Farming with medicine

Chapter 158
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It has been half a year since I signed the contract with Bai Xinghe, during which time I delivered herbs three times, Bai Xinghe received them without fail, and the money was settled happily. After Cardamom finished counting the amount, he saw that the three brothers of the Chang family were freezing. Rubbing back and forth, he smiled and said to Chang Yanghong, "You guys wait here."

Cardamom ran into the house and brought out three pairs of cotton gloves, which were made by the mother herself, because the mother of the Chang family was inconvenient and could not do these tasks. Crack, sweet-scented osmanthus felt distressed and made a pair for one person.

Chang Yanghong didn't say any polite words, he took the gloves generously, and each of the brothers had a pair, and said to Cardamom with a smile, "Okay, it's cold outside, you should go back to the house quickly, we'll finish running in a while." For this job, I will send the money for the settlement to your home."

Cardamom smiled sweetly, and stood at the door watching the convoy full of medicinal herbs.

"Doumo, come and try the new padded jacket my mother made for you," Osmanthus breathed into her hand, the white mist made her nose red from the cold.

Cardamom looked up at the sky, the clouds were overwhelming, the sun was not seen at noon, and it was estimated that it would snow at night.

"Mom, what should we have for dinner?" Cardamom was also terribly cold, turned around and ran into the house, muttering in his heart, if it snowed, Qi Tengmiao's pigeons probably wouldn't be sending letters back, and he didn't know what he was busy with. , I haven't seen him back for half a year.

Opening the heavy cotton curtain, Dou Ko hurried in, and Mother was putting Xiao Jiu in a new cotton jacket.

"Sister, sister, do you think Xiaojiu's new clothes look good?" Xiaojiu was wearing a small flower padded jacket, and walked around the cardamom, "Mommy will definitely like it."

"It looks good, it looks like a meat bun." Cardamom nodded Xiao Jiu's forehead, "Wait for my sister to try on the new clothes."

These clothes are all the size that my mother went to the tailor shop to measure by the master when the winter just started. Because the children grow fast, she also specially asked to make them bigger when they were cut. It turned out that they were ready. The children tried it and it was just right. , It’s just a matter of wearing it for one winter, and you can’t wear it next year.

"Mother, it's quite suitable, but why are there two padded jackets, one big and one small, on the bed, who are they for?" The small one is too small, like a newborn's, and the big one, she looks very suitable Qi Tengmiao's figure is just half a size bigger than Qi Tengmiao's.

"That's for Cao Bailan's family. Dahu just passed his childhood, and her mother was pregnant again, so her mother made a suit for him. The other one is for the baby in Cao Bailan's belly. The children have no children." Wrong, that kid Duhu is much more well-behaved now, the former one helped his mother rub coal balls, we can't always remember that he is a bad person, the days are still long, we have to look forward."

"Mom, you are too soft-hearted, and you have suffered a lot from being soft-hearted. I won't say anything about what you did for grandma. After all, you are my father's mother. You should be filial, but you can control Dumb Well, I think he's still the same, just do it this time, don't worry about being nosy about it in the future, you know?"

Osmanthus fragrans smiled, "You girl, mother listens to you, you and mother go there, I think Cao Bailan's stomach is about to give birth, you go and show me."

The two mothers were talking, when Fugui came over to call for someone.

"Osmanthus fragrans, osmanthus fragrans, you take Nizi to go and have a look, your sister-in-law is afraid she is going to give birth," Fugui stood in the courtyard and shouted anxiously into the house, seeing the osmanthus fragrans coming out, he hurriedly said, "Go quickly!" Look, the amniotic fluid is broken, I asked Dahu to call the village woman Wen, and you asked Doukou to come over and have a look, I don’t know why, it seems to be ahead of schedule.”

Cardamom did not calculate the due date for Cao Bailan, but it is estimated that it will be two months before and after the Chinese New Year, which is not considered premature. Mother urged her to go over and take a look, and suddenly thought, "Fugui, Cardamom is still a child, she can't see this, you Go back and wait for Wen Po, I will call someone to help."

Wearing a new padded jacket, Xiao Jiu poked her head out of the house, "Sister, is Auntie going to have a baby?"

"Well, let's go into the house to play, it's nothing to do with us," Dou Kou said happily, and took Xiao Jiu back to the house to play.

Before lunch was ready, it was snowing heavily outside, and Xiao Jiu refused to take it with her inside the house, so she had to move a small bench and sit on the porch to watch the snow.

"Sister, Xiaojiu misses Mammy. In such a cold day, Mammy must be very cold. When the snow stops, let's pick Mammy back to live. Our house has a heater, briquettes, and thick quilts."

"Well, listen to Xiaojiu, as soon as the snow stops, I will go pick up Mammy."

On Qixi Festival, Mammy said that she would go back to visit the tomb of the old man and the old lady. What should I do, I have been reluctant to leave that old house.

Cardamom took Xiao Jiu to send some rice noodles and meat every now and then, and gave her some money every time to make her life worry-free.

The snow came too fast, and the firewood at home was prepared just yesterday, and the coal balls hadn't been kneaded yet. I was going to send some to my mother, but the snow was delayed.

The gate of the courtyard was wide open, and from this side you could directly see the courtyard of the uncle's house across the street. Granny Wen and several old ladies were coming in and out, and even her vitriolic grandma was busy in and out.

It was said before that the child in Cao Bailan's stomach could not be kept, but the tiger was so aggressive that he passed the childbirth. Then Cao Shuzhu also brought the servants to support the crazy Cao Bailan from time to time, and the mother-in-law of the Zhang family had small money When I go out to gamble, I don't care about other things. I see people all day long and happily say that I will wait to enjoy the blessings of my grandson in the future.

There was a commotion in the courtyard opposite for two hours, and suddenly there was a loud cry of a baby.

"Sister, is it a doll?"

Dou Kou glanced at the opposite door, and saw that the uncle was smiling and pulled a woman who came out to thank Wen Po, "It looks like it is."

"Sister, do you mean brother or sister?"

Cardamom shook her head faintly, she just hoped it wasn't a girl, otherwise she would be worthless to her grandma, and she might have to sell her mind.

"Go into the house, my sister will cook for you, how about having hot pot today?" Looking at the snow scene in the yard, Dou Kou suddenly thought, in such a beautiful weather, of course it is best for the whole family to sit together and eat hot hot pot up.

"What kind of dish is hot pot? Do you mind having one more person, Miss Cardamom?"

The voice was so familiar, Cardamom turned to look at the door.

Bai Xinghe was dressed in brocade white clothes and a white cloak. The guards followed behind him holding umbrellas, and his white boots creaked on the snow.

"Xiao Jiu, aren't you happy to see handsome brother?" Seeing that Dou Kou didn't seem to welcome him, Bai Xinghe stared at Xiao Jiu, raised his bony hands, and another guard came out from behind him, carrying a few He Xiaojiu's favorite dessert.

(End of this chapter)