After delivering eggs to the neighbors, Yu Zhou and Zhang returned home. When they heard Song say that she had given ten eggs to the Zhao father and son, Yu Zhou did not beat or scold them like Yu Jiao did in the past because Yu Jiao used a few eggs in cooking. Instead, she said that since they would be relatives in the future, they should keep the Zhao father and son at home for dinner before leaving.
Song couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. She vaguely felt that changes had taken place in this family. From Yu Zhou's changed attitude, she realized a truth: when people are in difficult situations, they must constantly strive for self-improvement. Only by working hard to achieve something can they live with confidence and others will no longer dare to look down on them or bully them at will.
Zhang stayed in the kitchen to help Song light the fire and talked about the rumor she had just heard outside, "Chen's Rou girl broke off the engagement."
Song paused while picking vegetables. "Is it the Chen family that broke off the engagement, or is it the family that she was engaged to?"
Zhang added more firewood to the stove. "I heard from Aunt Wang that it was the Chen family who took the initiative to cancel the engagement. The Li family, who were engaged to her, even brought a lot of things to the Chen family to negotiate reconciliation, but the Chen family didn't let anyone in at all."
Song didn't say anything. Chen Rou was a pretty girl. She used to be close to the fifth brother. The fifth brother won the top three in the imperial examination. People in the village said that they were a perfect match. Song also thought about marrying the two families.
But later, after the fifth brother's poor health, although the Chen family was right to refuse the marriage, their attitude of turning their backs on their parents was chilling.
Qi Zhe likes Meng girl, and as her mother, she can naturally see it.
Song has now decided that Yu Jiao is her daughter-in-law. No other girl can compare to Yu Jiao.
If it weren't for Yu Jiao, their second branch would probably still be living the same miserable life as they did a few months ago.
Zhang added, "It's no wonder that the Chen family looks down on the Li family's marriage. After all, a scholar cannot be compared with a juren. Chen Jiaqing's son passed the juren exam, and Chen Rou is so pretty. It's inevitable that the Chen family's standards will become higher."
Song poured the chopped vegetables into the pot and stir-fried them. She smiled and changed the subject, "Zhi Zhou hasn't met Miss Tang yet, right?"
When her son's marriage was mentioned, Zhang's attention was immediately diverted. She smiled and said, "I haven't met him yet. Today, the father and son of the Zhao family came to visit us. It reminded me that during the New Year, I should prepare gifts and ask your eldest brother to take Zhizhou to the Tang family."
The two chatted, and soon the meal was ready and brought to the main room.
When Yu Ruhai heard that Yi Gancao was pregnant, he expressed some concern. The atmosphere at the dinner table was warm and harmonious, which was rarely seen before.
Seeing that Yu Ruhai was chatting lively with the first and second wives, and no longer with only her family in his eyes as he used to be, Zhao felt quite uncomfortable.
After dinner, Song was about to clean up the dishes, when Yu Ruhai suddenly looked at Zhao, who was about to leave after dinner, and said, "Third wife, don't be lazy, go wash the pots and bowls, your second sister-in-law is tired enough cooking all day."
Zhao looked at Yu Ruhai in disbelief, but Yu Ruhai ignored her.
Zhao was so angry that her face was distorted. She put away the dishes and chopsticks vigorously, glared at Song, and went to the kitchen with the dishes and chopsticks angrily.
Song walked out of the main room, took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but smile.
Zhao saw this in the kitchen and was so angry that she smashed the spatula. It was just that her son won the first place in the imperial examination. What was so great about that?
She cursed quietly, "Why didn't the sickly girl from the second house die of illness? It would be better if she got seriously ill again and died!"
Ever since Yu Ruhai gave the order for Zhao to do the chores, the third wife was no longer as special as before in this family, and some of the household chores were gradually dispersed to the third wife.
Zhao and Yu Hanshan were quite resentful and complained to Yu Zhou several times.
Yu Zhou scolded the two of them in return, and warned them that the Second Branch was in the limelight, so they should put away their little thoughts, be more honest during this period, and not quarrel with the Second Branch, otherwise they would be the ones who would be scolded, not the Second Branch.
After being persuaded by Yu Zhoushi, Yu Hanshan and his wife did not dare to cause trouble. Even though they disliked the second wife, they could only keep it to themselves.
Yu Hanshan was furious and ran to the end of the village whenever he could, but Li Xiu'e dodged and locked him outside the door several times. Yu Hanshan endured it for a few days, and one night he climbed over the wall into Widow Li's yard, blocked her on the bed, and vented his anger.
That day, someone came to deliver a letter to Yu Jiao, saying that the food she bought would arrive in two days.
Yu Qizhe accompanied Yu Jiao to the city to find a broker and looked at several courtyards. Finally, they rented a spacious courtyard with a high terrain and convenient transportation, which they used as a granary to store grain.
Yu Jiao asked the broker to help find a few people to clean all the houses, laid a layer of blue bricks on the ground, and put wooden boards on top to store food.
Before the food arrived, Meng Dafu came to the door first and said that Yu Huangqi was about to give birth.
What Yu Jiao said before came true, and the midwife hired by the Meng family also said that Yu Huangqi's fetus was too big to be delivered.
That day, Meng Dafu was horrified by what Yu Jiao said about cesarean section. He didn't even dare to think about that situation and had no intention of inviting Yu Jiao over.
The situation is now critical. The life of the child and Yu Huangqi are in danger, and the midwife cannot be relied upon. Meng Dafu can only come to Yu Jiao.
When she heard that her daughter had a difficult birth, Yu Zhou was so worried that her face turned pale. She spoke to Yu Jiao in a pleading tone, "Meng girl, Huangqi is your aunt, you have to let her give birth to the baby safely."
Yu Huangqi is an old woman, and Yu Ruhai loves this little girl. "What herbs do you need? Meng girl, go to the west room and get them. Oh, I also have a piece of old mountain ginseng hidden. You can take it with you."
Yu Jiao nodded, hurried back to the house to get the medical box, called Yu Fuling, and got on the carriage.
Yu Zhou was really worried, so she followed. Meng Dafu drove the carriage at full speed towards the village.
At the Meng family, Old Mrs. Meng was staying in the house with Yu Huangqi, and she would look outside from time to time when she was anxious.
The midwife looked at Yu Huangqi's lower body again and said with an uneasy look, "I really can't deliver this baby. Why don't you find another midwife?"
She packed her things and was about to leave.
Mrs. Meng hurried to stop him, "Don't go, what will happen to my daughter-in-law if you leave? These are two lives. Please help me think of a solution."
"I really have no way, unless you choose to save the big one or the small one." The midwife sighed, "Sister, let me tell you the truth, no matter which doctor or midwife you find, you can only save one of the child and the adult. If you want the big one, you can cut the one in the belly into pieces and take it out. If you want to save the small one, you have to be ruthless and get the baby out. The mother will definitely have a hemorrhage."
Old Mrs. Meng's face turned pale, her mind was in a mess, and she really didn't dare to make any rash decision.
If she couldn't save her daughter-in-law, how would she explain to the Yu family? But the baby in her belly was the offspring of their Meng family, so how could she be so cruel?
Just at this moment, Meng Dafu drove back, Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling jumped off the carriage, and they walked into the house quickly.
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