The newly arrived Zhizhou Qi Yun did not know him. In fact, since Shao Zhizhou was blown away by the wind of rectifying the officials, this new Zhizhou seemed to be extra cautious.
I only heard Shi Tianrui say that he is a shrewd and capable official, and he is good at doing business wherever he goes, which is a good thing for the people.
This time, Zhizhou invited merchants to go there, mostly to recognize people and to give them peace of mind.
Usually, Qi Yun would agree to this kind of thing. He has now replaced the Shao family as the biggest wealthy family in the city.
But Qi Yun thought about her wife's belly again. She was about to give birth in about a month, so she asked Tiezi first, "Can you tell me the exact time?"
Tie Zi handed over the invitation and replied, "It will be ten days later."
Qi Yun calculated in her heart, Ye Jiao was eight months pregnant at that time.
The last month is the most important, Qi Yun didn't want to leave Ye Jiao, even though the shop's matters were not as important as his wife's coming, he shook his head at Tie Zi: "No, I can't go, I'll write later. The letter explains clearly, you must hand it over to Lord Zhizhou yourself."
Tie Zi also guessed the result, so he nodded and followed Qi Yun into the courtyard.
Ershao Qi entered the bedroom, while Tie Zi stood at the door and waited obediently.
As soon as he looked up, Tie Zi saw Xiao Su who was carrying a copper basin. He immediately smiled and said, "You got up so early today, can you have breakfast?"
Xiao Su shook her head: "I'll eat later, I'm not hungry yet, what are you doing here, Brother Zheng?"
Tie Zi pointed to the door: "The second young master went in just now, I'm waiting for him."
Xiao Su immediately stopped and hesitated.
Usually when the second young master and the second young grandma are alone, most of the others rarely go in to disturb it, not entirely because of fear, but also because the second young master is there, he will help with all the things of the second young grandma, regardless of whether it is washing your face, combing your hair, or brushing your eyebrows. Applying lips, the second young master of his own is almost omnipotent.
Anyone who goes is superfluous.
However, Xiao Su still knocked on the door softly and said in a low voice, "Second Young Master, Second Young Master got up, I brought hot water, should I send it in now?"
Not long after, when the door was divided, Qi Yun reached out and took the bowl from Xiaosu's hand, and looked at Tie Zi and said, "Take Xiaosu to eat, and come back in half an hour."
Tie Zi answered cheerfully, and then took Xiao Su to the small kitchen beside him.
Qi Yun, on the other hand, filled the water, closed the door with his knees, and went back into the house.
Ye Jiao was leaning on the carved bed frame, her eyes were a little dazed when she just woke up, and she yawned when Qi Yun came over.
It wasn't the first time Qi Yun saw Ye Jiao just woken up, but every time he saw it, he liked it.
Her cheeks were reddish, her eyes were hazy, and her voice was soft: "Xianggong, what time is it?"
The man put down the copper basin, took a cloth towel and put it in to wet it and wring it out. He walked over and said, "You woke up several times last night, I'm afraid you didn't sleep well, it's normal to snooze in the morning, don't worry about the time, if Go to sleep if you want."
Ye Jiao raised her face, obediently letting Qi Yun wipe it for herself.
After wiping his face with a warm and moist cloth, Little Ginseng felt refreshed, and when he looked at him again, his eyes had returned to their normal clarity: "I'm awake, I'm not sleepy, just a little hungry."
I had an early dinner last night, and I woke up late today, so I'm not hungry.
As soon as Qi Yun heard this, he put the towel aside, brought the green salt water to her mouth, and said with a smile, "When I got up, I let the small kitchen cook the porridge, and Zhuangzi brought pickled vegetables some time ago. , you eat a little, and you will have lunch later."
Oh, looks like I'm up late again today.
Ye Jiao, who had no feeling for waking up late, rinsed her mouth, and then brushed her teeth with a toothpaste made of medicinal herbs and spices, and then rinsed her mouth with scented tea. Only then did she get up.
