A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 510 Starved
Even though they were well prepared, many people still felt melancholy after the announcement of family planning was official.

In the past, the saying that having more children means more happiness has quietly changed recently, saying that it is better to have only one child.

After all, Li Xiang and Qiu Fanghua had not made up their mind to have another child before this.

This decision also made relatives and friends feel a little regretful.

After all, the excellence of both of them was visible, and Li Rui's success story was on their side. After long-term persuasion to no avail, these people would sigh every time they came to the house.

Even after the notice was issued, they still didn't let them go.

Comparing Li Xiang and his family's desire not to have a child, and other families' pursuit of a child, some have come true, while others have been unable to do so.

Although the eldest sister has not given birth yet, she has already carried it in her belly before the notice was issued, so it is naturally within the allowed range.

After Sun Guoqing and his wife drove away the troublemaker Gu Jia, they no longer had any obstacles and seemed to be back to being the same people they were before they got married.

The third child that the big girl wanted was also successfully conceived in this sweet and sweet atmosphere.

Sun Guoqing, who originally did not agree to have a third child, acquiesced to the arrival of the third child for some reasons.

The third child was still a boy. After the baby was born, for the sake of the child, the couple began to break the ice with their grandparents, which had been cold for several years.

The elders of the Sun family also convinced themselves in disguise that no matter how wrong Gu Da Niu was, she would have made great contributions to the Sun family when it came to the child's problem.

The curse of the Sun family having only one child in previous generations was finally broken in this generation.

Now she has given birth to three children, forget it, it’s hard to be confused.

Compared with the two families here who had their wishes fulfilled, some of the families whose wishes were not fulfilled were able to live as they were, while others had a falling out.

After He Yuzhu and Sister Tang gave birth to their son He Yong, they had always wanted to pursue another life.

But I don’t know what happened, but there was no movement after that.

The second cousin-in-law had previously planned to give birth to a relative's child, and the idea had been made to Sister Tang. Although Sister Tang was not sure about it, she was actually not that repulsive.

Their sisters and brothers have a good relationship, and they rarely refuse someone who can help.

The main reason why Sister Tang did not give accurate words was because she was afraid that He Yuzhu would not agree.

Even though Sister Tang is the one who decides many things in the family now, when it comes to this kind of adoption matter, she can't say anything. In the end, the man in the family has to nod.

Sister Tang hasn't mentioned it yet, so she doesn't know He Yuzhu's specific attitude.

She didn't mention it because she might not be able to get pregnant, and it would be useless to mention it if she couldn't get pregnant.

So I kept waiting and waiting until the notice came down. Now it’s fine. It’s useless to mention it.

Oddly enough, it seems that the Tang sisters are all barren of heirs.

Sister Tang, second cousin-in-law, and a little sister, the former and the latter only gave birth to one child.

The former is okay, a boy will be born in the first child, and even if there is no later, it can be regarded as an explanation for the old He family.

The latter gave birth to a girl. This little sister was married in the town, but the patriarchal culture in the town was no worse than in the countryside.

Because of this, the little sister also suffered a lot of grievances from her husband's family. If her parents' family hadn't been nearby and her father and brother were quite capable, the little sister would have ended up being divorced a long time ago.

The little sister's life is not comfortable, but after all, she has given birth to a child, which can be regarded as continuing the bloodline.

When I arrived at the second cousin's sister-in-law's place, there was no news.

Li Xiang once discussed with his family that he suspected that he had starved his body during the famine in his early years.

His analysis was not unreasonable, and it was also recognized by his eldest sister.

The elder sister also had a basis for her belief. When she was working in the hospital, she encountered many such cases. The bodies of young girls who were starved or malnourished had a common feature.

That means menstruation is late or does not come.

Girls before the Seventh Five-Year Plan period had much later menstruation than later generations due to insufficient nutrition.

Under normal circumstances, girls in later generations will have their first menstruation in junior high school, mostly around the age of thirteen.

Of course, there are individual cases that may occur earlier than this, that is, nutritional supplementation is excessive and becomes a "disease".

Going back to the past, during this period, menstruation after the age of 18 was a common phenomenon and had little impact on having children.

Apart from poor nutrition, there is basically nothing wrong with my physical condition.

But once you’re in your early 20s and run up to 23.24, it will have an impact on future pregnancy.

The eldest sister once took advantage of a family gathering to inquire about the second cousin-in-law’s childhood.

What the second cousin's wife said was pretty much the same as what they had estimated.

The first time she got her period was several years after she got married to her second cousin, how old she was at that time.

As for the reason why it was so late, the conclusion drawn by the elder sister was also embarrassing.

We all know that we were hungry during those three years, but many people who have never experienced it cannot understand the extent of hunger.

The foundation of the Imperial City is pretty good, except for the last year when I really can't hide it, so the people have a hard time ahead, but at least they have enough food every day to fill their needs.

In some places, it's really a life-threatening job. When it becomes difficult to hang on to life, you have to start giving up.

Many families regard their female children as a burden, and the first target of abandonment is naturally the female children.

A family with some conscience, even if they are mentally prepared, will still give two or three mouthfuls of rice soup to their baby girl in the only meal every day until the last moment.

The cruel family made a plan to save food early and would rather give the boy a slightly "thicker" drink than give the girl a sip.

It goes without saying what the consequences of this will be.

The irony is that when a person is starving, no one in his family has the strength to carry him out.

When Uncle Li and Aunt Li reminisced about the past with their children, their eyes couldn't help but water when they thought of this.

"Actually, he is still alive. He is just hungry. Your uncle told the secretary to feed the child a mouthful. As long as there is one mouthful, the child will not be able to leave."

"What about the last thing? Are you fed?" Li Rui asked curiously, leaning in Grandma Aunt's arms.

Uncle Li's eyes moved to the outside of the courtyard, and the corners of his mouth raised quietly.

Waiting for the old woman to reveal the answer to her grandnephew.

"Now, during the holidays, the child who was almost buried has to walk around the house. Do you think he has been fed?"

Li Xiang's mind moved and he said with a smile: "It's the day of my second cousin's wedding. Why don't you specially come over to introduce him to us?"

The eldest aunt wiped the tears from the end of her eyes and smiled.

This child has not been born yet. Anyone who knows the situation knows that he must have been starved that year.

But as long as people survive, they are lucky.

Uncle Li and his eldest aunt had experienced exactly this, so they could understand why their second daughter-in-law did not have a child.

(End of this chapter)