The family spent a whole morning moving things to the second floor and putting them away.
After having some lunch, I was ready to go out to buy some ingredients.
As soon as the door was locked, a woman walked out of the medical clinic next door and hurriedly pulled the doctor out.
"My sister has been suffering from abdominal pain just now. Please come back with me and have a look."
Cheng Qingwen followed the voice and looked over. The girl in a bright dress was so anxious that she was sweating profusely and said to the doctor with red eyes.
"Well, it's not that enemies don't get together."
She whispered softly, and just as she was about to turn around and leave, she saw Su Yunwei looking over.
I thought she would come to make things difficult, but unexpectedly, she took the doctor directly to the carriage and left in a hurry.
Song Qiaoqiao held Cheng Qingwen's hand and said softly: "Let's go quickly, lest she regain her senses and find her."
"No, she said that the pavilion chief's wife has constant abdominal pain and she may have had fetal motility. I'm afraid she won't have time to trouble us now."
Cheng Hua'er nodded and agreed: "Yes, it is dangerous for a woman to become pregnant and give birth to a child, and her life may be lost if she is not careful."
Aunt Liu felt deeply and talked about her feelings when she gave birth to a child. The two had a great conversation.
Several juniors followed behind, looking at the shops opening on the street.
Cheng Qingwen looked at the candied haws-gluts not far away and said with a smile: "Lianzhi Liansong, do you want to eat candied haws-gluts?"
Seeing the two children nodding, she smiled and went to buy six bunches of candied haws, just one bunch for each of them.
Lian Song took a bite of candied haws and his eyes turned red: "In the past, when I was at home, my mother-in-law would also bring candied haws to my sister and me."
"No nonsense." Lian Zhi heard this and quickly covered his mouth.
The most private part of Cheng Qinghan's heart was poked, and then she said with a smile: "Then I will ask my mother-in-law to bring you candied haws, okay?"
"Really?"
"Of course, we will live in the town from now on, and we can buy candied haws on a stick when we go out." Cheng Qingwen rubbed his head and said with a smile: "As long as you study well with Yuan Qi, you will need candied haws on a stick every day."
"Okay!" Lian Song nodded solemnly and agreed with a smile.
Cheng Qinghan's eyebrows relaxed and she took a bite of the candied haws.
Well, it's delicious, sour and sweet.
The family walked to South Street. Cheng Hua'er and Aunt Liu took Lian Zhi Liansong to buy red beans and mung beans. Cheng Qingwen and Song Qiaoqiao went to the shop that Yuan Qi mentioned was Grandma Chen's.
Cheng Qinghan walked into the half-open firewood door, and a strong smell of medicine came to her face.
She wrinkled her nose subconsciously, and then looked into the room.
Under the dim light, an elderly lady was sitting on the bench, peeling chestnut shells.
"Grandma Chen, are there any chestnuts? I'm here to buy chestnuts." Cheng Qingwen stood at the door and said to the people inside.
"Yes, yes, it was just peeled. How many pounds do you want?" Upon hearing the voice, Grandma Chen hurriedly walked over and greeted her with a smile.
"I want ten pounds, do you have it?"
"Yes, I'll get it for you right away. Just wait a moment." After hearing this, Grandma Chen's smile deepened and she walked into the back room.
Cheng Qingwen looked at her hand injured by the thorn, and immediately remembered the time when she had a barb on her hand.
She immediately shivered, turned around, and looked at Song Qiaoqiao standing outside.
"What's wrong?"
"Grandma went to get chestnuts, let us wait."
Song Qiaoqiao glanced at her suspiciously and looked into the back room, just in time to see Grandma Chen walking out with a frame in her arms.
When the two of them saw it, they quickly stepped forward and helped put the frame down.
"There are ten kilograms here, what do you think?"
Cheng Qingwen squatted down and pulled it from bottom to top a few times. Seeing that everything was fine, he nodded: "Are these all from last year?"
"Yes, but they are all freshly peeled."
"Okay, how much does it cost per pound?"
Grandma Chen looked at the people in front of her and said: "When we first picked it, it sold for ten cents per catty, but now it sells for five cents per catty."
Cheng Qinghan nodded. In this era, it cannot be preserved for long. Grandma Chen should be selling it at a low price. After all, if it is not sold, it will most likely be ruined.
She responded, took out the money from her pocket and handed it to the person in front of her: "Okay, that ten pounds is fifty cents."
Grandma Chen took the money and put it in her clothes bag. Then she took the bag from Song Qiaoqiao and put all the chestnuts in it.
Cheng Qingwen carried the cloth bag, turned around and said, "Grandma, let's go first."
"Okay, you guys go slowly." Grandma Chen stood at the door and watched them leave.
Cheng Qingwen and Song Qiaoqiao took turns carrying the bags along the way. Before they walked out of South Street, they met Cheng Huaer and others coming out of the shop.
Four people came this way carrying cloth bags.
"Have you bought everything?" Cheng Huaer asked, looking at the two of them.
Cheng Qingwen shook his head: "Not yet, I need to buy ten kilograms of dried red dates, and some brown sugar and black sesame seeds."
"I just saw someone selling red dates and brown sugar over there. Let's go over there and buy them. Look for where you can find black sesame seeds."
