Chapter 208 209 Pregnancy
The old doctor took out the pulse pillow and said with a smile: "Mrs. Li, I'm here now, so just ask for a safe pulse!"
"Excuse me for waiting." Li Yu put his hand on the pulse pillow. After taking the pulse for a while, the old doctor said: "It's not very obvious. Maybe it's because the month is too shallow. In less than half a month, we should be able to get accurate results." I believe it, Mrs. Li, don’t be too tired these days.”
Li Yu looked at the old doctor blankly, "Doctor, do you mean I have a baby?"
The old doctor smiled and said to Li Yu: "Yes, judging from the pulse, it is there, but the month is a little shallow, so I'm not sure yet, but it's better to be careful."
Li Qing quickly asked: "Do I need to prescribe some tonic?"
The old doctor put away the medicine box and said, "No, the medicine is 30% poisonous. Mrs. Li is in good health and there is no need to take tonics!" Li Qing quickly gave the old doctor the consultation fee and reward and sent the old doctor away.
Li Yu sat there, gently stroking his belly, and counted the days. His menstruation was indeed delayed for more than half a month. Li Yu thought happily: Are you really pregnant? Baby, are you really here?
Li Qing saw the doctor off, and when he came back he said with a smile on his face: "Sister, am I going to be an uncle?"
"The doctor said it should be yes, but Yue Qian will wait a few days before confirming it. Why did you come back so soon? How did the county government judge you?"
Li Qing took out the silver notes in his pocket and handed them to Li Yu, "Here are five hundred taels of silver notes. They are the money that the Hu family compensated for the farm income and fines. The families in the village also took back their fields and received compensation and fines." silver.
Sister, someone in court accused Hu San of robbing a good girl. Hu San and the housekeeper were also arrested. He Cheng, who was crippled after being beaten, also got money for soup and medicine, and the family member of the deceased nursing home also got it. Settlement allowance,”
Li Qing took a sip of tea and said, "That Magistrate Zhu was quite ruthless. He sentenced Hu San and his son and Housekeeper Hu to a harsh and cold place with fifty canes in court. Even the daughter of the Hu family was kicked out of the county office." .”
Li Yu looked at Li Qing, "His black hat will not be saved. Of course, the Hu family must be severely sentenced to give an explanation to the people! Therefore, concubines are mostly the source of the family's troubles. Those shameless people even say that red sleeves add fragrance, The blessing of all the people, what a fucking stinky piece of shit! Remember, you are not allowed to take concubines in the future. If you do, I will break your legs!"
Li Qing chuckled and said: "Sister, don't worry, I will do whatever you say, but you can't say bad words in the future. My little nephew is listening!"
Li Yu knocked on Li Qing and said with a smile: "How do you know it's your nephew? Isn't your niece good?"
"It's better to be a nephew! You have a good rest. Brother Xu and I will go to the village to share the fields with the tenant farmers. Lady Yu is going to buy hens to make soup for you!"
"Okay, come back early for dinner." Li Yu watched Li Qing walk out of the room to do errands, and thought to himself: That kid back then can now be on his own!
Li Qing leased the land to tenants in the village, rented out the shops in Qingshan City, and Li Yu was definitely pregnant.
In the blink of an eye, the Qingming Festival came, but Li Yu couldn't visit the graves because of her pregnancy. Li Qing went to his parents' graves alone. According to Li Yu's instructions, he also planted new soil on the small grave next to his parents and paid homage!
Li Qing returned to the inn after sweeping the tomb and paying homage. Li Yu and his brothers, Yu Niang and Xu Chun, had already packed up and were waiting to set off back to Qingchuan.
After Li Yu left, Zhou Jia received a letter from someone sent by Shen Wu. Zhou Jia looked excitedly at Dr. Wen, who was still in high spirits, and said happily: "Sir, are you still in Qingzhou? Why did you come to see me? ah?"
Doctor Wen smiled and said: "How did I know you were coming to Qingchuan? You know I have come to see you a long time ago! Where is your wife?"
"Yu'er went back to visit the graves of my father-in-law and mother-in-law with my brother-in-law. I'm afraid she won't come back until mid-March. Sir, you go and wash up first, and I'll have someone prepare a meal for you!"
"It's okay." Zhou Jia took Dr. Wen to the bathroom. When he came out, he took out the letter brought by Shen Wu. He learned that General Huang had his home confiscated and beheaded, and his family was exiled. Steward Ouyang was beaten twenty times to avoid the punishment. Qingzhou The government office will also assign a county captain named Yu to Qingchuan. The imperial court also received a tip that Da Qi had the intention to invade Dayong, and the imperial court was preparing to send troops to garrison Qingchuan. Da Qi has the intention to invade Dayong! When Zhou Jia saw this, her heart started to rise again after she had relaxed for a while.
It had been drizzling for several days after the Qingming Festival. The drizzle made the mountain road even more slippery. Even though Li Yu was pregnant, several people did not dare to rush forward and moved forward cautiously.
Zhou Jia has been going to the city gate every day since mid-March to wait for Li Yu to come back. When it was March 20, there was no trace of Li Yu, and he couldn't help but worry.
When Doctor Wen saw Zhou Jia coming back from the city gate with a frown on his face, he comforted her: "Your wife is good at martial arts, so you don't have to worry. She may have delayed her trip due to other things!"
Zhou Jiaqiang smiled happily and said: "Sir! Yu'er hates evil and has to deal with the fact that the land in her old house has been taken over by others when she returns home. I'm afraid she's been plotted against."
Doctor Wen rolled his eyes at Zhou Jia, "Your wife is jealous but not stupid! I think she is calmer and more understanding than you when it comes to things!"
Zhou Jia had an expression that was sweeter than eating honey, "Really! Sir, you rate Yu'er so highly!"
Doctor Wen looked at Zhou Jia with a look of disgust, "Tsk tsk! Look at you, your grandfather used to worry that you were a cut-off sleeve, but unexpectedly you turned out to be a doting wife! I will stop nagging you, I will go to the streets today. Go to the free clinic!”
"Okay, I'll ask Alei to accompany you!"
"That's fine." Doctor Wen carried the medicine box on his back and a small horse. Alei carried a small wooden table and a bench and followed Doctor Wen to the street.
As soon as Zhou Jia arrived at the Yamen, Mr. Qian came with a piece of complaint. Mr. Qian said to Zhou Jia: "Sir, there is a woman outside to submit a complaint, saying that her daughter-in-law murdered her son! If you haven't come back from the city gate, I will Let her go back first."
Zhou Jia took the complaint and saw that it was stated in the complaint that the son of a family on North Street, named Wang Daqiang, had been doing carpentry work outside for the past two years. He caught the cold a few days after returning home and fell ill last night. After his death, his mother-in-law, Mrs. He, suspected that her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Su, had murdered her son and came to complain.
Zhou Jia thought: He suddenly died after contracting the cold! Could it be that the woman really killed her husband?
Zhou Jia looked at Tu Dianshi and said, "Mr. Tu, has the Yang Zuozuo you mentioned last time ever come back?"
"He's back, sir. Do you want to call him?"
"Yes! Let someone call him, let's take a look!"
"It's your lord!" Mr. Tu sent a yamen servant to invite Yang Wu to do the work. Zhou Jia and Mr. Qian took the two yamen servants and walked towards North Street. When they arrived at Bei Street, they saw white flags hanging in front of a small courtyard. The courtyard was full of helpers. There was a skinny little woman with a skinny boy sitting on the floor of the main room crying her heart out. Next to her was a woman kneeling and covering her face as she cried.