Chapter 86 Cooking Chicken Soup for My Daughter-in-Law
Zhou Ruiyuan turned back to look ahead and said without hesitation, "A girl, a girl who looks just like you!"
Du Wanchun was slightly taken aback, but seeing the genuine smile on Zhou Ruiyuan's face, she felt extremely gratified.
In this Changliu Village, Du Dajiang of the Du family wanted a son his whole life, as did the Chen, Meng, and Cao families; each of them was in constant turmoil over the issue of having a son.
In this small village, even after so many years, there are still many people who are single-mindedly focused on having sons, fearing that their small plot of land will be left unattended.
However, Zhou Ruiyuan, a man born in the capital, told her from the bottom of his heart that he wanted a daughter.
At that moment, Du Wanchun truly felt that she had chosen the right person.
She hugged Zhou Ruiyuan's neck tightly, her eyes half-closed, her round little face full of smiles just like her husband's.
A gentle breeze caressed their faces, carrying their joy throughout Changliu Village.
Perhaps it was because people are in high spirits when they have something good to do, but the trees and flowers in the village all stood tall and looked very energetic.
Even several dead trees nearby sprouted new buds.
Dr. Xu, who had just stepped out, looked at the clear sky and couldn't help but sigh that this year was a lucky one!
After Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan returned home, they told Aunt Zhou the good news.
Aunt Zhou, who was steaming incense paste and holding the steamer lid in her hand, dropped the lid upon hearing the news. "Wanchun is pregnant?!"
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded, "Yes, Mother, you'll be a wet nurse soon."
Aunt Zhou hurriedly wiped her hands, took slightly trembling steps and strode to Du Wanchun's side. She took her hand and looked her up and down, left and right. She was both happy and excited. In the end, her eyes even reddened and her voice was slightly choked up. "Wanchun, this is so wonderful!"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Mother, this is a joyous occasion."
Aunt Zhou rubbed her eyes. "Yes, it's a happy occasion. I'm just too happy."
As he spoke, he slowly released her hand, looked towards the distant capital, and exclaimed excitedly, "That woman wanted to cut off our escape route, didn't she? Look! We can't let them have their way now, our Ruiyuan is pregnant!"
Du Wanchun understood the meaning behind her words.
Whether her baby is a boy or a girl, it will be the emperor's first grandson or granddaughter.
Even if the emperor harbored resentment towards them, the grandchild was innocent, so they had a way out.
Aunt Zhou withdrew her gaze and smiled at Du Wanchun, asking, "Wanchun, what would you like to eat? I'll make it for you right now."
Du Wanchun replied with a smile, "Mother, just eat it as usual, I'll eat it all."
Aunt Zhou raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "That won't do. You're feeding two people now. If you don't eat well, the child will drain your energy, and your health will suffer."
This was the first time Du Wanchun had ever heard this claim.
Aunt Zhou turned and walked outside, saying, "I'm going to your Aunt Wang's house to buy a chicken. I'll make you chicken soup tonight!"
In rural areas, chickens are mainly kept for laying eggs, so very few people make chicken soup. Even the wealthiest Meng family can't afford more than two chickens a year.
Aunt Zhou really went all out this time.
Before going to Aunt Wang's house, she made a point of taking a basket of eggs from the backyard.
We have plenty of chicken and duck eggs at home, so we'll send them to Aunt Wang; it'll be a good way to offset some of the cost.
When Aunt Wang heard that Du Wanchun was pregnant, she was overjoyed and quickly grabbed two hens from the backyard. "Sister Zhou, these are all for you. Pregnant women need to eat more nourishing foods."
Aunt Zhou quickly declined, saying, "Sister, you only have four hens in total. What will you eat if you give me two?!"
As he spoke, he took only one and laughed, "I only need one."
Aunt Wang grabbed her hand and forced another chicken into her hands. "The chickens at home were originally kept to lay eggs, but you bring eggs to my house every day, and we can't possibly eat them all. So we're giving these chickens to Wanchun. She's like my own daughter to me. Consider this a way for me to help her get better!"
Aunt Zhou held the two chickens, unsure whether to take them or not.
Aunt Wang pushed her out the door and then slammed it shut.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou had no choice but to take the two chickens back.
As soon as she left, Wang Qiu came out and said, "Mother, you said that Zhou family's daughter-in-law is pregnant?"
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