Transmigrated Farmgirl's Scheme to Get Rich - Chapter 228
Little Nephew
Xiuying was about to give birth, and she broke her water not long after Mo Feng took the midwife over. In around three hours, she gave birth to a baby boy, and the entire process was very smooth.
The child couldn’t be considered chubby, but was very healthy. Ms. Liang picked up her grandson and was so happy she couldn’t stop smiling, and had Mo Feng immediately go to their in-laws to deliver the good news.
Mo Feng went to their in-laws, and Mrs. Li didn’t give red packets for the child, but she came over to help take care of XIuying during her confinement period.
After entering the courtyard, she saw Ms. Liang killing a chicken. She first congratulated Ms. Liang, and then praised Xiuying for a while, saying that she was a great contributor to the Mo family. Ms. Liang felt happy in her heart, and repeated the praises.
Ms. Liang went inside to check up on Xiuying, while Ms. Liang continued by stewing the chicken. She was busy, but also incredibly overjoyed.
Mo Feng also thought a newborn infant was interesting, and kept staring at him while kneeling by the side of the bed. He even seemed like a good father.
Mrs. Li picked up the child and said, “Mo Feng, have you told such an important piece of news to your sisters yet? They should also come over to congratulate you.”
Mo Feng replied casually, “Why should I tell them about our good news?”
After finding an excuse to send Mo Feng out, Mrs. Li shot a look at Xiuying, “This foolish child really lacks any foresight. Does he really think the reason to call them over for congratulations was just for amassing good fortune?”
They were biological mother and daughter, and Xiuying immediately understood what her mother was implying, “How could they not fish out some money to celebrate the birth of their nephew? In the future, since there’ll be a child at home, they won’t be able to come back empty-handed even if they’re just visiting.”
Mrs. Li nodded in satisfaction, “It won’t cost you anything to talk to them nicely, but what’s important is getting money.”
Ms. Liang came in with chicken soup and boiled chicken eggs. Ms. Li peeled the eggs for Xiuying while continuing to speak, “You’ve done a lot, you need to take good care of your body and eat more.”
Ms. Liang said, “Drink more soup, it’s good for making milk.”
Mrs. Li said, “I heard Zhao’er say that when Mo Ling gave birth, she used a lot of valuable restoratives! So why does my daughter only get these commonplace items, are you not as prosperous as the Zhong family?”
“I didn’t know about this? Tell me what items there were, I’ll try my best.”
“I don’t remember all of the names, but I heard that it was your family’s Yan’er who prepared the restoratives, so just ask her to get another set of them.”
Ms. Liang listened to her and thought that she made sense, so asked Mo Feng to pick Mo Yan up while also sending a letter to Mo Ling. Mo Feng went out unhappily, when Ms. Liang ran over to further tell him, “Tell her to take some restoratives over, the same ones Mo Ling got.”
Mo Feng first went to the storefronts and commercial firm, but Mo Yan wasn’t there, so he then looked for her at the workshop. Ze Wu didn’t recognise him and stopped him to ask who he was looking for, and Mo Feng said impatiently, “I’m here to look for Mo Yan.”
Ze Wu was about to call Mo Yan out but Mo Feng was too impatient to wait, “No need to call her, just tell her that her sister-in-law gave birth to a boy. Her mother wants her to come back and bring some restoratives, the same ones as her sister.”
After saying that, he turned to leave. When Mo Yan heard what Ze Wu said, she couldn’t help but grit her teeth. The same restoratives as sister, based on what! She still went back home, but she neither took any restoratives nor even came back in a carriage.
As soon as she saw her come in empty-handed, Ms. Liang’s face instantly fell, “Where’s the restoratives I asked you to bring?”
Mo Yan replied, “Sister gave birth prematurely and her child took a day and a night to give birth to. Her body was also weak, and she wasn’t producing any milk, which was why she needed restoratives to replenish her body and help her produce milk. While my sister-in-law gave birth at full term, and her situation is different from sister’s. The restoratives are all medicine, they can help restore the body if used correctly but are comparable to poison if used incorrectly. I dare not to be the one to give sister-in-law restoratives wantonly. If something goes wrong, I can’t afford to bear the responsibility.”
