The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

Ever since Mu Tou agreed, Xu Wenyuan started reporting to the backyard of the county government office every day, and Miaomiao would come out and talk to him openly every time.

Xu Wenyuan always brings some small gifts every time he comes. Today it’s a clay figurine made based on Miaomiao, and tomorrow it’s a sugar figurine of a little white rabbit.

Miaomiao was quite happy, but unfortunately Mu Tou didn't like them. In his opinion, these were crude and thoughtless little gadgets.

Another month passed and Xu Qiao was really pregnant.

Mu Tou was so moved that he cried. This was the first time Xu Qiao had ever seen Mu Tou like this. She finally realized how much this man wanted a child of his own.

And she herself felt very happy.

In addition to the Su He family who were happy about the arrival of a new life, Xu Wenyuan also cried with excitement. His brother-in-law finally stopped staring at him all day.

Because it had not yet been three months, no one outside the county government knew about it. When Qu Qing came back, Mu Tou and Xu Qiao handed over the relevant matters, and then Su He and others set off back to Beijing.

Before leaving, Su He specially modified the carriage, lengthening and widening the seat cushions and laying a wool blanket on the ground to ensure that Xu Qiao would not get hurt.

More than a month later, the group arrived in the capital.

The eldest prince personally brought people to pick up the wood, which made everyone feel more at ease. It seemed that the emperor still valued them very much.

Everyone went directly into the palace. The emperor didn't waste any time and started with Mu Tou, and had everyone report on their work one by one.

When Xu Qiao went up, Mu Tou couldn't help but plead with the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask for a stool for Lady Xu. Lady Xu is pregnant."

Chen Dou was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing the next second.

"I didn't notice it, Little Li, pick a soft stool for Lord Xu."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xu Qiao blushed as she thanked him and sat down obediently.

Mu Tou had only been reporting for half an hour, but she felt a little exhausted.

In the past, she would stand there for two hours without moving her eyebrows.

Only at this moment did she truly appreciate the good intentions of Su He and Liu Niang. It was really not easy to get pregnant.

Mu Tou took Xu Qiao to report on his work, while Su He took her sister and Liu Bai and Liu Niang to the Empress Dowager to reminisce about the past.

"You wrote me too few letters. I can't even read them enough."

Chen Zhiling complained to Su He with a smile, "From now on, at least two letters a month."

Su He laughed, "He Hua obeys your order. In this case, He Hua can only write down her daily eating, drinking, defecating and urinating."

Chen Zhiling laughed and actually agreed.

"I heard that Shen Wan Gu sent you a bunch of books? He's a very honest man. Did you use all the books?"

"It's in use, and the kids love it. Didn't I tell you that I opened a bookstore? I arranged for people to hand-copy all the books and put them all in the bookstore. Anyone from Jinyang Prefecture can borrow them after paying a deposit. If anyone wants to buy, I'll sell them as long as I get back the cost. I can sell more than a hundred books every month, and many people make a living from this."

After hearing this, Chen Zhiling nodded repeatedly, obviously very satisfied.

"You have many ideas and you do things in a generous way. I have many books here, but they are rare and I can't give them to you. I'll have someone hand-copy a few and bring them to you when the time comes."

Su He is already very content with this, as a unique copy is so rare.

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Why are you kneeling again? Get up."

Chen Zhiling took Su He's hand and asked about Jinyang City again.

"I received a reply from the third brother, saying that your brother is very popular there and is a good official loved by everyone."

When Su He heard this, he quickly said a few humble words.

"It's not as good as the general said. It's just that the people of Jinyangzhou suffered too much due to the drought ten years ago. Now that they are a little better, they are very content. Ah Che is still young and has many shortcomings, but fortunately everyone is very tolerant of him and he often reflects on himself. Therefore, he has not made any big mistakes. The best thing about him is that he is willing to listen to other people's suggestions. If he really did not do well, he is willing to correct it."

Chen Zhiling smiled, "Ah Che and Ah Qiao, how are they doing? They are both not young anymore, right? When are you going to get married?"

"Yes, Ah Qiao has been pregnant for more than two months. We have already discussed that after the baby is born, we will let them concentrate on their work. We will help them take care of the baby. As for the wedding, the couple has decided not to get married."

Chen Zhiling was extremely surprised, "Oh, she's pregnant. Xu Tianchi definitely doesn't know about this yet."

Su He nodded, "I guess he doesn't know. Speaking of this, He Hua wants to ask the Queen Mother for mercy."

Chen Zhiling patted Su He's hand with a smile, "Tell me, let me hear what it is."

Su He smiled shyly, "It's a family matter. There are only a few of us in our family. My mother-in-law is old, and there is no place to buy servants in Jinyang City. I was thinking, if there are suitable maids or slaves in the palace, can you give me a few? It would be best if I could have a midwife."

Chen Zhiling kept smiling, but expressed her disdain for Su He.

"This is nothing, Dingxiang, go find two maids who can make medicinal food and deliver babies, and find four servants who are old enough to leave the palace, and carefully select the best ones to bring to Hehua."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Dingxiang bowed with a smile, then turned and left.

Su He thanked Chen Zhiling respectfully.

Chen Zhiling turned and looked at Miaomiao beside him.

"Your sister has grown up too. How old is she?"

Miaomiao raised her head respectfully and said.

"To answer the Queen Mother, I am 19 years old."

Chen Zhiling looked at it carefully and praised it a few words.

"It's a beautiful one. I've also read the book you wrote. It's well written."

Miaomiao looked at Chen Zhiling in surprise, "Is the Queen Mother also visiting the bookstore?"

Su He looked at her sister speechlessly, "Don't talk nonsense. If the Queen Mother wants to see it, someone will buy it and send it to the palace."

Chen Zhiling glanced at Su He and complained.

"Why are you so serious? Don't listen to your sister. I heard you asked Ah Shi about writing a book?"

Asi?

Seeing her sister looking confused, Su He reminded her.

"It's Master Chen Shi."

"Oh, it was Mr. Chen. Yes, Mr. Chen is a good man. He also bought my book. He also told me about the time when he bought sweet potatoes with my sister."

Chen Zhiling didn't know what he was thinking about, but he chuckled.

"You are such a lovely girl, but you haven't promised yourself to anyone yet, have you?"

Su He answered carefully.

"I've gotten engaged to one of Che's classmates, but I haven't told anyone about it yet. I wanted to let them know more about it."

"Oh, it's settled. It's time to get engaged. He's your brother's classmate, so we know each other well. If you get married, remember to write to me and let me get involved."

Su He nodded quickly, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will definitely write it. I estimate that the earliest I can finish it will be next year."

"That's right. Getting married is a lifelong event. Don't be anxious. You are lucky to have brothers and sisters like this. You will have a good life in this life."

Miaomiao blushed and nodded, "Miaomiao thanks the Queen Mother for the blessing. I am still writing a book recently, Queen Mother, I will definitely finish it this year. I will give you a few more copies then."

"Hahahahaha, okay, I'll let Ash go get it when the time comes. He will definitely buy it."

Chen Zhiling thought Su He's sister was really interesting.

Miaomiao was stunned for a moment and added another sentence.

"I'll give it to Lord Chen as well. He's my first reader, and he'll get a free copy of my book in the future. I'll give it to him in a wooden box. Empress Dowager, if you see him, please tell him for me."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Chen Zhiling laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back. Su Miao didn't know what was so funny, so she could only scratch her head and look at her sister.

Su He signaled her sister to speak less and looked up to continue greeting the Queen Mother.

An hour later, the group said goodbye and left.