Jiang Zhen put his hand on Zhao Jinge's stomach, and the whole person froze.
Although he had known for a long time that Zhao Jinge was pregnant, he was also very worried and concerned, but what he had been worried about all along was Zhao Jinge, not the child in his womb.
Therefore, others wished that their pregnant daughter Shuang'er would eat more to nourish the child in his stomach, but he was unwilling to let Zhao Jinge eat more, because he was afraid that the child would not be born when he was older.
He was also happy to have a child, but he was even more shocked when he heard the news. In fact, he didn't have much affection for the child who was just a fertilized egg.
For example... If there is an accident and the child needs to be aborted, he will not feel distressed, even if he is distressed, he is also distressed for Zhao Jinge's body.
After all, he didn't really feel the existence of that child.
But now, under his hands, a little life moved.
The movement was very weak, which made Jiang Zhen very worried, worried that if he exerted force, that little life would be hurt.
"What's wrong?" Brother Zhao Jin looked at Jiang Zhen in confusion, wondering why Jiang Zhen suddenly stopped moving.
"He moved." Jiang Zhen pointed to Zhao Jinge's stomach.
"My stomach seems to be moving a bit..." Zhao Jinge tried to think about it, but he still didn't understand what happened to Jiang Zhen.
"It's the child who moved." Jiang Zhen said.
Zhao Jinge was also stunned.
Although he has always wanted children, Zhao Jinge was not fully prepared and did not know much about pregnancy and childbirth.
At least, he didn't know that the child would move when it was in the stomach.
"I can't see the stomach, why did he move?" Zhao Jinge couldn't help but ask, do others do the same
"I don't know either." Jiang Zhendao, he knows that there will be fetal movement during pregnancy, but although Zhao Jinge's belly has softened a little because he has been inactive these days, it has not gotten bigger at all. The child is estimated to be very small. Moved
The two stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes. The original intimacy was no longer possible.
The next morning, Jiang Zhen took Zhao Jinge and went to find Doctor Hu in a carriage.
The Taiyuan Hospital was studying the matter of suturing wounds. Doctor Hu couldn’t get involved, but the Zheng family also told several generals about it, so he studied it together with the military doctors sent by the generals. A military doctor also lived in his mansion.
"In the past, we used bandages, which were expensive. Using needles and threads can save a lot of money."
"It turns out that the wound can't get dirty, no wonder the bandages are reused, and those people will have a fever."
"Let me remember. In the future, where our military doctors will stay, we will have a few people specially assigned to wash and cook bandages."
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At this time, everyone got up early, and when Jiang Zhen arrived, the military doctors had already discussed it.
When Jiang Zhen heard this, he realized that the medical technology at this time seemed to be worse than he thought.
Those who were injured on the battlefield and survived are definitely dead!
However, people at this time had never used antibiotics, and their immunity was much stronger than in modern times.
"Jiang Zhen, you're here! Is there anything else you want to tell us?" Doctor Hu asked immediately when he saw Jiang Zhen.
The other military doctors also looked at Jiang Zhen without blinking.
"I've said everything I can." Jiang Zhen said, after hearing the conversations of those people, he actually kind of wished that he was a doctor before, but he wasn't.
"Then why are you here?" Doctor Hu looked at Jiang Zhen in confusion.
"I'm here this time, I want you to help Brother Jin see... His stomach is moving!" Jiang Zhen was a little anxious.
Doctor Hu: "..." Which pregnant woman's belly won't move
When Jiang Zhen and Zhao Jinge left from Doctor Hu, Zhao Jinge received another evaluation as "strong as a cow".
But even so, he suddenly realized that there was really one more person in Zhao Jinge's stomach, but he inevitably became cautious again.
Even because of this, they set off three days later than the original plan - Jiang Zhen felt that his preparations for the return journey were insufficient.
In the past few days, Jiang Zhen felt the presence of the child several times in succession. The movement was actually very weak, but he did feel it.
He has a child, right in Zhao Jinge's belly.
Jiang Zhen felt that all this was very miraculous. At the same time, he finally felt a little bit like being a father, and he was embarrassed to disturb the child in his womb...
When Jiang Zhen thought about this, Zhao Jinge was a little tangled.
Jiang Zhen used to touch him all the time, and seemed to be in love with him.
If Jiang Zhen wasn't with him all day, he couldn't care less about him, he would have wondered if Jiang Zhen didn't like him anymore.
The night before departure, Zhao Jinge gritted his teeth, held Jiang Zhen's key parts, and touched it...
