Yoshida Mii

Chapter 180 Second Aunt Song Gives Birth

In mid-July, the weather is not as hot as before. Even if you walk under the sun, as long as it is not in the middle of the day, you will not feel uncomfortable in the sun.

That day happened to be Lin Shi Muxiu, who went home early and missed Quanzi who came to the shop to drink bean curd.Quanzi told Dongbao that the family was preparing to collect peanuts, and asked Dongbao to go to his house when he returned, and taste the freshly planed peanuts.

In the afternoon, when Dongbao followed Li Hongqin and Aunt Qiuxia to Tagouji, Lin Fu happened to be walking home with a shelf cart. It was very difficult to pull.

Qiuxia and Li Hongqin hurried over to help push the cart. Li Hongqin looked at the plucked peanut seedlings, smiled and said to Qiuxia, "Your family's peanuts this year are not bad."

There are a lot of plump peanuts on the roots of each peanut seedling, and the bright yellow peanut skin is stained with moist soil, which looks very gratifying.

Qiuxia nodded happily. The sale of these peanuts is another big income. "This year there is plenty of rain, unlike last year when there was no rain and neither peanuts nor vegetables grew."

Along the way, many people saw the Lin family's peanut harvest and greeted Lin Fu one after another, asking him to leave the peanut stalks for them to feed the little rabbits after he finished beating the peanuts.

Lin Fu readily agreed and asked them to come to the house to pull the seedlings before dinner.

Old man Lin took Lin Shi and Quanzi to plan the peanuts in the harvested peanut field. When pulling out the peanuts, there would always be peanuts left in the field that could not be pulled out. It was necessary to plan the ground with a small nail rake, and pick out the peanuts one by one. Picking it up is a very hard job.

"Why are you here?" Lin Shi, who was bending over to shaving peanuts, saw Dong Bao, stood up straight with a smile, and put the straw hat on Dong Bao's head.

Old man Lin smiled and grabbed a large handful of freshly shaved peanuts from the peanut basket, and stuffed them to Dong Bao, "Taste it!"

Dong Bao quickly caught it, put it in his pocket, picked up a large peanut with three kernels, and peeled it off. The newly unearthed peanuts were crispy and juicy. Although they were not as fragrant as fried peanuts, they could be tasted in the mouth. There is a sweet taste, unique flavor.

"The peanuts in our area can't be compared with other places." Old man Lin talked to the three children with a smile while digging, "I heard that if you go to the east, the place next to the sea is sandy land, and it is grown there. Peanuts are good, they are bigger and more oily!"

Lin Shi wiped the sweat off his face, and said with a smile, "We're not bad either. We can grow rapeseed, sesame, and soybeans, all of which can produce oil."

"I know, I know!" Quan Zi, who was in charge of picking up peanuts, exclaimed.

Dong Bao smiled and helped Quanzi pick it up together, and asked, "What do you know?"

Quanzi smiled triumphantly, peeled a peanut and stuffed it into Old Man Lin's mouth, and said with a smile, "This is called raising a person from one side! My brother taught me that!"

The usual way to knock down the peanuts that are still on the peanut seedlings is to grab the seedlings with one hand and beat them in the bucket. The peanuts are thrown into the bucket, which is more efficient than picking them off one by one, and of course it takes more energy. Some.

When Dong Bao followed Lin Shi and the others back to Lin's house, he saw Lin Fu cracking peanuts in the yard. Lin Fu was wearing a thin gown with the sleeves rolled up to his shoulders, squatting in the yard and throwing peanuts in the bucket vigorously. , the muscles on the arms were all swollen due to exertion, and sweat dripped all over his face.

Lin Shi and old man Lin also hurried over to help beat the peanuts. Quanzi and Dongbao didn't have the strength to fall, so they could only grab a handful of seedlings and pick the peanuts off one by one.

It's really hard work!Dongbao couldn't help but sigh that the life of a farmer is the hardest. There is no free time throughout the year. From plowing the land, sowing, weeding, loosening the soil, fertilizing, and harvesting, every link is hard work. Food is something to be cherished.

In the afternoon, Aunt Qiuxia came back from making tofu. Lin Fu didn't care about rest, so he hurriedly picked up the burden to get the tofu. Two baskets came out.

"Let's send these two baskets to Dongbao tomorrow morning, and later we'll peel a few catties of peanuts and send them together. They are busy, so maybe they have time to peel them." Aunt Qiuxia laughed.

Old man Lin nodded with a smile, "It's time to give it away. After the peanuts are squeezed for oil, I'll give them another barrel of oil."

A few people were talking and laughing when they heard Song Zhaodi's exclamation and Huang's scolding coming from the Song family next door.

"What's the matter again, there is no peace all day long!" Aunt Qiuxia said displeased.

After a while, Quanzi saw Song Zhaodi running past the door, and after a while, he saw Song Zhaodi pulling Granny Li over.

"Mother, Sister Zhaodi has invited Granny Li, is Second Aunt Song about to give birth?" Quanzi asked hastily.

Mrs. Li is a midwife, and women in Tagouji and nearby villages basically turn to her when they want to give birth.

Aunt Qiuxia stopped peeling peanuts, stood up, went into the room and pulled out the pot under the bed, took out the eggs she had saved, counted twenty, put them in the basket with wheat straw, and took them out again. A bag of brown sugar came out and said to Old Man Lin and the others: "It is estimated that her second aunt is about to give birth, I will go and have a look."

