Here, when Yao's mother heard her daughter say that her period was a few days late, she immediately picked up a bag of red dates and took her to find a member of the team who could take pulses.
"Uncle Li, how is it going? Is my Xiujuan pregnant?"
When Yao's mother saw that Uncle Li had been taking her pulse for a long time without any response, she became a little anxious.
Uncle Li shook his head for a long while. "She's not pregnant. Her period is delayed. It might be because Xiujuan is a little weak in both Qi and blood. It could also be because she's thinking too much and is stressed..."
Yao Xiujuan was surprised, "Grandpa Li, you said I have both Qi and blood deficiency? But I rested well during the confinement period and ate well..."
"As for being nervous, I'm not nervous at all."
Uncle Li smiled and said, "Your health was seriously depleted before. It won't be healed in just a few months..."
Yao Xiujuan nodded thoughtfully, "Well, I understand. Thank you, Grandpa Li."
Uncle Li smiled and waved his hands, "It's just a small favor, there's nothing to thank me for!"
Yao's mother and Yao Xiujuan walked out of Uncle Li's house and headed towards their own home.
"Xiujuan, I guess it's because you didn't take good care of yourself after giving birth to Xinxin."
Yao Xiujuan nodded. "I thought so too. However, I initially thought that after becoming pregnant with Pingping, my body would recover... I didn't expect..."
Yao's mother patted Yao Xiujuan's hand and comforted her, "It's okay. You and your son-in-law are both young, and you already have a pair of children. It's fine to have the baby two years later."
Yao Xiujuan chuckled softly, "Mom, I'm fine. Brother Tian also said earlier that the two children shouldn't be too close together. He was worried that my body wouldn't be able to handle it."
Yao's mother stopped and turned to look at Yao Xiujuan. Seeing Yao Xiujuan's puzzled look, Yao's mother had a relieved smile on her face.
"Xiujuan, you are so lucky to have such a good husband as your son-in-law..."
After a pause, he sighed again, "I just don't know when your second sister will be able to take charge of the family like you, and whether your youngest sister can find a good husband in the future..."
Yao Xiujuan was stunned for a moment, "Let's not talk about my little sister for now. She's still young and there's no need to rush to find a husband."
"But why hasn't my second sister separated from the family yet? I remember when I went home after the New Year, didn't my second sister say she wanted to separate from the family?"
Yao's mother shook her head, turned around and continued walking back with Yao Xiujuan, saying as she walked, "She wants to, but her parents-in-law...ah..."
Yao Xiujuan frowned slightly, "Can't we just split up without giving up anything?"
Yao's mother was shocked. "You mean to leave the house with nothing? How can that be possible?"
Yao Xiujuan grabbed her mother's hand and stopped, saying seriously, "Mom, my second sister and her husband are both capable. As long as they can separate from the family, I think they will be able to save up some assets in a few years. Even if they leave the house empty-handed, it doesn't matter. As long as we can separate, don't delay any longer..."
"But···"
Seeing Yao's mother's hesitation, Yao Xiujuan spoke again.
"Mom, do you think my second sister and her family won't leave the house empty-handed? With her parents-in-law being so partial, what good things can they give me? Instead of working for them for a few more years in vain, it's better to separate them as soon as possible..."
After a pause, he continued, "If, if there's no money to live on after the division, I can talk to Brother Tian and see if I can lend them some..."
Yao's mother quickly waved her hands, "No, no, if it really comes to the point where you need to leave the house empty-handed before you can divide the family property, your father and I will find a way to borrow money, and you and your son-in-law don't need to get involved."
Yao Xiujuan pursed her lips and said, "Mom, I'm the eldest, I can also help the family..."
Yao's mother smiled and said, "Xiujuan, our eldest son-in-law has helped us a lot."
Chu Tian looked at Sun Weiguo who was also pulling firewood. "So, you mean to say that Brother Baoguo went to dig a canal for you?"
Sun Weiguo nodded as he loaded corn stalks onto the cart. "Yes, my eldest brother said Meiling was about to give birth. If I left, I wouldn't be able to find out if anything happened, so he went in my place."
Chu Tian smiled and said, "Brother Baoguo is really good to you, his younger brother!"
Sun Weiguo grinned, "Of course, my elder brother has always been very good to me!"
After a pause, he continued, "By the way, shall we go to the West Mountain forest to chop firewood tomorrow? These corn stalks and cotton stalks are not enough to last us through the winter."
Chu Tian loaded the last bundle of corn stalks, pressed the handle of the cart with his hand, and looked back at Sun Weiguo, "Go, my eldest brother and the others also said they want to go chop firewood, let's set off early tomorrow..."
"Are you okay? If not, I'm leaving..."
Sun Weiguo quickly tied it up with a hemp rope and shouted, "Okay, okay, let's go, I'll follow you."
The next morning, many people went to chop firewood. Everyone went out in groups. However, many team members who failed to get on the carts had no choice but to go out as a family with hemp ropes. After all, the team had a limited number of carts, and it was impossible for each person to have one.
At this time, a team member who didn't get on the cart walked up to Chu Tian and asked, "Chu Tian, where did you get this cart from? It's different from the one in our team!"
Chu Tian smiled and explained, "This isn't the brigade's cart, it was made by my uncle himself!"
Chu Tian and his brothers did not fight with the team members for the carts, because they were pulling carts made by Uncle Chu himself. He took advantage of the more than one hour after work to make several hand-pulled carts like the ones in his hometown. Even the wheels were made of wood. Although the carts looked bulky, they were very easy to pull if you found the technique.
The team members looked at the cart they were pulling in surprise and asked, "Did Uncle Chu make this?"
Chu Tian nodded, "Yeah."
The team member was silent for a moment after hearing this, then scratched his head embarrassedly and asked, "Then, Chu Tian, can you help me ask Uncle Chu if he can help me make one too? I will provide the materials myself and also pay for the labor..."
Upon hearing this, Chu Tian looked towards Chu Xing and the others not far away and raised his eyebrows. "My cousin and the others are right here. Why don't you just ask them directly?"
The man said embarrassedly, "Isn't this unfamiliar?"
Chu Tian said "Hi" and shouted, "Brother Jie, come here..."
"Xiao Shi, what do you want to call me for?"
Chu Jie didn't pull the cart. The two carts in their house were pulled by his eldest brother and second brother, so when he heard Chu Tian calling him, he just said something to his two brothers and walked over.
Chu Tian twitched his chin and gestured, "A brother from our team wants uncle to help him make a cart to transport things for his family. He's willing to provide the materials and pay for the labor. What do you think?"
Chu Jie was stunned for a moment, then thought that this was the best time to integrate into the team, so he smiled and said, "Help me make the cart? Sure, but forget about the money. We're all in the same team, so why would I ask for money?"
The man was very happy to hear this. "Hey, thank you, brother. I'll deliver the wood to you when I get home this afternoon. As for the labor fee, you still have to pay. We usually pay when we ask someone to help us make furniture!"
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