Chapter 73 On the third day of the Lunar New Year, in the county town...
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, two bicycles appeared on the streets of the county town.
Both bicycles belonged to Wen Lingzheng, and the riders were Wen Lingzheng and one of her guards.
The two bicycles looked quite different. The first one was made by a craftsman at Wen Lingzheng's request, and its design looked somewhat similar to the previous mountain bike.
This was the first bicycle he made. It looked like a mountain bike, but it wasn't as fast or as lightweight as a mountain bike, and it was quite difficult to ride.
The second car was designed with Qin Ren's help.
It looks like an ordinary women's bicycle, with a rear seat and a front basket.
It is much more exquisite and compact than the first one, making it suitable not only for men, but also for both men and women.
Wen Lingzheng rode her bicycle around the city, showing off. Passersby couldn't help but stop and stare at the bicycle with great curiosity.
Wen Lingzheng was a show-off, so she stopped and let passersby try it out.
At first, no one dared to go over, feeling that the iron frame was extremely valuable and afraid that they would damage it and then be unable to afford to pay for it.
Later, they discovered that the iron frame was quite sturdy. One brave man went up and tried it, and the others, seeing this, also became bolder.
Wen Lingzheng had them try out the two vehicles and asked them which one was lighter.
After more than a dozen people test-rode the bikes, everyone felt that the smaller one was better.
Wen Lingzheng was quite indignant when she saw this. The first car was clearly made based on the one she bought from Qin Ren, so why was the first car so much worse than the second car?
Also, even if Qin Ren helped make the second car, it wasn't as good as the one he bought before.
The one he bought before was not only lightweight, but also incredibly fast; it could go a long distance with just a little effort.
It seems he still needs to do some more research to see if he can make a lighter car.
While Wen Lingzheng was busy with his bicycle, Qin Ren was taking a walk in the yard with Liu Qingyue.
Liu Qingyue hasn't been feeling well lately. Because he doesn't exercise much, he gets indigestion after eating just a little bit.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, Qin Ren didn't go out much, and just took him for slow walks every day.
Liu Qingyue was being pulled by the wrist by Qin Ren, and she walked forward with dragging steps.
As he walked, he muttered to himself, "Having a baby is such a hassle. I'm already starting to feel annoyed not long after I got pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ren immediately went along with him, saying, "It is indeed troublesome, thank you for your hard work."
Liu Qingyue: "Otherwise... we'll just take one."
Qin Ren: "Okay, then we'll take one."
Because Qin Ren went along with him, Liu Qingyue's mood improved a lot.
The two stopped talking about the children. He pointed to the lotus pond in the yard and said, "This lotus pond needs to be repaired. It would be best to put up a fence."
If the child can use a key, perhaps he could be raised in ancient times.
The lotus pond in the yard looks beautiful, but it becomes a dangerous place after children are born.
Qin Ren nodded. "After the fifth day of the lunar new year, I will have someone build a fence."
"By the way, have my mother and the others sent any letters these past few days?"
"Yes, a servant delivered a letter yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to show it to you yet."
As Qin Ren said this, he pulled him back to get the letter.
The letter was placed on a shelf in the living room on the first floor. Qin Ren received it yesterday but hasn't read it yet.
Since this letter was written by Qi Shi to Liu Qingyue, Qin Ren couldn't bypass Liu Qingyue and read it himself.
The two returned to the room, and Qin Ren took out the letter.
Liu Qingyue unfolded the letter and looked at it, then smiled at Qin Ren beside her and said, "That's great, brother and Ke'er's wedding date has been set."
"What day is it set for?"
"It's scheduled for April."
"That's a pity. You'll still be pregnant in April, so we won't be able to go back."
"It's alright. Given my family's current situation, it's not suitable to have a big celebration. Originally, according to the mourning period, they should have waited another two years, but I didn't expect them to get married this year."
The reason Liu Qingyue and Qin Ren were in such a hurry to get married was because they were worried about having to wait three years for mourning.
Seeing that her brother was able to marry Ke'er so soon after the mourning period, Liu Qingyue was quite surprised.
