Chapter 52: Room Expansion

"Well, grandma, stop crying. Let's go, Fubao, let's see your aunt and the others off."

Zhang Jinlan took a deep breath, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and cleared her throat.

He picked up his granddaughter and walked slowly into the yard.

But the daughter and her family had long disappeared.

"Mom, Sanhe and the others have already left. I just said I would send her to the village entrance, but Sanhe wouldn't let me."

Jiang Dahe came back from outside.

Said to Zhang Jinlan.

"If you don't want to see me off, then don't. Let her go. Come here, I have something to say." Zhang Jinlan was stunned for a few seconds after hearing that her daughter had left.

It soon returned to normal.

She waved to her eldest son.

"Just now, I secretly gave Sanhe half a tael of silver. She has a hard life. You only have this one sister, so it's only right for you to help her. As for the rest of the silver, keep two taels for Tongjin to marry, and take out another two taels. Mother plans to expand the house. What Mrs. Zhou said just now is right. When all the children get married, there will be no room for them at home.

Since we are going to expand, we will give each of our eight children a room! As for the remaining money, we will save it and not touch it. The hens at home are doing well and lay so many eggs every day. With this income, we will be able to earn back the money soon. "

Zhang Jinlan's words hit Jiang Fubao's heart hard.

Oh my god! She could finally sleep alone.

No more sneaking in and out of the space.

"I will listen to you."

Jiang Dahe had no objection.

The same goes for others.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll go to Qianjia Village to find a matchmaker to match Tongjin. You and Eryong will be responsible for building the house. Your father will take care of the land with Siyin. Come to mother's room later and I'll give you the silver."

Zhou Xiufen's words gave Zhang Jinlan a reminder.

Since you want to find a husband for your granddaughter.

Of course you need a house to live in.

It just so happens that the grandchildren have grown up slowly.

You have to cover it early or late.

It’s better to build it now.

After saying this, she went back to the house and got two taels of silver for her eldest son.

He took his daughters-in-law to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.

Jiang Fubao also followed his brothers to the mountains to catch insects.

Everything is back to normal.

At this moment, the Sun family has returned home.

"Tell me how much money your mother gave you just now. Hand it over."

Zhou Xiufen knew that Zhang Jinlan was extremely good to her only daughter.

I have received a lot of subsidies in the past.

We haven't seen each other for three years, so he must be generous.

Looking at the eggs and food in the bamboo basket, Zhou Xiufen's tone softened a lot.

"I gave you half an ounce, mother. The silver is for you. It's only right that you give it to me."

Jiang Sanhe completely forgot Zhang Jinlan's instructions.

Without even a hint of hesitation.

So he handed over the half ounce of silver.

"Well, your mother is really good to you. I'll accept the money. By the way, your period should come in the next two days. If your body is still clean, I will ask Doctor Xu to come and take a look at you."

Zhou Xiufen took the silver and held it tightly in her hand. She glanced at Jiang Sanhe's abdomen.

Youyou asked.

"It's time for it to come. I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me. If it hasn't come tomorrow, I'll go see a doctor." Jiang Sanhe's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Counting the days.

My period is two days late.

Could it be that she is pregnant?

Thinking about the bitter folk remedies she had taken a few days ago, her facial features wrinkled together. If she could really give birth to a son this time, it would not be in vain.

afternoon.

She frequently ran to the toilet, even if it was only a few drops of urine, she would pee hard, just to see if there was any red on her underwear.

Until after dinner in the evening.

My period hasn't come yet.

The corners of Jiang Sanhe's mouth became more and more curved.

"Mom, my period hasn't come yet. We can call a doctor tomorrow." Her tone was full of excitement.

But the next second, her mood plummeted.

"Why invite me? Look at your buttocks, they are all red. You are so happy again. The secret recipe given by this pockmarked woman is useless. You have been taking it for two months and spent a lot of money, but you haven't even seen the shadow of the child. Forget it. I will go again tomorrow. I heard from others that there is a woman in Lijia Village who gave birth to eight sons. I want to ask for her secret recipe."

Zhou Xiufen wanted to get angry.

Thinking of the half tael of silver her daughter-in-law gave her in the afternoon and the two bowls of porridge she had in the evening, she endured it, waved her hand and went back to her room.

soon.

Night falls.

On the path of Zhoujia Village.

A group of people were walking stealthily towards the village entrance.

They were carrying bags, and there were men and women, young and old.

"Mom, do we really want to rent a house in town? What about our land?" Zhou Chen's youngest son Zhou Fusheng asked softly.

His face was full of worry.

"What can we do if we don't rent? We can't stay in the village anymore. After what happened today, who of you will dare to go out in the future? I'm afraid your spine will be broken. Mother has already rented the land to the family next door, and asked them to pay two hundred yuan. They are so mean, just taking advantage of the fire. I originally wanted to charge half a tael of rent.

Well, forget it. If she doesn't rent it, we won't have any money left. We won't come back this year. When your niece gives birth to the baby safely, we will sell the land and the house, and we won't have to come back to this broken village again."

Mrs. Zhou Chen's eyes were fixed on her granddaughter Zhou Yuanyuan's belly and never moved away.

"Mom, what if Ma Tongsheng doesn't recognize me?" Zhou Fusheng asked again.

"We are not going to look for him now. Didn't Yuanyuan say that Ma Tongsheng married the daughter of a landlord in order to get someone to pay him for the imperial examination. I heard that he will take the exam again this autumn. If he can pass the exam and become a scholar, he will have a great reputation.

When he returned to the town, Yuanyuan had already given birth. He was so happy that he would definitely marry Yuanyuan, even as a concubine. What kind of a landlord is that? When Ma, the son-in-law, made a statement, he would not dare to complain. The child in Yuanyuan's belly was Ma Tongsheng's eldest son! It was also the ladder for our Zhou family to climb the ladder!"

It seemed as if there was fire burning in Zhou Chen's eyes.

Even though she lost two taels of silver to the Jiang family today and the betrothal gift was returned, she was still very heartbroken.

But the words of the little girl from the Jiang family gave her hope.

The baby is in the granddaughter's belly.

It must be a boy.

In that case, what is there to be afraid of?

Just move directly to the town.

I have the confidence to do so.

Just hold on for half a year.

The Zhou family will be able to live a good life.

"Mother is right. Let's hurry up and get in before the city gates close. We'll settle down in the big shop first and look for a house tomorrow morning."

Xiao Chen echoed.

She held her daughter with both hands, fearing that she might accidentally fall to the ground and drop the gold nugget in her belly.

The group headed straight for the town.

The moonlight is bright tonight, and I can barely see the road clearly.

At that time, Jiang Fubao was already lying in bed sleeping.

There were two basins under her bed.

There are eggs and quail eggs inside.

“Ohhhh—”

“Ohhhh—”

Accompanied by the crowing of roosters.

Jiang Fubao stretched and got up.

She was initially uncomfortable, but now wakes up when she hears the ringing sound.

Everyone thought the rooster was an alarm.