Eating big melon is so refreshing

Aunt Hua's granddaughter Xiaocao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar house in front of her, and listened to the adults' conversation in a daze.

On April 18, the sixth year of Daye, a small bridge at the entrance of Xiaowang Village in Huangyang County collapsed due to a mudslide caused by a mountain torrent, killing thirteen people on the spot.

Xiaocao remembered very clearly that among the thirteen people who died, three were from the village, Jiang Tang, Jiang Tianshi, and Goudan's wife.

In the previous life, after Jiang Tang and Jiang Tian died, Shen Youcai and Xiao Jiang occupied the old house and drove Zhao Erlang and Jiang out. Later, they accidentally discovered a secret compartment in the kitchen and obtained a jar of silver ingots left by the ancestors of the Jiang family. They became the envy of the whole village.

After Goudan's wife died in his previous life, Goudan sold his two daughters. Goudan then married a widow and had a son. Many years later, he found out that the son was not his biological son. Goudan was so shocked that he went crazy and died a few days later.

Xiaocao was surprised to find that history had changed. On the day of the mudslide, only Goudan died in Xiaowang Village. Zhao Erlang and Jiang Shi actually gave birth to twin boys and girls, while they only had one daughter in their previous life!

"... Jiang is so lucky. She was given infertility drugs for three years but still managed to give birth to twins."

The one who said this with a sour tone was Jiang Guihua, Aunt Hua's daughter. She had fallen in love with Zhao Erlang back then and believed that it was Jiang who stole her lover.

"You've been married to Er Gouzi for three years, why are you still obsessed with other men?" Aunt Hua really loves her own daughter. "Er Gouzi is inferior to Zhao Erlang except for his face, but he is ten times better than him in other aspects."

"When my mother-in-law saw that I gave birth to another daughter, her face was longer than a donkey's." Jiang Guihua said indignantly, "She gave birth to three daughters and only one son. What right does she have to say that I don't give birth to a son?"

Aunt Hua comforted her daughter, "A grandmother-in-law always wants to hold a grandchild, but since you've given birth to two girls in a row, you should find some folk remedies and make sure you give birth to a boy the next time."

"Didn't my sister-in-law give birth to three money-losing babies after taking this folk remedy? I think she's going to have another money-losing baby this time." Jiang Guihua despised the so-called folk remedies. One should not take medicines randomly. What if one kills oneself by taking them?

"Your aunt's family wants to raise a child bride. If the baby is a girl, they can send her to your aunt's house."

Aunt Hua said, "I have asked the monks in the temple to calculate, and your sister-in-law will give birth to five children, one of whom will be male."

"Mom, my eldest aunt's family wants a child bride, so why not let Ru'er go?" My eldest uncle is a butcher, and my eldest cousin is a bailiff in the government office. My eldest aunt's family is very rich, and Jiang Guihua has long wanted to marry her daughter to my eldest aunt's grandson.

"Brother Chang and Ru'er's horoscopes are incompatible. Your eldest aunt is the most particular." If possible, Aunt Hua would definitely want to send her granddaughter over, but the other party didn't want her and only wanted the unborn baby.

Xiaocao's eyes darkened. Her mother had indeed given birth to a girl this time. Her sister was lucky. She was said to be a child bride in the Liao family. Her life was much better than theirs.

Xiaocao felt that fate was unfair. Her eldest sister Xiaoyu was engaged to the eldest son of the Chen family when she was a child. Many years later, her eldest sister's brother-in-law became a student of the Tongsheng family. As the husband became famous, the wife became honored, so her eldest sister also became the student's wife.

My younger sister and younger brother were born together. Twins, a boy and a girl, are so rare. My younger sister also married into a good family.

After being inexplicably broken off from engagement, she had no choice but to marry in the countryside and become a peasant woman. She had endless farm work to do all year round, and in less than two years she had aged ten years.

In this life, she will no longer be at the mercy of fate. She wants to marry a nobleman and become a concubine and a superior person!

Xiaocao's mother heard the discussion of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law outside in the kitchen. As a daughter-in-law who could not give birth to a son, she had no status at home and could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and work diligently.

"Mom, let me help you." The eldest daughter, Xiaoyu, is a sensible and well-behaved child. At a young age, she can help her mother with a lot of housework.

Aunt Hua and Jiang Guihua continued to dig up other people's gossip, not realizing that the raging fire of gossip had already burned their own heads!

Jiang family

Zhao Erlang happily told his wife that Constable Wu thanked him for helping him escape the disaster and decided to promote Zhao Erlang to become a yamen runner in the county government.

Yamen runners were not considered lowly in the Daye Dynasty. They needed to pass a formal assessment before being appointed, and they could not stay in the same place for more than five years.

The salary of a yamen runner was not high, only eight hundred coins a month, plus a subsidy of one or two taels of silver a month. He also received a set of clothes every quarter and a pair of new shoes every year.

For Zhao Erlang, who had an unstable job carrying heavy bags at the dock, becoming a yamen runner was something he had never dreamed of.

"Dad is rich, so we have candied haws." Xiao Chunya drooled. Are the ancient candied haws authentic?

Zhao Erlang picked up his daughter with a smile and said, "Grow up quickly, baby. Daddy will buy you delicious food in the future."

"Erlang, you need to give them names. You can't keep calling them babies."

"They already have names." Zhao Erlang said tactfully, "The girl will be named Chunya, and the boy will be named Qiulin."

"Oh my, isn't this the original name of my brother and me? Daddy thought the same as I did." Xiao Chunya's inner voice rang out, "I like this name, it's warm like spring, gentle and elegant, although my personality has nothing to do with this name."

Zhao Erlang and Jiang Shi were trying to hold back their laughter. They could tell at first glance that their daughter was a naughty girl, and now she still looked like a little foodie.

"My brother's name is like the bleak autumn wind, as if facing the abyss. I don't know how the monk in the temple came up with it. But he is a great monk, so he has his own reasoning."

The couple was surprised to find out that these two names were chosen by a great monk, so there was no need to change the names of the two children.

When Jiang Tang and Jiang Tian learned that their son-in-law Zhao Erlang had become a yamen runner, the couple couldn't help but look up to him. Ever since they knew that their eldest daughter had been given infertility drugs, the couple felt depressed and uncomfortable everywhere.

"Old man, if Yu Niang can give birth to her first child, she can give birth to her second child." Jiang Tian said, "I will find a folk remedy for Yu Niang to take in a while."

"Don't worry yet. The doctor said that Yu Niang's pregnancy is a bit dangerous. It will take at least a year before she can have a child." Jiang Tang said, "First take care of your body. The infertility medicine is probably ineffective. As long as she has another son in the second pregnancy in a year, our Jiang family will have an heir."

There are not many twins, boy and girl, not only in Huangyang County, but even in the Daye Dynasty. Only people with great fortune can have them.

Jiang Tang added, "These two children are very blessed. Look, they are only three days old, and their son-in-law has become a government official."

Jiang Tian also couldn't stop smiling, "Old man, do you know how jealous the people in the village are?" She was finally able to gain fame in the village and was very proud of herself.