Alas, just as he reached the doorstep, he was scolded by Madame He, "Inform them, inform them of what? The Zhao Family is nearly too poor to own a pair of pants, what good will their coming do? Are they coming to take advantage of us?"
Madame He’s words were unabashedly rude, not sparing Zhao even a shred of dignity, even though Zhao had just given birth.
Ye Gaoshui was also suddenly reminded of the last time Zhao took all the family’s silver to the Zhao Family, and when he went to ask for it back, they refused to return it.
Turning his head, Ye Gaoshui was slightly embarrassed, "Mother, let’s not go, let’s not go..."
Seeing the foolish look on Ye Gaoshui, Madame He turned around and took out the silver coins she had prepared earlier, "It was troublesome for his sister-in-law today, take these for her to have some tea."
"Oh, Auntie, you are too kind." While she said this, the lady’s action of taking the money didn’t hesitate a bit.
Normally, helping someone with childbirth would at most get a few eggs; some even wouldn’t give anything for giving birth to a daughter, not to mention the complaining they’d attract. This was the first time she received so much silver for helping with childbirth.
In the house, Zhao was already asleep. Zhang was helping clean the filth of the birthing room. Madame He instructed Aunt Fu to help take care of things for a few days, and then she left quietly with Ye Jiu and Ye Qingzhi.
By the time they returned home, it was already dark.
After eating dinner and returning to his own small courtyard, Ye Jiu realized that Ye Hei was standing behind the door. As soon as Ye Jiu entered, he saw him dangling an eagle head, looking listless with Ye Bai gloating nearby.
Ye Jiu held his forehead, nearly forgetful that today he had promised Ye Hei they would go to the back mountain tonight, giving him a chance to transform into a human as well.
However, seeing Ye Bai still causing trouble, Ye Jiu couldn’t suppress his anger, "What, you want another month of not being able to transform into a human?"
Ye Bai immediately covered his mouth in fear, the towering lad making such a cute gesture unexpectedly has its own charm and contrast.
Seeing Ye Bai behave, Ye Jiu didn’t scare him further, but said to Ye Hei, "Let me go inside to put on another piece of clothing, then we’ll head to the back mountain."
Instantly, Ye Hei stepped aside, his expression one of fervent appeasement.
The weather in February wasn’t as cold as in winter, but there was still a considerable difference between day and night temperatures.
Ye Jiu returned to his room, took a fur-lined cloak, and then headed out.
In the darkness of night, no one saw two eagles carrying a person flying over the wall.
Back mountain, Ye Jiu took out the jade buckle capable of hiding their scent and only then started to cook the meat.
Meanwhile, Ye Bai had been staring at the pot ever since the fire was lit, drooling foolishly at the cooking meat.
Ye Hei was also fixated on the pot, but unlike Ye Bai, his concern wasn’t satisfying hunger but undergoing the significant transformation from eagle to human.
Once the fire lit up with the scent hidden by the jade buckle, even they couldn’t smell the tempting aroma. They only knew that the pot held something highly beneficial for them.
The wait was long, yet Ye Jiu felt that using the limited number of jade buckles just for this pot of meat seemed a bit too wasteful.
Therefore, Ye Jiu set up several pots, all filled with meat soup, letting Ye Bai and Ye Hei watch over them.
Meanwhile, she started another fire, took pots and pans from the space bag, selected a rib, cleaned it, and began to braise it.