In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

When my second sister-in-law gave birth to her child, many little boys came to their house to watch, according to the custom on Dandan Island.

At that time, if a boy is born, the host family will take out a lot of candy and scatter it directly for the little boys to grab.

This is just like the fact that you have to find a boy to roll around on the bridal bed before using it.

But this time the delivery took too long, and some little boys even fell asleep on their parents' backs.

"When will it come out? We have been waiting from morning till afternoon." Several little boys became impatient.

Some parents said, "You guys go home first, and we'll call you over when it's time to give out candy."

Some neighbors also said worriedly: "It has been so many hours since yesterday, why hasn't he come out yet? How come it's even longer than Yanyan from the old Lu family?"

"So, whether or not childbirth is smooth has nothing to do with the size of the butt. Shanshan was so thin at the time, giving birth was just like pooping. She didn't even scream, she just gave birth straight away."

"When my mother gave birth to me, she was already her sixth child. I heard that she had a stomachache that day and gave birth in the cowshed. She even cut the umbilical cord herself after giving birth."

"It's been so long, could it be a difficult birth? They say giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman."

After hearing this, the eldest aunt Zhang Guifen who came to help glared at the man angrily: "Pooh, pooh, pooh, if you can't speak, then don't speak. No one thinks you are dumb."

At this moment, Li Yaoguo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He could neither sit nor stand.
He hasn't slept since last night. He hasn't closed his eyes since last night, and he has dark circles under his eyes.

He knows his wife best. Even though she is strong, she can kill him with just one slap.

But when I gave birth to Li Haoran, I was in excruciating pain. But people say that the second birth will be smoother.

But this feels a bit off. This midwife is the best on the entire Dandan Island, but every time she brings out the basin, she keeps muttering about how the baby eats too well, the baby's head is too big, and it's not easy to give birth.

Every time he saw the large basin of blood-stained gauze, Li Yaoguo felt heartbroken. Now what he hoped most was that the mother and daughter could be safe and sound.

Li Duoyu, who had just returned home, didn't even bother to take a shower and went straight to his second brother's house to help. But when it comes to giving birth, men like them really can't help at all.

Old Li stood in the corner smoking the whole time. Apart from boiling water, he couldn't help with anything.

Only Sister Shuihua and A Niang were helping in the bedroom, and Zhou Xiaoying could only wait there.

Although caesarean sections are already available these days, only county-level and above hospitals in Rongcheng can perform this operation.

But in this day and age, the taboos of the elderly about caesarean sections are as fierce as a tiger, and caesarean sections also require a series of examinations.

Judging from the current time point, it is 100% too late. After all, caesarean section still requires disinfection, anesthesia, etc.

A series of examinations must be done in advance, but as my second sister-in-law's screams became weaker and weaker, the midwife kept shouting.

"Come on, try your best!"

"You are so big, you should be very strong. Let's try harder, it will come out soon."

Li Duoyu also became anxious. This reminded him of his previous life, when Zhou Xiaoying also had a difficult delivery and it took her a whole day to give birth to the baby.

I can only imagine how painful it would have been for me if I hadn’t been by her side at that time.

Thinking of this, Li Duoyu couldn't help but hold Zhou Xiaoying's hand, but found that her palms were full of sweat.

Zhou Xiaoying's ears turned red and she immediately shook off his hand and glared at him. Her expression seemed to say: So many people are watching us, aren't you ashamed?

"You stink, go back and take a shower. Have you eaten? There's some food in the fridge, you can heat it up yourself."

"We've already eaten on board."

Xiaoying didn't have a very good relationship with her second sister-in-law, so it was obvious that she was suffering like this. Unexpectedly, she was still so nervous that her palms were sweating.

Li Duoyu also felt that it would be better to do something instead of standing here and doing nothing.

It was also a way to keep a record for his second sister-in-law. All he could think of was to swallow his pride and call County Magistrate Tao.

See if we can send an experienced obstetrician over to prevent any unexpected events. At that time, even in the worst-case scenario, we can still choose the option of "saving the mother".

But just when Li Duoyu was about to go to Qixing Bay to make a phone call, he heard a long shout from his second sister-in-law.

A faint baby cry was heard in the room. Upon hearing this sound, Li Yaoguo was so excited that he jumped up on the spot.

The first thing he did was to come to the door of the room and ask directly, "Mom, can I come in now?"

After a while, the person who opened the door was the midwife. She looked very tired. After all, she had been in the room for nearly fifteen or sixteen hours.

"You can go in."

