Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife-Chapter 1504: Another Precious Pearl ( 4 )

Besides chicken soup, Lu Jueyu planned to make a bowl of noodles for her eldest sister-in-law. She couldn’t drink soup alone, as she needed lots of energy to give birth.

While she was busy in the kitchen, Li Chenmo came over to look for her. Seeing his wife busy cooking, he said, "Wife, don’t tire yourself. Let me do it."

Knowing that her husband was stubborn when it came to her, Lu Jueyu didn’t refuse and let him cook while she gave instructions from the side.

As the two of them were busy in the kitchen, Li Lingyun arrived with his wife at the same time as Li Jingqian and Mother Zhang.

After they greeted each other, they went to check on Zhang Dongmei’s condition. With the midwife and Mother Zhang in the bedroom, Pan Meijia went to the kitchen to help Lu Jueyu.

As for the men and children, they could only wait outside.

When Lu Jueyu finished cooking the noodles and chicken soup, Pan Meijia brought them to Zhang Dongmei. With some spiritual herb powder added to the food, they wouldn’t have to worry about her sister-in-law having no appetite.

While she was resting on the backyard balcony, Li Chenmo walked over and said, "Wife, I have to go back. There is still some work left, and Ah Li is waiting for me."

Nodding at him, Lu Jueyu replied, "Then you go do your work. I will stay here and see if I can help with anything."

The two of them knew that in an emergency, Lu Jueyu’s spiritual herb powder might be what saved Zhang Dongmei and the baby’s life. So he didn’t object to her words and said, "I will come again with the children when we finish work at home."

"Okay, be careful on your way back," she nodded.

After giving his wife a kiss, Li Chenmo left his father’s house and returned home. When he arrived, Dong Li was waiting for him in the backyard. As for Dong Huang, she had gone to visit Feng Lin and was not at home.

Seeing his father, Dong Li stood up and asked, "Father, how is my eldest aunt?"

"She is fine. We will visit her after we come back from the mountain," Li Chenmo said.

Dong Li nodded, took the bamboo baskets and tools they had prepared beforehand, and followed his father to the mountain. Today, they planned to check the traps they had set earlier and gather some firewood.

They were familiar with the mountain path and only needed half an hour to reach the first trap location.

As they checked the trap, they saw a hare inside. Due to its small size, it had avoided being stabbed by the sharp wooden stakes installed at the bottom of the trap.

Dong Li used a hemp rope to tie up the hare and put it in his bamboo basket before they walked to the next location. Along the road, he picked up some medicinal herbs that he recognized. It took them more than two hours to check all the traps.

They get a total of three hares, one died and two alive, two pheasants, and a roe deer.

Since it was almost winter, they didn’t worry about the prey getting spoiled due to the temperature. So, they added more bait, hoping to catch bigger prey.

When they were done checking the traps, Li Chenmo brought his son to the waterfall area in the mountains to gather firewood.

Unlike the mountain foothills, where there were only dried branches from old trees, this area had oak trees, one of the best types of wood for firewood.

Due to the secluded location, the dried branches were abundant. They picked the firewood and tied them up with dried vines.

Two hours later, the father and son managed to gather more than sixty bundles. Li Chenmo let his son carry twenty bundles and carried the rest himself.

When they returned to their house, the sun had reached its peak. Checking the position of the sun, he said, "Ah Li, go call your sister from Ah Lin’s house. We will have lunch first before going to your eldest uncle’s house."

Placing the firewood down, Dong Li nodded and replied, "Okay, Father."

Li Chenmo stored the firewood in the woodshed and went to prepare lunch. His wife’s space had plenty of firewood, but he needed a cover to use it. That’s why he brought his son to the mountain today.

While he was busy cooking, Li Chenze was supporting his wife as she walked around the room. It had been several hours, but she was still not ready to go into labor.

At this moment, the midwife was having lunch with the rest of the family, while Lu Jueyu brought over a tray of food for Zhang Dongmei.

Seeing her coming, Li Chenze said, "Third sister-in-law, I’m sorry for bothering you. Thank you for your help."

Placing the tray on the table, Lu Jueyu replied, "Eldest brother, it’s no bother at all. I made some lunch for you and my sister-in-law. Both of you should eat something first."

Zhang Dongmei was enduring the pain and had no appetite. She glanced at the food and felt bitterness in her mouth, but she knew she had to eat something. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have enough energy later.

After the two of them took their seats, Lu Jueyu scooped a bowl of chicken soup for her and said, "Sister-in-law, drink some soup first."

Due to her sister-in-law’s lack of appetite, she hadn’t prepared rice but made some vegetable porridge instead. As for the side dishes, she made chicken soup with ginseng and ginger, steamed tofu with soy sauce, steamed eggs, and grilled fish.

This time, she added more spiritual herb powder into the food. So even though Zhang Dongmei lacked an appetite, the moment she took a sip of the chicken soup, she felt refreshed and regained some energy.

Finding that the food was delicious, she finished a bowl of chicken soup, a bowl of porridge, a bowl of steamed eggs, some tofu, and some grilled fish.

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