Chapter 26: A Folk Prescription to Give Birth to a Son

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Mother Ding’s mind went blank, and she immediately said, “Is that so? How much for one? I’ll buy one and taste it too.”

“80 cents per piece. It’s a little expensive, but it’s extremely delicious! Anyway, I’m going to go queue up first.”

That person left in a hurry. Mother Ding stood where she was, her heart extremely complicated. She frowned, thinking about something. When she raised her head again, her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Ding Jun. She felt that their family’s current predicament was all because of Ding Jun! It was all her fault for not giving her the recipe for the cake! She was still making a lot of money with the new cakes, yet she did not pay any attention to her family!

Otherwise, she would not have spent Ding Yong’s dowry money and started making her own cakes. Then, she would not have been scolded so badly! Mother Ding stood where she was and clenched her fists. She gritted her teeth so hard that they squeaked. She looked at Ding Jun and spat.

Ding Jun did not know that Mother Ding’s hatred for her had reached its peak. She busied herself with managing her small business. The breeze was slightly cold, blowing away the beads of sweat on her forehead.

Mother Chen wrapped her clothes and came to the courtyard. She looked at Ding Jun and reminded her. “The weather has turned cold. It’s time to prepare cotton clothes for the children.”

When the six children were brought back by Chen Zhiguo, they did not take much clothes. Now it seemed that they had to get new cotton clothes.

Ding Jun thought of her sewing skills and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Besides, she was so busy making pastries that she could not leave. Thinking of this, Ding Jun looked at Mother Chen, her tone was a little embarrassed. “Mother, I’m not very good at sewing, and I’m too busy making pastries. I don’t have much time. See if you can make cotton clothes for the children. I’ll pay you according to the market price.”

Mother Chen was stunned. She remembered that Ding Jun’s business of selling cakes was indeed very busy, so she agreed. “Okay, I’ll make them for you.”

Mother Chen could not cope with making cotton-padded clothes for six children by herself, so she called her two daughters-in-law to make money together. When Ding Jun had time, she also came over to do it with them.

That afternoon, Ding Jun finished selling the cakes and tidied up. Then, she came to the Chen family’s main house to help out. Zhijun’s wife was alone in the house.

When Zhijun’s wife saw Ding Jun, she smiled and greeted her warmly. “Sister-in-law, you’re here.”

Ding Jun also smiled. “You’re alone? You don’t have to rush the clothes. You have to rest. You have to take care of your health.”

Zhijun’s wife waved her hand. “What do you mean by rest? I’m only busy for two days during the busy farming season. I usually have nothing to do.”

Ding Jun smiled but did not reply. She sat to the side and picked up a semi-finished product and a needle and thread to help.

Zhijun’s wife thought of something and sighed softly. “Boys grow faster and girls grow slower. My two daughters can still wear the cotton-padded clothes from last year.”

Zhijun’s wife changed her tone, there was a hint of helplessness and envy in her tone. “Your family has six sons. How good is that? It’s not like our family. Two useless daughters. When they get married, no one will care about us.”

Ding Jun was stunned and quickly advised, “You can’t think like that. Daughters and sons are all the same. When your daughter gets married, she can often come back to visit you.”

Zhijun’s wife pursed her lips, she did not quite agree. “Zhimin’s wife gave birth to two boys. She can straighten her back in the Chen family. She often criticizes me for not being able to give birth to a son. As for Zhijun, although he didn’t say it out loud, it could be seen from his usual behavior that he liked sons.”

Ding Jun’s eyes were filled with a complicated look. She sighed lightly and did not say anything in the end. In this era’s countryside, it was very normal to value boys over girls.

“Little Jun, I advise you to quickly give birth to your own child. Although there are six in your family, they aren’t blood-related. It’s better to give birth to a blood-related child so that your relationship with Zhiguo can be closer..”