Chapter 16 : When can I have a baby?

When the three baskets and one backpack were full, there were still two fallen dead trees that hadn’t been harvested. It seemed like they would have to come again tomorrow; otherwise, the uncollected wood ear mushroom would rot here, which would be a pity.

And they all knew that if they didn’t take it, they would feel upset.

It was still early, and there was enough time to make dinner after they went down the mountain. On the way down, Jiang Sui had already finished drinking all the water in the bamboo tube she was carrying, not a drop was left.

She was thirsty, and then a white, slender hand holding an open bamboo tube was handed to her. Without a doubt, it must have been Xiao Hechuan.

Jiang Sui turned around and saw Xiao Hechuan smiling at her. His peach blossom eyes sparkled with a watery gleam, clear and harmless. When he smiled, he revealed a mouthful of bright white teeth, sunny and kind, and his smile immediately touched Jiang Sui’s heart.

Jiang Sui thought, if this was Xiao Hechuan in his normal state, it would be hard for her not to be moved. Yes, she is such a superficial and vulgar person.

“Wife, drink my water.”

Xiao Hechuan was very thoughtful. He always stood behind Jiang Sui and silently watched over her, so he noticed right away when she was thirsty.

Jiang Sui also smiled, revealing two sweet dimples.

She took the kettle and began drinking, not feeling awkward or disgusted because he had already drunk from it.

Mother Xiao, who was walking in front, looked back and saw how close the couple was, so she nudged her daughter’s waist with her elbow.

Xiao Lanlan followed her mother’s gaze and saw the heartwarming scene. The mother and daughter exchanged smiles.

As expected, Zhou and Liu did not come back today. They both stayed at their parents’ home. It felt rather lonely without them.

Mother Xiao hurried back to cook. Jiang Sui wasn’t idle either, helping to light the fire. Xiao Lanlan cleaned and drained the wood ear mushroom they had picked this afternoon so it could be dried in the sun.

It just so happened that the ear mushroom could be eaten fresh, and it tasted very delicious when fried with fresh pork.

When Father Xiao came back from the fields, he was surprised to see so much wood ear mushroom and asked where they had found it. Xiao Lanlan told him the truth.

Father Xiao didn’t expect that the fourth daughter-in-law’s luck was so good that she could come across all sorts of good things.

Everyone had a delicious meal in the evening. Mother Xiao prepared the return gift for Jiang Sui tomorrow morning and put it in a basket. She also told the two to go to bed early and get up early, and that Xiao Hechuan should accompany Jiang Sui home tomorrow morning.

Xiao Hechuan had been using hot water to wash Jiang Sui’s body and feet for three consecutive nights. Tonight, she washed herself thoroughly inside and out and lay down on the bed feeling refreshed.

Xiao Hechuan was also told by his mother to make sure he was clean and to accompany his wife home tomorrow morning.

After blowing out the lights, Xiao Hechuan naturally held up Jiang Sui’s feet and covered them. In the darkness, he blinked his beautiful peach blossom eyes.

Jiang Sui had her back to him, and just as she was starting to feel sleepy, she heard Xiao Hechuan say something shocking.

“Wife, when do you think we can have a baby?”

Jiang Sui suddenly came to her senses. She immediately turned around and faced Xiao Hechuan, wondering why he would ask such a question.

How could he ask such a question with his current state of mind?

“Hechuan, you… what did you just say?”

Xiao Hechuan was a little confused by his wife’s confusion. He pouted and repeated

“I was wondering when we could have a baby. My third sister-in-law told me this morning that now that I have a wife, as long as I sleep with her, I’ll have a baby, just like her!”

Jiang Sui: “…”

Jiang Sui was speechless for a moment. She was really impressed by this third sister-in-law. She actually said this to Xiao Hechuan?

However, Xiao Hechuan’s tone was obviously serious, so she could only explain patiently

“Not yet, because we’re still young, it’s not the right time yet, so there won’t be a baby.”

Jiang Sui thought to herself, if you recover someday, you’ll definitely regret asking this question tonight.

“How long do we have to wait? Is one month enough?” Xiao Hechuan asked seriously again.

“Well… not enough, it will take at least three years!” Jiang Sui made up a story to coax him.

“How long is three years?” Xiao Hechuan couldn’t figure it out.

“Do you know what Chinese New Year is?”

“Yes, I like Chinese New Year the most because I can wear new clothes, eat peach cakes, and meat.” Speaking of Chinese New Year, Xiao Hechuan was very excited.

“From now on, it will be the day when you celebrate your third New Year.” Jiang Sui just wanted to fool around, but she never thought that the words she made up to coax a child would one day be forced to fulfill.

“I know, wife, I will wait three years to ask you for the baby. It’s a deal. If you lie, you’re a dog.” Xiao Hechuan got the answer and gave up.

Jiang Sui hummed in response.

Soon, both of them fell asleep and didn’t wake up naturally until the next morning.

In addition to the two of them, Mother Xiao also had a very beautiful dream. In the dream, an old immortal told her that a lucky carp had come to their Xiao family, and it was a big lucky star. From then on, everything would go smoothly and be prosperous, so she must take this blessing.

The next morning, Mother Xiao face was beaming with joy. She shared her dream with Father Xiao, asking him to be happy with her.

Father Xiao was a grown man with a thick nerve. To him, it was just a good dream. He didn’t take it seriously, but he also agreed with her out of respect.

Jiang Sui put on the pink clothes Xiao Lanlan gave her, as well as the clean pink embroidered cloth shoes, and carried a small basket with Xiao Hechuan to go back home.

She looked at the contents of the basket: two pieces of wild boar meat, half a pig’s liver, a small bag of sugar, and ten eggs.

To be honest, Jiang Sui didn’t really want to go back to the Jiang family, and she didn’t want to give these things to Chen Jinhua and the others, but this was the custom. Although the Jiang family didn’t treat the original body well, at least they still raised the original body.

The Jiang family and the Xiao family were not far apart. They used to be neighbors, so the men of the two families had a good relationship. But later, the Xiao family moved to the back of the village, and they rarely saw each other.

When Chen Jinhua saw Jiang Sui coming home with a heavy basket of things, she smiled from her stern face and asked Jiang Qiaoqiao to go get some water.

Xiao Hechuan didn’t look too happy. This big kid had his emotions written all over his face because he knew they weren’t good to his wife and always bullied her. He would never talk to bad people.

But Chen Jinhua didn’t care. He was a fool anyway.