When Lin Xiaowan and Aunt Zhao arrived at the woodshed, they found Liu Yanqing blowing on his finger. His hand had been pricked and it hurt.
"It's just a small matter." Lin Xiaowan was speechless. It was just a thorn. "Go get a needle."
"No, you can't move." Liu Yanqing said quickly, "I'll do it, I'll do it myself."
"Can you do it yourself?" Lin Xiaowan didn't believe it.
"That's just how you are," Aunt Zhao said. "You'll start crying again soon. You don't have to do it yourself. I'll help you."
Aunt Zhao didn't want Liu Yanqing to scream again. Wouldn't that easily scare people? If Liu Yanqing scared Lin Xiaowan, it would be difficult to deal with. How could a pregnant woman withstand being scared?
Lin Xiaowan was speechless to Liu Yanqing. "Go with the gloves later."
Before, when Liu Yulian was working here, she wore gloves. Some wealthy families also used those gloves, and the fourth room also had gloves.
Lin Xiaowan had no plans to carry the firewood herself. She really needed to be careful, so she decided to let Liu Yanqing do it. They couldn't hire someone to carry the firewood, nor could they always rely on others to cook. They might have other children in the future, so they would have to adapt.
It would be too troublesome to hire someone every time.
Lin Xiaowan saw other pregnant women in the village doing a lot of things. She thought she could do the same, but she couldn't go to the fields as other women did after giving birth. That would be bad for her health.
Many people in rural areas go to the fields just a few days after giving birth, which is not a good thing.
Lin Xiaowan couldn't do that, her body was her own.
"Iodine, remember to buy some iodine." Lin Xiaowan said.
Ever since the town's medical clinic introduced iodine and other disinfectants, women no longer gave birth directly to ashes from burnt kitchens. While burnt ashes might seem to stop bleeding, they contained many harmful substances.
Many women die during childbirth due to these reasons.
When midwives prepare to deliver babies, they also prepare iodine and other supplies. They charge a little more, and the cost of disinfectants has to be paid by the pregnant woman's family.
Some families still think that disinfectants are unnecessary, as they have gone through the same thing before. However, midwives disagree. They all realize that disinfectants are a good thing, and midwives who use disinfectants have much better business.
Those poor families, after losing one daughter-in-law, would have to spend more money to marry again, so it would be better for them to pay more attention to the birth of the child. Midwives have delivered many babies, and not all pregnant women die. Those people will blame the midwives. Everyone knows that giving birth is not an easy thing.
"I remember." Aunt Zhao said, "We have prepared everything at home."
Aunt Zhao didn't go through all this when she gave birth, but she did so in the Marquis's mansion, where things were much better. Lin Xiaowan gave birth in the northwest, where the doctors weren't necessarily as skilled.
Aunt Zhao hoped that Lin Xiaowan and her son would be safe, which would be good. If Lin Xiaowan could control Liu Yanqing, Aunt Zhao thought it was good, and their family could live a more stable life.
If something happens to Lin Xiaowan, and Liu Yanqing marries a wife who cannot control her, I'm afraid this family will be ruined.
"Okay." Lin Xiaowan nodded.
"I heard that the people from the second house will return to Beijing either at the end of this year or in the early spring of next year," said Aunt Zhao.
When Aunt Zhao went to the town, she heard Aunt Chai talk about this matter. Aunt Chai was still wondering whether their third room should follow them to the capital. Aunt Zhao understood that Aunt Chai was still thinking about getting the protection of the Marquis' Mansion when the time came.
If the first wife refuses to protect the third wife, the third wife can still bite the second wife. The second wife wants face, and the second wife likes to be nice to the third wife, so the third wife will naturally prefer to follow the second wife.
"Let them go back." Lin Xiaowan said, "Let's not go."
It’s not that Lin Xiaowan didn’t think about going to the capital. If they went to the capital, how would they live? Lin Xiaowan couldn’t think that if they returned to the capital, their life would not be easy.
"We have fields and land here. What can we do with our little money when we return to the capital?" Lin Xiaowan knew this. "My family might come a few more times. If they see that our relationship with the eldest wife is ordinary, they won't be able to take care of us anymore."
Lin Xiaowan knew this, those people are people who focus on interests. If they can't bring benefits to those people, those people certainly can't always help them.
