I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Ji Xiaobei tried hard to hold back his laughter: Mrs. Huang, after all, I was once the wife of the Minister of Rites, could you please not be so vulgar?

Ji Xiaobei explained hurriedly: "Mrs. Huang saw that you were a little bit irritated and had trouble going to the toilet, so she prescribed some medicine for you to regulate your body."

Mrs. Tong had a cold and pale face and said nothing.

"My mother hasn't gone to the toilet for five days..." Tong Menglou answered for Mrs. Tong.

Mrs. Tong's face turned red again. Is it possible to tell others such a question casually?

What a shame!

"Well, Mrs. Tong, please lie down and let me touch your belly..." said Mrs. Huang.

Mrs. Tong regretted it very much. She should have insisted on going to Yongchang Prefecture. What could such a crude old country lady see?

Tong Menglou hurried over and helped her lie down.

Mrs. Huang was not polite and reached her dry hands into Mrs. Tong's clothes.

"Does it hurt here?"

Mrs. Tong's face was red and swollen, and she answered through gritted teeth: "It doesn't hurt!"

Huang Po: "What about this?"

"Ah, it hurts..." Mrs. Tong cried out in pain.

Huang Po took out her hands, clapped them twice and said, "HHHHHH, go to Xiaohongshu to look up the terminology of traditional Chinese medicine."

"Come with me to get the medicine, and when we get to the inn in the evening, we'll boil it for your mother." Huang Po said to Tong Menglou.

Tong Menglou bowed and thanked him.

Mrs. Tong didn't believe in Huang Po's medical skills, but she had no other choice and felt very uncomfortable.

Ji Xiaobei watched Huang Po perform the diagnosis smoothly and could not help but admire her.

Two men got out of the carriage.

Master Tong came over with a smile and said, "Is my wife okay?"

Ji Xiaobei said: "It's okay, it's just a case of anger. Doctor Huang has already prescribed some medicine. Let Miss Tong go get it from me."

Master Tong took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Ji Xiaobei, saying, "How much is the consultation fee and medicine fee?"

"Master Tong, you are too polite. It's just a small favor, so I won't charge you for it. We have come a long way, so we should take care of each other."

Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.

She didn't want to accept the money from Lord Tong, but wanted him to owe Fu Jichang a favor.

It is said that Lord Tong did not support Fu Jichang's planting of potatoes in Xishan at that time, and even raised objections on the spot.

Now that Fu Jichang is under attack from all sides, she needs to win over more people to help him.

Lord Tong was not polite and bowed to see him off.

Tong Menglou followed Ji Xiaobei and the others back to get the medicine. When they were a little further away from their carriage, she whispered, "Doctor Huang, Miss Ji, my mother, I want to apologize to you on behalf of my mother..."

The little girl bowed obediently.

Ji Xiaobei really wanted to ask: Is she your biological mother?

She secretly wants to put you in danger, why are you so nice to her?

After Tong Menglou took the medicine, Ji Xiaobei asked Huang Po to prepare some medicine and cook it for everyone to drink in the inn at night.

It’s freezing cold, so drink some Chinese medicine to warm your body. If there are too many sick people, it will delay the trip.

Everyone drank the warm medicinal soup in the evening.

Madam Tong was lying on the bed, looking at the dark bowl of medicine soup, and said disdainfully: "What kind of medicine can a country woman make? It's all nonsense..."

"Yes, you can drink it. You must be uncomfortable because you haven't used the toilet for several days. I have already asked Dr. Huang. Drink this medicine. After you use the toilet tomorrow morning, you will be able to eat."

Tong Menglou comforted her softly.

Lord Tong sat in the room with a frown on his face, not saying a word.

"Husband, what does Miss Ji do? Why does she go to the military farm?" Mrs. Tong asked in confusion.

Lord Tong glanced at his daughter and waved his hand, asking her to go back to her room to rest.

"I heard that she came with Master Fu. Have you seen the two children she brought with her? I heard that they are also..."

Lord Tong is embarrassed to gossip about others.

Although Lord Fu went to the northwest to farm, the emperor did not demote him.

Lord Fu holds a higher rank than him.

He shouldn't gossip about his boss behind his back.

"What, she has a child? Then who is her husband..." Mrs. Tong asked with a sneer.

"Okay, just stop worrying about it, take the medicine and go to sleep!"

Lord Tong stopped her angrily.

Mrs. Tong didn't dare to say anything else and had to drink the medicine.

In the middle of the night, her stomach growled loudly, and she squatted in the toilet for half an hour before finally defecating...

She pulled and cursed at the same time, and the country woman had no idea what kind of medicine she gave her.

The next morning, Tong Menglou came to Ji Xiaobei's door and said excitedly: "Aunt Ji, my mother got up early this morning to eat. Thank you so much."

She held a small box in her hand and said with a blushing face, "Miss Ji, this is for your son and daughter to play with..."

After the little girl finished speaking, she turned around and ran away.

Ji Xiaobei smiled and took the box into the house.

Guoguo was tired and refused to get up, so he stayed in bed and threw a tantrum.

An An and Zheng Zheng had already washed up and were sitting at the dining table, waiting for Jiao Jiao to serve them porridge.

"Guo'er, get up quickly and look what this is?" Ji Xiaobei opened the box and saw a colorful butterfly.

The box shook, and its two thin wings moved as if it was about to spread its wings and fly high.

Guoguo was attracted and sat up, looking at the butterfly curiously.

"Mom, it's so beautiful!" She grinned, revealing a row of little white teeth.

"Hurry up and put on your clothes and play with them two." Ji Xiaobei pulled her up.

Guoguo's bad mood after waking up was gone and she quickly got dressed.

The large army continued to move forward in the wind and snow.

Ji Xiaobei really couldn’t understand why people had to be sent from the capital to cultivate the land. Wouldn’t the local people be more useful?

Later, she heard from Mrs. Ye that people were sent from the capital to enhance the connection between people in the mainland and the northwest.

The land in the Northwest is barren, the environment is harsh, and the population is sparse.

Our ancestors conquered that land and moved some people from the mainland there to build the Northwest, but there were still too many people who did not want to stay there and wanted to return to the mainland.

The troops guarding the northwest had to rely on the builders to provide all the necessities, and the emperor refused to let them return.

Therefore, every year the imperial court would send people there to cultivate the land and appease those people.

The people of the Minister of Agriculture would bring seeds and advanced planting techniques, but their efforts were ineffective and the seeds they planted often yielded no results.

A few days later, they finally arrived at Yongchang Prefecture.

The high walls and wide bluestone roads demonstrate the wealth of the largest city in the northwest.

Everyone was very happy. Although Yongchang City was far inferior to the capital, it was the richest city they had seen along the way.

A lot of people gathered at the city gate.

Ye Tianguan comes here every year and is very familiar with the people in Yongchang government.

He took out the pass with the official seal on it. The guard at the city gate looked at it again and again, still worriedly saying, "Shouldn't the land for farming be taken after the New Year?"

Ye Tianguan smiled and said, "It was the same in previous years. This year, the situation is a little special, so I came earlier. Please give me some convenience, sir."