Chapter 69 Survival After the Catastrophe
Master Chen shouted inward with a trembling voice: "Miss Xia, is my wife okay?"
Xia Yuanqiu looked at Mrs. Chen, who was pale and almost collapsed, and said with a smile: "Madam married a good husband, so enviable."
A smile appeared on Mrs. Chen's frail face, sweet, satisfied, and lucky to survive the disaster: "He has always been fine."
Yuan Qiu turned to Chen Daren outside the door and said, "Madam is fine, don't worry, my lord."
Mr. Chen let out a long breath, saluted Xia Yuanqiu through the door and window, and said loudly: "Thank you Miss Xia, the kindness of saving my life, I will definitely remember it in my heart and never forget it."
Seeing her son like this, the old lady stared and said, "Why are you telling her these things? Why don't you ask if it's a boy or a girl."
Master Chen's face was full of surprises, and his voice was slightly cold: "Mother, I am very happy whether it is a boy or a girl, so why are you doing this!"
Hearing this, the old lady immediately lowered her face, and said angrily: "What's the matter? There is only one boy in our family, Mingjie. The population is so small, so naturally we need to add more children. Mingjie already has an older sister. This baby should be a boy."
Master Chen's face was filled with anger, but he didn't want to refute his mother in front of all the servants, so he kept a dark face and remained silent.
Seeing that her son was silent, the old lady refused to let it go, and then muttered: "If you would have listened to me earlier and accepted two concubines, or two maidservants in the mansion, our family would be able to Is it that thin?"
Mr. Chen saw that the old lady's words were getting more and more outrageous, so he simply walked away, walked a few steps outside, rushed back again, and shouted inside: "Madam, take a rest first, and my husband will come to see you later."
Received a soft response from the people inside, Mr. Chen left the small courtyard with a smile, and returned to the front office to continue to deal with the official duties left today.
The old lady waited for a while, and finally when the servant girl walked out of the inner room with the baby in her arms, she couldn't wait to lift off the baby's blanket, and she didn't care if the cold autumn night would freeze the baby, she just wanted to confirm whether the baby was a boy or a girl.
"Girl? How could it be like this? I beseech God and ask the Buddha, every time I get signed, it should be a boy. How could this be? How could this be?" The old lady walked away muttering to herself, never refusing to Take one more look at that baby.
The maid who was holding the baby curled her lips, and quickly wrapped the baby up and carried her back.
Seeing Mrs. Chen's gloomy face, Yuan Qiu felt uncomfortable. This is the sorrow of ancient women. In the eyes of the mother-in-law, the daughter-in-law is a tool for carrying on the family line. In the eyes of the husband, women are like clothes, and they wear them Fortunately, Mrs. Chen still has a husband who loves her. She is happier than most women.
"Ma'am, don't be sad and depressed. It's not good for your health. Now you are the mother of three children. Don't think about yourself, but take care of the newly born third lady."
After listening to Yuan Qiu's advice, Mrs. Chen raised her eyebrows and nodded: "Miss Xia is right. Lan'er has just been born, and she is still waiting for my mother's pain. I must take good care of this body, and I will hold my little grandson in the future." Woolen cloth."
The two talked for a while, most of them were Xia Yuanqiu's advice, prescribed two prescriptions for health care, and teased the child for a while, and then they took leave of Mrs. Chen.
It was already dark, and it was obviously not safe to rush back to Xipo Village at night, so we could only stay temporarily and leave early tomorrow morning.
The sky is dim, and the people in the city may still be asleep, but the rural areas have already started a day's work.