Yun Chang couldn't find Zhou Quan's house at first, so he asked the villagers and they took him directly to the Zhou family compound.
Just then, the Zhou family was having dinner. Zhou Quan heard a noise outside, went out and saw him, and quickly went in to greet him, asking in surprise, "Brother, what brings you here?"
Yun Chang said calmly, "I heard that Xiaomai is pregnant and not feeling well?"
He came in and saw them eating, but Li Mai wasn't there. He then looked at Zhou Quan with a deep gaze.
He hadn't seen them return the night before last, and after asking Zhou Tao, he learned that Xiaomai was pregnant and they had gone back to the village.
He waited all day yesterday but didn't see them return. He was worried that Li Mai's condition might be very serious. Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to come and see for himself today, and also to check on their village, which he heard was rebuilt with relief funds allocated by the imperial court after the disaster.
Zhou Quan nodded, "Yes, she feels nauseous and sleepy. My mother made her some food first, and she's resting at my place. Brother, please sit down and eat first. I'll take you to our place after the meal."
Upon hearing this, Yun Chang agreed and handed the two baskets carried by the guard beside her to Zhou Quan, saying, "This one contains fruit for Xiaomai, and that one contains snacks for your parents."
Zhou Quan accepted the gift, thanked Yun Chang, and led him into the house. At this moment, the Zhou family members also stood up. Zhao Shi quickly went to get two more bowls and chopsticks so that Yun Chang and his guards could eat together.
The Zhou family is having steamed buns and egg drop soup tonight. Fortunately, because of the addition of Nan Su to the household, Zhao is cooking more for dinner.
The buns were just ordinary buns, but Yun Chang found them very delicious and ate six large buns.
The guard also ate six steamed buns and drank a bowl of egg drop soup.
Yun Chang thanked Zhao Shi and Old Man Zhou for their hospitality, saying that the steamed buns were delicious.
Zhao said that if he liked it, she would make more for him tomorrow.
Yun Chang agreed and followed Zhou Quan to their small courtyard to see the wheat.
There were guests at home tonight, and Zhou Quan asked Zhuzhu to stay with her grandparents. Zhuzhu happily agreed.
She hasn't lived with her grandma in a long time, and at night she can play with her brother Nansu and Xiaopiaoliang.
Zhou Quan led Yun Chang through the alley and introduced him to the village's construction timeline and the flash flood that had destroyed the village. For the next two or three months, the villagers lived together in several large sheds on the mountain behind the village.
Yun Chang listened quietly. It turned out that they were in such a terrible situation last year. There are some differences between hearing it from the people involved and hearing it from outsiders.
Seeing the village so neatly built, Yun Chang thought they had done a great job. When he entered the village, there was a village gate and a protective wall. Along the way, there were trees on both sides of the road. The roads in the whole village were paved with bluestone slabs and were all clean, which meant that someone was cleaning them every day.
"Is your courtyard separate from your parents'?" Yun Chang asked.
"Yes, the row behind my dad's house is full of big courtyards. My mom wanted to raise chickens and rabbits, so we chose that spot and paid for the construction ourselves. We moved in a month earlier than the rest of the village."
“My second brother and I chose the small courtyard in the front row, while the large courtyard was left for my mother and my third brother to live in together.”
“Back then, we hadn’t started doing business outside yet. This was our original plan. Who knew that we would start a business in town this year and buy a yard there. Before, the whole family lived together, but now we have too many yards. My second brother’s yard next to mine is still empty.”
"I originally planned to buy it for him to use when he gets married." Back in front of his own house, Zhou Quan pointed to Zhou Lin's yard next door and said.
Yun Chang nodded. The two brothers' courtyards were next to each other, which was not bad.
He loved large families with many brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, after his parents gave birth to him, his father died on the battlefield at a young age. His mother raised him until he was fifteen. When he went to the battlefield, his mother fell ill from anger and passed away before he returned.
Thinking of this, Yun Chang sighed softly and followed him into his courtyard.
The courtyard was neatly arranged, with two main rooms, one of which had a light on.
Li Mai, who was sleeping inside, suddenly opened her eyes. Someone had come.
Besides Zhou Quan, there were others.
She sat up, got dressed, and came out to see Yun Chang and Zhou Quan standing in the courtyard, with a guard standing quietly to the side behind them.
Xuanwu has been sent back to the capital by her elder brother. It seems that this is another secret guard she has found, one she has never seen before.
"Brother, did you just arrive?" Li Mai asked.
"You've been here for a while and have already eaten. How are you? Are you feeling unwell?" Yun Chang asked with concern.
"I feel better tonight. I took a nap after dinner and I'm not feeling so bad now. Please come inside!" Li Mai gestured for him to come inside.
Yun Chang agreed and followed Li Mai into the house.
Zhou Quan followed them in, carrying a fruit basket, and saw some bright green fruit and green peaches inside.
These don't look like they were bought, do they?
Zhou Quan washed a plate and placed it on the table, asking Li Mai to see if she liked it.
"Where did these come from?" Li Mai asked Yun Chang in surprise.
"Lu Qian picked these for me from his garden. I heard that unripe fruits are sour, but pregnant women love to eat them." Yun Chang glanced at them; just seeing these green things made his teeth ache.
Zhou Quan sat down and looked at Li Mai expectantly.
Li Mai picked up a green fruit and took a bite. "Nodding, hmm, it's alright, a bit sour, but delicious. I didn't expect Lu Qian's family to have fruit trees in their garden?"
“He said he had some, and he picked them himself.” Lu Qian smiled and asked Zhou Quan, “Do you have any spare rooms here? Ah Jun and I can stay here!”
Zhou Quan nodded, "Yes, I can go change the sheets and blankets in the next room. One bed, one tatami mat, one room, is that alright?"
"Okay, then I'll trouble you!" Yun Chang agreed. He guessed that the room next door was probably prepared for Zhuzhu. Since he was going to stay there now, he would need to change the bedding and curtains.
Zhou Quan looked at Li Mai and said, "Then I'll go and tidy up first."
Li Mai stood up, went over and opened the cupboard. "You can use these two new sets of bedding for your older brother and the others."
Zhou Quan responded and carried the bag over to the side to tidy up.
Upon seeing this, Ah Jun quickly followed to help.
Only Yun Chang and Li Mai remained in the room. Li Mai yawned and shook her head helplessly, "I just woke up and I'm sleepy again. I really didn't expect that I, who have always been in good health, would be like this after getting pregnant."
Yun Chang frowned. "Can't I take medicine to treat this?"
Li Mai shook her head. "Try not to take medicine, it's not good for the fetus. It will get better after three months."
Li Mai was also puzzled. She thought that she should not have these problems since she often drank the spiritual spring water, but she still experienced morning sickness and drowsiness. She couldn't explain why.
Apart from those two symptoms, she didn't feel like she had any problems with her body, and she could even use her spiritual power as usual.
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