Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 238

Outside, Aunt Wang and Zhao Ganwei were also fighting fiercely.

"Tell me! I have been married to your Zhao family for more than 20 years. I have served you wholeheartedly every day. When the old lady fell, I was the one who took care of her, right? When she was alive, I will not say how good I was to her, but at least I did her a good job in food and clothing, right?"

"How dare you, a person who stays at home all day without working, say that I'm lazy? Do I go out to play every day? I have to come back at noon to cook lunch for you guys, and then I have to go back to work. In the evening, I have to cook and wash clothes after work. I can't sleep after washing the dirty clothes of the whole family, and I have to go out in the dark to see if the chickens and ducks have laid eggs! What about you? It's easy for someone who stays at home all day!"

Zhao Ganwei pointed at her, "You!"

Aunt Wang slapped away the finger that was pointed at her, "What do you mean by you? I haven't even had a glass of water from you in all these years! Not to mention expecting you to have prepared a meal for me when I get home from work!"

"I'm telling you, when I go out to work, you have to prepare meals for us when we come back! Otherwise, we can't live like this anymore!"

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The news spread throughout the village the next day that there was a commotion at the village chief's house last night.

People who lived nearby all heard a few words.

The women said, "Now that I think about it, what Aunt Wang said is not wrong. For those of us who don't have to go out to work, it's okay to do some housework and cooking at home. But if we have to do housework after a day's work, it would be really hard."

"But how can we let men cook in the kitchen? The kitchen is where women stay. What's the point of men cooking?"

Others also said, "Why not just stop working and stay at home to take care of your family? Why suffer this?"

Her original intention was that if Aunt Wang and the others quit their jobs in the small workshop, wouldn’t that give her a chance?

One of the women rolled her eyes. "You don't get paid doing housework at home. If you don't do something well, your family will complain that you can't even do this kind of thing while sitting at home all day. Going out to work can earn you money! Who would want to stay at home all day if they could?"

Zhong Ruyi didn't know about this until she had some time at noon and went to the small workshop. She was a little surprised that Aunt Wang's ideas were quite advanced.

She spent the whole morning at home watching Zhong's mother make her wedding dress, and every stitch was tailored to her measurements.

I thought I had to make my own wedding dress, but I didn't expect there is no such rule here. The wedding dress has to be made by the bride's mother or other female elders.

Every stitch on it carries good wishes for the bride's future. Some people will also ask their close sisters to sew two stitches on it, which has the same meaning.

The shoes that were given to Chen Dongzhi some time ago were already made by Chen Dongzhi and secretly sent to me.

In front of her family, she turned around and gave him the pair of shoes that were actually made by Chen Dongzhi himself.

Zhong Laosan quietly pulled Zhong Ruyi over, and the two of them whispered under the grape rack, "Take this, this is what my third brother bought in Nanzhou, take a look and see if you like it."

He took out a handkerchief from his bosom, which contained two ring-shaped objects.

Zhong Ruyi was shocked when she opened it. There were actually two gold bracelets, solid ones!

Seeing her speechless, Zhong Lao San nudged her with his elbow and asked in a low voice, "Do you like it? If you like it, I'll buy it for you next time!"

"No! No need to buy it! I like this one very much!" Zhong Ruyi quickly spoke out to stop him.

These are too expensive. Two solid gold bracelets are worth a lot of money.

She was a little worried. "Third brother, did you use all your money to buy these two bracelets? What if you get married in the future? How about I take one and you keep the other one and give it to your wife later?"

"No!" Zhong Lao San frowned, "I asked the owner of the jewelry store, and he said that the bracelets must be given as a pair! It has a good meaning! If you only accept one, wouldn't that mean something bad?"

Well, that's fine too.

Zhong Ru couldn't refuse the gift, so he happily accepted it.

The two of them were doing some sneaky things here, but they didn't know that Zhong's mother saw it clearly.

Mother Zhong was very pleased to see her youngest son gave two gold bracelets to her daughter.

Liu Yu Niang went into labor on the fourth day after Zhong's mother came back. She felt uncomfortable in her stomach in the middle of the night and kept tossing and turning. Xiao He was taken to sleep by Zhong's mother.

Zhong's mother had told Zhong Laoer early on that his wife estimated that the death would come in the next few days, so she told him not to sleep too deeply and to be more careful.

So when Liu Yu Niang turned over for the second time, Zhong Lao Er woke up.

He sat up and lit the oil lamp, and saw a puddle of water on the bed. Yu Niang had her eyes closed and sweat was slightly on her forehead.

"Yuniang! Yuniang! Wake up, your wife. Are you about to give birth?" Zhong Laoer's voice was a little flustered. After calling a few times, Liu Yuniang slowly woke up.

"My stomach seems to be a little uncomfortable." Liu Yu Niang also wanted to sit up, but as soon as she moved, she felt a wet spot under her body, and more liquid flowed out.

She had already given birth to one child, and although she was a little nervous, she still comforted her husband and asked him to go find his mother.

When Mrs. Zhong heard the noise, she also got up and turned on the lights in the house.

Everyone in the family has gotten up, and Sun Tao and others closed the store yesterday and came back to rest for two days.

Soon, Zhong Laoer came back with the midwife. After asking, the midwife found out that the amniotic fluid had broken.

Tell people to prepare some hot water and boil the newly bought scissors in water and keep them ready for use, as they may come in handy.

From the second half of the night, Liu Yu Niang's suppressed cries of pain and the midwife's encouragement were heard from the room.

Zhong Laoer squatted under the eaves with his head in his hands, his face showing anxiety and helplessness.

A white line appeared on the horizon, and the sound of a baby crying could be heard from the room. The midwife happily announced the good news, "Great! It's born, a beautiful girl!"

Everyone in the family was so happy that Zhong Laoer couldn't wait any longer and rushed in.

The midwife's exclamation came from the room, "Oh, Zhong's second son, your wife just gave birth and hasn't cleaned up yet. Go out quickly and come back later."

No matter what she said, the second brother Zhong just didn't come out. There was nothing she could do, and the midwife could only take the newborn baby out and give it to the Zhong family.

Mr. Zhong's face was full of wrinkles from smiling, and his hands were holding the tiny baby, which was as soft as boneless, steadily.

The cry of the second brother Zhong and the teasing voice of the midwife could be heard faintly in the delivery room. "I finally saw it. The Zhong family loves their daughters-in-law. Look at you. Are you heartbroken?"

Zhong's mother and Li Guihua were in there the whole time, pouring hot water back and forth several times.

When the midwife left, Zhong's mother gave her a five-liang red seal. She took it in her hand and squeezed it, and she knew that the seal was not light.

When she returned and opened it, she was still shocked. The Zhong family actually gave her a red envelope worth five taels for having a daughter!