Chapter 405 - 405 394 Peace

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405: Chapter 394: Peace 405: Chapter 394: Peace Zhou SiLang finished his prayers to the deities and then pulled Manbao to the doorway of the room, closed his eyes, and beseeched the gods. Seeing that Manbao was not very focused, he even chided her, “You could at least concentrate a little.” Having been ignored, Brother Fang who wanted to have a chat with him: ... Before he could speak, a sharp scream came from the room. Zhou SiLang was startled, and before he could respond, joyful voices erupted, “It’s born, it’s born...” Soon after, the cries of a baby could be heard from inside the room. Zhou SiLang also burst into tears with a whoop. Brother Fang looked at him with disdain, peered into the room, and said to Sister-in-law Fang, “Go and take a look.” There was no need for her to go in; Mother Fang soon came out holding the baby, stood at the doorway for them to have a glance, and said with a beaming smile, “It’s a big and chubby boy, and he’s very handsome.” Manbao who was not very interested couldn’t help but step forward to take a quick look, then withdrew her gaze, thinking that all adults lie. The baby looked just like the fifth when he was born, all red and wrinkled, not handsome in the slightest. Yet, Zhou SiLang truly thought his son was very handsome. He didn’t dare to hold him, just stood by joyfully watching, then asked, “Mother, how is my wife doing now?” Mother Fang glanced at him and smiled, “She’s fine, the doctor is checking on her right now.” The senior doctor came and took her pulse twice, once before childbirth, indicating her body was still alright, and also checked the fetal position, confirming it was normal. The second check was happening right now. After feeling her pulse for a while, the senior doctor withdrew his hand and said, “There’s nothing wrong, and no need for medicine, but she must strengthen her body. She’s weak after childbirth, so she must lay a good foundation and have a proper confinement period, then she won’t have any problems in the future.” Ms.Fang’s physical condition was good, mainly because the Fang family was well off, with their meat-selling business providing a solid foundation. Even though she suffered some hardships after entering the Zhou family, she got pregnant immediately. Throughout the year, her diet has been comparable to Manbao’s, and even a bit better. The Zhou family never shortchanged pregnant women. Even if laborers had to eat less, they ensured that expectant mothers had enough to eat. As a result, she was well-nourished, which made the delivery go smoothly. The senior doctor obviously liked such patients and carefully gave some instructions before taking his medicine chest and leaving. Old Zhou offered some money and treated the senior doctor and the midwife to a bowl of noodles, then let Zhou DaLang and Zhou ErLang escort them back. As for the Fang family, they were to stay over tonight. Fortunately, there were enough rooms in the Zhou’s house now; they just had to clear out a few of the children’s rooms to make two more available. Ms.Qian had washed her hands and came out only to find that Manbao had not gone to bed yet. She was sitting on the stone steps, yawning against the wall. Frowning, Ms.Qian looked around and saw Junior Ms.Qian busy in the kitchen preparing a late-night snack for everyone, so she went over and pulled Manbao up, coaxing softly, “Manbao, how about sleeping with mom tonight?” Feeling grown up, Manbao shook her head, “No, I want to sleep by myself.” So Ms.Qian took Manbao back to her room, killed a mosquito for her, then left after lowering the mosquito net. The next day, the whole village knew that a grandson had been added to the Zhou family. Mother Fang had just gotten up when Junior Ms.Qian had already prepared Manbao’s breakfast. Seeing her struggling to keep her eyes open, she washed her face with cold water again, and scolded, “I told you to sleep with Sanya and the others last night, but you insisted on joining in the fun with Four. Now you can hardly get up, right? If you fall asleep in school later, be careful of the teacher spanking your palm.” The cold water startled Manbao into wakefulness, and she took her breakfast and began to eat. Mother Fang glanced at what Manbao was eating: a bowl of egg custard and a bowl of noodle soup. Junior Ms.Qian hadn’t gotten up to make tofu that day, so there was no tofu pudding to eat. But in Mother Fang’s eyes, this was quite good already, especially given the poor harvests last year and this year. Even her own family wouldn’t dare to eat like this in the morning now. Seeing Mother Fang, Junior Ms.Qian greeted her with a smile, “How about you sleep a little longer, mother-in-law? You must be exhausted from last night, right?” “Not tired, not tired,” Mother Fang replied with a smile: “It’s your big sister-in-law and mother-in-law who worked hard instead. Our family’s second girl will need more of your care in the future.” Junior Ms.Qian smiled, “We are one family, isn’t it our duty to take care of each other? Mother-in-law, please wait a moment; after I see the little aunt off, I’ll prepare the breakfast. What would you like to eat in the morning?” “Anything simple will do. Nowadays, times are tough for everyone; we can’t be extravagant.” Although her daughter never came home complaining about life at the Zhou family, the Fang family was more prosperous than the Zhous, so Mother Fang didn’t dare to ask for too much. What if her daughter suffered because the in-laws took offense? Junior Ms.Qian just smiled in response. The Zhou family had its own standards for hosting in-laws. The food prepared might not be expensive, but it was diverse, and Junior Ms.Qian’s cooking skills were excellent. Almost anything she made was delightful to taste, even bland soy dregs could be turned into something rather delicious by her. Not to mention the food for pregnant women was even better. Ms.Fang thought, if she could eat the dishes made by her sister-in-law every day, she might be willing to give birth every few days. Junior Ms.Qian didn’t make noodles for Ms.Fang, knowing she needed to produce milk. She had steamed rice early in the morning and stewed pork trotters, and finally added six eggs to the pork trotter soup. Not only Mother Fang, even Sister-in-law Fang was stunned, and then they watched the young aunt eat all of these dishes. Mother Fang instinctively looked at Ms.Qian and Junior Ms.Qian’s expressions, and seeing that they seemed unconcerned, she relaxed a little. Despite the addition of a new grandson, aside from Zhou SiLang and Ms.Qian who could stay at home, the others still needed to head to the fields to work. Old Zhou put down his chopsticks and said to his sons, daughters-in-law, and all his grandchildren, “In the next two days, all the beans must be planted. After the kids rest for a couple of days, it’ll be time to plow the fields and transplant the rice seedlings. Don’t be lazy; otherwise, if you miss the farming season, we’ll all end up chewing on tree bark in the mountains this year.” The addition of a new grandson was a great pressure for Old Zhou. Although the child was small, he actually ate quite a bit, and his mother required a lot of food as well. Old Zhou was rather worried. Everyone agreed and then dispersed, each grabbing their tools and heading for the fields. Even the fourth and Sanya were taken to the field. They had to pick out the stones and weeds that were left behind. They were old enough to scatter beans as they walked, as long as the adults paid a bit more attention. Ms.He got up to clear away the dishes and bowls; she could stay at home because she needed to look after her youngest son. Soon, she would carry the child to the vegetable garden to feed the chickens, clean the yard, and prepare the midday meal... Of course, the mother-in-law staying home to host the guests would help her. Seeing everyone had gone, Mother Fang asked Ms.Fang in a low voice, “Does your Zhou family always eat so well?” “No way,” whispered Ms.Fang, “only Third Sister-in-law and I ate like this when we were pregnant. Even Manbao gets at most two eggs a day.” Mother Fang breathed a sigh of relief, then grasped her hand, smiling softly, “I didn’t expect you to have such good judgement, finding such a household truly is your good fortune.” Unable to help herself, she sighed, “It’s even better than where your elder sister married into.”

Chapter 405 - 405 394 Peace

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