Xu felt unsteady on her feet and dizzy. In the blink of an eye, everything went black and she fell backward, but fortunately, Zhou Yingxuan caught her.
Madam Xu was also completely bewildered when she saw Madam Xu suddenly faint; she hadn't even reacted yet.
"Grandma, why don't we invite the village doctor to come and take a look?" Lin Shuyan noticed the bloodstains on Xu's pants and quickly pulled Xu aside to tell her.
Madam Xu's eyes darted around, and thinking about how she hadn't had a single quiet night in the past few days, she wondered if she might be pregnant!
Without saying a word, he personally went to invite the village doctor over.
After taking her pulse, Xu was indeed pregnant.
"Your body is still a bit weak, so you should be careful. Here's a prescription; come with me back later to get some medicine to help with the pregnancy," the old doctor said, putting away his hand that was taking her pulse.
"Doctor, is the baby in her belly a boy or a boy?" Madam Xu asked impatiently.
"The baby is still very young, so it's not obvious yet."
Madam Xu pursed her lips, secretly unhappy, but she quickly thought of someone.
In the evening, Xu Dagui, who was working outside, returned home. Upon hearing the news that Xu Shi was pregnant, he was so happy that he ate an extra bowl of rice.
“Uncle, when Aunt’s baby brother is born, Yaozu can teach him to read and write.”
Lin Shuyan glanced at Xu Yaozu, who had been neglected, and suddenly said, "As soon as Xu Dagui returned and heard the news that the Xu family had a child, he completely ignored him."
Although it was well-intentioned, Xu Yaozu glanced at Xu's belly with a gloomy expression, then lowered his eyes and buried his head in picking up food.
"You'd better keep a close eye on my son from now on. If anything goes wrong, I'll beat you to death!" Xu Dagui said as he put a piece of green vegetable on Xu Shi's plate.
Xu looked at the green vegetables in her bowl, then at Xu Dagui who was eating meat with gusto, and smiled sweetly.
"We still don't know if it's a boy or a girl in Mom's belly." Xu Yaozu felt nauseous watching the two of them passing food to each other. Who were they trying to impress?
Xu Yaozu, who was feeling quite down, noticed an extra piece of meat in his bowl. He looked up and followed the chopsticks to see that Lin Shuyan had picked it up.
"Thank you, Sister Yan Yan!" Xu Yaozu's ears were burning as he picked up a piece of meat from his bowl and took a bite.
"It has to be a son. Our family doesn't raise any money-losing animals. Isn't one enough? We only sold it for fifty taels of silver!" Madam Xu glared at Madam Xu.
"Get up early tomorrow and go to the Bamboo Goddess. Ask her to check if the baby in your belly is a boy."
"Mother, can you tell? Is it useful?"
Xu Dagui looked suspicious. Didn't they say last time that Jiang Hua, that money-loser, was possessed by a ghost? They spent so much money but still couldn't solve the problem.
Now we have to go again, how much money will it cost? And we don't even know if it will work.
“It’s useful, it’s useful!” Madam Xu said mysteriously, “Last time, Zhao Li’s daughter-in-law from Shili Village was also pregnant, and the Bamboo Goddess could tell from her pulse that she was carrying a girl.”
"And then?" Even Lin Shuyan couldn't help but ask curiously.
"As a result, the bamboo shaman prescribed a lot of medicine for her, which could help her change her gender and have a son."
"Grandma, don't eat it and cause trouble," Lin Shuyan couldn't help but remind her.
"It's alright. If there were any problems, Zhao Li would have already caused trouble."
...
"Mother, what is this?" Fang Peiyun looked warily at the soup she was holding.
“Peiyun, this is a soup I made by specially buying chicken frames from town. Mother was wrong before. No matter what kind of child you are carrying, it will always be my grandson.”
Zhao Li placed the bowl in front of Fang Peiyun and then went to the kitchen to bring back a pot of soup.
Fang Peiyun took a look and saw that there was indeed half a chicken carcass in the pot, as well as some soup ingredients.
“Peiyun, look how good my mother is to you. She gave you the first bowl of soup.” Zhao Dazhuang walked in and reached out to take the soup from Fang Peiyun.
"You're so greedy! Peiyun is weak and needs to eat more. There's still some left in the pot, why are you grabbing it?"
Seeing Zhao Lishi and her husband bickering, Fang Peiyun relaxed and picked up the chicken soup on the table, sipping it slowly.
Only when Fang Peiyun's bowl was empty did Zhao Lishi secretly breathe a sigh of relief: "Here, Peiyun, let me fill your bowl again."
"Thank you, Mother." Fang Peiyun nodded and handed over the bowl.
The next day, Jiang Hua was stopped by Aunt Liu as soon as she went out with her basket.
"Huahua, are you going up the mountain?"
“Yes, Auntie, do you want to come along?” Jiang Hua nodded.
"Huahua, things haven't been peaceful in the mountains lately; wolves have been spotted." Aunt Liu said, still a little frightened as she spoke of the wolves.
"Wolf?"
"Yes, a hunter in the village was bitten by a wolf while going up the mountain. A large chunk of flesh was bitten off his shoulder."
"Village Chief Lu has already spoken to the government, and they should be bringing men to hunt down the wolves soon."
Wolves are social animals; if there is one, there will be a pack. Of course, there may be lone wolves, but how come there are wolves on the outskirts of Black Wind Mountain?
Jiang Hua recalled the tiger she had encountered on the outskirts last time; it was incredibly ferocious, as if it were being controlled by someone.
If this wolf gets controlled, it will be dangerous, not just for their family, but for the entire Shili Village.
The dog system on his body seemed to have died again, and the little white snake in the space went to find medicine to break free from the system.
"Okay, Auntie, I'm going back now. Please be careful."
Jiang Hua responded to Aunt Liu with a couple of words, then turned and went back, somewhat uneasy.
"Why is the young lady back again?" Granny Luo asked, somewhat surprised to see Jiang Hua return.
"Don't go out for the next few days. Prepare enough food for the next few days, as there might be wolves coming down from the mountains," Jiang Hua instructed.
Granny Luo's heart tightened, and she quickly went to make arrangements as well.
Jiang Hua then turned and went to the land where the factory was to be built.
"Village chief, let everyone go home early today. Let's postpone the construction for now. Things haven't been peaceful in the village lately."
“Miss Jiang, you also came to tell me this, and I was also planning to tell you about it.”
Village Chief Lu also had this idea. Wolves had suddenly appeared in the mountains. Everyone knows that wolves are social animals.
They should be cautious these next few days. Once the officials arrive, they will be safe.
"Okay, tell everyone in a bit that breakfast is over for today, and the wages will still be settled on a daily basis."
After giving instructions to the factory, Jiang Hua went back, while Jiang Jingyi was reading in his study.
"Stepmother, aren't you going out today?"
Seeing Jiang Hua walk in, Jiang Jingyi immediately got up and poured her a cup of tea.
"Don't go out, and don't go out anytime soon either. There are wolves in the mountains."
"Wolves? How can there be wolves this season?" Jiang Jingyi paused, his face full of confusion.
"It's hard to say. We should be careful. Some hunters have already been injured by wolves."
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