Chapter 172 Shameless Captain Hu
When Zhao Xiping woke up in the morning, he heard the sound of rain. He went out to take a look. He estimated that the rain had only started at dawn and the ground was not completely wet yet.
"Is it raining?" Sui Yu asked.
"Well, it's not raining heavily, but it's getting cold again." Zhao Xiping closed the door and said, "Go back to sleep. Remember to wear something warm when you get up."
Sui Yu watched him get dressed, yawned, and asked, "You're still going to morning training when it's raining?"
"It's not raining that hard anymore. It won't get any heavier soon." Zhao Xiping bent down to put on his shoes and said, "Shall I bring you the food?"
"No need, I'll get up by myself later." Sui Yu stretched and lay down again.
Zhao Xiping tidied himself up, took the baby out of the quilt to help him pee, and then quickly put him back into the quilt.
"I'm leaving," he said.
Sui Yu nodded, and Zhao Xiping smiled and leaned over to give her a kiss.
"Let's go." Sui Yu pushed him, "Put on your straw hat when you go out."
Zhao Xiping kissed the kid again before running out of the room.
After he left, Sui Yu hugged the cub and fed him.
"Sister?" Sui Liang also stood up.
"It's raining today, so the mattress on your bed can't be dried." Sui Yu pulled up the mattress to cover her upper body and said, "Go to the guesthouse and bring a mattress over to use first. When the weather clears up, ask Meng Ma to take apart the wet mattress and wash it."
"I know, is the little one awake?"
"Wait a moment."
Sui Liang agreed and stood outside the door waiting. He only pushed the door open and came in after Sui Yu let him in.
The kid was already wearing a thick jacket and trousers, and a fox fur hat on his head. Sui Yu handed the child to Sui Liang, and then she got up and tidied herself.
"Little boy, do you still recognize your uncle?" Sui Liang carried his nephew around the house, pointing at things in the house and talking to the little boy.
When Sui Yu was combing her hair, he went over with the child to make trouble.
The two and a half month old baby could already grab things. Sui Liang held his hand and tried to grab Sui Yu's hair. Sui Yu raised her hand and pretended to hit someone, but before the slap landed, Sui Liang cried out in pain, which made the baby giggle.
"You're laughing like a little chick, cluck-cluck-cluck--" Sui Yu imitated the chick's caw.
The kid didn't understand what she was saying and was giggling like a chicken. He started to hiccup while laughing. Sui Yu quickly reached out to take it and said, "Let's go. Don't tease him anymore. He's a little fool."
The brother and sister took the child out. It was drizzling outside and the wind was so strong that people couldn't open their eyes.
Sui Yu hugged the child and ran to the west kitchen. As soon as she entered the door, the dog and the cat came to greet her. A Shui followed closely behind and surrounded Sui Yu.
"Let me hold it for you for a while, you go and eat." Uncle Niu stretched out his hand.
Sui Yu looked at the cub. He was in good spirits at the moment, staring at people curiously with his big eyes. Uncle Niu reached out to hug him, and he raised his arm to hold him.
"Haha, I'll hold the child, you go and do your own thing." Uncle Niu happily took the child and said, "This child is very brave and is not afraid of me."
"I'm afraid of what you might do. In his eyes, you're the same as him, both with open mouths and no teeth." Sui Yu laughed, then saw Gan Da come in. She asked sternly, "Have the camel pen been covered with planks? I'm referring to the female camel that gave birth last night."
"Yes, we put up the wooden boards as soon as it rained, and spread hay in the pen. The mother camel and the baby camel all lay in it." said Ganda.
Sui Yu felt relieved. She went into the kitchen to fetch water to wash up, and then she and Sui Liang each took a bowl of broad bean porridge to the dining hall to eat.
Xiao Chunhong was waiting outside. When she heard the sound of chopsticks being put down, she walked in and asked, "Madam, are you still practicing archery in the rain?"
