Chapter 299 The Demon Concubine Does Not Harm the Country, She Only Wants to Harm the Imperial Master (Part 3)
"Dreaming of prisoners?" Yu Huo heard this and rubbed his fingertips together, smiling, "Don't be afraid, this is a good omen for what you're asking for."
The woman was surprised for a moment: "Do you know what I'm asking for?"
"I know. You wanted to have a child, and now your wish has come true."
The woman was surprised and asked, "Really?"
Yu Huo nodded: "If you don't believe it, you can go to the clinic and ask the doctor to take your pulse..."
The woman had not been pregnant for three years after marriage and had seen many doctors, but the answer she got was that there was nothing wrong with her body. She even doubted her husband and would rather endure her mother-in-law's curses and take her husband to the clinic to take his pulse.
Fortunately, the doctor said that her husband was also in good health, so she didn't have to worry and just had to wait patiently.
But can this wait?
Because she had been married for three years and had no children, she had been the subject of countless teasings from gossipers. Those people kept gossiping behind her back, saying that she was a hen that didn't lay eggs. It was so infuriating.
When she first heard the good news, she was still a little dazed. It took her a long time before she hurried and carefully went to the clinic after being reminded by people around her.
Not only did she go there herself, but even the nosy neighbors gathered in front of the clinic to eavesdrop and watch the fun.
While the old doctor was taking her pulse, she was very nervous and tormented. Fortunately, the old doctor's next words made her cheerful instantly.
"Madam, you are pregnant. You are more than two months pregnant."
"Really?!" The woman almost jumped up with joy when she heard that, but fortunately the old doctor stopped her in fear.
"Please be careful, Madam. The baby is still not firmly seated during the first three months. Avoid running or overexerting yourself."
Those people outside the door who were watching for fun were suddenly in an uproar, thinking that it was really amazing!
Just when they wanted to go back and ask the little immortal to tell their fortune, the other party had already left the town and rented an ox cart to slowly return to Xiao Zhuzi's house.
Because of the looting by enemy soldiers, the village is now sparsely populated, large tracts of crops have been burned, and the cries of children can be heard from many homes, howling and shouting that they are hungry, which is very pitiful.
Yu Huo sighed in his heart, but he was powerless to do anything. He could only lower his head and pretend not to hear.
Aunt Zhang saw the two men coming back in an ox cart and stood outside the door in astonishment.
Her nine-year-old son was tugging at her sleeve, shouting exaggeratedly, "Mom, it's a chicken! It's a chicken!"
Aunt Zhang came to her senses, pushed her son's black hand away, and stepped forward to ask, "Xiao Zhuzi, did you really make money?"
Xiao Zhuzi felt much more at ease when he returned to the village. He no longer shied away from the town and happily jumped off the ox cart to greet Aunt Zhang: "Aunt Zhang, I don't have any money-making skills. It's all earned by Brother Yu telling people's fortunes!"
Xiao Zhuzi was still a little thoughtful and did not tell Yu Huo how much money he had earned.
Aunt Zhang frowned when she heard this. "Fortune-telling? The Yu family kid is just a poor scholar who hasn't even passed the imperial examination. What fortune-telling can he do?"
Xiao Zhuzi now worshipped Yu Huo. Holding two shed hens, he stood at the door and retorted, "Brother Yu is really good at fortune-telling. The rich man even gave us two chickens to make soup with!"
"Mom, chicken soup, I want to drink chicken soup!" Aunt Zhang's son Goudan heard it, swallowed his saliva, and started making a fuss.
"That's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse!" Aunt Zhang was annoyed by Gou Dan'er's shouting. She said to Xiao Zhuzi, "The old immortals all practiced in the mountains with their masters since they were young. He was obviously lucky to have run into him. You are stupid and actually believed it."
"Aunt Zhang, I'm not stupid!" Xiao Zhuzi argued, sweating profusely in anxiety, but he didn't know how to explain to Aunt Zhang.
At this time, Yu Huo took a chicken from his arms and handed it to Aunt Zhang: "Aunt Zhang, I'll give you one to make soup for your child."
Aunt Zhang's disdainful expression froze on her face, and she forgot to react for a moment.
Gou'er, who also had a big head and a thin body, cheered. He was too young to know how to express his gratitude. He happily ran around Yu Huo twice, then looked anxiously at Aunt Zhang: "Mom, I want to eat meat!"
Aunt Zhang couldn't finish her sour words. She grabbed the patch on the hem of her clothes with her rough hands, trembling: "Give it to me?"
Yu Huo looked at Gou Dan'er, with a look of pity in his eyes: "Well, we can't finish it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Huo seemed to hear the sound of Aunt Zhang swallowing her saliva.
If it were a few days ago, she would not have been so greedy for a chicken, but since the enemy soldiers looted the village, her family had nothing but some beans hidden in the cellar to fill their stomachs.
Especially after the man was killed, she had no way to make money and was worried every day.
She had just said those sour words because she was feeling unbalanced. Now that the other party had let bygones be bygones and given her a chicken, Aunt Zhang felt a little ashamed.
She asked again, unconvinced, "Yu family boy, are you really going to give me this chicken?"
Seeing that she was too embarrassed to do so, Yu Huo turned around and stuffed the chicken into Goudan'er's arms. He nodded gently and urged Xiao Zhuzi to go home.
Soon after entering the door, I heard Aunt Zhang talking to the villagers outside.
The other party seemed to be asking her where she got the money to buy chicken.
Aunt Zhang replied loudly, "I don't have the ability to make money. This was given to us by the young man from the Yu family because he felt sorry for our son Gou Dan. They say that all things are inferior except for education. Look at the young man from the Yu family. He earned two chickens in such a short time. He's really promising..."
After getting a chicken, Aunt Zhang praised people without asking for any money.
Yu Huo felt relieved after hearing this. He walked straight to Xiao Zhuzi who was busy in front of the stove. Seeing him pouring oil so frugal, he instantly became furious. He reached out and lifted the bottom of the pot, and half of the oil poured into the pot.
"Brother Yu!" Xiao Zhuzi's pupils trembled, and his face was full of pain. "What are you doing? Times are tough right now, how can you waste oil like this?"
Yu Huo confidently spread out his hands: "Sorry, my hands slipped. If you think it's a waste, I promise to eat them all up in a while without leaving a drop."
Xiao Zhuzi: “…”
Don't think he can't see it, Yu Huo just dislikes him for not pouring enough oil, and even says that his hand is slippery...
Scholars are so annoying!
Soon, the chicken was served on the table, along with four pieces of wild vegetable dumplings brought by Aunt Zhang.
Xiao Zhuzi fixed the table with a missing leg and asked Yu Huo to sit down and eat.
Maybe because too much oil was poured, the stewed chicken was particularly fragrant. Although it still had some earthy smell when eaten, it was at least meat.
Just looking at the wild vegetable nests on the table, Yu Huo felt a little regretful.
I regretted forgetting to buy some rice to steam. The family was penniless and if it weren't for the wild vegetable dumplings sent by Aunt Zhang, they wouldn't even have staple food.
Yu Huo had no choice but to pick up a wild vegetable nest and soak it in chicken soup like Xiao Zhuzi did.
It turns out that after soaking it, it becomes much softer and not so dry and hard to swallow anymore.
When he finished eating a piece and wanted to take more, Xiao Zhuzi got anxious and pushed the chicken in front of him: "Brother Yu, eat more meat!"
Yu Huo waved his hand and continued to soak the wild vegetables. At the same time, in the face of the other party's confused look, he said: "Xiao Zhuzi, I plan to leave the village."
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