"Yes! I'll go ask tomorrow."
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the dry rice in the space had been harvested six times already.
Changping Village gradually began to change. The villagers became more and more united, and every family started eating rice.
Walking down the street, you can hear neighbors inviting each other to their homes for meals.
This shows that they have said goodbye to their previous days of hardship.
Li Niu's house was also taking shape, with a small courtyard, east and west wing rooms, and a main house.
The house's architectural style is very similar to the courtyard at the entrance of Su Luo Village, only the materials are different.
Even the paint color on them is the same, as is the blue tile.
It seems that this type of house has become a popular style in Changping Village.
The village chief and Chen Ping'an are also going to build new houses, and they both say they want to build houses similar to Li Niu's.
There are still many people in the village who want to build new houses; they are just waiting for them to have enough money to renovate their houses.
"Su Luo, I don't know why, but I feel really unwell these past few days. Can you take a look at me?"
Liu Fangfang hasn't been able to get out of bed for the past few days. She feels weak all over and dizzy every day.
Su Luo asked Liu Fangfang to sit down. Before even taking her pulse, Su Luo could tell that Liu Fangfang's complexion was sallow and that she was not getting enough nutrition.
"Auntie, are you pregnant? You look very pregnant."
Liu Fangfang touched her face, wondering if she was pregnant.
She didn't have these symptoms when she was pregnant with Chen Xiaoxiao; her current symptoms are more like she has a serious illness.
"It may not be pregnancy. Anyway, I've been feeling very unwell these past two days. I don't feel nauseous or want to vomit, but I feel very dizzy."
Su Luo took her pulse and spoke after a while.
"She's pregnant, less than a month along!"
Liu Fangfang sat up straight with surprise. She really was pregnant! She... she...
She and Chen Ping'an only have a daughter, and they have been wanting to have a son as soon as possible, but they just haven't been able to conceive.
She's suddenly pregnant now, and the feeling is completely different from when she was pregnant with her daughter. Could it really be as she wishes, a son this time?
"Su Luo, my feelings right now are different from Huai Xiaoxiao's."
When I was pregnant with Xiaoxiao, I didn't feel anything. I could eat, drink, and sleep well, and I didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
"You said that in my situation, this pregnancy is reversed, could it be a son?"
"Auntie, it's hard to say, it also depends on the individual's constitution."
With my medical skills, I cannot determine the sex of a child simply by taking their pulse.
However, one thing is certain: you are anemic, and it's quite severe.
Now that you're pregnant again, your body isn't getting enough nutrition, which is why you feel dizzy.
"When you get back, ask your uncle to buy you plenty of pork liver and lean meat to eat, so you can quickly replenish your blood during this time."
"Okay, I'll talk to your uncle." Liu Fangfang happily touched her lower abdomen, then suddenly stood up in surprise.
"Oh no, oh no, I'm pregnant! The house can't be moved, that's a big taboo! Su Luo, I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go check if your uncle has demolished the house yet."
The two were preparing to demolish the old house and build a new one when Liu Fangfang, feeling unwell, came over to have Su Luo take her pulse.
There's an old saying that when someone in the family is celebrating a happy occasion, the child's spirit returns home, and if the house is disturbed, the child will be harmed.
When Liu Fangfang arrived, fortunately Chen Ping'an had only moved his things out and hadn't started smashing the wall yet.
"Xiaoxiao's dad, Su Luo said I'm pregnant, we're having another baby."
Chen Pingan quickly put down what he was holding and came over to help Liu Fangfang.
"Really? You're really pregnant?"
Liu Fangfang gently patted Chen Ping'an's chest and said shyly, "If you don't believe me, don't you believe Su Luo?"
"That's great! You're pregnant. As for the house, we'll have to build a new one next year."
When Chen Ping'an thought about this, he realized that it was truly a matter of fate; he knew he was pregnant even before he moved into the house.
“Xiaoxiao’s father, we’ve lived in this house for so many years, it’s not like we can’t live in it anymore. Let’s save the money. As long as we have money, we can build a new house whenever we want, right?”
"Yes! Fangfang, you're right about everything."
Liu Fangfang sat in the courtyard, and Chen Ping'an called his daughter over and brought all the good things over for the mother and daughter to eat.
"Chen Ping'an, I feel like this time is very similar to Xiaoxiao's. This time I had a reaction. Do you think it might be a son?"
Chen Ping'an didn't understand, but in his traditional mindset, having a son and a daughter was what he wanted.
"may be!"
Neither of them was quite sure, but they also had some hope.
...
In mid-July, long queues formed at both Fu Man Lou restaurants because Fu Man Lou had introduced new dishes.
The chili peppers and eggplants that Su Luo planted are ready to be harvested. Moreover, Su Luo has made pesticides, so they have not been bitten by insects and are almost all growing big and plump.
"Madam Su, this is a letter from the young master from the capital."
Upon receiving the messenger, Manager Xu immediately took the letter to Su Luo on the third floor.
"Give me Nangong Qing's letter quickly."
More than a month has passed, and Su Luo has only received three letters. The first two were letters from Nangong Qing and Du Xiuyuan informing her of their safety, and this one is the third.
In his letter, Nangong Qing wrote that everything was fine in the capital, the Fumanlou restaurant in the capital had opened, and the best chefs were employed, who could learn Su Luo's menu in no time.
They also said that soy sauce was sold at exorbitant prices in the capital, costing three taels of silver per pound, and even then, it wasn't guaranteed to be available.
Tell Su Luo to tell the village chief of Changping Village to send them 200 jin every month.
At the end of the letter, Nangong Qing wrote: Luo Luo, it's been a long time. How are you?
Su Luo also wrote him a letter, writing about all the recent events, and saying that she had grown a new variety of chili peppers, and that she would pick them the next day and send them to him and his family to try.
Finally, he wrote: I am fine, don't worry!
Fu Man Lou was too busy, so Manager Xu handed the letter to Su Luo and then left.
After writing the letter, Su Luo went down to the second floor and heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks breaking, as well as a very penetrating male voice.
"This Jade Heart plate belongs to me. How dare you steal it? Do you even know who I am?"
The other young master was no pushover either; he was followed by a servant and started cursing at the people opposite him.
"I don't care who you are. I ordered the Emerald Heart first, so of course I have to be the first one to receive it."
"But I was ahead of you. My food was served before yours. Why are you trying to take it?"
A plate of stuffed green peppers was snatched away by two people. The waiter couldn't react in time and smashed the plate on the ground.
"So what if you're in front? Anyway, I ordered the Emerald Heart before you did. I came all the way from Lucheng just to eat this green pepper. Why should I give it to you?"
“You came all the way from Lucheng, and I, too, have traveled a long way to have a bite to eat. Why should I let you have it?”
The two were dressed in ways that were far from ordinary, and despite everyone in the entire Fu Man Lou restaurant watching them, they felt no guilt whatsoever.
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