Chapter 243: Long Life
Before dinner at night, Tang Mei had just finished folding the two quilts.
Tang Mei said "Okay", and Lu Miao immediately came over with his back supported.
Touching the small quilt folded by Tang Mei, Lu Miao couldn't stop smiling:
"So soft and light."
Under the kerosene lamp, Tang Mei rarely showed a warm and gentle smile:
"You have a good idea. The quilt made of this silk is really good."
Lu Miao looked at her and smiled even more happily.
She leaned over slightly and touched the quilt. Tang Mei looked at her and smiled for a long time, then folded the quilt and carried it back to her room.
Wait until the young couple puts it in the cabinet themselves later.
Tang Mei went into the kitchen and drove the young couple into the main room to wait for dinner. She put on a robe and worked in an orderly manner in front of the stove.
When the food was served, someone came knocking on the door.
He Hongjin walked over under the chirping of insects and the moonlight, carrying a bag of lotus root powder weighing two or three pounds in his hand.
Ever since Tang Mei came here, He Hongjin and Chen Guifen rarely come here.
Usually people come here either to have something to do or to deliver something.
"Your aunt heard that lotus root powder can nourish the blood or something, so she asked me to bring it over for your wife to drink."
"I see, uncle. Have you eaten yet? The food is ready at home."
Fu Jingyou took the things and pulled He Hongjin into the house.
Lu Miao also poured a jar of boiled water from the elephant trunk pot, supported his lower back with one hand, and carried the jar over with the other:
"Uncle, come in and sit down. Let Brother You chat with me for a while."
He Hongjin was just shoving and pushing Fu Jingyou, but when he saw Lu Miao coming over with a bulging belly, he tensed up and quickly took the enamel pot:
"Stop working so hard, you're so pregnant, and I'll have to take care of you later."
【Dialect: Cooking = taking care of.】
He Hongjin was really nervous about Lu Miao's belly.
I felt my belly was getting bigger in May and June.
Now that it's July, it seems to have grown bigger.
He Hongjin was worried that it might be a problem with the injection he had received in the county before.
At that time, I was still wondering if I could give birth to a chubby boy who looked like a piglet.
Now it seems that I am really going to give birth to a fat baby weighing six or seven or eight kilograms.
He Hongjin sat at the table, laughing happily, staring at Lu Miao's belly curiously.
Afraid that Lu Miao would mind, He Hongjin glanced at her twice before looking away.
Turning to Fu Jingyou, he started chatting with him about business.
Lu Miao was just standing there doing nothing, so he went to the kitchen, protecting his stomach.
Accompany Tang Mei and help out at the same time.
Tang Mei brought a small stool for her to sit on and didn't ask her to do anything.
During this time, he glanced at her slender figure and heavy belly and said:
"Have you chosen a name for the child?"
"Okay, the girl will be named Mingxia, and the boy will be named Mingyi."
"Did you take it or did he take it?"
"We took it together."
Lu Miao responded with a smile.
Thinking of something, she touched her belly and softened her tone to chat with Tang Mei:
"When the baby is born, should I call you grandma or great aunt?"
"All good."
Tang Mei looked at her and smiled, then scooped the rice out of the pot neatly.
After cooking the crispy yellow rice crust into porridge, she steamed a bowl of snow frog with brown sugar and red dates in the back pot of boiling water.
Then he walked out carrying the dishes.
When He Hongjin saw Tang Mei, he immediately wanted to leave the table.
He Hongjin just came into the room to chat with Fu Jingyou, and then sat in the main seat.
Tang Mei is Lu Miao's maternal family member, and He Hongjin claims that he is not a real blood relative of the Fu family, so he wants to give up this main position.
Unexpectedly, just as she stood up, Tang Mei, who usually didn't talk much, suddenly smiled and her tone softened:
"Just sit there, in-laws, and don't move around."
"Uh...eh."
He Hongjin touched his head, fumbled around for a while, and then really sat back down.
He Hong came in for no other reason than what Lu Miao had mentioned two days ago.
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and it’s time to harvest the early season rice in the fields.
Before the rice is harvested, the rice fish must be sold.
He Hongjin came over to ask Lu Miao how to catch the fish and then export it.
Fu Jingyou said, "I've already contacted the county. A new policy will be coming soon. This fish should sell well... Wait a few more days. After two days, I'll go back and ask."
He Hongjin nodded.
Lu Miao patted her belly and stood beside Fu Jingyou, then said:
"It's easier to catch fish. Cut the drain hole smaller and let the water drain slowly."
"When there's less water in the fields, the fish will follow the current and swim to lower ground."
It's in the pit that was dug in advance.
Most fish will swim over.
If they can't swim over, you can go back and catch them with buckets or baskets.
"Okay, I'll figure it out and get ready."
He Hongjin nodded thoughtfully:
"If this rice fish is successful, regardless of whether it sells well or not, we can set aside one or two acres of land every season to raise them, and then we can share them among our team."
He Hongjin's words reflected his true thoughts and were also an indirect reminder to Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou.
Don't let them feel too stressed.
If there is no market for it, we can keep it for the team to eat.
Each household contributed a few cents, and everyone took home some fish, so it wasn't a loss.
Even if the members had some ideas in their minds, they were too embarrassed to say anything.
Fu Jingyou casually touched Lu Miao's hand on his shoulder, held it in his hand and played with it:
"Uncle, let's wait and see. It's just a matter of two days. We'll know the result then."
"OK."
Anyway, we will know the result in the next two days. There is no point in being anxious. Just wait!
He Hongjin did not have dinner at the Fu family.
He came after having dinner, drank a cup of tea at the Fu family, and left after the matter was settled.
Before leaving, he did not forget to tell the young couple how to drink lotus root powder.
The door of the Fu family's main hall was bolted again.
Tang Mei noticed how good Fu Jingyou was to Lu Miao, and also noticed the He family's attitude towards Lu Miao.
At the dinner table, Tang Mei looked up and said earnestly:
"You must be filial to your elders in the future. Even after you get married, your parents-in-law are still your parents."
"I understand, auntie...let's eat first."
Tang Mei nodded. Knowing that Lu Miao was opinionated, she only said a few words to get the point across.
After washing up and going to bed at night, Lu Miao crossed one leg and slightly straightened the other leg to place it on Fu Jingyou's leg.
She has been having cramps at night lately. If she presses it before going to bed, she will feel better at night.
I just feel my stomach is noticeably heavier.
I used to be able to go out for a walk and pick mulberry leaves without any problem, but these past two days I feel tired just sitting.
The more comfortable Lu Miao felt when the man pinched her legs, the more she whimpered and her eyes turned red with grievance.
"What's wrong? Are you crying again? Huh?"
Fu Jingyou freed his hand and used his rough thumb to wipe away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
Lu Miao leaned back on the bed with his hands, pouting in a stubborn manner.
She thrust her belly forward and complained coquettishly:
"I'm almost dying of exhaustion... If I had known it would be so difficult to give birth, I should have asked you to do it!"
"You're talking nonsense again. How can a man give birth to a child?"
"Why not? Just wait and see, Fu Jingyou. When technology becomes advanced, men will be able to give birth... As long as you live long enough, you'll be able to see everything!"
"Okay, let's live a long life together, huh?"
Fu Jingyou burst out laughing.
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