Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 281: Another Wife

Qu Shaoyang then talked about Li Daishi and the Han family, Laoshan Gouzi, and the deer chasers of Sandaimiaoling, and everyone listened with great interest.

Especially for the Han family, that mysterious golden kingdom, Liu Dongshan and others had heard of it and were very interested in it.

"Oh, it would be great if Shaoyang could develop his power to be as big as the Han family."

When Lin Ruolan heard that the Han family was so powerful and had clubs in many places, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Wife, you think it's so simple.

The Han family made their fortune from the Jiapigou gold mine. The mine was very large, producing more than 60,000 taels of gold a year.

You can calculate how much this is. " Liu Dongshan was delighted when he heard it.

"Besides, when did they get up?
I heard that the old head of the Han family had established a firm foothold in Jiapiqiao forty or fifty years ago.

Nowadays, the old man of the Han family is a fifth-rank official. Shao Yang cannot compare with him."

Liu Dongshan couldn't help but sigh when he said this.

As a person, how far you can go is sometimes not determined by your own hard work alone. It requires the right time, right place and right people, and none of them can be missing.

If it is destined to happen, you will meet it no matter what. If it is not destined to happen, it will be in vain no matter how hard you try.

"Look at what you said, it boosts others' morale but destroys your own prestige.

How old was the old patriarch of the Han family when he really established himself? How old is our Shao Yang?

Can you guarantee that in ten or twenty years, Shaoyang won't reach that point? I'd say that's not certain."

In Lin Ruolan's heart, no one is as capable as her own apprentice. If things continue to develop like this, Qu Shaoyang will definitely have a good future.

Liu Dongshan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he thought about it and felt that what his wife said made sense.

How old is Qu Shaoyang? He is only in his early twenties. Who dares to say what will happen in the future?

"Don't mention it, what you said makes sense.

Shaoyang, did you hear that? Your master's wife has high hopes for you.

Work harder and do a good job. Don't let your master's wife down." Liu Dongshan said to Qu Shaoyang half-jokingly.

"Oh, Master's wife, I'd like to thank you for your good wishes." Qu Shaoyang also responded with a smile, and everyone in the room laughed.

Everyone kept chatting and laughing at Qu's house until quite late, until the energetic Xiao Gensuo started to make a fuss about going to bed, and then everyone left.

Qu Shaoyang went out to see the guests off, while Chen Xiuyun stayed in the room coaxing Xiao Gensuo to sleep.

Gensuo is actually a very easy kid to coax. He won’t sleep until a certain time, but as long as he feels sleepy and closes his eyes, he will fall asleep in a short while.

When Qu Shaoyang returned to the room, he was already fast asleep on the kang.

Chen Xiuyun was making the quilt. Qu Shaoyang came over, put his arms around his wife's waist and kissed her on the cheek.

"Wife, thank you for your hard work during the time I was not at home."

The Qu family today is no longer the same as before. There are more people and more things to do.

Qu Shaoyang has been away for more than a month, but Chen Xiuyun has been able to keep the house in perfect order. This is something that not everyone can do.

"This is our own home. Why should I worry about my own family? But you, who are out in the open, must have suffered a lot, right?"

Chen Xiuyun snuggled in her husband's arms and raised her hand to touch Qu Shaoyang's cheek.

This man must not have shaved for several days, his stubble is prickly.

"It's OK. I'm just a little tired from traveling. But I've got everything I need for food and lodging. You don't have to worry about me. You see, I haven't lost any weight."

Qu Shaoyang hugged his wife, and the two chatted in low voices.

"Don't mention it. When I was in Sandaimiaoling, I ate several meals of venison and drank raw deer blood. I had a nosebleed that night."

As a couple, there was nothing that could not be kept secret, so Qu Shaoyang told Chen Xiuyun about it as a joke.

Chen Xiuyun burst out laughing when she heard this. "You're only in your early twenties, why are you drinking deer blood? That stuff is very nutritious, it would be strange if you don't get irritated after drinking it.

Come, let me feel your pulse. If it doesn't work, I'll prescribe some medicine for you."

Chen Xiuyun smiled and pulled Qu Shaoyang's arm over, wanting to take his pulse.

"What kind of medicine do you need? Isn't it enough to have you? Wife, I haven't been home for so long, do you miss me?"

Qu Shaoyang moved closer and whispered in Chen Xiuyun's ear.

The two of them were almost sticking together, and the hot air exhaled by Qu Shaoyang all hit Chen Xiuyun's cheeks and ears.

Chen Xiuyun shuddered, "Well, I haven't had my period this month, but I think I'm pregnant."

"Ah? Pregnant?" Qu Shaoyang was stunned. "So soon, pregnant again?"

Gensuo is only one year and a few months old, and his wife is pregnant again?

Qu Shaoyang suddenly remembered that before he left home, he kept pestering his wife all day long, and she must have gotten pregnant at that time.

"Wife, how are you now? Any reaction? Oh my God, how could this be such a coincidence?

It was the same as last time when Huai Gensuo was in trouble. I was not at home, and you see how things got going." Qu Shaoyang asked hurriedly, not caring about being with his wife anymore.

"No reaction, no nausea or vomiting, other than being a little sleepy, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere.

My milk is almost gone, so recently I have been feeding Gensuo with goat milk.

Fortunately, the child was strong and didn’t love me very much, so he was weaned.”

Chen Xiuyun smiled, put her arms around Qu Shaoyang's waist, and spoke softly.

"I haven't told my parents yet. My mother originally told me to let Gensuo drink milk for at least a year and a half, and not to wean him off too early.

I’m afraid if I tell my parents now, my mother will scold me.” Chen Xiuyun said with a smile.

"Ah, it's hard work for you. You have to take care of the baby while you are pregnant, and you have to take care of things at home and outside."

Qu Shaoyang reached out, covered Chen Xiuyun's lower abdomen, and sighed.

Pregnancy and childbirth is a very torturous process for women. Chen Xiuyun is afraid that her life will become more and more difficult in the future.

"Look at what you said, there are so many maids and wives serving at home, what kind of work do I need to do?

At most I just worry a little and talk a little, it's not tiring.

Besides, don't I still have you? Now that you're back, I have someone to take care of the family affairs. I can just focus on my pregnancy."

Giving birth to children for the one you love is the happiest thing, and Chen Xiuyun has never felt hardship.

On the contrary, she was looking forward to the birth of a little life, which would be the continuation of her and her husband's lives and the person closest to them.

How could Qu Shaoyang dare to show off when his wife was less than two months pregnant?
So he obediently got on the kang, made the bed, then washed up and tidied himself up.

Then he crawled into bed and held his wife in his arms. The two chatted casually in low voices. After a while, they felt sleepy and fell asleep.

Qu Shaoyang has been away for more than a month, running around everywhere.

When they left, they took a large amount of silver with them, and when they came back, they carried so many precious skins, medicinal herbs, etc.

How could I really relax and have a good rest during this journey? I had to keep one eye open and stay alert at all times.

Now I am finally back home, and I fell asleep peacefully with my wife in my arms. I am sure I slept soundly.

I slept until noon the next day.

If Xiao Gensuo hadn't woken up and been restless, and hadn't climbed on top of Qu Shaoyang, pinching his nose and picking his ears, Qu Shaoyang wouldn't have woken up.

"Little bastard, your dad finally got a chance to sleep in, and you're going to torment me, right?"

Qu Shaoyang brought his son to him and deliberately used his stubble to prick his son's tender face, which made his little nose itchy and he giggled.

(End of this chapter)