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Chapter 631 My sister-in-law is pregnant and my wife is worried
October 10th, the 12th day of the ninth lunar month.

Today is a good day. All the forest farms under the jurisdiction of Qing'an Forest Farm are setting off firecrackers and officially starting mountain operations!
Prior to this, Xu Ning, Yang Jun and others had disbanded all the original workers at No. 17 Leng Yard and arranged them to work at No. 28 Leng Yard and No. 25-2 Leng Yard. They asked the experienced workers to pick an apprentice they liked and then lead the apprentice to work.

Maybe someone will say that jobs like carrying covers and returning the roofs do not require much technical skills, so do they really need one-on-one assistance?
Xu Ning believes that one-on-one guidance is necessary, because every year there are people who are injured, disabled or even die due to work mistakes. Having experienced people guiding can prevent accidents to those who are not careful at work. What's more, work also requires skills. If you just use brute force, you will be exhausted and paralyzed in just two or three days.

Guan Lei has a deep understanding of this. When he first started cutting down trees, he simply used brute force, and his back and waist were sore after a whole day. Later, an old master taught him how to use more force, and the effect was immediate.

After Lengchang was opened, Guan Lei and Liu Daming went to live in Lengchang No. 2 and No. 3. Since Lengchang had only been opened for a few days, they had to live in the head shack of Lengchang. After the workers became familiar with how to work and the process, they could go back home every now and then.

Ma Liu also moved from the Xu family's old house to the small shack in the No. 2 yard. He had to patrol the two small yards at night. The original old man was on night patrol at No. 28 yard. As for No. 25-2 yard, Zhao Shengmin was the night watchman. He moved to the yard more than 10 days ago. Hu Zhiyong said that he was very diligent and could patrol two or three times a night.

Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, and Wang Hu went to the Dongshan underground cellar and moved the cast iron stove and iron pots, as well as the pots and pans in the cupboard to the cold room, but they did not move the beehives and beehive barrels without permission. They had to wait for Ma Liu to give the order...

That night, Xu Ning returned to the village from Lengchang and went to the village headquarters to call Malian Shuangfu Village. The person who answered the phone was Village Chief Zhang.

The son of Village Chief Zhang is Zhang Yu, who sent Xu Ning, Chen Hedong and others to Yanwangkanzi last time. Not long after, the Liu brothers ran to the village office.

"Is that Xu Ning? I'm your fourth brother!" Liu Sitie said hurriedly.

Hearing the tone, Xu Ning knew that the Liu brothers were waiting anxiously, so he asked with a smile: "Fourth brother, have you finished harvesting the land at home?"

"Oh my god, I've already collected them! I'm just waiting for your call!"

"Hahaha... I've been quite busy lately. The venue was only opened yesterday. How many people are there on your side?"

"30 for sure! There are still a few that haven't been decided yet. I'll go talk to them later."

Xu Ning shook his head: "Forget about those who are hesitant. Aren't those who come here relatives of our family?"

"Basically... but there are a few children from our neighbors and cousins, and they can all work..."

"Okay, then tell them to pack up quickly. I'll drive there tomorrow."

"Okay, when will you arrive? I'll ask your sister-in-law to prepare dinner."

"I can't say for sure, but I have to stay at your house for two nights."

Liu Eryin beside Liu Sitie laughed: "Hahaha, OK! Erning, you can stay wherever you want as long as you come over!"

"Well, I can't tell you the truth. But there is one thing I have to tell you in advance. I now have five lengchangs. Since you have never worked in the mountains before, you have to work in five lengchangs respectively. The lengchangs provide food and accommodation. The living conditions may not be very good, but we will definitely have meat for every meal!"

"Oh my, meat for every meal? What a wonderful life..."

Liu Sitie said with a smile: "I have already told them in advance that it is hard work, but it will definitely make more money than fishing. If you say so, I think we can still beat 30 people."

"Let's temporarily set the number of people at 30, otherwise there won't be enough space in the car."

"Okay, can you come in the afternoon?"

"I estimate it to be around 5 o'clock. This one is too far."

"Okay, don't worry about driving. We'll have dinner when you arrive! Don't worry, everyone coming here is our family."

"..."

After Xu Ning responded, he hung up the phone.

At this time, Du Shoucai came over and said, "Your brother and sister-in-law and Feng'er are back, didn't you know?"

"I don't know. I just came down from the training ground. Why are they all back?"

Du Shoucai said with a smile: "It's a good news, you should go back quickly."

"Good news?" Xu Ning muttered. He guessed the general idea by looking at Du Shoucai's smile.

As Xu Ning hurried home, he thought to himself that his sister-in-law might be pregnant!

According to the time when his eldest nephew was born in June, counting back nine and a half months, that means she was conceived in September this year, and it has been just over a month now, which is the time when she is showing pregnancy symptoms.

He made a rough guess and ran home in a hurry. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Xu Feng playing with the dog.

