After dinner, Xu Mingwei brought the girls to turn over some paper money. Fu Heng read for a while, his eyes was tired, he hid at the side to read, and learnt it. He then squeezed to the side of Xu Mingwei and sat down, then laughed: "How much are you planning to break?"
Xu Mingwei answered, "It will be discounted by three thousand every day. I believe that it will be enough on the day of the Ancestor's delivery."
Fu Heng was surprised, he had never known that his family would have to burn this much paper money every year. According to the number of people in Xu Mingwei's house, they would have to be broken by at least a few hundred every day.
"I'll break some too. Is this all you've been doing at home for the past few days?" Fu Heng asked as he took a stack of gold foil.
Wan Rong wanted to stop him, there was no reason for men to do this. But swept her gaze, holding back her persuasion, she shrank to the side and did not make a sound.
"I only pick a few to fold when it's cool in the morning. There are girls, so we don't have to spend all day on this. Even though Master Fang's body isn't in a good condition right now, he would often ask for my lessons to look at. As a result, he himself didn't dare to slack off anymore. "
Fu Heng laughed and said, "You Mister, you can be considered to have found one. It's good to be able to keep you busy. Have you read those books? "
Xu Mingwei replied, "I've only read half of the《 Talk About the Moon》 for about ten days. People get sleepy easily in these past few days, and the words written on the book are too small, so I started to be lazy little by little without even reading a few lines. However, I haven't read many of the miscellaneous books. I'll just eat one of them first, there's no point in flipping through more. "
Fu Heng said, "That is also true. However, in my opinion, why don't you first put 'A Complete Legend of Yue' aside? I have a newly entered 'Lotus Pen Ghost Stories' in my study. It will only be cool after reading it for the rest of the summer. "
"But the theory of ghosts? I don't like to see this. I can't sleep at night. "
Fu Heng laughed, "It's not that terrifying, just by looking at it, you would know. If there was someone who lied to you, you could have just messed with me tonight."
Initially, Wan Rong and the others had just quietly listened without making a sound, which gave Fu Heng the illusion that the two of them were still in the room.
Xu Mingwei's face became slightly hot, thinking that at that time, even she didn't know who was messing with whom. Looking at how Wan Rong and the others were all red in the face, laughing and trying to endure, she could not help but glare at Fu Heng, "You broke your ingot, stop speaking nonsense, you are making the girls laugh."
Fu Heng also realized that his words were undignified, he shook his head and laughed, and then lowered his head and started to fold the paper money seriously. He was clever, and his hands were nimble. This was his first time learning it, but he was not slower than Wan Rong and the others.
"This task seems simple, but it turns out it isn't easy either." Fu Heng stretched lazily, watching Xu Mingwei bring the girls to fold the paper, money and ingots that had just been folded neatly and tied up with a red string. Naturally, she had to put in a bit of effort again, and couldn't help but exclaim.
Xu Mingwei laughed, "It's simple and easy, the paper horse and candle shop outside has it for sale. It's just that I personally broke it myself, that's all. "
Fu Heng was moved when he heard it, he thought that Xu Mingwei had been pampered since a young age, if he did not see him as her husband, why would he keep insisting on making money out of the paper? In her heart, he once again silently noted down her benefits.
By July, it was getting hotter. Fu Heng also gradually stopped going out, staying at home all day, either reading or practicing. Xu Mingwei saw that he was working hard on the books and since there were no outsiders at home, she called Xiao Huan over to guard the yard outside the study, opened all the doors and windows of the study and made Fu Heng a few sets of cool and perspiring shorts for him to wear at home. In case someone came, the servant would let out a message outside, so even if Fu Heng wore a robe, it would not be impolite.
He didn't want to get used to wearing short-sleeved clothes, so he couldn't get used to wearing a Xia shirt. The top half of his body immediately felt hot and stuffy, and he even asked others to help him.
Xu Mingwei suffered greatly as well. However, as a daughter-in-law, she could not lose her dignity. Thus, even in her own yard every day, she was fully dressed in clothes and accessories. Fu Heng felt his heart ache, but he also knew that as a woman, she shouldn't be as casual as he was.
On the first day of July, the entire Fu Family was bustling with activity. Opening the shrine, praying to the gods, offering sacrifices … Needless to say, the amount of offerings on the table was the amount of paper money he had burned down to the ancestors of the Fu Family. Since morning, it hadn't stopped burning until nightfall when the door opened. In this dry and sultry weather, when he was taught to smoke this ash and candle oil, Xu Mingwei felt extremely disgusted in his heart, and he didn't even have the appetite for breakfast. Fu Heng could see everything clearly from the side, and he couldn't help but think that there could be more. In the evening, when the ancestral worship ceremony was over, a doctor was eagerly invited to check the pulse. In the end, Xu Mingwei was not really pregnant, but was rather tired and hot.
