In Xia country, there were a few villages in a remote mountain in the north. The people here basically relied on shouting to communicate, and transportation was basically by foot. As the saying went," the mountain depends on the mountain, and the river depends on the river." These mountain villages had mountains behind them and rivers in front of them. If one wanted to leave the village, they had to walk to the river and take a ferry to the other side of the river. It was in such a place that people lived very freely. Everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles.
In a small farmhouse in Shangshan Village, a woman in her early thirties was wearing a flowery shirt, black coarse pants, and a pair of black cloth shoes. She had a big belly and seemed to be pregnant. She sat on a chair made of bamboo and picked fresh vegetables from the back of the house. She had a smile on her face and would hum a tune from time to time. This woman was called Zhang Xiaohua. She was the daughter of Xiashan Village and had married into Shangshan Village.
The three adobe houses behind him were covered with large tiles. The tiles were covered with all kinds of grass and moss. Such tile-roofed houses were rare in the village because the roofs of other people were basically covered with straw.
"Xiao Hua! Choosing vegetables!" At this moment, a woman wearing a white shirt and black pants with a ponytail walked in. She had some white hair on her head, her skin was a little sallow, and there were many wrinkles on her face. The woman who walked in was Zhang Xiaohua's neighbor, Huang Guilan.
"Aunt Huang! Why are you here?" Zhang Xiaohua wanted to stand up, but Aunt Huang hurried over and pressed her back onto the chair.
"Slow down!" Aunt Huang also looked at Xiao Hua worriedly." Your man is working in the fields. I was worried about you, so I came over to take a look!”Aunt Huang said as she took the vegetables from Xiao Hua's hands.
"Aunt Huang! There's no need to go through so much trouble! I'm not walking around. Besides, how can I give birth so quickly?”Xiao Hua said to Aunt Huang with a smile.
"I'm talking about you! Don't take it lightly. No one can say for sure. Maybe you'll give birth someday, but there's no one by your side after that. What should you do?”Aunt Huang seemed to be reprimanding Xiao Hua, but she was actually concerned about her.
"Thank you for your concern, Aunt Huang!" Flowery understood Aunt Huang's intentions.
"I'll cook for you later. I'll leave when your man comes back!”Aunt Huang said as she picked the vegetables.
"Then if my uncle doesn't have anything to eat when he comes back later, ask him to come over and eat!”
"Don't worry, I only came over after I finished cooking!”Huang Guiying was very enthusiastic and helped Zhang Xiaohua. Soon, Zhang Xiaohua's house was filled with smoke.
"Xiao Hua! I think your husband will be back soon! I won't stay! I still have to go back and take care of your uncle for dinner!”After cooking, Huang Guiying went straight home.
After a while, a man with dark skin, bare arms, wearing coarse black pants, and a pair of cloth shoes covered with mud, holding a sickle in his hand and carrying a basket on his back, appeared. This man was Zhang Xiaohua's husband, Captain Wang.
"Wife! What delicious food did he make? I smelled it from afar!" Zili Wang scooped water from the old urn in the courtyard into the basin and shouted to the kitchen.
"It's nothing! Just eat it when it's served later!”Zhang Xiaohua's voice came from the kitchen.
"Alright! Whatever my wife says!" Zili Wang wiped his upper body and face with a towel. After wiping, he took out his slippers from the house, washed his feet with water, and finally put his shoes into the basin.
After doing all this, Zili Wang took out the small table from the house, wiped it with a rag, and then walked into the kitchen.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, he looked at the dish on the chopping board. He bent down and fanned the fragrance of the dish into his nose.
"It smells so good! My wife's cooking is still the best!" Zili Wang looked at Zhang Xiaohua, who was sitting on the stove, and said with a smile.
"I didn't stir up this! Be careful, Uncle Zhiqiang next door will get angry with you later!”Zhang Xiaohua rolled his eyes at Zili Wang.
"What? Aunt Huang stir-fried it again?" Zili Wang finally understood what his wife meant.
"Isn't it good that Aunt Huang can come and help?”Zhang Xiaohua kept stirring the noodles in the pot with chopsticks. After a while, a bowl of hot noodles was placed in front of Wang Zili. Wang Zili picked up the bowl, mixed the soy sauce vinegar, and added some chili. Finally, he took the vegetables out of the bowl, stirred the seasonings evenly with chopsticks, and walked out of the kitchen.
Sitting at the table in the courtyard, Zili Wang ate the noodles and occasionally took a few bites of garlic. Zhang Xiaohua sat next to him and ate the noodles without speaking.
