Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.
Chapter 38 Someone Died
"you…"
"you!"
Xu Qinghe: "What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I'? I think you should do something good! Otherwise you won't be able to have any more children, and you'll only have one son."
Sister-in-law Shen: "You're talking nonsense! You just wait, I'll definitely have seven or eight of them, and you'll see!"
Xu Qinghe scoffed, "Fine! I'll wait."
In this era, childbirth was like passing through the gates of hell for women. Sister-in-law Shen thought she was a goddess, that she could always give birth safely.
Seeing that she couldn't win an argument with Xu Qinghe, Sister-in-law Shen could only leave indignantly.
But in her heart, she couldn't help thinking, "You just wait, wait until my family catches a wild boar."
Watching Sister-in-law Shen's departing figure, Xu Qinghe rolled her eyes disdainfully and instructed Shen Chengyue, "Stay away from her in the future, lest she bite people everywhere."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chengyue immediately nodded without hesitation.
When Shen Jianjian and Shen Kangkang saw how amazing Xu Qinghe was, their desire to go and have fun vanished by half.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Daqiang's son, Shen Zhuangzhuang, suppressed his fear and said to Xu Qinghe, "Auntie, I want to go home."
Xu Qinghe's expression immediately changed, and she asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Shen Zhuangzhuang pointed to the sky and said, "It's time to eat."
Xu Qinghe didn't stop them when she heard this, and let them go home for dinner.
Once they left, only Xu Qinghe and her two children were left. After returning home, Xu Qinghe put the basin in the yard and hurriedly went to check on her pot.
Upon opening the pot lid and looking inside, one can see that the pork knuckle has been stewed until tender, with a beautiful color that makes one's mouth water.
Seeing that the pork knuckle wasn't burnt, Xu Qinghe didn't rush to serve it. Instead, she went back to hang the clothes out to dry and started steaming rice.
Rice is easy to prepare, it only takes about two incense sticks' time. Fortunately, the children weren't hungry and didn't urge her to beg for food.
While waiting for this moment, Xu Qinghe took out the basket from yesterday and began to organize the things inside.
The lamb's quarters and wood ear mushrooms needed to be dried in the sun. The mulberries were a bit too heavy, so Xu Qinghe washed them all and put them on a plate for anyone who wanted to eat.
Besides these two, there are also a lot of cucumber-flavored and shredded vegetables. Cucumber-flavored vegetables are easy to process, while shredded vegetables need to be blanched and kneaded, but they are easier to sell.
Besides these, there are chanterelles and hazel mushrooms, both of which are good stuff. Xu Qinghe spread them all out on the bamboo poles in the yard and started tidying them up.
The first time was to pick out the dirty things inside, and the second time was to start to sort it out carefully.
After she finished picking out the clutter, the rice was cooked. Xu Qinghe served each of the three of them a large bowl, along with finely chopped pork knuckle and blanched vegetables. It smelled incredibly delicious.
Each person ate a large bowl and was full. Xu Qinghe didn't dare to let them go to sleep now, so she let them take Xiao Hei out to play for a while before letting them go to sleep.
Children of this age will only grow taller if they sleep more.
While they were sleeping, Xu Qinghe started boiling water to process the cucumber and the greens, kneading the greens little by little and drying them in the sun.
Time flew by and it was already afternoon. Since there was rice in the pot, Xu Qinghe stopped cooking and focused on tidying up the things she had brought back yesterday.
Just then, a loud crying suddenly broke out in the village. Xu Qinghe frowned, feeling as if something bad was about to happen.
However, because of the distance, Xu Qinghe didn't pay attention and continued to concentrate on packing her things.
Just then, a familiar knock came from the door. Hearing three long knocks followed by two short ones, Shen Chengyue immediately ran over and excitedly called out, "Father!"
After entering the room, Shen Zhi first rubbed his head, and then walked towards Xu Qinghe.
"Something happened in the village."
Xu Qinghe was taken aback. "What happened?"
Shen Zhi's expression was somewhat serious. "An uncle from my paternal clan was attacked by a wild boar, and his life is currently unknown. I have to go and check on him."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qinghe immediately recalled what Sister Lan and the others had told her earlier that day.
"Will this affect us?"
After all, they only went up the mountain because they were jealous of them, and Xu Qinghe was afraid that they would take their anger out on them.
Shen Zhi: "No, I just went over to see if there's anything I can help with." After saying that, she was about to leave.
Just as he was about to leave, Xu Qinghe grabbed his arm. "Are you sure it's not your older brother, or a relative from your sister-in-law's side?"
Shen Zhi: "Why do you ask that?"
Xu Qinghe quickly gave a perfunctory smile, "I was just asking casually."
According to the novel's plot, shouldn't the bad guys bear the brunt of this misfortune? It seems she really isn't the chosen heroine; she doesn't get any perks at all.
Meanwhile, Sister-in-law Shen was standing in the injured man's yard, looking relieved. Luckily, her brothers were lazy and unwilling to go up the mountain to look for wild boars, otherwise it would have been her brothers who got gored.
"Her mother will definitely tear her apart when the time comes," Shen Dasao thought to herself as Shen Zhi walked in.
As soon as he came in, Sister-in-law Shen rolled her eyes at him and muttered, "You jinx."
Shen Zhi acted as if he hadn't heard anything and walked straight into the house.
When they entered, all the brothers from the same clan were there, looking at the old man lying on the bed with worried expressions.
Shen Zhi took a few steps forward and looked at the old man up close. He saw that the old man's face had begun to turn blue and his vitality was slowly fading away.
The doctor standing nearby shook his head directly, "There's no hope. Prepare for the worst!"
As soon as these words were spoken, another burst of violent crying erupted in the room.
Shen Zhi stood nearby and patted the old man's eldest son reassuringly.
The old man's eldest son burst into tears the moment he saw him.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so bewitched, my father wouldn't have been gored by a wild boar."
Shen Zhi looked at him, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Everyone knows that wild boars in the mountains are dangerous, but because he killed one, people think that wild boars are not so dangerous and ignore their danger.
"The mountains are fraught with danger from wild animals, so it's not your fault."
Upon hearing this, the man cried even harder. Seeing this, Shen's father immediately came over and pulled Shen Zhi aside, signaling him to speak less.
As brothers from the same family, none of them dared to leave after the old man's condition worsened. They all stayed in the house to keep him company on his final journey.
Xu Qinghe waited at home for a long time but Shen Zhi did not return, so she let the children go to sleep and waited for him. It wasn't until midnight that Shen Zhi returned, looking travel-worn.
As soon as Xu Qinghe opened the door, she saw Shen Zhi's exhausted appearance and immediately felt a pang of heartache. "Why are you only coming back now?"
Shen Zhi: "I'll come back after my uncle leaves."
Xu Qinghe paused for a moment before asking, "Have you eaten?"
Shen Zhi shook his head subconsciously.
Xu Qinghe said, "I'll get you some rice." She then turned to leave.
As Shen Zhi watched Xu Qinghe's departing figure, the chill in her heart dissipated.
After preparing a good meal for Shen Zhisheng, Xu Qinghe didn't go to sleep but sat beside him to keep him company.
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