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Chapter 112 Not Pregnant?Not much exercise
Aunt Cao came back to her senses, stretched out her hand and patted the restless daughter-in-law, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Mother knows it well. Just take good care of the baby and give Mother a grandson."

Du Juan blushed and said shyly, "Mom, I want to have a daughter as powerful as Sister Rong."

Aunt Cao was stunned for a moment, and finally smiled and said, "Success, grandchildren are all well. I envied your uncle's family at first, but now it seems that our family has followed suit."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed the use of the money while talking, and finally decided to wait until autumn to build a new yard. When the villagers asked where the money for building the house came from, they said that Du Juan and his wife had worked for two years. The wages are good.

Not to mention how Aunt Cao, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law plan to build a house in autumn, but Dong Rong has been busy since the day she came back to Cao's house.She originally planned to keep the hut on the top of the mountain, and then expand it into two courtyards.Yu Guisheng couldn't afford such a big project by himself, so after reporting to his employer, he invited his master, two senior brothers, and three or four masons to help.These masters are well-known in the villages around Qing County, and they are kind and easy-going. After walking around the top of the mountain, they discussed for a long time and suggested that Dong Rong push the hut directly. A completely brick and tile structure courtyard house.

Dong Rong thought about it, but she didn't object.Although the scenery such as the cottage and the sea of ​​flowers is more elegant, but the family should naturally live in comfort.Living in thatched huts in summer is fine, but it takes a lot of effort to keep warm in winter. In comparison, a brick house is indeed warm in winter and cool in summer.So, she took out the blueprints and asked several masters to consult with them, finally decided on the blueprints, and then chose a nearby auspicious day to knock down the hut and start the big construction.

This winter, the four hundred refugees had hot food to eat, hot kang to sleep in, and money to earn. However, after two months of hard work, their bodies became much fatter, and their sorrowful expressions disappeared. One talked about what happened after returning to his hometown, and he was full of hope for the future.

It is said that raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while.Hearing that the master's house was going to build a yard, everyone stopped their straw weaving work and rushed to the broken yard spontaneously to wait for Manager Zhang to distribute the work.

Manager Zhang was not polite, and the men all went to the orchard to obey Yu Guisheng's orders, or carried stones and bricks up the mountain, or helped with rough work such as planing wood.Needless to say, the women take care of three meals a day plus washing. As for the elderly and children, they may do some small work on the construction site or collect firewood and carry water. In short, everyone is busy.

Dong Rong is not a mean person. Seeing that everyone is doing heavy physical work and is as tired as a mud monkey every day, she leads people to open the storage cellar in the back mountain, and the corn noodles, fine noodles, and japonica rice stored earlier are transported out. Most of the time, I even bought a pig in the village and killed it.

The daily breakfast is japonica rice porridge, corn pancakes and pickles. At noon and night, there are steamed buns with double noodles and stewed vegetables in a pot. You can eat as much as you want.If it is a rainy day, the men will also have a bowl of corn wine to cool off the cold at night.

The refugees ate so much that their mouths were full of grease, and they worked even harder when they started working.If anyone occasionally wants to be lazy, the old men and women with wooden sticks will come to them and scold them.A person can achieve anything without his conscience!Not to mention that the master family saved everyone's lives, even the last drop of sweat should be shed for this food, and the last bit of strength should be exerted.

Dong Rong changed into half-worn coarse clothes, and went to the construction site twice a day with Sha Zhu, occasionally listening to a few masters talk about the progress, or turning a corner to see Zhao Qingshan and the handymen taking care of it. Fruit trees, and when I finally went down the mountain, I went to the thatched shed next to Yu's house to ask how the food was.

Of the three houses in the Yu family, the east room now houses a family of three, while the west room is occupied by several master chefs. The chickens hatched by Yu’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are filled with two large wicker baskets, which are placed securely in the In the corner of the house, just wait for the new chicken house to be built and move the chickens in.

