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Chapter 358: Chapter 361: Eight Trigrams_1
The beam-raising was just about setting up the main central beam. We still needed to install the auxiliary beams and supports, and Master Jin said they had to finish all the roof beams before nightfall.
So, everyone was putting their backs into it, not daring to slack off.
The cooks came over in the afternoon, and Aunt Huang had also gathered some folks of similar age to help out.
That way, people could chat while they worked.
But this made things tough for Qiao Duo’er, because among a group of aunties, she was a complete outlier.
"Aunt Li whispered, "Fourth Boss’s wife, you’ve been married for a few months now, any news?"
Qiao Duo’er shook her head, "I have a cold constitution, I need to recuperate for a while."
She thought this would shut the aunties up, but they immediately started sharing their own fertility tips, like eating fat meat every day and secret recipes for having sons.
Qiao Duo’er took a deep breath but still couldn’t come up with a response.
She knew these aunties meant no harm, but their methods were truly... a pain in the ass!
Aunt Huang scolded, "I think you all just have too much free time. Duo’er is still young, just got married not long ago, so what’s the rush? The doctor said she has a cold constitution, so she should drink medicine to get better. Once she’s healthy, the child will come naturally."
"Right, you should listen to the doctor, don’t just try any old remedy," another auntie quickly added.
"What’s going on? Didn’t the wife from the Wang Family at the head of the village get pregnant after taking some fertility medicine? Look at her, with that pointy belly – definitely a son."
"I’ve heard about it too, and she’s due any day now. How come there’s no news?"
"What son? She gave birth to some sort of hermaphroditic freak. But they’re keeping a tight lid on it back at their place. Ai, isn’t that just creating bad karma?"
The aunties gossiped in hushed voices, pitying the child who passed away barely two hours after birth.
Grandma Feng said it should have been a girl, but the medicine made her that way.
The Wang Family wanted to find the charlatan who gave them the medicine, but he had vanished without a trace.
In any case, she felt those old wives’ tales were just crooked paths and misleading practices that sometimes were downright harmful.
Aunt Huang spat twice, "Today is a day for celebration, and if any of you speak nonsense again, I won’t ask for your help in the future."
Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong will definitely have a healthy baby.
Having a child is also a matter of fate – it’s just not their time yet.
With Aunt Huang’s words, everyone quickly changed the subject; helping out at someone else’s house was a plum job – respectful families would give red envelopes, and even less generous ones would let you take some meat and vegetables home.
If they were to lose such an opportunity next time, whom would they turn to?
Aunt Huang was finally relieved and said to Qiao Duo, "Duo’er, go back and bring some more oil. The cook will need it to fry meatballs soon."
Qiao Duo nodded and hurried back.
After all, with Aunt Huang there, nothing could go wrong.
Once Qiao Duo had left, the aunties started chatting again.
"I think you treat Fourth Boss’s wife like she’s your own daughter."
"Whether she’s my daughter or not doesn’t matter; both kids from Zheng Hong’s Family are good. They remember who treats them well, better than those ungrateful sons and daughters!"
The aunties all nodded in agreement, indeed it was true.
Fourth Boss’s wife might seem cold, but she was well-mannered and not petty.
How wonderful it would be to have such a daughter-in-law in their own family, but that was just wishful thinking.
There’s only one Qiao Duo’er, and she’s the Wife of Tan Zhenghong.
