Today is Lunar New Year's Eve.
Before he knew it, this was already Wan Shu's second New Year's Eve in the Great Sheng Dynasty.
It's not even evening yet, but the Liang family's kitchen is already filled with delicious aromas.
Today, suppliers from other prefectures came to pick up goods. Wan Shu was supposed to be present the whole time, but because it was New Year's Eve and Wan Feng was helping to supervise and manage, she returned first.
Wan Shu discovered that although Wan Feng had a limp, he was serious about his work and meticulous in his work.
So after the factory was built, Wanfeng was promoted to factory supervisor, responsible for supervising and managing the workers.
After getting this job, no one in Liu's family, or even the entire Qingshui Village, looked down on Wanfeng because of his lameness.
Many families even came to Wanfeng to propose marriage, and among them happened to be a girl that Wanfeng liked.
If nothing unexpected happens, good news is expected to be on the horizon after the Spring Festival.
Wan Shu walked into the kitchen and found that, apart from Da Zhu and San Shun who were still busy outside, Er Ya, Siya, Wu Ping, and Daniu were all busy at the stove.
Wan Shu glanced at the big girl's heavily pregnant belly.
I quickly washed my hands and went to help.
"Honey, the doctor said you're going to give birth soon. You should go and rest. What are you doing working so hard at the stove? You'll get tired."
Da Niu wiped the sweat from her forehead and laughed, "Mom, it's not that precious. Which pregnant woman in the village doesn't work? And I'm not tired at all."
Even so, Wan Shu was still very insistent, snatched the spatula from Da Niu's hand, and forcibly pushed Da Niu out of the kitchen.
However, Wan Shu didn't stay in the kitchen for long, because soon Da Zhu and San Shun returned.
The two took over the remaining tasks in the kitchen, while Wan Shu, along with the other kids, sat in the yard, eating sunflower seeds.
In fact, the Great Sheng Dynasty did not originally have melon seeds.
This was grown by Wan Shu herself, using the land bestowed upon her by Emperor Hongxing and seeds she bought in the marketplace, because she had a craving for food.
Besides melon seeds, she also planted many vegetables and fruits that were not available in the Great Sheng Dynasty, such as peppers, tomatoes, corn, watermelons, and spices.
At first, the villagers were too afraid to touch Wan Shu because he had grown so many strange and unusual things, fearing that they would be poisoned and die if they did.
However, once the crops matured and Wan Shu taught them how to eat them, they not only fell in love with these strange and unusual crops, but also asked Wan Shu for a lot of seeds to grow themselves.
Just then, Uncle Erniu's voice came from the courtyard gate.
"Rich and noble daughter-in-law, this is my youngest daughter-in-law. She just picked these oranges and pomelos from the field today. Come on, have a taste, they're so sweet!"
The courtyard gate was not closed.
As Uncle Erniu was speaking, he walked in carrying a bamboo basket of pomelos and oranges.
It was already dark, but you could still vaguely see that the oranges and pomelos that Uncle Erniu brought were the best of the best, both in terms of size and color.
Wan Shu knew that these fruits were very precious to Uncle Erniu's family.
“Uncle Erniu, these fruits are so good, you should keep them for your own sale, I can’t accept them.”
Wan Shu declined to accept the money, but Uncle Erniu was very determined.
"That won't do. You have to accept it today. If it weren't for the grafting method you taught us and the branches you gave us, we wouldn't have been able to harvest such sweet fruit so quickly."
"And you've helped us a lot too. Thanks to your factory, our family is now well-fed and clothed."
"Although our family is not exactly wealthy right now, and we can't usually afford to give out anything fancy, we can still provide fruit for holidays and festivals."
After saying that, Uncle Erniu simply put down the bamboo basket and left.
He was truly grateful to Wan Shu.
When Wan Shu bought the carriage, he thought his family was about to lose a major source of income.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the factory was built, Wan Shu immediately started asking him to haul goods and even recruited his two sons to work in the factory.
With this extra income, his family has not gone hungry for more than a year, for which he is extremely grateful to Wan Shu.
Besides Uncle Erniu, there are many other people who are grateful to Wan Shu in this way.
They either brought the same fruit, or freshly made sausages and cured meats for the New Year, or, more straightforwardly, they brought grain.
The Liang family's originally spacious courtyard was crammed full by them.
However, at the same time, Wan Shu's heart was gradually filled.
Having gone through so much, she now truly considers herself a part of Qingshui Village.
At the same time, she genuinely treated the five little ones in her family as her own children.
"Alright, the food is all ready. Mother won't say anything more. Let's eat!"
Wan Shu didn't say anything particularly moving, but everyone could feel the warmth in that moment.
Everyone began to feast on the sumptuous meal.
Just as the New Year's Eve dinner was about to end, Wan Shu made an excuse and quietly entered the room, taking out six red envelopes from the bedside table.
Although Dazhu and Da Niu are already married, and the other kids are almost able to stand on their own, in Wan Shu's eyes they are still a few underage kids, and New Year's money is indispensable.
She took the red envelope and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a scream from the outside room.
"Ouch! Dazhu, my stomach hurts so much, what should I do!?"
That's Da Niu's voice.
Wan Shu was startled and, forgetting all about the New Year's money, quickly ran out again.
The girl was clutching her stomach in pain.
Dazhu, supporting Da Niu, looked flustered: "What, what's wrong... Didn't the doctor say her pulse was fine...?"
Wan Shu immediately realized: "She must be about to give birth! Da Zhu, help Da Niu into the room. San Shun, you go with your mother to fetch the midwife now!"
"As for Er Ya, S Ya, and Wu Ping, hurry up and boil more hot water, and then bring out all the things I told you to use for the new mother and baby!"
The family split into three groups to carry out the operation, and soon the midwife arrived.
After two hours of painful screaming, the girl gave birth to a baby boy.
However, the birth of the baby boy did not alleviate the pain of the older girl, who continued to scream incessantly.
Wan Shu knew that childbirth in ancient times was not easy; it was like walking through the gates of hell.
Just as Wan Shu was worried that something might have happened to Da Niu, the midwife suddenly exclaimed with delight.
"Oh dear, how come there's another one in my belly? It's twins!"
Half an hour later, Da Niu gave birth to another baby girl.
Wan Shu held two children on either side of her, and just like that, she was officially promoted to grandmother.
(End of article)
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