"Okay, if you've thought of something, then go ahead and plant it. You don't need to ask me about this."
"But if you're going to plant them, you can plant more. There are many of you, so you'll have vegetables to eat in the winter."
Everyone nodded in agreement. After Xu Han finished speaking, Lu Chuan continued, "It's getting late. After we finish digging up the sweet potatoes and potatoes, we'll start turning the soil and planting winter wheat."
Zhu Qiang, you have experience in this area, so you just need to lead the team and do it. If you have any problems, feel free to contact me.
Zhu Qiang patted his chest and assured him, "Sir, you can rest assured. I may not be good at other things, and I don't have any other skills. But I've been farming all my life, and I have quite a bit of experience in it. You can leave the farm work to me with confidence!"
Lu Chuan added, "Yes, the batch of chickens, ducks and geese that hatched a while ago are almost ready to hatch. Zhou, please keep a close eye on them."
"Yes, sir, I'm watching! They'll hatch in another five or six days. I'll have the eldest build a small coop over there in the valley, and once they're a bit bigger, we can release them into the orchard."
"Okay. We'll leave these trivial matters to you. Just pay more attention in the future, and ask us if you have any questions or are unsure about anything."
Everyone agreed, and Xu Han, seeing that it was getting late, told them to go back and rest first.
After a day of farm work, everyone was quite tired, so they went back to tidy up and rested immediately.
However, everyone in the family is used to going to bed late, and they are still enjoying the cool air in the yard.
They had originally planned to have Grandpa Zhao take Xu Han's pulse and treat her condition yesterday, but Xu Han and Lu Chuan forgot about it in the blink of an eye. By the time Lu Chuan remembered, it was already late, so they kept putting it off until today.
Seeing that Grandpa Zhao was lying on the chair without any problems, Lu Chuan said, "Grandpa Zhao, could you take Xiao Han's pulse?"
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Zhao sat up straight and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Xiaohan? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lu Chuan answered directly for Xu Han, "No, Xiao Han is not feeling unwell anywhere."
That's right, Mu'er and Ze'er are already quite grown up, and there's not much work to do at home right now, as there are other people doing the housework.
My husband and I are thinking of having a little sister for Mu'er and Zai'er while we're still young.
Upon hearing this, everyone sat up straight. Mu'er and Ze'er were especially excited and immediately surrounded her, asking, "Mommy, Mommy, are we really going to have a little sister? Like Zhu Dahu, a little sister?"
Xu Han felt quite embarrassed by the two children, after all, the matter was still unresolved!
"Do Ze'er and Mu'er want a little sister?"
The two brothers nodded vigorously, their faces clearly showing their willingness.
Xu Han then asked, "What if it's a younger brother?"
Ze'er said, "A younger brother is fine too. If I have a younger brother, I'll be the big brother."
Mu'er said, "Although I would prefer a younger sister, a younger brother would also be fine, but he can't be as naughty as Ze'er. Ze'er is really too troublesome."
Hearing this, Ze'er angrily raised her little fist to hit Mu'er, but Mu'er nimbly dodged it, saying, "Bad brother, I wasn't being naughty at all. I was being very good, okay?"
Mu'er retorted, "Is this what you call being well-behaved? You seem to have some misunderstanding about what being well-behaved means."
For a while, the courtyard was filled with the sounds of the two brothers arguing. The adults didn't care and let them make a fuss.
The Taoist priest was also very happy. His family was full of naughty boys, and who wouldn't like a soft and sweet little girl?
So he said to the couple, "Indeed, they are both getting on in years. The war is almost over, and good days are ahead. It's time to put your third child on the agenda."
As soon as the Taoist priest finished speaking, Grandpa Zhao went back into the house and brought over the pulse pillow. After sitting down, he gestured for Xu Han to sit at the wooden table and chairs next to him.
Xu Han sat down and placed her hand on the pulse pillow. He carefully took her pulse. After taking Xu Han's pulse, he gestured for Lu Chuan to sit down.
Lu Chuan cooperated readily, after all, under Xu Han's brainwashing, he knew that having a child was not a one-person affair, and more importantly, both husband and wife had to be healthy in order to have a healthy child.
So he wasn't at all averse to Grandpa Zhao taking his pulse; on the contrary, he cooperated very well.
After Grandpa Zhao finished taking their pulses, he slowly said, "You two are both in good health now, but if you want to have children, you should think about it carefully."
You don't need to take any medicine. Just adjust your sleep schedule and get some rest, and you'll naturally conceive soon.
I'll write down some medicinal diet recipes in a bit, so we can eat them regularly. Getting my body in good condition before getting pregnant will make childbirth less painful.
Lu Chuan and Xu Han were both very happy to hear this, and of course they would fully cooperate with what Grandpa Zhao said.
From then on, Xu Han and Lu Chuan began a long period of trying to conceive. Of course, that's a story for another time.
After Grandpa Zhao finished taking their pulses, the temperature outside dropped lower and lower, so everyone went back to their rooms to do their own things.
It was already almost mid-August, and the temperature at night was getting lower and lower. Xu Han then realized that the Mid-Autumn Festival was just around the corner.
Back in her room, Xu Han brought up the matter, saying, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. How are we going to spend it this year? Are we going to celebrate it with the servants, or are we going to celebrate it by ourselves?"
Lu Chuan scratched his head and asked, "Is the Mid-Autumn Festival coming soon? What day is it today? I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."
Xu Han explained, "Today is already August 12th, and tomorrow is August 13th. I almost forgot about it during this time. I just remembered that it's the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Lu Chuan countered, "What are you thinking? Are we going to live alone, or are we going to live with them?"
Xu Han said, "This is the first year, so why don't we celebrate together? I think it'll be more lively with more people. It gets a bit boring every year with just the few of us. Let's do something different this year!"
Besides, we had agreed to celebrate with them in the valley over the next couple of days and have a meal together.
Since it's going to be lively anyway, we might as well celebrate it together with the Mid-Autumn Festival. That way, we won't have to cook a big meal for the Mid-Autumn Festival again, which is too much trouble.
Lu Chuan said, "I'm fine with either way. This way it will save us trouble. They'll be able to cook for themselves after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it will be more convenient since we'll still be living together as a family."
Xu Han confirmed, "Okay, then it's settled. I'll tell Dan Niang tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I'll take her to bake some mooncakes. Mooncakes are an essential part of the Mid-Autumn Festival."
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