Jiang Zhen suddenly forgot about not disturbing the child in his stomach, but his actions were more careful than before.
His brother Jin is pregnant with a child at the moment.
Although Zheng Yi didn't go back, the Zheng family's fleet wanted to go back.
Originally, it would take a few more days for the fleet to leave the capital, but Jiang Zhen was about to leave, but Zheng Yi accelerated the preparation of the goods, and finally the Zheng family's fleet could go with Jiang Zhen's fleet.
He felt that if he went back with Jiang Zhen, his fleet should be much safer.
When Jiang Zhen left the capital, Zheng Yi made a special trip to say goodbye. Besides Zheng Yi, Shen Anxin also came.
This time in Beijing, Jiang Zhen stayed at home all day and didn't know many people. Shen Anxin was the one he knew best. But even so, Jiang Zhen was a little surprised to see Shen Anxin, who he hadn't seen for a long time, come to bid farewell.
"Master Shen?" Jiang Zhen went up to say hello, looking at Shen Anxin with some doubts
"I heard that Mr. Jiang is leaving the capital, I made a special trip to see him off." Shen Anxin looked at Jiang Zhen with a smile, and then greeted his servants to pick up some specialties from the capital.
This time, Shen Anxin's words and deeds returned to when Jiang Zhen saw him for the first time. Jiang Zhen glanced at him and thanked him. Even Zhao Jinge was relieved to see him like this.
Although he was about to leave, it was better for this person not to think about Jiang Zhen than this person to still think about Jiang Zhen.
A few people talked for a while, and it was time to set off. Jiang Zhen and Zheng Yi Shen Anxin said goodbye and greeted. Immediately, someone put the widened wooden board between the big boat and the river bank.
Shen Anxin saw that Zhao Jinge was being guarded and left by Jiang Zhen, and let out a long sigh, then looked at Zheng Yi, went up to say hello with a smile: "Zheng Shao." Since he promised his father to carry forward the Zheng family, he can't be like before. So afraid of this and that, you should seize every opportunity...
Shen Anxin and Zheng Yi chatted.
On the other side, Jiang Zhen and Zhao Jinge were sitting on the boat and slowly left the capital.
"Jiang Zhen, will you come to the capital in the future?" Zhao Jinge asked.
"I won't come again in the next few years." Jiang Zhen said with certainty that Brother Zhao Jin is about to give birth, and he will definitely not be able to go far after the child is still young. In the past few years, he does not plan to go to far places.
He still started his own escort game first, and it would be better to cultivate more manpower.
When Zhao Jinge heard Jiang Zhen's words, he felt relieved, and then he heard Jiang Zhen say again: "Brother Jin, when we go back this time, it can be considered a homecoming, and my parents will be very happy then."
In addition to recognizing words these days, Jiang Zhen will also read some idle books to him. He knows what it means to return home. Hearing that, he nodded and couldn't help but feel a little happy.
He and Jiang Zhen have been away from home for four months, he is a little homesick, should his parents miss him too
Hexi Village.
Zhao Fugui walked from the east end of the village to the west end of the village, then opened the door of his house and walked in.
"Old man, what are you doing out?" Zhao Liushi asked, counting the eggs and eggs at hand.
"It's nothing, just go out and wander around." Zhao Fugui said.
Zhao Liushi glanced at her man: "Didn't see Jiang Zhen and Jin Ge'er come back?" Although Zhao Fugui didn't say it, she knew that Zhao Fugui went out, and she definitely wanted to see if Zhao Jinge and Jiang Zhen were back.
"No." Zhao Fugui sat down, a little gloomy.
"We have sold ducks again, why haven't they come back." Zhao Liu sighed: "How far is this capital?"
"I don't know." Zhao Fugui said.
"I don't know if they encountered any danger on the way, or suffered hardships..."
"Definitely not." Zhao Fugui was certain.
"I also wanted to find a doctor to take care of Brother Jin's body, but as soon as they got married, they ran out. If we go on like this, when will we be able to have a grandson to hug?" Zhao Liu said again.
"hold on."
"Can't you say a few more words?" Zhao Liushi was angry and looked at his man dissatisfied.
"Didn't you say everything?" Zhao Fugui said, what he wanted to say, Zhao Liu had already said everything, and she even said it more than once.
"You still dislike me for talking too much!" Zhao Liushi glared at Zhao Fugui.
"No." Zhao Fugui said.