But from the midwife's expression, everyone could guess whether it was a boy or a girl. They have a custom here that if a boy is born, an extra red envelope must be given, and after the child is born, the midwife will shout especially loudly.

They would also take the candies prepared by the host family and scatter them outside for the little boys to grab.

But if it’s a girl, there will be no extra red envelope, so after every delivery, as long as it’s a girl,

The midwife’s face will not be particularly good, and she herself will also feel that she is unlucky.

If there are too many girls delivering babies, the villagers' opinion of her will naturally become worse. Some people will say that if she delivers the baby, the baby will definitely be a girl.

Li Duoyu remembered very clearly that when Zhou Xiaoying gave birth to little Tutu, she had already found a midwife. But because of this midwife, all the babies she delivered in those two months were girls.

A'niang replaced the person at the last minute and didn't ask her to help with the delivery. Xiaoying gave birth to a boy, so the more this matter spread, the more outrageous it became.

Li Duoyu thinks that this thing is actually the same as mahjong. Unless you use high technology, no one can be sure of getting good cards every time.

Seeing the midwife cursing, Li Duoyu should have guessed that her mother and second sister-in-law probably didn't give her any extra red envelopes.

Just as she was leaving, Li Duoyu stuffed a small red envelope into her hand.

"Thank you for your hard work. This time it took a long time. A little reward for your hard work."

After the midwife received the red envelope, she couldn't stop smiling and spoke very politely.

"Mr. Li, you don't have to be so polite. This is what I should do." Although she said so, she had already put the red envelope into her pocket.

In the room, the newborn baby had been cleaned and wrapped in a thick cotton blanket.

When the baby was born, Zhu Xiuhua, with her eyes still closed and her hair wet with sweat, said aggrievedly, "I gave birth to the baby with such pain, and it turned out to be a girl."

Li Yaoguo smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl. A daughter is not good enough. With this child, our family will definitely make a lot of money in the future."

Zhu Xiuhua said with a bitter face: "But what if our daughter grows up to be as strong as me? It will be difficult for her to get married in the future."

After hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent, because it seemed to be true.

This child weighed 7.8 kilograms when he was born, which is a lot bigger than other children. He must have inherited Zhu Xiuhua's body shape.

In this era where marriage is prioritized if you work hard, it is really hard to find a partner.

Li Yaoguo said with a smile: "When the time comes, we can also follow Lao Lu's example and directly give him a boat and a house. Then everyone might scramble to get it."

Ah Niang snorted: "Don't be so arrogant just because you made a little money. Even the most arrogant people are not as arrogant as you."

But after learning that Li Yaoguo also gave birth to a girl, the happiest person on the entire Dandan Island was none other than Lao Lu. He couldn't suppress his smile at all, and it felt like he was about to set off firecrackers. "I told you, this is the year of something, and there are more girls born on our island this year, but you still don't believe it."

The neighbor, Lao Jin, who was a pig butcher, couldn't stand his behavior anymore and snorted coldly:

"I already have a male child. In Yaoguo, this is called having both a boy and a girl. If your second child is also a girl, you will really lose money."

"Bullshit, stop talking nonsense over there, do you want to fight?"

Lao Jin cursed back on the spot: "Who is afraid of who? If you dare to come over, I will just slaughter you like a pig."

Several neighbors nearby saw the two of them arguing and shook their heads. They were obviously two duds, but they behaved so aggressively all day long.

After the child was born, Li Duoyu said to his second brother: "During this period, you don't have to go to the company every day. When you have time, spend time with your wife and child."

A'niang, who was carrying hot water to clean the second sister-in-law's body, said, "No need to accompany me. I'll take care of the confinement. One chicken every two days, I guarantee that both mother and daughter will be plump and white."

Zhu Xiuhua in the room heard it and shouted on the spot: "Mom, didn't you tell me this last month, one a day? You can't be too partial. Your own daughter only has one a day, but I, your daughter-in-law, only have one every two days."

Hearing such a loud voice, Li Duoyu and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud. The familiar second sister-in-law was back again.

A'niang sighed. When delivering the baby, the midwife kept talking about why the baby ate so well and why the baby in her belly was too big and difficult to deliver.

"Okay, okay, okay. If you can eat it, I'll give you a whole chicken every day."

The second sister-in-law then shouted, "Leave the gizzards and chicken waists for me, I want to use them to cook rice noodles."

Chen Huiying was speechless. The reason why Shuihua was given a chicken every day during her confinement was because she was bullied so badly at her in-laws' house.

