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Chapter 8 You are happy
Sun Fuchun was the only doctor in Jinliu Village.

It is said that the ancestors of the Sun family were physicians in the Royal Medical Academy of the capital, but due to a mistake in the administration of medicine, they almost killed a prince, and all their direct descendants were exiled.

Sun Fuchun's lineage, being a branch, managed to escape to Anyang County.

In their early years, the Sun family ran a clinic in Anyang County. Later, they were targeted by the heir's associates and had no choice but to give up all their wealth and hide in Jinliu Village.

Shen Yuan came to see Sun Fuchun because it was the result of his deep thinking last night.

He wanted to find out exactly what this century-old blood toad remains were.

Why would selling the remains of a blood toad attract the attention of martial artists?
Through Sun Fuchun on this trip, he finally understood the use of the century-old blood toad's remains.

Blood toad remains are actually the main ingredient in the martial arts school's medicinal cuisine, and those of the century-old grade are rare items that only scions of prominent families can afford.

No wonder martial artists would target him if he tried to sell it.

A common man is not guilty of carrying a jade.

It seems that this century-old blood toad remains can no longer be sold for money.

However, knowing that the remains of the hundred-year-old blood toad could be used to regulate the body of martial artists, and since he planned to have Shi Tou practice martial arts, there was no need to rush to sell it.

Once Shitou starts practicing martial arts, we'll give him this to eat, which will save us the expense of buying it.

When Shen Yuan returned home, Hu Yufen immediately came to greet him.

Seeing the medicinal herbs in his hand, she asked with some suspicion, "Is my husband sick?"

Last night, Shen Yuan was as vigorous as ever, not like he was unwell. Hu Yufen quickly reached out and touched his forehead.

"It's alright, this is a refreshing tea that Uncle Sun prepared. I prepared some in advance because we'll be planting in a couple of days."

The reason I went to see Sun Fuchun was not for medical treatment.

However, if someone were to specifically go there to inquire about the remains of the blood toad, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Therefore, he used the excuse of heatstroke to buy some cooling tea.

Hearing this, Hu Yufen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Shen Yuan is the pillar of this family. The children are still young. If anything happens to him, this family will be finished.

"Did Anu go to Mr. Lu's place?"

Not seeing his youngest son, Shen Yuan asked.

“I went there. I delivered it to him personally. The master said that Anu would have lunch at his place at noon, so we don’t need to worry about it.”

"My lord, it seems that Master Lu really likes Anu."

Shen Yuan smiled upon hearing this, then changed the subject, saying, "It's that brat's good fortune that the master likes it."

"Here's what we'll do: after noon, help me pack two bags of grain, and I'll take them to the teacher as the boy's rations."

"The gentleman may not need a bite to eat, but we can't pretend we don't know."

Hu Yufen smiled and nodded.

This is precisely why she liked Shen Yuan back then.

Although they are from a poor and remote area, they have a broad perspective, know etiquette, and are worldly-wise, making people feel very comfortable.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Shen Wenyan's studies under Lu Zhiyuan went very smoothly.

The villagers gradually learned that Shen's second son had been taken in as a student by Lu Zhiyuan, and they were all extremely envious.

On this day, the village head struck the bronze chime.

Everyone knew that it was time to pay taxes.

The Great Yu Dynasty was at its peak, and apart from the occasional disturbances caused by the barbarian tribes in the Western Wilderness, the world was at peace.

Shen Yuan's family owned sixty mu of fertile land and ten mu of mountain forest. According to regulations, each mu of fertile land was worth five hundred wen per year, and each mu of mountain forest was worth two hundred wen per year.

Their family needed to pay a total of thirty-two taels of silver.

This is a conversion; of course, one can also directly pay grain as tax.

However, Shen Yuan did not intend to pay taxes with silver. Not only would storing millet take up a lot of space, but it would also require protection from insects, rodents, and moisture, which was very troublesome.

Having enough food at home for a year is enough; any excess must be sold after paying taxes.

More importantly, in recent years the government has encouraged the common people to pay taxes with grain, and there are certain reductions or exemptions. After loading the grain, the couple drove the oxcart to the village square.

For two consecutive years, the villagers of Jinliu Village had a good harvest, and the tax payment process was also smooth. It was rare to see scenes of people kneeling and begging for their money because they couldn't pay their taxes, or being beaten by the tax collectors and crying for their parents.

After paying the taxes, it's time for summer plowing.

Shen Yuan found several day laborers, including Fu Gui.

With the help of day laborers and the family's old ox, the sixty acres of fertile land were all plowed and planted in just over ten days.

By mid-September, the crops in the fields had been planted, and there wasn't much else to do for the year.

After finishing everything, Shen Yuan planned to take the remaining grain from his home to town to sell.

That day, the couple was preparing to load the packed grain onto the oxcart when Hu Yufen's expression changed slightly. She then hurriedly covered her mouth and ran to the side to vomit.

Shen Wenxing, who was waiting to go to town with his father, rushed over upon seeing this: "Mom, are you alright?"

Hu Yufen gagged a few times but didn't vomit anything. She shook her head, her face pale.

Shen Yuan came up to her and helped her up, saying, "Let me take you to see Uncle Sun."

Hu Yufen rolled her eyes at him after hearing this: "You're a father of two, and you still don't understand anything..."

Ok?
Shen Yuan was stunned by what she said.

It took him a while to realize what was happening, and he exclaimed with delight, "My wife... is pregnant!?"

Hu Yufen nodded with a somewhat complicated expression.

Pregnancy again should have been a joyous occasion.

But this also means that there will soon be another mouth to feed in the family.

The couple has decided to send Shitou to learn martial arts, and most of the family's future income will be spent on him.

Adding another mouth to feed would make life even more difficult.

"Father, I'm pregnant... but what illness could it be?"

Shen Wenxing looked at his parents with a blank expression, not quite understanding why his father was grinning foolishly when his mother was sick.

Shen Yuan patted his son's head and said with a smile, "You little rascal, your mother is going to give you a little brother or sister soon."

"what!?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"Stone, do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"

Shen Wenxing tilted his head, thought for a moment, and then smiled, "Anything is fine!"

The couple smiled at each other.

After recovering for a while, Hu Yufen came to the oxcart, wanting to continue helping to load the remaining millet onto it.

Shen Yuan quickly stopped her and had Shi Tou bring over a stool.

"Don't upset the baby. You sit down, I'll do it myself."

Hu Yufen struggled: "I'm not that delicate. There's too much millet. You should carry it yourself so you don't hurt yourself."

At this moment, Shen Yuan immediately displayed the masculine spirit of the head of the family, pressed her down on the stool, and said sternly, "Listen to me, sit still."

Hu Yufen couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she could only sit obediently to the side and watch her husband load bags of millet onto the oxcart.

After a flurry of activity, it was already noon.

Hu Yufen picked up a cloth and gently wiped the sweat off Shen Yuan's body with some tenderness.

"Husband, please rest for a bit. I'll go make some food."

Shen Yuan wanted to take the job, but Hu Yufen pushed him out of the kitchen on the grounds that "a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen."

With nothing else to do, Shen Yuan thought it over and over again and decided to go to the Sun family in person to invite the old man to take a look at his wife.

Firstly, to confirm this happy event, and secondly, to take good care of her health from the beginning.

When Hu Yufen gave birth to Anu, there was a flood, and she was noticeably weaker than usual because she hadn't had a proper postpartum recovery.

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