Chapter 41 I Like to Loot Good Things
In the evening, the north wind picked up, bringing a light snowfall. Xiao Ling had already lit the stove, so she didn't feel the cold. The two potted daffodils in the room blossomed even more beautifully thanks to the warm heat.
Chen Qi was wearing a furry brocade robe and was warming her hands by the stove while discussing with Xie Yuduo.
"My sister-in-law is pregnant, so I have to go and see her. What do you think we should send her?"
Xie Yuduo was stirring the charcoal fire with a pair of fire tongs and roasting some hot chestnuts for Chen Qi. After hearing this, he lowered his head and thought for a while.
"I have some excellent pregnancy-maintaining medicine, which is rare in this area. I was planning on having you give it to your sister-in-law next time you go back. Since your cousin's wife is also pregnant, I'll prepare another batch and send it to her as is. I can also ask the doctor to take a look to see if it's suitable for her body."
Chen Qi was very surprised when he heard this.
"Hey, you even have this thing? Could it be that you have another wife outside and even have a child with her?"
In the glow of the dancing fire, Xie Yuduo raised his handsome eyebrows, smiled and knocked on her head.
"Silly girl, what made you want to come here!"
"Ah... then tell me, how come you, a grown man, have pregnancy-preserving medicine? Don't tell me you're saving it for me, I don't believe it."
Chen Qi said this, but put his hands into his sleeves with peace of mind, his eyes smiling.
Xie Yuduo fanned the fire even more fiercely.
"That's the benefit of traveling so far afield in the past few years. When you go to faraway places, you can see wonderful things that aren't available locally. These things are hard to come by, and are better than money. If I come across them, I'll buy some and keep them for myself, because they'll come in handy someday."
He paused.
"Besides, even if you don't use it, you can sell it somewhere else and make a lot of money. Do you believe it now?"
Xie Yuduo threw down the fire tongs, stood up with a smile, and held her in his arms with her clothes.
Chen Qi was tickled by him and giggled for a long time.
"I believe it! I really do! No wonder Xiaowu told me you're a born businessman. You, wherever you go, never forget to snatch up good stuff."
Xie Yuduo hugged his wife tightly and deliberately rubbed his cold nose against her warm neck.
"If I told you that I picked you up on the road, would you believe me?"
Chen Qi smiled and spat at him, "You're really dreaming of getting married—you're just dreaming of beautiful things!"
The two of them burst into laughter again.
After joking for a while, the two of them got down to business again.
"I figured I couldn't just take the ready-made stuff. I have a few pieces of needlework I'm almost done, and I'll send them over tomorrow as a token of my appreciation."
Xie Yuduo nodded, then hesitated.
"Just... just go sit for a bit and come back. Don't stay too long."
After hearing this, Chen Qi knew that Sun was weak and thought that he was afraid of disturbing her rest. He thought it made sense and agreed.
The next day, the wind and snow gradually subsided, but the weather grew even colder. Chen Qi took the pregnancy-maintaining medicine Xie Yuduo had prepared, along with some freshly finished embroidery, and went to the west courtyard with Yu Jing and Xiao Ling.
This was the first time that Chen Qi came to Sun's house. As soon as she opened the door curtain, a smell of medicine mixed with warm fragrance hit her face. Compared with the north wind outside, the house felt like spring.
"Are you feeling better, sister-in-law? It's so warm here, not a single breath of cold air can get in."
The room was not only warm, but also filled with gift boxes. Some of the boxes had their lids opened. I guess the maid Xiaoqiaoer was opening them one by one for Sun to see.
Shen Qi took a quick look and saw that most of the items inside were high-quality medicinal herbs and supplements.
When Xiao Qiaoer saw the second wife and the third lady from the east courtyard coming over, she hurriedly offered them a seat and poured them tea.
"Second Madam, Third Miss, please take a seat. The doctor said yesterday that my grandmother has been unable to get out of bed lately and can only speak from her bed. Please don't be offended."
"No problem, no problem."
Chen Qi took the hot tea, handed it to Yu Jing first, and took the second cup herself.
Sun was indeed half lying in the quilt, her hair uncombed, her face sallow and pale, and she was originally thin. Her original oval face and almond-shaped eyes were now so thin that they were almost out of shape, which scared Chen Qi.
"I just heard yesterday that my sister-in-law was getting married, and I didn't have time to congratulate her. I haven't seen her for a few days. How come you look so thin?"
Sun opened her eyelids and took a look, then managed to speak, her breath barely audible.
"I'm fine, thank you for worrying about me."
Xiao Qiaoer chimed in, "My grandma can't eat anything. She doesn't even eat as much as a cat. Isn't that why she's so thin?"
Sun glanced at her, and Xiaoqiaoer quickly fell silent.
Seeing this, Chen Qi hurriedly took out a whole box of pregnancy-maintaining medicine and handed it to Xiao Qiaoer.
"This is the best pregnancy-maintaining medicine Erlang bought in the south. He says it's very beneficial to the mother. When the doctor comes next time, ask him to see if it suits your symptoms. If it's okay, I'll send some more over."
Chen Qi took out a few pieces of embroidery she had made.
"Here are two sleeping rabbits I made myself, and two hand warmer covers. They are very good for keeping warm in winter. If you think they are useful, I will make more."
Sun took a quick look at the small hand and nodded.
"Your thoughts are different from others. Look, the things those people gave me are all for the child. I am just a shell that the child borrowed. Only your things are for my actual use."
After hearing this, Chen Qi was a little puzzled. Everyone congratulated her on her pregnancy, but didn't that mean both the adults and the child had to take care of her?
Listening to what she said, I felt that others should not value the child in her belly.
Chen Qi was a little scared of her cousin-in-law with a strange temper, so she could only bite the bullet and continue talking.
"Everyone means well. They say mother and child are connected by heart. Being good to the child is naturally for your own good. Please relax, sister-in-law."
Sun touched the fur on the lying rabbit and looked at it for a long time without saying anything.
Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Chen Qi thought about Xie Yuduo's instructions and was considering whether to get up and say goodbye when Sun spoke again.
"Why don't you two have a child?"
Chen Qi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head slightly.
"Maybe it's fate."
Although the two of them had been enjoying the process of having a child, there was indeed no result, and the two of them had never seriously thought about it.
"Are you afraid that after having a child, he will no longer care about the family?" Sun's voice trembled a little.
Shen Qi shook her head again.
"No, that's not the case. He took good care of me. I think he will be good at taking care of the children in the future."
Just as he finished speaking, he secretly felt something was wrong and hurriedly pulled the jade mirror over. "Just like he takes care of the jade mirror, uh, just like, the big brother takes care of his sister-in-law."
Sun shook her head and tears suddenly came down.
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