Transmigrated Farmgirl's Scheme to Get Rich - Chapter 204
Little Nephew
The governing official swore before saying ‘don’t worry’ and going to the back courtyard, where Mrs. Lin’s natal family was.
When he entered, the governing official asked, “Has Zhen’er come back?” [1]
A middle-aged couple came out of the house, “She’s come back.”
“This is only the first of the New Year, how could she already return to her natal family, unless she caused trouble!”
Something flashed in the middle-aged woman’s gaze, “What trouble could she have possibly caused, she just wanted to come back.”
Mo Yan, who had followed behind him, gritted her teeth, “Call her out!”
The woman lifted her face, displaying an expression identical to Mrs. Lin’s, “And who are you? You’re yelling and screaming in my family, it doesn’t take more than a look to see your parents didn’t teach you manners!”
Mo Yan berated her furiously, “What sort of manners do I need to have with pigs and dogs? Call her out right now, she won’t be able to escape punishment just by hiding at her natal family’s. If I don’t get an acceptable response today, I’ll make it so that you can’t live your days in peace!”
The woman rolled her eyes, “You talk a big game, just try it. The governing official is right here!”
The governing official cleared his throat, “Call her out!”
Knowing that she wouldn’t be able to avoid this matter, or perhaps believing that her uncle would protect her, Mrs. Lin came out of the house, “What are you calling me out for?”
“My sister tripped for no reason, did you do it?” Mo Yan asked.
“I didn’t do it intentionally, who told her to not pay attention to where she was walking.”
Her mother agreed with her at the side, “That’s right, she tripped and she’s blaming others.”
Mo Yan cracked the whip in her hand, “Go to my sister’s house, and kneel in front of the Taoist ancestors to wish for her good fortune. If she is fine, I won’t pursue this matter further, but if anything happens to either her or her child, I will have you pay with your life.” [2]
And then, she said to the governing official, “My sister went into labour early, and it won’t be safe with just the midwife. I’d appreciate it if you could ask the village’s physician to come over.”
After saying that, she turned to leave, hearing Mrs. Lin’s mother say behind her back, “What does she think she is, wanting us to pray for her sister just because she said so? We’re not going!”
Following that was a loud shout from the governing official, “You’re going!”
Mo Yan ran to the courtyard, and heard sounds of pain from the delivery room. The midwife said from inside the room, “The cervix is opening too slowly!”
Although she had never given birth before, Mo Yan had done a lot of research in order to write her web novels, and knew there was labour-inducing medicine.
“Zhao’er, write a formula for labour-inducing medicine for my sister.”
Zhao’er repeatedly shook his head, “I don’t know how, I don’t dare to.”
At this time, Mrs. Jiang and the governing official entered with the physician, and Mo Yan went over to greet him, “Sir, I beg of you, please protect my sister’s life!”
Zhong Cheng also said from the side, “Thank you sir, please protect my wife’s life.”
The physician replied with a complicated face, “But I’m not allowed to enter delivery rooms!” [3]
Mo Yan dragged Zhao’er over, “Benevolent doctor, you only have to take her pulse and assess the situation, and don’t need to do anything personally. If something needs to be done, let him do it, he’s the apprentice of a doctor, but hasn’t graduated yet so can’t open medicinal formulas. He also isn’t twelve yet, and wouldn’t be forbidden from entering the delivery room even in the harem of the palace.”
Zhong Cheng also went to beg, “Nothing is more important than the life of my wife, sir, I beg of you!”
The doctor raised his sleeves and entered the delivery room, and Zhao’er followed. At this time, Mrs. Lin reluctantly entered the house, and only dared to look from afar.
Mo Yan shouted angrily, “Go inside and kneel!”
She looked at her uncle, but he glared at her viciously without saying anything, so she could only enter the living room and start kneeling.
Zhong Cheng’s parents also came over to ask about the situation, “So how is it going?”
The governing official came over to comfort them, “Don’t worry, there’s a midwife and physician in there, and she will definitely be alright.”
Mo Yan didn’t have the patience for courtesy, and Mrs. Zhong came over to give her a slight bow, “It is my fault for not governing my family properly and causing this to happen, I can only kneel in front of the Taoist ancestors.”
After saying that, she really went to the living room and kneeled alongside Mrs. Lin.
The physician exited the delivery room and said, “It’s alright, and the foetal position isn’t any cause for concern, the start of labour was just slower than expected. I’ll go back to take some labour-inducing medicine, and after it’s been taken, she’ll be able to give birth before sunrise.”
Zhao’er said, “I’ll follow sir over, I ran fast and know how to make medicine.”
Everyone present thanked the doctor, and Zhao’er followed him to retrieve the medicine.