While getting dressed, Ye Jiao looked at the invitation on the table, not to mention Qi Yun, Ye Jiao herself received this thing too, she blinked: "Xiang Gong, do you have something to go out?"
Qi Yun didn't hide it from her, and while tying Ye Jiao's skirt, he said: "The newly appointed Zhizhou invited the merchants in the city to meet in ten days, but I counted the time, you were at the critical moment, I thought to myself. If you quit, it's all you need, if you go, I'm afraid it will delay me to help you."
If someone else heard Xianggong say this, I'm afraid they would be completely moved.
But the little ginseng has a straight temper. Hearing this, he thought about it for a while, and then looked at Qi Yun with some doubts: "Xianggong, I don't understand, it's me who gave birth to a baby, how can you help me?"
Qi Yun paused, looked up at Ye Jiao, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
Ye Jiao recalled her last experience: "It was Xiaosu who went to call the midwife. You brought me chicken noodle soup and fell. Later, you waited outside, and you didn't need to deliver the baby. It seems that you don't need your help."
Qi Yun wanted to refute, but after thinking about it for a long time, he felt that he had nothing to refute.
It seems... I can't help myself with the birth of a baby...
This realization made Qi Yun a little disappointed and a little distressed. He reached out and hugged Ye Jiao: "It's really hard for you, Jiao Niang."
The little ginseng hugged him back, patted Qi Yun's back lightly, didn't speak, and after a while suddenly seemed to remember something, raised his head slightly to look at Qi Yun and said, "Speaking of which, Wan Wan said before. Ying told me that she has found a Xixi seat that is very good for her children, so you might as well take the opportunity to take a look, if it is good, you can set it down for Xu Bao early."
Xixi, referring to the teacher who taught, usually a wealthy family would invite someone to come to their home to teach their children.
It is not usually necessary to enlighten children so early, but it also varies from person to person.
Xu Bao is really smart. He never forgets to speak, and he can recognize words very quickly. Even if he is laughing and acting like a spoiled child, his words are still vague, but when it comes to listening to books and recognizing words, he is more enthusiastic than anything else. .
Although Qi Yun had brought Qi Ming, in the end he didn't specialize in doing this. It would be great if there was a Xixi specializing in this. The Wanying Ye Jiao said was the lady Zheng of Shizhi County. She came out of the boudoir, and those who wanted to introduce it would not be bad.
Besides, inviting Xixi is not a one-time event. It depends on whether one is successful or not. The sooner the better.
Qi Yun asked, "Where is the Xixi that Madam Shi said?"
Ye Jiao pursed her lips and thought for a while, then said, "It's in a private school in the city, Wanying said, Xu Bao is still young, if you can negotiate with this Xixi, invite him to come every five days. It's done."
Hearing this, Qi Yun knew that Ye Jiao was telling him to go to the city. He couldn't help but look down at his wife and whispered, "Jiao Niang is trying to persuade me?"
Originally, Ye Jiao in his impression was soft and well-behaved, a good girl, but she never worried about things other than eating and drinking.
But this time, Ye Jiao nodded.
She still hugged Qi Yun, but because her belly was big, she couldn't hug the man's body, she just put her arm around the man's neck, looked at Qi Yun with a smile, and said softly, "Xiang Gong has always been Working hard for me, I know. You have things to do, and I have them too. If you do yours well, it will be good for me."
The words were plain, simple, and even without any decoration, but Qi Yun understood it clearly.
My wife has always been transparent, thinking that things are different, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand anything.
On the contrary, Ye Jiao has been studying hard, learning to be a person, learning to do things, and learning to love the person in front of her better.
Moreover, Ye Jiao was worried that she didn't tell Qi Yun about whether there was grass or not...
The voice of the little ginseng was soft: "Everything has a mother, and Li Langzhong. There is still some time left until the day of giving birth. You can go and come back, it doesn't matter."