"That's right." Aunt Zhao felt relieved when she heard Lin Xiaowan say this.
You know, Beijing is a good place. Many people want to go to Beijing and they all think Beijing is good.
"It's nothing." Lin Xiaowan said, "It's great in the northwest. Aren't there still canals to be dug here? It will be even better in the future."
Some nearby villages were suffering from drought, and since they had plenty of food, they thought that with more water, they could grow more food. Building a canal was not an easy task and would take a long time, but the local county magistrate had his own ideas.
The county magistrate believed that since the people had their own ideas and were so motivated, they had to do a good job as well.
Their area is relatively good, close to the snow-capped mountains on the plateau. There's a river flowing from there, but it flows through other places. It's easier for them to divert water here, so it's relatively easy.
I am afraid of places where it is difficult to divert water. It will take many years to dig canals in such places.
Any place that is easy to dig a canal is good. Those people have tasted the sweetness and it won’t be long, so of course they are willing to go.
The county magistrate was a little stunned when he saw for the first time that the people were so willing to dig a canal.
"Hurry up, we still have to plant autumn cotton and winter wheat."
"I don't know if it's too late now."
"It's true, why didn't they tell us before? We are not lazy."
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Some people also blamed the government for its inaction, saying they hadn't announced the canal construction sooner. Originally, they hadn't felt a shortage of irrigation water, but as they planted more grain and other crops, the water shortage became apparent.
How could they not be anxious? They just wanted more water to increase crop yields.
If there was only one male child in the family and no one to support them, they would pay some money. If there were more male children in the family, they would dig canals.
Some people also went to Shiyuan Village. Since it hasn't rained recently, it would be better for them to dig a canal.
Some people were reluctant to go, but Village Chief Zhang and the clan leader were still there saying, "With more people, we can dig faster. With fewer people, we can dig less. If you dig for three to five years, others will have harvested no idea how much grain they have harvested. That's how much money it will cost."
Those people only care about food and money. They don't even think about losing these things. If there is benefit, then they will do it. If there is no benefit, then what will they do?
People from several nearby villages united, following the blueprint drawn by the Water Conservancy Bureau. They were able to dig the canal faster because they had cement and explosives, and more importantly, they could dig the canal more slowly in areas with difficult terrain.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs. Huo had an argument with Lord Ouyang.
No one knew what had happened, but Da Huo took a pair of scissors and thrust them into Lord Ouyang's chest. Luckily, Lord Ouyang blocked the blow; he hadn't expected Da Huo to be so bold. Fortunately, the scissors went wide; if Da Huo had stabbed Lord Ouyang in the heart, he would have been finished.
The maid outside rushed in, and those people hurried to call the doctor. They had never thought that Da Huo would do such a stupid thing. People like Da Huo were a dangerous mad woman.
After Old Madam Ouyang found out, she had Mrs. Huo sent back to the Huo family that night.
The Ouyang family can't afford such a daughter-in-law. She is a life-threatening daughter-in-law.
"You should divorce her." Old Madam Ouyang couldn't stand it anymore.
Old Madam Ouyang didn't know what Da Huo was thinking. Did Da Huo think that after Lord Ouyang died, she could marry the prince of Jingning Marquis's mansion again? Then Liu Yanjing was the son-in-law and the wife of Princess Zhaoyang.
"No need." Lord Ouyang said, "My son has nothing to do, so I'll give her a yard. From now on, we can live our own lives."
Lord Ouyang knew that if he divorced Mrs. Huo, she would likely cause trouble at the Jingning Marquisate. While the Jingning Marquisate could certainly withstand Mrs. Huo, it was certain they would feel the Ouyangs were diverting their troubles.
Of course, he was stabbed by Da Huo, and no one dared to say anything when he divorced his wife.
But Lord Ouyang thought it would be difficult for him to marry again, and he didn't want to marry again. He was tired. So let the eldest Huo family continue to stay in the Ouyang family and let the eldest Huo family stay in the same courtyard. I think the Huo family would not be unwilling.
At the Huo Mansion, Master Huo had never expected that Mrs. Huo would actually stab Master Ouyang with a pair of scissors. Master Huo hoped that Master Ouyang would be safe. If Master Ouyang died, Mrs. Huo would not be able to live.
