Yu Lanhua knew she was in the wrong, but she still tried to hold on: "Alright, alright, it's too late to say anything now. Maybe the rain will stop tomorrow. Your father and your brother are building a shed outside to store grain. Go and help them if you have time, and don't scold me here!"

The situation at Zhang Dacui's house was not good either. They had thought that the awning they had built after the strong wind had passed would only be able to block the rain, but they hadn't expected the strong wind to come back with a surprise attack, and now it was howling in the forest, blowing away the leaves and branches that were blocking the roof of the awning.

Fortunately, Lin Changhe made some simple reinforcements to the roof and the shed, otherwise their situation would not be much better than Lin Changfa's.

Brothers Lin Ziyang and Lin Zicheng and their father Lin Changhe went out in the rain to find branches and stones to strengthen the roof. The heavy rain soon soaked their clothes, and the cold wind made them almost shiver.

Tan Ying wanted to go out to help, but was stopped by Lin Zicheng: "Why are you here? Just take care of Xiangxiang and Xiaozhan in the house, and weave some more ropes to reinforce the shed for us."

Tan Ying nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, be careful!"

"I know, I know. Go in and be careful of getting wet in the rain."

At this time, Lu Hua covered her head and face with a rag and shoveled out the little wild boar's excrement with a shovel. The little wild boar could eat and defecate, and the smell of its excrement in the shed where people lived was so suffocating that people were almost fainting.

Their family didn't have an ox cart like Lin Rui and his great-grandfather's, so they had to build a shed for the ox. They had no choice but to let the little wild boar live with people. This stirred up a hornet's nest, and mosquitoes attracted by their excrement rushed into people's faces and bodies.

The clothes and hair of the brothers Lin Ziyang and Lin Zicheng were dripping with water. While bundling firewood, they looked with envy at the particularly sturdy rainproof shed jointly built by their second uncle's family and their great grandfather's family.

Now there was a faint yellow light coming from inside. I guess the people inside were warming themselves by the fire or baking some pancakes. How comfortable it was, unlike them who were freezing like crazy in the rain.

Lin Rui had heard the noise outside. He turned over comfortably on the wooden bed. His previous proposal for cooperation had been rejected by the two aunts, so why should he rush to do so?

Even if the great-grandfather did not cooperate with them to build the house, he would build a solid rain shelter with his father, brother-in-law and others. What is the difference between putting your hopes on God and praying to God? It would be fine if it doesn't rain tomorrow. If it continues to rain, they will have to go out in the rain to repair it.

The feeling of being wetted by rain is not very pleasant, and the key is that the wind is so strong that people with weak constitutions can easily catch a cold and fever. Although he took out all the medicines in the house, he had to use them sparingly because the second batch had not appeared yet according to the frequency.

"Hiss!" Lin Zao Zao covered his stomach and gasped.

Lin Rui, who was standing beside her, was so frightened that he sat up from beside her: "Second sister, is she about to give birth?"

I have to say that he is now afraid every day when he looks at his second sister's bulging belly. In ancient times, giving birth was like walking through the gates of hell for women. If the fetus was in an incorrect position, it would be really fatal. In modern times, there are still caesarean sections, but in ancient times, the only option was to risk your life.

"Mom, mom, please come and see my second sister!" He shouted to Feng Zhenniang who was mending clothes in front.

Feng Zhenniang put down her clothes and came hurriedly. Farmers' women, especially those who had given birth to four children, were already very familiar with childbirth.

After coming over, he touched Lin Zaozao's belly, and called his daughters-in-law Lu and Lin Susu to come over. He asked the two of them to hold a curtain and a candle respectively, and check on Lin Zaozao's delivery situation in the small enclosed space.

After a while, he extinguished the candle and shook his head, saying, "There are signs of labor. I estimate it will be within the next two days."

After all, Lin Zaozao had never given birth before. It was her first time giving birth, and it was in such an uneasy environment in the wild. It would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid. She pulled Feng Zhenniang's sleeve and said, "Mom!"

Feng Zhenniang comforted her: "Don't be afraid, your mother and your brothers are here, what are you afraid of!"

"Second sister, go ahead and give birth to the baby. The little girl in your belly will have the same surname as me, Lin, so she will be my child, right? With me as her uncle, I will never let her suffer." Lin Rui said this with a firm vow, and his words were truly from the bottom of his heart.

He was an only child, and this was his first time experiencing the complexity of a clan after transmigrating into the original owner's body. Lin Susu and Lin Zaozao were also, in fact, similarly supportive of their brother, sacrificing their youth to the mess left by the original owner and secretly supporting him even after they got married.

If this behavior happened to another man, Lin Rui would definitely scold him, calling him a loser and a gigolo. But in the case of the original owner, there was not much blame. Death settles all debts, and now he was the one occupying the original owner's body. If the original owner didn't do anything, he had to do it!

"Zhen Niang, Chen Zhi and I don't know much about midwifery. If you can help in any way, just let me know." Chen Mei said under the same awning. After all, they are from the same family and have a very close relationship. Childbirth is dangerous for women, so they would like to help in any way they can.

"Okay, okay, I'll thank you two aunts on behalf of Zao Zao." Feng Zhenniang said with a smile in her eyes.

The rain outside was getting heavier. Lin Rui reminded everyone to take out the water containers to collect water, but they must tie a layer of water-permeable and impermeable gauze on the container.

Feng Zhenniang thought it was too much trouble: "What's the big deal? Isn't it just to collect some water?"

"It has to be tied!" Lin Rui insisted. Looking at his brother-in-law, Lin Ziming, and Lin Ziren as they were about to leave with buckets, he said, "Animal feces contain toxins that can cause disease. If anyone drinks water tainted with feces, they could suffer from vomiting and diarrhea at best, or even death at worst. Lin Zijun's previous reaction was considered mild."

With Lin Zijun's previous experience as a lesson, everyone thought of his vomiting and diarrhea, pale face and exhausted appearance, so they quietly walked to the shed where the cattle carts were grazed and searched for a while, and finally found the wet gauze used for steaming buns and pancakes and tied it up.

Lin Rui was not exaggerating at all, especially the squirrels in the forest. Their feces may contain parasites, rabies virus and plague bacteria, or some poisonous insects and snakes may accidentally fall into the wooden barrels and other containers where they collect rainwater, posing a potential risk of viral infection.

All he could do was to avoid the danger to the greatest extent possible. Fortunately, several people listened to his advice and tied gauze for filtering on the wooden barrels.

Since they were not in a hurry, they would not consume so much. In the evening, each family only ate a palm-sized multi-grain pancake and some pickles.

The baked pancakes gave off some food aroma. Lin Rui bit them in his mouth, which was dry. He swallowed them bit by bit like a giraffe, and finished them in two or three bites. No one was full. Fortunately, they didn't have to rush on the rainy day, and they spent most of the time lying in the waterproof tent without exerting any physical energy.