Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 54

When Zhang Mu came to Taizhou City with Ding Erye and Ding Erniang, it only took one day. When he went back, Ding Erniang learned that his daughter-in-law was pregnant, and the joy on his face was straight up, but he couldn't help it. Holding Zhang Mu's hand, he asked, "Have you let the doctor see it?" The daughter-in-law has never given birth, and if she makes a mistake, it will be an oolong.

"I've seen it. A few days ago, I saw a doctor come to give my grandmother the peace pulse. I asked him to show it to me in the outside room. He said it was more than a month. Luyun next to my grandmother knew it. I asked her not to tell my grandmother. , otherwise she might be worried about us going on the road." Zhang Mu said with a slightly red face.She always thought that the female mainstream had a child, which might hurt her body and would be difficult to conceive, but she did not expect that she would conceive within a year.

Not to mention the cold and hunger in the Zhang family, the original body often suffers from embroidering every night, if it is not for reconciliation, I am afraid that he will not have a few years to live, let alone conceive.After Zhang Mu came, his diet improved a lot, not to mention that he was with Wu Ling every day, his heart was like sugar cubes, his whole body seemed to be glowing from a distance, and he was eating all the time. The prescription given by Grandma Fang, so it was predictable that she would be pregnant.

When Ding Erniang got the right words, she couldn't help clasping her palms together, and murmured: "The Avalokitesvara of Sending Children in Qingliang Temple is really a god, I only worshiped once, and you have it on your end, ouch, it's really Amitabha Buddha! "

Ding Erye said with a smile: "Come on, Ah Zhu is married, how about I bring you here again?"

"You don't need to say, if you don't bring it, I will come too! Hey, this carriage has to be slowed down, and you have to pay attention to it in the first three months, the baby is not stable yet!" Ding Erniang remembered This time, he hurriedly said.

Wu Ling's heart tightened, he leaned out and said to the coachman outside: "Hey, Uncle, please hurry up, my wife is pregnant."

"Oh, little man, you just know! The old lady of the Zheng family took care of me early in the morning!" The coachman grinned.

Wu Ling was startled, and exchanged a glance with Zhang Mu.

Zhang Mu looked at the thick cushions in the carriage, and only then did she realize that the carriage didn't look like a rented carriage at all when she got in the carriage. How could there be such a thick and comfortable cushion in a rented carriage? There is also a hand stove.

The young couple's eyes turned red when they thought of the old lady who pretended she didn't know anything and was worrying about arranging things properly.

Ding Erniang also sighed slightly in her heart. Ah Ling has been alone for many years, but she never expected that there would be an old lady who loves him so much, "Don't be sad, both of you, the house will be built tomorrow, and the weather will be warmer. The old lady has lived in the past for a while, so I just need to show some filial piety." Then she scolded Wu Ling and said, "Silly boy, your daughter-in-law is pregnant, don't worry about it, you have to coax her!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Ling quickly raised his face and smiled and said, "Father, mother-in-law, let's name the child!"

As soon as he left Taizhou and was closer to home, Zhang Mu gradually began to have a sense of belonging in his heart, and he felt that returning home was like an arrow, but after all, he had a small life, so he was too embarrassed to be self-willed.

Because the speed was much slower, I didn’t arrive in Tongtai County until Shenshi in the afternoon. Azhu’s academy is on the hillside of Cangshan Mountain in the west of the county. Ding Erniang wanted to stop by to see her son, but it’s a bit late today, so the group planned to stay overnight. One night, I rested in an inn at the foot of Azhu Mountain.

This is the first time for Ding Erniang to go out of the town, and it is also the first time to come back to the place where Azhu studied. She feels that everything is novel and familiar. The stalls and bookstores have been heard for a hundred times. After laying out the bedding, Ding Erniang laughed and said, "I've heard Ah Zhu talking about the chicken shreds here for a long time. Let's not stay in the inn tonight." After eating, go out and get some food."

Zhang Mu was very happy. He was thinking about things in Taizhou, and he didn't go shopping very much. Finally, he went out together for a while, and met Mrs. Yang. Later, he was busy with the case and didn't have the mood to go out again.

Wu Ling stood there frowning silently, and Ding Erniang asked: "A Ling, are you very tired and want to rest in the inn? Then you and A Mu will stay in the inn and wait for us to come back!" "

"No, mother, Amu is pregnant, is there any taboo? I don't know too well, but I'm afraid it will be bad if I eat it by mistake!" Wu Ling said shyly.

"For this matter, I don't have to worry about it here! Hey, it's really different to have a daughter-in-law. In the past, Azhu, who was so careless in the past, can still worry about his wife's food!" Ding Erniang couldn't help but tease that Amu was also lucky to meet A Ling, otherwise, a second-married girl would have to worry about her life in that small place.

Seeing that Xianggong was quite embarrassed, Zhang Mu immediately rescued him and said: "Mother, let's pack up and go out. I saw on the road just now, and there are many novel gadgets. There is still skylight, let's go." take a look!"

It used to be that the place where students from ancient times study is a place where businesses gather. At the foot of this small mountain, there is actually a rather lively street, not to mention all kinds of food. Beads, bracelets, and hairpins from girls’ homes are all plain. Colored handkerchiefs, purses, jade, antiques, everything is there.

