Chapter 407: Promoted to Godmother

Lao Langzhong nodded, "Aside from eating well, drinking well, and sleeping well in daily life, one must not overwork."

I didn't expect there to still be a chance; Qin Da ge was overjoyed.

"I told you you couldn't be too tired!"

"Since we have the orchard, you've poured all your energy into it—handling medicinal herbs, tending the fruit trees, with not a day of rest. Indeed you've worn yourself out. From now on, you're not allowed to manage these; just stay home and recuperate."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere inside the room suddenly turned awkward.

Because the orchard was spearheaded by Gu Xixi.

Qin Dasao was stunned.

She was both ashamed and angry, her face flushing red as she glared at her husband, "My own poor health—what does it have to do with the orchard and fruit trees?"

"Before we had the orchard, those two babies weren't even kept alive!"

"Moreover, what kind of days did we used to live? What kind of days do we live now?"

"You count the money from selling medicinal herbs at night, and yet you still happily chatter about how much we owe to the orchard, how much we owe to Xixi!"

"Now that we're face to face, if you can't speak properly, get out!"

Only then did Qin Da ge realize his head was hot, and his words were truly thoughtless.

Seeing his wife angry enough to spit, he felt both regret and heartache.

"It's my fault; I shouldn't have spoken nonsense. You mustn't get angry—be careful not to disturb the fetal qi."

Zhang Shen came to her senses, smiling as she advised, "Good child, don't be angry with him."

"'Gouwa Die is also worried about you two, he's just too anxious.'"

Qin Dasao looked at Gu Xixi and Zhang Shen, full of apology, "Auntie, you don't need to speak well of him."

"Today we are in the wrong."

"Xixi treats people sincerely, yet she hears such ungrateful words."

"If it were my temperament, I might have kicked them out on the spot and never associated with them again!"

She paused, then earnestly said, "But I've laid my words down today."

"No matter what he thinks in his heart, the fruit trees are what I originally decided to plant."

"I regard that orchard as a treasure; I have no regrets today, nor will I have any in the future."

"My poor health, my illness, has nothing to do with the orchard."

"I only hope you won't feel uneasy in your hearts because of Gouwa Die's foul mouth."

Gu Xixi looked at Qin Dasao, earnestly saying, "Rest assured."

"We've met and become acquainted; how could I not understand you?"

At this moment, Qin Da ge regretted it to death, pulling his wife and repeatedly apologizing, "Don't you know what kind of person I am yet?"

"I'm lacking in sense, clumsy with words."

"Our household has improved greatly thanks to you managing everything inside and out."

"I also regard the orchard as a treasure; just now I spoke without thinking."

"I know I was wrong; you can hit or scold me as you like!"

Qin Dasao put on a stern face and refused to look at him, "Don't touch me! What's the point of saying these things to me?"

Qin Da ge came to his senses, hurriedly turning to Gu Xixi to bow and apologize.

"Sorry, older sister!"

"It's my foolishness! Insisting on dragging unrelated matters together is truly inexcusable!"

"Please don't let my foolishness affect your sisterly bond!"

He neither made excuses nor sought justifications; his attitude of admitting fault was fairly sincere.

Gu Xixi herself wasn't angry either, so she went along and said, "You're being too serious."

"You're worried about your sister-in-law, wanting her to do less work and rest more—I understand."

Qin Da ge is indeed, as he himself said, a simple-minded honest person.

Gu Xixi forgave him, letting him feel as if a great weight had been lifted, as though he had thereby regained his life, and he expressed his gratitude ever more sincerely.

"The child's mother told me that this afternoon you suggested seeing Lao Shenyi for a checkup."

"Now it seems, if it weren't for you, older sister, giving a timely reminder,"

"not only would this child not be saved, but my wife would also suffer and harm her body."

Qin Da ge took his wife's hand; this time Qin Dasao finally did not shake him off.

"Older sister is our family's benefactor, and moreover she has the lifesaving grace toward this child."

"I plan to, once he is born, acknowledge older sister as his godmother!"

"Wife, what do you say?"

Qin Dasao smiled and nodded, her eyes full of happiness.

Gu Xixi:???

Become a godmother?

Gu Xixi, who has never been a mother in either of her two lives, felt utterly bewildered.

Shortly afterward, Lao Langzhong prescribed Qin Dasao three days' worth of medicine.

The medical advice said, "Your physique is strong; for now there are no signs of a slipping fetus."

"No need to stay in bed resting; rather, appropriate movement benefits both mother and fetus."

"As long as you take the medicine on schedule, avoid lifting heavy objects, avoid bumps and collisions, and eat well and sleep enough each day."

"I, the old man, guarantee mother and child's safety."

Qin Dasao twisted Qin Da ge's hand hard, "Did you hear that?"

The child and I are both doing fine now—it's not that we can't move!

Qin Dage sucked in a breath of cold air from the pain, but he didn't dare cry out, only forcing an apologetic smile.

Then he asked Lao Langzhong many questions about caring for pregnant women.

In the end, the matter was satisfactorily resolved in a way Gu Xixi never expected.

After seeing off the guests, Lv Jing cupped her fists toward Gu Xixi and said, "Congratulations on being the child's foster mother!"

The whole family laughed.

An Qinghe said, "Old Qin's mouth really gets him into trouble without him even realizing it."

No wonder his wife despises him.

But I can vouch for him—he really has no ill intentions.

Zhang Shen shook her head, sighing, "You say that Dogwa's child is so clever."

Shitou squatted under the eaves, stroking Little Flower's fur, then lifted his head and said seriously:

"Dogwa Ge said that he takes after his mother."

"Even his father thinks so."

Children's innocent words—everyone couldn't help laughing again.

Sure enough, Lao Langzhong prepared the antidote in just three days.

It was placed in a small gourd bottle, together with two other bottles of pills, and all were handed to Gu Xixi.

"How does that brat keep getting ambushed? He's not even here anymore, yet he still causes trouble for an old man like me!"

"I've made him two more bottles of detox pills—have him carry them on his person."

"If anything happens, taking this medicine can at least buy some time to find a doctor and save his life!"

Gu Xixi chuckled, "Although Master complains, he actually cares a lot about whether he lives or dies."

Lao Langzhong stroked his beard and said, "I'm just concerned about my own disciple."

"If he dies out there and can't come back, my only disciple will be heartbroken."

"Master!" Gu Xixi pouted.

Lao Langzhong turned and walked away, saying, "Also tell him I've put the cost of the medicinal materials on his account."

"All good stuff—none of it cheap!"

Gu Xixi walked out of the village alone, found a secluded spot with no one around, and took out a whistle.

The whistle was made of white jade, smooth all over, with no engravings or markings.

But it was a token given to Gu Xixi by Mu Nan Zhao.

It can be used to command Mu Nan Zhao's hidden guards stationed in the northwest to stay there.

Different whistle tones represent different signals.

Gu Xixi blew the non‑emergency summoning signal.

A parcel containing medicine and a letter set off overnight for the capital……

On the day An Qinghe returned to Yunling, the wheat fields of Huachi Du Cun also began to be sprayed with foliar fertilizer.

Indeed, more than ten households in the village had not bought fertilizer.

Rumor had it that those who bought fertilizer and those who didn't looked down on each other in private.

Due to differing opinions, some people even ended up arguing over it.

Gu Xixi deliberately avoided trouble and simply went to the manor that day.

Coincidentally, the manor's fruit was also ripe at that time.