The general's wife knows medicine

Tang Peipei went back to boil the medicine and gave it to Xiaoya.

At night, Tang Peipei let Tang's mother sleep in her room, while she stayed in Tang's mother's room to take care of Xiaoya.

The next day, Tang's mother wanted to go back to her parents' home alone to pay New Year's greetings.

Unexpectedly, Tang Peipei got up early in the morning and said that she had to accompany her mother to pay New Year's greetings to her grandparents.

The little girl was fine at night, so Tang Peipei slept well.

The next day, Tang Peipei also took Xiaoya's pulse and confirmed that there was no problem. He left Nanny Yuan at home to look after the two children, and took Tang's mother and Xiaotuanzi to Taohua Village.

The New Year gifts were prepared early in the morning. We got up in the morning, packed up and set off.

This time, Tang Peipei drove the carriage much better than last time, and arrived in less than half an hour.

When they arrived, the gate of the Lu family was open. Tang's mother got out of the car and Tang Peipei led the carriage into the yard.

"Grandma, grandpa, mom and I have brought little Tuanzi to wish you a happy new year." Tang Peipei shouted towards the inner room.

Soon a person came out of the house. It was Lu Xinyu.

"Hey, Xinyu, why didn't you go with your parents to pay New Year's greetings to your grandfather?" asked Tang's mother.

"There's no point in going to pay New Year's greetings. You'll always get scolded if you go. It's better not to go. It's much better to wait for my cousin to come over at home and play with her." Lu Xinyu stepped forward to tease the little girl.

"Little Tuanzi, do you miss your aunt? Your aunt misses you very much!" As she said this, she was about to kiss Little Tuanzi's face.

It was blocked by Tang Peipei with her palm.

Lu Xinyu looked at Tang Peipei with dissatisfaction, "Sister, what are you doing?"

Tang Peipei said calmly, "Men and women should not touch each other." Then he picked up the little girl and said, "There are gifts in the carriage, help me move them down."

Then he carried the little girl into the house.

Lu Xinyu looked at Tang Peipei's back with deep resentment, and after a long while she managed to utter: "Move if you want, who doesn't have the strength?"

Tang's mother watched the two sisters making a fuss and laughed secretly.

I'm afraid Xinyu has forgotten that she is a girl.

Tang Peipei entered the house, holding the little girl, and knelt down in front of Lu Gang and Chen Cuihua who were sitting on the chairs and said, "Your granddaughter Tang Peipei and your great-grandson Tang Muyang are here to pay New Year's greetings to you two. I wish you a prosperous New Year, good health and longevity!"

"Okay, okay, get up quickly!" Chen Cuihua said quickly.

Lu Gang also said: "Get up."

After Tang Peipei got up, the two men handed her two small red purses, each containing ten copper coins.

They knew that Tang Peipei had no shortage of money, and they didn't have much either, so ten copper coins were just a token of their appreciation.

Tang's mother happened to come in at this time, and seeing the red money bag in Tang Peipei's hand, she smiled and said: "You are already a mother, how can you still have the nerve to accept money from Chong?"

Tang Peipei smiled brightly, "Of course I have to accept the gift from my elders, mother, please don't envy me."

Tang's mother was so angry that she laughed, "Hey, you bad girl." After saying that, she knelt down in front of Lu Gang and Chen Chunhua.

"Happy New Year to my parents, I wish them all the best in the new year!"

"Okay, get up." Lu Gang said.

"Get up, get up quickly." Chen Chunhua also said quickly.

Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. According to custom, married women have to return to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings, so today Liu Yeling and Lu Lifeng also took Lu Zidong back to her parents' home.

Today, there are only two old people and Lu Xinyu at home.

After a while, Lu Xinyu came in.

"Xinyu, you've come at the right time. Go to Aunt Fu's place and buy a chicken. Stew it for lunch to treat your aunt and cousin." Lu Gang took out forty copper coins and handed them to Lu Xinyu.

Lu Xinyu took it and went out happily.

Her decision was right. Since her cousin came last time, life at home has been obviously much better.

As long as I stay with my cousin, my family’s life will get better and better.