"This is the good daughter you taught!" Uncle Huo was furious. On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs. Huo was sent back by her husband's family.
"Uncle." Mrs. Huo really didn't expect something like this to happen.
"Just pray that your son-in-law is okay." Uncle Huo said.
Uncle Huo didn't want Mrs. Huo to come back. Mrs. Huo wasn't a good woman at all. If Mrs. Huo came back, the family would be in chaos. It would be best for Mrs. Huo to stay in the Ouyang family.
If the Ouyang family wants Da Huo to stay in a small courtyard, then let Da Huo live there.
The affairs of the Ouyang family soon spread throughout the capital. Since Lord Ouyang was not dead, this matter could be easily resolved.
At the Jingning Marquis Mansion, Liu Yulian was speechless after learning about what Da Huo had done. Da Huo hadn't thought about living a good life, had she?
"Is she crazy?" Liu Yulian said to her mother, "How could she be so cruel?"
When Liu Yulian was in the later world, she heard people talk about who abused whom, who killed whom, and many murders of passion. Liu Yulian did not expect that Da Huo would do such a thing. Da Huo was so terrible, really. Liu Yulian thought it was a good thing that Da Huo and Liu Yanjing divorced.
The Ouyang family was also thinking about Da Huo's identity. If Da Huo was not the daughter of the Bo family, the Ouyang family would never let her in.
"Don't worry about her." Liu's mother said, "There are only a few people like her."
"Yeah." Liu Yulian nodded, "I just don't know if she will do something so crazy in the future."
"That's not necessarily true," said Mother Liu. She was worried that Mrs. Huo would harm anyone in the Liu family. She had to have people pay more attention, not letting Mrs. Huo come over, nor letting anyone sent by Mrs. Huo come.
Fortunately, they didn't let Liu Qingyun and Liu Jiaduo have much contact with the Huo family, otherwise, the two children might be hurt. The two children had been hurt by the Huo family, so it was impossible for them to like the Huo family that much.
"It's scary." Liu Yulian still felt scared.
Whether Lord Ouyang had done anything wrong to Da Huoshi, Da Huoshi had done so. It was just because Da Huoshi felt that she was not living a satisfactory life that she kept making things difficult for the people around her.
Liu Yulian used to think that Mrs. Huo was a little willful and capricious, but who could have imagined that she would become like this?
In less than half a month, Lord Ouyang's injury healed completely, and Lord Ouyang went to Huo Bo's house. He wanted to discuss the matter of the Huo family with Huo Bo's house, and he could not continue to indulge the Huo family.
Of course, Master Huo didn't want Lord Ouyang to divorce Mrs. Huo, as that would bring trouble to the daughter of the Huo family.
"Just do as you said. Arrange a yard for her and don't let her go out unless necessary." Uncle Huo thought that if Mrs. Huo came back, then she would basically have no choice but to die of illness. He didn't want his daughter to die of illness.
After all, Da Huo was the daughter that Uncle Huo loved, so it would be better for her to be alive.
As for what kind of life the Huo family would lead in that small courtyard, Uncle Huo didn't think it was a problem. The Ouyang family would always provide the Huo family with food and clothing. If things really didn't work out, someone from the Huo family could just visit occasionally.
"Let your mother take care of your little daughter." Uncle Huo didn't think his daughter could take good care of his granddaughter, so he let someone else take care of her.
Uncle Huo would never let his little granddaughter come to the Huo family, for fear that they would not take good care of the child and let the child become the next big Huo.
And Mrs. Huo has been making a fuss in recent days. She said that Lord Ouyang is not dead and that she is a girl from the Bo's Mansion.
Mrs. Huo's daughters-in-law all thought that Mrs. Huo was going crazy, and they didn't want her to stay at home any longer.
"Mother." Several of Mrs. Huo's daughters-in-law had come to her.
"We have a girl who's getting married."
"Fortunately, she hurt her husband, not the prince of Jingning Marquis's mansion, nor Princess Zhaoyang."
"That's right, Princess Zhaoyang is a daughter of the royal family."
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These people were already very dissatisfied with Mrs. Huo. If Mrs. Huo and Uncle Huo did not deal with Mrs. Huo properly this time, they would definitely have a good talk with their husbands.
