Wu replied, "We've been taking turns tracking Xue Lingxiao since last night and today. Xue Lingxiao led a group of people into the mountains in the middle of the night. I don't know what he was looking for. Today, he nominally took Zhuang Xianxian hunting, but in reality, he was following the same path he didn't take yesterday."
"Xue Lingxiao's mind is not on hunting at all. His men have been looking for the salt well." Lan Feng added from the side.
"So who does he belong to, you ask? How many people did he bring with him to search for the salt well?" Xiao Jiuyue asked in return, "He didn't head straight for Huanglian'ao, but instead searched from the front towards the surrounding area. This means he doesn't have accurate information."
"It's his bodyguard." Lan Feng thought about what he met today and spoke directly.
Jin Wu also said, "By the way, Xue Lingxiao also inquired about the salt well today. However, the extermination of Hu Yi's entire family was so shocking that no one dared to talk about it."
"So, he knew Hu Yi had a salt well, and he suspected it was connected to the fine salt we're selling now." Xiao Jiuyue concluded, "Our salt wells pay the salt tax honestly, so we're not afraid even if the government comes to investigate."
"So, Xue Lingxiao might be suspicious of the number discrepancies, or he might be under someone's orders to find out if the salt well is connected to someone else." Xiao Jiuyue tapped her fingers on the table. She said, "If you let Xue Lingxiao return to Hongdu, can you fool those guards?"
Lan Feng was silent for a moment before he said, "Of course, but Xue Lingxiao is a criminal. If he finds the real salt well, I'm afraid he won't leave so easily."
There are salt wells in the village, and all the newly drilled salt wells are in the mountains, which makes salt production safer.
"If we want him to leave, there's naturally a way." Xiao Jiuyue leaned back in his chair and said, "Send a pigeon to Shengjing right now to find out who's behind Xue Lingxiao, and then send a copy to Hongdu."
"Doesn't Xue Lingxiao think he's superior? Once the news gets out that he's been abandoned by the Xue family and has offended the granddaughter of the Zhenguo Gong, do you think Xue Lingxiao will not go back?"
Xiao Jiuyue's lips curled slightly. Xue Lingxiao relied on the fact that he came back from Shengjing and even looked down on his cousin Xue Lingchuan. The entire Xue family put him first. If they knew that Xue Lingxiao was completely useless, would the Xue family try to find a way to get Xue Lingxiao back?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