"Hey, mother, you can go." Lin Shi smiled, "We'll finish this job in a while."

Qiuxia passed by and went directly into the Song family's courtyard, and saw Song Zhaodi squatting at the door of the west wing room. In the room, apart from Second Aunt Song's moaning and chirping, there was also the voice of Mrs. Li, "Mother Zhaodi, you have to do this again." It takes a few hours to give birth."

"Auntie, you are here." Seeing Qiuxia, Song Zhaodi immediately stood up happily, reaching out to catch the basket in Qiuxia's hand.

Upon hearing the voice, Mrs. Huang immediately came out of the main room, glared at Song Zhaodi, and said, "Zhaodi, quickly go to the stove to boil water for your mother, don't dawdle!"

Song Zhaodi secretly rolled her eyes to Mrs. Huang in a place where Aunt Qiuxia couldn't see, and reluctantly went into the stove to boil water, but Mrs. Huang hurried over and took the basket from Qiuxia's hand , you can tell at a glance that it contains brown sugar and eggs, which are quite a lot.

For things like giving birth, if it is not related to relatives, the farmers usually just send a few eggs for congratulations, and those who are close to each other will send five or ten eggs, and those who are not related may not give it away, like Aunt Qiuxia. Twenty eggs and a bag of brown sugar are rare. Huang is satisfied with her eyes, always thinking that Qiuxia is so generous because she made money in Li's shop, and she doesn't care about small money. Thinking that Li Shi's money should belong to her, Huang Shi felt sullen.

"Hurry up and make egg tea for Zhaodi's mother." Aunt Qiuxia laughed, "Isn't that the only thing you want to do when you have a baby?"

Mrs. Huang hummed, but didn't move. She went into the house and picked up the eggs into the jar, and went out to return the basket to Qiuxia.

After a few words of politeness between Qiu Xia and Huang Shi, they entered the west wing room and saw Second Aunt Song taking off her trousers and lying on the bed. The amniotic fluid seemed to have not yet broken, and Mrs. Li sat beside her leisurely drinking tea. Seeing Qiu Xia coming in, she smiled. Said: "Yo, are you here?"

"Hey, let's see how Zhaodi's mother is doing?" Aunt Qiuxia asked.

Granny Li pointed to Second Aunt Song and said with a smile: "The amniotic fluid hasn't broken yet, I guess we have to wait at least an hour."

"Your old man said one hour, then you must wait an hour!" Qiuxia laughed, "Mom Zhaodi, you can give birth at ease, I will go home and cook, and come to see you after you give birth. "Second Aunt Song has already given birth to three children. By the fourth child, she must be able to give birth to the child by herself without a midwife. At this meeting, I also know that I can't waste my energy by yelling, and I will be honest. lying on the bed.

The doors and windows in the house were tightly closed, and the smell of summer was very unpleasant. As soon as Aunt Qiuxia entered the room, she wanted to go out, and after a few polite words with Granny Li and Second Aunt Song, she was about to leave.

Second Aunt Song, who was lying on the bed whimpering, quickly pulled Aunt Qiuxia back. She saw that Qiuxia was carrying an empty basket on her arm. The things in that basket must have been kept by Mrs. Huang.

Second Aunt Song's teeth were itching with hatred in her heart. Mrs. Huang held everything in her hands. When she gave birth to a child, she was not willing to give her an egg that others gave her. I have never seen such a bitter one before!
"What's the matter, what is this?" Aunt Qiuxia asked.

Second Aunt Song burst into tears as soon as she opened her mouth, she endured the pain and sighed: "Sister-in-law, my heart is suffering! Dongbao's mother and I married into their old Song's family because of sins in our previous lives! Dongbao, she Mother is coming out, I can only wait to be pissed off!"

Both Aunt Qiuxia and Granny Li showed embarrassment. Aunt Qiuxia comforted her and said, "Don't think about it now, it's important to concentrate on giving birth to the baby."

Second Aunt Song talked about the sad part, tears kept falling, and she dragged Aunt Qiuxia to babble about Huang Shi, from not letting her eat enough to forcing her to work with her big belly, all kinds of things Huang Shi Shuluo became a wicked mother-in-law unique in heaven and earth.

"I have no hope in this life, so I just hope that Zhaodi can find a good husband's family." Second Aunt Song pulled Qiuxia to tears, and stared at Qiuxia burningly, "I don't want money from my husband's family, as long as my mother-in-law follows her." You are just as easy to talk to as long as you are!"

Aunt Qiuxia's smile froze on her face, she took her hand out of Second Aunt Song's hand, and said with a smile, "I just persuaded you in vain, and you're still thinking wildly! I'll go home and cook, and when the baby is born, I will Let's see again." After saying that, he hurriedly opened the curtain and went out, seeing that the pigsty was full of pig manure, which hadn't been cleaned for a long time, and the stench was so bad, he couldn't help but shook his head and went home.

When night fell, the Lin family was sitting in the yard eating, when they heard the loud cry of a baby from the next door.

"It's born, it's born!" Aunt Qiuxia laughed, "I just don't know if it's a boy or a girl."

Lin Fu sipped the soup and said with a smile: "It's too late, I'll see if it's a girl or a boy when I go to see it tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)