flstandardbreds Chapter 203 Fuwa
Chapter 203 Fuwa
"Really?" Lin Chang'er was so excited that she quickly ran to the edge of the slope. The grass was slippery, and she almost tumbled down.
"Mother, be careful."
Fortunately, it was caught by the little goldfish with divine power.
Lin Chang'er took a deep breath, patted her chest, gave the little goldfish an approving look, and then looked closely. Sure enough, she saw that the floodwaters, which had been rising to the level of the low slope, had receded to a depth of about the size of an adult's palm.
Grandma Bai also led Gu Xiaolu over to take a look, nodded and smiled, "Good, good, your Gu family's boy is a lucky one. As soon as he was born, the flood receded, and I think the rain has even lessened a bit."
The men who were still forming a human wall around the birthing shed laughed, "That's for sure. Let alone our Linshui Village, in our whole town, which baby gets to eat a ginseng root that costs 100 taels when it's born?"
"With Aunt Lin around, this child's good fortune is just beginning!"
"When we distribute the wedding cakes later, Sister Lin has to give us brothers double portions. We should all share in this little lucky baby's good fortune!"
Lin Chang'er was delighted. "Of course! If it were missing the brothers, it would be my fault for being so inconsiderate. To be honest, in our village, going back 10 or 20 years, there isn't a single family with more than 20 uncles and elders guarding the gate and warding off evil spirits!"
Laughter echoed across the low slope.
Lin Chang'er looked up at the weather.
Seeing that the rain had indeed subsided considerably, he clasped his hands in a fist and said, "There is still one thing I need your help with. My sister-in-law has just given birth, and although the wind and rain have lessened, it is still inconvenient to move her."
"It's not too late yet, brothers. Could you please help me build a few more tree sheds? We, the Gu family, won't be going to the shelter."
Huo Shisan laughed and said, "Sister Lin, you are too kind. We brothers were just hired by your family today. If you need us to do anything, just let us know."
To be honest, apart from getting caught in the rain, they didn't do much work today!
It's just cutting some wood and branches to build a simple shed; it's not a big deal.
Without further ado, some people stayed behind to guard the production shed, while the rest followed Huo Shisan, some cutting down trees and others laying foundations.
Granny Zhou and Granny Li also finished tidying up Gu Ersao and came out.
Lin Chang'er hurriedly went up to them and stuffed a silver ingot into each of their hands. "The incident happened so suddenly, and we're sorry to have troubled you both. We weren't prepared, and there's nowhere to find red paper here. Please don't mind, old ladies."
Granny Zhou and Granny Li were both shrewd old women. As soon as they touched the silver ingot, they knew it weighed at least five taels.
It still looks like a whole gold ingot, it's incredibly cute.
Besides, what family gives such a generous thank-you gift for having a baby?
Why bother with red paper? Isn't silver more festive than red paper?
The two praised the baby for being born into the right family, and Lin Chang'er for being sensible and good at dealing with people. They also praised Gu Ersao for being lucky. After chatting for a while, they left together.
The people Aunt Zhou brought down naturally had to go back with her.
Aunt Zhou was still worried about Lin Chang'er. "Chang'er, are you really not going to the shelter?"
Lin Chang'er discreetly slipped a silver ingot into her arms as well, saying, "Isn't it because my second sister-in-law and nephew are both unable to move around? Auntie, just go back over there and take good care of Uncle Li and Brother Li. Don't worry about me here."
Aunt Zhou frowned and tried to push the silver ingot back, but Lin Chang'er held her hand tightly, saying, "This is a wedding gift, you can't refuse it."
"You silly girl," Aunt Zhou scolded, "you're being so polite with me. Don't worry, I've got my eye on those little bastards too."
"There's no rush, Auntie, just focus on what's in front of you." As she spoke, Lin Chang'er saw the three of them off again.
After everyone had gone far away, she turned back and took out dried clams and green vegetables from her belongings to cook porridge for Gu Ersao. Fearing that her little nephew would not have enough to eat, she used a small copper pot to cook rice oil for him separately.
Hot water must never be cut off.
