Chapter 300 Delivering a Sow

Wen Zhenyi and the others went in and cleaned the pigpen again so that the sow could sleep more comfortably. Then they put the eleven piglets in and let them go to find milk.

Looking at them full of energy, everyone's hard work for the whole night was worth it.

Wen Zhenyi asked Old Lady Wen and the others to go and rest while she and Qin Niangzi and her daughter cleaned up the pigpen.

Old Mrs. Wen and the others did not refuse. After all, they were old and had been busy all night last night, so there would be more work to do in the future.

Qin Yue looked at the piglets in the pigpen who were already fast asleep after eating and drinking their fill.

Wen Zhen put away the torch that had been lit all night and extinguished it: "Xiao Yueyue likes small animals?"

"Yes, I like cream best."

"When we came out, it was still fast asleep."

Qin Yue smiled with a smile on her face: "Naiyou basically sleeps every day."

"It only comes out when it's eating or going to the toilet. Otherwise it prefers to sleep."

Madam Qin came over and took the torch from her hand: "Miss, do you want to take these torches back?"

"No, stay at the pig farm. These sows usually give birth in the middle of the night."

"Then I have to learn from you. I can't let the old lady and the master stay up late with me from now on."

Wen Zhenyi didn't object: "Aunt Qin, what can you do?"

Qin Yue didn't wait for her mother to answer, and immediately said proudly: "My mother can do a lot of things, such as washing clothes and cooking, and she is the best at embroidery."

Qin Xing came over and pulled her: "Go to work."

Wen Zhenyi looked at the two of them with a smile: "Aunt Qin's two daughters are both very good."

Madam Qin smiled and nodded: "I am very satisfied to have them as daughters. If Xing'er's father were still alive, we would have arranged a good marriage for her next year. It's just that fate plays tricks on us."

"How did your husband die?"

"When I went to the mountains to chop wood, I was bitten by a poisonous snake and couldn't be saved." Madam Qin looked sad.

"Your condolences."

Madam Qin put away her sadness and said, "Let's get to work."

When Uncle Lin came to help early in the morning, he found out that the sow had given birth yesterday. "Why didn't you call me? I could have come to help."

Wen Zhen smiled and said, "Uncle Lin, can you still help with the delivery?"

"I can't do that, but I can help out."

"With so many of us here, you should rest well and get well before coming to help."

"Okay, okay."

I don't know if it's because Lin Jie's marriage is settled, or because the air in Xinglin Village is better, but Uncle Lin's health is getting better day by day. Now you can only hear him cough occasionally, and his health is better than before.

When he went to see the doctor after the autumn harvest, Doctor Wan was a little surprised by his current condition. Although he thought it was miraculous, he was still happy for him.

With the birth of the first sow, the pig farm needs people even more at night.

Wen Zhenyi and Qin Niangzi also learned to deliver piglets, otherwise they were really worried that Old Lady Wen and the others would not be able to handle it.

In the end, Mrs. Wen and the others had no choice but to let the young people guard the place at night and let them go back to rest during the day.

During these seven days, three sows gave birth. Wen Zhenyi and Qin Niangzi, mother and daughter, went from being flustered at the beginning to being so methodical in delivering babies in the end that they almost became masters.

But there is a price to pay. Now several of them have dark circles under their eyes every day and fall asleep as soon as they get home in the morning.

Shen Hanxing looked at her like this and didn’t know what to do.

Wen Zhenyi has become visibly thinner during this period. Fortunately, Aunt Yin and Aunt Ding's families don't have much fertile land, and the autumn harvest is now over.

The rest can be left to the elderly at home to deal with slowly, and they will hurry back to the pig farm to help.

Aunt Yin almost didn't recognize her when she saw her: "Yi Yi, how did you get into this state?"

Wen Zhenyi yawned as he spoke: "Don't mention it, I'm still delivering a sow."

"We're done now. I'll ask your Uncle Ding and the others to come over tonight, and you can go back and have some rest."

"That would be great."

"Miss, the sow over here is about to give birth." Madam Qin shouted towards this side.

Without saying anything else, they all grabbed their things and headed towards the pigpen.

But this time they ran into trouble. The sow's water had broken quarter of an hour ago, but no piglets had been born yet.

This was also the first time that Wen Zhenyi had seen such a situation. Old Lady Wen and the others rushed over after hearing the news.

"Grandma, what should I do?"

"We don't know the answer to this question either." Old Mrs. Wen is more anxious than anyone else now.

The sows in the pigsty were breathing a little weaker.

Just when a group of people were gathered around the pigpen at a loss, a woman suddenly pushed a few people away and walked towards the sow.

No one around could react. They saw her pushing and kneading the sow's belly, then reaching her hand in. After a while, she pulled out a piglet with a weak breath.

The woman looked at them and shouted, "Why are you standing there? Come and help."

Wen Zhenyi finally reacted and hurriedly walked in to take the piglet, cleaned the mucus on it, and then put it in the incubator.

After finishing his work, Wen Zhenyi looked at the woman standing beside him and asked, "Auntie, who are you?"

"She is the apprentice of the old man who raises pigs."

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at Biaozi standing at the back of the crowd: "Uncle Biaozi, when did you get here?"

Biaozi smiled helplessly and said, "I've been standing here for a long time."

"You brought her here?"

"How else do you think she got here?"

The woman was quite generous: "My name is Shi Hui."

Wen Zhen was a little stunned when he heard the name: "Aunt Shi, thank you for today."

Shi Hui is very cheerful: "You're welcome, it's just a small favor."

"Is there anyone else in your family?"

"No one else, just me." Shi Hui said frankly.

Biaozi whispered to her, "She had just married into her husband's family a few years ago when he died. She didn't remarry to take care of her parents-in-law until their death. Later, by chance, she met an old man who raised pigs and he took her in as his apprentice. However, when the old man fell ill, she sold all her pigs to pay for his medical treatment."

"So what does she do now?"

"She does odd jobs for others. When I found her, she was doing laundry. She heard there was a pig farm here, so she packed up and came here without saying a word."

"He's a straightforward guy."

"indeed."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and looked at Shi Hui: "Aunt Shi, you have seen the situation here. I just want to ask you if you are willing to stay here and work. Food and accommodation are provided, and the salary is one or two taels of silver per month. If you do a good job, there will be additional rewards."

"Sure, as long as I have food and shelter, it doesn't matter whether I get paid or not."

"Why?"

"I just don't want my master's craft to end up in my hands." Shi Hui said frankly.

"If possible, I hope you can teach a few more apprentices, but I don't know if you are willing."