Chapter 115: Life is like flowing water
After autumn, Qi Chengzhou's condition became worse, his figure became weaker and his body looked frail.
One night, he felt pain all over his body, his mouth was dry, and there was no one to help him. He couldn't even shout, so he just endured the pain all night...
Until the early hours of the morning, alas, he died.
The next morning, when the maid hurriedly reported the news, Qin stroked her bulging belly, a smile flashed across her eyes, and then tears fell.
"Erlang! You and I were once husband and wife, and I wanted to spend the rest of our lives with you. Why are you leaving me today?"
When the relatives heard the news, they saw Qin crying so hard that they couldn't bear it and came forward to persuade her.
"The dead are gone. You have to take good care of yourself. Giving birth to Erlang's baby is the most important thing."
Qin Jiangyun wiped away her tears and nodded in agreement.
Qin was pregnant, so Qi Chengzhou's funeral was naturally handled by Qi Huaijing and his wife.
It was the first time for Qi Huaijing to deal with a funeral at home. He was busy receiving business friends, and Chen Tang handed little Qi Lin to Madam Yue, who knew nothing but was the best at coaxing children...
Then, she took charge of the overall situation of the Qi family, arranging for everyone to deliver messages to announce the death, use linen and mourning silk, set up tents to transmit photos, entertain guests and chat politely, recite scriptures and offer sacrifices... There were so many things to do, but she was busy but not chaotic.
Qin was pregnant but refused to come out, so Aunt Chun brought Qi Luan, dressed in mourning, bowed in front of the coffin, and cried loudly...until the seventh day after the death, when they broke the ground and buried her.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
The person has left and the tea is getting cold.
In late autumn, Qin was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to a posthumous child, whom she named Qi Hong.
In early winter, after helping Qin hold her full-month banquet, Chen Tang took some time out to carefully calculate the expenses of two major events in the West Courtyard, one happy and one sad.
Qi Huaijing sat opposite her and discussed with her about weighing Qi Lin or Azhen to see who was heavier.
Little Qi Lin hasn't learned to walk yet, but he crawls very fast and is just round and cute.
Ah Zhen has long grown into a big fat golden cat, and she looks so vigorous when she runs in the yard.
Qi Huaijing hugged them on both sides and felt that they were equally heavy.
Chen Tang had finished checking. The door curtain flickered and a maid came in to say that the bookstore had sent a sample manuscript.
Chen Tang nodded, took the new book, and flipped through it page by page.
"Tang'er, did you really print the Feng family's medical records into a book?"
Shen Tang smiled and nodded, then handed it to him.
"Feng Xi said that she wanted to treat this book as her heirloom and pass it down from generation to generation."
She spent nearly two years organizing, classifying, proofreading and compiling... and finally compiled it into a book, named "Feng's Record of Eliminating Illnesses".
After seeing the first draft, Feng Xi praised it and suggested changing the name.
"Although this is my family's medical record, it is because you handled this book that it was created. The title is biased. Why not change it to... Peace! I treat people and you write and edit books, both for the sake of the safety of all living beings."
Chen Tang thought it made sense, so he had the book "Record of Peace and Illness Relief" in his hand.
At the beginning of last summer, after Lidong followed the two back from the capital, he finally persuaded Feng Xi to buy a new house for the Feng family, bought two shops, and opened the Feng Clinic.
No matter whether you are male or female, old or young, human or animal... as long as you come to the door, the doctors of the Feng family can treat any disease.
A few months later, Feng Xi diagnosed that he was pregnant and praised him happily.
"Lidong, luckily you arranged everything at home and outside in advance. Otherwise, this child's arrival would have delayed my going out to see a doctor!"
After ten months of pregnancy, Feng's mother, who had been a midwife for many years, finally delivered her own granddaughter herself, and both mother and daughter were safe.
The whole family was delighted and after discussing for half a month, they decided to name him Feng Chunshi.
Lidong came to announce the good news, and I smiled so hard that I couldn’t open my eyes.
After hearing the child's name, Chen Tang smiled and nodded.
"This is a good name. A person who is close to water will see the moon first. Flowers and trees that face the sun will see spring sooner. It sounds lively and a good omen."
Lidong smiled naively.
"Axi said that my name is too cold and this name sounds warm."
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Chen Tang had just finished flipping through the new book and put it down when he looked up and saw snowflakes falling outside.
"Look, it's snowing, the first snow of the year."
Ah Zhen loved playing in the snow the most. When the maids lifted the curtain, she would rush out with a "meow" and jump around in the yard.
It was the first time that little Qi Lin saw falling snow. He was very curious. His black eyes were wide open and he twisted his body to struggle outside. Qi Huaijing could hardly hold him, so he asked the maid to wrap him in thick clothes and help him play in the snow at the door.
Chen Tang looked at the snowflakes dancing in the sky and suddenly remembered an event from the past.
"Huai Jing, do you remember that on the 16th day of the first lunar month last year, we went out together to cure all diseases. We walked on the street until late at night and also went to the Feng family."
Qi Huaijing thought about it.
"I remember now. At that time, Lidong and the others lived in the alley. We almost didn't find the Feng family's gate... What happened?"
"When we were going home, we met a group of people from a theatrical troupe leaving the gate. I saw Aunt Xue among them... She was bending over, blending in with the crowd, with paint on her face, but I could see clearly that it was her."
Qi Huaijing was stunned, "You mean..."
"Yes, Aunt Xue didn't get lost, but she escaped from the house on her own. The next day, my second cousin sent someone to ask about it... I said I knew nothing about it."
At that time, her second cousin was in the ascendant, the situation in the backyard was complicated, and Qi Huaijing kept saying not to get involved with the West Courtyard... She didn't say a word more.
Nowadays, people in the West Courtyard leave or go away, and the world goes with the flow of water, which makes life just like a dream.
Qi Huaijing didn't care much after hearing this.
"Oh, no wonder someone could get lost in such a large mansion... Why did you help her? We don't have any friendship."
Chen Tang looked at the heavy snow flying all over the sky, then stood up and stretched.
"Because you once told me that you hoped I would live a happy life and do only what I wanted to do...Back then, when we looked at each other at the gate, I wanted her to escape, to escape from the people she didn't like, and the things she didn't like..."
She said this with emotion and let out a long sigh.
"It's not easy to be a woman in this world, let alone she hasn't found a good man yet - I want to help her."
Qi Huaijing held her in his arms, still frankly.
"Not just in the past, but now and in the future. I married you because I hope you can live freely, follow your heart and do whatever you want."
Chen Tang arched her eyebrows, hugged his neck, and smiled brightly.
"Then I want to hold Lin'er to sleep tonight."
"no!"
"...Are you reasonable?"
"It's not that I'm unreasonable. It's just that this kid doesn't sleep well. He hasn't learned to walk yet, but he's learned to kick people. Last time he kicked me, it hurt for several days! Fortunately, I have thick skin. What would you do if I kicked you..."
He paused and spoke earnestly.
"Tang'er, you better be careful. Don't learn from my mother and don't spoil him..."
Chen Tang was used to this kind of talk, so he let go of him, turned around and left to play in the snow with the children.
Qi Huaijing pulled her back again and held her in his arms with a smile.
"…Just hold me while you sleep. I'm a very good boy and I won't kick anyone."
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