GBP Chapter 348 6 pounds 82
Chapter 348 6 pounds 82
Knowing that her son would be back late today, Xu had already gone to bed, but she didn't fall asleep. She was always paying attention to the movement at the door. As soon as Zhang Ping'an knocked on the door, she got up.
"Let me do it, you sleep," Zhang Laoer also heard it, stood up and held Xu down.
Zhang Laoer opened the door with his clothes on. Seeing his son, who was drunk and red-faced, he felt distressed: "Come in quickly. I'll pour you a cup of hot tea to help you sober up!"
Zhang Ping'an grinned, walked into the yard, drank the hot tea poured by Zhang Laoer, washed himself briefly with a cloth, and then went back to his room to lie down.
I slept very soundly and didn't wake up until the sun shone into the house the next morning.
Good quality sleep is the best tonic. After waking up, Zhang Pingan felt full of strength and energy. He sat up, stretched, got dressed and got up.
At this time, Xu was busy in the kitchen, and the aroma of oil wafted out.
Zhang Ping'an walked into the kitchen and found his mother frying twisted dough sticks, so he went to the stove to help add firewood to the fire. Xu looked at her son with a face full of satisfaction, and brought out a warm breakfast from another pot: "Breakfast is still warm, eat it quickly, by the time you're done, I think I'll be almost done with my work, and then we can go to the Xiao family together, don't make others wait for us, that would be too rude, not good!"
"Well, okay, it's still early, why haven't I seen my fifth and sixth sisters?" Zhang Ping'an asked casually while eating.
"They went to your eldest sister's house. They will have lunch at Liu's house today. I have already made arrangements with my in-laws," Xu replied.
When they were leaving, Zhang Ping'an found out that the fried twisted dough sticks were to be taken to the Xiao family as a guest. Xu kept half of them and took away the remaining thirty pieces, carefully wrapping them with oil paper and tying them up.
"You can buy a small jar of wine and a bag of snacks on the way, that will be enough," Xu instructed.
"Why don't you buy it directly outside?" asked Zhang Laoer while driving the mule cart.
Xu rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "If you don't manage a household, you won't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are. It's much more economical for me to fry them myself. Besides, I'm not just giving them away as a gift. My in-laws have to have dinner tonight to celebrate Sanlang passing the exam to become a military scholar. I can fry some more for them. This will save me money and make it more presentable as a gift."
"Yes, yes, you are right," Zhang Laoer responded, not wanting to argue with his wife.
When the mule cart passed by Daya's house, Liu Sanlang was already waiting at the door. He was also going to the Xiao family for dinner today. He and Xiao Yifei had taken the martial arts examination together, so they were quite familiar with each other. Xiao Yifei had also invited him in advance.
Daya has helped prepare the gift, which is a set of fine cloth clothes for the child that she made herself. It happens that the Xiao family is about to have a baby, so the clothes can be used, so the gift is not too small.
Several people took a car to the Xiao family, and Zhang Pingan added wine and cakes on the way.
When we arrived at the Xiao family, Jinbao and his parents were already there.
There was also the sound of a baby crying in the yard.
Xiao Yifei was a new father and was in a state of panic. He apologized to Zhang Pingan, "Uncle and Aunt, Sanlang, Ping'an, I'm sorry. My wife suddenly went into labor this morning and just gave birth. I didn't have time to inform you. We're going out to eat later. You can sit down for a while. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."
After saying this, he told the maid to serve tea.
Zhang Pingan was surprised and said, "So soon? Then you can go and do your work first. We'll sit by ourselves. Don't worry about it!"
This was also the first time that Xiao's mother became a grandmother. She had been busy with the midwife and had just finished washing and wrapping the baby.
After finishing his work, he came out to greet the guests, his face showing an unconcealable joy: "Please bear with us, we will go out to eat later, so as not to delay our meal!"
Xu loved hearing about happy events like marriages and childbirth. She smiled and said, "Oh, it's okay. Having a baby is a happy occasion. Is it a boy or a girl?"
Xiao's mother said happily: "It's a boy, weighing 6.8 jins!"
"That's great," Xu envied. "I don't know when Ping'an will get married and give me a grandson!"
Jin Bao's mother was also envious: "That's great, you got a boy in one go, your daughter-in-law is doing great!"
The few of them exchanged pleasantries. Fortunately, they had hired a maid to help in advance, so Xiao's mother didn't feel too tired.
It was almost noon before we finished cleaning up.
At this time, Xiao Yifei's biological mother and brother finally arrived in a carriage, bringing gifts such as cakes and cloth.
Zhang Ping'an had previously heard Xiao Yifei say that his stepmother and stepbrother were not living well, and he had thought that they had fallen on hard times. But when he saw them today, he saw that they were still dressed quite nicely, covered in silk and satin, with pearls and jade in their hair, and could even ride in a carriage. He was much better off than an ordinary person, as it was true that a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.
Upon hearing about the birth of a new baby, Xiao Yifei's stepmother wasn't too surprised. She simply said, "This child is quite good at choosing the right time to be born. It's a double blessing. When he's one month old, I'll put a longevity lock on him."
She really had the demeanor of a mistress of the house. She spoke and acted very grandly, which frightened Jin Bao Niang and Xu Shi so much that they dared not even breathe for fear of losing face.