What Liu Qingyue didn't know was that it wasn't that Liu Yuze didn't care about his reputation and was in a hurry to marry Ke'er, but rather that a small accident had occurred.
Liu Yuze unexpectedly saved a princess, who fell in love with him at first sight and wanted the emperor to issue an edict to grant them a marriage.
Liu Yu felt that the young princess was unruly and worried that her mother would be bullied after she married her.
At the same time, she was worried that if Ke'er became a concubine, she would be tormented by this princess.
Besides, he is talented and he overcame all those difficulties before.
She also didn't want to be criticized by uninformed outsiders for marrying a princess.
So Liu Yuze and Ke'er staged a play, and the two unexpectedly had physical intimacy in public, which is why their wedding date was brought forward so much.
Of course, Liu Yu wouldn't tell Liu Qingyue about these schemes and calculations, and Qi Shi didn't want Liu Qingyue to know either, so naturally Liu Qingyue was unaware of them.
Liu Qingyue smiled and said to Qin Ren, "That's good too. Ke'er has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel."
Qin Ren thought they were close relatives, but he didn't really believe it.
The Liu family now has virtually no male descendants.
As the only male heir in the family, Liu Yuze will definitely have to produce offspring for the Liu family in the future.
If they are unable to have a healthy child, he will definitely take a concubine.
When talking about her brother, Liu Qingyue thought of the other members of the Liu family.
Liu Qingyue asked, "By the way, what's the situation with the rest of the Liu family?"
Qin Ren's fiefdom was not far from the place where the Liu family members were settled, so Liu Qingyue wanted to ask about the current situation of the other members of the Liu family.
Qin Ren: "After arriving at the fiefdom, I sent two people over there. They are doing well, so you don't need to worry about them."
"That's good. Although I don't really like them and don't want to see them being bullied."
The days that followed flew by. Liu Qingyue still spent most of her time in the modern world, occasionally returning to the ancient world for a few days while heavily pregnant.
Qin Ren was worried that if he kept running back and forth like this, he might accidentally give birth to a child in ancient times, so he didn't really want him to go back to ancient times anymore.
But the more he tries to prevent something from happening, the more things seem to go against his wishes.
Liu Qingyue, who had been staying obediently in the modern world, returned on the day she was about to give birth because of a phone call.
The call was from Qin Ren's hometown, saying that an elder of Qin Ren's had passed away and they wanted Qin Ren to return to attend the funeral.
Liu Qingyue felt this was a big deal, so she went back to ancient times on her own while heavily pregnant.
As soon as he came out of the passage, he felt a pain in his stomach.
Upon seeing this, Liu Qingyue immediately shouted, "Qin Ren? Qin Ren?! Xiang Sui! Xiang Sui!"
Liu Qingyue is due to give birth in the next few days, and Qin Ren plans to pack up and return to the modern world today, so he is currently at home.
Upon hearing Liu Qingyue's voice, Qin Ren was startled and rushed upstairs, only to find that Liu Qingyue was about to give birth.
Qin Ren was running out of time to go back, so he had Xiang Sui go to the front yard to fetch a midwife. He then carried Liu Qingyue directly to the delivery room.
Having considered the possibility of premature birth, Qin Ren had made preparations even in ancient times.
In ancient times, he hired a midwife and a resident doctor at his home.
Not only that, he also prepared a delivery room in advance, which was placed in a room on the first floor.
The delivery room was placed on the first floor for easy access, and it had been cleaned beforehand.
After Qin Ren carried Liu Qingyue downstairs, he had several servants clean up the place again.
Throughout the process, he held Liu Qingyue in his arms, not wanting her to waste any of her energy.
Then when the midwife and doctor came over, the midwife said to Qin Ren, "Put him down and let him walk around. Walking around will make it easier for him to give birth."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ren said with some concern, "Won't he run out of energy?"
Midwife: "If you're not feeling strong, prepare some sugar water and ginseng slices. You're a wealthy family, so don't worry about that."