Dong Rong liked fluffy little chicks very much, whenever she saw them she would grab them and tease them a few times, causing Chu Silian to always scold with distress, "Master, the little chicken is going to be strangled by you, let it live quickly. "

Dong Rong was not annoyed, and responded with a smile, "Got it, Captain Chicken. Tell your family to build a chicken house quickly, and then hatch a hundred chicks a month and raise them in batches. Sometimes you will get bored."

Chu Silian sprinkled a handful of millet, and the little chickens ran wildly over to eat them. She hesitated and asked, "The boss wants to raise so many chickens, who are they going to sell to?"

Before Dong Rong could answer, Old Madam Yu was smiling and admonishing her daughter-in-law, "You silly girl, my boss naturally has my boss's considerations. You just need to take good care of it, there is nothing left."

"Okay, I'll go into the village to look for eggs, and I'll hatch another brood in a few days." Chu Silian responded crisply and left with a basket on her shoulders.

Dong Rong talked with the old lady for a while and went back to Cao's house. In such a busy schedule, the remaining snow quickly melted away, and there was a faint greenness in the mountains and forests. Some impatient old farmers spent the whole day I have to walk around the field twice with my hands behind my back to see how the winter wheat is growing, hoping that God will be merciful and that the weather will be smooth this year.

The Warm House Banquet of the Cao’s family was held on a sunny day. The Ruyi door of the Cao’s family was opened wide to welcome relatives and friends. Six large round tables were set up in the courtyard. Sister-in-law Liu brought the little wives who helped The kitchen is busy, and a large pot of stew is brought out like flowing water. Whether it is potatoes, cabbage, or vermicelli sauerkraut, there are large pieces of meat or even big bones in the pot, plus steamed buns with two noodles. Everyone came to congratulate All the neighbors in the village have mouths bulging, so there is no time to talk.

Mrs. Cao was dressed so festively that she was just waiting for everyone to flatter her. Seeing this, she regretted making such a sumptuous meal.On the contrary, old man Cao was sitting with all the old brothers, sipping corn wine, listening to the people enviously talking about when he could build such a yard, he was so happy.

Dong Rong followed after a busy day, and before she had a good rest, someone from Huaishu Village came to report that Du Juan had given birth to a fat girl.Needless to say, she and Zhuzi must attend the ceremony on behalf of the Cao family on the third day of washing.

On that day, Dong Rong and Sha Zhu put on the best clothes under the nagging of Mrs. Cao, and then set off by car with a basket of red eggs and half a string of copper coins.I don't know what the Wang family's intention was, but the three baptisms were even more lively than those of other families who gave birth to a grandson. Many relatives and friends were invited to watch the ceremony.

Dong Rong grew up in Huaishu Village since she was a child, so she naturally knew many people. All the way her aunt and aunt called her down, and finally squeezed into the house.Aunt Cao hugged her little granddaughter and narrowed her eyes when she smiled. When she saw Dong Rong coming in, she quickly called her to her, and whispered, "Sister Rong, quickly stick Niu Niu on her forehead, and let her touch you too." luck."

There is such a custom in the surrounding areas of Qingxian County, if a child can get close to the nobleman after washing for three days, he will be blessed and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.Dong Rong wanted to refuse after hearing Aunt Cao's words. After all, she was just a farmer's daughter-in-law, not a duke's order.But Aunt Cao didn't allow her to hesitate, Gao Gao picked up the child and stuck it to her face.Dong Rong couldn't help but rubbed against the child's forehead sideways.

The child was probably a little hungry, and slightly opened his eyes, the black pupils were so cute, Dong Rong couldn't help but kissed her a few more times.Aunt Cao was overjoyed, she laughed and shouted, "It's done, we Niuniu have borrowed the blessings, and we will live a long and happy life in the future, with no worries about food and clothing."

The midwife grandma had already prepared the copper basin and other things at the moment, and took the child with a smile. Everyone gathered around to join in the fun, and then threw a copper coin or a few copper coins into the basin.Dong Rong took out half a sling of copper coins prepared by Mrs. Cao and hung them by the side of the basin. The grandmother was so happy to admit the child that she almost accidentally pushed the child's head into the water.

