Chapter 347 Xiaoman's concerns
Sun Shan became even more anxious and asked anxiously, "Third sister, if you have something to say, just tell me. We are siblings, there is nothing we can't talk about."
Xiaoman lowered her head, tears falling one by one: "Shanzi, this has nothing to do with the Hong family, it's my own problem. I have given birth to two daughters, and this time, the witch said that I am still going to have a daughter. I..."
Sun Shan understood immediately. He still remembered that Xiaoman wanted to marry a scholar and become the wife of a tongsheng or a xiucai.
Later, she found that her wish could not be fulfilled, so she changed it to become the mother of a student or a scholar.
Now, I have two babies in three years, all of them are girls. Putting aside the mothers of students and scholars, the most worrying thing is not being able to give birth to a son.
Sun Shan looked at her undeveloped belly and felt distressed.
Such continuous pregnancies are not good for her health.
Sun Shan said soothingly, "Third sister, you can't be anxious about these things. Whether you have a son or a daughter is not determined by human effort, it all depends on God's will. Third sister, listen to me. After giving birth to this baby, you must take good care of your body and don't get pregnant again so soon."
Xiaoman immediately retorted: "Shanzi, you don't understand. After giving birth, you must hurry up and try to have a son. I don't want to be like my mother."
Xiaoman is actually very afraid that she will be like Su. She doesn’t want to live a life where she is scolded for not being able to give birth to a son.
Sun Shan said confidently, "Third sister, do you still remember that I went to see the imperial physician?"
Xiaoman asked in confusion: "Shanzi, I remember. Could it be that the imperial physician has a prescription for having a child?"
Xiaoman looked at Sun Shan in surprise, hoping that he would answer yes.
Sun Shan shook his head, and Xiaoman felt disappointed.
Sun Shan continued, "Before I saw the doctor, the imperial physician was treating a woman. He said that if a woman keeps getting pregnant, it will not only be bad for her health, but she will also continue to give birth to daughters. If she wants to have a son, she must adjust her body and give birth every two or three years."
Xiaoman asked in confusion: "Shanzi, what's the reason? Why do you keep giving birth to girls?"
Xiaoman thought about how she had been giving birth continuously without stopping, and she really had been giving birth to daughters all the time.
Plus, she got pregnant again after a few months, no wonder she’s carrying a girl.
How could Sun Shan know any principles? All this is nonsense.
He just wanted Xiaoman to take care of her health and not risk her life for the sake of having a son.
Sun Shan said seriously, "Third sister, I don't know why, but that's what the imperial physician said. He said that if you keep giving birth to girls, they will always be girls. You have to wait until your body recovers and give birth every two or three years, then you will have a chance to give birth to a son. Third sister, you have to pay attention. If you want to have a son, you can't give birth continuously."
For a moment, Xiaoman didn't know whether to believe Sun Shan or not.
Shanzi has always been well-behaved and sensible. He shouldn't lie about such an important question, right?
Sun Shan continued to comfort her: "Third sister, even if you look like A Niang, you are not that bad. A Niang has a son who is a scholar. Nowadays, everyone respects her wherever she goes."
Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "Shanzi, you are right. Even if she looks like my mother, it is not bad. My mother has gone through hardships and good days are yet to come. I will definitely be like this, your third sister."
Xiaoman's words seemed like a response to Sun Shan, but also like encouragement to herself, or perhaps both.
Sun Shan also hopes that Xiaoman can be happy, but her road is destined to be bumpy.
After giving birth to two daughters in succession, not only Xiaoman was worried, but Su, who had experienced it herself, was also worried.
But Su was not someone who knew how to comfort. She would only worry with Xiaoman. Occasionally, she would take Xiaoman to pray for a child, and she almost took the "magic medicine".
As a person who had experienced this, Su had taken a lot of fertility drugs, but none of them worked, so Xiaoman was not kidnapped to take "guaranteed fertility" drugs. Su was not pitying her body, but she didn't want to waste money on those useless "guaranteed fertility" drugs.
