The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 347 Production
Ignoring the Wu family's objections, Su Chengmin went to the main room and rummaged around, managing to find fifty taels of silver notes which he then pocketed.

She then pulled out two ginseng roots and a box of brown sugar, holding them in her hands, and cursed, "Your daughter-in-law has already given birth, and you can't even bear to take out these ginseng roots. Aunt Tong, what god did your niece offend in her past life to marry into such a heartless and rotten family?"

Qiao saw that the people brought by Tong Huaqiong were like locusts, pulling out all their good stuff.

He trembled with rage and roared, "My daughter-in-law is giving birth, and you're here to cause trouble? If you didn't know you were the village head, you'd be mistaken for a bandit. Is there no justice in this world for a village head to bully others like this?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "It's bullying others by abusing your power. Go ahead and sue me."

"Push harder, you have to push harder."

Tong Huaqiong waited anxiously outside the delivery room. She had never given birth in either of her lives, so she was able to have a painless delivery.

Just now, the midwife Cai said the head was about to come out, so she thought the baby would come out soon.

Hearing Tong Pandi crying so pitifully, and with Midwife Cai constantly cheering her on, I really don't know how much longer it will be before the child is born safely.

"You heartless, rotten seed! You haven't eaten all day! How can you have the strength to give birth?" Cai the midwife scolded.

Hong hurriedly ladled the ginseng soup into a bowl and brought it to the delivery room. Cai, the midwife, took it and fed it to Tong Pandi. She then took a Cui Dan life-saving pill and pressed it under Tong Pandi's tongue.

Tong Pandi felt that she had regained her strength.

"Shameless! Even in the poorest families, when a daughter-in-law gives birth, they'll buy a chicken to help her recover. This is the first time I've ever seen a family where the house is cold and empty after a daughter-in-law gives birth," Madam Hong scolded after delivering the ginseng soup.

"There are plenty of chickens in that coop, just kill one."

Su Chengmin walked around the yard, ran to the chicken coop, slaughtered six old hens, and jumped out.

Six pieces are not much; they are enough for the new mother, and they also need to eat after traveling all day.

Back in the kitchen, Hong boiled water and began plucking chicken feathers to make chicken soup.

Su Chengmin said, "Aunt Hong, stew more. It's too cold, let's all drink some chicken soup to warm ourselves up."

Qiao and Wu Ren were furious.

Wu Musheng was so frightened that he dared not speak.

Tong Dajiao's behavior is nothing like that of a village magistrate; she's no different from a rogue or a bandit.

Why didn't Prefect Yao eliminate her when he was suppressing the bandits?

Tong Pandi's daughter, Duo'er, with tears still in her eyes, sidled up to Tong Huaqiong and called out in a sobbing voice, "Grandma."

Although the child didn't know what had happened, she knew that her great-aunt was on her mother's side.

Then your great-aunt must be a good person.

Poor thing, this is Tong Pandi's eldest daughter.

A character who is almost non-existent in Tong Dajiao's memory. Judging from Tong Pandi's tragic life in the Wu family in her previous life, this girl probably wasn't much better off.

Tong Huaqiong felt a pang of pity, patted her head, and said kindly, "Your mother and your sister are both alright."

Hearing this made Qiao even angrier.

Is this a curse that the samurai family will have no heir?
Duo'er shook her head and said, "It's a younger brother. Only when Mom gives birth to a younger brother will Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad be happy."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. No one wants to be born into such a family, even if they are heartless and rotten. It's a miracle that you, Duo'er, were born into their family; their ancestors' graves must have been blessed."

Wu Ren was so angry that his beard almost bristled. He forced himself to say, "Lord Xiang, let's talk things out. What are you cursing about my descendants?"

Tong Huaqiong raised her voice and said, "Does a family like yours, who takes advantage of a woman giving birth, deserve to have descendants?"

Wu Ren and Qiao Shi felt guilty and dared not speak. After Su Chengmin helped Hong Shi throw the chicken into the pot, he went for a walk in the snow.

