Chapter 129 Online urging for children
Although he has untied the knot in his heart, he still feels that the distance between him and her is gradually widening when Ran Qingxuan shows his edge.
Ran Qingxuan did not notice the expression on his face. Seeing that it was still early for a break, she and the other women took the dirty clothes they had changed this morning and planned to wash them at the river.
After the group of women left, the Xiao family and the Chen family's father and son were not idle either. They spontaneously went to the donkey cart to get quilts and bedding for use at night.
Only Madam Gu and Gu Yanchen were left by the campfire. As his mother, how could she not see what her son was thinking?
"Yan Chen, if you can let go of some things, then let them go. Even if God is unfair, we should not give up on ourselves because of temporary difficulties."
"Mom, I know without you telling me that with such a big family, how can I give up easily? Don't worry, there will be a day when our family will be vindicated, and I will definitely let you, sister-in-law, and the Ran family live a good life."
When mentioning Ran Qingxuan, Madam Gu's face was filled with a smile that could not be melted.
"You have a great daughter-in-law. Emperor Mingde didn't do anything good, but you got such a good daughter-in-law. It shows that God is still watching."
Gu Yanchen looked at Ran Qingxuan's back, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Yeah! Ran is very good, I like it too."
Gu Yanchen felt a little embarrassed when he realized that he subconsciously expressed his love for a woman in front of his mother.
Madam Gu smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed and her eyes were invisible, and she chuckled softly, "Not only you, mother and your sisters-in-law all like Ran.
You guys, when you get to the Northwest, try to have a baby as soon as possible. I don’t know how long I can live, but I can still help take care of you for a few more years. ”
"Mom, what do you mean by a few years? What are you talking about? Besides, it's not up to me to decide on matters like children. Just let nature take its course."
He is not afraid of having a child, but he is afraid that he will not be able to provide a future for the child after it is born.
A trace of sadness flashed through Mrs. Gu's heart and she sighed slightly.
"Alas, if your brothers had not passed away early, your sisters-in-law would not be childless and would not be obsessed with other people's children all day long.
After all, it is our Gu family that has let them down. If you could give birth to the baby sooner, your sisters-in-law would probably be happy too. ”
Seeing the sorrow on his mother's face, Gu Yanchen almost told her that his third brother might not be dead.
But in the end, I held back. After all, the matter had not been confirmed, and telling it out would only make the old man worry.
But this matter cannot be rushed. We must go to Cangzhou to find the third master of the Qi family and interrogate him thoroughly.
"Mom, go and rest first. I'll go over and see if you need any help."
Madam Gu nodded at him, stood up and went back to the tent to make the bed.
On the other side, Ran Qingxuan and several sisters-in-law took the clothes to the river to wash them. There was no laundry detergent or soap in ancient times, but the clothes could not be washed clean without these things.
With his little brain racing, Ran Qingxuan took advantage of the cover of night to buy soap powder from the mall.
"Sister-in-law, when we wash clothes, sprinkle this powder on the dirty places, and it will be clean after rubbing it a little."
The women put their clothes on the shore and, using the lights from the fires behind them, each grabbed a handful of soap powder. The third sister-in-law smelled it and found that the white powder smelled good.
"What is this? It smells pretty good."
"I bought this at a store in Weishan County. The owner said this powder is best for washing clothes, so I bought some."
The second sister-in-law was very skilled. She rubbed the clothes vigorously a few times and rinsed them. The sweat and the stickiness from not washing for several days were immediately washed away.
"You're quite good at shopping. This thing is really useful. It would have taken a lot of effort to make it in the past."
It wasn't just the Gu family who were washing clothes there. The women from the Xiao and Chen families were there too. However, compared to the Gu family, their movements in washing clothes seemed a little unfamiliar.
She wasn't so kind as to give them the clothes and help them wash them. This was mainly because the women in the Gu family were very good at doing things, and they knew exactly which clothes to wash and how much effort to use to save trouble.
In fact, what she didn't know was that the Gu family has lived in a small border town all year round. The conditions are completely different from those in the capital. They still have to do it themselves when they need to, let alone small things like washing clothes.
With more people, the work can be done faster. Each family is responsible for their own area, and after washing, they work together to wring out the clothes and take them back.
As a result, when walking back, Mrs. Chen Zou Yu slapped her forehead.
"It's bad. We are busy washing. It's cold at night. We may not be able to finish it by tomorrow morning. The officials will definitely not stop for a few clothes."
Ran Qingxuan looked at the tents that were all placed around the fire, and suddenly he thought of a good idea.
"Let's fix the rope on the top of the tent and light a bigger fire at night. This way we can keep warm and the clothes hanging on the rope can also be heated and dry quickly."
"That's a good idea. You're really quick-witted, Sixth Sister-in-law. With this idea, we don't have to worry about clothes not drying in winter anymore."
The three families' tents formed three circles. After the men were busy tying ropes, it was time for them to take a break.
The tent that Ran Qingxuan asked everyone to sew was big enough to accommodate two people. Old Madam Gu had already fallen asleep. The three sisters-in-law looked at each other and got into a tent at the same time.
"Sixth brother and sister-in-law, you should go to bed early. We have to catch fish early tomorrow morning!"
"You...don't squeeze..."
"Why are you squeezing here? Hurry up and get ready for bed!"
Several sisters-in-law laughed in the tent, and Ran Qingxuan immediately heard the vulgarity in the laughter...
These women really have no good intentions...
There is no doubt that the three sisters-in-law would not give her any chance to take advantage.
She lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed to look at Gu Yanchen.
But after walking for a whole day, catching fish and washing clothes, Ran Qingxuan started yawning a long time ago.
Gu Yanchen wasn't in a much better condition either. He sat awkwardly by the campfire, his face red from the firelight.
"Well, go to sleep!"
"Oh...ok..."
Gu Yanchen got up first and entered the tent. Ran Qingxuan took a deep breath, comforting himself that it was not like he had not slept on a bed in an inn before. Then he stood in the tent, took off his shoes and walked in.
But she seemed to have forgotten one thing. In addition to the mattress placed on the moisture-proof mat, the two people sleeping inside could only cover themselves with one quilt.
"There is only one quilt, just cover yourself with it."
Having said that, Gu Yanchen just lay down, facing the side of the tent and closed his eyes, but in fact he was already very panicked.
Ran Qingxuan also knew that his injuries had not yet healed, and it would be uncomfortable if he lay down all night without a blanket.
He silently shook out the quilt, grabbed one end with both hands and tossed it up. Feeling the weight of the quilt, he felt warm in his heart.
After tucking in the quilt, Ran Qingxuan took off his coat and lay down.
At night, apart from the calls of unknown birds, the only sound was the crackling of burning firewood.
The two of them lay in the small tent, neither of them able to sleep for a while.
"Did you sleep?"
"No..." Gu Yanchen's muffled voice sounded.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