Aunt Cao was a little distressed, and wanted to get the copper coins back, but she gave them to Granny Shusheng because she couldn't save face.Dong Rong looked amused, and stretched out her hand to take out a carved and hollow jade pendant from her bosom and hung it around the child's neck.Although Aunt Cao didn't know much about goods, she also knew that her nephew and daughter-in-law were generous, and she must be a good item, so she hurriedly smiled and asked Dong Rong to take the child back to the house and meet Du Juan by the way.

Everyone was sharp-eyed, secretly guessing how much the jade pendant was worth, and in the end, someone who had a good relationship with the Wang family laughed in a low voice about how Niu had ruined his own fortune. It's cheap, and the Wang family has enjoyed a lot of blessings.

Du Juan got his wish and gave birth to a daughter, and now he was leaning on the bed to eat porridge happily. When Dong Rong came in, he was so happy that he held her and said that the child would be sent to her to be raised after the age of three. Learn to read and write, but also learn to be a housekeeper.Dong Rong couldn't laugh or cry when she heard it, so she had no choice but to talk about it with the children.

After Du Juan nursed the child and spoke a few words, she was so sleepy that her eyelids twitched. Dong Rong helped her to lie down, covered the mother and daughter with a quilt, and went out.

The Wang family was going to hold five or six tables. Dong Rong didn't like people treating her like a monkey, so she found an excuse to say goodbye to Aunt Cao and went home.On the way, Sha Zhu held her in his arms, touched her stomach with one hand but didn't speak.Dong Rong blushed when she guessed his thoughts, and couldn't help muttering in her heart.

The young couple have been "exercising" a lot these days. It stands to reason that there should be good news, but her stomach has never moved. Could it be that the fate has not arrived yet?Let's wait a few more months, and if it doesn't work, go to Dr. Feng to get a pulse.

Thinking about it like this, the young couple went back to Cao's house.When Mrs. Cao heard that the Wang family was busy, she also frowned at Dong Rong's stomach.Dong Rong was afraid that she would say something embarrassing, so she pretended to have a headache and went back to her room.

Two days later, Manager Zhang invited Dong Rong to pay the bill in the broken yard. Both of them were a little impatient when talking about solar terms.Seeing that in less than two months, it is time to harvest wheat and plant corn in the fields, and the spring plowing in the four southern states is earlier than here, and the refugees have to travel thousands of miles to return to their hometowns, even if they take a horse-drawn carriage, they have to travel at least half a distance Month Day.Calculated in this way, it will take another month at most, no matter how well the orchard is being built, the refugees will be sent away.

Thinking of the straw weaving business, Dong Rong asked, "How much straw weaving has been saved now, and how much money has the family advanced?"

Steward Zhang quickly picked up an account book and said, "There are not many boxes of all kinds, only about 230 sets, and the rest of the small items are stored in a room. A total of [-] taels of silver has been predicted at home. If you save a few taels in your hand, even women and children have hundreds of Wen, as long as they don’t waste it, it’s enough for them to live for another two or three months when they return to their hometown.”

Dong Rong nodded, "That's good. After sending everyone back to their hometown in another month, our orchard should start welcoming guests. Remember to find some people in the advanced city to spread the news. It's better to say something vague, which will attract speculation and heated discussions. .”

Guanshi Zhang also had the same idea at first, so he responded with a smile when he heard this, and finally reminded, "My master, is the academy also asking the second young master to invite your husband or classmates to sit in the orchard..."

"That's natural. I'll talk to Brother Ping when he comes back this time."

The master and servant decided to leave after discussing the plan. The refugees may also be eager to return to their hometowns for spring farming.

Fortunately, the courtyard designed by Dong Rong is not very big, it is just a quadrangle courtyard with two entrances. Everyone worked together to see several houses rising from the ground, erecting beams and laying roof tiles, almost every day, and soon there was only Some trivial jobs.

(End of this chapter)