If Da Huo could be so cruel to her husband, then she could be so cruel to others as well. They didn't want Da Huo to stay at home.
"I am the daughter of the Bo family, I am the daughter of the Bo family." Mrs. Huo kept saying.
The image of her past life still appeared in Mrs. Huo's mind. "My son is going to pass the imperial examination. He's very capable, you know?"
The maids who served Da Huo had long sensed her madness, and they did not dare to say much.
No matter how much trouble Da Huo made, the maids did not let her run away.
Mrs. Huo came to see her daughter. She really didn't expect her daughter to become like this.
"Mother." Seeing Madam Huo coming, Mrs. Huo asked, "Is Qingyun coming to pick me up? He is really cruel. He only knows how to be filial to his aunt. What's so good about his aunt? His aunt is against me and makes them treat me badly."
Mrs. Huo looked at her daughter and wondered what this had to do with Princess Rongning.
"I'm telling you, Liu Yulian is a fool. She's going blind by trying to embroider." Da Huo said, "They still want me to do it, but I won't do it."
"..." Mrs. Huo's mouth twitched slightly.
"They say I'm lazy, but how am I lazy?" Mrs. Huo was unwilling to accept this. In her previous life, those people asked her to wash clothes and cook. It should be okay for her to just wash her own clothes.
Haha, they clearly wanted to bully her.
Those people have made money, so they can obviously let the old women do the laundry, and she doesn't need to do it at all.
"Jia Jie'er doesn't listen to me, mother. You have to make her obedient. If she doesn't, let her marry a peasant in the future." said Mrs. Huo.
"What are you thinking about?" Mrs. Huo reached out and patted her daughter's face. "Wake up."
"I'm very sober." said Mrs. Huo.
"You are Madam Ouyang, not the wife of the prince of Marquis Jingning's Mansion." Madam Huo reminded her daughter not to make trouble here.
"Ouyang..." Mrs. Huo was somewhat sober. This wasn't her previous life, it was different. "Oh, right, I'm Madam Ouyang. Why, why was the Liu family able to regain their title? Why did Liu Yulian know all that? Is she possessed by a ghost?"
Mrs. Huo quickly covered Mrs. Huo's mouth, wondering why her daughter was acting so crazy.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Huo had a headache. Which ghost could do so many good things?
"No, I'm not talking nonsense." Da Huo said as soon as she got the chance.
"Stop talking." Madam Huo couldn't stand it any longer. She slapped Madam Huo hard. "You are Madam Ouyang. Princess Rongning is not your sister-in-law. When you were in the Marquis' Mansion, she never gave you any trouble. Didn't you say that your sister-in-law had no courage and was just a fool who only knew how to study?"
When Mrs. Huo was still the young lady of the Marquis of Jingning's mansion, she returned to the Huo family and said that Liu Yulian was useless and only knew how to study.
At that time, Mrs. Huo knew that Liu Yulian did not bully the eldest Huo. Even if she did, it was her daughter bullying Liu Yulian.
"Yeah, she just reads those crappy books." Mrs. Huo said.
"That's enough. When you return to the Ouyang family, just stay here well." Mrs. Huo's eyes were red. She knew how the Ouyang family would treat her daughter, and she also knew what Uncle Huo meant, but she could do nothing about it.
This daughter had done so many wrong things that Mrs. Huo couldn't protect her at all. Her sons and daughters-in-law didn't want Mrs. Huo to stay at home any longer.
"No, I don't want to go." Mrs. Huo refused. "I want to go back to the Marquis' Mansion. I'm the Crown Prince's wife."
“…” Mrs. Huo thought her daughter was crazy. Why did she say such things?
Regardless of Da Huo's reaction, Lord Ouyang took her back. In order to prevent Da Huo from talking nonsense on the way, they stuffed cloth in Da Huo's mouth and asked someone to help her.
Uncle Huo and Lord Ouyang had agreed that as long as Mrs. Huo was the wife of the Ouyang family, the Uncle's Mansion would naturally take better care of the Ouyang family.
Lord Ouyang wanted more than just the care of the Bo Mansion. He didn't want to marry again, lest he marry another troublemaker. He and Mrs. Huo also had a little daughter, and he had to take care of her.
Mrs. Huo was so angry. She was reborn, but why did God still treat her like this?
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