Later, seeing that the doctor also had Liu Qingyue get out of bed and walk, Qin Ren could only frown and stay by his side.
Soon Wen Lingzheng and Shen Wanying also arrived.
Shen Wanying came because Qin Ren and Liu Qingyue were his benefactors.
He was very worried about Liu Qingyue's condition and insisted on coming over to help.
In reality, he couldn't be of much help.
The midwife will take care of the delivery.
Qin Ren had also made arrangements for the delivery room and everything else in advance.
There was a doctor watching over him, and he, a man, couldn't even go in; he was blocked outside by the two old women.
Liu Qingyue took good care of herself during her pregnancy and gained a lot of weight.
Qin Ren wouldn't cause him any anxiety about his appearance; in fact, he would praise him every day for being cute when he gained weight, so Liu Qingyue stopped caring about whether he was fat or not.
Because Liu Qingyue took good care of him and the fetus wasn't too big, his pregnancy went quite smoothly.
From conception to birth, it took less than an hour and a half.
The baby is a boy, weighing a little over six pounds. He was born red and wrinkled.
Liu Qingyue wanted to see, but Qin Ren was hesitant to let him.
Qin Ren said to him, "You should rest for a bit. Xiang Sui is looking after the child."
Liu Qingyue nodded upon hearing this, but she was still a little worried.
“Go and see for yourself, go and look after the children.”
Qin Ren wanted to leave, but he was also a little worried about him.
"But what about you?"
"I'm fine, I'm perfectly alright. You go and keep an eye on the kids, I'm worried about them."
Qin Ren had watched some domestic dramas, and he knew that there were wicked servants who would take advantage of the weak pregnant woman when the male master was away.
Qin Ren thought for a moment and then called Xiang Sui over.
He switched places with Xiang Sui, letting Xiang Sui stay with Liu Qingyue while he went to take care of the child.
Kaho is still very trustworthy; with her around, Qin Ren can feel more at ease.
"You stay and watch over him. If anything happens, let someone else handle it."
Xiang Sui was puzzled by what he said. What was the Marquis worried about in his own home?
Kaho didn't understand why, but she obediently did as she was told.
Kaho: "Don't worry, my lord, I will take good care of my master."
Once it was confirmed that Xiang Sui could take good care of Liu Qingyue, Qin Ren led his people to take care of the child.
The child was being held by an old woman, who was someone Qin Ren had previously bought for the Qi family.
When Qi left, she left her behind and asked her to take care of Liu Qingyue with Xiang Sui.
Qin Ren took the child from the old woman and reached out to touch the cinnabar birthmark on the child's forehead.
“So beautiful, just like your father.”
As Qin Ren praised the child, he prepared to bathe him himself.
Seeing this, the old woman said with some concern, "Shouldn't you leave this to me?"
She had never seen a male head of household bathe a newborn.
Many men think that the delivery room is a dirty place and that newborn babies are dirty.
But their lord was different. He not only personally arranged the delivery room, but also required everyone entering the delivery room to change into clean clothes.
He didn't mind when his husband was giving birth and patiently stayed with him in the delivery room. Now he even wants to bathe the baby himself.
Qin Ren: "It's alright, I'll do it. I'm more careful."
Every parent loves their child. The baby is still too young. If he is bullied or hurt, he won't say anything.
Liu Qingyue was so worried about the child that she insisted Qin Ren come and take care of him personally, probably because she was worried that others wouldn't be able to take good care of him.
Seeing that Qin Ren had said so, the old woman had no choice but to follow behind him and do his work.
Then she was surprised to find that the Marquis was really patient and meticulous in doing things, and didn't seem like a novice father at all.
As the old woman helped, she kept talking, "The weather here is hot, and it's summer now, so newborns need to be washed right after they're born. After washing them, don't wrap them up too tightly, just a little belly band will do."
Qin Ren nodded upon hearing this. At this moment, he was a little worried, wondering if the child could return to the modern world.
The weather here is so hot, it would be better for the kids to go to Hyundai.
There's also the issue of vaccinations. Newborns need to receive many vaccines, and he needs to find a way to bring them back.
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