"Okay, let's pack up and eat. I fried your favorite eggs for you. You are too picky. Boiled eggs are not delicious. You have to eat fried eggs." Zhao Liu said.
Zhao Fugui didn't speak, just eat.
When they didn't have to eat it before, boiled eggs were really delicious, but Jiang Zhen let them eat eggs every day, and eat them. Isn't it boring to eat boiled eggs
Now the Zhao family raises a lot of chickens and ducks, but whether it is Zhao Liushi or Zhao Fugui, they are reluctant to kill chickens and ducks to eat. They only eat eggs every day. At the same time, according to Jiang Zhen's account, they will also eat fish. , and have the opportunity to buy some meat.
I don't know if it was well raised. Four months later, this Zhao Fugui actually looks younger and younger. His face was dark and wrinkled before, but because of the flesh, the wrinkles are no longer visible.
After eating a mouthful of scrambled eggs and a mouthful of white rice, Zhao Fugui couldn't help but said, "I didn't expect that I'm old enough to have such a good life."
Eat eggs every day, have money in your hands, and there are so many chickens and ducks on the mountain... This is something Zhao Fugui never dared to think about before.
"Yeah..." Zhao Liushi nodded: "It's just that Jiang Zhen and Brother Jin didn't come back, so I'm not at ease."
After eating, Zhao Fugui went to look through the newly harvested millet that was drying outside this year, and then went out again.
Relying on the abundance of chicken manure and duck manure at home, and there is no shortage of fertilizer, this year he planted wheat in the paddy fields that had been drained.
The yield of winter wheat is not high, but if you plant it, you will have flour at home next year.
Zhao Fugui went to the field and carefully served his own field.
The land bought by the Zhao family belonged to the Jiang family. Not far away, there was also the Jiang family's land.
In the Jiang family's land, Jiang's butcher is also working.
The Jiang family's rice harvest this year was not very good, so Jiang's butcher brought seeds and planted winter wheat.
The two of them worked in the field separately for almost an hour, and then sat together on the ridge next to them to rest.
Wang Haisheng's youngest son Wang Daniu came running from a distance at this time and gave Zhao Fugui a basket: "Grandpa Zhao, Grandma Zhao asked me to bring you tea."
"Da Niu is really good." Zhao Fugui's age likes children, and when he sees Wang Daniel, he can't help but smile.
When he looked at the contents of the basket, he was happy.
In the basket was a large tea pot filled with dark black tea, and in addition, there was a palm-sized cake.
The people here in Hexi Village make very simple hair cakes. There are two kinds of sweet and salty ones. Brown sugar is placed in the sweet hair cake, and salt is placed in the salty hair cake, while most people put salt.
The price of brown sugar is not cheaper than salt. It takes a lot of brown sugar to make it feel sweet, but only a little bit of salt is added... Zhao's hair cake is made with salt and green onions, and it actually tastes a bit like green onion buns.
It is estimated that the water was overheated when the water was boiled, and the cake was still warm. Zhao Fugui sipped the tea and made the cake, and he was satisfied.
Beside him, Butcher Jiang took a sip of the cold water he brought, and his heart was sour.
In the past, there was tea to drink and food to eat, and it was always himself, but now, his life is not even comparable to Zhao Fugui!
Zhao Fugui looked at Butcher Jiang, and his mood was quite complicated. The former Butcher Jiang looked very energetic, but now when I go to see him, he is actually a lot older...
However, with the current situation of the two of them, it is not easy for him to talk to him...
The two of them rested for a while, then went back to work in silence.
Zhao's family didn't have much land, and Zhao Fugui was used to working, so he didn't worry about not finishing it. Seeing that the time was almost up, he packed up and went home.
His mother-in-law has prepared the meal, and she won't eat it until he goes back. He has to go back early.
Zhao Fugui left early, but Butcher Jiang was still in the field.
On the one hand, he couldn't finish the work in the fields, on the other hand, the house was in such a mess that he didn't even want to go back.
Now, his two daughters-in-law have big stomachs, and they can't work at all, and the two sons can't count on them. In the end, all the work is actually left to the two old people, and he is not married. on the head of the little girl.
Thinking of those two sons, Butcher Jiang couldn't help sighing.
His youngest son found a job in the county town, but it is said that the various expenses are very large. He said that he wanted to take money from the family, but he could not get it, and his second son...
At the beginning, he bought 22 taels of kelp and salted fish. Although he sold some in the village, and later sold some more in the streets, he has not sold the capital until now. It has been a summer, and some of the kelp is salty. The fish is broken!
