The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 71

After Yingniang came home, she sat in the yard and continued making the pair of little tiger shoes.

Xiaonuan was still crying, Zhaodi was afraid that Yingniang would be upset by her noise, so she quickly took her out to play.Yun'er put on a straw hat with a big brim to go to the pond to wash clothes. The reason why she wore such a big straw hat was not because she was afraid of getting sunburned, but because the brim of the hat was covered so that she kept her head down, and the passing men would We couldn't see her face clearly.

Zhongping, Shuchang, and Jiwang went to work in the field together, and they had discussed it on the way. Although the elder brother could no longer plant soybeans, they would take turns to help with the planting. You have to plant well, and you must have a good harvest.

The youngest went to his family's peanut field to weed, because the wheat and sorghum had been harvested, and the peanuts were about to be harvested, so he didn't have much work to do.The land that his father, Xue Jiashu, had allotted to him had long been deserted, and all of them grew weeds. Anyway, he was not short of money, and he could buy food if he had no food.

Yingniang spent a day in such a daze, the needles and threads on the tiger shoes were all crooked, she took them apart and sewed them again.During the meal, in order not to worry the whole family, she reluctantly ate a small bowl.

After dinner, Zhao Di washed a plate of fresh red dates and came out, "Sister-in-law, these dates are sweet, they were picked from the date tree of the third uncle's house, you should eat more."

Yingniang stretched out her hand and ate a few, it was indeed very sweet.But why does she feel bitter while eating such a sweet thing?

Zhao Di was silent for a long time, and then he hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, do you really not blame me?"

Yingniang looked at Zhaodi's guilt-ridden face, and said honestly, "A little bit, but it's none of your business. Bo Ming caught it himself, and no one forced him to Go. In fact, last night I also hoped that he would not be caught. Since I couldn’t escape in the end, I had no choice but to do so. I know that if Zhongping went, I would definitely be like you now, full of guilt and anxiety. I know you are now It's also very uncomfortable."

Zhao Di nodded and said: "It's really uncomfortable. I've been out of my mind all day, and I broke two dishes while washing the dishes. I feel that I am too useless, I am so sorry for you, and I have never really helped you. You are taking care of everything, I am simply a wimp."

"Okay, don't talk about this. Anyway, it's either you or I. Someone will suffer. If the third child is gone, Yinyue will cry so much that she can't even keep her child. Since I can bear it, Then bear it. Bo Ming will go home sooner or later, I just wait at home." Yingniang could only comfort herself with these words.

After hearing what Yingniang said, Zhaodi didn't dare to mention it again, "Sister-in-law, I heard from Yun'er that you only ate a small bowl just now, or...the two of us should not eat separately in the future, just eat it in the same pot Let's eat. The taste of Yun'er's cooking is different from ours here, you must not be used to it."

Yingniang shook her head, "Actually, I really like to eat her dishes. They are delicious in color and fragrance. You don't like to put ingredients in your dishes, but only oil and salt. I don't like it too much."

Zhaodi blushed a little, "I remember you used to say that the dishes I cook tasted good, so you were kidding me?"

"It's not all to coax you. The pickled vegetables and boiled fish you learned from me are delicious. As for the other dishes, they are really... so-so." Yingniang smiled slightly.

Zhaodi grabbed a large handful of dates and stuffed them into Yingniang's hands, "Eat more sweet dates, and tomorrow I'll make pickled pork with preserved vegetables and boiled fish for you."

"Forget it, let's live a few days, even if you make delicacies from mountains and seas or eight treasures from the palace, I won't be able to eat them."

Zhaodi knew that Yingniang was suffering, but she couldn't comfort others, so she had to sit beside her obediently.Over there, Xiaonuan was hungry and needed milk, so she went back to her room.

Yingniang felt very tired, so she lay down on the kang, looking at the empty space beside her, she couldn't see Bo Ming's figure, and couldn't hear his voice, when would such a day be the end?

Thinking that this was the first day, her tears trickled down and soaked into the pillow.At this time, she really regretted the idea of ​​drawing lots.

At night, she had a dream. She dreamed that when she was studying, the teacher was explaining the chapter "The Gentleman in Service" in the "Book of Songs". After he finished the explanation with emotion and criticism, he asked the students to read it aloud.

"A gentleman is in service, and he doesn't know the period. How come? Chickens live in the nest. At the end of the day, sheep and cattle come down. A gentleman is in service, so why don't you think about it!..."

The chickens, cows, and sheep can all go home on time every day, but her Bo Ming has to suffer outside for no one knows how long.

When she was studying, how could she have imagined that one day, she would become that peasant woman who hoped that her husband, who was serving corvee, would return home soon?It's really bad time, bad luck, life is unpredictable.

That night, she slept restlessly.

For a month in a row, she didn't sleep well.

This day is the autumn solstice, and the peanuts at home have been harvested.With a six-month-old belly, Yingniang cooks peanuts with Yun'er in the kitchen. Yingniang also specially adds some aniseed ingredients to the peanuts to give them a bit of flavor.

At this time, Shuchang ran over in a panic, and called sister-in-law before entering the door.