Zhang Mu couldn't take his eyes off everything, he felt that everything was novel and exquisite, much more beautiful than those antique ornaments seen in modern times, just chose seven or eight rings, plum blossom, orchid, peony, Han I can't put it down, the key is that these copper things are not expensive, ten yuan each, Zhang Mu chooses a lot, and bargained with the boss for only eight yuan each.Seeing his daughter-in-law happy later, Wu Ling didn't say much, and carefully helped her choose.I feel that after getting married, life is much more interesting, and I didn’t think there was any difference in the past, but now I feel that the hairpin in the shape of plum blossoms is more beautiful than jasmine. It does have a lively and unique charm.

After walking half a street, the beauty who had been in Zhang Mu's arms suddenly wanted to jump to the ground, so Zhang Mu had no choice but to let it down, only to see the beauty stop in front of a shop, and looked back at Zhang Mu. Mu looked up and saw that it was a shoe shop, and she couldn't help becoming interested. Almost every family in the small town made their own shoes, and there had never been a shoe shop. She had seen two pairs of embroiderers on the tables in the cloth shop. Delicate shoes with thick soles are made by country women and placed in shops for the shopkeeper to sell on behalf of them.

Zhang Mu always wore flat-toed or round-toed shoes. When she arrived at Zheng’s house, Luyun made her a pair of red crested-toed shoes. Unexpectedly, there are so many kinds of shoes here. There are Ge shoes made of hemp and silk, and animal skins. There are also boots, silk clogs, clogs, slippers, and high-top shoes. Zhang Mu was startled. She had never seen slippers here, so she couldn't help being a little surprised. How much are the shoes?"

It was afternoon, and there was no one in the shop. Seeing a group of people coming, the boss came over to say hello a long time ago, and when he saw the guest asking, he immediately replied with a smile: "Young lady has good eyesight. I came over and said that it is the most convenient to wear at home. The inside of this shoe is made of fragrant cushions, and the sole is made of hemp rope to form a lotus pattern. When stepping on the soil, lotus marks will be left, so it is also called "step by step lotus shoes". '. A pair of five hundred words."

Even if Zhang Mu went to Taizhou City, he was also shocked by the price of these shoes. Five hundred Wen is half a tael of silver, and she only spent a tael or seven for this jade-colored embroidered skirt with folded branches and flowers. Qian Yinzi, the clothes cost a lot of material, and the embroidery is even more delicate than the original ones. This pair of slippers, well, they are sandals. Even if the design is a bit more delicate, the material is only a few copper coins, five hundred coins It's too high!

"Little lady, the price is one cent for one piece of goods. Although the price of these shoes is a bit high, it's not like I'm asking for the price. The price in the capital is [-] to [-] percent higher than this price. I bought a lot of these shoes. But because the cost is too high, I can’t sell it all the time, I’m reluctant to sell it cheaply, if you come a month earlier, I won’t sell it if you don’t have [-] to [-]!”

Zhang Mu's eyes turned slightly, "According to the shopkeeper, these shoes are also new. I don't know which shoe shop made them?"

"Young lady asked the right point. Our place is remote and we don't know much about it. This was made by Wu Mo'er, the eldest lady of the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the high-top shoes were also made by her. Not only these two pairs, I I also saw a kind of flowerpot shoes in the capital. There is a bottom in the middle of the sole, and the front and back are hanging. I heard that it is also very popular in the capital. , I didn’t dare to buy any more, these high-top shoes are okay, but only six pairs of these high-top shoes have been sold, if the lady really likes them, I’ll give you another [-] cents! They really can’t be cheaper!”

"Okay, then thank you shopkeeper." Zhang Mu said with a smile, hiding the shock in his heart.At the first glance, she felt that the way she entered was wrong. She had never seen high-top shoes or high-top shoes in Zheng's house, so it was obvious that they were new things, so she suspected that some companions might have worn them in, and it was verified at this time After some guessing, I can't help being vigilant, and I have to be more careful in my actions in the future. One mountain can't accommodate two tigers, and one space can't accommodate two time-traveling women, and the identity of the other party is hundreds of steps higher than myself.

Early the next morning, Wu Ling went to the academy on the mountainside and called A Zhu down to have a meal with him. A Zhu was much thinner than a month ago. When Erniang Ding saw it, her eyes turned red, and she scolded : "Little brat, you just hold a book and read in the academy. Didn't you eat well when you ate? You've become a wild monkey!"

"Mom, don't you know me yet? You can't forget to eat if you forget anything. It's because I have been reading more seriously recently, so I inevitably lost a little weight. When I finish the exam in April next year, you can make up for me when I get home. That's it!" Ah Zhu said with a smile.His grades in the government examination are mediocre. If he doesn't work hard, he will probably fail in the hospital examination in April next year!These days are much more serious than before.

When Ding Erniang saw her son say that, she couldn't bear to say more about him, so she stuffed her braised hoof into his bowl.

Zhang Mu was holding the bowl, thinking about Wu Mo'er all the time in his mind, and he only pawed a few times. He still showed his whereabouts when he made milk cakes before, and he had to think of a trick to cover it when he went back!
(End of this chapter)