145 Chapter 145: Very Healthy

“It’s not hard!” Wang Xiaomei said hurriedly.

When she saw Qin Xiaoyao looking at her, she quickly clarified, “I mean, I don’t feel it’s hard.”

“Mrs. Song, if you’re tired, I can set up the stall on my own tonight!”

When she helped Mrs. Song run the stall, she got a share of the sales, and it wasn’t a small sum.

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During this period, the morning market ended early, and business was a lot worse.

Yesterday, she finally found out that they could sell goods at the night market too, so of course, she didn’t want to let go of this opportunity.

Besides, Aunt Big Girl and Liu Xiaomei now knew how to weave straw sandals.

With so many straw sandals, they had to find a way to sell them.

Qin Xiaoyao looked at Wang Xiaomei with a smile.

“It’s so late at night. I’m worried if you go out alone to set up a stall.”

When Wang Xiaomei heard this, she immediately pursed her lips.

“How about this? When Big Girl and Liu Xiaomei move to town, let Liu Xiaomei go with you. This way, you two will have each other for companionship.”

The two girls were both called ‘Xiaomei’, and they were both focused on making money. Doing business together should work, right?

Wang Xiaomei’s face lit up.

“Sure! Thank you, Mrs. Song!” she hurriedly expressed her thanks.

Qin Xiaoyao chuckled and continued to wrap her century eggs.

In the evening, Madam Liu saw Aunt Sun and her daughter off and brought Qin Xiaoyao to the Hundred Herbs Hall.

Qin Xiaoyao didn’t want to go at first, but she couldn’t persuade her mother-in-law. She also couldn’t reveal that she and Song Que didn’t consummate their marriage at all, so she could only agree.

Then, along the way, Madam Liu told Qin Xiaoyao that Aunt Sun had agreed to rent out their rooms.

“Knowing that it’s someone who is acquainted with our family, your Aunt Sun is happy to rent out the rooms. Moreover, the rent for two rooms is only 180 copper coins a month,” Madam Liu said to Qin Xiaoyao with a smile.

“It’s just that the guest room in her house is a little worse off. There are some small pieces of furniture and such which Big Girl and her little sister-in-law have to buy themselves.”

“That should be fine. Since Aunt Sun has agreed, the rest will be easy,” Qin Xiaoyao replied.

With a monthly rent of only 180 copper coins for two rooms, even if there was nothing in the room, it was still worth it.

As for the furniture and other things, they still had to get some anyway.

If Big Girl and Liu family’s Xiaomei weren’t too particular, they probably wouldn’t need to spend too much.

“Mm-hmm! Then, when Big Girl and Liu Xiaomei come tomorrow, you talk to them. Your Aunt Sun said she wouldn’t be going out tomorrow morning. When they come, they can directly go to see the rooms.”

“Alright!” Qin Xiaoyao answered.

They arrived at the medical hall.

Seeing that Doctor Li was still there, Madam Liu quickly dragged Qin Xiaoyao in.

Doctor Li hadn’t seen Qin Xiaoyao for quite a while now. He almost couldn’t recognize Qin Xiaoyao, who had lost a lot of weight.

It wasn’t until Qin Xiaoyao greeted him in embarrassment that he realized that the person in front of him was actually Madam Qin from Brook Falls Village.

“Take a seat. I’ll take your pulse first,” Doctor Li said quickly.

It never occurred to him that Madam Liu had brought Qin Xiaoyao here to check if she was pregnant. He thought she was simply worried that there was something wrong with Qin Xiaoyao’s body.

After all, in Doctor Li’s eyes, Qin Xiaoyao had indeed lost quite a bit of weight.

“Okay,” Qin Xiaoyao answered and did as she was told.

Doctor Li checked Qin Xiaoyao’s pulse carefully.

He was surprised to find that her pulse was strong and even comparable to a man’s.

After checking again and making sure that Qin Xiaoyao wasn’t sick, and she was in fact very healthy, he then let go of her wrist.

“Madam Qin, where do you feel uncomfortable?” Then, he asked Qin Xiaoyao.

