After the spring planting is finished, there is a short rest period.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Huang Guoqing took leave and went home.

Shen Hanyang was quite pregnant, and she dared not go back. Pan Bo stayed home to take care of his wife and did not go home either.

Li Yuanzhao also did not return because she was pregnant.

The villagers joked that the educated youth who came to their Qingshan Brigade were the ones who truly took root in the countryside and contributed to the construction of the motherland!

Every year, the educated youth in other brigades longed to go home. Only the educated youth in Qingshan Brigade remained as steadfast as Mount Tai.

…

Last winter, several pregnant women in the brigade gave birth to several babies.

In mid-June, Shen Hanyang gave birth to a boy.

In July, Wei Erzhuang's wife became pregnant.

By August, Li Yuanzhao's belly was quite large. Many people who saw her belly thought she was about to give birth.

Then look at Song Yan, who is also pregnant, her belly is noticeably smaller than Song Yan's.

The work in the fields has temporarily come to an end, and the wheat is beginning to turn yellow. Everyone is hoping for better weather so that the wheat can be harvested after a few more days of drying.

There isn't much work to do in the fields right now, so Captain Wu gave everyone a few days off.

Women rarely have time to relax. There are several big trees next to the new house of the knitting group, and everyone gathers there with their needlework, chatting idly.

Li Yuanzhao's belly is indeed quite big, so people inevitably bring it up.

"Could she be carrying twins?" a woman said.

"That's not necessarily true. My sister-in-law was very pregnant at the time, and she still gave birth to only one child."

Everyone chatted casually, one sentence at a time, without any ill intent. Li Yuanzhao and Song Yan were both very popular people in the brigade.

"If you get pregnant early, your belly will look big."

This surprised everyone, and they all turned around to see that it was Cheng Xiuyun who said it.

Sun Lan, who was following behind Cheng Xiuyun, immediately said, "You really can't say for sure. Before that Cheng guy got married, didn't he always stick to Li Zhiqing?"

“Men, how can they not think about sex when they see a woman! Otherwise, how could they have gotten married so quickly?” Cheng Xiuyun said.

These words are truly full of malice.

"You two know so much about this, have you both done it?" Song Yan's voice suddenly rang out. No one had noticed when Song Yan had arrived.

“Cheng Xiuyun and Yiguo Huang are from the same production brigade. No one has had as many opportunities to be inseparable as the two of them. Tell me quickly, how many times did you two roll around in haystacks before you got married?” Sister-in-law Cheng said.

Sister-in-law Cheng still holds a grudge against them! Back then, her family spent a lot of money on their two children's illnesses and the care they needed during their pregnancies. The money earned by the weaving group really came from their help.

Cheng Xiuyun wanted to ruin the knitting group, which made her an enemy of her family. Besides, it was her younger brother who did what Jiang Xiaoxiao did. Who is Jiang Xiaoxiao? She's Song Yan's sister. When it comes to confronting Cheng Xiuyun, Sister-in-law Cheng doesn't hold back at all.

Cheng Xiuyun was a little annoyed, "What nonsense are you talking about? I've been perfectly law-abiding; I even registered before..."

"I remember you registered a month before you got married!"

"You didn't just register and then crawl into someone else's bed, did you?" The speaker was Liu Xiaoli, Wu Dayong's wife. "I remember correctly. I had just gotten married then, and I saw my father-in-law give her the certificate."

In the eyes of many, a ceremony is required for marriage to be considered valid. While registration is legal, the idea of ​​having sex with a man after registration is considered shameful.

"Nonsense! You're talking nonsense." Cheng Xiuyun was furious, but she didn't dare to argue too much because this person was Captain Wu's daughter-in-law.

Sun Lan's eyes darted around, clearly indicating that she hadn't made up her mind.

Second Sister-in-law Cheng: "Sun Lan, what are you thinking? Back then, when neither the woman nor the man was married, everyone was watching. You think you can just spout nonsense like that!"

Sun Lan had once sent Cheng Wenkai to the commune for re-education, and she still held a grudge against him!

Song Yan: "I wonder what Captain Cheng would think if he knew you were saying this?"

The common people are afraid of those in uniform, and after hearing what Song Yan said, Cheng Xiuyun and Sun Lan were both a little scared.

Cheng Xiuyun turned to leave, but suddenly stopped.

Everyone followed her gaze.

Li Yuanzhao arrived at some unknown time. Her expression was extremely unpleasant.

Song Yan: "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." He was behind Sun Lan and Cheng Xiuyun, while Li Yuanzhao was behind everyone else.

"Why do you look so pale?" Sun Akun's wife said.

Song Yan went over to help Li Yuanzhao, but Li Yuanzhao immediately grabbed her hand. Sister-in-law Cheng also wanted to help her.

Li Yuanzhao waved her hand, "I'm fine!"

Song Yan: "You guys chat, I'll take her home." Song Yan didn't give anyone a chance to speak, "And you, why are you getting angry with someone like that?"

Let me help you back to rest.

Li Yuanzhao walked very slowly. Song Yan wasn't in a hurry either, and kept rambling on, "...You don't know that some people just can't say anything nice! Let them talk nonsense if they want, how can we believe them?"

Why do you look so anxious and pale?

Song Yan was advising Li Yuanzhao that no one should go forward to join in the fun.

"Sun Lan, Cheng Xiuyun, do you two have a good pancake?"

"We're just chatting, what are you doing here? Do you think you're some kind of hot commodity?" said Captain Wu's second daughter-in-law.

Her father-in-law was Captain Wu, and her family had a grudge against Secretary Cheng and Cheng Xiuyun's family. She was very blunt with her words.

The women present had all benefited from the knitting group, and they ended up scolding the two women for their comments.

…

Song Yan helped Li Yuanzhao to her home and gave her a simple check-up.

Li Yuanzhao asked, "Am I about to give birth?"

Song Yan nodded; Li Yuanzhao had begun to have regular contractions.

"Can you deliver my baby... Forget it! I'm making things difficult for you. Look how big your belly is."

"I'm afraid people will see that my child is healthy and doesn't look premature. I can't lie like that." Li Yuanzhao is nervous now.

Song Yan: "When did your stomach start hurting?"

Li Yuanzhao: "I started feeling pain this morning. But it wasn't severe, so I just endured it. Now it's getting worse. I got a little scared, so I went to find you, only to run into them talking about me!"

Song Yan: "Don't be nervous, relax. Everything is normal."

You should thank them. I'll go out and tell everyone later; they all know you were so angry they made you lose your temper.

Li Yuanzhao wanted to laugh, but her stomach hurt so badly that she couldn't.

Song Yan: Are you going to the hospital or not? If you're not going to the hospital, we need to find a midwife right away.

Li Yuanzhao: "Let's find a midwife!"

If you get to the hospital, it's even harder for the doctor to fool you. The baby is clearly full-term; they won't say it's premature.

"That bastard did all this; I'll make him pay when he gets back."