That morning, Wei Xiaojuan took an oxcart to the town.
Ye Bajin drove the cart, and since Wei Xiaojuan was alone this time, he said, "Going to the small town? It's so close, we can walk, haha!"
Wei Xiaojuan rolled her eyes at him: "It's not like I'm not going to give you money."
Ye Bajin choked. He used to think Ye Erquan was a good person, but why are all the members of his family so difficult to deal with?
They soon arrived in town. Wei Xiaojuan got off the bus and walked around the street for a while until Ye Bajin was out of sight. Then she went to a clinic.
When Wei Xiaojuan saw the doctor, she sat down and whispered, "My child is already a year and a half old. I want to take care of another one, but for some reason, I just can't seem to manage it."
The doctor at the clinic nodded, took her pulse, and raised an eyebrow: "Your body was severely depleted during childbirth."
Wei Xiaojuan frowned: "Impossible! My delivery went very smoothly! The midwife who delivered me was from the capital."
The doctor shook his head: "A smooth delivery doesn't mean your body is healthy. Sigh, you didn't take good care of yourself after giving birth."
"What do you mean you haven't taken care of yourself? Humph, do you think I'm one of those poor wretches? My family has plenty of money. When I was in postpartum confinement, I ate so much brown sugar and eggs that I was sick of it. I even had two bowls of soup every day!"
The doctor frowned: "What you're doing is just blindly taking supplements. If you don't have money, fine, but since your family is wealthy, why didn't you see a doctor after giving birth?"
“Yes, I saw it! A doctor took my pulse before I gave birth, and again after I gave birth. It was a doctor from the capital, he was really skilled.” She said with a hint of pride on her face, “The doctor also prescribed medicine for me, which I took for a full two weeks.”
The doctor raised an eyebrow: "But your body... is still quite unhealthy."
Wei Xiaojuan looked unwell: "Are you saying the doctor who prescribed my medicine was bad? Never mind, all I want to ask you now is how I can get pregnant again."
The doctor shook his head: "It's rather difficult."
"If it weren't difficult, why would I be looking for you?"
The doctor nodded: "Then I'll prescribe the medicine for you. Drink it for a month. One dose a day, two hundred coins per dose."
Why is it so expensive?
"How about this? You think it's too expensive to treat your body? Of course, there are cheaper options, but you're not short of money. It's your body, so you can decide what level of drink you want."
Wei Xiaojuan gritted her teeth. Indeed, she couldn't let herself suffer at the expense of others, so she gave six taels of silver, took the medicine, and left.
Since she gave birth, Ye Erquan, out of consideration for the child, would give Wei Xiaojuan five taels of silver every month. When taking the child out to market, he could buy the child some snacks or clothes.
When she got home, Mrs. Wei saw her carrying a bag of medicine and glared at her: "Why did you buy medicine?"
Wei Xiaojuan said, "When I was little, I fell and my leg would hurt from time to time. Can't I just take some medicine?"
She mustn't let her in-laws know that she has difficulty conceiving.
Mrs. Wei thought Wei Xiaojuan was wasteful; it was just a little foot pain, yet she bought so much medicine.
What's infuriating is that she couldn't get any money from Wei Xiaojuan.
Wei Xiaojuan will start decocting the medicine tonight.
After taking it for a full two weeks, when I went back for a follow-up visit, it still had no effect.
Wei Xiaojuan was very angry, so she had to go to another clinic and continue taking her medicine.
Time flies, and another six months have passed in a flash.
On April 19, Hu Xiuxiu gave birth again.
Upon hearing the news, Xiuxiu's mother immediately jumped off her chair and hurriedly walked outside.
A passing villager asked, "Where did Xiuxiu's mother go?"
Xiuxiu's mother said proudly, "My eldest grandson is about to be born."
The villagers laughed and said, "It might be a girl."
Xiuxiu's mother was furious: "Get out of here, you're talking nonsense. Xiuxiu is just like me, this time it's definitely a big, fat boy."
Soon, Xiuxiu's mother arrived at Ye Daquan's house.
The entire Ye family gathered in the courtyard, and Hu Xiuxiu's screams of pain could be heard from inside the house.
Mrs. Du sat nervously in the chair. Xiuxiu's mother stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, in-law. The second pregnancy will be much faster than the first. This time, it's guaranteed to be a great grandson."
Madam Du smiled and said, "Boys or girls are fine."
Xiuxiu's mother: "How can that be? It has to be a boy!"
Holding Xiao Kang Kang, Madam Wei scoffed, "Keep pretending! The first brat has already humiliated you, and you want a second one?"
Not everyone is as lucky as her, immediately having a grandson!
She consulted a fortune teller again, who said that Xiuxiu would also be a girl this time.
Tsk tsk tsk, what a bunch of little girls!
A short while later, the sound of a baby crying suddenly came from inside.
Ye Yong exclaimed with delight, "It's born! Xiuxiu! Xiuxiu!"
A moment later, Wang the midwife opened the door and came out carrying a small quilt.
Ye Yong rushed in in one stride.
The midwife, Wang, smiled and said, "Congratulations, it's a daughter."
"What did you say? How is that possible!" Xiuxiu's mother exclaimed. "The first one was already a girl, how could the second one be? There must be a mistake!"
Mrs. Wei and Ye Peng were secretly delighted.
Wang the midwife rolled her eyes at her and handed the baby to Du: "Take a look at the child."
Mrs. Du took her newborn granddaughter and smiled, "She's chubby and even bigger than Zhuzhu was when she was born."
"Grandma, Zhuzhu wants to see too!" Three-year-old Xiaomingzhu jumped and bounced anxiously at her feet.
"Come, come, let me show you."
Mrs. Du quickly sat down, and Xiao Mingzhu climbed onto the chair: "Wow~~ So small~~ Grandma said she's bigger than Zhuzhu."
These words made Ye Daquan, Jin Hua, and others laugh.
Looking at Xiao Mingzhu's clever and adorable appearance, Ye Erquan couldn't help but glance at Xiao Kangkang.
Little Kang Kang was being held like a precious treasure by Mr. Wei, staring blankly at the sky, lost in thought.
Ye Erquan felt a pang of sadness and sighed softly.
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