After saying that, she fished out five silver taels for Ms. Liang, “Mother, take these and buy something for sister-in-law! I got a cold a few days ago and I’m not completely better yet, so I won’t go in to see the child, in case I contaminate him.”
Ms. Liang took the silver taels, and thought that what she said made sense, so didn’t follow up about the restoratives.
In the Mo family home, Mrs. Li and Xiuying were inside the house deciding on how they would ask for goods and money from Mo Yan. They clearly heard her speak, but still hadn’t seen her enter, but Ms. Liang came in and said, “Yan’er said those restoratives couldn’t be casually used, and if they were used incorrectly it’d be like taking poison. However, she did take some money over, and told me to use it to buy something for Xiuying, so at least she has us in mind.”
“She’s already entered, but she didn’t come to see her nephew?”
“She said that she caught a cold a few days ago and hadn’t fully recovered yet, and she’s afraid of making her child sick.”
This reason couldn’t be argued with. Mrs. Li couldn’t say anything and could only stew in her own dissatisfaction.
In a blink of an eye, it was the Three Day Ceremony, and the Mo family’s in-laws had arrived early, sitting in the back courtyard drinking tea and waiting to eat. [1]
Today, neither Mo Zenian and Mo Feng had gone to open their storefronts, and Mo Ling had also come back with Zao’er.
If it wasn’t for the fact that she hadn’t seen Mo Ling and Zao’er in a long time, Mo Yan wouldn’t have wanted to come back. She walked here again, but this time she took something with her. As soon as she entered, Mrs. Li welcomed her passionately, and went to take what she was holding.
Mo Yan dodged, “You’re too considerate, but you’re currently a guest, how could we let you do these kinds of things?”
Mo Ling was currently in the living room playing with Zao’er. Mo Yan went over with her things and handed a paper bag to Mo Ling, “This is a piece of Shu brocade, use it to make a cloak for Zao’er so he’ll stay warm during winter.”
“This is just a child who doesn’t know anything, wouldn’t it be a travesty to let him wear such high-quality clothing?”
Mo Yan picked up Zao’er and started playing with him, “Who says it’s a travesty? With how handsome our Zao’er is, he definitely needs to dress well.”
Mrs. Li heard them speak from the courtyard, and so enraged her teeth were aching, mentally planning how she could vent her anger.
Ms. Liang was busy going back and forth preparing the dishes, and they were placed on the dinner table one by one, as she told her in-laws to dig in. Mrs. Li came over to take a look. Seeing as they were home-cooked meals and not dishes from Dengyun Tower, she immediately felt dissatisfied.
“You’re making these for your grandson’s Three Day Ceremony?”
Ms. Liang replied with a smile, “We’re all from the same family here, and proprietary shouldn’t be involved in what we eat, it’s good for the food to be affordable. We’ll hold a banquet on the child’s twelfth day.”
In agricultural families, the dishes on the table were already pretty good. In poorer families, a child’s Three Day Ceremony usually only lets them eat dumplings and noodles.
“In the house, the new mother who’s been wronged doesn’t have anyone to take care of her. As her mother, I don’t have the heart to eat,” After saying that, Mrs. Li went back out.
Ms. Liang looked at all of the food on the table and called Mo Feng, “Feng’er, take the food to your room, so you can also take care of Xiuying and her mother.”
The two took the food out, and their in-laws came over without being invited.
How could they eat the dishes on the table normally? As they looked, they were practically drooling. Chen Xiucheng was rubbing his hands and licking his lips, and he only adjusted his face to a neutral position after a warning cough from Mrs. Li.
Ms. Liang handed chicken soup over, “Don’t just stand there, sit down! First, let’s give our primary contributor Xiuying a bowl of chicken soup.”
Mrs. Li asked, “What about your two daughters?”
Ms. Liang replied disgruntledly, “Who cares about them, you eat first. They can have whatever is left.”
“How could you, women who’ve been married off are guests when they return to their natal family! That’s improper.”
P.S. Uhm. More tests…I’m sorry for the delayed update. Please be lenient, I’m just a minor and my current country has extensive standardised testing. Thank you so much for your continued support.
[1] I think that’s what I used previously, please send me a comment to correct me if you remember distinctly it isn’t that.