It had rained for seven or eight days before, and since Shuanzi brought the rain shelter, it rained for more than ten days in a row. It took more than twenty days from leaving Linjia Village to the mountains. In fact, we only spent three or four days on the road, and the rest of the time we spent hiding from the rain in the woods.

Lin Rui looked at the bean-sized raindrops hitting the roof and the ground with melancholy. The road between the several rain shelters was muddy due to everyone's trampling. The thick fallen leaves were all trampled into the soft soil due to the moisture. There was a lot of water in the small pits where the footprints were left.

In order to save food, the men in Lin Changfa and Lin Changhe's family wore straw raincoats every day to catch wild rabbits and black pythons in the woods to chew, and ate them with wild vegetables, even on their faces.

It is worth mentioning that everyone caught a musk deer together, and they shared the meat that night, eating until their mouths were full of grease.

When Shuanzi arrived, he had no clothes or food. Everyone saved money and gave him a pair of shoes and two sets of clothes so that he could have something to change into.

The woods on rainy days are a treasure trove. Mushrooms, wild vegetables and small animals all sprout out like mushrooms after the rain. Gradually, even the women could no longer sit still. They hastily wove a crude raincoat and basket out of leaves and happily joined the picking.

Lin Rui is generally recognized as having a good brain, but he is not good at physical work. He was ordered to stay in the camp, so Sanliang would naturally stay wherever Lin Rui was.

In other words, with Sanliang in the camp, no one was really worried. Sanliang was incredibly strong, and even three or five upright and strong men like Lin Changtai and Lin Changshou couldn't get close to him.

Also in the rain shelter was Lin Rui's second sister, Lin Zaozao. She was in the late stages of pregnancy and could only sleep on her side. Fortunately, it had been raining since they entered the mountain, preventing their team from moving for the time being. Otherwise, as a pregnant woman, she might not be able to endure sleeping in the open air.

Although there was an abundance of supplies after entering the mountains and she was always provided with good food and drink, her face was still sallow and all the nutrients in her body had been absorbed by the baby in her belly.

After watching the rain for a while, Lin Rui returned to the shed and saw his second sister still sewing some children's clothes. He looked at the sky outside, which was gloomy. The light in the shed was not good, and the light from the fire was also limited. "Second sister, take a break, otherwise your eyes will be damaged."

Lin was tired from sitting early, so he stood up, holding his waist: "It's not tiring, it's much easier than doing housework."

All her disasters were brought upon her by the original owner, but Lin Rui, who now occupied the original owner's body, only felt heavy in his heart. His second sister would be a high school student in modern times, but now she was pregnant with a child in her body.

"Ah!" While Lin Rui was thinking about this and that, Lin Zao Zao's face changed. He sat down on the wooden bed under the rain shelter and covered his stomach: "It hurts, it hurts so much!"

Lin Rui came back to his senses immediately. Seeing his second sister sweating from the pain on her forehead, he became anxious. Could she be about to give birth?

Sure enough, Lin responded the next second: "My water broke! Rui'er, I'm about to give birth. Go call mom and big sister back, quickly!"

"Okay, okay, sister, I'll go and yell right away, just bear with it!" Lin Rui immediately rushed out of the rain shelter in the rain, ran to the camp where they could be seen, and shouted: "Mom, big sister, come back quickly, my second sister is about to give birth!"

Feng Zhenniang, who was digging mushrooms, paused and asked her daughter beside her: "Susu, I think I heard Rui'er's voice."

Lin Susu wiped the raindrops that had flowed down her face from her straw hat woven from leaves. "Really? Why didn't I hear it? Mom, did you mishear?"

"Maybe." Feng Zhenniang thought about it and started to work again. There are chicken mushrooms everywhere in the mountains. The soup made with this kind of mushrooms is delicious and can also provide nutrition for the family. Every woman in charge of the family is very skillful.

Niu Niu, Mu Tou, Dun Zi and Ya Ya all followed their mother, pointing out and telling her where the mushrooms were from time to time.

At this moment, Zhang Dacui, wearing a straw raincoat and carrying a basket, ran over: "Zhen Niang, oh, why are you still here!"

Mrs. Lu had already sealed the mouth of her basket with rattan and hurriedly grabbed Feng Zhenniang's arm: "Mother, go back quickly. I heard Lin Rui say that my sister-in-law is about to give birth."

Feng Zhenniang was immediately startled and stopped what she was doing: "What? She's going to give birth so soon!"

"Yes, mother, please hurry up. Judging from your belly, it's time to give birth. We have to go back and prepare to deliver the baby!" Mrs. Lu pulled Feng Zhenniang and walked quickly, with Zhang Dacui and Lin Susu following closely behind.

The four women hurried to the awning. Lin Rui was in a hurry to leave and didn't have a raincoat to shelter him, so he was soaked through.

The bean-sized raindrops hit him so hard that he could hardly open his eyes. Fortunately, he vaguely saw a few figures running towards him and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They must have heard his shouts.

Feng Zhenniang and her group ran to the rain shelter, panting. "Rui'er, Rui'er, is your second sister about to give birth?"

"Yes, yes, mother, aunt, go and have a look, the amniotic fluid has broken!"

"Ah!" Feng Zhenniang exclaimed and ran hurriedly to the rain shelter. Zhang Dacui, Lu and Lin Susu followed closely behind.

Lin Zao Zao was in pain inside the rain shelter. His hair was sticking to his neck in strands. His lips were pale and suppressed moans came out of his mouth. When he saw Feng Zhenniang coming, he cried out in a sobbing voice: "Mom!"

Feng Zhenniang looked at her distressedly: "It's okay, it's okay. Mother is here. You will definitely be able to give birth to the baby safely! Don't be afraid, as long as mother is here!"

Zhang Dacui had already gone to boil water on the fire rack at the door of the rain shelter.

Lin Susu and Lu went to the small rain shelter where the luggage was stored to look for scissors and cotton cloth, as well as the children's clothes and diapers that Lin had washed and dried long ago. The women were all busy in an orderly manner.

Lin Rui and San Liang were hiding from the rain under the awning next door. "Auntie, sister-in-law, is there anything I can help with?"

Mrs. Lu brought a basin of hot water and a pair of scissors to her mother and said, "We have no use for you. Just wait!"

The place where Lin Zaozao gave birth was covered by a piece of cloth pulled up by Feng Zhenniang and Zhang Dacui. From that small space came the painful screams and groans of a woman, and a strong smell of blood wafted from that area.

Basins of blood were collected and poured far away. Lin Rui felt dizzy watching and could not help but admire and feel sorry for the sacrifice made by the mother.

"Mom, I don't want to give birth anymore. It hurts so much!" Lin Zaozao shook her head repeatedly in pain. All the bones in her body felt like they were broken. She was afraid that she would die from the pain in the next second.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The baby in your belly is really worried about you. Now your fingers are open and you can see the baby's head!"