Sui Yu shook his head and said, "You guys can take a break on a rainy day or go for a walk in the city."
"Thank you, my lady." Xiao Chunhong suppressed her excitement, turned around and walked quickly into the rain.
They have been working in the guesthouse for the past few months and have received more or less tips from the merchants. The host allowed them to keep the tips for themselves, so they could go to the city and buy some things when they were free.
Uncle Niu looked at Sui Yu for a few seconds and said, "You spent a lot of money to buy them back, and you let them hide the money?"
Sui Yu wiped her mouth and said nothing. She glanced at the cub and said, "I'm going to the camel pen to take a look. You help me coax him."
"Okay, okay, go ahead and do your thing." Uncle Niu wished he could hold the baby in his arms all day long.
Sui Yu walked into the rain wearing a straw hat. The ground was already wet and the wind carried the smell of earth. When he approached the livestock pen, the wind was filled with a fishy smell. After the camel was caught in the rain, its fur would emit a fishy smell, which was a bit unpleasant.
"Eggshell." Sui Yu saw the half-grown camel and reached out to touch it.
The camels were covered in heat, and as raindrops fell on them, the steaming white mist slowly rose into the air, making them look like walking steamers.
Sui Yu walked into the camel pen covered with wooden boards. The mother camel lying inside raised her head, but just looked at it without any move to protect her cub.
Sui Yu did not touch it. She came over to confirm the condition of the little camel and to get familiar with it so that the camels would not be confused about who was the master.
After watching, Sui Yu went to the warehouse and scooped a bowl of soybean meal to feed the female camel. While it was eating, she quickly lifted the baby camel's hind hoof and found that it was a male camel.
Suddenly, the heavy breathing of a camel was heard in the next pen. Sui Yu stood up and looked over. The female camel was about to give birth, and the baby camel's hooves had already slipped out.
Li Mutou came over with a load of hot water and said, "She started moving at dawn. I guess the other female camel will give birth in the next few days."
Sui Yu noticed something was wrong and gestured to Li Mu to take a look. "Is it the hind legs and tail that came out first? Is the fetus in an abnormal position? Ride your camel to the Song family in Dinghu Lane and ask their veterinarian to come and take a look."
Li Mutou put down the hot water bucket and said, "Let me give it a try. No need to call a veterinarian yet."
Just then, the sound of camel hooves was heard in the distance. It was Zhao Xiping who had returned. He came over to take a look and after understanding the situation, he took a rope and put it into the camel's reins. Then he and Li Mutou worked together to tie the rope around the camel's hind hooves. One of them held the camel outside the circle, while the other entered the circle and walked behind the female camel's butt.
Li Mutou is a man who often feeds camels. The camels are not afraid of him. He just tied the rope to make them anxious. However, because there is a baby camel in its belly, it can't bear it and has to give up struggling.
Li Mutou seized the opportunity, grabbed the baby camel's hind legs and pulled it out. The mother camel screamed in pain and the baby camel was born.
Li Mutou hurriedly ran out, and Zhao Xiping also loosened the rope. Without the rope to restrain her, the mother camel turned around and licked the baby camel.
Sui Yu stood outside the circle and watched. After seeing the little camel struggle for a few times and then stand up tremblingly, she felt relieved.
"Thanks to you, you're brave enough to do it yourself." Sui Yu said to Li Mutou, "I'll ask Yin Po to slaughter a chicken and stew it for lunch. You can eat more."
Li Mutou rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly, "Can I take two chicken legs back? My wife is also nursing the baby, and she's greedy and wants to eat meat."
"That's a coincidence. Okay, I'll ask Grandma Yin to chop half a chicken for you. After it's stewed, you can take it back with the pot." Sui Yu said.
Li Mutou was happy because half a chicken was worth five or six cents.
"Can you castrate a male camel?" Sui Yu asked.
"Was it a male camel?" Zhao Xiping continued.
