Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

Time flies, and it's already New Year's Eve. Everyone at home is busy preparing, with some writing couplets and others frying crispy pork.

Meng Tong got up early in the morning with Lu Chuan and changed into the silk skirt that Jiang Zhu had worn when she had nothing to do recently.

The color is bright red, and it is embroidered with particularly beautiful peony flowers. Wearing it is both festive and luxurious.

Coupled with the woman's aloof and extraordinary face, anyone who didn't know her would mistake her for a noble lady from some wealthy family!

Standing behind his wife, Lu Chuan was carefully putting hairpins into Meng Tong's hair.

The man's eyes were full of tenderness and love. After placing the hairpin on the woman's head, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

His deep, dark eyes were lowered, his long eyelashes trembled, and a smile appeared on Lu Chuan's tightly pursed thin lips.

"My wife is so beautiful."

"It's mainly because the clothes my mother makes are beautiful," Meng Tong said with a smile, looking up at the man.

She really liked the dress. First of all, the style was quite novel and different from the complicated dresses she had worn before. This dress was not only simple and easy to wear, but also warm.

She plans to research comfortable and beautiful clothes whenever she has time in the future.

Lu Chuan was in a good mood. He touched his wife's cheek with his large, well-defined hand, and then the two of them went out of the house together.

First, we went to see a few of the younger ones. It's cold now, so Lu He, Lu Yan, and Lu Huai are sleeping in some rooms, right next to Lu Chuan and the others.

Meng Tong helped Lu Huai change his clothes, while Lu Chuan combed the hair of his two best friends.

"Father, Yan'er wants to have the same hairstyle as Mother."

"it is good."

The man answered gently, his touch neither too light nor too heavy.

This is obviously something that's been done for a long time.

After settling the three little ones in, Lu Chuan and his companion took them to the front yard.

Now, apart from essential roads that are cleared of snow daily, other areas don't require that much effort.

It wasn't practical for the children to walk on such a surface, so Lu Chuan carried one in each arm back to the front yard.

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Front kitchen.

Sheng Yu and his team are already busy at work. Tonight is Lunar New Year's Eve, and they went into the mountains early this morning and brought back a few wild rabbits, roe deer and the like.

Right now, it's squatting under the eaves outside the yard, peeling skins!

Upon seeing Lu Chuan and his family arrive, Sheng Yuanyuan invited them over.

Hot water was poured into the wooden basin. Meng Tong first washed the faces of the Lu He and Lu Yan sisters, and then washed her own. As for Lu Chuan, he just took care of the active Lu Huai.

This kid is not only a chatterbox but also hyperactive; sometimes even Meng Tong can't handle him.

After washing up, the three children followed Xiaosong to a warm room in the front hall to play, where there were many toys.

Some were bought by Meng Tong, some were made by Sheng Tao, and there were all sorts of things.

Lu Chuan and Meng Tong rolled up their sleeves and joined the food preparation team.

Fresh vegetables should be washed thoroughly before being chopped, and meat should be minced and placed in a bowl.

While everyone was busy at work, Sheng Tao and his elders in the main hall were not even seated.

There are quite a few houses in Duanshan Village, and it takes quite a while to write and paste couplets.

The men were in charge of writing and pasting, while Jiang Zhu sat alone to the side making lanterns and paper money.

Even though we eat well all year round, we can't forget our ancestors, right? There are also quite a few sets of paper clothes and shoes that she made in her spare time.

They were busy until noon. Lu Chuan quickly prepared a few dishes and everyone ate. After lunch, the others continued to work. In the afternoon, they mainly prepared more substantial dishes, such as chicken, duck, goose, fish, and meat.

As for Meng Tong, he was going to deliver New Year's goods to the town and several other villages.

The New Year's goods were prepared a few days ago, including various candies, pastries, fruits, and some money.

Even though they haven't made any money yet, it would be nice to give them some encouragement.

Each person receives about one or two taels of lucky money, not much, but it's meant to bring good fortune.

Meng Tong first went to the town, which was the brick kiln.

At that time, Mingyu and Wu Biao were slaughtering a pig!

The courtyard was filled with an indescribable, pungent smell of pigs, despite the freezing weather.

"Why are you only slaughtering the pig today?"

"Madam is here." Wu Biao hurriedly put down the pig-slaughtering knife in his hand and replied with a loud laugh, "It's a few women in the courtyard who said they wanted to eat something fresh. We figured it was just one pig, so we wouldn't have to do much work. Besides, there are many of us, so one person can take charge."

Hearing Wu Biao's blunt words, the woman who was busy working nearby blushed a little.

So it's all their fault for being greedy; all I wanted was to cook them something delicious.

Their faces turned bright red, and Mingmei looked at Meng Tong with some embarrassment. Instead of seeing disdain, the woman smiled and joked, "Not bad, I'm very pleased that you have this awareness."

"Where are Mingyu and the others?!"

Looking around, Meng Tong noticed that many people were not there, so the woman casually asked a question.

Unexpectedly, Mingmei spoke up first, saying, "There's a pregnant woman next door who's about to give birth, so my brother and the others went over to check on her."

"I was thinking about what I could do to help."

"Oh~ whose wife is she?"

Meng Tong still remembered the women in the town; there were several pregnant women, and when they put their heads together, it seemed that they all gave birth around this time.

"It's Sister Hui'er, the eldest daughter-in-law of Brother Liu Xiong."

"is her."

Meng Tong remembered that she had seen this Hui'er before. She was very thin and had fainted due to severe morning sickness when she first became pregnant.

Fortunately, Yu Feng was present at the time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Thinking about this situation, Meng Tong felt that he still had to go and take a look.

Meng Tong told Wu Biao about the New Year's goods and asked him to take some people to the grain store to get them, while Meng Tong took Mingmei to the neighboring courtyard.

The Liu family lived relatively close to the gate of the courtyard. After walking a few steps, Meng Tong discovered a large group of men and women standing at the gate waiting.

From a nearby closed room came one miserable scream after another. The little girl, Mingmei, who had never seen such a scene before, hid behind the woman in fear.

"Don't be afraid."

Meng Tong glanced at her sideways, patted the little girl's arm, and then pulled her forward a couple of steps.

The other people heard them talking and quickly made way for them within seconds.

Some people were shouting, "The lady is here."

Mingyu, Liu Xiong, and the others who were standing at the front quickly turned to look over.

"Madam, you..."

"How's it going inside?"

Cutting off Liu Xiong's polite questions, Meng Tong frowned and spoke.

Judging from that voice, the situation is probably not optimistic.

"She's been giving birth for almost two hours now. There are two experienced midwives inside, but we don't know what's going on yet."

The man speaking was Hui'er's husband, Liu Xi, Liu Xiong's eldest son. He looked as robust and burly as his father, and judging from his demeanor, he probably knew some martial arts.

However, he seemed somewhat at a loss because he was worried about his wife, and his face turned a little pale.