Chapter 426 Chapter 428: Confession
Yang Chunyan finished her housework, washed and hung up her clothes. The sun was already out.
Zhou's mother came in with a basket on her back and Luo Haili carrying some flowers and plants. "I cut a basket of pig grass for you. The flowers and plants in the field are all edible. I picked some tender ones and brought them back. You can take some for lunch."
Yang Chunyan took the basket with a smile, "The ones we planted in the forest have also grown. We can harvest them in a week or so."
Mother Zhou brushed off the grass debris on her body and said, "Huifang said Huairong and the others went up the mountain to dig truffles?"
"Yes!" Yang Chunyan pulled two chairs for them to sit down, "I want to dig it up and send it over to see if they will accept it."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother said happily: "If you accept it, you will have something to do."
Yang Chunyan nodded, "Huai'an forgot to tell the old man last night to help us weave a few more winnowing baskets as big as sieves, so that we can dry the truffles when the time comes."
Zhou's mother smiled and said, "It's the easiest way to make up something like that. I'll tell him when I get back!"
"Yeah!" Yang Chunyan looked at Luo Haili. Both mother and daughter had gained weight since coming here. Their skin was no longer sallow and had a rosy complexion. "How was my cousin doing when she went to the county town for a checkup last time?"
Luo Haili blushed and said, "The doctor said I'm much better after the examination. He told me to be careful not to lift heavy objects in the future and that I'll be fine in two years. Doctor Wang prescribed some medicine for me and told me not to see a doctor after I finish using it."
Since coming here, she has been taking medicine and using drugs, all of which were paid for by her aunt. She wishes she were better now so she could do more to repay her aunt and others for their kindness.
Yang Chunyan was happy for her after hearing this, "Then you must listen to the doctor."
Luo Haili said gratefully: "I remember it!"
"You still remember it!" Zhou's mother patted her in an angry tone, "The doctor told her again and again that she couldn't lift anything heavier than ten kilograms. She wanted to help me feed the pigs the day she came back from the examination."
Luo Haili took her arm and said, "Aunt, I'll remember it."
Mother Zhou: "I know you are stubborn and think that you are relying on us for your aunt's food and money, but why don't you think that if you are stubborn and help, you will be in trouble if the disease relapses. Not only will the money you spent a few days ago be wasted, but you will also have to avoid lifting heavy objects for more than two years."
"I've remembered this. I will never try to be stubborn again." Luo Haili made assurances repeatedly after hearing this.
Yang Chunyan recalled that she was the one doing the housework when they were planting rapeseed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, cousin. If the truffle business is successful this time, you can come and help dry the truffles."
Luo Haili nodded happily, "Be sure to tell me when you start collecting."
The three of them talked for a while, and then Zhou's mother and Luo Haili left.
Yang Chunyan carried a load of wood ash to the back mountain. When she arrived, she saw that more than a dozen Codonopsis pilosula planted beside the fence were alive.
I opened the fence and walked into the medicinal field. The weeds, flowers and plants that I had sown a few days ago had sprouted and grown tender green leaves.
The Viola yedoensis, which was originally growing well, became a little wilted after being hit by the whitehead frost for two consecutive days.
She put down her basket and picked up the wood ash and spread it over the medicinal field where Viola yedoensis was sown.
Walking to the edge of the field where Bletilla striata is planted, I feel that the Bletilla striata is growing well. Its leaves are emerald green, and when it blooms next year, it will be a large sea of purple flowers.
After spreading the wood ash, she walked up the hillside and uncovered the straw covering the herb seeds, revealing the Paris polyphylla seeds underneath.
Wang Zhen said that if you plant Paris polyphylla, it will overwinter soon, and the seeds will begin to germinate in the spring of the following year when the flowers bloom...
Further up are Magnolia officinalis seeds. Yang Chunyan uncovered them and took a look. After such a long time, only two or three small leaves had grown out.
These Magnolia officinalis will not sprout until mid-to-late March next year, and it will take more than ten years before we can see the harvest.
Going further up, the epimedium and clover scattered in the woods have grown well to half a foot long, and the few Magnolia officinalis seeds that were transplanted back when they were picked have all grown.
After looking around, she felt that after careful calculation, herbs like Viola yedoensis were the ones that could make money the fastest.
Yang Chunyan stood on the slope and looked down, seeing that there was still a lot of vacant land. She would be busy in the spring!
Li Qiuyue walked into the medicinal field carrying a basket of wood ash, "Chunyan, you came to the field so early in the morning?"
Yang Chunyan walked towards the fence and said, "I've been applying frost for two days. I'm here to see if the herbs have been killed by the frost!"
Li Qiuyue looked at her belly and said, "It's almost five months, how come you can't tell?"
"Look at the back!" Yang Chunyan said, turning around. "My mom said I look like her. When I was pregnant, it wasn't obvious from the front, but you could tell from the back."
"It's true! From the back, it looks like it has gained a lot of weight." Li Qiuyue scattered a handful of wood ash and walked towards the fence. "The Lai family is back. I heard that the third child is also a girl. Are you worried?"
When she heard about it, she was very troubled, worried about what to do if she gave birth to a girl. Not only did she have to hide from others, but she also had to pay a fine. She was worried about all sorts of things while sitting at home, and she couldn't rest for a moment.
Yang Chunyan looked at her sincerely and said, "I think having children is fate, no matter if it's a boy or a girl. I just think one child is too few. Not only will there be no one to play with, but the house will be cold and lonely and not lively at all."
"Alas!" Li Qiuyue sighed, watching her hesitate for a moment, "I'll scatter the ashes, and I'll tell you something!"
