Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1148 Buying a Hay Cutter

What Wang An was referring to was the story of the wife of the old Niu family in the village who had a difficult childbirth two years ago. The midwife and the barefoot doctor were both helpless. The old Niu family wanted to take the woman to the hospital, but the mule cart was too slow, so she died before they even reached the hospital.

Later, the villagers analyzed that if the woman had gone to the hospital earlier, or if the mule cart had been faster, she definitely wouldn't have died.

After a pause, Wang An continued:

“Let me tell you, if she had gotten to the hospital sooner, she wouldn’t have had any problems. If all else fails, they could have just delivered the baby via C-section. It’s that simple.”

In those days, very few women underwent cesarean sections; the vast majority had vaginal births. However, in later generations, the situation was completely reversed, with fewer vaginal births and more cesarean sections.

Therefore, in Wang An's view as a reborn person, as long as the mother and child are safe, it doesn't matter how Mu Xueqing gives birth.

After Wang An finished speaking, seeing that Liu Guilan seemed interested, Wang An pressed his advantage and said:
“I’ve been thinking about it too. Anyway, we’re not short of money. Buying a car and leaving it there is great. Cars don’t need to eat grass or feed, which is great. But it can be very useful when you’re in a hurry. It only takes 20 minutes to drive to the county town. Besides, it’s so hard to go out in winter here. If we had a car, it would be much more convenient.”

After Wang An finished speaking, Liu Guilan looked at Wang Dazhu, clearly asking for his opinion.

Wang Dazhu naturally noticed Liu Guilan's gaze. After thinking for a while, he said to Liu Guilan:
“I think Xiao An’s point is valid, so let’s buy it. Xiao An can spend money, but he can also make money. Aren’t all these things in our house bought by him?”

Upon hearing Wang Dazhu's agreement, Liu Guilan looked at Mu Xueqing and said:
"Xueqing, why don't we let Xiao An buy the car? I think what he said makes a lot of sense."

Since her husband wanted to buy a car, and her in-laws had agreed, Mu Xueqing's attitude changed instantly. The main reason was that Wang An's words clearly implied that the biggest reason for buying the car was that he was considering her and their unborn child. Therefore, Mu Xueqing said:

"Okay, then let's buy it. I'm fine with whatever you do."

However, when she said this, Mu Xueqing's smile, or rather, her happiness, was impossible to hide.

With her whole family considering her and her child's safety, Mu Xueqing naturally felt very happy.

Although Wang An was capable of making the decision to buy a car, he was still very happy when his whole family agreed to it.

Otherwise, if buying a car causes the whole family to be unhappy, that's definitely not what Wang An wants to see.

And so, the whole family unanimously approved Wang An's decision to buy a car.

Of course, this whole family refers to Wang Dazhu and his wife, and Wang An and his wife; as for the opinions of the two little girls, no one cares.

After lunch, Wang An and Mu Xueqing returned to their room to rest for a while.

Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Mu Xueqing suddenly said to Wang An:
"Xiao An, why do I feel like I can't wake up right now? I just want to sleep all the time."

Wang An hugged Mu Xueqing tightly, and said with a smile:
"Just sleep if you're tired. That's what pregnant women do, isn't it?"

Mu Xueqing simply hummed in agreement and quickly drifted off to sleep.

Wang An, who had spent the whole night with Fang Xiu'e, was also a little sleepy and closed his eyes to sleep.

When Wang An opened his eyes, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

While still half asleep, Wang An went to the toilet and urinated. He noticed that Wang Dazhu and Huang Zhong were chopping grass. Huang Zhong was responsible for adding grass to the blade, while Wang Dazhu was responsible for pressing the blade.

The so-called "chopping grass" involves cutting rice stalks and wheat stalks into small pieces, because only in this way can livestock have less coarse grass stalks left when they eat grass.

However, it must be said that chopping grass is definitely a physically demanding job; people without strength can't even press down on the chaff cutter.

After thinking for a moment, Wang An said to Wang Dazhu:

"Dad, how about I buy a chaff cutter? Then I can put it on the diesel engine of the hand tractor and turn it on."

Wang Dazhu rubbed his forehead and subconsciously asked:
"How much does one of those things cost? If it's too expensive, it's not worth it. It's winter now, and we're just sitting around doing nothing all day, so we'll just slowly chop it up."

Wang An said, "Those things that are delivered by wind are more expensive, while those that aren't are cheaper."

Wang Dazhu was taken aback upon hearing this and asked Wang An:

"What's going on with the wind delivery?"

Wang An said:

"The wind-driven system is basically just a blower. After chopping the hay, it blows it directly into the hay shed, saving you the trouble of moving the chopped hay into the shed."

Wang Dazhu said with a look of surprise:

"Have these things been researched to such an advanced level now?"

Wang An said with a smile:

"Absolutely! I'm going to buy a car tomorrow, and then I'll have Lao Wu come with me in the four-wheeled vehicle. Once we get to the county, after we buy the chaff cutter, he can drive the four-wheeled vehicle straight back. I won't be back until after noon, so what do you say, Dad?"

Wang Dazhu thought for a moment and said:

"Then why would we need to send the fifth brother with you? Let's just go, the two of us. I'll also take a look at what kinds of chaff cutters they have."

Upon hearing that his father wanted to go along, Wang An chuckled and said:

"Then you'd better wear something warm tomorrow. I'm going to get it processed tonight, and that guy's got a real cold."

Wang Dazhu rolled his eyes at Wang An and said:

"Do you need to tell me? I know what to wear at what time."

The next day, after breakfast, Wang An noticed that Wang Dazhu had changed into new clothes, including a new cotton-padded jacket. So, Wang An asked Wang Dazhu:

"Dad, we're just going to buy a chaff cutter, why are you dressed so neatly?"

Wang Dazhu said irritably:

"Just like you, you don't care about your appearance at all, you don't even know to change your clothes before going out."

Liu Guilan also chimed in, saying to Wang Andao:

"Yeah, I always change my clothes the day before they get dirty. I don't know who taught me that."

The couple's words immediately silenced Wang An.

Wang An genuinely didn't care about this aspect, because in his view, no one would care what he wore. People who knew him would recognize him no matter what he wore, and people who didn't know him wouldn't know his name even if he was naked.

So, as long as you're comfortable and feel good, that's all that matters.

After starting the four-wheeled vehicle, Wang An slung the bag containing the money over his shoulder. The father and son checked their respective 54s again before driving the four-wheeled vehicle towards the county town.

　Thank you so much, "Wall Climbing Swordsman"!

　　Thank you so much, Brother Hei A Niu!

　　Wishing both of you brothers good luck in everything you do, and may all your wishes come true and may you make a fortune!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)