In order not to waste it, their family ate bad kelp and salted fish every day recently, which made him feel like throwing up when he smelled the smell.
But there is no way. There are so many things in the house that I can't waste them. No matter how I don't want to eat them, I still have to eat them.
Thinking of the things piled up at home, and thinking about his second son, Jiang Butcher felt suffocated for a while.
In fact, if he just couldn't get the money back, butcher Jiang felt distressed about the silver, but he felt it was worth it. At least the forty taels of silver that he gave to Jiang Chengcai after the land sale, Jiang Chengcai only lost ten taels.
But... Jiang Chengcai failed to do business this time, he was not reconciled and wanted to do it a second time.
Butcher Jiang returned home in a very bad mood, and as soon as he returned, he saw the matchmaker in the village coming out of his house.
After entering the door, Butcher Jiang asked, "Why is the matchmaker here?"
"I'm here to talk to my little sister." Mrs. Jiang said.
Butcher Jiang was stunned for a while, and then he remembered that it was time for his little daughter to say kiss.
In the past, their family was spoiled for Jiang Xiaomei. Although they also let her work, they only did some light work, but now...
But for more than half a year, Jiang Xiaomei's hands and face have become a lot thicker.
Now tell Jiang Xiaomei about other people, and I don't know if I can talk about good people.
Butcher Jiang was worried when he saw his second son, Jiang Chengcai, come in from outside with a happy face.
When Butcher Jiang saw his smiling face, he was angry, but Mrs. Jiang was the opposite. Seeing that her second son, whom she loved most, came back, Mrs. Jiang was overjoyed: "Chengcai, you can be considered. came back!"
"Father, mother!" Jiang Chengcai called out, and then said impatiently, "Father and mother, I found a good business outside this time, and I can definitely make a lot of money!"
Butcher Jiang no longer trusted this son, and immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Madam Jiang believed in her son: "Really?"
"Dad, don't pretend everything is fake!" Jiang Chengcai said: "They are doing big business, and that business can really make money. If it wasn't for me having a good relationship with them, and they were short of capital, they wouldn't let me go there at all. Get in there!"
Jiang Chengcai talked incessantly, and finally said: "By the way, I don't have enough money in my hand, mother, you can get me some more!"
"Don't you have nearly thirty taels of silver in your hand? Why isn't it enough?" Mrs. Jiang asked.
"Stinky boy, don't be ridiculous, it's all a scam!" Butcher Jiang frowned.
"Father, they are all rich people, how could they be scammers?" Jiang Chengcai, however, single-mindedly recognized that it was a good business that could make a lot of money.
The family suddenly became troubled again. Butcher Jiang was so angry that he could only insist that he would not give the money.
After saying this, he immediately went back to his room, not wanting to see Jiang Chengcai again.
Jiang Zhen and Zhao Jinge knew nothing about all kinds of things in Hexi Village.
However, since they left the capital, they have been missing their hometown more and more, and they can be regarded as returning home.
However... the speed of the fleet at this time...
No matter how anxious Jiang Zhen was, he could only hurry back slowly.
However, fortunately, they didn't encounter any trouble along the way. The only thing that bothered him was... Zhao Jinge's belly was getting bigger and bigger.
For the first four months, Zhao Jinge's stomach could not see anything at all, but after four months, it slowly bulged, and the fetal movement became more and more obvious.
Jiang Zhen also realized more and more clearly that he really wanted to be a father.
When he set out from the capital, thinking that vegetables might not always be available on the road, Jiang Zhen asked people to find soil and wooden boxes, and dug some green vegetables and Chinese cabbage from the ground to plant.
These two kinds of dishes are well served, even if they are planted on the boat, they also grow very well, and this is something that only Zhao Jinge can eat.
Liu Qianqian and Zhao Lingxi stood on the bow of a boat, looking at the lush vegetables planted on the bow of the boat next to them, and then looking at the pickles in their bowls, they were extremely depressed.
"Then why is Zhao Jin's life so good?" Liu Qianqian couldn't help but said.
"Yeah, why is his life so good..." Zhao Lingxi couldn't help sighing. He and Liu Qianqian had a bad relationship and they were constantly competing with each other, but since they were rescued by Jiang Zhen and rejected together, the relationship has gotten better. coming closer.
"I don't know what Jiang Zhen will let us do in the future." Liu Qianqian said again.
