Chapter 2022 New Year's Day
Bai Shan looked at the meat pie in his hand that he hadn't eaten yet, handed it to Bai Dalang and said, "Brother, this is for you to eat. It will replenish your body."
Bai Dalang ignored him completely, reached out and held his wife's hand, and said excitedly: "I, I'm going to be a father!"
Bai Erlang also came back to his senses, and only then said in surprise: "I, I'm going to be an uncle?"
Manbao was also very happy for them, but seeing Bai Erlang so surprised, she still said reservedly: "I am going to be an aunt too."
Bai Erlang said, "Haven't you always been an aunt?"
Manbao said: "My sixth sister-in-law is also pregnant, but it's not yet three months, so I haven't told anyone."
Bai Jilang: "...You already said that last time during Xunxiu."
Zhou Liusao's pregnancy was diagnosed during Manbao's ten-day leave. The whole family knew about it at that time, including the Bai family.
When we say that it won’t be spread outside, we just mean that it won’t be spread outside.
Seeing that they were arguing over this, Bai Shan glanced at his eldest cousin who had already helped Cheng sit down and was asking about their well-being, but ignored them completely. He simply dragged the two of them out and said, "Let's go to the kitchen and see if there's anything else to eat."
Leave the space for the couple.
Bai Daluo and Cheng were really excited and happy. They sat in the study for about quarter of an hour. After the excitement died down, Bai Daluo carefully helped Cheng back to the house. However, he still felt weak in his hands and feet, and his whole body was light.
Cheng was actually more stable than Bai Dalang. At least she felt that she was standing on solid ground.
It has been more than a year since the two got married, but they have no children. In July, Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai secretly asked Manbao to look after them.
But in fact, without them asking, Cheng secretly took Zhou Liusao to see Manbao. Manbao confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the four of them, and in turn comforted the two sisters-in-law, "My mother said that having a child depends on fate. Sometimes, when fate is right, the child will come."
Comfort them and tell them not to be anxious.
Zhou Liusao is fine, Old Zhou and Mrs. Qian don't urge her, mainly because they have too many children, and it won't be noticeable if Zhou Liulang doesn't have children for the time being.
Zhou Liulang himself was not in a hurry. He ran to the family restaurant every day. When he had time, he learned to cook some dishes with Xiao Qianshi. Occasionally, he would take Zhou Liu's wife out to play.
So Zhou Liusao relaxed after being nervous for a while, but Cheng was under a lot of pressure, especially after the news of Zhou Liusao's pregnancy broke out earlier this month.
The couple supported each other and went back to the house, while Manbao and the other two went to the kitchen and took some delicious food. Not long after, everyone in the house knew about it.
The Zhou family is now headed by Xiao Qian. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Since she vomits after eating meat patties, she probably wants something lighter. It just so happens that your eldest brother just brought back a lot of cabbage from the farm. I'll make her some cabbage soup and have Lijun bring it to her later."
Old Madam Liu also knew about it and immediately called the servants in the yard over and said, "The ice in the yard must be shoveled clean. Have two more people with you and help them when they go in and out."
There are no such dirty things in their family, but we still have to pay attention to these accidents at all times and not be careless.
He then talked about some precautions that pregnant women should take, and then said, "It's still early, don't tell anyone for now, wait until three months have passed."
The servants all agreed.
Because he couldn't tell anyone, Bai Dalang, who really wanted to write a letter back to tell his parents, had to endure it. He even rarely talked about this matter at home. It was said that one shouldn't talk about it too often, otherwise the Goddess of Fertility would be scared away.
Because Zhou Man was an official and it was still a period of national mourning, Bai Dalang did not invite her to drink when everyone had dinner together the next day. Instead, he offered her a bowl of soup and happily drank a glass of wine himself.
Manbao: ...
She could only take the soup and accept Bai Dalang's gratitude with it instead of wine.
Unlike the many concerns in the capital, Qili Village is bustling with activity. People only need to observe mourning for three months, which is already over now.
Therefore, all the weddings that were postponed due to the national mourning were concentrated in the two days before the New Year. It would be better to celebrate the New Year with a wife.
The same thing happened in Qili Village. After entering the twelfth lunar month, three weddings were held in succession. People from the neighboring village and all relatives and friends came to drink. Uncle Qian's family also had two grandsons who were getting married this year.
Because of this, Zhou Silang, who returned home, was unable to go to Beijing. He simply stayed at home for the New Year and harvested some tea in the spring of the next year before leaving.
The Chinese New Year is just two days away. The Zhou family has already prepared the New Year’s goods. All that’s left is to prepare various things in the kitchen in preparation for the New Year.
Little Qian was not at home this year, and the family really disliked Feng's cooking skills, so in the end Qian went into the kitchen herself and asked the second and third daughters-in-law to help her prepare.
Old Zhou had nothing to do, so he sat under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village and chatted with people. There were not only many people here, but also the sun was good, so he could talk to people while basking in the sun.
The people in Qili Village now like to gather around him and talk, mainly because Mr. Bai is too reserved and he doesn't like to sit and talk with them.
In their village, the only people who have been to the capital to enjoy life and are knowledgeable are the people of the Zhou family.
"Uncle Jin, you have met the prince, but have you met the emperor?"
Old Zhou said regretfully, "I haven't seen him. Can anyone see the emperor? Only Manbao can see him because he goes to the palace every day."
Everyone was amazed when they heard this and thought it was incredible. After all, Zhou Man grew up in their eyes.
But Zhou Man has been very smart since she was a child, mainly because her father is also very smart.
The older ones couldn't help but look at Zhou Jin, whose face was full of wrinkles. They thought that although Zhou Jin was not as smart as his brother, he was lucky to have raised such a daughter.
Someone said: "It's better to marry a good wife."
"Yeah, it's a pity that the Qian family has more grandsons than granddaughters, otherwise..."
"Let's wait and see the next generation."
"It's not easy. Uncle Jin doesn't have many granddaughters now."
"Hey, by the way, Uncle Jin, did Erya ask for a kiss?"
Zhou Jin waved his hand and said, "Not yet. Her grandmother and I are not in a position to discuss her marriage. Manbao has to take the initiative."
Everyone who had just started to think about it couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
"She's so capable," Zhou Jin said without hesitation, "She can earn more money than her fourth uncle now. If other people were to tell her, it would be too unfair. Her grandmother and I don't know many people, so we gave it to her aunt."
Zhou Lijun is not young anymore. Old Zhou was not without anxiety when he was in the capital, but after Zhou Liulang, he and Qian's patience has improved a lot.
When Zhou Lijun came back from the grassland, she went to the old couple to do some accounting, mainly calculating the money she had earned this year and what she had done on this trip to the grassland.
Then he said directly to Old Zhoutou Qian: "Grandpa, Grandma, I don't want to go back to farming."
Old Zhou didn't understand at the time and asked directly, "Who told you to go back to farming? Was it your mother?"
Qian understood her granddaughter's meaning and after a moment's thought, she said, "I'll ask your aunt to take care of your marriage. You should also take care of yourself. If you don't want to farm, then don't do it. What we earn all year round is not even a fraction of what you earn from a single trip. It's good that you can support yourself."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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