"Wow! Second brother! I miss you so much!"

Xu Laonian and Wang Erli stood under the eaves smoking, looking quite excited, with smiles on their faces that never stopped. Even though Xu Laonian usually annoyed Xu Ning, he now found him much more pleasing to the eye.

Xu Ning pulled Xu Feng's arm and deliberately asked, "Why are you back?"

Xu Feng couldn't help laughing: "Guess, guess, guess..."

"Do you want me to guess or not? Just tell me now!"

Xu Feng pouted and said, "Then kiss me and I'll tell you."

"Don't be so useless. You are a grown-up girl, but you are still doing such evil things. If you don't want to tell me, forget it. I will ask my sister-in-law."

"Oh my god, how did you know my sister-in-law was pregnant?" Xu Feng blurted out.

Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "I saw it right away. Look how excited our dad is laughing, as if he is very proud."

Xu Feng glanced under the eaves and saw that, just as his second brother had said, his father's face was really flushed and his mouth was almost puffed up.

"Hahaha... not at all! Our dad just can't keep secrets."

Upon hearing this, Xu Laonian asked, "What are you two saying about me?"

Xu Ning rushed in: "They said you were always doing evil things..."

"Hey... you little jerk... I'm telling you, I'm in a good mood today, not like you. If it were any other day, just wait and see how I'd beat you!"

When Xu Ning entered the house, he saw a group of old ladies surrounding Wang Shujuan like stars surrounding the moon. Xu Long stood beside them like a big fool, grinning foolishly.

"Erning is back!" Han Fengjiao turned around and shouted.

When Xu Long saw his younger brother coming into the room, he hurried forward and grabbed his arm. He seemed unable to control his mouth and said, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant! I'm a father now, and you're an uncle! How are you? Are you happy?"

"I'm happy! When will my nephew come out? I'll take him to the mountains."

"Stop talking nonsense..."

Wang Shujuan said with a smile: "I didn't know it was a girl or a boy yet. I just went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday."

Liu Lizhen said: "I will go find Mrs. Zhang tomorrow and ask her to pinch it..."

"Mom, please stop messing around. You can't just talk about this to anyone else. Just keep it to your family."

After Xu Ning finished speaking, Xu Long said, "Well, the doctor said that we need to pay more attention in the first three months. Besides, I'm happy whether it's a girl or a boy."

Wang Shujuan nodded: "Me too, both girls and boys like it."

Wu Qiuxia said: "Erning, your brother and sister-in-law are already pregnant, you and Yan have to hold on tight."

Xu Ning grinned and said, "Uncle, if she is pregnant now, my mother will be worried sick."

Liu Lizhen said stubbornly: "Why should I worry? The more children the better, the more fun it will be!"

Xu Feng bared her teeth: "Mom, aren't you upset now?"

"Go away. I feel upset just looking at you..."

There were laughter and joy in the house. After laughing, Xu Ning said, "My sister-in-law is pregnant, so don't go to the city."

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking just now." The old son said what Liu Lizhen was thinking. Wang Shujuan and Xu Long had been married for nearly three years before they had a child. If something went wrong and the child was gone, they would definitely regret it.

Wang Shujuan shook her head and said, "Mom, no, I just cook in the city and don't do any physical work."

"Cooking is so tiring. Just listen to your mother and stay at home."

Xu Long leaned against the windowsill and said, "It's okay, Mom. I usually go out to buy groceries, and there are radiators in the house in winter. She is being cared for in the city, and I can take her to the hospital for a checkup..."

After finishing his cigarette, Xu Laonian walked into the house and said, "Is there anyone in the city to take care of Juan'er? She still has to serve you."

Wang Shujuan and Xu Long looked at each other, and neither dared to say anything. It was obvious that Xu Laonian and Liu Lizhen attached great importance to the baby in her belly.

Meng Ziyan whispered to Xu Ning, "Or you can just do what Jun did and hire someone to cook for Feng'er and clean the house."

"How can that be possible? Third Uncle is such a person. If someone finds evidence against him, he will be in big trouble."

Yang Shuhua said, "Let Juan'er stay at home and I'll go to the city to take care of Feng'er and the others."

"That's okay."

In fact, the Xu family didn't want Yang Shuhua to leave. Why? Because they were used to her cooking. After she left, the Xu family had no taste for food. Besides, when guests came to the house, Yang Shuhua showed off her cooking skills to give face to the Xu family!

Xu Feng suddenly raised her hand and said, "Mom, my third uncle said that he doesn't want my eldest sister-in-law to go to the city. He said that the three of us can take care of ourselves and he wants to train the three of us..."

Xu Long frowned and asked, "When did Third Uncle say that?"

"Before we left, Uncle San meant for the three of us to go to the canteen of the forestry unit after school, and then go home with you two."

Li Mantang said: "That's what he said. My third uncle said that we will have to live on campus when we go to high school, so he asked us to adapt in advance."

