Chapter 178： 2 sons

Latest website: In midsummer, there is not a day that is not hot. Even the wind blowing is hot. It is too uncomfortable to be able to show your arms and legs at home. The thought of confinement on such a hot day made her a little crazy.

I didn't expect how painful it would be to have a baby, but first I thought about confinement. The arrival of this child was too unexpected, and the month was not well controlled. The birth in the summer was too much of a test for his mother. Why didn't he wait for the winter to be born again.

Hey, just thinking about this makes her feel uncomfortable and can't eat.

When Aunt Zhang saw her sighing and groaning, she thought something was wrong?

"What else can I do? I'm worried about such a hot weather, how hard it is to be confinement. Can I wash my hair and take a bath?"

"How can I do that? How can a confinement child wash his hair and take a bath? It's only a month, and when the time comes, it will pass. Everyone comes here like this." Aunt Zhang shook her head in disapproval. Childhood is too important to a woman, but she can't be fooled.

She knew that in modern science confinement, there are many people who have not washed their hair and bathed for a whole month. But there is air-conditioning, and it's not too difficult to endure. She is in trouble now.

"Is there ice cubes?" She had an idea, and suddenly thought that ancient big families put ice cubes indoors to cool down in summer.

"That's something that big families can afford. In summer, the supply exceeds demand, and we ordinary people can't buy it. Also, the ice cubes are too cold, so you can't put too much or too close to the confinement."

Hey, yes, they are new here, they are not familiar with the place, and they don't even know where to buy it. The newly appointed Commander of Zhaowu has not yet taken office, nor has he received his official uniform, and he does not even know where the yamen is open.

"Forget it, it's over after a while."

Looking up at the sky, even the morning sun is so vicious. Every morning and evening walks have to change the corridor.

Aunt Zhang looked at her and shook her head, holding her stomach and muttering to herself while walking.

There was a knock on the courtyard door at this moment, and Aunt Zhang went to open the door suspiciously, taking care that no one would come to their house during the day.

She opened a crack in the door and looked out: "Who are you?"

"Bold, this is the second son of the Liaodong palace, quickly open the door and let our second son in." The servant stepped forward and shouted.

Aunt Zhang was frightened and quickly opened the door and stood aside.

Pei Xiu didn't expect anyone to come to the door from the corridor. Hearing the scolding of the servant, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute.

The man in Chinese clothes looked at the old and pregnant woman in front of him, then glanced at the yard, and said no ceremony with a look of disgust.

"Are you the wife of Zhou Cheng, the newly recruited Zhaowu Commander?"

"Yes."

Pei Xiu supported her stomach, straightened up and lowered her eyebrows in response. For the sake of safety, she did not dare to look directly at this man, so as not to make people unhappy and add to the disaster. After all, people's status is precious, who knows if there will be such a layer of attention.

Aunt Zhang stood behind Pei Xiu with her head bowed and her head lowered. She peeked at Pei Xiu in surprise. Is she an official wife? How did the family live here? I didn't dare to move because of doubts in my heart, for fear of being noticed by the nobles, it would be bad luck.

"Where's Captain Zhou?"

The second son strolled around the yard, picked up Zhou Cheng's big knife and weighed it, looked at the gaps above, and put it back in disgust.

"He should be in the fields."

"Headmaster Tangtang should lead a battalion of soldiers and horses, why are you still farming here and wronging your daughter-in-law to live in such a place?"

"The husband sings and the wife follows, the husband's decision, the courtier and the wife do not dare to question it. The courtiers and women don't understand the outside world."

Pei Xiu looked down at the steps on the ground, hoping that this level would be passed quickly, why did such a distinguished person come here.

"So, you don't know anything anymore?" Second Young Master paced up to Pei Xiu and looked at her condescendingly.

Pei Xiu became nervous. Although she wasn't going to be rough with her, she was under pressure to be so close.

"I don't know what the second son is asking. The officials and women don't know about the outside world, and the husband won't tell me a woman."

"When did you come to this village, do you know what is growing in the fields over there?"

"The courtier's family came around last year's Mid-Autumn Festival. I don't know what kind of courtwomen they planted. Since they came here, they seldom go out. After they have a body, the husband is afraid that the ministers and women will make mistakes, so they don't let the ministers go out. I haven't been to the village a few times, let alone Tanabe."

The second son stared at her angrily for a long time. He turned around and asked Aunt Zhang, "Who are you?"

"Second son back, she was invited by a court lady to help me." Pei Xiu was afraid that he would embarrass Aunt Zhang and quickly spoke up.

"I didn't ask you, I asked her."

Aunt Zhang shivered and replied: "Hui... Hui Er Gongzi, Min... Minwomen are villagers in the village and were invited by Mrs. Zhou to help."

"How long have you been here?" Second Young Master paced up to her again.

Aunt Zhang is about to break down in a cold sweat: "It's still... less than a month. Soon... soon."

"Did they mention what was planted in Zhuangzi?"

"No...no."

After asking three questions, the second son had a gloomy face and felt very aggrieved, "Hmph, the dignified military commander, he is so shabby, he can't afford servants, and he still lives on a farm to farm."

Pei Xiu put his left ear in and his right ear out.

Second Young Master looked at these two women who never raised their heads from beginning to end, and felt angry. I have been reprimanded one after another recently, and I have been very angry, and I have hit a nail here again.

But he didn't dare to stretch out his hand at will. This pregnant woman was a new courtier's wife. If something went wrong, he couldn't bear the anger of his father.

Paced back and forth, glared at them, kicked the bamboo basket next to them angrily, and turned away.

When Aunt Zhang saw that he kicked the bamboo basket, her heart was lifted, for fear that he would kick Pei Xiu next, but fortunately not.

Pei Xiu heard the sound of horses' hooves leaving~ Then she raised her head and broke into a cold sweat. For fear that he would be rude to her, a pregnant woman, she really didn't know what to do.

Seeing him leave, Aunt Zhang wiped her forehead and she didn't know if it was hot or cold sweat, she quickly helped Pei Xiu to sit in the hall, poured her a cup of tea to suppress her shock. He also sat down, stroked his chest and said, "You scared the old lady to death. Are all nobles so bad-tempered?"

"The nobles are uncertain, but fortunately he has some scruples, and we are not in danger."

Standing under the sun, Pei Xiu also sweated on her back, and she would never admit it was a cold sweat.

Aunt Zhang asked worriedly, "Will he come again?"

"It shouldn't be. The nobles are busy with work, and we haven't gotten any useful information from us, so why waste time again?" Pei Xiu reassured her, she was shocked today, not to mention Aunt Zhang.

"That's good, my wife is not scared by her age."

"Aunt Zhang, don't worry."