He couldn’t find any problems with her pulse, so he could only ask her directly. Then, he would treat the ailment accordingly.

“No… I don’t feel uncomfortable anywhere,” Qin Xiaoyao said awkwardly.

Qin Xiaoyao’s face turned red when she saw her mother-in-law staring at her anxiously.

“Er… Doctor Li, do you see anything wrong with my body?”

Doctor Li was puzzled.

He couldn’t understand what the mother and daughter-in-law meant.

“The pulse is strong, which means that your body is healthy. There’s nothing wrong with it.” He could only state his diagnosis honestly.

Qin Xiaoyao heaved a sigh of relief and turned to look at her mother-in-law.

Her look meant, “See? I said so, didn’t I?”

However, Madam Liu felt that perhaps Doctor Li didn’t look in that particular direction.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law couldn’t say it herself, she decided to speak up herself.

“Gosh, Doctor Li. We’re here to ask you to take a look at my daughter-in-law and see if she’s pregnant.”

Doctor Li was caught by surprise.

Seeing Madam Liu’s anxious expression and Qin Xiaoyao keeping her head lowered, he couldn’t help but laugh.

“Haha…” As he laughed, he reached out to stroke his beard.

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When Doctor Li laughed, Madam Liu instantly became nervous.

Seeing this, Doctor Li restrained his mirth.

“Madam, you are thinking too much. Madam Qin is not pregnant,” he said.

Seeing the disappointment on Madam Liu’s face, Doctor Li continued, “However, Madam Qin’s body is healthy. With a little effort, I believe that you will soon be able to hold a grandchild.”

As soon as he said this, Madam Liu, who had been a little disappointed just now, suddenly brightened up.

She immediately looked at her daughter-in-law, who couldn’t even lift her head.

“Hehe! Then I’ll be counting on Doctor Li’s auspicious words.”

With that, she quickly took out money to pay for the consultation fees.

Then, she left with Qin Xiaoyao.

On the way back, Madam Liu couldn’t contain her joy and kept smiling, which made Qin Xiaoyao feel embarrassed and helpless.

She decided that she would talk to her attractive husband about this tonight.

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She shouldn’t be the only one feeling embarrassed and awkward.

On their way back, the mother and daughter-in-law passed by the street junction and saw many people lining up to get water from the well.

As they walked closer, Qin Xiaoyao went up to take a look and found that the well water had really gone down 20 to 30 feet.

Looking at the long line of people waiting to get water, she was now sure that the well was really not going to last much longer.

“Let’s go, Mother. Let’s go home first.” After returning to Madam Liu’s side, Qin Xiaoyao reached out and pulled her away.

Only then did Madam Liu’s slightly grave expression vanish, and she quickly left with her daughter-in-law.

It was not until they returned to the courtyard that Madam Liu could not help but talk to Qin Xiaoyao about the well at the street junction.

“Your Aunt Sun said that if it doesn’t rain soon, someone will come out to manage the well.”

Qin Xiaoyao was stunned.

Madam Liu explained, “That means at that point, there will be people guarding it. Then, the people nearby will fetch water based on their house number plates. There’s a limit to the amount of water that can be taken every day.

“Five years ago, during the great drought, it was done in this way.”

“The situation at the time was much more serious than this. The water flow at the mouth of the spring became very little, and the well could not support the water consumption of so many people nearby. In the end, each household could only receive half a bucket of water a day.”

Qin Xiaoyao looked aghast.

Madam Liu continued, “This is still considered good. At least the well is not dry. And the amount of water produced is not small.”

“Your Aunt Sun said that during the drought that year, almost half of the wells in town were dry. In the end, only a few large wells and those wells that were dug very deep could still produce water.”

“At that time…” As Madam Liu spoke, she looked at Qin Xiaoyao.

“There are also people who made a fortune from their own wells at home.”

Qin Xiaoyao was stunned.

She thought of something and looked in the direction of the well in her courtyard.

“What Aunt Sun meant is…” She looked at her mother-in-law.