dognovel Chapter 222 Giving birth
Chapter 222 Giving birth
"We can live a peaceful and good life thanks to General Qi guarding the border, otherwise we would all become homeless refugees."
"Dad, I heard that my second grandfather's uncle is also serving in the army. Is he a subordinate of General Qi?" Zhou Mingshu asked.
"It seems so. Shouan hasn't come back for several years. I don't know how he is doing now." He sighed as he said this. It is not easy to be a soldier, especially in times of war. It is a good thing to be able to keep your life.
"Second brother, you don't have to sigh. Second uncle told me before that Shouan is a cook, chopping vegetables and cooking in the back. He is not needed to kill enemies on the battlefield."
Zhou Laosan smiled. Shouan was a few years younger than him. Once the war was over, he would come back and get married.
"I see. That's good. As long as the person is fine, everything will be fine."
There is only one male in my second uncle's family. If something happens to him, how will my second uncle and second aunt bear it at such old ages?
It turns out that Uncle Shouan is a cook, so the possibility of him coming back safe and sound is very high.
"Uncle, what about General Qi you just mentioned? Is he powerful?" Zhou Mingshu was very curious.
"Of course he is amazing. General Qi's ancestors were founding generals of Daliang. Now, he is the one who takes over the throne of his generation. I heard that he has four sons. All of them are handsome and heroic..."
Sure enough, when talking about his idol, Boss Zhou started to talk more.
That was praising General Qi from head to toe, saying that he was a military genius and had defeated foreign nations several times.
But those foreigners were like an invincible cockroach, always causing trouble on the border, forcing General Qi to stay at the border all the time.
Although they feel distressed, they feel more secure and supported.
With General Qi in charge at the front, they don't have to live in fear.
They chatted until late at night, and only went to wash up after feeling a little sleepy.
Zhou Mingshu also washed his hands and feet and went back to his room to sleep.
However, most of the corn harvested in the yard today has been peeled and can be hung up early tomorrow morning.
After listening to his uncle's description of the battle, Zhou Mingshu knew that General Qi was an extraordinary figure.
After rubbing his eyes, Zhou Mingshu turned over and fell asleep.
She was extremely tired yesterday. When Zhou Mingshu was woken up, she was still a little overwhelmed. Her limbs were sore and her whole body was still very tired.
After three days of harvesting corn and one day of harvesting corn leaves, this grand autumn harvest came to a small end.
The remaining things to do are to dry the corn and cut the straw, but there is no rush for these things and they can be done slowly.
Everyone was exhausted, but Old Mrs. Zhou's waist had gotten better. She was now full of energy and was busy preparing food.
Boss Zhou took a rake and rake the broken corn leaves aside. After they were dried in the sun, he rubbed them together and kept them for cooking.
The wooden racks at home are already hung with corn, golden in color, which makes people happy to look at.
Looking from the road, every household in Lianglin Village is like this.
After being busy for so long, everyone had time to talk and chat on the road, and everyone was smiling with their teeth bared.
With these foods, we don’t have to worry about starving in winter.
Boss Zhou was imagining a bright future when he suddenly heard a cry.
"Uncle, uncle, my mother has a stomachache..." Zhou Minghua ran out of the house, hugged Zhou Lao Da's thigh and started crying.
"What? Your mother has a stomachache?" Boss Zhou threw the broom in his hand aside and hurried to the next door to call his mother, as well as Liu and Zhu.
They are all picking corn here.
When everyone heard this, they thought that the third daughter was about to give birth.
"Hurry up, hurry up, stop doing anything."
Old Mrs. Zhou clapped her hands and ran over quickly.
"Boss, hurry up and go to town to ask the midwife to come over. I have already made an appointment with her. Hitch up the donkey cart and go quickly."
"Xiao Lian, go and keep Hong Yu company. Cui Fen, go and boil some water. Where are the second and third brothers?"
Seeing that there were no one in the yard, Mrs. Zhou asked Xiao Jie to go look for her.
"Daya, take your brothers and sisters to your second grandfather's house, and tell your second grandmother to come over."
Zhou Mingqin gathered everyone and took them over.
Zhou Mingshu walked slowly holding Zhou Minghua.
Having children is a top priority, so it is only natural not to allow these children to be present.
Zhou Mingqin brought her brothers and sisters to accompany the second great-grandfather, and Zhou Mingshu also stayed beside them.
The second great-grandfather was very old. He sat aside with a hunched back. He had no teeth and rarely spoke.
Everyone was worried about things at home and tried to divert attention by guessing the baby's gender.
"Third sister, do you think my mother will give birth to a younger brother? What will his name be?"
Zhou Minghua was muttering to herself with her feet crossed.
"Call me a frog? A dragonfly? Or a little snail..."
...Can this be a name?
If it is a girl, her name is Wu Ya, and if it is a boy, his name is Si Dan. There is no way to escape this nickname.
As for the name, it is up to the adults to decide.
They waited like this until the afternoon before the second grandmother came.
"Daya, you can go home now. Your aunt gave birth to a big fat boy."
Second Grandma was also very happy because their Zhou family had another boy.
I just don’t know when I can become a grandmother, as her son is still uncertain.
As soon as they heard the baby was born, everyone ran and jumped in a hurry to go home.
When they got home, everyone was quiet.
The baby has been born, why do you all look so calm?
Zhou Lao Da and several adults were packing things at home.
"Grandma, is it born?"
"Yes, it's born. You have a new brother. Please be quiet and don't wake the child. He just fell asleep."
Old Mrs. Zhou couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
No wonder everyone was so quiet, it turned out that my aunt and the children were asleep and we didn’t want to disturb them.
Everyone was tired after a day's work and started to prepare dinner.
Because there were pregnant women and children in the family, Grandma Zhou cooked egg custard and asked Zhou Laosan to kill a hen to make chicken soup specifically for her aunt.
"Who among you has time to go to the river and check if there are any fish in the fish baskets? It would be great if there are crucian carps."
Zhou Mingzhi and Zhou Mingjie ran to see it.
I didn't catch any fish, but I did catch some shrimps and loaches.
These are all good things, and I cooked them all together for dinner.
There is a stove at home, we can keep the food warm and eat it whenever we are hungry.
This matter was given to Zhou Laosan, who took the job with a smile.
He was the happiest one when he had a son.
The child didn't sleep for long before he started crying.
Old Mrs. Zhou quickly put down what she was holding and went to take care of it.
Her daughter-in-law had just given birth and was in so much pain that she had to go over to help.
"Third brother, you can sleep in the main room for the time being. I will sleep in this room."
"All right."
When it comes to taking care of people, Zhou Laosan is still not as good as Zhou Laotai.
The baby was so small that he didn't even dare to hold him, let alone feed him.
Zhou Mingqin and all the other children crowded into the house to see the baby. They were very curious about the baby.
Liu and Zhu were also there.
"Look, you were also this small when you were born, like a kitten..."
Everyone was in disbelief, especially Zhou Mingyuan and Zhou Minghua.
This is so new to them.