Fu Heng was a little disappointed after hearing this. At his age, other than Qin Jianrui and Ying Zixiao, who just got married at the same age as him, the rest were already children born from a family. For example, Yang Tianyuan had just gotten her second son last year. Even the youngest among the few of them, Mu Qifang, had a son and a daughter at her knees, forming a good character.
Xu Mingwei hid the truth in her heart, that she had secretly made herself some soup to drink. June to the end of the year, after the Chinese Festival, if really pregnant, the belly also not good to talk about the head. If no one was going to make a fuss about it, then so be it. However, if there was a head sore at home who taught someone to poke at her belly and do some work, wouldn't there be nothing to argue about? She had planned to at least get the medicine for the middle of August before stopping. When that time came, no matter how much she calculated, it wouldn't be considered as the time of the Ghost Festival.
Only, she never thought that Fu Heng's expectations for his child would be so deep, she felt a little guilty. When Fu Heng saw how dispirited she looked, he had even thought that she was suffering from an discomfort due to the hot air and felt even more pity for her.
On the second day, the matter of them asking for a doctor in their courtyard somehow reached Lady Wang's ears. It was both Pearl Powder and Old Mountain Ginseng, and they were all delivered to Xu Mingwei's room, which surprised her a little.
Seeing that, Nanny Xue laughed, and said, "Grandmother's hardships these days, Madam has seen it all. I was too busy with the festivals to attend to you, and now that I hear you are ill, my wife is very upset, it is all the negligence of an adult. "You, rest well these days, and don't worry about anything else. The most important thing is to get your body well."
Wan Rong walked the Nanny Xue out and laughed, "If I had known this would be called a doctor, I would have called you over a few times already."
Xu Mingwei stared at him, and said weakly, "You don't have a conscience when you say these words, but it seems to be something that isn't yours."
Fu Heng saw that she did not have much spirit left, so he did not make her speak anymore. He sat on the side of the bed and lightly waved his fan, advising his gently, "You, are just too honest. In all the years I've been at home, I've never seen my aunts do this in the yard. It was one thing to be filial, but at the same time, you had to take care of your body. After drinking some medicine, regardless of whether I have an appetite or not, I'll eat some porridge to prevent my stomach from spoiling. "
Xu Mingwei powerlessly smiled at him and said, "Then I'll sleep for a while. If you're tired, Wan Rong can come in and play fan."
Fu Heng stroked her forehead, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I'm here."
Xu Mingwei was really tired, so she closed her eyes and quickly went to sleep. When she was woke up after drinking the medicine, she thought she had slept for a long day and night, and only after listening to Wan Rong talk about it did she realize that she had not slept for even an hour.
"Where did this grandpa go?" When Xu Mingwei woke up, she did not see Fu Heng in the room. Inwardly, she smiled, as expected, men are always flowery with their mouths, they just agreed to be so nice, and after just a short while, they already disappeared after waking up.
"Oh, I'm learning how to make wine-making pills from mother Xu right behind me. "I know you like to eat wine, so I thought I'd let you eat more if I put some in." Wan Rong covered his mouth and laughed, "This grandpa treats you so well."
Xu Mingwei laughed and did not speak. She asked for the medicine and drank it all in one gulp. Fortunately, it was not a bitterness that was hard to swallow. It was just cold tea that was being emitted. The fragrance of the medicine was just too strong.
"You're awake? "I just so happen to try out this wine-making pill. It's not to my liking." Fu Heng carried a tray in, and coincidentally saw her put down the medicine bowl, and opened her mouth to greet her.
Xu Mingwei had just finished drinking a bowl of soup, and her stomach was full of water. Seeing that Fu Heng's face was filled with hope, and that she had especially asked the Nanny Xu to please him, Xu Mingwei did not want to show off his good intentions and took it to drink. The wine was brewed a little too early, and the smell of the wine had scattered a little. The pills, on the other hand, were well-done. For someone who didn't cook at all, having this level of skill for the first time was already quite good.
"How is it? Not bad, right?" Fu Heng saw that she had slowly finished the whole bowl of Brewing Pills, and was also happy in his heart as he asked.
"It's pretty good. It's just that my stomach can't support it. Otherwise, I would have been able to eat another bowl."
Only then did Fu Heng remember that she had just taken her medicine and immediately kept his bowl, "Look at me, I forgot about this. Are you better? Would you like to call the doctor to see it again? "
After Xu Mingwei slept for a while, she had become much more energetic. Hearing that, she could not help but laugh: "It's not like it's any big problem, just rest for a bit, to see a doctor all day, is it fun?"
Wan Rong and who were at the side also could not help but laugh. This grandfather was willing to put grandmother in his heart because no one would be envious of the two of them and could not help but feel happy for Xu Mingwei.
"Alright, now that you have seen that the heavens and the earth only guard me, I'll teach you. Now that you know, you should be happy that you're not going to work anymore." "If you really need to read a book, then go back to your reading room. I'll rest in the room by myself, and have the girls take care of you. If there's anything that's difficult, I'll get someone to call for you."