Yingniang walked out of the kitchen door, "Shuchang, what's wrong, why are you yelling so much?"

"Sister-in-law, Yinyue said that her stomach hurts, could she be about to give birth? She is crying at home in pain, I have to go to Wen Po, and I'm afraid she won't be able to stand alone at home,..."

Yingniang hurriedly interrupted him, "Hurry up and find Mrs. Wen, don't talk nonsense, I'll go right away!" She didn't care about the peanuts in the pot, and hurried out, just in time to see Zhaodi holding Xiaonuan in courtyard gate.

Zhao Di handed Xiao Nuan to Yun'er, and she and Ying Niang went there together.

Yun'er hugged Xiao Nuan and sat under the stove to burn the fire, then got up to see how the peanuts were cooking, and couldn't help but said: "Xiao Nuan, your aunt is really hard, your uncle is not At home, she has a big belly and worries about her younger brothers and sisters. When you grow up, you have to be filial to your eldest aunt, remember?"

How could Xiaonuan understand, but she still nodded decently, and grinned, as if she really understood.

When Yingniang and Zhaodi arrived at Yinyue's house, they saw that she was drenched in sweat and her hair was dripping with sweat. It seemed that she was really in pain.

Seeing the two of them coming, Yinyue felt relieved, but she couldn't stop her stomach ache. Sometimes she cried out in pain like death, and sometimes bit her lip, which was bloody from being bitten.

After Zhaodi wiped her sweat, she came to wipe the blood on her mouth again, "Sister-in-law, what do you think is wrong with Yinyue, I didn't hurt like this when I gave birth to Xiaonuan at the beginning of the year, you see she is not dry at all. of."

Ying Niang said beside her: "Everyone's child will be different, maybe her bone seam is too tight. Yinyue, if you hurt, just call out, take more deep breaths, stop biting your lips, your lips are broken It's out of shape."

Yinyue let go of her teeth and burst into tears.

Yingniang didn't care if she cried or not, she went to the kitchen alone to cook something for her, so that she would have strength after giving birth.

But after Mrs. Wen came over, she touched Yinyue's underside and said that it was still early, and she might not give birth until evening or night.

When Yinyue heard this, she almost lost her breath, she was in so much pain that she was dying, and she had to wait until night to give birth, and it's not yet noon, wouldn't she want to die?
In the evening, she felt that she really couldn't hold on anymore and was about to enter the gate of hell. Her child was still up to the mark and was finally born.

Yinyue was so exhausted that she almost didn't even have the strength to breathe.She didn't bother to ask if the child was a boy or a girl, but just lay there with her eyes closed to calm herself down.

Yingniang looked at the child, "It's another lovely little daughter."

She and Zhaodi were helping the baby to be swaddled, when Zhaodi suddenly asked: "Sister-in-law, Yinyue is going to confinement, who will take care of her and the baby?"

At this moment, Zi Shuchang also came in, he was afraid to trouble the two sister-in-laws, so he hurriedly said: "I will take care of Yinyue."

Yingniang shook her head, "You can't, men are careless, Yinyue can deal with it, but children can't deal with it, not to mention you have to work in the fields, how can you stay at home every day. Yinyue said before that her elder sister would take care of you Looking at her confinement, I guess she won't be able to come, I heard that her eldest sister has been having trouble with the Ge family recently, so Zhaodi and I should take turns to come."

Zhao Di quickly answered: "Sister-in-law, it's fine if I'm here alone. You are still pregnant with the child, so you can't be burdened." It's the elder sister-in-law who is in charge, and this time she can't let the elder sister-in-law be troubled no matter what.

Yingniang also knew Zhaodi's small thoughts, "I want to let you come alone, but who will take Xiaonuan?"

Zhaodi thought about it for a while, and replied: "Yun'er will help take her during the day. If Xiao Nuan is hungry, let Yun'er carry her over, and I will nurse her. At night, Zhong Ping will take her. Xiao Nuan will be very obedient. of."

Yingniang felt that this method was also acceptable, and in order to satisfy Zhaodi's little thoughts, she agreed, "Okay, then I will work hard for you."

Seeing that the two sisters-in-law were so considerate of him and Yinyue, Shuchang really wanted to say something grateful, but they usually get along so close that they couldn't say anything too polite.

After thinking about it, he decided that it would be more appropriate for the two sister-in-laws to name the child, which would show that he respects them very much. "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, Yinyue and I are not very good at choosing names. I have thought of a lot of names recently and think they don't sound good. I will just listen to you what the child's name will be in the future."

After hearing this, Zhaodi quickly responded: "I don't know many big characters, so if I know how to choose a name, let my sister-in-law help me to choose it."

Shuchang nodded, turned around and looked eagerly at Yingniang.Yingniang understood what Shuchang meant, so she agreed.

After Yingniang returned home, she packed up some of Zhaodi's usual things and bedding, sent them to Shuchang's house, and then returned to her own home.

Because she was with Yinyue all day, she didn't eat lunch.At this time, Yun'er had already finished the dinner, so she sat down and prepared to eat something.

(End of this chapter)