"Mom, what's going on? What's she doing here?"
Liu Cuifang asked softly.
“Her house collapsed, so she came to your father to rent a house. Your father rented her that brick and tile house.”
Before the village chief's wife could even ask her daughter why she had returned, she answered her daughter's question first.
“Serves her right, Mother. This just proves that she did bad things and got her comeuppance.”
Liu Cuifang felt quite relieved after hearing this.
"Hey, why are you back?"
The village chief's wife suspected that her daughter and son-in-law had quarreled, otherwise why would she come back at this time? It would be dark soon if she came back any later.
"Mom, aren't you happy to see me? I just can't eat much in town."
Sun Wei said he wanted me to come back and eat his cooking for a few days, and then he would come to pick me up in a few days.
Liu Cuifang was too embarrassed to say that it was because her mother-in-law had returned these past two days.
Her mother-in-law went out to burn incense and pray to Buddha and wouldn't be back for several days, so she was essentially resting for those few days.
As soon as he got back, he started brewing folk remedies for Liu Cuifang to drink. After drinking them for two days, Liu Cuifang couldn't stand the taste anymore.
She ran away to her home, but she didn't want her mother to know about it.
She planned to stay at home for a few days until her mother-in-law returned, and then she would go back to town.
"Did you throw up again?"
The village chief's wife didn't doubt this statement; many pregnant women vomit frequently, even until they are six or seven months pregnant.
"Well, I just can't eat. Sun Wei said that maybe eating Mom's cooking will help. Mom, I want to eat your cooking."
Liu Cuifang clung to her mother's arm affectionately.
"Okay, wait and see."
The village chief's wife remembered the brown sugar she had just received, so she quickly boiled some water and made a bowl of brown sugar water for her daughter.
"Mom, where did we get brown sugar?"
Liu Cuifang was surprised. Brown sugar was expensive, and only families with new mothers would be willing to buy it and keep it at home.
“She brought it; otherwise, your father wouldn’t be so kind.”
The village chief's wife pursed her lips. As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," so she couldn't say anything bad about Wei Yuyan.
"Mmm, it tastes so good, Mom, have a sip."
Liu Cuifang asked her mother to try it too.
"Hey, I don't like drinking it, you should drink more, you've even lost weight while pregnant."
The village chief's wife looked at her daughter with some heartache. Liu Cuifang pursed her lips. "After drinking that old woman's folk remedy, I can't eat. No wonder I'm losing weight."
"Mother, have you ever heard of a folk remedy that can help you have a boy?"
Liu Cuifang knew that her mother-in-law was using these folk remedies because she wanted her to have a son.
But she still couldn't quite believe it.
"I've heard about it, but I've never tried it. What's up? Do you want some?"
The village chief's wife suspected that her daughter wanted to have a son.
"I don't want to, I don't want to, but my mother-in-law said it's true. I don't believe it, and I don't want to drink it."
Liu Cuifang shook her head; the taste was awful.
"It's right not to drink it. All medicines have some side effects. Besides, even if the first one isn't a boy, the second one will definitely be a boy."
The village chief's wife herself had a boy as her first child, so she didn't understand why people were in such a hurry to have a boy.
"Yes, Mother is right."
Liu Cuifang nodded, but her mind began to wander.
Wei Yuyan paid the village chief one hundred coins, received the slip of paper and the key, and then went to clean with Sister Xiuhua and her husband.
The room was covered in a really thick layer of dust, and the three of them worked together to clean the main room first.
"That's it, no more today. We'll go all out tomorrow."
"Once Li Cai and the others finish their work tomorrow afternoon, I'll ask them to help out, and we can finish cleaning everything tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan figured she could never finish anyway, so she might as well get up early tomorrow and get started.
"Let's go then, otherwise we won't be able to get into the house when Xiaolei and Qianqian get out of school."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua also fetched water to wash her hands. What if the children can't get in later because they don't have keys?
The three locked the door and headed home. Wei Yuyan was no longer in a state of collapse like yesterday; instead, she felt that this whole affair had given her a push.
"Hmph~~~".
The group arrived home not long before the children returned. Qianqian was crying, and Xiaolei followed behind, looking dejected.
"What's wrong? Who bullied our Qianqian?"
Wei Yuyan put her arm around Qianqian's shoulder.
"Sister-in-law, we just went to visit the house."
Xiao Lei said softly.
"It's okay, Xiaolei, Qianqian, the house isn't suitable to live in now."
Because the house is old, it leaks when it rains and it can be blown down by the wind.
My sister-in-law will start building a new house in two months. Today I rented a courtyard from the village chief. It's a brick and tile house.
"We'll move in tomorrow after we finish cleaning, and then we'll move into the new house once it's finished."
Wei Yuyan slowly explained to the children.
"Okay then, as long as I can live with my brother and sister-in-law."
Qianqian wiped away her tears and nodded.
Xiao Lei wasn't so disappointed anymore, but he was still a little reluctant to leave the old house, where he had memories with his parents and older brother.
"Sister-in-law, have you forgotten about the chicks?"
Xiao Lei suddenly asked a soul-searching question.
"Oh, it really is Brother Lifu~".
Wei Yuyan had completely forgotten about the chicken. If it wasn't locked, wouldn't it be stolen?
I quickly called Brother Lifu and we went to his house to catch the chicks and take them to the rented house.
The rented house also had a chicken coop, which was much more upscale than Wei Yuyan's chicken shed.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan got up before dawn again and went to clean the rented house.
While cleaning, Wei Yuyan found that the furniture here was of decent quality and still usable.
The kitchen is the hardest place to clean because pots, pans, cupboards, grain cabinets, and other utensils are covered in dust in every nook and cranny.
"Sister-in-law, I came without you even calling me."
Wei Yuyan worked for about 15 minutes before Brother Lifu arrived.
"I can't sleep. This place still needs some time to get things done. I hope we can move in tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan opened all the windows in the room to let in some fresh air; the sun was shining nicely today.
Li Fu would sweep everywhere to remove the dust, making it easier for Wei Yuyan to wipe.
"Have breakfast, you two, take a break."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua brought food for the adults, as well as chicken feed.
"Sister-in-law, you're amazing!"
Wei Yuyan was surprised that her sister-in-law Xiuhua was so helpful, even bringing chicken feed.
"Hey, don't let your chickens get too thin. I'm looking forward to eating your chickens during the New Year."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law joked.
"When the time comes, I'll go up the mountain to find some herbs, and the chicken I stew will be incredibly fragrant."
Wei Yuyan was thinking that if she had time in the second half of the year, she would go to the mountain to dig up some Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, or Gastrodia elata.
Once dried, store it at home. In winter, you can use it to make soup, stew chicken, or stew duck.
We need to dig up more to send to Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Sister-in-law Zhang, and my sister's family; we need to prepare a portion for each of them.
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