Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 391 - 222: Economical and Appropriate Man_1

Chapter 391: Chapter 222: Economical and Appropriate Man_1

Qian Yixiu thought that if her little mother were to become pregnant, she certainly wouldn’t dare to walk about outside, so she should take advantage of the next two months while her body doesn’t yet show signs to take her out for more walks.

During the last pregnancy, her little mother was quite young and, coupled with the poor diet at home, the child was born small and unhealthy. This time, she was determined to keep her little mother in good spirits and hale and hearty, striving to have a healthy baby.

As soon as Qian Yixiu finished her classes, she would take Cheng Yue for a stroll in the Hexi Garden. Past the Moon Gate and through a few clumps of bamboo, and over a floral path was where Qian Yeejin’s Linfeng Garden was located, while a turn to the left around a bed of flowers and a few fir trees would lead to West Lake.

It was now the time when lotuses vied with each other in bloom and magnificence. This year’s lotuses in the lake were denser than ever, creating a vista of layered green with the beads of water on the leaves glittering like pearls rolling across a green plate. Amidst the lotus leaves, countless lotus flowers stood tall and graceful, each one bending and swaying in the breeze.

Such a beautiful scene that perfectly embodied, "Endless green lotus leaves rise to the sky; the sun casts a different red on the lotus blossoms."

The rich fragrance of the golden lotuses could be smelled from afar, and as one strolled over the small wooden bridge on West Lake, the intoxicating scent made it hard to leave.

Cheng Yue also enjoyed walking by West Lake. Every day, when it was time for her daughter to get out of school, she would wait with Monkey Sister at the gate of the Wangjiang Building and then proceed to the Hexi Garden hand in hand with her, with Monkey Sister obediently following behind.

Monkey Sister was very sensible. Sister Embroidery had told her that their mother was carrying a younger brother in her womb and she should not romp around with their mother as before, especially not bump into her carelessly. Fearing she could not restrain herself, she always kept a distance of more than half a meter from Cheng Yue. This puzzled the family, who thought her even cleverer than Monkey Brother.

From exactly Si Hour to the end of Si hour each morning, Qian Yixiu would walk with her little mother by West Lake, followed by Monkey Sister in her floral dress. Half an hour before nightfall, Qian Yeejin would join them with Tiaotiao.

Qian Yixiu also had a lingering thought: Zheng Zezhong and Pan Zi’an, who had promised to visit Guiyuan, had not shown up. If they hadn’t come by now, they probably wouldn’t come this year. The Empress Dowager’s seventieth birthday was in August and the two men, holding noble titles, must be in the Capital City by then. And beyond September, the sights of Guiyuan wouldn’t be as beautiful as in spring and summer.

Qian Yixiu prayed in her heart, hoping they would not come this year. Their visit would mean that her little mother couldn’t come here for walks anymore.

Because Cheng Yue was pregnant, Old Man Qian and his wife dared not bring Duo Duo and the other children over for fear they would notice something and spill the beans, making things difficult.

By July, Cheng Yue was probably two months pregnant. Although not yet showing, she had become much plumper; her once melon-seed-shaped face now resembled that of an oval, her skin as white as jade flushing with a faint rosy glow, radiant like peach blossoms in March. The corners of her mouth were perpetually upturned, and the slight melancholy in her eyes was replaced by joy and hope, radiating the image of a blissful mother-to-be.

The family rejoiced over her transformation, yet they were still a bit worried and wanted to have a doctor feel her pulse. Qian Manxia, who had come back for a meal at home, had a suggestion: fifteen li from Huaxi Village was Sanxian Town, where there resided a midwife surnamed Du, known as Doctor Du. Not only was she skilled at delivering babies, she could also treat many gynecological diseases. What was even more remarkable was that after seven months of pregnancy, she could tell by feeling the pulse whether it was a boy or a girl in the womb.

They decided to send Wan Dazhong to Sanxian Town to fetch Doctor Du to the Wan family on the pretext of examining Qian Manxia’s pulse. Then, they would have Cheng Yue visit the Wan family, and Doctor Du could feel her pulse as well.

Qian Sangui and the others thought this plan was feasible.

On the ninth day, Su Siwu drove a bullock cart with a carriage attached, transporting Qian Sangui, Lady Wu, Cheng Yue, and Qian Yixiu to the Wan family.

Initially, Cheng Yue did not want to go out, but upon hearing it was for a medical examination to check on the well-being of the child in her belly, and knowing it was at Auntie Xia’s home, she agreed.

Worried about jostling on the road, they cushioned Cheng Yue with thick padding, and the bullock cart trundled along extremely slow.

The Wan family was located to the west side of Darong Village, a mere quarter-hour away. Although the Wan family was so close to her own, this was only the second time Qian Yixiu had visited; she had been too busy.

The Wan family had a large quadrangle courtyard, somewhat similar to the Qian’s Main Courtyard in the village but newer. With five rooms in the main house and four each in the east and west wing rooms as well as the rear set, two banyan trees were planted in the courtyard, and many flowers and plants, which Qian Manxia had planted after she married into the Wan family, greeted visitors in front of the wing rooms.