The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 269 - 265: Emergency Childbirth

Chapter 269: Chapter 265: Emergency Childbirth

"In-laws, Uncle, Aunt," Ruo Xuan hopped off the carriage and entered the grocery store, sweetly calling out to everyone.

Zhang Chengye and the old lady Zhang were busy inside the store, one weighing mushrooms and the other pouring soy sauce for customers.

Liu Wenyao, with her big belly, sat there just to keep an eye out for thieves and to occasionally collect silver; for her who was usually diligent, this task was incredibly easy.

Ever since she got pregnant, she had been sitting while working, and didn’t even have to cook anymore; each morning, as she woke up, her mother-in-law had breakfast ready for her to eat.

Her meals were well taken care of three times a day, and every night before bed, she got to eat a bowl of bird’s nest soup.

All three were very happy to hear Xuanbao’s voice.

"Little sister, has Xuanbao had breakfast yet?"

The old lady Zhang was especially excited, going straight up to hug Ruo Xuan, treating her like a precious treasure, "Xuanbao has finally come, I’ve missed you so much. Grandma made buns today, mushroom buns, they’re so delicious! Grandma will go get some for Xuanbao to eat."

This is indeed a golden cornucopia!

A lucky star!

Ever since Xuanbao visited their home, they were blessed with a grandson, and the grocery store’s business has been booming!

The grocery store even hired three more assistants, but it was still short-handed, especially on market days and holidays, when the old lady Zhang wished she had hands all over her body.

The business at the grocery store was excellent, very excellent, all thanks to the mushrooms, grains, fruits, and some medicinal herbs used as spices that Xuanbao’s family would regularly bring to the store to sell.

Now, the whole Shaxi County knew that the owner of Yongxinglong Grocery Store was the Commandery Princess Wuyou’s aunt.

Who is Princess Wuyou? She’s the one who grew a thousand kilograms of rice per mu, the lucky star of Shaxi County.

So, at the beginning, besides going to the Governor’s Office to buy rice and grains, after the Governor’s Office had sold out, people came to the Yongxinglong Grocery Store.

Then everyone learned that those fresh mushrooms were grown by Princess Wuyou.

After tasting those mushrooms, everyone thought they were incredibly delicious, and they seemed to make the body feel comfortable, as if minor aches and pains would go away after just two meals without needing medication.

And those spices, the dishes made with them were more fragrant and delicious than those bought from other stores, and eating them made the whole person feel especially comfortable.

As a result, there were many regular customers every day who came to buy fresh mushrooms and all kinds of dried mushrooms, and gradually even people from other cities heard about it and specially came over to buy.

Now, people queue up every day to buy mushrooms, and if you come too late, you might not even get any.

Moreover, the grocery store stocked a variety of items, and Zhang Chengye was honest; he conducted business fairly, and the quality of the merchandise was good, enticing people who came for mushrooms to also buy other essentials.

The reputation of the grocery store spread, known for quality goods at fair prices, and naturally, its business got better and better.

Ruo Xuan was swiftly taken into the house by the old lady Zhang and was given a steaming hot mushroom and meat bun to eat.

Upon seeing Xuanbao arrive, several cousins took out their hidden stash of tasty snacks to share with her.

Liu Wenyao, supporting her belly, walked in with the help of Zhang Chengye.

She smiled and asked Madam Liu, "Little sister, what brings you to the city today?"

Madam Liu smiled and said, "Xuanbao dreamt that you are about to give birth, so I couldn’t rest easy and came to see."

The old lady Zhang, hearing this, became anxious, "Xuanbao dreamt it? When?"

Ruo Xuan shook her head, "I don’t know, the dream didn’t reveal the time."

The truth was that Ruo Xuan really didn’t know, otherwise, she wouldn’t have come to the city so early.

The old lady Zhang thought that since Xuanbao had dreamt it, it could very well be today; yesterday and today were good days, but not tomorrow. Tomorrow’s day wasn’t as good as today; if the baby could be born today, that would be perfect! She immediately said, "Child’s aunt, you keep Wenyao company here, I’ll be right back."

The best midwife in the city had already been chosen, not living far away, thinking that it would be time to invite her over when labor started.

But since Xuanbao has had a dream about it, it naturally would be more prudent to have the midwife stay at home!

Otherwise, if someone else’s family hires her, there will be nowhere to cry when the time comes.

Zhang Xiaoli hid in the room and pursed her lips after hearing Xuanbao’s words, another dream!

Her mother is simply obsessed, believing in such things.

She was curious to see whether it would prove to be that accurate.

Zhang Xiaoli had already moved out, but because she was pregnant and could not eat well, only able to stomach the food prepared by Old Lady Zhang, she returned to her parents’ home every day to scrounge meals and drinks.

She had not brought her husband or son back with her, though.

Jia Shijie also cared about his face. Old Lady Zhang, for the sake of the grandchild in Madam Liu’s belly, had driven their entire family out, and asked them not to bring the two sons back too often, to avoid accidentally offending Madam Liu’s unborn child. He was very angry and decided never to set foot in the Zhang Family’s house again.

But after they left, Zhang Xiaoli was too lazy to cook, and the food she made was not tasty, and they did not have the silver to afford good meals.

How could living on their own compare to enjoying meat and fish at every meal in the Zhang Family, all without lifting a finger?

Therefore, they could not stand it after less than seven days of moving out!

Zhang Xiaoli sent her two sons to the academy, and then scrounged meals and drinks daily at her parental home, taking advantage to pack some back for her own son and husband. Thus, it didn’t matter that they were not living together.

She feared Ruo Xuan would see her and speak some upsetting words, and her mother would drive her out again, so she wisely hid inside her room without going out.

Madam Liu and her eldest daughter were talking in the courtyard.

Liu Wenyao was curious about He Xinghua, and since the Ruo Family had not separated their household, He Xinghua was truly the eldest sister-in-law. She asked Madam Liu what she thought of He Xinghua.

Xuanbao and her three cousins were playing a game of kicking a blanket in the courtyard.

However, after a little while, Liu Wenyao started to feel a pain in her abdomen, but she did not make a sound.

After all, it was only just beginning to hurt, and she had a long way to go before giving birth! Moreover, her mother-in-law had already gone to summon the midwife.

Having already birthed three daughters, she had some experience and was not worried.

Yet, after about half an hour, Liu Wenyao felt the pain in her abdomen getting increasingly worse, and the intervals between the pains were getting shorter.

She quickly said, "Little sister, I think I might be about to give birth."

Ruo Xuan, sensing the urgency of life, said hurriedly, "Yes, my little cousins can’t wait to come out and play."

Madam Liu was shocked and quickly helped Liu Wenyao back to the room, "Rui, hurry and call your father."

Zhang Rui ran out in a panic, "Dad, Mom is about to give birth to my little brother! Dad!"

The other two sisters hurried over to their mother’s side.

Zhang Xiaoli was dumbfounded hiding in the room, that damned girl’s dream was right again?

Liu Wenyao had just stood up when she felt something in her lower abdomen break, followed by a warm flow running down her legs.

Her waters had broken!

Then came a sharp pain, accompanied by a strong urge to defecate.

It’s over, could it be that she wouldn’t make it to the birthing room?

Liu Wenyao didn’t dare to move, "It seems like the baby is coming out now."

"What, what do we do then? We surely can’t give birth here!" Madam Liu panicked, wishing she could carry her back to the room, but she was unable to do so!