Chapter 417: Fell

Xue Han was smart and understood her second brother's plan immediately. Then, looking at her mother's smiling face, she felt sympathy for her second brother. It would be better if he was honest. If he performed well, he could come back earlier. The more he struggled, the later he would come back.

Zhulan was a little sleepy, so she sent the two girls away, "If you two want to go out for a walk, go out for a walk. If you don't want to go out, go back to study. I want to take a nap."

Xue Han and Wu Ning looked at each other, then stood up and left.

As for where Yu Shuang went, Yu Shuang and Yu Lu were learning needlework from Xing Hua, and the two little girls were already curious.

Zhulan fell asleep very early and slept until noon. When she opened her eyes, she saw her mother sitting beside her. Zhulan sat up and asked, "Mom, why are you here?"

Sun, "How can I not come and see this big thing in person?"

Zhulan blushed, "It's not a big deal."

Sun glared at him, "Isn't pregnancy a big deal? I thought you had given up the idea a long time ago, but you are pregnant again. You are not young anymore, I feel uneasy if I don't check it out. You too, don't you know how your body is? Don't think everything will be fine once you are well."

Zhulan saw that her mother's face was more worried than happy. She felt warm in her heart and leaned against her mother affectionately, "Mom, the doctor checked and said that my body is in good condition. I'll be fine if I'm careful."

Mrs. Sun was really worried. She had lost a grandson. If anything happened to the daughter, she and the old man would not be able to live. Fortunately, the daughter had a rosy complexion and looked well. She hoped that this child would not be a troublemaker. May God and Buddha bless her.

Zhulan stood up and said, "Mom, Dad won't be here too, will he?"

Sun snorted, "I'm here. I saw you and then went to the orchard with Changli."

When Sun mentioned the orchard, she couldn't help but say, "I went to your orchard a few days ago. The fruit trees in these six years are indeed very productive. Last year, the fruit was few, but this year the trees are full of fruit. One tree can be sold for a lot of money. It's not like the four-year-old fruit trees at home. Although there are more than last year, it's not much."

Zhulan was not very happy, "Mom, there were fewer fruits last year, but there were also fewer insects. I went to check this year and found that many fruits were infested with insects. Some trees had only a few good fruits."

The fruit farmer she hired tried various methods, but none of them worked. There was no pesticide, and she felt sad when she saw the rotten fruits.

Sun sighed, "The fruits at home are also infested with bugs."

Zhulan sighed, whether they are farmers or fruit growers, it is actually the most difficult job. If paper wasn't too expensive, she would have wanted to put paper bags around the fruits!

Sun patted her daughter on the head and said, "You are a pregnant woman now, don't worry about these things anymore. You have many sons, and I think each of them is very capable. You should just stay at home and take care of the baby."

Zhulan covered her forehead with her hands. Her mother really hit her. She also wanted to take good care of the baby. This year's income was counted on the orchard. She had been spending money since the beginning of this year, and all her major income came from the orchard.

Oh yes, there are also sweet potatoes and potatoes planted on the wasteland. It’s time to harvest them these days. Zhulan planted more than 30 acres of land in one go.

At noon, Zhou Shuren couldn't help showing off since no one asked him. Zhou Shuren said quietly, "There will be many places to use money in the future!"

It’s a pity that Zhou Shuren made too many opening remarks like this, and the adults who were having dinner with him just wanted to finish their meal quickly and leave.

Zhou Shuren, ".......Ah, next year I should have another daughter or son."

Lord Chen was annoyed. He also had a child when he was over 40 years old, but the concubine who gave birth to him was only in her twenties. Lord Zhou did not have a concubine. Then he thought that Lord Zhou's wife looked quite young. How old was Lord Zhou's wife?

Lord He was the first to respond, "Congratulations."

He was scared to death. He thought what Lord Zhou was planning when he heard his first words.

Zhou Shuren was very satisfied to hear the congratulations. He had been feeling suffocated this morning.

At night, all the wives of officials in Lizhou City knew that Zhulan was pregnant, and then Zhulan attracted another wave of hatred. These wives did not worry about Zhulan's health, but were only jealous. Lord Zhou only had his original wife, and he was still jealous at such an old age.

Mr. Chen's wife, Hua, felt heartbroken, especially when she thought that her husband's youngest son was born to a concubine. She felt even more upset and turned around and ignored her husband.

Lord Chen knew this would happen, but he came anyway. Otherwise, his wife would be making a fuss, his concubines would be crying, and he would still be the one with the headache in the end.

At night, Zhou Shuren didn't dare to hug Zhulan. He carefully held Zhulan's hand and fell asleep. Whenever Zhulan moved, Zhou Shuren would wake up.

Time passed in a blink of an eye and it was seven days, Zhou Shuren's days of rest. During these seven days, Zhulan met Hua Shimiao and other officials' families. With more people coming, Zhulan had less time to rest, and Zhou Shuren became unhappy. Zhou Shuren's unhappiness was very frustrating.

Finally, these officials' wives stopped coming, Zhulan was free, and Zhou Shuren was happy again.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were discussing going to the garden when Steward Ding ran over and said, "Madam, Miss Wu hit her forehead."

Zhulan was stunned for a moment, "Fell down?"

Why did you fall down at home?

Butler Ding twitched his lips, "Yes, Miss Wu fell from the tree."

Zhulan, "......."

She suspected that her hearing was not working well because of her pregnancy. Wu Ning was so well behaved. How could such a well-behaved girl climb trees?

Zhulan was no longer bothered and asked hurriedly, "Is he okay?"

Butler Ding coughed and said, "Miss Wu is fine, that's right."

Zhulan, "You want to drive me crazy!"

(End of this chapter)