Chapter 252: Both Pregnant

Originally, everyone just wanted to take a few plots of land to grow vegetables. However, considering that they wouldn’t be planting any crops during the winter, each family had at least over an acre of land. For instance, in Xie Kang’s family, they directly planted vegetables on three acres of land.

If they managed to sell everything, wouldn’t life be much better?

Even their family could earn several dozen taels of silver before the Chinese New Year.

“Don’t worry, Uncle. This is something Uncle should do. You go back first, and before the harvest, come and inform us,” Wang Jinhe reassured. Having learned from the experience in Hululu Village, this time Wang Jinhe and Su Yu had thought it through. They planned to gather enough people to harvest all the vegetables within the next ten days and then distribute them to various places.

It was to ensure that everyone could have a peaceful New Year.

Once back home, Su Yu sent Yuan Bao to find people, and Xie Kui eagerly went to inform others.

When the news spread that they would start harvesting vegetables in a few days and that all the vegetables were priced at eight cents per catties, those who had planted vegetables along with Wang Jinhe’s family were dumbfounded, especially Xie Kang.

“Eight… eight cents per catties?” Xie Kang looked at the village chief, dumbfounded, thinking he must have misheard.

“This is what Xiao He told me. No mistake. Xiao He wants everyone to get ready. It seems they want to harvest and send everything away before the Chinese New Year. You should find some people to help,” the village chief explained.

“Sure, no problem,” Xie Kang quickly nodded.

Xie Kang returned home, ready to share this good news with his wife, only to find her lying on the ground.

“Wife!” Xie Kang quickly picked her up and went to find the village chief. “Village chief, can I borrow your ox cart?”

“What happened?”

“My wife fainted for some reason. I need to take her to see the doctor urgently,” Xie Kang said anxiously.

Xie Kui, upon hearing this, quickly suggested, “Xiao He’s family has a doctor. Su Yu called him over. Take her to their house and have the doctor check her.”

“Alright.” Xie Kang hurried over.

Wang Jinhe was discussing the vegetable harvest with her family when she saw Xie Kang rushing over while carrying his wife. She quickly went over, asking, “Uncle Kang, what happened to Auntie?”

“I don’t know. When we returned from the village chief’s house, I found her lying on the ground. The village chief said your family has a doctor, so I brought her over to have the doctor take a look,” Xie Kang anxiously explained. “Xiao He, can your family’s doctor help check on my wife?”

“Sure, Qiuyi, go find Yuanji and ask him to come over to check on Auntie,” Wang Jinhe immediately instructed. Yuanji was the doctor that Su Yu had called over, and he was quite skilled.

When Yuanji arrived, he took Xie Kang’s wife’s pulse and, after some surprise, said, “Huh? This shouldn’t be happening.”

“Is Auntie okay?”

“She’s fine. She’s just pregnant. However, based on her condition, she shouldn’t be pregnant. Surprisingly, her body is in such good condition now.” Yuanji could tell how much damage this woman had suffered from a single pulse check. Who would have thought that she could still get pregnant? This made him very curious about how it happened.

“Pregnant?”

Xie Kang was momentarily unable to react. He stared blankly at Yuanji. “Pregnant?”

Lowering his head to look at his wife, Xie Kang still felt like it was unreal.

Wang Jinhe looked at pregnant Auntie Kang. “How long has Auntie Yuanji been pregnant?”

“Over two months. She fainted this time because she accidentally strained herself, but she’ll be fine if she’s careful in the future,” Yuanji explained briefly.

“No need to take medicine?”

“Medicine has its risks. Pregnant women shouldn’t take too much medicine, especially when her body is already in good condition. Even without medicine, she’ll be fine.” Yuanji shook his head.

Xie Kang looked at Wang Jinhe and them in a daze. “How could she be pregnant? The doctor clearly said that my wife’s body was too damaged to get pregnant.”

The old lady, Grandma Wang thought carefully for a moment and said uncertainly, “I remember she helped us at home for a while before. She ate meals at our house. Could it be that her body was nourished by these vegetables from our house?”

Wang Jinhe’s gaze fell on Gu Shi. She remembered that her mother seemed to have been feeling unwell recently, in that state…

“Yuanji, can you check my mother’s pulse?” Wang Jinhe instructed.

Yuanji walked over to Gu Shi and signaled for her to extend her hand. Gu Shi subconsciously reached out, feeling a bit nervous as she looked at Wang Jinhe’s serious expression. “Xiao He, what are you doing?”

“Mom, don’t worry for now.”

Yuanji looked at Gu Shi in astonishment. “Madam is pregnant too, for over three months.”

The whole family stared at Gu Shi, especially Wang Jingyu, who looked bewildered at his own mother. After eighteen years, he was going to be a big brother again?

Yu Qingfeng, rarely looking a bit silly, pointed at himself with his finger. “I… I’m going to be a father again?”

“Yes, you’re going to be a father again. Congratulations, Dad,” Wang Jinhe said with a suppressed smile.

Gu Shi felt a bit at a loss. “But when I gave birth to Jingyu…”

Thinking about the fruit trees planted by Wang Jinhe, which could nourish the body, she didn’t say anything else.

If Kang Wife’s body could be nourished, what about hers?

Wang Jinhe looked at Gu shi with a strange expression and said, “This child is really tenacious.”

Yu Qingfeng reached out and knocked on Wang Jinhe’s head. “Can’t you speak normally? What do you mean by tenacious?”

“Dad, it’s not that I want to say that. It’s just thinking about what our family has been through in the past three months – selling melons, autumn harvest, and planting vegetables. This child is still fine now. Isn’t that quite tenacious?” Wang Jinhe felt a bit wronged, clearly stating the facts but unexpectedly getting hit.

After Wang Jinhe pointed it out, everyone fell silent. Wasn’t it true? This child was indeed very tenacious.

Su Yu stared at Gu shi’s belly. Was he going to have another brother-in-law or sister-in-law?

Fortunately, he wouldn’t have to call him  “brother.”

When Xie Kang heard that it was because the vegetables from Wang Jinhe’s family could nourish the body, thus improving his wife’s health and giving them the opportunity to have a child, he immediately knelt on the ground in gratitude, saying, “Xiao He, thank you, thank you.”

“Uncle Kang, what are you doing? Your family has helped us a lot before. It’s a good thing that Auntie can get pregnant, especially at this time. It’s a double blessing, and the child is here to enjoy good fortune,” Wang Jinhe quickly helped him up.

Amused by Wang Jinhe’s statement, Xie Kang chuckled. Upon reflection, it was indeed true – this child was indeed here to enjoy good fortune.

Reaching out to touch his wife’s belly, Xie Kang’s eyes were filled with joy.

“In the future, Uncle, you can be stingy with yourself. But Auntie and the child in her belly will  need to eat better,” Wang Jinhe knew that Xie Kang was a very thrifty person, so he deliberately said such words.

Waving his hand, Xie Kang cheerfully said, “I won’t in the future.”

Xiao He was right. He could choose not to eat well, but not for his wife and child.