Chapter 221 Letter
"There's no need for the midwife to come so hastily. There are many people living in our house now, and there aren't enough rooms for servants. Besides, Doctor Cheng is a very good doctor, so you have to trust him."
Doctor Cheng's father used to work in the Imperial Hospital. As he got older and his health deteriorated, he returned from the capital.
Although Doctor Cheng's father has passed away for many years, young Doctor Cheng has inherited his mantle and is even better than him. His medical skills are very advanced and he is extremely famous in the city.
Gu Yunyi wanted to say something when he saw Huang Boyang coming.
He did not study in the provincial school, but his teacher lived not far away from the school. He often had to travel to the market. Although he had a house on Baiyang Street, he did not spend much time there, and often only showed up once every ten days or half a month.
The last time we met was when the hot pot restaurant opened. This time, I just handed them a letter and left in a hurry, without even having time to eat my favorite food.
The letter was written by Hui Niang and Fang Ziheng.
Before, when Xu Qingmeng and his friends bought a house, Huang Boyang also bought them a yard, which was not too far away, but it was still empty now.
Xu Qingmeng and others mentioned them some time ago, asking why they hadn't come yet.
The letter said that they estimated that it might arrive at the end of winter at the earliest, but it might not arrive at all, but it would not arrive later than the middle of the twelfth lunar month at the latest.
They also wanted Xu Qingmeng to help them buy some charcoal or something, fearing that it would be difficult to buy them because of the cold weather. They also wanted them to help tidy up the yard in advance.
He had never met them, but seeing her daughter-in-law was very happy to receive the letter, she thought that she should get along well with her daughter-in-law.
However, I was still surprised to hear Meng Niang say that it would not come until the end of winter or the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.
"Why are you going out in the cold winter? The government school will probably be on holiday by then. Why don't you stay at home and celebrate the New Year before coming over?"
Xu Qingmeng shook her head. "I'm not sure about that. I didn't ask much about their family affairs before. But when I rented a house in the same courtyard before, I ran into an uncle from the Fang family... He didn't seem to be easy to get along with. Maybe there's something shady going on in his family."
He understood it in her heart and didn't say anything.
It's almost time now, and since Hui Niang and the others have already sent the letter, Xu Qingmeng will naturally help prepare it.
The key to the yard was taken away by Huang Boyang along with the letter.
The winter in the city is very cold, and charcoal is not cheap at all, especially the high-quality, smokeless charcoal, which is even more expensive.
The Gu family, the Zhou family and both families have servants, and there are quite a lot of people. Xu Qingmeng's current health condition does not allow her to work too hard, so Xinting helps her to take care of everything.
In the letter, Hui Niang also mentioned that they should prepare more bedding, heaters and so on, as she thought there must be more than just the three of them, so she asked Xin Ting to buy some more.
As for charcoal, you can just ask someone to deliver it to you. As for bedding, you can still buy it from the store that Aunt Li introduced before. The Dong family is really good. When Xinting went to buy it, she smiled happily.
After all the things were purchased, a car was arranged to deliver them back. I heard that it was not delivered to Gu's house, but to a yard some distance away from Gu's house, so the landlady gossiped a little.
"So it was purchased for this courtyard. I heard that the four courtyards near your place bought it together. I didn't quite believe it, but it turned out to be true!"
Xinting smiled and said, "Yes, they were bought together. My uncle is a friend of theirs, so it's convenient for them to live together."
"That's good. People who know each other can live together and take care of each other." The proprietress said with a smile.
The hotpot restaurant was just about to be served at this time. After the food was delivered, he exchanged a few words with the proprietress, said a few words to Aunt Lin, and then left in a hurry.
At night, Gu Yunyi still felt restless.
Even though he knew it, he couldn't help but worry.
Xu Qingmeng really didn't want to see him looking so worried, so she sent him to the study.
Xu Qingmeng still felt that the baby in her belly was very well behaved. After all, she had not had any major reaction from the time she became pregnant until now. She believed that everything would go smoothly.
However, this only represents Xu Qingmeng's personal opinion, and Gu Yunyi still feels uneasy.
The next morning, he asked Zhou Yuanjia to go to the provincial school to ask for leave for him.
Gu Yunyi went to invite the midwife back early in the morning. The Gu family was indeed short of accommodation, but the Zhou family had a room, and Xu Qingmeng was helpless.
Even He and others were made nervous by Gu Yunyi.
The midwives that Gu Yunyi found were all very experienced in the neighborhood. They had seen a lot of things like this, and it was not their first time living in the host's home, so they adapted quickly. However, this was the first time they saw someone so nervous.
Knowing that Xu Qingmeng was pregnant with twins, one of them smiled and said, "No wonder you are so nervous. Twins do come early. If you calculate the date, you should be nervous."
"But there's no need to be too nervous. Madam Gu is in good health and looks blessed. I'm sure everything will go smoothly." said another midwife.
The two midwives only said nice things, and Mrs. He was also in a good mood.
Xu Qingmeng originally thought it would take a few days, but who would have thought that it would start that very night.
Xu Qingmeng had just sat down for a while when her legs became wet and her stomach felt unwell. She immediately panicked.
Subconsciously, she grabbed Gu Yunyi's arm and said tremblingly: "Yun, Yunyi, am I... am I about to give birth?"
"What?"
Gu Yunyi didn't understand either, so he quickly asked the maid outside the door to call He and the midwife to come and take a look.
He arrived first, and when she saw the situation, she immediately realized that Meng Niang was about to launch an attack.
"Quick, go see if the midwife has come. Xinting, ask Aunt Lin to boil some water. Where's Gu Tong? Go get Doctor Cheng."
"Mom, what about me? What can I do?" Gu Yunyi asked in panic.
Gu Yunyi was even more nervous and panicked than Xu Qingmeng at this moment.
"What are you doing? Come with me and help Meng Niang lie down." He said unhappily.
He usually looks quite smart, but now he acts like a fool.
In just a short while, Xu Qing started to feel contractions. Her little face shrank into a ball and her forehead was covered in sweat from the pain.
Gu Yunyi felt extremely distressed, and hurriedly wrung out the handkerchief and kept wiping her: "My wife, don't be afraid, just bear with it, the midwife will be here soon, it's okay, it's okay!"
Xu Qingmeng clenched her teeth, she was in so much pain that she had no strength to recover. Her already pale face turned even paler. She reached out and grabbed Gu Yunyi's hand.
When Gu Yunyi saw Xu Qingmeng like this, he didn't dare to say anything and let Xu Qingmeng hold him tightly.
(End of this chapter)
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