Chapter 516: Chapter 516. Happiness

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

He had already boasted to his family that he would give them a good New Year this year. His confidence was the ten taels of silver that Su Qing had mentioned.

He feared that Su Qing would not reward him if he did not do well.

“Sure.”

Su Qing nodded and took out ten taels of silver to reward the blacksmith. When the other blacksmiths saw that Su Qing had rewarded the blacksmith with ten taels of silver, they were all very envious.

With these ten taels of silver, the family could eat and drink well during the New Year. They could even make new clothes for their children and wives.

“Everyone, do a good job. During the New Year, everyone will be rewarded with one tael of silver.”

Su Qing saw everyone’s envious gazes. She also gave them some benefits and made them work hard.

Now that more and more people were joining the army, they needed many weapons. It was not enough to rely on these blacksmiths alone. She had already ordered people to put up notices to continue recruiting blacksmiths.

However, the blacksmiths who made the cannon barrels had to be separated from those who made the weapons. The blacksmith shop had to be opened in the military camp to prevent the cannon barrels from being stolen or to prevent intelligent people from coming up with a method.

Using the mortar to hit the enemy was great, but it was terrible when the enemy used it to hit you.

Su Qing brought the cannon barrel to Qin Tie’s house. Qin Tie’s eyes lit up when he saw the cannon barrel. He began to measure the data. These skilled craftsmen would forget to eat and sleep when they researched. They would be as happy as children if they saw a little progress. Then, he quickly immersed themselves in the research and threw Su Qing aside.

“I’m going back to Jingshi Dao for the New Year. I hope Sir has already finished this by the time I return.”

Su Qing gave Qin Tie a deadline. After the new year, it will be the end of February. Spring would return at the end of March and the beginning of April. It was an excellent time to attack the capital.

She hoped that she could make a mortar. At that time, she would have to make artillery shells. These were all things that burned money, but once she made them, she would be invincible.

“I will not let down the burden of the young madam.”

Qin Tie rubbed his hands excitedly. The problem had been solved, so the rest was easy. It was not difficult for him, who was good at making traps.

“Alright.”

Su Qing nodded in satisfaction. After leaving Qin Tie’s place, she sighed in relief. The days in winter were short. It was only four in the afternoon, and the sky was already dark. Every breath was like white smoke in this world of ice and snow. Even a spit could be frozen into ice.

Su Qing tightened her cloak and put on her hat to prevent snowflakes from falling. She did not ride a horse or a carriage, nor did she bring any guards with her. She walked alone in the snow. She liked to be alone and did not like to be surrounded by people.

Su Qing wore deerskin cotton boots, which made a creaking sound as she stepped on the snow. As she walked, she suddenly felt nauseous. She retched a few times, but the nauseous feeling was still there. Su Qing patted her chest, wondering if she had eaten anything strange. Why would she feel nauseous?

Xiao Qi was busy spinning silk in the system. The Silkworm Baby he raised might have spun silk, so he would make cocoons for her and give them to her when she wanted them.

Hearing her master retching, she became anxious and hurriedly went to check her master’s body. This check made Little Fatty Qi extremely happy, and she started spinning circles in the system.

“What are you doing?”

Su Qing felt disgusted and uncomfortable. Seeing Xiao Qi dancing happily was not pleasing to the eye, so she asked it with a cold face.

“Congratulations, Master, you’re going to be a mother.”

When she heard her master’s question, she couldn’t hide her excitement. She was happier than when she gave birth to a baby.

“Is that so?”

Su Qing was stunned for a moment. The first thing she did was to check her pulse in disbelief. Xiao Qi just smiled and looked at him. She wasn’t angry that her master didn’t believe her.

“Still… It’s a happy pulse.”

Su Qing nodded after taking her pulse. She had never felt this way before. She was so happy and excited that she wanted to jump up. The first thing she wanted to do was to tell Shuisheng this good news.

‘She was going to be a mother?’

What a muddle-headed mother. Her period had already passed for over ten days, but she still didn’t think about being pregnant.

“Master, you have to take care of your body. Don’t fight.”

Xiao Qi said to Su Qing very seriously. Her caring tone was like that of a little adult.

“Ha, alright!”

Su Qing smiled and couldn’t help but touch her lower abdomen. It contained the fruit of her and Shuisheng’s love.

After they got married, the two of them had talked about children. Shuisheng said that he hoped that the first child would be a daughter. She would be as beautiful as Su Qing but not as capable as her mother. He wanted to help his daughter overcome all the obstacles and let her grow up happily. It would be fine as long as she was a carefree little princess.

Su Qing also liked daughters, but she also liked sons. She hoped to have both children. With two chubby babies surrounding her and Shuisheng calling them father and mother, her wish would be half fulfilled.

“Master, you have to be careful. You can’t go to war anymore, and you can’t do work as hard as forging iron. You have to be careful when you walk. Don’t slip…”

Xiao Qi instructed Su Qing like an old granny. It could be said that she was worried sick for her master.

Su Qing’s heart was filled with joy, and she obediently agreed to Xiao Qi’s nagging,

“Alright, I will be careful.”

When she said that she was careful, she was cautious. She did not even dare to take giant strides like before. The slippery slope in the heavy snow would hurt the baby in her stomach.

The road back to the government office was usually very fast, but today, it took half the time compared to every day.

“Master, Xiao Qi will make you some soup.”

Even so, Xiao Qi was still worried. The fetus was unstable in the early stages of pregnancy, so it was better to drink some fetus-preserving medicine.

“Alright.”

Su Qing agreed immediately. She would eat anything as long as it suited the child in her stomach!

It was a strange feeling. Since she learned she was pregnant, maternal love flowed automatically, and she thought about the child everywhere.

When Su Qing returned, she went to Xiaoying’s room first. She wasn’t in the room and didn’t know what she was doing.

“Sister-in-law, you’re back?”

Just as Su Qing was about to return to her room to rest, Xiaoying came in with a cold aura. When she saw Su Qing, she smiled and called out to her.

“Where did you go?”

Su Qing asked Xiaoying with a smile. She thought it would be great if her daughter had a personality like Xiaoying. She would always be smiling. When there was trouble, it was just a gust of wind. When the wind dissipated, the trouble would be gone.

“Sister-in-law, I made you something delicious.”

Xiaoying said to Su Qing with a smile. She was happy that her troubles had been resolved. Thinking about how she would marry into Tartan and not have much time left at home, Xiaoying wanted to show her filial piety to her sister-in-law. In the past, she was always the one who made delicious food for her. Today, she would also make delicious food for her sister-in-law.

“Is that so? What delicious food did you make?”

Hearing that Xiaoying had cooked for her, the smile on Su Qing’s face grew even wider. Xiaoying was an understanding flower, understanding, and caring.

“I roasted mutton for my sister-in-law. You like spicy food, so I added a lot of chili!”

Xiaoying replied with a smile.

“Ha, it’s good. Sister-in-law loves it.”

Even Su Qing would say she liked it when Xiaoying cooked porridge for her, let alone roast mutton. It was her sincere intention.

‘No, Master can’t eat it!