Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 291 Slippery Pulse

Xia Ersheng was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth. Was this something he could hear and see? He was just feeling unwell and wanted to have some quiet time, how could this be…

At this moment, the two people next to him had already started having sex in the field.

Xia Ersheng secretly peeked over, then hugged his arms tightly. In this cold weather, those two had just taken their clothes off. Weren't they cold?

Back then, my family was poor. We couldn't even afford to use much firewood, let alone charcoal. So, every winter, I felt like I wouldn't make it through. When it was so cold, I felt like I couldn't even urinate. But this man was amazing; even in such cold weather, his thing still worked perfectly.

After a while, things finally calmed down, but in the quiet wilderness, the heavy breathing was particularly loud.

Xia Ersheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally over. He would never come here again.

"Brother Guang, when are you going to marry me?" the woman asked. "My dad said he would make me marry someone from another place after the New Year. Today is the third day of the New Year, and if it gets any later I'll be leaving."

"Wait a little longer," the man said. "I'm currently under a contract of servitude; I have no choice in the matter."

"Then go talk to Fang Yunyi and get her to agree, right? Besides, you work for her, so ask her to pay you."

"But……"

"Brother Guang, don't you love me? You always do this so secretly, it's so cold, it's unbearable."

"I know, I also want to marry you, so I can have sex with you every day."

"Then go and tell them. After you do, I'll let you do it every day, okay?"

"We need to think of a way..."

Xia Ersheng listened with his face turning red and his heart pounding with fear, even trembling all over, not knowing whether it was from fright or from the cold.

The two came again, but perhaps because it was too cold, they finished quickly this time, packed up, and sneaked away.

Xia Ersheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and tried to get up, but found that his legs were numb from holding one position for too long. However, he didn't dare to make a sound, fearing that if the people outside hadn't gone far, he would be exposed and in trouble. So, he could only grit his teeth and slowly get up, then limp back.

I ran into my older brother, Xia Dasheng, as soon as I entered.

"Second brother, what's wrong with you?" Xia Dasheng was relatively simple-minded and didn't have many complicated thoughts. Seeing Xia Ersheng limping, he couldn't help but ask.

"My legs went numb from squatting just now." Xia Ersheng leaned against the wall and stretched a bit. "They're fine now."

"By the way, I heard from my mother that the village chief asked you to work for the landlord?"

“Yes.” Xia Ersheng nodded.

"Work hard, the boss is really great, and incredibly capable. Let me tell you, everyone in the workshop idolizes her." Xia Dasheng looked at her with awe. "Tell me, how can there be such a remarkable woman?"

"Big brother, she..."

"What?" Xia Dasheng had been so focused on sharing his feelings with his younger brother that he hadn't heard what his brother said, so he quickly asked, "What did you just say?"

"It's nothing." Xia Ersheng shook his head. "I'm tired. I'll go inside and rest for a while."

Xia Dasheng didn't ask any further questions, but instead picked up a machete and started chopping firewood, as more firewood is needed in winter.

After Xia Ersheng entered the room, he sat on the kang (a heated brick bed). He felt a little uncomfortable from the cold and seemed to have a fever, so he needed to take a nap. However, he had only closed his eyes for a short while when he seemed to hear the panting of a man and a woman again, and even saw a patch of white flesh. He immediately sat up with a start.

After sweating profusely, I actually felt much better.

"Second Brother, what's wrong?" Xia Sansheng, who had just entered the room, was startled.

"It's nothing, I'm just being possessed." Xia Ersheng shook his head. "My parents haven't come back yet?"

Xia Sansheng shook his head.

Xia Ersheng was silent for a moment, then got off the kang and walked outside. He wanted to find Yunyi and tell her what he had just heard. After all... what that person did was a betrayal, right?

But when he got near the compound, he hesitated. After all, he wasn't very familiar with her. If he rashly spoke about her people, would she believe him? Would she think he was spreading rumors?

Yunyi was taking Liu Mei's pulse when she suddenly fainted during dinner, which startled Jia Xiucai.

"Yunyi, is your auntie sick?" Liu Mei looked at Yunyi's serious expression and quickly forced a smile. "Tell me the truth. Your auntie has lived for over thirty years. My husband has been good to me, and I've had my fill. I..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jia, the scholar beside him, suddenly had tears in his eyes. "If you're gone, how can I live?"

"I……"

"Big Plum." Xia Songshi hurriedly patted Liu Mei's shoulder, "Don't be discouraged. Yunyi is very capable. No matter what the illness is, we will treat it well."

Yunyi looked at the three people who had made up so much imagination without saying anything, and instead called Xiao Jinxiu over: "Come and take her pulse."

Xiao Jinxiu hurriedly came over, calmed herself down, and placed her fingers on the other person's pulse. After a while, she looked at Yun Yi and said, "This pulse..."

Everyone looked at her nervously.

"Master, I don't know if I'm right, but this pulse feels like a series of round beads rolling forward... This should be what's commonly known as a slippery pulse, right?"

"Hmm." Yunyi smiled. "That's right, it's a slippery pulse."

"Yunyi, what does this slippery pulse mean?" Liu Mei asked blankly, "Am I going to die?"

Yunyi looked at Jia Xiucai: "What do you think?"

"I..." Jia Xiucai suddenly started to shed tears.

Liu Mei's face darkened further: "Yunyi, can you tell me the truth? Don't scare me like that!"

"Oh, Big Plum," Xia Songshi laughed, "Congratulations!"

"You're congratulating me when I'm about to die?"

"What do you mean 'dying soon'? Ptooey, ptooey." Xia Songshi spat twice to the side, then patted Liu Mei twice. "You should spit it out too, there are no taboos."

Liu Mei also spat twice: "Ptooey, so what's wrong?"

"You're pregnant," Yunyi said directly.

"What?" Liu Mei suddenly stood up. "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"Auntie, you can't insult my medical skills." Yunyi's face darkened. "I've been taking care of you these past few days, and you're fine. Uncle Xiucai is also healthy. Isn't it normal for you to have a child?"

"I..." Liu Mei's eyes also reddened, and she couldn't help but look at Jia Xiucai, "Husband, I..."

Although Jia Xiucai was not skilled in medicine, he was well-read and naturally knew what a slippery pulse was. He was too excited to speak earlier, but now he hugged Liu Mei tightly and said, "Meizi, we have a child. We are going to be parents."