"Yuan Qi said that there is a black sesame seller next to our shop." Cheng Qingwen waved his hand and said, "Well, let's take them back. Aniang, you take them back first and peel the chestnuts. Qiaoqiao and I will go there."
Buy the rest."
Cheng Hua'er thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.
Cheng Qingwen gave them the chestnuts, and then took Song Qiaoqiao to a shop selling dried red dates.
The two of them walked in, took cloth bags and filled ten kilograms of dried red dates and brown sugar each.
Then, he paid the money and left.
The two of them carried the cloth bags and went back to the shop first, then went diagonally across the street to buy black sesame seeds.
Cheng Qingwen was about to return to the shop carrying black sesame seeds when he saw Yuanqi's carriage approaching.
She stood there and waited for a while, watching Motoqi get out of the carriage.
"How did you come?"
"I'll take you to the pavilion chief to open a paperwork."
"Documentary?" Cheng Qingwen was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Oh, yes, business license, what do I need to bring?"
"Just take the contract signed by your shop."
Cheng Qinghan nodded, quickly walked into the store, and turned out the contract.
She exchanged a few words with Cheng Hua'er, then turned and walked out.
Motoqi helped her get into the carriage and heard her speak as soon as she sat down.
"At noon, I saw Su Yunwei calling for a doctor, saying that the pavilion chief's wife was suffering from abdominal pain." Cheng Qingwen blinked, looked at him and said, "She must have had fetal motility, is it appropriate for us to go now?"
"It doesn't matter, I told the director of the pavilion yesterday that I will go today."
"You decided to take me there yesterday?"
Yuan Qi took out a pack of candied fruits, opened it and put it on the small table: "No, I have some things to report to the pavilion chief. Thinking that you are quite busy these days, I am afraid that you will forget this matter, so I took it with me
You go together."
Cheng Qingwen nodded and stuffed a mouthful of candied fruit into his mouth: "With you here, it should be quite convenient to apply for this certificate."
Moanqi smiled and said nothing. When the carriage stopped, he helped her down.
The two of them walked into the Pavilion Chief's Mansion together. As soon as they reached the door, the servant invited them in.
Cheng Qingwen had only taken a few steps when he saw a maidservant hurried past him carrying a basin of blood.
She paused, her face turned pale, and then a woman's cry was heard.
"Master Yuan, please come here." The servant quickly invited the two of them to the tea hall and ordered the others to serve tea: "I will go back to the master right away."
Cheng Qingwen's eyes were empty, obviously she hadn't recovered from the basin of blood.
Yuan Qi looked at her face and handed her the tea in his hand: "Drink some tea to calm down."
Cheng Qingwen took it and took a sip: "Having a baby... is so scary."
"Yes, my mother-in-law died in childbirth, and neither she nor her sister could be saved."
Cheng Qingwan was startled and looked over quickly.
There was no expression on the young man's face, he just lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the pain behind his eyes.
"Yuan Qi..." Cheng Qingwan called him, not knowing how to say comforting words.
The young man smiled and held her cold hand.
At this moment, the director of the pavilion hurried over and said to the two of them: "Master Yuan, please wait here for a moment. My wife is having difficulty giving birth at the moment, and I really can't be distracted."
"It's okay, just drink two more cups of tea." Yuanqi had never spoken to outsiders with a smile and a gentle tone like he did at this moment.
Cheng Qingwen blinked and asked, "How is Madam?"
"My wife was born prematurely, had a difficult delivery, and had twins. Her condition is very bad." When the director of the pavilion said this, he was so anxious that he was sweating all over.
"You go and stay with your wife first, don't worry about us."
Upon hearing this, the director of the pavilion thanked him repeatedly, then turned around and left immediately.
"Twins?" Cheng Qingwen asked in surprise: "I didn't even notice it when I saw her that day."
"Well, I didn't notice it either." Motoqi said, holding her hand.
"It's difficult enough to have a baby that's premature and difficult to deliver, let alone twins..."
"The biological mother of the fourth prince was also a twin. Three or four imperial doctors were guarding the door, but only the fourth prince survived." Yuanqi took a sip of tea and said softly: "Originally, it was a boy and a girl who were born in a dragon and phoenix, but in the end only the fourth prince survived.
The next person..."
Cheng Qingwen heard what he meant. Three or four imperial doctors might not be able to save them all, let alone the pavilion chief's wife who was guarded by only one doctor.
She felt a little heavy at the moment, and her hands touched the beads involuntarily.
It was getting darker in the sky outside, and the woman's shouting voice had become much quieter.
Cheng Qingwen was actually a little worried about the pavilion chief's wife at this moment. She thought for a while and pulled Yuanqi's sleeve: "How about we... go back first."
"good."
Yuan Qi immediately agreed. After all, if they stayed any longer, whether mother and child would be safe or both mother and child would be harmed, the pavilion chief had no intention of paying attention to them.
The two of them walked to the courtyard together and looked at the anxious pavilion director. Just as they were about to speak, they saw Su Yunwei running out happily.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, my sister has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."
As the words fell, a baby's cry came from the room.
Cheng Qingwen unconsciously curled up her lips, and her mood suddenly became clear.
"Okay, okay, where is your sister?" The director of the pavilion stamped his feet on the ground happily.
"Sister, I'm fine. I'm just too tired."
Motoqi touched his sleeves, thinking of leaving a few taels of silver with him, but found that he didn't have any money with him, so he could only step forward in embarrassment.