After eating and cleaning up, Wang Zili ran to the big pagoda tree at the entrance of the village to enjoy the cool. Zhang Xiaohua was alone at home, but he did not idle. Instead, he took out a needle and thread and touched his belly with his hand. Don't kick mommy, mommy will sew your clothes!”。
The sky gradually darkened. It was supposed to be a bright moon, but a dark cloud had climbed up to the sky and blocked the moonlight. Suddenly, a strong wind blew. The moon wanted to break through the shackles of the dark clouds, but the dark clouds were too powerful. In a short while, the entire sky was occupied by the dark clouds. It looked down at all living beings. Lightning bolts and deafening thunder were telling the world that it was in charge of the sky.
The people who were still enjoying the cool outside the house ran back home, and Zili Wang was no exception. As soon as he entered the house, the sky seemed to have cracked, and heavy rain poured down.
"You really came back in time. Otherwise, you would have been drenched!”Zili Wang turned around and looked at the rain outside.
"It's raining! Don't suture it, or you'll catch a cold!”As soon as he entered the room, Zili Wang saw Zhang Xiaohua sewing clothes, and he took all the needles and thread from her hand. Zhang Xiaohua knew that Zili Wang was concerned about her, so he was not angry.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. A sudden clap of thunder in the middle of the night woke Zhang Xiaohua up from her sleep. She only felt that her abdominal pain was unbearable at this time. She quickly shook Zili Wang, who was sleeping next to her.
Wang Zili was still sleepy, so he rubbed his eyes and asked," What's wrong? Wife?"
"I-I-I might be giving birth!" Zhang Xiaohua endured the pain, and the sweat on his forehead dripped onto the pillow.
"What is it? She's about to give birth?" Zili Wang sat up, turned on the light, looked at Zhang Xiaohua, and immediately put on his clothes.
"Bear with it! I'll go get someone!" Wang Zili didn't even have time to put on his raincoat, and he directly knocked on Huang Guiying's door in the rain.
"Who is it? Who is it? It's like a soul-stirring in the middle of the night!" Herman mumbled as he opened the door.
"Zili! What's the matter?" Wang Ziqiang opened the door and saw Wang Zili, who was drenched.
"Uncle! Call me Aunt! My wife is about to give birth!" Zili Wang grabbed Zhiqiang Wang's hand and said anxiously.
"What is it? She was about to give birth! Go to the east of the village and find the midwife. We'll take care of Xiao Hua for you!”Wang Zhiqiang didn't dare to delay, so he quickly urged Wang Zili to find the midwife. He ran straight back to the house and called Huang Guiying. Huang Guiying was a warm-hearted person and didn't dare to be negligent.
"Xiao Hua! Wait a minute! Bear with it, the midwife is coming soon!" Huang Guiying comforted Zhang Xiaohua as she wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Aunt Huang! What should he do? My water broke!" Zhang Xiaohua's body was already soaked in sweat. His lips were pale and his body was trembling.
"Captain went out to call the midwife! I'll be back soon!" As soon as Huang Guiying finished speaking, Wang Zili entered the house with the midwife.
"All men, get out!" As soon as the midwife came in, she drove Zili Wang and Zhiqiang Wang out.
"Don't just stand outside and go to the kitchen to boil water! "As soon as the two of them came out, Huang Guiying stuck her head out from the crack in the door and said.
The two of them did not dare to hesitate. They walked to the kitchen and added water to the pot.
"Xiao Hua is giving birth?" At this moment, another voice came from the courtyard.
"Aunt Zhang! Why are you here? It's raining so heavily, and you're not in good health!”Zili Wang walked out of the courtyard and saw Zhang Yunxiang in the village. He immediately helped her to the kitchen.
"I'm fine! Let me see if I can help!”Zhang Yunxiang said to Zili Wang.
" This..." Zili Wang hesitated, but Zhang Yunxiang sat directly in front of the stove and added fire to the stove.
After a few hours of torment, Zhang Xiaohua successfully gave birth to a baby boy. At first, Zili Wang was so excited that he cried when he found out that his wife had given birth to the baby, but when he held the baby, he cried helplessly. Not only did his child not cry, but he also could not open his eyes.
Huang Guiying and Wang Zhiqiang wanted to comfort him, but when they saw Zili Wang's appearance, they didn't dare to stay any longer and went home. The midwife also left.
"Blind and mute! How did this happen?" Zili Wang put the child next to Zhang Xiaohua, then squatted alone in the corner, rubbing his hair with his hand.
Although Zhang Xiaohua was already in great pain after giving birth, and she had even given birth to a blind and mute child, her eyes were still filled with love when she saw the child. After all, no matter what, it was still her flesh.
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