"Oh dear, oh dear, it seemed perfectly fine to me, eating well and in good spirits, how could it suddenly be premature?"

Lin Qingyan didn't dare to touch the sow directly with her hands, for fear that the sow would be startled and kick her with its hooves. So she called to the people next to her for help: "Help me hold down the sow, I need to check its belly."

"Okay, okay."

Upon hearing this, the brigade leader, Wu Fatian, and Lin Zhiheng all came over. Lin Zhiheng held down the sow's head, while the brigade leader and Wu Fatian held down the pig's back and stepped on its hooves. The sow, restrained, instinctively began to resist, letting out a few slightly shrill squeals. The three men held it down firmly to ensure it wouldn't hurt Lin Qingyan.

Lin Qingyan first touched its belly and gently pressed it to make sure the piglets inside were still alive.

She could feel the piglets moving inside each spot she pressed, proving that the piglets in the sow's belly were still alive. The next question was how to get the sow to give birth to the piglets smoothly.

She said to the others who were holding down the three pigs, "Stop holding them down for now. Let the sow get up and move around a bit; it will help with the birth of the piglets."

The three men immediately released the sow, but she remained lying on the ground, just as before, trembling and making continuous squeals, refusing to move.

In the educated youth settlement

Lin Guanghui was unsure of the situation here and was somewhat restless.

These villagers are local bullies, and I'm afraid that if they find out I kicked the sow's belly and it caused her miscarriage, I don't know how they'll deal with me.

When Lin Sisi returned from working in the fields, she saw him sitting in the yard with his brows furrowed, looking as if he had something on his mind. She went over and asked, "What's wrong, Guanghui? Is something the matter?"

Lin Guanghui was looking down in worry when Lin Sisi suddenly spoke up, startling him. He looked up, saw it was Lin Sisi, and smiled, "It's nothing, I was just a little worried about you since you haven't come back for a while."

"real."

Lin Sisi rarely saw him say such thoughtful words. Usually, this guy only cared about himself and rarely thought about her.

She couldn't help but pour out her grievances to Lin Guanghui when she recalled what had happened to her in the fields that day.

"Guanghui, how are you doing at the pigsty? Have they given you any trouble? Are you tired from working? You know, I'm almost exhausted after a day in the fields. Look at my hands, they're swollen and blistered."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, as she had never suffered such hardship in her life.

Lin Guanghui sighed, "I had a hard time over there too. I had to shovel manure, clean the pigsty, and carry manure around. Not only was it tiring, but I also had to endure the stench all day. What's worse, that old sow..."

Upon mentioning the old sow, he immediately stopped talking and subconsciously looked around, afraid that others might overhear.

"What's wrong with the old sow?" Lin Sisi asked.

Lin Guanghui wanted to strangle this older sister at that moment, but he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. The old sow is fine. I just heard the keeper say that she's about to give birth to piglets."

"Let them have children, it has nothing to do with us."

"It has nothing to do with you, but it does to me. The more pigs there are in the pigsty, the more tired I will be."

Lin Sisi didn't mind, as long as it didn't make her more tired.

This side of the pigsty

The group was still fretting over the old sow. Lin Qingyan wanted the sow to get up and move around to help with the delivery, but the sow just lay there groaning and didn't want to get up at all.

The old sow lay on the ground, grunting, refusing to move. We couldn't irritate her too much yet, so we didn't dare force her to move.

Lin Qingyan thought of something to lure it. There were several baskets of pig feed that had just been cut that day outside the pigpen. Lin Qingyan grabbed a handful and put it near the sow's mouth, but the sow just sniffed it and showed no intention of eating it.

Lin Qingyan shook her head. This pig feed was what the old sow was used to eating, so it seemed it wouldn't attract her anymore.

Pig feed couldn't attract the old sow, so we had to use grain to entice her.

But who would be willing to give their own grain to feed the public's pigs?

Lin Qingyan said, "If the old sow doesn't want to eat pig feed, perhaps we can lure her with something like cornbread or steamed buns."

Upon hearing this, the brigade leader and Wu Fatian immediately exchanged glances, as if discussing whether they needed to do this, or whether one of them should go home to get the grain.

Wu Fatian spoke first: "I'll go home to get it; my home is closer to here."

The main reason is that he is in charge of the pigsty, and if anything happens to the sows or piglets, he will be held responsible.

The brigade leader said, "I'll give you extra work points, enough to cover your family's cornbread."

He was worried that his wife wouldn't allow him to take the cornbread home.

Wu Fatian nodded and quickly left.

While Wu Fatian went home to get some cornbread, Lin Qingyan discussed with the others: "The sow is having a difficult labor, and the piglets will definitely be very weak after they are born. Let's find some dry straw to lay on the ground, and then put the piglets on it after they are born."

"good."

Lin Zhiheng and the brigade leader quickly went to find some dry thatch, and soon they each brought it back and spread it not far from the old sow.

"I also need some clean water."

If the sow is ultimately unable to exert herself, then artificial assistance will be needed for delivery.

"I'll go get the water." The captain went to fetch it.

After the water was ready, Wu Fatian brought a cornbread. He put the cornbread near the sow's mouth, and the sow immediately sniffed it as if she had smelled a delicacy.

Seeing that things were going well, Wu Fatian quickly moved the cornbread further away to lure the old sow.

Finally, attracted by the cornbread, the old sow gradually stood up and walked towards it on all fours.

Wu Fatian slowly moved backward, and the old sow followed him step by step, grunting continuously.

He led the old sow around the pigpen a few times, and Lin Qingyan told him to feed the sow some cornbread first, otherwise she was afraid the sow would stop following him. In addition, eating cornbread would also help the sow replenish her energy.

After Wu Fatian led the old sow around the pigpen about thirty times, Lin Qingyan finally told him to give all the remaining cornbread in his hand to the old sow.

After the sow finished eating, she felt a little better and lay down on the ground again.

Lin Qingyan observed the sow. As long as the sow's water didn't break, the piglets wouldn't be in danger inside her.

Half an hour later, the sow had digested some of the cornbread she had eaten. In order to help the sow have the strength to give birth, Wu Fatian gritted his teeth and went home to get another cornbread to feed the sow.