Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 359: 359: Should I Go Back or Not?

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“Doctor, could you please take a look and see if this sachet can be worn by a woman who has never been pregnant? Will wearing this sachet hinder their ability to have children?”

“Has Miss from the Liu Family become pregnant? That’s really joyful news.”

Old Dr. He raised his eyebrows in surprise, stroked his beard, and took the sachet to examine carefully. The more he inspected it, the tighter his brows furrowed, almost forming wrinkles that couldn’t be smoothed out.

Di Yelei’s face turned the ugliest. He silently stepped forward, gently tugging Liu Sisi’s sleeve, and whispered.

“Sisi, what… what is going on? Can you tell me?”

Liu Sisi shook her head: “Wait a moment, wait until Dr. He says the result.”

No matter how anxious Di Yelei was, he could only wait patiently.

It wasn’t until Dr. He put down the sachet and looked at the two of them that Liu Sisi approached him.

“Dr. He, what do you think about this?”

Dr. He shook his head: “Miss from the Liu Family, sit down and let me check your pulse.”

Liu Sisi naturally complied and sat down.

After a round of diagnosis, Dr. He sighed, “There is not only musk in this sachet but also a trace of dreamy flower and Indian thornapple. We all understand the effect of musk, so I won’t explain it. Indian thornapple, also known as jimsonweed, has a pain-relieving effect and is used in anesthesia. However, consuming too much can cause unsteady gait, drowsiness, blurred consciousness, delirium, incontinence, restlessness, and even convulsions and excitement.”

He glanced at the two and continued, “As for the other ingredient, dreamy flower, it’s actually the yellow picotee morning glory. Excessive contact with this flower can make people unable to extricate themselves from sleep and may eventually lead to death due to extreme physical weakness. Just one of these is already dangerous, and you have three in your sachet… Sigh! It’s better to avoid contact with such deadly, invisible things.”

Liu Sisi’s face turned pale!

No wonder she had been feeling drowsy recently, no wonder she was always weak and dizzy, no wonder… it was all because of this thing!

“Fortunately, this was discovered early, and the fetus in your belly is fine. Just be more careful in your daily life and pay attention to rest. I’ll prescribe you some medicine, take it home and it should be fine.” After saying this, Dr. He began writing the prescription.

“Thank you, Dr. He, for your guidance.”

It wasn’t until she received the prescription that Liu Sisi couldn’t help but ask, “Dr. He, I mean, if this sachet had not been discovered, what would the consequences be?”

“The consequences would be one of two things: either the fetus would be miscarried or there would be a high chance of giving birth to an unhealthy child. In the future, it’s best to avoid touching such stimulating fragrances while you’re pregnant.”

Liu Sisi remained silent before taking the medicine sack, expressing her thanks and leaving.

As soon as they left the clinic, Di Yelei couldn’t help himself and grabbed Liu Sisi’s arm, “Sisi, who gave you this? Can you hurry up and tell me?”

“What should I say? There’s nothing to talk about.” Liu Sisi bypassed him and continued walking forward.

“Sisi — ”

Di Yelei stubbornly grabbed her, refusing to give up.

“Let go! Who else could it be? It’s the meeting gift from your good sister-in-law!”

After saying this, she pushed away his hand holding her arm and quickly walked towards the bookstore.

Di Yelei never imagined that the answer would be this!

Snapping back to reality, he hurriedly caught up with her: “No! Sisi, sister-in-law… why would Ms. Xin give you something like this? She didn’t know you before giving you the meeting gift, so why would she want to harm you?”

“Yes, I’m curious too! She didn’t know me at that time, so why would she want to harm me?”

Liu Sisi also asked in return, but her footsteps didn’t slow down at all.

It seemed that only Ms. Xin knew the answer.

Di Yelei’s eyes flickered. He had known early on that there was something wrong with Ms. Xin, but he hadn’t realized that she was hurting everyone before. Perhaps it was time to uncover some things!

When the two returned to the bookstore, Dad and a few children had also returned. There were noticeably fewer people in the shop. Instead, there was still a long line of people outside the door waiting to buy spring couplets.

“This pair of spring couplets is 10 copper coins, and there is already a lot of money earned from selling spring couplets today!”

Di Cheng counted the silver, extremely happy: “Especially the window paper-cuts and fortune children cut by Second Aunt. A pair of window paper-cuts is 6 copper coins, and a pair of fortune children is 8 copper coins. They sell particularly well. I never realized that Second Aunt had such skills.”

Di Cheng’s Second Aunt is naturally Liu Zhi’er.

Liu Zhi’er had originally planned to go to dinner with Liu Sisi, but she was called away by Madam Gan Senior. As she wandered around the small town looking for a restaurant, she saw another shop selling spring couplets with window paper-cuts and fortune children. She bought a pair of each to copy, not expecting them to sell so well.

“Second Sister! Your skills are truly impressive! I never expected you to have such good craftsmanship!” Liu Sisi exclaimed sincerely!

“Third Aunt, the shopkeeper said that however many window paper-cuts and fortune children Second Aunt cut, all the money earned, apart from the cost of red and colored paper, will be counted as Second Aunt’s!” Di Cheng couldn’t help but speak up from the side.

Liu Zhi’er’s hand movements did not stop, but her cheeks turned red.

“That won’t do. I can’t be so extravagant. No, absolutely not!”

“Second Sister is right, that really isn’t right.”

After thinking for a moment, Liu Sisi then said: “Although the shop only provides the paper, we are still using the shop to sell, right? Even the rent for the shop has to be paid for, right? I think we should do it like this! For each pair of window paper-cuts that Second Sister sells, she gets 5 copper coins, and for each pair of fortune children, she gets 6 copper coins. The extra money can be counted as sharing the rent cost.”

“Alright, this plan is good, this is fine. The rent for the shop does cost quite a bit of money, so let’s do it like this.” Liu Zhi’er nodded repeatedly.

This method made her feel relieved, and her whole person felt much lighter.

It also left Nan Tianzong, who was busy writing spring couplets at the door, speechless. He could only shake his head and sigh: “You… ”

“Everyone, get busy! Today is Minor New Year, so let’s close the shop early and go home to reunite with our families. We’ll open the shop again early tomorrow morning.”

As Liu Sisi spoke, she gave Shou Hou a special look. Shou Hou avoided her gaze, pretending not to see it.

Liu Sisi was busy tallying the accounts and collecting the money. Today was the Minor New Year, and everyone would go home with money, which would surely make their families happier.

It wasn’t until the crowd waiting in line to write spring couplets at the door of the shop had dispersed that Liu Sisi and the others began their journey home.

Liu Sisi looked back and saw Nan Tianzong standing alone at the entrance of the bookstore, a feeling she couldn’t describe welled up in her heart.

Today was Minor New Year, a day for families to celebrate together.

Whenever Nan Tianzong thought of their last unhappy parting, he felt a headache coming on. Should he go home? Or was it better not to go home?