Fang Peiyun lost her balance and fell off the stool, landing hard on her bottom on the ground.
Ever since hearing the Bamboo Sage say that the child in her womb was a jinx that would cause the Zhao family to be childless, he has ignored Fang Peiyun's fall.
"I have a folk remedy here," the bamboo shaman said mysteriously after accepting the silver from Zhao Li's hand.
"Eating this will turn the daughter in her belly into a son!"
"Really? Then hurry up and give it to me!" Zhao Li urged impatiently.
"Don't rush, the money you have here can only buy one month's worth of medicine. If you want a son, you have to drink it for three months!" The bamboo sorceress stopped the impatient Zhao Li.
"I'll make her a bowl of talisman water to drink now, to suppress the evil spirit in her stomach."
Zhao Li nodded repeatedly.
"Mother, don't drink it. The baby in my belly isn't a jinx," Fang Peiyun explained weakly, struggling to stand up from the ground while supporting her belly.
The Bamboo Goddess ignored Fang Peiyun and turned to go into the inner room.
A short while later, a bowl of dark water was brought out, with a faint fishy smell.
"Drink it, Peiyun." Zhao Lishi took it and handed it to Fang Peiyun.
Fang Peiyun shook her head, but Zhao Lishi's face grew increasingly impatient.
“If you don’t drink, you will be a sinner to the Zhao family. How can you bear to let Dazhuang feel ashamed before our ancestors?” Knowing that Fang Peiyun was soft-hearted, Zhao Lishi immediately played the emotional card.
"Mother, you can't drink it randomly, it will be bad for the baby in your belly." Fang Peiyun shook her head and refused.
"If you don't drink, I'll go on a hunger strike and starve to death. All I want is a grandson, what's wrong with that!"
With a loud "smack!", Zhao Li slammed the bowl down on the table, plopped down on the floor, slapped her thigh, and started throwing a tantrum.
"I'll drink, Mother, I'll drink!" Fang Peiyun looked at her mother-in-law's expression. It seemed that if she didn't drink today, this matter would never end.
Thinking that she could just drink it and then secretly vomit it when her mother wasn't looking, Fang Peiyun picked up the bowl of foul-smelling talisman water on the table and drank it all down while suppressing her nausea.
“You can’t spit this out after drinking it, or all your efforts will be wasted. There’s nothing I can do about it. This is something that cost three years of my lifespan!” The Bamboo Goddess saw right through Fang Peiyun’s thoughts.
Back then, she was the same way... But that's all in the past. The Bamboo Goddess looked at Fang Peiyun's belly, a barely perceptible ruthlessness in her eyes.
"Okay, okay, I'll keep an eye on her." Zhao Li nodded hurriedly and took the medicine packet from the bamboo shaman.
On the way back, Zhao Lishi was already happily thinking about holding her grandson. Fang Peiyun was also pale, and a wave of nausea rose in her throat. She didn't know if it was because she had just fallen and drunk that bowl of talisman water, but now her stomach was a little sore.
"Peiyun, what's wrong? Are you feeling nauseous? You'd better hold it in, or all the money we spent today will be wasted!" Zhao Lishi quickly put pressure on her, even trying to cover her mouth with her hand.
The two quickly arrived at the village, and Fang Peiyun felt she could hardly hold back any longer.
"Aunt Zhao, you and Peiyun are back from seeing the doctor in town. What did the doctor say?"
Aunt Wang and her daughter-in-law, who had just returned from the fields, spotted Zhao Lishi and Fang Peiyun at a glance and, as always, stopped to greet them.
Early this morning, Zhao Lishi was making a fuss in the village, saying that she was going to take Fang Peiyun to the old doctor in town to get some medicine to prevent miscarriage.
In the past, if a woman in the village was pregnant, she would not go to the doctor unless there was something wrong with the baby in her womb, as her family did not have enough spare money to spend on that.
"Hey, Peiyun, why do you look so pale?" Aunt Wang's wife, Huaihua, noticed Fang Peiyun's strange expression behind Zhao Lishi.
"It really is true, Zhao Lishi, did Peiyun walk too long and hurt her baby?" Aunt Wang belatedly realized that something was wrong with Fang Peiyun.
"Quickly go back and decoct the medicine the doctor prescribed for preventing miscarriage so she can drink it!"
"Okay. I'll go back and brew the medicine right away!" Of course, Zhao Li knew why Fang Peiyun was like this, but it wasn't time to take the medicine yet, so she could only casually agree for the time being.
"vomit--!"
Perhaps remembering the medicine she had just drunk from the sorceress, she could no longer bear the nausea and ran to the side to vomit up all the talisman water she had just drunk.
"Peiyun, are you alright!" Huaihua, disregarding Fang Peiyun's vomiting, quickly put down her hoe and ran over to gently pat her back.
"Oh dear, why couldn't you resist!" Zhao Li looked at the black talisman water she had vomited on the ground, her face full of pain.
"You've vomited! What are we going to do, my grandson!"
"Zhao Li, what's wrong with you? You vomited up the medicine, but you still have some on hand. Just boil it again. Isn't morning sickness normal for pregnant women? You were like this when you were pregnant with Dazhuang, weren't you?"
Aunt Wang found Zhao Li's words strange and wasn't worried about her daughter-in-law at all. Instead, she felt sorry for the medicine that Zhao Li had vomited up.
“This medicine is a secret prescription specially written by the doctor. There’s only one bowl available, and I’m feeling a bit reluctant to part with it,” Zhao Li explained.
"Auntie, something terrible has happened! Peiyun has fainted!" Huaihua squatted down and helped Fang Peiyun, who had suddenly collapsed!
"Oh dear, how could it be so serious!" Aunt Wang hurriedly dropped her hoe and went to check on the situation.
This must be the evil spirit in her belly causing trouble. It's all her fault for vomiting up the medicine; now she can't suppress the evil spirit in her belly!
"Zhao Lishi, what are you standing there for? Go to Xujia Village and fetch a doctor!" Aunt Wang was furious when she saw Zhao Lishi still standing there in a daze. What was she doing standing there in a daze at a time like this?
Just then, Jiang Hua, who had just returned from Aunt Liu's house, saw the anxious group and quickened her pace to walk over.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" Jiang Hua saw Fang Peiyun faint and immediately squatted down to check on her.
"Dr. Jiang, you've come at the right time. You know medicine, please save Peiyun quickly. She might have had a miscarriage. She just vomited up the medicine and fainted," Huaihua explained anxiously.
"Take me to my house first; my medicine kit is at home."
Aunt Wang glanced at Zhao Li Shi, who was deep in thought, and had no choice but to nod and decide, "Okay!"
"Let's work together to carry her to your house!"
Before Aunt Wang could finish speaking, Jiang Hua picked up the unconscious Fang Peiyun and carried her home.
"Miss, what's this?" As soon as Granny Luo opened the door, she saw Jiang Hua holding a pregnant woman.
"Go to my study and take my medicine box to the west wing of the second courtyard," Jiang Hua instructed Granny Luo without changing her expression.
Behind them followed Aunt Wang and Huaihua, who both looked anxious, and Zhao Lishi, who seemed lost in thought.
Those who didn't know the situation might have thought Fang Peiyun was Aunt Wang's daughter-in-law.
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