Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 384 He Qingzhu's Concern
My daughter and her husband have come all the way here with their grandson, so we must treat them well.

Li asked Shen Lizhen to chat with Chen Xiuyun, and she and He Qingzhu hurried to arrange accommodation for Qu Shaoyang's family and settle the followers and maids.

He also instructed the kitchen to prepare two tables of delicious food in the evening to welcome Qu Shaoyang and his friends.

After everything was settled, Li came back with her second son's wife. She coaxed her grandson while chatting with Chen Xiuyun.

Li had to ask about the situation in Maoer Mountain, how the Qu family was doing, what Liu Dongshan and Lin Ruolan were doing, whether Mr. and Mrs. Qu were in good health, etc.

When Li learned that Qu Laokouer actually went to the gold field to help and watch the machines to guard the gold, he was a little surprised.

But on second thought, I felt that this arrangement was perfect. Given Qu Laokouer's personality, there was really no one more suitable than him.

"Well, how is Lan Xin? She's been married for a while now. Is there any sign of pregnancy?"

Li asked around and finally asked Meng Lanxin.

It is impossible to say that Doctor Chen and Li don't mind at all that the son-in-law has taken a second wife.

But in those days, taking a concubine was very common and not worth making a fuss about. Li was more concerned about the status of her own daughter.

"No, Shaoyang is not at home all the time. He is away for at least half a month, and when he comes back a few days later he has other things to do.

Plus, Lan Xin went to work in the garden in the spring, and she was away for a long time, so up to now, her stomach hasn’t moved.”

Speaking of this matter, Chen Xiuyun was helpless.

After the New Year, she prescribed some medicine for Meng Lanxin and took care of her for a long time. In theory, Meng Lanxin should have recovered.

But either Qu Shaoyang is busy or Meng Lanxin is not at home, so how can they have time to have a baby?
Speaking of which, Chen Xiuyun was also quite anxious.

She allowed Meng Lanxin to come in because she wanted Meng Lanxin to help the Qu family expand and have more children, so that Qu Shaoyang would have more helpers in the future.

But Meng Lanxin had been in the room for so long and there was still no movement.

No matter how good Chen Xiuyun is to Meng Lanxin, and no matter how harmoniously she gets along with Meng Lanxin, there is no guarantee that rumors will not spread outside that Chen Xiuyun cannot tolerate concubines and suppresses her everywhere.

As the mistress of the house, reputation is still very important, so Chen Xiuyun is more anxious than anyone else.

"As for children, it is also destined, there is no rush.

It's okay, Shaoyang and Lanxin are both young and in good health, it will happen sooner or later."

When Li said this, she looked at He Qingzhu. These words were not only spoken to Chen Xiuyun, but also to He Qingzhu.

He Qingzhu has been married to the Chen family for more than half a year, but her belly has not moved. Shen Lizhen, who married into the family with her, is already five months pregnant.

He Qingzhu was also extremely anxious. He saw the doctor, took medicine, burned incense and prayed to Buddha, but there was no result.

Li knew that the second daughter-in-law was anxious. If she tried to persuade her directly, she was afraid that He Qingzhu would be suspicious.

I just happened to catch up today, and took the opportunity to talk about Meng Lanxin's matter to persuade my second daughter-in-law.

He Qingzhu listened carefully to the conversation between her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. When she learned that Meng Lanxin had not gotten pregnant, she felt inexplicably relieved.

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, He Qingzhu felt better.

Here, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the mother and daughter were chatting together, and over there, Doctor Chen, Qu Shaoyang and Chen Yunhan were also chatting enthusiastically.

Men and women are different. Doctor Chen is more concerned about the situation of the gold field, especially the output of gold sand after using the gold panning machine.

Also, Liu Dongshan led his men to blow up the sentry post which had been there for the entire winter, causing quite a lot of noise.

Doctor Chen heard about it in the city that the whistle of the King of Hell's nose was blown to pieces.

So Doctor Chen really wanted to know whether the whistle would have any effect after it was blown up.

“The gold mine is OK, the output is not low, at least 400 to 500 kilograms of gold sand can be produced per month.

Judging from this, I should be able to make some money this year. Anyway, the money I spent on the machine has already been paid back." When it comes to gold mining, the output is not certain. It depends on luck.

The mine was dug accurately, just in the place where the gold seedlings were abundant, so the yield was high.

If you dig in the wrong place, the yield may be small or even zero.

Lao Han and Lao Hu are considered capable people in this field, but they are not 100% accurate in identifying gold veins and selecting ore pits.

Nowadays, they are just relying on the fact that they have a large population and efficient machines, so they can dig more mines, produce more ore, and pile it up by sheer quantity.

Qu Shaoyang is very satisfied with the current output. If it can remain like this this year, he can make a lot of money.

"The blasting whistle was quite useful. I followed the raft from Kalami River Bay all the way to Maoer Mountain.

It's going smoothly now, saving half the time compared to before, and there's no danger on the road.

The situation in the lower reaches of the Yalu River is probably similar.

I told my master that this winter, we will arrange for bombings not only along the Yalu River but also along the upper reaches of the Songhua River.”

When it comes to rafting, Qu Shaoyang became interested and told Chen Langzhong and his son about his plan.

In addition to these, Qu Shaoyang also talked about the wood tax office in Shuangdianzi and the militia.

Doctor Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart as he listened.

Who could have imagined that the little Muba, who was in a miserable state and ran to him for help back then, would have achieved such success in just a few years?
Fortunately, he did not look down on Qu Shaoyang because of his wealth, but instead followed Chen Xiuyun's wishes and arranged the marriage.

Otherwise, such a good son-in-law would belong to someone else.

"Shaoyang, if you are training militia and are short of manpower, the second brother's fellow apprentices should be able to help.

But if you want to find someone who can read and write and do work, I can't help you with that.

Your mother and I gave birth to these three children.

Your mother's cousins ​​have quite a few children, but few of them are capable and presentable, so you don't dare let them cause trouble for you.

You have to figure out how to recruit talent on your own."

When Doctor Chen heard his brother-in-law say that there was an urgent need for staff to do the work, he shook his head, indicating that he could do nothing to help.

Upon hearing this, Qu Shaoyang could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

There aren't many Han people who study these days, and talented people are hard to come by.

That's why Qu Shaoyang wanted to start a school, but it was a pity that he started it too late. It would take many years for those children to be able to work.

As they chatted, it was getting late. The food was prepared in the kitchen and the family had a lively reunion dinner.

After dinner, everyone chatted together for a while.

Gensuo and Genyou had not slept during the day as they had been traveling. At the beginning of the evening, the two children were so sleepy that they kept rubbing their eyes.

When Li saw this, she quickly had the house cleaned up and arranged for her two grandsons to go to bed.

"Tonight, Gensuo and Genyou sleep with me. I haven't seen the two little guys for a long time. I really want to spend some time with them."

Li didn't care whether Qu Shaoyang and his wife were happy or not and announced it directly.

"Mom, I'll stay with you tonight and let Dad sleep in our yard."

He Qingzhu also loved her two nephews very much. Moreover, she had a little idea. She would hug her two nephews to sleep at night to get some good luck. Maybe it would work.

(End of this chapter)