Chapter 247 Standing Up
Ye Caiping returned home and walked into the main hall, only to see Old Lady Ye walking towards her with a smile on her face and a mysterious look on her face:
"Cai Ping, I have good news for you..."
"What?"
"Xiu Xiu is pregnant."
"Ah? A few months."
"It's only been a month since I got pregnant. When I came back from jail last time, Doctor Zhao had already diagnosed the condition, but he couldn't be sure because I was too weak. Doctor Zhao just checked my pulse again and told my eldest son's wife with certainty that she is pregnant."
Ye Caiping took a breath and said, "She's been in jail for eight or nine days..."
Old Lady Ye held her hand and said, "Don't worry. Xiuxiu has a good foundation, but she needs to be nourished. The doctor said that she shouldn't eat ginseng or anything like that. Just eat more meat, eggs and chicken soup, and that'll be fine. It's only been a month now, so we can't tell anyone. Your sister-in-law said that apart from the first wife, only your father and I should be told."
Ye Caiping nodded: "That's good."
"Shall we go take a look?"
"Okay. Do you want to call dad?"
"Your father doesn't know yet. He should be in the field, and I don't know what he's watching there."
Ye Caiping chuckled: "He's addicted to being a supervisor, watching the farmhands work."
Ye Caiping and her daughter packed a basket of chicken eggs and duck eggs. Thinking that pregnant women should not eat brown sugar, they did not add brown sugar and went to Ye Daquan's house together.
Ye Daquan had just found out that his daughter-in-law was pregnant, and he was grinning with joy in the main room. He will be a grandfather next year.
Mrs. Du and Jinhua were both in Ye Yong's room.
Hu Xiuxiu was forced to sit on the bed, while Ye Yong stood aside and grinned foolishly.
Mrs. Du saw Ye Caiping and her daughter and said with a smile, "We have enough eggs at home, why are you so eager to bring another basket?"
Old Mrs. Ye was so happy that she couldn't see her teeth and eyes: "Give it to my great-grandson."
Ye Caiping walked to the bedside: "Xiu Xiu, are you okay?"
Hu Xiuxiu blushed: "Aunt, I'm really fine. In fact, you don't have to lie in bed, but mother..."
Jinhua said, "Mother is very fond of it! After a few days, she will get used to it and won't be so fond of it anymore."
Mrs. Du, who was chatting with Old Lady Ye, turned around and said, "You don't care about him. He's my grandson. How can I not care about him?"
"Yes, of course he is rare. He is the eldest grandson of your Ye family!" A laugh was heard, and Xiuxiu's mother actually walked in.
Ye Caiping, Mrs. Du and others were all surprised.
Mrs. Du frowned and said, "Why are the relatives here? No, I mean, we didn't tell anyone, how did you know?"
Seeing that Mrs. Du looked unhappy, Xiuxiu's mother also looked a little depressed: "The day before yesterday at noon, I saw you go to Zhuzi's house and take a bowl of pickled cucumbers away, and I knew that my Xiuxiu was pregnant."
He said this with a smug look on his face.
Although this marriage was not glorious, they were always dominated by the Ye family.
But Xiuxiu's mother knew that there would always be a time for them to turn things around - that would be when Xiuxiu gave birth to a boy!
Although she didn't dare to do anything naughty, she kept staring at Xiuxiu's belly.
By chance that day she saw from afar Mrs. Du bringing a bowl of pickles to Zhuzi's house, and she also saw the doctor coming to their house today, so she guessed that Xiuxiu must be pregnant!
Sure enough, she guessed right.
Xiuxiuniang immediately stood up with a smug smile on her face:
"My dear relatives, look, you did not make a mistake in marrying my Xiuxiu, did you? She is pregnant now! Next year, you will be able to hold your grandson in your arms! Xiuxiu is like me, as long as her belly is full, she will give birth to a bunch of boys!"
Old Mrs. Ye and the Du mother and daughter died speechless.
Du said: "And then?"
Xiuxiu's mother choked. What next? Doesn’t this mean that her daughter is capable? Ye Yong only spent six taels of silver to marry his wife, who gave birth to a bunch of boys. Did Ye Yong get a good deal?
Hu Xiuxiu was a little angry when she saw Xiuxiu's mother like this: "The baby is only one month old, this matter cannot be told to anyone. Even if you know about it, can't you just pretend you don't know?"
Xiuxiu's mother was so angry that she felt her daughter was being disloyal.
Now that she is pregnant, shouldn't the daughter follow her husband's lead, gain control over her husband's family, and then take some money back to her parents' home?
Now everyone knows that the Ye family makes money.
