Early the next morning, the young couple had just put away the dishes for breakfast and were about to send Chu Li off to school when they heard a knock on the door of the front yard. Chu Li trotted over and opened the door. It was Chu Ping and his newlywed wife Yuan Yuan. Shuang came over with a bunch of things.
"Uncle, Shuang'er and I are here to give you gifts."
Third Uncle Chu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Chu Ping and his wife to come to give him gifts on the first day of their wedding: "You two got married, what kind of gift did you give us?"
"This is Shuang'er's wish, uncle, just accept it!"
Yuan Shuang presented the tea bricks prepared for Uncle Chu with both hands, and then persuaded: "Yes, uncle, I came to the house every day to disturb you a while ago, and my aunt specially prepared it. She also told me several times that she must not do it today. Forget about this!"
Not only Uncle Chu Chu had gifts, Fat Aunt prepared them very thoughtfully. No one in the Chu family's old house was left behind. Firstly, they thanked the Chu family for taking care of Yuan Shuang. Secondly, they really liked the Chu family and wanted a niece and her husband's relatives. They all get along well.
Shen Luzhu smiled and took the gift handed over by Yuan Shuang: "Then thank you sister-in-law and fat aunt for your kindness!"
"Why are you being polite to me, cousin? By the way, when we were going out, my mother-in-law told me not to forget to come home for lunch at noon."
"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten. I'll send Chu Li off to school later, and I'll go over and help my cousin!"
Chu Ping joked: "You don't have to go too early, cousin. Auntie said she prepared hot pot. I haven't eaten it for a long time since I ate it at your place last time. It happened that there were a lot of extra dishes prepared yesterday. Just wash and cut them. It’s done, but I really can’t trust my mother-in-law’s craftsmanship on the bottom of the pot, I still have to make it fragrant with my cousin-in-law!”
Yuan Shuang had heard her family mention this hot pot several times since the morning, and they all said it was very delicious. Now that Chu Ping mentioned it again, she couldn't help but be curious: "This is the first time I've heard this called hot pot. When my cousin-in-law cooks it later, she will teach me how to eat it. Just listening to what my husband and my mother-in-law said makes me salivate!"
"What's wrong with this? It's so easy to make. You can learn it after just one look!"
Shen Luzhu and his wife sent Chu Li to school, and told him to go directly to the grandfather's house next door after school at noon. They opened a shop for a while, until half of the morning, they went to the next door yard together with Uncle Chu and Chu Xiuxiu. Busily preparing lunch for lunch.
It was early summer at this time, and the sun could not be so fierce. Today, there were also waves of breeze blowing from time to time. Everyone simply decided to eat directly in the yard at noon. As the men said this, they started to set up a sunshade. shed.
Here, Shen Luzhu and Yuan Shuang have just washed all kinds of vegetables. Chu Ping and his mother-in-law, Qian Shi, have also cut into thin slices the various meats to be cooked, and are just waiting for Shen Luzhu to get on the stove and cook the bottom of the pot.
Prepare the onions, ginger, garlic and various spices needed for the bottom of the pot. When the pot is hot, you can first put a whole piece of butter into the pot and boil it, then add various ingredients and stir-fry until the aroma is released. , then add water, add dates, mushrooms and the like, and bring to a boil over high heat.
Shen Luzhu had done this step countless times before, and she couldn't be more familiar with it. But as soon as she took out the butter from the jar today, she felt inexplicably, what happened to the butter today? Seeing that everything was a bit boring, I was wondering in my heart, but my hands were not idle. I tested the temperature in the pot and put a large piece of butter directly into the pot.
But I don't know what happened today. As the butter gradually changed from solid to liquid, the smell of oil spread everywhere. Shen Luzhu couldn't control it. He turned around and retched, feeling nauseated for the first time. , and then it was more like triggering some mechanism, one after another, and I kept vomiting next to me until I couldn't even straighten my waist!
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Wang and Yuan Shuang hurriedly helped the man out of the kitchen. A shed had been set up in the courtyard, and the men who were chatting gathered around him.
As soon as Shen Luzhu came outside and stayed away from the smell of butter in the kitchen, his nausea was relieved a lot. He straightened up and patted his chest to breathe. When Chu Yi saw his wife's pale face, it was the same as the face caused by retching. There were tears on his face, and he suddenly panicked. He hurriedly held his wife's arms and asked worriedly.
"how
What is this? What's wrong with you, A-Zhu? "
"I don't know if I ate something bad. I suddenly felt very sick. I'm much better now. It's okay. You don't have to worry. It will be fine in a while. If not, I will go back to my parents' house tomorrow and ask my grandpa to prescribe two decoctions for me to drink. .”
"I'll help you sit over there and have a rest. If you still feel uncomfortable, I'll go over and ask Grandpa to give you some medicine!"
Mr. Qian and Mrs. Yu, who had just been chatting in the yard, were both here. When they saw this posture, they had suspicions in their hearts, and hurriedly told Chu Yi: "Don't be too busy grabbing medicine. Let me see, Lu Zhu looks a bit pregnant." It seems. If it is true, then it is not a fool's errand. Let's send Lu Zhu back to your house to lie down first. Ayi, you can go to Hexi Village now and invite the old man from your in-laws over to show Lu Zhu. Is that true? We can feel relieved too!”
