Old Mrs. Meng said slowly: "Then you have found the right person. I really have such a person here."
Shen Xiu knew that the Meng family was a century-old family and would definitely have an experienced mother-in-law, so she came to Mrs. Meng for help.
This experienced mother-in-law of the Meng family is named Gui and is known as Mother Gui.
This Mother Gui has been with Mrs. Meng for decades. If the female relatives in the mansion are pregnant, they will ask Mother Gui to take care of her for a few months.
Nowadays, several of the masters in the house are old, but their grandchildren have not yet gotten married. In the past few years, Gui's mother has been idle, and her only job is to prepare medicinal meals for Miss Jiu.
When Mrs. Meng asked someone to call Mother Gui, Mother Gui was cooking a medicinal meal. After hearing this, she asked someone in the kitchen to help her watch, washed her hands, and then went to the room.
The maid lifted up the curtain, and Shen Xiu saw a very kind-looking old woman wearing an autumn-colored robe walking in.
"This is Madam Gui." After Mrs. Meng said to Shen Xiu, she asked Mama Gui to come over, "This is Madam Shen. She has something to ask you to help with."
After listening to Shen Xiu's narration, Gui's mother said thoughtfully: "Then I won't know until I see him."
"Mrs. Shen probably doesn't know that Mother Gui has a unique skill. She can tell whether a woman is a virgin and pregnant by just the way she walks," Mrs. Meng said.
Shen Xiu was a little surprised. She glanced at Gui's mother and said, "Gui's mother really has such ability."
Gui's mother smiled and said, "I don't have any other abilities in my life. I just serve a lot of ladies, grandmothers and girls, so I know a little about women."
Since Mother Gui had such ability, Shen Xiu called Lianniang back.
Lianniang and Ninth Girl had just finished visiting the surrounding buildings, with a look of unfinished content on their faces.
Shen Xiu only said that it was getting late and it was time to leave. Although Lianniang was reluctant to leave, she still followed Shen Xiu out.
Old Mrs. Meng specially asked Mother Gui to see them off. Lianniang did not doubt that he was there, thinking that Mother Gui was a useful servant to Old Mrs. Meng, and only focused on those tall houses.
Mother Gui followed them all the way, and when she reached a corner, she calmly gave Lianniang a hand and said, "Ma'am, please be careful, the road here is a bit slippery."
Lianniang lowered her head and looked at her feet, and smiled and thanked Gui's mother.
When they arrived at the second gate, Shen Xiu pushed Lianniang away and said, "Wait for me over there. I have something to say to Gui's mother."
Lianniang walked far away, and Shen Xiucai asked in a low voice: "Mother Gui, how are you?"
Gui's mother said softly: "From the way this lady walks, she doesn't look like she is pregnant at all. Just now I took the opportunity to feel her pulse, and there is no sign of slippage in the pulse."
Shen Xiu understood, "That means she is not pregnant at all. But why did the doctor who was invited say she was pregnant for more than a month?"
Gui's mother said: "I don't know about this. I only know that there are many medicines in the world that can allow people to feel the slippery pulse. Of course, it may not necessarily be true that the doctor has been bribed."
Mother Gui comes from a wealthy family and has seen a lot of tricks in house fighting. Lianniang's tricks for false pregnancies are nothing more than these two.
Shen Xiu recalled what Fan Guangzu had said, that he had personally asked the doctor to check Lianniang's pulse. It seemed that the doctor had no problem, and it should be the medicine.
"Mother Gui, is there really a drug in this world that can give a woman a pulse of pregnancy?"
Mother Gui said: "Of course, I know one or two such prescriptions."
"Mother Gui, if it's convenient, can you help me make a recipe like this?"
Gui's mother was a little confused: "What do you want with such a recipe?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Of course I have my own intentions."
Gui's mother thought for a while, and for the sake of Mrs. Meng, she finally said, "Okay, then I'll ask someone to deliver it to you tomorrow."
After returning from the Meng family, Shen Xiu asked Lianniang to go back and rest, while she sat in Wei Yan's study and continued to write the New Year gift lists for each family.
Mr. Meng naturally has to prepare a gift list.
Shen Xiu knew that Mr. Meng loved to eat, so most of the gift lists he wrote were mainly about food.
When she was halfway through writing, Rou Niang brought a glass of sweet wine.
"This is the glutinous rice wine brewed by the cook. If Mrs. Shen thinks it tastes good, she won't have to buy the wine for the Chinese New Year."
Shen Xiu took a sip of the sweet rice wine and felt that the sweetness was just right, so she nodded: "It tastes good."
Rou Niang said with a smile: "This glutinous rice wine was brewed by the cook according to the recipe. Since Mrs. Shen thinks it tastes good, she will make more."
Shen Xiu drank the sweet rice wine in small sips and said, "You have the final say on these little things."
She put the bowl on the table and suddenly remembered something, "Rou Niang, you have stayed in Fucheng longer than me. You should know a few famous doctors in Fucheng!"
Rou Niang said: "I know this for sure. When I was in the Meng Mansion, Mr. Meng trusted Doctor Yin the most. Doctor Yin is very famous in the city. But Doctor Yin is not very good at gynecology."
"Which doctor is good at gynecology?"
Rou Niang said: "Doctor Jiang is the one who specializes in gynecology in Fucheng." After saying that, she looked at Shen Xiudao and asked, "Ms. Shen, are you feeling a little uncomfortable?"
Shen Xiudao: "I don't feel uncomfortable, I just feel that the New Year is approaching, and I would like to ask the doctor to take Lianniang's pulse in advance."
The doctor Fan Guangzu invited came once every ten days. He came just a few days ago and said that Lianniang's pulse was very good.
Rou Niang was a little surprised, but since Shen Xiu said so, she said: "Then I will ask someone to invite Doctor Jiang to come over tomorrow."
Shen Xiudao: "I don't want Lianniang to know about this, so don't tell her about the doctor yet."
Rou Niang didn't understand Shen Xiu's intention, but she still nodded: "Okay, then I understand."
What Shen Xiu likes is Rou Niang's transparency. She takes care of things that should be taken care of and never asks questions about things that shouldn't be taken care of.
But Rou Niang got Shen Xiu's instructions, and as expected she kept it secret from Li Niang and invited Dr. Jiang over the next day.
When Rou Niang went to invite Li Niang, she only said that Shen Xiu wanted to see her for something.
Lianniang thought it was a New Year's gift to each family, so she changed her clothes and came.
It wasn't until she entered the room that Lianniang saw Dr. Jiang sitting on the chair.
Shen Xiu stood up and said, "This is Dr. Jiang. I invited you to take your pulse, Lianniang."
Lianniang's face suddenly changed, becoming a little pale, and her tone became a little unnatural, "Isn't it the Shitian No. 1 pulse?"
Shen Xiudao: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I want to ask the doctor to take your pulse in advance, so as not to delay the doctor's New Year celebration in the first month."
What Shen Xiu said made sense, and Lianniang couldn't refute it, but since she didn't take the secret medicine, the doctor wouldn't be able to diagnose the slippery pulse later.
For a moment, Lianniang was extremely conflicted. She was afraid that Shen Xiu would notice something strange, but she did not dare to let the doctor take her pulse.
But Dr. Jiang glanced at her and urged: "What is this lady standing for? Come and sit down quickly and let me take your pulse."
Lianniang hesitated for a moment, but finally she bit the bullet and sat in front of Dr. Jiang.