When Xiaoman went back to her parents' home to visit, Su secretly took Xiaoman to Yezhupo to ask Doctor Sun for a child, because Su had given birth to a child here and she felt that this place could be of great help.
She kept muttering to herself that she wanted her father-in-law to pull a reincarnated man passing by into Xiaoman's belly so that she could give birth to the grandson of the Hong family smoothly.
At this moment, Xiaoman felt a little relieved about Su. After giving birth to two daughters in succession, she truly understood Su's fear at the beginning.
Su's beating of the sisters was an impotent resistance, just like how she now felt disgusted when she saw the two daughters, and wondered why not two boys. Even if not two, one would be fine.
Xiaoman begged her grandfather with a melancholy face to bless her to give birth to a boy.
Sun Shan found his third brother-in-law Hong Chenglin to chat with him. He found out indirectly that Hong Chengcai loved the two little girls very much. Just now, the eldest girl wanted to ride a horse, and Hong Chenglin immediately turned into a horse for her to ride.
Sun Shan didn't see that Hong Chengcai was worried about his son, nor did he blame Xiaoman for not being able to give birth to a son.
Sun Shan believed that Xiaoman was worrying and fearing entirely on his own.
Alas, Sun Shan shook his head helplessly. He could only comfort her about these things and probably could not do anything else.
In a blink of an eye, the year passed, and Sun Shan once again returned to Zhangzhou Prefecture to study.
He was also worried about where to go to study. His only relationship was with Aunt Sun, and he wanted to ask his eldest cousin if he could recommend a good academy, preferably one that didn't require an exam and could be entered directly, with affordable tuition.
But my eldest cousin is busy preparing for the imperial examination, so we can only wait until he finishes the exam.
Sun Bomin had packed his luggage and accompanied Sun Shan to the provincial school again.
Although Sun Bomin was an old farmer, he could still feel the sadness on his son's face.
Sun Bomin frowned and asked, "Shanzi, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy during the New Year? What happened?"
Sun Shan would never say that he was worried about not being able to find a school. This would not only be useless, but would also cause trouble to Sun Boming.
Just find an obvious excuse and say, "Dad, I'm worried that I won't pass the exam. My oldest cousin took the exam three times before he passed. I'm afraid I won't pass even if I try four times."
Sun Bomin thought it was nothing and said nonchalantly, "If you can't pass the exam, then you can't pass it. What else can I do? Now that you have passed the exam and become a scholar, Dad is already very satisfied."
After a pause, he continued, "Shanzi, don't worry. If it was so easy to pass the exam, there would be many people who passed the exam.
Alas, there is not a single Juren in Huangyang County, so Dad knows it is difficult to pass the exam. Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Even if you fail the exam, our family doesn't care.
You, the scholar, can be very useful in Sunjia Village, no, you should be in Huangyang County. If you can pass the exam, your parents will be very happy. If you fail, your parents will not care, as long as you are safe and sound. "
Then Sun Bomin seemed to have thought of something and said cheerfully: "If you can't pass the exam, let my grandson take it. If my grandson can't pass the exam, let my great-grandson take it. Hehe, one of them will pass the exam.
Look at your aunt, she left Sunjia Village, married into the provincial capital, and gave birth to a son who was able to pass the imperial examination and become a juren.
Similarly, if you pass the imperial examination and have a son, he will also be able to pass the imperial examination and become a juren.
Eat your food one bite at a time, walk your path one step at a time, and each generation will be stronger than the previous one. Shanzi, don't be discouraged, be more open-minded. "
After hearing what Sun Boming said, Sun Shan actually smiled and felt a little relieved.
He is currently unable to find a good academy, so he can just take his time looking for it and not force it too much.
If fate had to arrange it this way, Sun Shan had no choice but to accept it.
However, you still have to look for the academy carefully and earnestly, but you don't have to force yourself to find it immediately.
Sun Boming carried large and small bags, and Gui Ge'er also carried large and small bags. They bid farewell to Sunjia Village, boarded the Zengjia Escort Agency's convoy, and continued on the road to Zhangzhou Prefecture.