When the young couple heard what the old lady said, they were stunned on the spot and looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes!
Seeing that the young couple had no reaction, Mrs. Qian couldn't help but become a little worried: "Ayi, what are you kid doing? Forget it, forget it, don't go, call Aping. If you run out like this, we still have to do it." I'm worried about you, Aping, please run to the Shen family quickly, drive the ox cart there, tell them about your cousin-in-law's situation, and invite the old man of the Shen family over, hurry up!"
"Okay, grandma!"
"Ayi, don't be stunned, help Luzhu go back and lie down!"
Chu Yi finally came back to his senses. Looking at his wife who was still a little weak, he didn't know what to do for a moment. He felt afraid of hurting her no matter what he did. Shen Luzhu had just heard that she might be pregnant, and she was also very flustered. But when I saw Chu Yi's appearance, I felt that I was not so nervous anymore. I smiled and put my arm on Chu Yi's arm: "Take me back quickly!"
Then Chu Yi cautiously half-hugged his wife and walked back: "Be careful."
Behind him, Chu Xiuxiu also supported Uncle Chu who was worried and a little excited, and followed him. After that, Qian and Yuan Shuang also supported the old lady Yu and followed them, and they went back to the next yard together, leaving only Uncle Tang and Grandpa Tang were cleaning up the aftermath at home.
Chu Yi helped him all the way back to the bedroom. Chu Xiuxiu followed him and ran over to help make the bed and bedding, but was stopped by Shen Luzhu who had recovered a little: "It's okay, Xiu Xiu, no need to make the bedding, I'm fine." , no need to lie down."
But Chu Xiuxiu shook her head and went directly to the kang: "Then I will just lay out a mattress for my cousin. It will be more comfortable for my cousin to sit on it!"
Soon Grandpa Shen followed Chu Ping to the Chu family's yard. Also rushing over were Father Shen, Mother Shen, and Aunt Shen. It was said that the brothers of the Shen family were also going to follow, but they were stopped by Mother Shen and Aunt Shen. Come down, both of them have been mothers several times, and even have grandchildren. Naturally, they know in their hearts that when this kind of uncertainty is not yet confirmed, it is best not to have too many people over. If not, it will only be embarrassing. It will be a young couple.
When Chu Yi saw everyone in the Shen family, he hurriedly came forward to say hello: "Master, father, mother, and second aunt, I have to bring you all here at noon."
Grandpa Shen waved his hand and said it was okay, and then walked directly towards his granddaughter. Shen Luzhu grinned sheepishly: "Grandpa! Hey, daddy, mom and second aunt, why are you all here? What if I just have a bad stomach? You all come over, how embarrassing I am!"
Mother Shen glanced at her still naughty daughter with a hint of complaint: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Grandpa Shen had already taken out the pulse pillow and placed it under Shen Luzhu's wrist, signaling Shen Luzhu to be quiet and still, and then began to concentrate on diagnosing the pulse.
Although Shen Luzhu was still joking, he was still extremely nervous at this moment. He pursed his lips tightly and stared motionlessly at Grandpa Shen's hand that was checking his pulse. Chu Yi also stood tensed aside, holding his breath and staring.
"The six meridians are smooth and sharp, and can be pressed continuously. The chi pulse is especially strong, like a running bead. This is the happy pulse! Lu Zhu is still young in her first month of pregnancy, so she should pay attention to it. Some discomfort is normal, so don't overdo it. Worry!" Mr. Shen said, taking off Shen Luzhu's wrist from the pillow, and stroking his beard with a smile.
The elders in the house were very happy after hearing this. After all, the young couple had been married for two years and it was time to have a child. Especially in the Chu family, the two neighboring courtyards had not had a baby for several years.
There have been pregnant women and children.
Qian was overjoyed: "Good things, good things, what a double happiness! Lu Zhu, are you hungry? Auntie is going to cook you some chicken soup right now. Just wait!"
Shen Luzhu was still happy just now. When he heard Qian said that he wanted to make chicken soup for himself, he suddenly felt a little nauseous when he thought of the taste of chicken soup. He hurriedly said: "No, no, no, no, cousin, I don't want to drink chicken soup. I'm not hungry yet." , no need to work anymore!"
When Qian saw Shen Luzhu like this, he suddenly remembered the scene in his kitchen just now, and asked tentatively: "Luzhu, don't you want to eat something with meat and fishy smell? Can Auntie give you a bowl of clear soup noodles?" It’s not okay not to eat at noon, not to mention you are still twins now, just wait, I will do it for you right now!”
"Then thank you, Auntie!"
Mrs. Qian happily rushed back to the yard next door. Mrs. Yu also stood up with the help of Yuan Shuang and told her, "Lu Zhu, have a good rest. Don't do any heavy work now. Just be happy." Yes, if anything happens, just ask Ayi to shout in the yard next door. If you want to eat or drink anything, I’ll ask your cousin to cook it for you!"
"Thank you, Grandma Tang. Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm not so squeamish!"
"This is not squeamish, this is Jin Gui! Ayi, please take good care of your wife. I will go back first. The in-laws will stay here for a while, and they will go to my yard for lunch soon!"
"I understand, Grandma Tang, please go slowly!"