He grabbed an old man selling charcoal and said, "Brother, could you please go to the county to report this case? Tell them that the midwife in the village head's family tried to harm the village head's daughter-in-law and has been detained."

Before the charcoal seller could refuse, Qiao took out a gold hairpin and a gold bracelet that he had casually picked up and handed them to him, saying, "I'll exchange this gold hairpin for this cart of charcoal, and the gold bracelet is your reward."

The charcoal seller's eyes gleamed, but he hesitated. Su Chengmin reassured him, "When you get to the county, just say that it was Lord Suifeng who reported the case."

The charcoal seller quickly left with the gold hairpin and gold bracelet.

He often went from street to street selling charcoal, so he naturally knew the name of Lord Suifeng, who was not someone to be trifled with. Since Lord Suifeng was protecting him, he had nothing to fear.

He planned to report the gold hairpin and bracelet to the authorities, melt them down, and then exchange them for silver notes so he could rent a shop and never do business in the snow again.

Su Chengmin walked through the snow to Tong Huaqiong's side and whispered a few words. Tong Huaqiong gave Su Chengmin an approving look.

Tong Huaqiong was once again relieved that she had brought Su Chengmin with her, as he had handled the matter better than her stepson, Gu Dahan.

Su Chengmin gagged the midwife and threw her into the woodshed, then went into the kitchen to tend the fire for Hong.

Tong Huaqiong sat boldly at the entrance of the delivery room.

Wu Ren and his wife, along with Wu Musheng, paced back and forth in the corridor, seemingly worried about Tong Pandi, but in reality, they were secretly praying that the son would live and the mother would die.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the aroma of rich chicken soup wafted from the kitchen.

Tong Pandi's shouts grew louder and louder.

As darkness fell completely, the Wu family turned on their lights at Tong Huaqiong's request.

Hong and Su Chengmin waited with Tong Huaqiong.

With a bloodcurdling scream, the loud cry of a newborn baby rang out.

Tong Huaqiong's back was soaked with sweat, as if she had accompanied Tong Pandi on a brush with death.

"Boy or girl?" Qiao rushed to the delivery room door, but was stopped by Tong Huaqiong.

"Congratulations, Lord Xiang! It's a daughter! Look at her voice and the way she's crying! She's just as blessed as you are, Lord Xiang!" Midwife Cai said happily.

"Could you be mistaken? Don't they say a pointed belly means it's a boy?" Wu Musheng blurted out, his disappointment barely concealed.

Wu Ren and Qiao Shi were equally disappointed.

"Am I blind and can't tell the difference between a man and a woman? This young man must be the child's father, right? You're really something else. Your wife risked her life to give birth to your daughter, and you didn't say a word of concern. Instead, you're concerned about whether it's a son or not." Midwife Cai retorted irritably.

Midwife Cai wrapped the baby in a red silk swaddle blanket, which Su Chengmin had brought, and handed it to Tong Huaqiong to see.

Just like in her previous life, Tong Pandi's second child is also a daughter. However, unlike in her previous life, this daughter will survive under Tong Huaqiong's protection.

"Good, good! How is my niece?" Tong Huaqiong hugged the baby and asked about Tong Pandi's condition.

"My lady, don't worry, mother and daughter are safe and sound." Cai the midwife said happily, "The ginseng and life-saving pills you brought are effective. Although the mother is weak after giving birth, she has remained conscious."

Tong Huaqiong handed the child to Cai the midwife with peace of mind.

Before carrying the child back to the room, Cai the midwife glanced at Wu Ren and Qiao Shi and said sarcastically, "I've lived half my life, and I've always received a reward from families who deliver babies when they know the baby and the mother are safe. This is the first time I've seen a family turn black upon hearing that the mother is safe."

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, "This midwife Cai is quite a remarkable person."

Wu Ren and Qiao Shi's already sour expressions became even more unpleasant because Tong Pan Di had given birth to a daughter.