Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 5 Procurement
Xu Qingmeng ran while making plans. By the time she had finished considering everything, she felt almost completely exhausted, and even stumbled and fell to the ground.

Xu Qingmeng was panting heavily, her whole body drenched in sweat and feeling sticky. Looking at her obese body, she knew she had to lose weight as soon as possible.

She sat on the ground to rest for a while, and when her breathing had calmed down a bit, she stood up with difficulty. All she wanted to do at that moment was take a hot shower.

Xu Qingmeng dragged her tired body into the kitchen, boiled a large pot of water, carried a large wooden tub to her room, and took out a not-so-bright dress from the closet, preparing to take a bath first.

The moment the hot water poured over her body, Xu Qingmeng felt as if she had come back to life. She stood in the wooden tub, gently washing her body.

After taking a shower, Xu Qingmeng felt much more relaxed. She changed into clean clothes, walked out of the room, and then poured out basins of water.

Afraid that she might forget what she had just decided to buy, Xu Qingmeng went to Gu Yunyi's study to write down everything she wanted to buy, so that she could discuss it with Madam He when she returned.

Xu Qingmeng usually uses fountain pens and rarely uses calligraphy brushes. This was her first time using a calligraphy brush, and it was quite uncomfortable. The characters she wrote were crooked, weak, and feeble.

"Sister-in-law, your handwriting is so ugly,"

When Xiao Yunsheng woke up from his afternoon nap, he rubbed his eyes and saw the words written by Xu Qingmeng. He then burst out laughing, "Hahahahahaha."

Xu Qingmeng's chubby face flushed red. She had actually been mocked by an eight-year-old child! She was a college graduate from a prestigious 985 university in modern times, this was too embarrassing! She couldn't tolerate it!
"We're having meat with Yunmo tonight, there won't be any for you."

Xiao Yunsheng pleaded, "No, sister-in-law, I was wrong."

Xu Qingmeng looked at Xiao Yunsheng's pitiful appearance and chuckled inwardly, but she didn't show it on her face. She deliberately kept a straight face and ignored her.

"Want some meat?" Upon hearing Gu Qingmeng's words, Yunmo quickly ran over, no longer afraid of Gu Qingmeng as before, and fawned over her, clinging to her thick leg.
"Sister-in-law, are we really having meat tonight?"

"Sister-in-law, I want to eat too." Yun Sheng looked at Xu Qingmeng longingly.

Xu Qingmeng couldn't help but laugh when she saw Xiao Yunmo's fawning manner and Xiao Yunsheng's pitiful eyes.

Soft and chewy, so cute!
She reached out and patted the two children's heads. "Alright, we'll eat meat together tonight."

He returned as the evening glow appeared on the horizon.

Behind He was an elderly man in a black short-sleeved shirt, carrying a medicine box on his back, with a smile on his face.

"Mom, you're back."

"Qingmeng, this is Doctor Chen from Chen Caotang. Is Yunyi awake yet? Take Doctor Chen to see him."

"Dr. Chen, this way please. My husband ate a bowl of porridge at noon and then went to sleep. He hasn't woken up yet."

Dr. Chen stroked his beard. "Okay, I'll go take a look."

"Mother, don't worry, I'll go in with Doctor Chen to take a look," Xu Qingmeng said. Her main concern was that Doctor Chen might say in front of Madam He that Gu Yunyi had taken some dangerous medicine.
Xu Qingmeng led Doctor Chen into Gu Yunyi's room, where Gu Yunyi was still asleep.

Doctor Chen walked to the bedside, sat down, and began to take Gu Yunyi's pulse.

Doctor Chen withdrew his hand and turned to meet Xu Qingmeng's gaze.
"The typhoid fever has entered the body, but it's nothing serious. It's just that... it's depleted her body a bit, so she needs to rest and recuperate," Doctor Chen said, glancing at Xu Qingmeng discreetly.

Xu Qingmeng nodded shyly and led Doctor Chen out of the room. Madam He quickly came forward, "Doctor Chen, how is my son?"

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem. I'll prescribe a medicine for you, and you'll be fine after taking it for a few days," Dr. Chen replied.

Xu Qingmeng took the prescription written by Doctor Chen, paid the money, and respectfully saw Doctor Chen out.

After hearing the doctor's words, Mrs. He finally felt relieved. She was even more convinced that the fortune teller was right; her son was indeed getting better and better.

After Xu Qingmeng returned, Madam He stepped forward and took her hand, saying, "Qingmeng, I want to thank you properly on behalf of Yunyi."

Xu Qingmeng almost felt ashamed when she heard He Shi's words. If the original owner hadn't drugged Gu Yunyi, he might have been able to get out of bed and walk around today.

"Mother, what are you saying? We are family now."

"Alright, alright, we're family. Keep this tael of silver for Yunyi to buy medicine, and you can keep the rest. I know you want to open a shop, and I support you."

Gu Qingmeng knew that Madam He was trying to accept Xu Qingmeng because she felt that marrying Xu Qingmeng had improved her son's condition.

Xu Qingmeng wasn't being coy. She wanted to revise the front again, which would definitely cost money, including grocery shopping, so she put the money away.

To let Madam He know that she wasn't just talking, Xu Qingmeng took out what she had written that afternoon, which was her plan to open a breakfast shop, selling steamed buns and also making some fast food.

Mrs. He frowned. "Everyone knows how to make these buns. Will anyone buy them? Besides, there are quite a few people who make them for breakfast."

"It's alright, we'll try it later. Anyway, the cost isn't high. We'll have steamed buns for dinner tonight, Mom, you can try some."

Mrs. He felt that since Xu Qing wanted to try, she should let her try, and nodded in agreement.

Madam He went to the pharmacy to buy medicine, while Xu Qingmeng went to Gu Yunyi's room and found him awake, but still somewhat weak, leaning against the headboard with a book in his hand.

Gu Yunyi looked at her coldly, and Xu Qingmeng thought to herself, "Is this guy really that bad? He looks at me like he wants to eat me alive."

"Mother went out to get medicine, and I'm going out too. Yunmo is playing outside. Call him if you need anything," Xu Qingmeng said, forcing herself to speak.

"Ah."

Gu Yunyi lowered his head and continued reading, no longer looking at Xu Qingmeng, and gave a cold reply.

Xu Qingmeng turned around and walked out of the room. Xiao Yunsheng also wanted to go, so Xu Qingmeng took her with her.

It was getting dark, and the vegetables at the market weren't very fresh. Xu Qingmeng also bought some meat and pork bones from the butcher's stall to make a soup for Gu Yunyi. The twins could also drink it to help them grow taller.

Half-fat, half-lean pork was 25 coins per pound, all lean pork was less popular at 23 coins per pound, and all-fat pork was very sought after at 28 coins per pound in those days.
The Zhao Dynasty experienced war and drought in previous years. It has only been a little over ten years since it was unified and restored. The current policy is to vigorously develop agriculture, so the food is not so rich or refined. The masses actually prefer fatty meat.

Xu Qingmeng bought 2 jin of half-fat and half-lean pork, 4 jin of all-lean pork, and 4 jin of pork bones, spending a total of 160 wen. Seeing that Xu Qingmeng bought a lot and that it was almost evening, the shopkeeper also gave her some unwanted offal.

(End of this chapter)