Let’s not talk about Ye Caiping for now, let’s just talk about the first and second wives. They deliver goods every day and it is said that they earn at least six or seven taels of silver every month, otherwise why wouldn’t they go to work in the workshop.
And they built such a big house with blue bricks and tiles, how much money would that cost!
How could this damn girl be so ignorant? Why doesn’t she take advantage of her pregnancy to get some extra money to take back to her parents’ home?
"Where are Xiuxiu's eggs? Bring them here so I can put them away." Ye Caiping's voice suddenly rang out.
Xiuxiuniang was startled: "What eggs?"
She was a little afraid of Ye Caiping because Ye Caiping was the owner of the Hu La Tang workshop and also the owner of Hu Xiaosan.
"You knew your daughter was pregnant, so shouldn't you have brought some eggs when you came to visit?"
Xiuxiu's mother's face froze: "Well... I, I was so happy that I forgot."
"Oh, don't forget it next time."
Xiuxiuniang felt ashamed instantly, and what did she mean by "don't forget next time"? Her eggs have to be saved for her eldest son and second son!
Xiuxiu's mother wiped her hands on her skirt and said, "Well, I'll go back first. Xiuxiu, take good care of your baby."
After saying that, he turned and left the house.
After she left, Hu Xiuxiu said apologetically, "Mom, grandma, I'm sorry."
Mrs. Du said, "Why do you feel sorry for anything? She didn't do anything. She just came to visit you. You should be filial to her. You should give gifts and money on festivals. Don't take it to heart."
"yes."
"Also, don't I give you 500 wen every month? You can spend the money as you like, don't save it. Buy some delicious food for your mistresses in private, they are all good."
Hu Xiuxiu's eyes turned red: "Yes."
What good things did she do in her previous life to have such a good in-law family?
Old Mrs. Ye nodded aside.
She didn't like Hu Xiuxiu very much before, but after Xiuxiu came in, she worked diligently and efficiently.
The most important thing is that Xiuxiu knows what she is doing.
As long as Xiuxiu herself is not the type of person who always takes her mother's side in everything, Xiuxiu's mother will not be involved in anything.
…
After Xiuxiu's mother left Ye's house, she felt very uncomfortable.
When I got home, I saw Hu Xiaosi chopping grass for pigs in the yard.
Then he squatted down and said, "Xiao Si, your sister is pregnant. She will give birth to a nephew for you next year. Your sister lives a life of luxury in the Ye family, but it's hard for us to even have a meal of meat."
"Your sister loves you the most. Go find her tomorrow and tell her you want to eat meat."
Hu Xiaosi chopped the wooden block hard with his knife: "Isn't the 850 coins that Third Brother brings back every month enough to feed those two big fat pigs?"
Xiuxiu's mother was shocked: "How can you talk like that, you little bitch? Who is the pig?"
"If they are not pigs, then who are they?" Hu Xiaosi said angrily, "If we cut them open now, we can make ten pots of oil out of them!"
"You're always busy with this and that. Be careful not to ruin Third Brother's job. Then we won't even be able to afford pig food. How can we feed the pigs?"
Xiuxiu's mother was very afraid when she heard this. She didn't know whether she could get money from Xiuxiu, but the 850 cents per month that Hu Xiaosan earned was real money.
Hu Xiaosi continued, "Also, mother always says that my sister has to share some of her good food with us. My sister was put in jail a while ago. Why didn't mother think about how to get her out?"
Xiuxiu's mother's face darkened: "The head of the village can't do anything... He doesn't allow me to visit him. What can I do?"
"So after she came out, all the villagers went to see them, but mom didn't go?"
Xiuxiu's mother was annoyed: "Don't you have legs? If you want to go, just go by yourself."
"You hid all the eggs and rice at home. What can we take with us if we have no money? Are we going with empty paws like mother did today?"
They took a few secret glances at it at the time, but because they had no money, they didn't dare to go forward.
Later, the siblings met privately several times, and the sister even gave them eggs to eat.
Xiuxiuniang was speechless and turned back to the house.
How can this damn kid be so talkative? This was not the case before Xiuxiu got married.
Ever since Xiuxiu got married, her mouth has been as sharp as a knife.
Let’s leave it like this for now. When Xiuxiu really gives birth to a boy, then they will know how powerful she is!
…
On June 3, the furniture workshop was finally completed.
All carpenter's tools, such as planes and chisels, were also completed, totaling sixty sets.
On June 8, the workshop was occupied.
Ye Caiping, Ye Daquan, Wang Shuantou, Ye Lizheng and Ye Ershu together tore off the red cloth covering the workshop's plaque.
The villagers watching were as happy as the hosts and clapped excitedly.
Since we have a workshop, we need to hire people!
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