From cotton-padded clothes to summer shirts, they finally walked from the capital to a small county town in Hongdu Prefecture called Nanchang County. The city gate was similar to that of Qingyang County. Several soldiers were guarding the gate, carefully checking everyone's household registration and luggage.

"What do you do?"

Ermo, who was driving the car, replied, "Sir, we are coming from Suzhou Prefecture to visit our relatives in Nanchang County. Here is the pass."

When handing over the pass, he also handed over a purse, "My sister is about to give birth, please give me some convenience."

The soldier weighed the money bag, which was quite heavy.

He walked over and lifted the curtain, and saw three veiled women sitting inside. The one in the middle had a bulging belly, and she covered the curtain with one hand.

Because of the silver, she kindly reminded him: "Since you are about to give birth, you should be careful. Cao Wenpo in the east of the city is a good one. Go in."

Ermo thanked him: "Thank you, sir."

Then he drove the carriage slowly into the city.

The city looks not much different from other counties and cities. Although it is not as good as the capital, it has everything it should have.

The carriage stopped at a restaurant, "Sister, let's rest here first. I'll go find a place to stay."

Liu Huan supported his heavy body and got off the horse with the help of Qiu Rong and the others. Qiu Rong said worriedly: "Young lady's belly is getting bigger and bigger. If you don't know, you would think she is about to give birth."

Liu Huan walked while holding her belly, "It's only seven months, it's still early."

She thought her big belly was due to not moving around in the carriage all day.

Knowing the existence of the child, I walked very slowly on the road. I did not rush at night, but found a post station restaurant or village to stay in the evening. It took me four months to get to Nanchang.

Ermo went to open the room, and Qiurong and the other man helped her upstairs to rest.

"Sister, I've been looking for a house in this city for a few days but haven't found a suitable one. Either it's too small or too big. None of them are the size you mentioned."

Ermo searched for two days but couldn't find the house that Liu Huan described.

"Forget it, we don't live in the city."

Liu Huan suddenly changed her mind. She felt that living in the city was boring, so it would be better to find a village surrounded by mountains and rivers, which would be spacious and quiet.

"Then I'll find a suitable village nearby to settle down, close to the county town but not too noisy."

Liu Huan agreed, "Ermo, thank you for your hard work following me."

Ermo smiled innocently, "Sister, what are you talking about? Since you recognize me as your brother, we are a family."

At first, Ermo was originally called Madam Liu Huan. Liu Huan knew that he was Su Cheng's brother, so she couldn't call him that. So she recognized him as her godparent and asked him to call her sister.

This time, Ermo was found quickly, just half an hour away from the county town.

"Sister, there is a small river in front of the village and mountains behind it. I think you will like it."

He waited for praise with shining eyes, as Liu Huan's recognition was very important to him.

Indeed, Liu Huan liked it very much. "I like it very much. Let's go in a while. There are people coming and going here all day long. It's too noisy."

She couldn't sleep well at night because of her big belly. When she wanted to catch up on some sleep during the day, it was too noisy outside. So if she could find a place to go, she would move out early.

"Miss, let's go find a doctor to check your pulse first," Qiuju suggested.

They have never seen a doctor along the way, so it would be more reassuring to see a doctor.

"Then let's go and take a look first."

Summer is not a high-incidence season for illness, so there are not many people in the clinic. A teenage pharmacist immediately approached them when he saw them, "Madam, please come in."

The doctor who took Liu Huan's pulse was an old doctor with a white beard. He frowned after taking the pulse for a while.

Seeing this, several people were worried, "Doctor, is there something wrong with me?"

The doctor asked, "How long have you been pregnant?"

"Seven months"

The doctor nodded to show that he knew, "Did you know that you are pregnant with twins?"

Liu Huan was stunned. Twins? Two? So ridiculous?

"I don't know. There has never been twins in my family." She didn't know about her mother's side, but there had never been twins in the Su family.

"Whether there are twins at home or not, it is possible to conceive twins. I have handled several twin pregnancies here."

"Isn't that where the lady lives?"

Liu Huan looked at Ermo, and Ermo said, "Heshui Village, half an hour away from the county town."

The old doctor said, "It's close. If Madam is willing, I will come to check your pulse in seven days. I will definitely ensure that Madam will give birth to twins smoothly."

Liu Huan was grateful, "In that case, thank you very much, doctor."

The doctor advised: "Madam, you'd better walk more so that you won't suffer during childbirth."

"Thank you for reminding."

After leaving the clinic, Ermo and Qiuju bought many new beddings, pots, pans, and utensils along the way. Although Ermo said he had them, Liu Huan didn't want to use them.

Since his own carriage couldn't hold all the items, Ermo found an ox cart and put all the items on it. "Where are you going, sir?"

"Just follow our carriage and go to Heshui Village."

The driver of the ox cart's eyes lit up, "So the noble man is going to our village, what a coincidence."

The driver volunteered to drive the carriage in front, "I will lead the way for you, my lord."

Heshui Village is really close. There are rivers along the road, green mountains and water, cicadas and birds singing. Qiuju looked outside and was very happy. "Miss, this place is so beautiful."

The carriage stopped beside a village house and was immediately surrounded by many villagers and children.

"Is this the noble man who bought the Zhang family's house?"

"Look at this carriage. The one the county magistrate has is not as good as this one."

"When have you ever seen the county magistrate's carriage? Just brag about it."

Amid the noise of the crowd, Qiu Rong and Qiu Ju got off the carriage. "Ah, what beautiful young ladies!"

The two of them lifted the curtain and helped Liu Huan out, and everyone realized that they were just maids.

"So she's a pregnant woman. She looks like she's about to give birth. Why did she come to this place?"

A younger woman's eyes flashed with jealousy, "You don't know this, right? Many wealthy families keep mistresses and hide them in the countryside, otherwise they will be discovered by the wife."

The village head's wife heard this and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense. Madam Su came to our village because her husband died in the battlefield and she had no one left in her husband's family. She wanted to leave that sad place."

After that, he stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "It's Madam Su, right? My husband is the village chief of Heshui Village. You bought the house of my uncle's family. Please follow me."

Liu Huan nodded and said, "Thank you for troubling the village chief's wife."

Ignoring the looks of others, he followed the village head's wife into the yard.

Ermo was very careful and found houses with yards to ensure safety. There was also a well inside, a place to keep horses next to it, and a vegetable garden.

The house consists of five brick and tile houses and three thatched huts.

"My younger brother-in-law passed the imperial examination and moved to Hongdu Prefecture with his family. This courtyard was only built last year. It would be a pity to leave it empty, so I asked my husband to buy it for him to avoid the waste of having no one living there." The village head's wife introduced and explained.

Liu Huan felt comforted as she looked at this small courtyard. This would be her home for the rest of her life.

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