Fortunately, Gu's mother always knew that Lin Chang'er ate fine food, and since she didn't know how long she would stay in the mountains to avoid trouble, and since the family had donkeys and oxen, she specially asked Gu Erlang and his wife to pack up all the iron pots, copper pots, and steamers for cooking rice when packing things up.
The big ones are stacked on top of the small ones, like matryoshka dolls, so they don't take up much space.
Although they already had a lot of stuff, with the six mules and seven laborers sent by Lord Wu, and the twenty strong men hired by Gu Xiaoman and Gu Xiaolu from the Huo family, it wasn't a big deal.
And it actually came in handy right now.
It was well past noon, but none of them had eaten yet.
The mother's meals were left to Lin Chang'er, while Aunt Gu, Sister-in-law Gu, and the Gu brothers cooked communal meals.
The Gu family has not yet entered the delivery room to visit Gu Ersao and the baby; both the mother and baby are being cared for by the doctor.
He was just waiting to build another tree shed next to the delivery shed so he could dry off the moisture on his body before going to see his second sister-in-law.
The old woman relayed the Gu family's plan to Gu's second sister-in-law. Gu's second sister-in-law just said with red eyes that she was fine. She really had no complaints. Her heart was filled with warmth and gratitude.
It wasn't that the Gu family didn't care about her and that's why they didn't come in to see her; on the contrary, it was precisely because they cared that they were afraid the dampness would affect her.
Her mother and eldest sister-in-law worked hard without complaint, and her third sister-in-law contributed money and effort. Her youngest son was practically built up by her third sister-in-law's favors and money. What did she have to complain about?
I just hope the weather will get better soon so that my child can see his loving and doting relatives.
The aroma of food wafted in from outside from time to time. Perhaps it was because he was craving it, but the little guy, who had been sleeping, started to wriggle in his simple cotton bundle.
Even though the old doctor was still there, Gu Ersao brought the baby over to feed her.
Unfortunately, the little guy was new to the world and struggled for a long time but couldn't find a way to eat.
Gu Ersao reluctantly offered to help, but the portion was too small to fill the little guy's stomach.
The little guy is impatient; he closed his eyes and started crying loudly.
The commotion was immediately heard from the tree shed. Just then, a thick layer of rice oil had formed in the small copper pot of rice porridge. Lin Chang'er carefully ladled it out, then ladled out a bowl of clam and vegetable porridge, put it in the snack basket, and sent it over.
The old woman doctor looked at the fact that there were only two portions of food and her eyes were filled with resentment.
Lin Chang'er quickly smiled apologetically, "This is postpartum food. My mother and the others are already preparing our meals. Please wait a moment."
The old woman's complexion improved somewhat. She took a basket into the shed, gave the rice porridge to Gu Ersao, and then brought the baby over to feed him rice porridge.
The Huo family's sons were all very capable workers. An hour later, they had built six tree sheds next to the birthing shed. The seven guards sent by Wu Qingfeng also built three sheds themselves.
There was enough shelter for the Gu family from the rain. Aunt Gu and Sister-in-law Gu had prepared the meal early, just waiting for the men to rest and eat.
Lin Chang'er first served a meal to the old woman doctor before inviting the brothers outside to eat.
With so many people, we didn't care about being fancy or not. We steamed a large bucket of rice and cooked a big pot of meat and vegetables together.
With plenty of oil and seasonings, even a large pot of this dish is better than what you usually eat at home.
The men, holding bowls covered with meat and vegetables, gathered in small groups under the shed, enjoying their meal immensely.
Lin Chang'er had just finished eating and was counting the silver ingots in her purse.
A young man from the Huo family named Huo Shijiu rushed down the mountain, panting heavily, and asked, "Sister Lin, is there any space available here?"
Seeing his anxious expression, Lin Chang'er asked, "What happened on the mountain?"
Huo Shijiu wiped the rain off his face. "There were almost people who insisted on taking a spot inside the cave and refused to live near the entrance, saying that if the wind blew, the rain would soak them and they argued with the village head."
"My grandfather went to break up the fight and got pushed around, hitting his head and breaking it. Aunt Zhou said that my sister has a doctor here, could she..."