Aunt Fu's house is not far from the Lu family. Because her family raises chickens and ducks, and often sells them at the market, people in the village who need to buy chickens will come directly to Aunt Fu's house. Since they are from the same village, it will be cheaper than going to the market.

"Is Aunt Fu home?" Lu Xinyu stood outside the gate and shouted towards the yard.

Aunt Fu stood in the yard, looked up at the gate, saw Lu Xinyu, waved and said, "It's Xinyu girl, come in quickly."

Lu Xinyu has a lively personality. She likes to call people and help the villagers with things. Therefore, everyone likes this girl. She is a little naughty, but fortunately she is not hardworking.

"Aunt Fu, my grandfather asked me to come to your place to buy a chicken." Lu Xinyu walked towards the yard with a smile.

"Buying a chicken? Okay, come on, do you want to pick one yourself or should I pick one for you?" Aunt Fu said happily.

"Of course I have to trouble Aunt Fu to pick it for me. It's better if you pick it." Lu Xinyu flattered her.

"Okay, then I'll pick it for you. I'll definitely pick the best one for you." Then he took Lu Xinyu to the chicken coop.

"Is your aunt back today?"

Aunt Fu heard last time that the eldest daughter of the Lu family brought her daughter back in a horse-drawn carriage, but unfortunately she went to her parents' home for the past two days and didn't see it. Today, she saw with her own eyes that Lu Rong brought her daughter back, and she was holding a child.

But I haven't heard that Lu Rong's daughter got married? But I think it might be one of Lu Rong's two sons.

The Lu family members are too tight-lipped and it’s impossible to find out anything.

Lu Xinyu came to buy a chicken today, so we can gossip a little.

"Yes, I came back with my cousin Peipei." Lu Xinyu replied.

"I just saw your aunt holding a child. Whose child is it?" Aunt Fu asked curiously.

It is not possible for such a small baby to leave its mother, so it must be breastfed. But no one else came with it, which makes people curious.

Who is Lu Xinyu? She is a person who has survived a great disaster. How could she not know Aunt Fu's gossipy thoughts?

"Oh, that's my little nephew. My eldest aunt brought him back to visit my grandparents today." Lu Xinyu answered evasively.

Seeing that Aunt Fu wanted to ask more questions, Lu Xinyu quickly changed the subject.

"Aunt Fu, why didn't you go back to your parents' home today?"

Aunt Fu coughed awkwardly. She loved gossiping about other people's families, but didn't want others to gossip about her own family, so she quickly grabbed a chicken and handed it to Lu Xinyu.

"This chicken is good, look how strong it is." Aunt Fu said with a smile.

Lu Xinyu didn't mind and took it with a smile. She knew why Aunt Fu didn't go back to her parents' home.

The last time Aunt Fu went back to her parents' home was because her sister-in-law was said to be injured and unable to have children. Aunt Fu's family was well-off, so her sister-in-law set her sights on Aunt Fu and asked her to pay for her sister-in-law's medical treatment. Her sister-in-law's treatment would cost about four or five taels of silver a month, and it would take at least a year, and there was no guarantee that it could be cured.

Aunt Fu had two boys of her own and she had to save money for them to get married, so of course she couldn't fill this hole, so she didn't agree and had a falling out with her natal family. But soon after the New Year, Aunt Fu's brother came to Taohua Village to make trouble and made the matter known to everyone, saying that Aunt Fu disregarded the relationship between siblings and wanted to let her brother from her natal family cut off the family line.

Aunt Fu thought she could escape the disaster by not going back home for the New Year, but she didn't expect her brother from her natal family to be so shameless that he came to Taohua Village to make trouble. In the end, Aunt Fu couldn't stand it anymore and gave him five taels of silver to settle the matter.

"Aunt Fu's selection is of course impeccable. How much is it?" Lu Xinyu asked.

Aunt Fu smiled and said, "We are all from the same village, just give me thirty cents."

A chicken like this could be sold for at least thirty-five to forty cents at the market.

Lu Xinyu handed Aunt Fu thirty copper coins, thanked her and returned to the Lu family.