"The camel that gave birth last night was a male. Aren't they going to keep it for offspring?" Li Mutou asked. "I don't know how to castrate a camel, but I've seen people castrate pigs, so I can give it a try."
"When the weather clears up, I'll send you to learn a few tricks from the Song family's veterinarian. You can learn and ask more questions there, and I'll give you a raise when you come back." Sui Yu said.
Li Mutou agreed without hesitation.
The rain stopped, and Sui Yu and Zhao Xiping walked back. She looked at the sky and said, "You came back a little early today?"
"Well, the wind was too strong, so they dispersed early." Zhao Xiping sighed and said, "Captain Hu asked me how much it cost to build these ten guesthouses. From what he said, it seems he wants to buy some land and build one too."
"I guess it's because the guesthouse was full last winter, and we made so much money that others were jealous." Sui Yu knew in his heart that anyone could calculate how many people lived in the guesthouse and how much money we could make in a month.
"So what did you say?" she asked.
"I'm being honest. Buying the land, building the house, hiring helpers, and buying servants—all together, we spent over 30,000 yuan, and we're still in debt."
"If you put it that way, he'll probably be even more tempted. Someone who doesn't make money won't be able to shell out over 30,000 yuan." Sui Yu smoothed her hair back and said, "Forget it, forget it. Last year, the house in Minxiang wasn't occupied much. This spring, we'll be able to attract merchants to move in. Then, they'll take some of our business, and Captain Hu might change his mind."
"He is so shameless." Zhao Xiping cursed. If he wanted to get rich again, it would be shameful for his superiors to snatch business from his subordinates.
"Sister-in-law, please come back soon. The kid is crying because he is hungry." A Shui ran out and shouted.
"Go, go, your son is crying." Sui Yu ran.
In the west kitchen, Sui Liang held his nephew and patted him gently. The little boy only wanted him to hold him. When Uncle Niu and Ah Shui touched him, he screamed and squeaked, showing a bad temper. This made Sui Liang very happy. The little boy could recognize people and knew who was his family. He was really a smart child.
Sui Yu leaned in, showed his face, and then walked out again, saying, "I'm wet. I'm going to change my clothes. Liang Ge'er, bring the child over."
"Let me wash my hands and then I'll hold the baby." said Zhao Xiping.
"No, no, no, let me hold him." Sui Liang happily followed Sui Yu, holding his crying nephew.
"Sister, when the baby cries, he will cry even harder if I hold him or someone else holds him." Sui Liang boasted.
"Well, he knows you're his uncle."
Sui Liang laughed.
Sui Yu went into the house and took off her wet clothes, wiping her hands on them. She took the cub and sent Sui Liang away: "Go tell Aunt Yin to kill a chicken and stew it in half. We'll eat half, and let Li Mutou take the other half back home."
"Okay." Sui Liang held the kid's feet and said, "Uncle will come hold you later."
The door was closed and Sui Yu leaned against the head of the bed to feed her baby.
When Zhao Xiping came in, she looked up at him, then staggered to prevent him from looking.
The man chuckled. He sat down at the table, picked up the wooden board, and looked at the account. After a moment, his gaze shifted to the person breastfeeding at the head of the bed. Sui Yu had become much plumper after pregnancy, and her eyes had softened, giving her a touch of allure, like the fog on an April morning, hazy and veiled. It was easy to get lost if you stumbled into it.
Sui Yu was annoyed by being looked at. She glared at him and said, "Take back your dog eyes."
Zhao Xiping pushed the issue further. He walked to the bed and sat down. He grabbed Sui Yu's hand and squeezed her soft palm, saying, "You're so pretty."
Sui Yu ignored him.
Zhao Xiping's eyes turned and he changed his tone and said, "I like you."
Sui Yu couldn't help laughing. She remembered how she used to chase him and ask him if he liked her. Life was so hard back then, but recalling it now, it can make her laugh.
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