Hearing this, Qi Yun was silent for a while, then nodded, then buried his face in Ye Jiao's neck and said softly, "Miss, if it starts suddenly, someone must call me back."
"Okay." Ye Jiao responded in her mouth, thinking in her heart, I'll talk about it later.
Li Langzhong said that the child was a little different, but he didn't say what was different. The little ginseng just thought about the dream he had had before, for fear that the baby would really grow grass and bloom this time.
If the husband is not there, I can pull up the grass early...
But after ten days, Qi Yun was ready to take Tie Zi into the city, and before leaving, he gave a bunch of warnings carefully, and Liu Shi was helpless when he heard: "You go in the morning and come back in the afternoon, it's only one day's time. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Jiao Niang."
Qi Yun nodded, knowing in his heart that nothing would happen, but it was inevitable that he would think more and more because of his love.
Liu Shi mentioned another matter: "When you come back, just bring Saburo back with him. He is going to end the township test today, and it happens that you are together."
Qi Yun nodded, responded, looked at Ye Jiao again, and then let go of his hand.
But before Qi Yun turned around, he felt his sleeves tighten.
Turning her head, she was facing the lips that Shang Ye Jiao tiptoed over.
Properly kissed on the mouth.
Liu Shi coughed lightly, Tie Zi turned his head, Xiao Su was not surprised, but Ye Jiao let go of him and said with a smile, "Xiang Gong come back early."
Qi Yun opened his mouth and responded, then turned his head and left, looking at the serious eight hundred, but his back always showed a stance of running away.
After he left, Mrs. Liu also went back to her yard. When it was almost noon, Mrs. Dong and Li Langzhong came to the door.
This is also Qi Yun's request. When he is away, he naturally prepares everything that can be prepared, so that he can feel at ease.
Ye Jiao stretched out her hand to let Li Langzhong take a pulse. Li Langzhong twisted his beard with one hand and put the other hand on Ye Jiao's wrist.
After squinting and thinking for a while, Li Langzhong opened his eyes, looked at Ye Jiao, and said slowly, "Second Young Mistress, I'm afraid it will be twins this time."
Ye Jiao was stunned for a moment, and Mrs. Dong looked at Ye Jiao's belly and whispered, "Two?"
"Yeah." Li Langzhong nodded with a smile on his face, "Looking at the pulses, there are two pulses. Before, because the fetus had not yet grown, I was not sure, but now I feel the pulses of several students who have had pulses before. Women who have given birth to twins have the same pulse. Second Young Mistress, rest assured, this pregnancy is very good, and there will be no mistakes."
When Dong Shi heard this, a smile appeared on his face.
Ordinary people are both longing for and afraid of twins. Ordinary people's families may be poor, they can't eat and sleep well, and having children is a gate to hell, and two children are even more prone to accidents.
But for wealthy people, it won't be too difficult after conditioning, it's naturally a happy event.
"Double birthdays of the bear and Ruizhang," was a good omen in this dynasty.
But knowing that there were two babies inside, Mrs. Dong looked at Ye Jiao cautiously. She stretched out her hand to help Ye Jiao go to the inner room.
Before Li Langzhong left, he warned: "Twins are born earlier than normal fetuses, so the second young mistress should make preparations immediately, so as not to be in a hurry."
Ye Jiao nodded and wrote it down, and Xiao Su, who was beside her, also nodded, and Mrs. Mo immediately went out to inform Liu Shi, called the midwife, and waited for her.
Ye Jiao smiled and said, "You guys are like this, it's like I'm going to give birth today."
Li Langzhong would not stay by Ye Jiao's side all the time, so he went to the side room to rest first.
He came here today to prepare for emergencies, and he should hide from the left and right.
But before Li Langzhong picked up the tea cup, he heard the excitement outside, and Mr. Dong trotted over, pushed the door open, and shouted: "Li Langzhong, come on, Jiao Niang... Jiao Niang is activated! "