The previous two children didn’t have a good confinement period, so as a mother, of course I felt bad, so I gave her a good confinement period.

But when Shuihua was in confinement, although she had a chicken every day, she mostly drank chicken soup, and the chicken meat and chicken offal were eaten by her family.

But your daughter-in-law is different. She will really eat the whole chicken for you.

Chen Huiying sighed and said, forget it, let her eat if she wants.

After his second sister-in-law gave birth, Li Duoyu went home to take a bath and took some grilled squid shreds made on the boat for little Tutu to eat.

This guy won't eat proper meals, but he can't stop eating snacks like these.

"Dad is still the best to me. What is this? Why is it so delicious?"

“Grilled squid strips.”

But after little Tutu had taken a few bites, Zhou Xiaoying took it away and said to the father and son seriously, "From now on, this can only be eaten with rice, not as a snack. Do you hear me?"

After that, he said to Li Duoyu seriously: "In the future, don't always bring this kind of snacks home. The children are now unwilling to eat properly."

Li Duoyu chuckled and suddenly changed the subject: "Wife, your period hasn't come yet."

Zhou Xiaoying nodded.

"So I'm pretty good at it. I managed it in two months." Li Duoyu's face was full of smiles. It has been almost a month since he last had sex. It seems that this matter is almost certain to be done.

"By the way, have you told your mother?"

"Not yet. My second sister-in-law is in confinement after giving birth. I plan to wait until she is done before telling my mother."

"That's right."

It is impossible to say that A-niang is not biased. If she knew that Zhou Xiaoying was pregnant, I guess Second Sister-in-law would not have done so well.

At that time, if my second sister-in-law feels that it is unfair, the family will definitely be in chaos for a while.

But Zhou Xiaoying suddenly became nervous: "What if I can't give birth, then what should I do?"

"How about we go directly to the hospital to give birth, and I'll find you a VIP delivery room."

"What is VIP?"

“It means VIP.”

"Then after we move into the VIP delivery room, will it be less painful?"

Li Duoyu scratched his head and laughed, "I don't know that either."

At this time, Chen Jianghe came to Li Duoyu's house with a bottle of sorghum wine.

Li Duoyu looked at Secretary Chen curiously. What was going on? He was usually so stingy, but he was willing to bring some wine with him. He even shouted, "Director Li, should we have a couple of drinks?"

"Finally transferred back?"

Chen Jianghe said: "How is that possible? I love Dandan Island so much now that I won't leave even if my boss transfers me back."

Li Duoyu was even more confused.

Chen Jianghe didn't keep the secret any longer and quickly said, "It's like this. During the two days you were away, the city's power and post and telecommunications departments happened to come to our village, and I was the one who received them."

"They said they were going to inspect the cables and bring a telephone line to our island. They asked me to count how many households on our island wanted to have telephones."

So that's how it is. Li Duoyu understood it instantly, but he still couldn't figure it out.

When the submarine cables were first being developed, Li Duoyu actually suggested that we build the communication lines as well.

But at that time, the superiors directly rejected it on the grounds that the cost was too high and there were too few people using telephones on Dandan Island.

But this time the agreement was given too suddenly, and two core departments had to work together. There were only a few people in the entire Rongcheng who could bring these two departments together.

After all, this kind of cable laid in the sea needs to undergo special treatment and cannot be produced domestically. It must all be imported from island countries.

By then, the laying and maintenance team will all be from the island country, and the cost will be extremely high.

The most important thing is that for such a large project, ordinary leaders really cannot make the decision, and ultimately the leader’s signature and approval is still required.

What puzzled Li Duoyu was that the behavior of the people above him had been a bit strange recently, as if they were eager to give him all the benefits in a short period of time.

This made him vaguely uneasy, feeling that something unexpected was about to happen. In his previous life, he had read quite a lot of Li Duoyu's novels about officialdom.

All these signals seemed to be telling Li Duoyu that a big change was about to happen. Whenever something like this happened, a group of people would completely disappear from the political arena.

Li Duoyu sighed. Although he was very close to them, fortunately he was not one of them.

As long as he can grow bigger and stronger, then even if the situation changes, it may not affect him. So, he still needs to accelerate his development in the next two years.

Li Duoyu said, "We must have a telephone at home. When the new dock is completed, I will also have one there."

Chen Jianghe quickly poured a glass of wine for Li Duoyu: "When the time comes, will you go and talk to your uncle and third uncle, or should I?"

"You should go. If I go, I might end up paying for it." (End of this chapter)