"It's not for us to betray our looks." Zhao Lingxi said, Jiang Zhen's subordinates actually have a lot of interest in them, but Jiang Zhen gave orders, and those people didn't dare to do anything to them.
The two were talking like this when they saw Zhao Jinge come out from another boat.
Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, Zhao Jinge put on thick clothes, and his stomach can't be seen anymore...
Looking at the vegetables planted in the bow of the boat, and pulling some green vegetables from them, Zhao Jinge gave them to the cook Li Shi, and asked her to cook.
"Why did Madam pick so many vegetables today?" Li looked at the vegetables in front of him and asked in surprise.
"It's almost home, it doesn't matter if you eat it all." Brother Zhao Jin stood up and smiled.
In order to hurry, they stopped the boat to supply supplies not many times, but every time they stopped, Jiang Zhen would buy some vegetables to plant. It's just that Jiang Zhen grew vegetables, but he didn't eat them himself, but told him to eat more.
And fresh chicken or something, Jiang Zhen didn't eat it either, he kept it all for him.
Now that he will be home in two days, he can always let Jiang Zhen eat with him.
The meal that night was very rich. Jiang Zhen glanced at Brother Zhao Jin and started eating with a smile.
After eating, he and Zhao Jinge lay side by side on the bed again, and then began to read to Zhao Jinge.
What he read to Zhao Jinge was "Qionglin Junior School", a set of enlightenment books read by people of this era.
What's more embarrassing is that he can read it, but he can't explain many things... Fortunately, Zhao Jinge doesn't understand even more. If there is any problem, he can always fool him.
As for being really confused...
He said that reading a hundred times is self-seeking, and then reading it a few more times...
This sentence really makes sense. Jiang Zhen has read a lot, and he is really interested in reading it. Of course, this is also because there is really nothing else to do on this ship except reading.
After reading the book for a while, Jiang Zhen put the book down and started to touch Zhao Jinge's stomach, talking while touching.
In fact, in addition to reading to Zhao Jinge, he also read it to the child in Zhao Jinge's belly. Although he doesn't know much about pregnancy, he has also heard that pregnant women need prenatal education.
At this moment, he couldn't find music to listen to the child in Zhao Jinge's belly, so he could only study by himself. His voice should not be unpleasant.
Maybe he recites like this... It can make the child in Zhao Jinge's stomach remember his father's voice before he is born.
Thinking like this, Jiang Zhen touched Zhao Jinge's stomach again: "Son, I'm your father. When you come out, I'll take you on a horse!" When they were in the capital, the Zheng family sent a carriage and a horse. Jiang Zhen loaded them on a boat and brought them back to Jiangnan.
Looking at Jiang Zhen's appearance, Zhao Jinge couldn't help but smile.
Jiang Zhen told him that the child in his belly could hear the outside voice, and he thought so. Now that Jiang Zhen cared about the child, he was naturally happy.
Two days later, the fleet arrived in Hecheng County and stopped at the Zheng family's private pier.
There are a lot of goods on board. In fact, it is better to go to Fucheng to sell the goods first, but whether it is Jiang Zhen or Zhao Jinge, they all want to go home...
After the boat was parked on the pier of Zheng's family, Jiang Zhen, Zhao Jinge, and Jiang Zhen's men who took him to the capital all got off the boat, and Jiang Zhen's carriage was also taken off the boat.
The horse, who was slumped in the boat, looked very excited when it landed.
"When we go back this time, we can take a carriage, and the villagers will be very envious." Jiang Zhen looked at the carriage, turned around and said to Zhao Jinge.
Having a horse-drawn carriage these days is even rarer than having a BMW in modern times.
Jiang Zhen himself is not a person who likes to show off, but Zhao Liushi definitely likes to show off. When they go back in the carriage, they will definitely give Zhao Liushi a long face, and they will definitely let Zhao Liushi show off in front of the villagers.
"The carriage can't go to our village." Zhao Jinge said.
"What?" Jiang Zhen was a little puzzled.
"There is a bridge on the way to our village, and the carriage can't cross the bridge." Zhao Jinge said.
Hearing what Zhao Jinge said, Jiang Zhen just remembered that there was such a thing.
From Hecheng County to Hexi Village, you have to cross the river. There is a bridge on the river, which is the kind of stone arch bridge with steps, and such a bridge cannot be crossed by a carriage...
Returning home in a horse-drawn carriage seems to be no good, they still have to go by boat...
Jiang Zhen and his subordinates got on the boat, and the group slowly walked towards He Xicun.