Chapter 249: Intentions
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Heng Yi went straight to the main courtyard.
When he arrived, Ah-Yao had just finished eating and was lying next to Ilan Qiao. He grabbed Han Qiao’s finger with one hand and blew bubbles from his mouth.
Han Qiao tilted her head and watched him.
Heng Yi walked to the bed and looked at his wife and son with a silly smile.
“I’m back.”
His eyes were fixed on the pair, unwilling to move away.
“Go wash up and eat something, and shave your beard.”
He hadn’t bathed or changed his clothes in the mountains for five days, and he smelled bad.
Heng Yi chuckled, nodded, and reluctantly went to take a shower.
He shaved off his beard and saw a handsome man staring back at him in the mirror.
He ate much faster.
He breathed in and out as if he was fighting, filling his stomach with a few mouthfuls. This time, he entered the room more quietly.
It was because Shulan had reminded him that the child was asleep.
Han Qiao was also a little sleepy, but she waited for Heng Yi. She patted the side of the bed and said, “Sleep here.”
“Yes.”
Heng Yi crawled from the foot of the bed to the inner side, holding his wife and looking at his son.
He was a little sleepy, but he couldn’t bear to sleep yet.
The wife in his arms was already fast asleep, and the child was sleeping soundly.
He held on and on, not knowing when he would fall asleep.
Footsteps occasionally came from outside the room, but it did not affect the people inside.
Meanwhile, in the backyard, the female doctor was washing the herbs while her heart ached so much that it bled.
“Such a good mountain ginseng, but even the whiskers are gone. Ha…” She sighed.
She also knew that Heng Yi wouldn’t bring people into the mountain empty-handed.
Those doctors wouldn’t help her dig up herbs either.
However, she didn’t expect that this boorish man would casually tear off such a valuable hundred-year-old mountain ginseng.
He must’ve thought that it was normal ginseng.
It was a waste of natural resources… A waste of natural resources!
The more the female doctor looked, the more her heart ached. She blamed Heng Yi, but he wasn’t wrong either. She blamed the doctors of Ji Min Hall, but they were not at fault either.
She could only blame herself for not being able to follow them into the mountain because she was a woman. If she had gone, she would have warned Heng Yi that the ginseng root was just as effective.
She could’ve told Heng Yi that he shouldn’t have dug it like this. It was too wasteful.
Many poor people could not even afford ginseng. Some ginseng roots could be used as medicine to treat illnesses and save lives.
The other sack he brought was full of dendrobium. It was well preserved.
However, Heng Yi had directly cut them, and they were all long strips. He didn’t touch the thin strips or the seedlings.
The female doctor exhaled.
Especially when she learned that Heng Yi was willing to give these herbs to his servants, she was even more shocked.
Although the ginseng was not of good quality, it was still very expensive to sell.
“Master Heng, won’t you reconsider?”
“What’s there to consider? It’s just some medicinal herbs.”
This was also the truth of Heng Yi.
Shopkeeper Zhu and Housekeeper Liu were Han Qiao’s right-hand men. They could do many things without Han Qiao’s instructions.
Their mother was in poor health and rarely came out of the residence. At most, the two old women would accompany each other. What they ate and used was arranged by the main family. They would receive whatever they were given and were never picky.
Besides, Heng Yi and Han Qiao had clear deals. They took care of their mother, and the two men would do their best to help them.
The cost and return were clearly marked.
It was crystal clear.
Han Qiao endured for a month and only started showering and washing her hair on the first day of September.
After all, the child was one month old tomorrow, and it was a big deal.
Heng Yi also went to the Heng Family and invited them to a full month celebration.
It didn’t matter how many people they sent or what gifts they gave.
It was not that bad.
After a good wash, Han Qiao felt that she had lost a few pounds.
Coincidentally, the sun had been good for the past two days. Han Qiao covered her head with a cloth and basked in the sun in the courtyard for a while. She felt warm all over before entering the house.
Ah-Yao, who was almost a month old, was fair, tender, and toot. He opened his eyes when he heard movement.
I Ian Qiao didn’t know how much he could hear or how far he could see. But regardless, she knew that this child was very smart.
She would not hug him all the time. Most of the time, she would let him lie down on his own.
Heng Yi came back with a brocade box in his hand.
“I bought the child a ‘safe and sound’ jade.”
A small piece of jade was hanging on a red string.
“Let him wear it tomorrow.”
“Alright,” Heng Yi replied and hid the box by the bed, and looked at his son.
The child was already one month old, but he still did not dare to carry him.
He felt satisfied just by looking at him.
“Are you not going to hold the child?” Han Qiao asked, “Tomorrow is the full moon. You have to carry him out for everyone to see.”
“Then… Then let me try.”
Heng Yi sat on the stool and prepared himself. Han Qiao carried the child and put him in his arms.
He was so nervous that his entire body was stiff. He hugged the child and did not dare to move at all. His breathing was very light.
“How is it? How does it feel?”
“He’s so small,” Heng Yi said softly.
He was afraid that his voice would scare the child.
He was so small that he could hold him fully with his arms.
He watched as his son grew day by day.
His heart was filled with indescribable joy and gratitude.
“He will slowly grow up. He is still young now and his bones are soft. When he gradually becomes stronger, he can be carried vertically, but it will take a few months.”
I lan Qiao sat on the bed.
“He will shout for help, run around the house, and make you angry when that time comes.”
“I won’t get angry at him,” Heng Yi said, “1 won’t scold him,”
Han Qiao couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Heng Yi’s confident look.
“When he grows up, we’ll see whether he’ll make you angry or not.”
“It’s okay even if he’s a little naughty or rebellious, or if he’s lively or quiet.”
As expected, it was good for his own son to do whatever he wanted.
On the second day of October, there was a full moon.
Actually, quite a few of her relatives had arrived at the county town on the first day of the lunar month, but they didn’t stay at the Heng Manor. Instead, they stayed at an inn.
She would wait for the second day of the Lunar New Year to come for them to come over.
Although Han Qiao was out of the confinement period, Heng Yi wanted her to rest for another month.
He couldn’t forget Han Qiao’s pale face after giving birth. She was so weak and exhausted that she didn’t even have the strength to speak.
Therefore, Housekeeper Liu and Aunt Zhao took care of the banquet. Heng Yi hadn’t experienced it before, so he learned from them.
Even the dishes for this month’s banquet were decided by Heng Yi himself.
When he woke up in the morning, Ah-Yao was changed into bright red clothes and put on a small peace sign.
He wore gold bracelets on his wrists and ankles which made him look like a small wealthy aristocrat.
Han Qiao also dressed up in more formal wear.
Heng Yi took out a white jade orchid hairpin and gently put it in her hair.
“I bought this with the guide fee from Ji Min Hall. Do you like it?” Heng Yi asked.
“I like it.”
No matter what her man gave her, she would like it.
Heng Yi took out a pair of white jade earrings and put them on Han Qiao.
He also gifted her a white jade bracelet.
Han Qiao couldn’t help but sigh. It was too much.
However, this set of clothes made her seem even more gentle.
Duan Yue came in and said that the guests were waiting for them.
Heng Yi went to greet them first.
Most of the people from the Han family came to the main courtyard to see the children.
The cousins sat together, talking and laughing, praising the child.
On the Heng family’s side, Han Qiao didn’t expect the Wu couple to come.
Madam Wu first gave Ah-Yao a gift, then called Han Qiao to the side and returned the silver to Han Qiao.
“Did everything go well outside?” Han Qiao asked..