"That's right!" Yang Chunyan saw her grabbing the wood ash and spreading it on the field with the Viola yedoensis. "My field was also hit by frost. I was busy yesterday and forgot to spread the ash to prevent frost."
Li Qiuyue squatted down and looked through the gap in the fence at the violets in her field. "It's okay. If it doesn't work, just pick up some straw and cover it with a thin layer."
"Great!" Yang Chunyan waited for her to finish spreading the wood ash, then they went back home together, scooped up some hot water to wash their hands, and then they went to the main room together.
After Li Qiuyue sat down, she gently touched her belly and said, "Chunyan, I hesitated for a few days, and now I think I should tell you that I'm almost two months pregnant with this."
Yang Chunyan asked gently, "Have you gone for a checkup?"
Seeing that she was not surprised at all, Li Qiuyue stared at her with wide eyes, "You didn't know this a long time ago, did you?"
Yang Chunyan glanced at her and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Qiuyue leaned back in her chair in frustration. "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. The third brother asked me to tell you earlier. I was planning to tell you in another month!"
It turns out that they had known about it a long time ago. I had originally hoped to wait until the month was a little later so that I could carefully hide it from those gossipy women in the village, but it seems there is no hope now.
Yang Chunyan looked at her with a smile, "Then why do you want to say it again?"
Li Qiuyue confessed: "I feel uncomfortable holding it back, and knowing that Lai's child is a girl, I have been struggling all day long whether to keep it or not."
She grabbed Yang Chunyan's hand and said, "Chunyan, what do you think I should do?"
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "Third sister-in-law, having a child is a big deal. I can't make the decision for you. You have to ask yourself, are you doing this to have an extra son, or do you want to have another child regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl?"
Li Qiuyue replied without hesitation: "Of course I want to have a son, so I plan to have more children! I can't tell whether the baby is a boy or a girl in my belly? What I'm worried about is, what if I give birth to a girl?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Look, you know that when the baby is in the belly, no one knows whether it is a boy or a girl. If I get pregnant with the second child, I will give birth to him peacefully. Whether it is a boy or a girl, it is our destiny."
Li Qiuyue was somewhat dissatisfied with her answer and frowned at her, "Didn't you two ask Doctor Wang to help take your pulse? I heard that a good doctor can tell the boy or girl by taking your pulse."
Yang Chunyan shook her head. "When my sister-in-law was pregnant with twins, I could only tell that they were twins, but I couldn't tell whether it was a nephew or a niece."
Li Qiuyue begged, "Chunyan, with Dr. Wang's great skills, he will definitely be able to tell. Your family has a good relationship with Dr. Wang's family, please talk to Dr. Wang for me and ask him to check my pulse and see if the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl."
She didn't believe that Yang Chunyan wasn't worried about giving birth to a girl. Maybe they went to the city yesterday to find Doctor Wang to take her pulse.
"My husband has studied with Doctor Wang for several years. I have heard him tell people who come to him for pulse diagnosis that the sex of the fetus cannot be determined by pulse diagnosis alone."
Yang Chunyan paused and advised gently, "Have you ever thought about it? What if they tell you it's a boy? What if you give birth to the child? Or if the child you choose to give up turns out to be a boy, what will you do?"
Li Qiuyue was also stunned after hearing this, "Then what should I do?"
Yang Chunyan: "Being pregnant is fate. What you should do now is not to think too much and wait for the baby to be born at full term. As the old saying goes, a daughter is a sweet little cotton-padded jacket. When she grows up, she will also be sweet to her parents. She will definitely be no worse than a family with a boy."
Li Qiuyue stood up and said, "Wait until the third brother comes back, and I'll discuss it with him first."
"Yeah!" Yang Chunyan nodded and sent her out. Just as she was about to go back, she saw Yang Xiaoxue walking towards her carrying a bundle of sugarcane.
She greeted him with a smile, "Rare guest, why did you come to see me today?"
Yang Xiaoxue glared at her and said, "How dare you say that to me? You walked past my door yesterday and didn't even come to see me."
Yang Chunyan welcomed her into the yard with a smile, "Did you see me? Why didn't I see you?"
"I came out and saw that you had already gone far away." Yang Xiaoxue put down the sugar cane and looked around the yard. "It's great. It looks like it's more spacious than the day we moved in."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Same, why didn't you hold a wedding banquet when you moved into a new house?"
Yang Xiaoxue: "It was nothing serious. I just talked to my mom and husband, and they bought some pots and pans and moved in."
Seeing that she didn't explain, Yang Chunyan didn't ask any more questions, "Have you been digging herbs in the mountains during this period?"
"I dug some yam and Zhiqiang sent it to Ning'an this morning." Yang Xiaoxue held her hand, "I might be pregnant. I plan to go to Ning'an in a few days to ask Doctor Wang to check my pulse!"
After hearing this, Yang Chunyan happily pulled her to sit in the main room. Seeing the sugar canes at the door, she said angrily, "You just got pregnant, why are you carrying so much sugar canes for such a long distance?"
"A bundle of sugar cane is nothing!" Yang Xiaoxue waved her hand nonchalantly, "Country women still have to work in the fields when they are about to give birth."
Yang Chunyan poured a cup of boiling water and took out some peach cakes. "You still have to be careful in the first few months of pregnancy."
Yang Xiaoxue took the peach cake and took a bite as if to vent her anger. "My mother said that children are fate. If it's yours, it's yours no matter what. If it's not yours, no matter how careful you are, it's useless."
(End of this chapter)
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