"Can you three do it?" Liu Lizhen was a little worried.

Xu Ning said: "What's wrong with that? They should have been allowed to be independent a long time ago. When I was their age, I could drive a horse-drawn carriage!"

Xu Laonian said disdainfully: "Come on, stop it! Are you driving a horse-drawn carriage? You thought the whip was fun, so you jumped on the carriage and started whipping it. The horses in the production team were stunned. The frightened horses ran around in panic and almost broke their legs!"

"Ah, you remember this glorious thing of mine very clearly."

"I talk about it to everyone I meet. Everyone praises my little calf for being so great..."

"Go away! What are you talking about? Are you sick?" Liu Lizhen raised her hand and patted Xu Laonian's chest.

Han Fengjiao said, "Oh my god! Are the dishes in the pot ready? Let's eat them! Erning, change your clothes and wash yourself, you are covered in dirt."

"Shall I go get a basin of water and wash my head?"

"Wash! I'm leaving at around 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, so prepare some food for me in advance."

Liu Lizhen asked, "Who's going with you?"

"I'll go by myself."

Han Fengjiao said, "Why don't you let Huzi go with you?"

"He has to harvest the land with my eldest brother at home. If I didn't arrange it, you wouldn't have told me. Now it's almost winter, and we are the only ones left with the land that hasn't been harvested."

Xu Laonian said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Erli and I won't go to the forest farm tomorrow. Let's stay at home and clean up the land."

"Okay, then you can call a few more people."

Wang Erli sat on the sofa and said, "Can you go by yourself? The place you want to go is almost in Jilin Province."

"It's okay. I can drive there in a day and stay there for two nights. If the latter doesn't come back, the next one will definitely come back. Then I will send them all to the field. But a few friends have to go down the mountain with me and go home for dinner."

Liu Lizhen said: "You and Hedong met the tiger before, the three brothers with the surname Liu?"

"Yes, there are five brothers in his family."

"You have to come to my house for dinner. Can you come home at 6 o'clock the following evening?"

"I'll call before I get back."

After dinner, around 8 o'clock.

After soaking his feet, Xu Ning got into bed. Meng Ziyan, Wang Shujuan, Sun Lianfang and others finished chatting and poured out the foot washing water as soon as they entered the room.

When she returned to the room, she heard Xu Ning snoring. She closed the door quietly and sighed slightly.

Meng Ziyan felt sorry for her husband. These days, Xu Ning was so tired that he even had difficulty carrying the bowl of rice.

After knowing that Wang Shujuan was pregnant, she became a little anxious and couldn't wait to have a child with Xu Ning.

But she also knew that this kind of thing would not happen just by wanting it, it all depended on fate.

She took off her clothes and got into bed, pouting as she hugged Xu Ning, mumbling, "The deer placenta wine will be ready in two days, and we will definitely be able to have twins!"

Xu Ning was not very sound asleep, so he vaguely heard the murmurs. He turned around and hugged her, saying, "Don't do anything stupid..."

"Why haven't you fallen asleep yet? I can hear you snoring."

"Huhuhu..."

Xu Ning started snoring again. Meng Ziyan grinned and pulled the light cord.

When the room fell into darkness, she couldn't help but start to think wildly...

The next day, at 4:, Meng Ziyan got up, rubbed her sleepy eyes, put on her clothes and walked to the north kitchen.

Liu Lizhen walked out of the east room and was surprised to see her getting up so early. She said, "Yan, why are you up so early?"

"Give him some food, Mom. Go back to your room and lie down for a while. I'll take care of it."

"I can't sleep. Your dad's snoring sounds like thunder. I heard your sister-in-law is pregnant. Are you worried?"

Meng Ziyan smiled and said, "No, I'm not in a hurry. I'm just wondering if my sister-in-law can have twins. If she can, then let her drink some..."

"You and I are thinking the same thing. I didn't sleep much last night. I was so excited when your sister-in-law got pregnant. Your father even discussed with me last night what to name the baby."

"Are you ready?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. Let your brother figure it out."

Meng Ziyan opened the pot and a cloud of hot steam rose into the air. Liu Lizhen found five lunch boxes and put the dishes in the pot into them.

"Mom, if Hua, Lianfang, my sister-in-law and I all have children in one or two years, won't we be worried?"

Liu Lizhen couldn't help laughing and said, "It's really depressing to think about it, but it's only a matter of two or three years, and everything will be fine after it passes. The only thing I hope for now is that the child doesn't end up like Erning..."

"what……"

"If you really want to take after Erning, take after the current one, not the previous one! That one is really a demon, it makes my head hurt. Don't let your brother and sister-in-law's children take after your brother, your brother is too stubborn and funny! Hey, all the bad roots of the old Xu family are passed on to these three."

Meng Ziyan covered her mouth and laughed: "They are all the roots of the Xu family, how can we not follow our roots..."

Liu Lizhen also shook her head and smiled.

(End of this chapter)