Chapter 98
Ruan and his family had a good time at the post station these days, but when the news came that the logging camp was short of manpower, the family had to move there again.
However, with Xie Huaian's guidance, their work intensity was reduced.
Especially since Chen was pregnant and could not do hard labor, she asked Aqing to accompany her and do some odd jobs in the internment camp.
Maybe it was because of the unpredictable weather, but Chen's pregnancy reaction became more and more severe. A Qing was worried that something might go wrong, so he took on all the chores by himself.
"Sister-in-law, I'll do it. You go back and have a good rest."
Although Chen didn't want to cause trouble for her sister, she couldn't hold it in.
I can only go back and steam some buns for Aqing and the others.
Ah Qing was moving around the internment camp, unaware that a pair of eyes were staring at him.
It was not until she heard some noise behind her that Ah Qing suddenly turned around and saw an officer staring at her.
Realizing something was wrong, Ah Qing bowed and was about to leave, but the officer grabbed his arm.
Ah Qing was so frightened that he quickly shook off his hand, but the next moment he was tripped by his scolding and accidentally stepped on a stone and fell.
The officer was the same person who had stared at A Qing last time, named Lu Meng.
Ah Qing was alert and even began to stutter when speaking.
"Don't come over here..."
The officer looked at her with ill intent, a fierce look in his dark eyes.
He whispered, "I've had my eye on you for a long time, my dear. If you can obey me obediently, I will find a way to get you out of this internment camp and make you my concubine! You won't starve to death, I'm sure."
Ah Qing looked over in disbelief, and in panic, she had already pulled out the dagger tied to her wrist from her sleeve.
This is the self-defense weapon given to her by A-mei. If this man dares to disrespect her, A-qing will fight to the death!
Let him not succeed!
However, at this moment, Chen suddenly picked up a stone and smashed it hard on the officer's head!
Lu Meng suddenly saw stars and shook his head vigorously.
Chen quickly pulled Ah Qing over and said, "Ah Qing! Run!"
“Sister-in-law…”
How could A Qing abandon her pregnant sister-in-law? Seeing that Lu Meng was about to rush over, she made a quick decision, tightly grasped the dagger, screamed, and stabbed Lu Meng in the abdomen without hesitation.
Following a scream, Ah Qing froze in place.
Looking at the blood flowing in his hands, he was stunned for a moment.
Fortunately, Ruan Mian just rushed back at this moment. When he heard A Qing's familiar voice, he rushed over without saying a word.
Seeing the current scene, she didn't have time to think too much. She slapped Lu Meng in the face and stepped hard on his wound.
Lu Meng spat out a mouthful of blood and grabbed Chen's ankle.
Chen was so frightened that her face changed slightly and she immediately resisted.
But he accidentally fell heavily to the ground, and the pain invaded him, making his expression distorted.
Ruan Mian and A Qing were both shocked: "Sister-in-law!"
Chen's face turned pale. When she felt the blood on her dress, she broke out in a cold sweat and spoke immediately.
"Mianmian...child...child..." Ruan Mian knocked Lu Meng unconscious and called A Qing. The two of them helped Chen into the cellar.
She calmed down a bit and asked Aqing to prepare hot water, towels and clean clothes, while she went to the wooden box pretending to get medicinal herbs, but in fact she entered the space and filled the water bag with spiritual spring water first.
I also went to the medicine area to get some pregnancy-maintaining medicine and some pills and powders that can harmonize the qi and blood of the internal organs.
But these are just backup medicines. The most important thing is to exchange some progesterone gel, which can reduce the sensitivity of the uterus to prostaglandins.
First, I took these to apply medicine to Chen, and at the same time carefully checked her condition.
Fortunately, it was just a small amount of bleeding during pregnancy, and Chen did not feel severe pain, so her condition was relatively stable.
After applying the gel, she was given some pregnancy-maintaining medicine to calm her down.
A Qing's eyes were red, fearing that her sister-in-law would be in danger because of her, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, and her body was shaking slightly.
Ruan Mian was like a magic needle that calmed the two of them.
"Don't be afraid, the child is fine, and my sister-in-law is fine too. Ah Qing, this is not your fault, you are very brave."
She in turn held Aqing's hand to encourage her.
In the end, A Qing couldn't hold back her emotions anymore and threw herself into Ruan Mian's arms and started crying.
"Sister, it's all my fault. I'm useless... I almost caused a big accident for my sister-in-law."
Seeing this, Chen had to hold on and comfort her: "Ah Qing, I'm fine, don't blame yourself. I believe Mianmian, if she says the child is fine, then she must be fine."
Ruan Zhiyao is in a state of emotional turmoil and needs some time to calm down.
When the other family members heard the news, they were also shocked.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm and the child was saved.
But Chen needs to take better care of her body afterwards. She cannot be exposed to colds or do hard labor anymore.
In order to create a good environment for Chen, Ruan Zhiyao used money to manage relationships in all aspects. After all, she was a pregnant woman, so one less person wouldn't make a difference, and one more wouldn't make a difference either.
Even with the help of others, Chen was not forced to do hard labor.
As for the cellar, Ruan Mian moved her bed to a separate place, and in order to make her more comfortable, she simply piled up a few small kangs.
It was naturally inconvenient for everyone to squeeze together, so her eldest brother and sister-in-law slept alone, her parents slept alone, and she, Aqing, Cuizhu and Meixi slept in one bed.
The other servants also built a large bed at the other end of the cellar.
In this way, this new thing is warmer, and Aqing and his friends have never slept on such a comfortable bed.
What's more, the mattresses are made of soft cotton and animal skins, and the covers are down quilts.
But for some reason, their kang was discovered after less than three days of use.
They had just returned from work that day and found a group of people gathered in front of the cellar.
As soon as Ruan Mian appeared, the police began to question him.
"Ruan, how did you make that kang? Could you tell us the method?"
It turned out that someone went to the cellar and discovered the kang while they were working.
They found it very comfortable to lie on, but they could only take a quick look at it. They had no idea what was used inside.
That's when he waited to ask Ruan Mian. Ruan Mian had nothing to hide about this, so he just thought it was a good omen for selling an official position.
But unexpectedly, Lu Meng actually stood up and stared at Ruan Mian as if he wanted to kill her.
He even threatened: "If you don't tell me, none of these officials will let you go!!"
His wound doesn't seem fatal, but now he's still strong enough to threaten me?
Ruan Mian curled his lips and smiled.
"Originally, I was planning to tell everyone about this method, but someone insisted on blackmailing me? Since you despise me, a fugitive, so much, then you can figure it out on your own. Why ask me?"
She gave Lu Meng a meaningful look and added, "Of course, my words are not directed at other officials, but at... this one."
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