After the medicine was retrieved and prepared, Zhong Cheng took it inside to feed Mo Ling. The sounds of pain came more and more frequently from the delivery room, but Mrs. Jiang said happily, “It’s close! I’ll cook from chicken eggs, so she’ll have the energy to give birth after she eats them.”
A pregnant woman needs nourishment after giving birth. Mo Yan regretted not bringing any rejuvenating items due to how hurriedly she rushed over.
“Zhao’er, go to the doctor’s and ask him for some rejuvenative medicine for labour. As soon as sis gives birth, immediately make her drink it.”
Zhao’er agreed and ran out, and Mrs. Jiang said, “It’s already the middle of the night, and it’s getting cold. All of you must be hungry, I’ll make something to eat!”
Mr. Zhong urged her to do so quickly, and Mrs. Jiang went to make something to eat. Mrs. Lin secretly took a look at her mother-in-law beside her, who had both eyes closed and her hands collapsed together as she mumbled something Mrs. Lin couldn’t make out.
Since her mother-in-law was kneeling here, she didn’t dare to speak up.
Following a scream of anguish from Mo Ling, the loud sound of a child crying came from inside the delivery room. Everyone looked at each other with faces full of joy, except for Mo Yan who still looked worried.
“Midwife Wong, how’s my sister?”
The midwife’s voice came from the delivery room, “Both the mother and the son are stable, and the child is large and healthy.”
Mr. Zhong urged, “Cheng’er, quickly take a scale and measure your son,” then, he turned to look at the sky, “It’s probably past midnight, the child was born in the early hours of the morning, a celebratory affair!”
Zhong Cheng took the scale over, Mrs. Jiang handed the cooked eggs over, and Zhao’er handed the ginseng soup he got from the doctor to Mo Yan, “Sister, take the ginseng soup inside!” [4]
When Mo Yan had taken the ginseng soup inside, the midwife had already cleaned and swaddled the baby, and Zhong Cheng said blissfully, “A healthy boy, seven pounds and two ounces!”
Mrs. Jiang was peeling eggs, and Mo Yan placed the bowl of ginseng soup to Mo Ling’s mouth, forcibly suppressing tears, “Quickly drink a bowl to recover your energy.”
Mo Ling drank two sips of the ginseng soup, and ate a cooked egg before falling asleep.
Mrs. Jiang and Zhong Cheng called Mo Yan over to eat. Seeing the smiles on their faces, especially Zhong Cheng, she couldn’t restrain her anger.
“Brother-in-law, after I settle things down back home I’ll take sis back there, she really isn’t safe at your home. I can afford to raise both her and my nephew!”
“Yan’er, what is this for?!”
Mo Yan glared at him for the first time, “Your second sister-in-law is a member of your Zhong family, and you protected her, but what about my sister? When she was being bullied while she was pregnant, you didn’t dare to make a single noise. Since you can’t protect her, forget about it!”
Mrs. Lin stood up and rubbed her knees, “If she wants them to divorce, good!”
Zhong Cheng and his mother yelled at the same time, “Shut up!”
Mrs. Zhong stood up and deeply bowed towards Mo Yan, “Esteemed in-laws, this is my fault for not governing my family well. You can yell at us, hit us, raise any conditions you want, we’ll listen to any of them.”
Mo Yan raised her hand to point at Mrs. Lin, “While she’s in this family, I don’t feel comfortable leaving my sister here. It was tolerable when she was just doing a few petty tricks in the past, but now she’s willing to cause someone to lose their life. If I don’t get an acceptable response to this matter, I’ll take both my sister and her son away tomorrow.”
Mrs. Lin replied disapprovingly, “Isn’t everything fine now?”
Mo Yan said, “That’s because you were lucky enough that they were unharmed. If even a hair on their bodies were damaged, do you really think you’d be able to speak these words here at this very moment?”
Mrs. Lin still wanted to speak when Mrs. Zhong slapped her across the face, “Our Zhong family can’t accept a black-hearted shrew like you, scram back to your natal family!”
Mrs. Lin ran away covering her face, and the governing official said he would discipline her properly before leaving. Mrs. Jiang placed the porridge and chicken eggs she made on the table for the midwife and everyone else to eat. Mo Yan deeply bowed towards the midwife, saying, “Midwife Wong has worked hard,” before taking out and handing over five silver taels.
P.S. I feel very relieved that Zhong Cheng is actually called out for being spineless. As always, thanks for reading!
[1] That should be Mrs. Lin’s real name.
[2] The Taoist ancestors are the three deities of Taoism, Yuanshi Tianzun, Liangbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun.
[3] Social norms, not illegal.
[4] Ginseng has many medicinal properties and it’s the rejuvenative medicine Zhao’er was sent to fetch.